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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

The Brooklyn Eagle wants the French
cueis's TO be hanged. whereupon the
washington Post suggests that II that
were done IT might make dueline dancar-
GUS There Is a good deal in this sugses-
ton. 1t would be a pity to break M ,be
phil amusement the French statesmen
can enjoy In this the hour Of thar SAD
extremity. %"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Homemade family pies. mince. apple.
lemon, %cocoanut. lemon merangue pies. al
Moesta's, Ill east Main street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Fireworks. fireworks. fireworks. very
cheap at MOESTA'S
Ill east Main street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Buy a Dressing Case rs a present for
your little girl. For sale by furniture
dealers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Send your orders for Christmas desserts
TO Moesta. and they will receive prompt
attention.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Banquet Lamps.

q Banquet Lamps came in last night
that were bought 20 be delivered Deem
Der LIST. Too late nov to expect any
profit, so they must go at Manufacturers
prices.
Banquet Lamps with silver standard
and Lamps bought to sell at $f-they
20 at S2.l3, and the s. kind for 1913.
Banquet Lamps with gold base and
lamp and onyx standard-bought to sell
at .7.5O-they go at 1892; the $3.50 for 1913.
and the so kind for S6.9L
A full assortment Of silk and Lace
Lamp Shades at very low prices.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

An experiment is to be made with a
mail tube between the New York and
Brooklyn postofices. which is a novelty
In that a miniature electric car on the
trolley system will carry the malls. The
tube will be made of steel of rectangular
section. The traveller to convey the let
tiers will be four feet long and IA by IA
inches in breadth and height. 1t will be
carried through the tub by an electric
motor fed by a wire running along the
bottom Of the tube. the system being pre-
cisely similar to that Of the trolley TAR.
If the plan succeeds 1t will be tried for
much longer distances.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
THE COHEN co.
LEVY g. Davis.

Our store will CLOSE To-
NIGHT at 11:30 and Will not
open again till TUESDA Y
MORNING, December 9th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Copany,
THE FREIGHT DEPOT OF THIS
l. company WILL BE CLOSED NON
DAY (christmas). l.. II. STERN.
de2i-2t Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

GREAT REDUCTIONS TO
DAY to close out our entire
stock Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
LEVY G. DAVIS.
NJ
Merchants and Planters Saving Bank.

Merchants and Planters Saving Bank.
crNrp kichmMGnd; va; Dec 0E s. i Tgr
n STOCKHOLDERS OF this bank Is
called for JANUARY 9Th, at u NJ, In the
building OF said bank, No. 923 EAST Main
street. for the purposes: First. OF In
creasinR the number OF directors; second.
for the purpose OF abrogating the present
constitution and adopting a new consti-
tuition, or making such amendments 70
the constitution OF the bank as may be
deemed necessary by the stockholders In
said meeting. II. a. l.
dao-s0t Cashier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Nicholas Smith. the son-in-law Of Hor-
ace Greeley. has been transferred dom
his consulship at Three Rivers. Canada,
to q similar position at Liege, Belgium.
Thu change will be a very agreeable one.
as Mr.. Smith. by publishing a report,
which was probably true, about the Dor
rible sanitary condition Of Three Riv srs,
excited against him the dire animosIty of
the people OF that town. and rendered
him so completely persona non grata there
that his life was a burden to him. The
transfer Of Mr.. Smith. however. will Lot
improve the condition of Three Rivers
unless the authorities there go to work
and clean up the place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

The people of ST. Louis are reported to
be exceedingly surprised that there should
have been any shortage in the funds of
their assistant city treasurer. who so
lately shot himself. but 1t is strange that
they should be. He had a record as a
fast young man and a 'plunger." who
would bet heavily at games n races,
placing sometimes $1,000 on a horse. When
a man like that has to handle annually
millions OF some one else's dollars his
end can be foretold from the beginning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

A Washington dispatch says that Presi-
dent Harrison will leave office In conf
dent expectation OF being renominated and
elected in 1896. If Mr.. Harrison is really
anticipating any such thing he is laying
an junction. to his soul that Is more fat
tering than many OF those which daily
lead men On 20 misery. 4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
CLOSED MONDAY.


