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The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
A Somerset Case.

A decision of the Law court has recent
ly been made public in Somerset county
case as follows
Darius II. Bartlett vs.. Loren LeatheTs
In an action on note commenced by al
indorsee against the indorser, the words IN
the common form Of declaration, that TIT
defendant became liable, and in consldera
ton thereof promised the plaintiff to pay
him the note, are sufficient Allegation
that the defendant indorsed the note IL
the plaintiff for value. note which
without grace would become due on sun
day is not to be regarded as payable OF
Saturday before, so as to be with grac'
added due on Tuesday afterwards, bu
such note is due and payable ON Wednes
day after such Sunday. II is only whei
the last day of grace falls on Sunday tina
the time Of a note is shortened by day
Exceptions overruled.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11

Ask to see Judkins G Dyer's Sl39 real
kid mousquetaire gloves.
Read Ordway's new advertisement this
week - every word Of 1t Ia sure to be OF
special iAterest to yoa.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11

Bargains in ladies' cotton underwear
at NJ b. Heselton's.
Great reduction in prices on dress goods
at Norton & Rice's.
Spring ginghams, outings, and the
Shantoug pongees that were so popular
last season, at Stewards.
Remember the ten day limit at W. ii.
Wildes' great sale is next Monday night.
If you have not been in be sure and do
so BIT fore the time expires.
Judge Boswell opened his February
term of Probate court at the Probate of
flee Tuesday. Among the attorneys in
attendance beside Skowhegan lawyers We
noticed Messrs. ii. II. Iackett of Detroit,
c. +. Hovey and A. W. Manson of Pitts
field, A. Simmons and A. ii. Ware of No.
Arson, r. b. Barrett of Canaan, and S s..
Brown of Waterville.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
Business and Amusement Notices.

The Equitable Society holds II larger
surplus, writes larger annual business,
and has a larger amount OF assurance i'll
force than any other company in the
world. Its latest form of policy is unre-
stricted after one year, incontestable after
two years, mon forfeitable" after three
years, and payable without delay. Ed
ward S. button, special agent, Equitable
Life Assurance Society, Skowhegan,
Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
THURSDAY, FEB. tn. 1892
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Job Printing.

r. The Job Printing Establishment connected with
ths SOMERSET RKPoRTER is prepared to do all class
rs OF work, the richest well as the most common
Iobs Competent and experienced workmen
employed and large stock OF paper, envelopes, ad-
vertising, wedding and business cards in great va
riety. Orders OF dances, bills OF fare, programs,
ETC. etc. printed in great variety OF styles short
notice. Commercial printing a specially. Orders
nv mail will receive careful attention.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The follow
the past week.
Madison-Flora A. Sshord to W. II
Blackwell 500; w. H. Blackwell 81.
Pittsteld- MARY J. Sanford to Mabe
o. Watson 5000
Fairteld-Joseph Pooler to Noah W
Skillings $500.
Brighton-Ssnford X. Russell to Rufus
Ward ct al $500.
Smithdeld Robert W. Groves to Geo
A. Groves 5000
Solon-John ii. Ward to VIM. Ii. Ware
ST. 900.
Norridgewock Ebene ger Taylor to c
j. ~ lJuie G. Savage.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11

1The fact that in our twelve years experience in bust
this is the first sale of the kind that have nagurated
should be proof positive that it is genuine mark down.
Many of the goods you do need them it will
pay to buy BE hand in the morning hours and avoid
the rush.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11

No such large crowds Were ever seen
in store in Skowhegan a. has attended
the sale at W. IL. Wildes
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
READ THE LIST.

\ Il inch Black Silk cheap at $I.oo,
for this sale, = cents
Colored Silks never sold less than
Sloo, this sale, Is cents
Dress Flannels value so cents, viii 90
on sale at, 81 IL cents
Indigo Prints best quality, cents
Dark Prints, ! cents
White Ground Prints, new goods cents
Fruit OF the Loom, Cotons, cents
Lockwood Remnants, 6 cents
Best quality Table Oil cover, value
3 CENTS at the rdculously low
price OF Il l. cents
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
BORN.
M AR RTE d.

