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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

We heartily commend to Republican,
the pamphlet issued by the Nationa
League Of Republican clubs. 1t Is
loaded to the muzzle with solid facts
figures and arguments and can be had for
the bare cost of printing Send dollaI
to Forrest Goodwin, Esd, secretary OF
the Somerset county club, Skowhegan
and get supply OF them for yourself ano
yonr neghbors. They will show YOU
what the Republican party has cone, l.
doing, and purposes to do, and this viii
do you all good.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
AQW'6 This I

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for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
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made by their firm.
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Ohio.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold BY all Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The possibilities Of a war between the
United States and Chill are growing beau
tifully less, for which we ought to be
duly thankful. The diplomacy Of our
Rotary of State has had good effect. and
the new Gillian administration will dc
the honorable thing in the unfortunate
affair that brought this war cloud upoI
our horizon, and the cloud will b'
scattered
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

1t is said that Princess Victoria Ct Hawaii
who has been at sci DOL in England fol
three years, will enter Wellesley College in
the spring to finish her education, and the
beaut full aud arlstocrItlc students there
are III tlutter Of excitement in consequence
as Victoria will be the first scion of roy
atty who has been there Princess VIC.
toria is sweet face little girl of l6, the
daughter of an Eugl suniau named Cleg.
horne, who marriad cousin of King kala
kaua, and was made prime minister.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The next thing In Boss Hills program
Is said to be the changing Of the law In
New York so that presidential electors
shall be elected by the present Democratic
legislature instead of by the popular vote.
1t is an audacious plan, but Hill is an au-
dacious man, will scruple at nothing, and
his party is disposed to follow him at
anY length.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
Carratunk.

Eugene Clark and wife, of Richmond
arrived here Saturday. Mrs. Clark will
spend the witter with her sister, Mrs
Geo. Baker. Mr. Clark will be in the
woods
The powerful rain we had Thursday and
Saturday night has taken the snow about
all off, and now the ground looks like aud
the air feels like spring.
Lumbermen are anxiou,ly awaiting
snow.
Some of the crews in the camps farther
back in the woods. are almost suffering
for something to eat, a. the roads i'll some
places are almost impossible.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

England contributed toward the peace
full solution the difficulties hetweer
Chili and the United State, for which We
should be truly thankful. She has com
mercial interests with Chill and beside
her people are large holders of the securi.
ties of the Gillian government. 1t was
therefore decidedly against the pecuhiary
interests of Euglshmen for the affairs OF
that already much disturbed country to
be further sgitated with a war with a su
perior power,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
PittSfield.

There are several cases Of the grippe in
town.
Mrs. Lizzie Bailey, daughter of Joseph
Fisher, member of the class of '84 M. Z
l., died at her fathers home in P,ttsheld
last "Wednesday. The funeral was Friday
The infant child of + NJ. DOllof of this
place died last week.
There will be supper and sociable a.
the Institute Friday evening.
William Dobson who has been confined
to the house for several days with sickness
is out again.
Frank W. Hovey Esq, Is in attendance
upon court ct Belfast this week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
Officers Electe d.

The following were elected officers OF
the Maine Pedagogical Society at Port
land, Friday:
Presidential. +. Richardson, Castine
Vice President-O NJ. Lord, Portland
Secretary and Ire lsurer-M IL. Small
Norway.
Execu i've Commttee-A +. Richard
son, o. NJ Lord, II. NJ. E'terbrooke
Orono, G. a Stuart, Lewiston, Mary
Small.
Advisory Board-L G. Jordan, l.. Bar
ton, North Bridglon, f. G. Russell, Saral
NJ. Taylor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

At the recent meeting of the Maine
Pedagogical society at Portland, State
Superintendent Luce and Others spoke in
favor of an exhibit of our school system
at the Worlds Fair at Chicsgo. Mr.
Luce thought that charts might be dis
played setting forth the States general
scheme of instruction, aud the systems OF
the common school, the graded common
school, the free high, the normal, the
academy and the college. He also
thought that Illustrations of our school
buildings, the annual reports, catalogues
and all other matter of the kind might be
exhibited to advantage.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The bad effect of dishonest practice OF
men in positions Of trust are often wide
$4,000 was left by philanthropic gen
tleman, the income Of which was to b.
distributed among needy women. Among
The property were six shares of Maverick
Bank stock. BY the terms Of the bequest
whenever from any cause the principal
becomes impaired, all payments must be
discontinued until by accumulation of in
come the amount is made good. Thus 1t
will be seen that the poor and needy are
suffering from the dishonesty of bank
Wreckers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
Maine Bi-Chloride of Cold Club.