Richmond and Petersburg r. II. Co.
u,HE FREIGHT DEPOTS OF THIS
L company WILL DE CLOSED MON
DAY, December 26, 1892. PERISHABLE
FREIGHT will be delivered until $50 A..
NJ. c. g.. CAMPBELL.
de24-2t Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Kindly take along your carrya-
bic bundles just for to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

The store'll be closed Monday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Wagons, Rocking Horses, Shoe
Flies, Tricycles. Every one for
less to-day than yesterday.
A number of strikingly pretty
framed PICTURES less than even
our little prices to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Dressing Cases.,
Combination Cases,
Manicure Gases
AND
Comb and Brush Sets,
in Plush, Oak n White Metal, with
silver. celluloid and white metal fittings.

s25 Cases reduced to $l9.75.
$50 Cases reduced to 1854.
SIS Cases reduced TO Sl1.5O.
$13 Cases reduced 70 1919.
$11.50 Cases reduced 10 $S.6l.
50 Cases reduced 10 S6.4I.
IS Cases reduced 10 $50.
81 Cases reduced 10 $3.50.
50 Cases reduced TO Si.f.
s. Cases reduced 10 1857.
81 Cases reduced 70 $50.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
DO Farmers Want Direct
Taxation!

In discussing the Tariff it should be re
membered that we have to consider only
duties upon imports. We levy no duties
on exports. Whatever our people pro
duce to sell abroad goes out to our ioreigr
customers free OF any export tax. Bu
why should we levy import duties; Wei
it cost us during the last fiscal year S3o5
900, 900 to carry on our Government. We
raised sG45, ooo, 900 By our internal reve'
nue. taxes upou liquors and tobacco, -
600, 900 by the sale OF public lands and
S,5 5000, 900 from miscellaneous sources
These sums left SIo3,ooo,ooo to be raised
in some other way.
How should this be done BY direc
taxation on property2 Have our farmers
who are more heavily taxed than any Other
class OF the community. considered wha
would be the burden upon them' Wha
would be the condition OF that great in
dustry which produces thu prime neces
tiles of life. and is more than any Other
the source of our comfort and wealth IL
obliged to pay in addition TO its present
large share in sustaining State, county
and municipal government, ITS portion o
SG93 .ooo. 900 for national expenses? What
then would be the value OF farm lands
and when would the farm mortgages, st
much talked about and lied about by oul
political opponents be paid?-CoAgyc'5
UlaN .lLllltt2.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28

GoM DoAa,S f21- 90 tf0h are net JV
SAFE. They are well worth 100 cents,
When all-wool suits of cloths are offered
for $40 you don't believe that they are all
wool, do you? Now the same thing
applies to paints.
The Chiffon Manu- Co. don't manu-
facture gold dollars or wool suits, but
they do make pure linseed oil paint a
certain amount Of which is worth a gold
dollar, and is not sold for 90 cents. The
gold dollar is the standard of measure
among the sellers of money. The pure
linseed oil paint is the standard of meas
ure among the sellers of paint. If YOU
buy paint you want for your gold its full
value in quantity and quality, and you get
it when you buy the Chiffon RANT. 1t is
what you may call gold dollar paint.
We have color card lor you.
For sale by +. /. WALKER, skowhegan, Me.
Chiffon Paint Co, Boston and New York
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
FARM, GARDEN and
HOUSEHOLD.
Foot Cushions

IN experienced laundress is quoted As
saving To- lady who was expressing SYM
paths with her on account OF her being
Obliged to stand SO much, No, | don
get Yerv tired when | iron; IT least, its
only my arms and shoulders that get
tired don't mind standing. II | can
have things my own way And what
her way IS She then explained
always have a cushion for my feet
when stand at the ironing board. 1t IS
made OF 4 dozen thickneSSes OF old carpet
lining. covered with drugget The lining
is cut in squares and very loosely tackled
together with long stitches The drugget
Is cat OF the required size, the edges are
turned in and overhanded; then strong
stitches are sewcd through about every
two inches over the surface OF the cover.
! have little loop on two corners OF the
rug. and hang it up by both loops. In
this way it does not curl up and get out
OF shape. as it would if it were hung by
one corner. have another rug III front
of my DISTINGUISHING table-indeed, there
are number of them around the house
and when have any work that requires
standing one of them invariably comes on
to the floor under my feet.
If housekeepers realized how much OF
their strength could be saved by a few of
these simple devices they would not fail to
provide them. can stand at my table as
long again without feeling WEAKNESS il |
have one of these cushions or pads to
stand on. | think they might be proft-
able article of trade. have used them
for years and can't see why they have
not been generally introduced. They
seem is neccssaryto me rs holders and
stove brushes-.lt7V ERIK Examiner.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
"DANA's Is GUARANTEED TO CURE.
light Air.