,kewhegan- Feb. 9TH, to the wife of Judson W
Packard, piIl.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
Be sure and Call at
BOSTON STORE,
NO. 9 M a OLSON ST.
NORTON RICE. ProIor1etors
new HAMPSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

new HAMPSHIRE FIRE lNSU RANCE CJNPANl
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire
Inc Tp1aa IN 1869 commenced hlSllSSS N 1870
i,>,EsA WESTON. touN 4 FRENCH,
President -.t.tJart
CapttaI Paid up in Cash.........s..-..- 5'.,'''"'
ASSETS, DC. n ls1l
Real estate owned by company, uuincnm' .,.
hprr1. '" W.
Loans ON bond and mortgage tbtst lens ''itsH 81
stocks and bonds owned by company mar ,. 40
ket Naluc.... - - ~
Loans secured by coaterRls., - 81 M
Cash in company principle ONCE aud IN ,o.,,,,-
bank ~ = 90
Interest due and acknowledgements ....t.-t Ibl-1 ~
Premiums Tue coutse OF colltctian'....' h,H' ~
Aggregate of all admitted assets OF the
COMPANY lat their actuH. Naiue. l.. q 1891 ~
LIABILITIES, pEC. n. lg9l
Net amount of unpaid losses and claims A.i'' ~
nutstan1in" 81. rs tt
Al other acknowledgements the company, $500.
viz. commissions, rte..-..., t...s..s'.t'. lAi" ~
Cauital actually paid up in cash........ 7o0NO M
Total amount of liabilities, except capital
stock and net surplus, ,.s'N 81
surplus beyond capital 'h,SS -
Aggregate amount of liabilities incud- .
ing net surplus. st4,sl u
3ws
The Somerset reporter., 1892-02-11
GODS
SarsapariHa
$1,000 a Bottle
Sciatic Rheumatism

for if ever a man suffers with anything
in this world it is with that awful dis
ease. 1t seems to me as If all other
physical suffering were compressed INTO
that one. :. took about everything man
ever tried for it but never got dollar S
worth of help until began taking
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05

vote, and then Mr.. Cole was tighter
than I ever seed him. And so we adj
vanced along till we got to whar the
road and path forked, and Mr., Cole
and me tuck the path, as any other
gentlemen would, and arter advancing
a while, we arriv to old neighbor Harris
a settin on a log with the umbrill on
his arm, and bout that time Elijah
Cassidy the prisoner) coined up, and
we advanced on till we arriv at Elijah's
house.-Elijah is my neffeW and like
wise nv son-in-Iaw-he married my
darter Jane which is next to my
darter Sally. AFTER we had advanced
70 Elijah's house we stood in the yard
a while jawing, and presently two
somebody ride up on a boss, which
was Johnston before, and Whitfield
Cassidy behind-Whitfeld and Kiah
Cassidy being the same, Elijah and
nat'ral way like anybody else's
brother, no gals between 'em is about
the same age, especially Kiah, which
ar the youngest. Kiah was drunk,
and he and Mr.. Cole, got to cussin one
another about politix, and I advanced
in the house whar was Elijah's wife,
which is my daughter Jane, which is
next to my daughter Sally. Well,
arter jawing awhile, with 'em, my
little neffew says he to me, says he,
Uncle Buck, let's go home. Says !,
good pop, SO we pegged out together,
and I heard somebody calling me, but
never tentioned 'em nor advanced back.
Well, I got home and was eating my
supper, and Elijah, whichis next to my
darter Sally, arriv'd, and says she to
me, Uncle Buck, says she, I've killed a
man. Says I, the hell you have. And
this is all I know about the stabbing,
because I warnt thar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05