There wss new election of III ters of
the Maine Bl-chloride of Gold Club at
Pennington, Thursday night. All the old
members and the new patients were ear
nest and enthusiastic. The Organization
at present is: president, C. N. Nnt'ing oil
Boston; secl etary, Frank f. Doyle OF
L. wiston; treasurer, A, S. Woodman oil
Nebraska. A banquet is given the mem
uers Friday by the management OF Hote
willows, at which appropriate addresses
will be made
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

There are now thirty BOYS at the 6 Cd
viii Farm. The oldest is 10, the youngest
= and the average age is /.
Mrs. j NJ. Abbott Of Benton in the
month Of December sent six pairs Of
mitteus to Good viii Farm, with the
words Good WILL" ~ Good Boy,
sunshine Home Boys Home" etc ,
Knit into the wrists on the back. This
Kind hearted old lady il - years old,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
Blaine The NJ an.

In that bright galaxy there Is one jewel
beyond compare. HIS fame shines ms that
q the foremost republican and the fore
most American of the time. Among the
whole Sc, 100000 of this broad l4nd, witt
RESI- Get to abIl'ty, experience and popu
Isrity, there is none like to HIM or seco d
And among what people OF to what con
tlnont are we to look for his superior
Every one knows that the Recorders pres
dental nominee, sure to be the Union
President, is the country's most accom-
pll-hed and president statesman, james q
Blaine. lie uone other, will lie thc Fresi
dent Of the United Sta'es inaugufated ol
the fourth day of March 1898
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

We publish elsewhere an interesting
very loudly proclaims the advantages of
Everett, Washington. These gentlemen
very naturally omit to mention the disad-
vantages of these "boom' towns, leaving
that for others to do. Such places
doubtless have some advantages over
Eastern towns, but, as rule there are
many things that work In to Off let these.
and New England and Maine-by and
large-are as good places to live in as any
Others on this continent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

President Garfield looked forward to
free trade precisely as Major Mckinley
looked forward to il in his recent speech il
Boston, when he said" l will tell you
when we can have free trade. Whenever
the nations of the world will bring theil
condition up to ours, whenever they will
psy to their labor the same wages that we
pay 10 ours when they will do that we
will meet them in the neutral markets OF
the world, and 1t will be the survival OF
the fittest" That is the kind of free
trader Mckinley is. That is the kind OF
a free trader Garfield was. 1t is the kind
of free trader every Republican states
men has been for generation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

DR.. 7. Thatcher Graves, whose trial fol-
the poisoning of Mrs. Barnaby has been
long progressing in the Courts at Denver
Col, was convicted of murder in the first
degree Saturday last and committed to
Jail. His counsel gave notice Of petition
for q new trial. The case has excited
much attention all over the country. He
Is said to have made a partial confession
and stated that d. Il Ballou instigated 1t.
This Graves counsel denies.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

We publish elsewhere letter written
by II. c. Burleigb, Esq, Of Vassalboro,
originally appearing in the Watervlle
Sentinel which gives some cogent rea-
sons why Governor Burleigh is so strong
with farmers In Maine and why so many
In the Third District so warmly espouse
his candidacy for Congress. His boyhood
and early manhood were passed upon the
farm and be psesbly has as Intimate and
comprehensive knowledge Of the inter.
este hardshlps, necessities and wants OF
farmers As any man In Maine. The com
munics,ion is well worthy Of careful
reading and consideration.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Congressman Andrews of Massachu
sets is very much In earnest in favor OF
the policy of free raw material. 1t is his
hobby and his pet, but some of the South.
ern and Western congressman jump upor
it with both feet. They will have none
of 1t In their tariff reform.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

During the eleven months ending Aug
81, 1891, under the new tariff there was
an increase Of foreign trade Of $7i 7GS, G39
over the value of the same months one
year earlier. What becomes of the asser-
ton that protection diminishes foreign
trader During this same time AZ rs per
cent. Of the merchandise admitted was
free, against 34.47 per cent for the same
period one year earlier. The Democratic
assertion that the Mckinley bill raises the
duties all along the line is incorrect.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

George W. Wagg, formeraly road mas
ter of the Maine Central railroad died Fri
day last of pneumonia. He was vel
known all over Maine aud held in hgt
esteem by his former associate on the
road. or late he had been superintendent
Of the Maine and New Hampshire Gran
lite Company.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Contrary to current report, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal says it appears Chairman Springer
does not intend to interfere with thu
After he shall have disposed Of the free
wool bill he expects to take up salt. This
proposed course is direct attack upor
the wool growing interests of the country
and, while 1t will not become law because
the Senate and the President stand in the
way, 1t shows what the leader Of the
democratic House of Representatives
would like to accomplish il he could.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The Biddeford journal remarks that
under Judge Emery's recent ruling a
man has mo more right to keep dog
than Bengal tiger" Most men have no
more reason for keeping one.--Board of
Trade journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

