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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02

a newspaper has five thousand read
erS for each thousand subscribers. \
merchant who puts Il thousand bills gets
possible three or four hundred people to
read them, that is if the boy who il
trusted to distribute them doesn't chuck
them under the sidewalk. The hand
bills cost rs much AS IA quarter page adj
vertisemcnt in the local weekly news
paper All women and girls and half
the men and boys read the advertise
ments, Result The merchant who
uses the newspaper has $500 more read
ers to each 1000 of the newspapers
subscribers. There is no estimating the
business that advertising does bring to
Il merchant, but that each dollar invested
in advertising brings to the investor
somewhere from $40 to 500 worth of
business, there can be no doubt Tx.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02

Within less tlIan two months we have
had seventeen serious railroad accidents,
killing l3S persons and bruising and
manning 2l0 more. This is appalling.
and in nearly every instance the cause
was human negligence.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02

The best Salve in the world for Cuts. Bruise.
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter
Chapped Hands, Chiblains Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteen to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. or sale BY Roland T. Patteu.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY!
a Great Mistake.

A recent discovery is that headache.
dizziness, dullness, confusion OF the mind,
etc, are due to arrangement OF the nerve
centers which supply tho brain with nerve
force; that indigestion, dyspepsia, neuralgia
wind in stomach etc. arise from the derangc
ment of the nerve centerssupplying these or
CANS with nerve fluid or force This Is likewise
true OF many diseases Of the heart and lungs
as will be seen by the accompanying
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02
FREEDOM NOTICE.

For a valuable consideration, have this day
relinquished to my son, Frank Livingston,
the remainder Of his time during his minority.
| shall not claim his earnings, nor pay any
debts by him contracted from this date.
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON.
Witness:-E L. Webster.
Carratunk, Oct. Is, 1893, 3w42
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02

49,
cut. The little
white lines are
the nerves which
convey the nerve
force from t h o
nerve centers to
every part OF the
body, just as the
electric currents
conveyed along
I h @ telegraph
wires to ev cry
station, large or
small. Ordinary
physicians fail TO
regard this fact;
instead OF treat
ing the nerve CEN
tiers for the cause
u I the disorders
arising therefrom
they re n + the
part affected.
Franklin Miles,
NJ. D., Ii. b., the
highly celebrated
S peel alist and
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02

Many person has fallen behind in trying
to keep up appearances
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02
For Sale.

House and stable, with Ia acres land, sit
uated on Main street, l-3 mile south of First
Baptist Church. House IA stories, in good
repair, city water. Stable room for three
horses. Price 1890. Apply to George Wymsr
Hyde Park, Mass, or to Fred o. Eaton OF
Sewall ". Smith, Skowhegar l3tf.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02

When an article has be
sold for q years, and its sa
have increased each year,
spite OF competition and che
limitations, it must have SUI
rior quality and absolute i
formity and purity. Dobbi
Electric Soap has been Ct
stantIy made and sold sit
1869, more each year. {
the sale of an inferior arti
constantly increase for
years This soap is TOT
rs ever, the best, the pure
family soap made. 1t conta
no adulteration of any XII
ana Is lltilnSlCdllO lIlC enc
est soap made because it Y
go SO far, and do such pert
work. Ask your grocer
1t.
00N'T to read carefully the .dipc,
pON ] around each bar, also what Is
ChII on the INSIDE wrapper. BE slrt
MI our name appears ON each, a, s.
are many inferior limitations palmed ofl
genuine pobbins' Electric. Nome l,l
without the name on the wrapper of,
D0BB!NS SOAP NJ re CO.,
Successors to |, l.. Cragju n Go.
nIlll a nE "A G
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-02
The Weekly Argus.

The patrons of the Weekly Argus get the
benefit of the improvements made in the Daily
Argus. Hence they will have a neSsier and
more complete paper for 1854 The Weekly
will contain a summary of all the worlds news
including of course National, state and local
news. 1t will also contain accurate market
ports ship news, agricultural Information,
fashion articles for the ladies', Young People 5
Column plenty OF carefully selected mscell-
any including poetry, and short stories. N
fact no pains will be spared to make the Week
~ Argus more interesting and valuable fam
lily paper than ever before.
TERNS:-One copy, yoar free of postage,
~ so in advance or ~ % at the end of the year.
L.. ~ Of : 10 90 Ii llNluCn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Blarnry De pew