mines, and for a very long time this
was repeated, until the priests were
driven out of the country, when they
abandoned mining entirely.
The old Indian had at one time
gone with the miners, who followed a
W~eL-beaten trail, toward the Silver
Bell country, and he saw them take
out the gold. He agreed to show me
n place, and, out of ~couriosity, I sent
a man with him one day. They went
out to old mine I have spoken of in the
Silver Bell country, and when thew
reached a certain gulch the Indian
pointed to the top of the mountain and
said he would find a shaft there,
covered with cat-claw bushes, out of
which the most gold was taken. The
man found everything just as the old
Indian told him, but long disuse had
filled up the shaft until it was nearly
full.
II visited the mine afterwards, but
the work necessary to clean out the
shaft was too great and too expensive
to undertake, and it has never been
touched.
"The formation is a singular one,
and samples of white rock sent to
California were pronounced an ex-
ceedingly fine quality of kaolin, such
as fine proclaim ware is made of.
Through it were streaks of iron rust,
and it is likely the gold was found in
them. Whether it will ever pay for
the necessary expensive exploration
and prospecting is quite doubtful, but
there is gold to be found there"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
A NEW HIP MODEL.
A Vessel to be Built to Navigate on Both
Ocean and River.

"A VeSSe4 TO De Built to Navigate on Both
Ocean and River.
The Iowa Iron Works, of this city,
have undertaken to build q boat on an
entirely new plan, the object of which
IS to navigate the river and the ocean.
1t Is to be built after the style of what
is called the Lucas plan, and will be
the first of it's kind. 1t with have one
bow and two sterns, each of which will
have a rudder and screw, so that if
one is disabled there will remain half
the power to make port.
The boat will carry an adjustable
centre-board, which, it is thought, will
answer the purpose of a deeperd raught.
She will be about 200 feet long, and
from 80 to 35 feet beam. She will be
built entirely of steel and will cost
about 5000, 900, and it is expected that
she will carry a cargo in weight equal
ing about $1,000, and it is expected
that she will carry a cargo in weight
equaling about go, 900 bushels of wheat
on five feet of water, which will be
remarkable if such results Ire secured.
The vessel, when finished, will be
sent with a cargo to the Amazon. She
will then go up the river 500 miles or
to the coffee plantations and take from
them direct the products which now
have to be transferred a half dozen
times before reaching a market.
The leaders Of the enterprise claim
that wherever amarket is to bereached
in shallow water the Lucas ship will
be serviceable. Tt is entirely an ex
pertinent, one that will be watched
with great interest, as it will open up
a new Grain combined ocean and river
navigation. -Dubuque, Lowa, Dispatch.
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consults her about everything and tina,
half his reputation ought to be, hers.
have seen those babies je~opardizine
their lives and the beautiful furniture
OF that home while she sat absorbed ir
the books in which she sought to find
what her husband needed to know.
Hers and his is an intellectual com
radeship but it is perfect, none the
less,
All these cases seem very unlike one
another and yet through all of them
runs the same chord. In that chord
lies the answer to the question, "What
constitutes a comradeship between a
man and wife?"
It's love; the two must be in love.
It's a cheap wit which in every age
since love began has made out that
love is dead or moth eaten and laid
away. 1t isn't. I know plenty of
homes in which if I rang the doorbell
and asked, "Is love in?' the answer
would be Yes, indeed"
know plenty of houses Of the other
sort, of course.
There is nothing new about any sort
of cOmradeship. It is oftenest found
between girl and girl and man and
man. Married life to be a success, to
impress true comradeship, must be a
succession of self sacrifices and ad-
aptations on both sides until both lives
meet on a level.
I see all over the country a tendency
among women that may interfere with
the comradeship possible in some cases,
while it offers relief from the misery
Of miscarriage in others, Women are
establishing affairs of their own that
take them out of the current of the
lives of their husbands. Some have
their literary lotteries, others their
philanthropic work, others studies of
s~pecialties, still more are involved in
social circles which include bachelors
and girls, but leave the husband to
their clubs.
I do not know whether this is an up
growth of a movement or whether it is
a movement that will put the fair sex
where it is in certain European capitals,
where women live in a world of their
own, which dominates that of the men.
But if there ever was a time when true
comradeship between man and woman
could be nobly delightful it is now,
when women are so much more many
sided than in the days gone by.
JULIAN RALPH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
NOTICE.