. Andrew Jackson and Samuel j. Tiden
are now at discount In New York. AT
the Hill banquet Coy, Flower pronounced
the retiring governor the greatest leader
the Democracy had ever known.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Now 1t is Bowdoin's turn to get a gen
erous bequest, $500, 600. Bowdoin needs
1t and will make good use of 1t, and 1t Is a
cause Of rejoicing to all who have an In
terest IN educational institutions and in
Names prosperity.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

While We were having our very mild
weather Friday and Saturday, the people
in Manitoba. Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois,
Iowa and Wisconsin were bracing up I'M
der blizzard, and the thermometer be-
low zero.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The New York Legislature assembled
Tues lay last. The Democrats having s
majority OF the assembly and by Methods
peculiar to Tammany secured majority
OF the Senate, had everything their owr
way in the organization.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Congress assembled Tuesday last CT
President Morton presided in the Senate
and Speaker Crisp being unable to attend
because of sickness Mcmillan of Tenn.
was elected Speaker pro TEN.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
Kansas Senator.

Ex-Congressman Bishop ". Perkins has
been Apo nted by Governor Humphrey
10 fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Plumb.
Hon. Bishop W. Perkins is a native OF
Rochester, O., and is 30 years old. lie
was a lawyer prior to the outbreak of tie
war, and then served CALAMITY as soldi'
eT. Returning to Kansas he was elected
To Circuit Judgeship and held the I'll e
nearly ten years. He was member of
the Forty.eighth, Forty uinetb, fitch and
Fifty first Congresses, and served with
credit. lie was defeated last year by the
Farmers Alliance. He is President OF
the Board of Trustees Of the Oswego
Kan College for Young Ladies'.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The Cleveland administration, which
for imaginary defects in war vessels I'M
Roach, bounded that veteran shipbuilder
into insolvency and his grave, would find
something to do in England about this
| time IL 1t had the control of government
shipbuilding there, where the boilers of
II war ships are found to be defective at
loss OF millions of dollars.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
Starks

School In District No. 3 Emb len, closed
Friday, Dan. l. after term of thirteen
weeks. Pupils not absent; Roland Boy
ineton. Hsrton Boyington, Guy Williams;
only one-half day Willard Felker, Palmer
Williams. Not tardy, Willard Felker,
Guy Williams. Wilbur w. Creation teach.
or
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

There is one object TO which Congress
man Hit is deadly opponent, and that is
mug wump. His definition of mug.
wump is "a man who looks into the glass
and thinks he sees the government"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Mr., Dana Hall, principal of the Skow-
hogan high school has been in the city
this week Mr.. Hall was graduated from
Colby in the class of 80, and is meeting
with excellent success as a teacher.-Wa-
terville Cor. Kennbec Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

In order to get her goods into our mar
kets. having been shut out of Europe,
France is reported to be willing to admit
our agricultural products at specially low
rates. And yet we were told year ago
that the Mckinley tariff law would pro-
woke other nations to discriminate against
u6
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
One Cara is at the head of revolu

One Cara Is at the head of a revolution
against Disz, the President OF Mexico,
and is getting some support from the
Texas side of the Rio Graude. The move
ment is said to have the support Of the
Church party Ia Mexico against the al
legged despotic rule of Dlaz. The rebels
or revolutionists seem to be getting the
worst of 1t, of late.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The heavy rain Of Saturday night thaw
ed down through the frost, gave the
ground a good soaking and raised the
brooks, streams and river to the highest
pitch for the season.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Senator John Sherman was nominated
for the u. S. senate by the Republicans
OF the Ohio legislature Wednesday even
ing The vote stood Sherman, 80
Foraker, 50; Mckinley, l Foster, /.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Th follow.
ing are the real estate transfers during
the past week
Cornville-R W. Brown to II. b. lib
bets, 5000.
Skowhegsn-Vetal Burgess to Nancy
A. Cook, $50.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The new democratic paper at, Biddeford,
The Standard, is ouspoken against the
prof ct Of its party to submit the prohibit
tory amendment to the people sgain,
while the Eastern Argus comes out In IA
vor of the re-submission plank. There is
likely to be something of a contest over
this in the Democratic camp. This
amendment was overwhelmingly adopted
by the people but few years ago.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

The total amount of lumber surveyed at
Bangor in 1891 was 16y, 1856, 1856 feet /;
a against 179.105, 727 feet in 1880, and
17O, 2l0, 883 feet in 1889.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

There ia q rumor that the world-famed
pugilist, John L. Sullivan, is coming to
Pennington to be treated at the X eeley
Institute.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Rumford Falls is t, have big pulp
and paper mill which will require years
for It's com pletion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

Great bargains in new and second hand
furnaces at Doran's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07

A man was seen Monday, Jan. 4th. al
Sidney, Me-, ploughing green sward
Somewhat out of the common.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-07
m addison.

The rain. Saturday, raised the Kenne-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-21
Visiting Historic Places.