is not the night air very injurious|
asked lady of her physician, as he pullec
down the window sash and ventilated the
close, heated chamber.
at coudn, we'll be is injurious as the
air in this room,' he replied. Iii it hac
the essence of thousand nights injected
into it, Pure air. madam, is never in
furious. Alorific air. yitiated by the un-
wholesome exhalations ofsick-people, adul
terated by carbonic-acid gass from stoves
lamps and human breath is always injur
ouS. 1t is the sudden lowering Of the
temperature that sometimes follows the
admission of fresh air that is alone to be
guarded against. BE careful that YOU
fresh supply of air docs not come into di
rect contact with your person until 1t has
been properly warmed, and nothing but
the most beneficial effects can result from
its free admission at any and all times,
-EyaNk LfSllc.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28

The Home Market is more valuable be.
cause it is less tlucmating. The progress
of the country is uniform and the increase
in the number of the people Is steady.
The settling OF unoccupied territories and
bringing them into accessibility by
means ot RAILWAYS continue undated. thus
adding to the class OF agricultural pro-
duccrs, who. at the same time. increase
the market for our own manufactured
goods. This immense interior trade al
fecis idvorably the Wages, among others OF
those who are employed IN distributing to
the people the untold products OF the
ranches, the farms. the plantations, the
mines of all kinds and the the workshops
OF the Mon.
There no other people on the globe
that demand so mnch for their comfort
aud good living As do those OF the | nited
States. Every intelligent patriot reloiees
that it is thus, not only because Of the re
tinemcnt and taste which demands such
comforts. but because ii also implies cor
responding industry to obtain the means
for comfortable living That being the
case, there is greater security as to em-
ploymcnt for wage earners, and also for
their obtaining fair compensation. The
industries of the United States, aided by
the general intelligence OF the workers,
are unusually productive, and in eonse-
quence the wages OF those employed IN
them are correspondingly high. From
the nature of certain conditlons-sueh as
the partial failure OF crops abroad, or i
sudden influx of the precious metals from
our mines fluctuations in prices of mer-
chandise may occur. as well As in wages.
The employers and the employees being
both interested, these financial difficulties
in due time adjust Themselves
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
DANA'S SARSAPARILLA CURES.
The Only Breed.

.lf understand you said the lawyer
to the man who called to consult him.
"your COW was thrown from the track AT
street crossing by locomotive on the
X, y and H. Road, and you want to bring
suit against the company for damages ?
"Yes, that's right
The lawyer made a memorandum
valuable animal, presume.
"purty good COW. Hadn't no bad tricks,
good mixer"
"What breed?'
Il don't know"
"You don't know? Was she badly in
jured?
BADLY injured? Why she was killed
deader'n a mackerel.'
And buried?'
Course"
"Why didn't you say so?n exclaimed
the attorney, impatiently. There's only
one breed of cattle in cases of this kind.
Ane he made another memorandum
Breed Jersey. Value, sI5o,'-Chieac'
II1bHNf.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28

A heavy drain on the farm is the carry
ing OF stock which does not pay. lfmen wish
to keep old horses and COWS for the good
they have done, it is all right, but the
farm should not be charged with the ex-
pense. Another drain is having the COWS
20 dry from one to two months in winter,
when it costs most to keep. and when the
milk and butter product is in greatest de
mand. Get rid of the weak and entecbl-
ed, and bring the herd around so that win
ter dairying shall be the rule, and not only
will the years output be greater, but the
balance on the ledger more satisfactory
One of the good dairymen Of Maine says
II never milk a COW during haying time
can't afford to stop. lisa great dea
easier for me to milk in FEBRUARY or March
when theirs not much else to do, and but
ter sells quick At good prices.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
Cut W OrnS,