It is requested by the Executive
Committee of the N. @. Farmers State
Alliance, that all propositions for the
meeting of the N. @. Farmers State
Alliance, for it's annual session the e c
ond Tuesday in August, 1892, should
be addressed to w. S. Barnes, Sec'y-
Treas. N. @. F. S. A, Raleigh, N. 9.
The propositions should be in this Office
by the first of May. Please give rates
of board and facilities for taking care
of the officers, delegates and friends
who may attend. W. s. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. T. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
THE EARLY MINERS.

Gold Found by the Indians of California.
"Speakingo of oldmines, said Charles
o. Brown to a San Francisco Examiner
reporter, I have spent a great deal of
time and money in hunting up clews.
Out in the Silver Bell country I can
take you to a mountain so full of tun-
uels and shafts that, if they were in
good and safe condition you could
travel through all day long and not
reach the end. Anumber Of old timers
have visited it, and, judging from the
vast work done there so long ago, they
concluded that a great nine of some
kind had existed here, which had
likely been worked out. Many times
has it been located, and though its
walls, roof and floor were carefully
scanned and sampled, theresult, while
showing some gold, was ~dscouraging,
Essays showing from a trace up to
everal dollars per ton.
MANY years ago | talked with an
BID Papago Indian about yhe gold and
mines. In a burst of confidence
he toldA me that a great many years
ago, when he was a small boy, the
Indians, tsat San Xavier del BAG made
weekly trips to a very rich gold mine.
On Saturday night they returned with
the product of their toll. The priest
in charge Of Athe mission Kept a small
table in front of tRR alter, covered with
a white cloth, upon (which the pious
placed their metallic offerings
10 the church. This table was often
covered with golden NUGGETS, varying
n size from a pea to ondk's fist, and it
vas a rich sight. After the usual ser
rice the priest would del scend, and as
le picked up each precF gus piece he
would proclaim the name the donor
nd afterwards would ca l them for
7ard to receive the special blessing of
eaven. On the following Monday
hey would again take their march
! a northwesterly dire ton for the
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Vne little man and his little gun, &C
cordlng to his plan, and what made it
tne worse for us he didn't appear to
nave done anything tofeel proud over.
We tried to square ourselves with
him, but it couldn't be done. While
he seemed to forgive us, we realized
what his real private opinion of five
such chumps must be, and we got
away from him at the first STOP
Ne1U York World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05
COUSIN SALLY DILLARD OUT.
DONE.

Scene at Chatham during the session
Of the Circuit Cout in the case of Com
monwealth VS.. Cassidy, on a charge
of malicious stabbing.
The venire being impaneled, and the
jury .solemnly charged by the clerk,
the Commonwealth Attorney called,
in support of the indictment, the wit
ness, Buck Bryant, who being solemnly
sworn, the truth to tell, testified as
follows:
Question by Commonwealth Attor-
ney.-Tell all you know about the
cutting of the prosecutor, by Cassidy
the prisoner at the bar.
Ans.-Well, gentlemen, it was cleo
ton day-'twas a~dark, cloudy, wet
sort of drizzly day, and says I to my
old woman, I believe I'll go down to
Riggold and post my vote. And says
my old woman to me, we'll, Buck, as
it is a sort of dark, cloudy, wet sort o
drizzly day, says she, hadn't you bet
ter take the umbrill. So I took the
umbrill and advanced down towards
Riggold, and when I got down thar,
Mr.. Cole coined, and says he, uncle
Buck, have you seed anything of old
neighbor Harris? Says I to Mr.. Cole,
for why9 Says he, he's got my UNI
brell. (The witness was here inter
rupted by the Court and told to con
fine himself to the actual fray between
the prisoner and Cole, the prosecutor.
In answer to which the witness re-
marked, in a tone of indignant remon-
STRANGE, we'll now, Mr.. Judge you hold
on. for I am sworn to tell the truth,
and I am a gwine to tell it my own
way-so faint for while for you to say
nothin' more about it-whereupon the
court and commemorative attorney,
being anxious to get rid Of the witness
on any terms told him to go on and
tell the tale in his own way.) Well,
as I was a going on to say, twas on
lection day. Buchanan and Filmy
was a running for the legislator, and
says l to my old woman, old woman,
says I, I bleve I'll go down to Riggold
and post my vote. Says my old
woman to me, says she, Buck, as
it is a sort of a dark cloudy, rainy,
damp, drizzly sort of a day, hadn't
you better take your umbrill, says
she? Says l to the old woman, says I,
I spect 1 had better take my umbrill,
so l tuck the umbrill and advanced on
towards Riggold, till I arriv thar.
Well, the first thing I did when 1 got
thar was to take a drink of Buchanan
whiskey, which was monstrous good,
and says I to myself, says I old boss
you feel better now, don't you3 And
while I was advancing around, Mr..
Cole he came to me; says he, Uncle
Buck, says he, have you seen anything
of old neighbor Harris7 Says |, for
whya Says he, the old cocks got my
umb rill. AFTER a while, I posted my
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Poetry
MY LOVER.