Preparatory to making your "trip to Eu
rope" with "Rameous," it might not be out
of place to look over some of the old world
localities made famous by ancient myth and
fable and the literati of later years. To a
tourist of ''hOme rule" persuasion the first
place of interest would be Blarney and its
much sung ''stOne." Belfast with it's count
less mills and historic places of riot. and
Aughiem disclosing the entire tragedy of the
Irish nations overthrow. would be attractive
grounds. Old st. Ives and -Banbury are
dear memories of nursery days and the lore
of the pilgrims of the days of the Cru
saders. Salisbury was the Old Sarum of
Britain; Bristol. made famous by Chatterton.
the most precocious of English authors,
who sometimes attributed his work to a
monk of Bristol; Grasmere and Rydal
Mount knew the poet Wadsworth, and it
was here his Lyrical Ballads were written;
Keswick was the home of SOuthey and
Coleridge. and while the former was labor
ing tireleSsly on the Life of Nelson" the
latter was drearily writing the "Lay of the
Ancient Mariner" Gads Hill. and Dickens
instantly comes to our memory with ''David
Copperfield". 'Little Dorrit" and all his
wondrOus brood of tender creations
Yarmouth. and we see the ''Peggotys''
again. Newstead recalls Byron and "Childe
Harold" AbbOttsford, MelrOse and Bry-
burg tell of Sir Walter Scott and the Lay
of the Last Minstrel" Nasty and CullOden
bring to mind the dethronement of one king
and the after observation of a heroic prince
and his house. GlOuster recalls the origin
of Sunday school. KennilwOrth reveals
the reveIres of Queen Elizabeth when a
guest of the Earl of Leicester. Rugby, and
we think of tom Brown" and everything
good in schOOlbOy life. Dumfries and
Ayre. ah. the radiant face of Bobby
Burns peeps forth; and StratfOrd is but an
other name tor Shakespeare and his never
to- be forgotten plays. while Coventry will
always keep green the memory of Lady
GOdiva and Peeping Tom. CONFRERE.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-21
THE RUDDER.
CELIA THAXTER.

'Of what are you thinking my little lad. with the
honest eyes of blue,
As you watch the vessels that slowly glide DER
the level ocean floor?
Beautiful. graceful. silent as dreams. they pass
C7away from our view,
And down the slope of the world they CO. to seek
some far-off shore.
They seem to be scattered abroad by chance. to
n move at the breezes' WILL
Aimlessly wandering hither and yon. and melt
r ing in distance gray;
But each one moves to q purpose firm. and the
winds their sails that fill
Like faithful servants speed them all on their
appointed way.
For each has a rudder. my dear little lad. with a
- stanch man at the Wheel
And the rudder is never left to itself, but the
"a will of the man is there;
There is never moment, day or night, that the
vessel does not feel
The force of the purpose that shapes her course
and the helmsman's watchful care.
Some day you will launch your ship, my boy, on
life's wide, treacherOus sea;
Be sure your rudder is wrought of strength to
stand the stress of the gale;
And your hand on the wheel, don't let it finch,
whatever the tumult be,
For the will of man, with the help of God. shall
conquer and prevail. st. Nicholas.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-01-21

square inch in the shape of autOcratic au.
thOrity in order to get the Russians to march
their way and keep step to the music of
Western civilization than the Gar needs to
apply to keep. his people jogging along in
their ancient ruts.
1t is no use swearing at the Czar, and
saying that he is autOcratic and OmnipOtent,
and therefore he ought to reform his prison
administration and root out all the social
and administrative evils which are the
plague of Russia. The Car may or may
not be fully alive to the necessity of doing
these things. but there is no doubt as to the
Cars desire to extirpate what he considers
to be the evils which afflct his country. If
the Car believes anything in the world. he
believes, first, that his people should not be
swept away by millions by the famine and
famine typbus; secondly. that what the
Russians call the Jewish cancer should not
be allowed to eat its way into the social and
industrial life of the nation; and. thirdly,
that the Orthodox Greek Church should be
protected against the ravages of Protestant
Non. conformity. The Gar may be mis-
taken upon all three points. 1t may be that
the famine is blessing in disguise: it may
be that the Jew is the brain of MuscOvy,
and the Stundists may be the sole hope for
the regeneration of the empire. But
whether the Emperor be right or wrong
does not concern us at present; all that
wish to insist upon is that there is no mis-
taking the passionate earnestness with
which the Gar desires to combat the fam
inc. to extirpate the Jew. and to suppress
Stundism, but before all three he stands as
powerless as if. instead of being the I'm
perial Autocrat of All the Russias, he were
the humblest mOujik in his dominions.
What wonder. then, if he would sometimes
feel in the bitterness of his soul as if he
were but a mockery monarch with a paste
board diadem and a reed for sceptre