The only effective way to destroy the
cut worm is to begin early to adopt the
poisonous trap method, which will gen
orally Kill off so many of them that the
others will not multiply rapidly. Before
the plants have appeared above ground
secure some cabbage OF turniP leaves and
moisten the under side late in the after
noon and sprinkle Paris green on them.
The poison should not be so thick as to
make the worms sick of it first. Place
these leaves in the field where the plants
have not yet appeared above the ground,
at about fifteen feet apart. Place the
poison side downward and leave them
there until the following day. The leaves
will soon attract the attention OF the
worm in the night, and by the following
day or two great quantities OF cut worms
will be picked up dead. Some OF them
will die in the ground but many OF them
will never be able to get back TO their
cosey quarters. Repeat this operation
every night until the vegetables begin to
come up, and even when they are up, if
the worms are not all killed. This is the
simplest and surest method of destroying
the cut worms of any variety. They will
will greedily poison themselves to death
for the sake of fresh vegetables.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
The Mistake of Indoor Life.

"Basking in the sun" is in itself OF
real and considerable benefit, and it Is no
compliment to our human intelligence TO
find that cats and dogs understand that
fact much better than we do. Even the
"blue glass craze had a truth underlying
it, and owed such success As ii achieved
to the proportion of sunlight which pene-
trated It's colored medium. The love OF
sunshine is naturally one of our strongest
instincts. and we should be far healthier
and happier if we followed and developed
il instead of practically Ignoring and re-
pressing it. How a sparkling, sunny
morning eXhilarates us and makes us feel
that Its too fine day TO spend indoors
and vet how few holidays are taken for
that reason, The wealth of the sunbeams
is poured out layishly all around us, and
we turn from it to struggle for a few pitt
ml handful of some thing else that is
yellow and shining. but not half so likely
TO bring us happiness, and often has
strange, red spots upon it. Give nature a
chance. and we shall find that there is
more than mere fanciiul connection
between natural sunlight and that sunny
disposition, which, after all, IS the true
philosophers stone. '-NVM lm07eaR
Rc72c7' fcY .lHgHH
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
Il I + .

might mean Live Forever, and
We wish you might if you so de
sire; but L. F. as We best
know the letters, are initials of
Il. F. Atwood, the originator
of those famous Bitters, which at
any season make life worth the
living to the poor sufferer from
disordered stomach or liver.
These letters in red ink on the
wrapper of True al. f. medicine
should be your guide in buying.
IS cents of all dealers.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
The Farmer in Politics.

Not few of those who write upon the
subject would have us think that politics
is not his province; that the farmers
place is on the farm, his work the tillng
of the soil, and that to the intellectual and
moned class belongs the ability and
therefore the right to construct the laws
and take care of the country Too
long have the farmers by their conduct,
if not in reality, consented to this state OF
things but those days of propriety are
gone. The farmer of to-day insists upon
meddling with politics, and even demands
that those who legislate shall recognize
his existence and the agricultural inter
ests of the country. These interests
have to some extent been recognized and
these demands partially considered.
That this is true is either directly or in
directly due to the formers agitation In
even so short time have good results tt
the farmer followed the work of the or
ganization. NUfh .im0ldaR Rt12f7o fo
august.
s---
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28


She. That odious Mrs Sewrich stems to
think more OF her dorg than oil hcr o"N ne
"There are two sides to every question,
but rarely do We Ind both sides allkc. el
TniI,rs aud Cuus They are beautifully
fmishrd an both sides and for STYLE general
innnnrarrr comfort md convenience. are
infnmunrahlc They are worn by millions of
nrnul, who regard oeatness in neckWcar Us a
prominent factor in the matter of being we'll
dressed
1t is now that man goes tn the country TO
find rest and quiet and comes directly nome
Tor the same purpose.
,.,.. H., -. ,.,.,,.y ,,,,, it'll o,.,r,
~ i t;al' ~ i,,iit,t..d tn ,,i,4 Avrr'. IInir
WINK !, 'fo;tbrpI fris,l she did 50. and not
mi, ,ns The mss 81 hnir checked but A new
oh hat
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
\ Builders Lesson
JOINS BOYLE O'ReIiIN.