obrmv lover so dear
= a Young Greek god fair;
Fin the morning so early;
( Is H W IIaaughs at his play
II the long, happy day,
I'd BIS hair is so golden and curly
His lips are so pure,
IL IL ffII me with exquisite pleasure;
ID Their gIances so bright
Give me endless delight.
y Thank God, each day. for my treasure
Above diamonds I prize
Those liquid, bright eyes
accents uniformed and yet tender;
As, clasped in my arms,
recount all his charms,
! nraT God to be Giver, not Lender.
A fond watch | keep
Ger his innocent sleep,
4 Task myself, is there a fairer?
= Bat Sleep is like Death;
So his sweet. dewy breath
Eas nv innocent lover still dearer.
-LIsETTE CLAYTON HOOD.
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THE MAN WITH A PLAN.
The Other Passengers Distrusted Him
but His Scheme Worked.

DuC H1S SCQSWG w
There were five of us in the stage,
and a sixth man had a seat with the
driver. There was a second lieutenant
of cavalry, a civil engineer, and the
rest of us were only common folks
who had been out in the hills prospect
ing and were returning broken in
homes and "busted in pocket. The
engineer was a little man of feminine
appearance, and we hadn't been to-
gether an hour when he confessed
that the bare thoughts of the stage
being held up made him tremble all
over. The officer was a quiet sort of
chap, who seemed to have plenty Of
nerve, and thoughnone of us had much
to lose, we by and by agreed that in
case the stage was stopped we would
make a fight for it. All were new to
a hold up, but we decided that if we
had any show at all we could make it
hot for the road agents.
The little man at first agreed with
our plan as formed, but later on he
preached one of his own. The driver
told us the point most likely to be
selected by the highwaymen would be
at a rough spot in the road, just before
it reached a certain hill, and we were
about five miles from the spot, and
darkness had fully descended when
the little man unfolded his plan. When
within a mile Of the spot he was to get
out and follow the stage on foot. In
case it was stopped he would be in
position to sight the robbers and open
fire at once.
We Jumped on at once for a funk.
1t was simply a scheme on his part to
bolt and save his dollars in case the
agents appeared, and each one gave
him his opinion of such conduct in very
vigorous English. In his soft, gentle
way he replied:
"Gentlemen, you do me injustice.
Please suspend judgement until you
see how my plan works. do assure
you that I firmly expect to kill a rob
Der and save the stage"
We were too disguised to argue with
him, and when he finally got out in
accordance with his plan, the army
officer was fain to make a kick at him.
We couldn't tell whether he had bOlted
back down the road or was following
on, but we got all ready for a hold up
Every one of US had a revolver inland
and every one was on the watch, and
yet it came about before we knew it.
The horses were still at a walk when a
man appeared at either door Of the
stage and covered us.
At the same moment a third stopped
the leaders and covered the driver and
passenger with a shotgun 1t was
simply a dead cinch on us, and we
were not over ten seconds realizing it.
We had just got the order to hand up
our guns and step out when there was
a pop! pop! pop! from outside. The
brigand at the right hand window
cried out and fell the at the left
hand window disappeared without a
sound. There we're three shots more
from the front of the stage, and half a
minute later, and before any of us had
moved, we heard the little man saying:
"Gentlemen, it's all over, and you
can come out"
What had happened9 There was a
dead man on one side of the coach and
a seriously wounded man on the other,
and the the third brigand had been
driven away, probably hit by at least
| one bullet. 4 this had been done by