How shall | a habit break,
A. you did that habit make.
As YOU gathered. you must LOSE.
A. sou Welded now refuse
Thread by thread the strands we twist
TIL they bind US. neck and wrist:
Thread BY thread the patient hand
Must untwinc ere free We stand,
\, we huilded, stone by stone.
We must toll, stone by stone,
TIL the wall is oVerthrown.
But remember, AS we try,
Lighter every test goes by;
Nadiug in, the stream grows deep
Toward the center's downward sweep;
Backward turn. each step ashore
Shalowcr is than that before.
Al. the precious years We waste
leseHng what we raised in haste;
Doing what must be undone
Ire content or love be Won!
I 4r,t across the gulf we cast
Kite borne threads, till lines are fast,
And habit builds the bridge ri last.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
What is the Meaning of Vulgar.

Sir Walter SCOTS daughter once spoke
in his hearing of something she could no,
endure because it was vulgar. 'My dear,
replied her father, ''you speak like very
young lady. DO you know, after all, the
meaning OF this word vulgar 1t is only
common; nothing that is common, except
wickedness can deserve to be spoken Of
with contempt When you have lived to
my years you will be disposed to agree
with me in thanking God that nothing
really worth having or caring about in
LIZ 0f .No0H.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28

Hs.Flag station; at which trains Will stop
on signal or notice TO Conductor.
Mixed between Bingham and No. Anson.
Trains connect at Oakland with trains 10
and from Boston. Portland, Lewiston, Water
Vile, Augusta, Gardiner, skowhegan and Ban
w. NJ. AVER SCPT.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock. for Skowhegan and Mer-
Ger; at Arson. for Sawyer's Mills, (Starksl;
No Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. Al Bingham
for Forks and Moose River.
The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-28
To DESTROY Catcrpillars.

DANA'S ABSOLUTELY CURES DISEASE
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-23

Two men stood on a Thirty-third street
corner chatting, one having bis boots
BACKED while the other, who had but
one leg, was trying to keep a poor
cigar burning. When the ragged little
bootblack had got through with the one
and collected a nickel he tapped the box
smartly with his brush and looked up
at the one legged man:
"Shine 'em up, sir?"
"Why, I've only got one foot, young
chap"
''Shine it up, sir?'
"Well, l don't know-you charge a
nickel for two feet, s'pose you'll do
mine for two and half cents, ehY"
YES" said the boy, IF you'll furnish
the change" He went industriously to
work polishing up the lonely foot, while
the two men continued joking. The one
legged man was telling the other fellow
about leaving his leg ON the slope of
Lookout mountain. He had pulled out
ten cent piece mechanically as he
talked, and the boy was long time on
the job. When the lad had put an ex-
ira fine polish on the broad bottomed
shoe the one legged customer cheerily
rendered the dime.
Il always pay double" said he, laugh
ing patronizingly, ION account Of the
wear and tear on the boys feelings"
'An / allus don't take nothin," retort-
ed the dirty little fellow, shoullering
his box with the conventional swing
"My grandpap left leg in the war, an
/ don't take nothin fur a one leg job,
see?-on account o. de wear an tear on
me feelings-see?" he added slyly.
And he staggered away with an air
of independence that struck the two
men speechless with amazement.--Ne~
York Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-23
A Story of a Horse.

A gentleman living near here tells me
a beautiful story of his horse. A few
days since, as he was leaving his resi-
dence, horse that he owned galloped
up and caught his arm and made an at
tempt to pull him in special direction.
Trying this for while he galloped off
quickly toward pasture quarter of a
mile away. Then he came back again.
calling urgently and evidently desiring
something very much. The man fol
lowed him, and when he had reached
the pasture found the mate of the horse
entangled in a broken bridge. When
the animal was liberated the one who
had called the gentleman came up to
him and gently rubbed him with his
head and looked his love.
Gentleness and gratitude and careful
ness for others is characteristic of the
higher animals, and occasionally of the
birds and fowls. Indeed, believe that
the animals frequently deserve the
epithet gentleman or gentlewoman more
than human folk do.-Mary e. Spencer
III st. Louis Globe-Democrat.