Entirely too much considera-
ton is given Blarney Depew.
His utterances are printed and
commented upon as if he were
indeed "Sir 0racle," whereas he
II one OF the most fallible and
shortsighted Of seers and is
more remarkable for his ilueney
of speech and elastic power Of
prediction than for his grasp ut
the real situation and politiCaf
wisdom. He was once a Dem.
cerat. but he tried sll he could
to fas.en Htrrison upon the
country for four more years
and il still insisting upon the
retention Of the rObber tarifi
We are compelled 10 either dis.
count a mans intelligence or
his honesty il he believes in a
tariff for monopoly with Incl.
dental revenue. He is either
ignorant Of the principles Of the
sound political economy as we'll
a of the real ethics involved,
or he is selfish and mean and
grasping and willing to oppress
others that he may thrive and
fatten and splurge and play Iii,
part Of Nabob in q Republic.
Depew ought TO be dropped
out of the count. He showac
he was = poor prophet or wa.
Systematically deceiving al
through the campaign. He /,
now saying that his twice re-
iected party In two years vii
stand by the tariff for monop.
oly-wIll take no step back
ward will continue to play th,
part Of Bourbon, learning moth
| ing by defeat, and that they vii
maintain the old robbsr theor,
IN full ferce IL they can ant
revive the Force bill If the,
should 90 very fortunately re
turn to power,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
County Koa,Is.

The Wilmington Star, writ
iag on this subject says very
pointedly, that the people in the
towns, as "a general thing, do
not give much attention to the
country roads, and yet the bust
ness of tile towns is to d great
extent, and sometimes almost
wholly, dependent upon their
trade with the country. a town
may have one or more railroads,
but the railroad is merely a
transporter 10 carry away from
and into the town the freight
and passengers that 90 aud
come. The merchants buy the
products Of tile farms to ship
and buy gods To sell to the
farmers in return for the pro-
ducts Of the farms. IL the roads
d. such that the farmer cannot
ret 10 town with his products
there Is nothing for the mer-
chants 70 buy, and when the
farmer cannot reach market ID
sell liz cannot buy from the
merchants whose shelves are
stocked With goods waiting for
lin III purchase. and so ii goes.
Inc farmer suffers because lie
cannot esll while the bad roads
preysnt him from hauling to
Town aud the merchant suffers
because the farmer cannot buy.
With good roads the market
ing could be done at any time,
there would he no mud block
AIDES, aud the merchant would
not have TO sit idle for weeks
waiting for the weather to clear
up and theroads become pass
able as il frequently the case,
while In the meantime his bills
arc maturing and he must have
the money 10 meet them, or lei
his credit suffer. This frequent
" causes forced sales and sacrl-
fees to meet obligations and
failures where the forced sales
do not meet the requirements.
Many . merchant has failed on
account of bad roads and many
q town has died or led an sx
istence bordering on death fol
the sams cause aud neither the
merchant nor tho town perhaps
understood the true cause d
the trouble with either.
i The town and the eountr,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
PRESS 0PiAIONS.

The best way to prune the
pension list is to publish the
4ames of all pensioners. 1t
would not be long until the
fraudulent and unworthy would
be pointed out. Oxford Ledger.
1.-THE Democratic party shall
fail to legislste for the people
and against the trusts, il will be
rebuked by the people who have
Just sent the Republican party
into retirement. Orange (Ya)-
Observer.
Bad laws hamper and retard
us, good laws Assist us forward,
but men are not made rich by
laws, otherwise the sluggard
and the dullard would stand on
the same footing with the thrift
~ and the bright and there
would ne longer be q premium
on energy aud brain. States
vile Landmark.
It is not good policy to perse-
cute an enemy. Ancient mill
tary chiefs esteem it the part of
valor 10 treat with distinguished
consideration the noted leaders
they had defeated in battle. So
in political contests the victor
should display some charity to~
ward the vanquishei. The tias9.
hopes there will be- no disposj-
lion ON the part of Democrats ia
Dsrsecute taose who opposed
hem in the late presidential
contest. Invincible in battle
Democrats should be magnani
nous in the hour of triumph -
Mecklenburg Times.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
PICKED UP AT RANDoM.

Chicago parks cover 1900
acres.
False teeth are coming into
general use for horses in France.
Tue Chinese postal service,
which is slow and crude, IL con-
trolled by many private com.
panies.
Over 1900 rabbits have been
shipped from Mcpherson, Kan,
since tho first snow this season.
According to French diyores
statistics the most unhappy
period Of matrimony is between
the fifth, and tonth year after
the Honeymoon.
The electric street cars Of AL.
bany, N, II, are provided with
an automatic device that show;
the name sf each street JUS
letore II 10 reached.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Farn Tenm es

T.
Forty years ago th hiring and
letting of farms Eat the halves
was quite common in some
parts of the northern States,
but the custom Of farming on
shares has fallen into disfayor
in this latitude.
1t appears that 4 per cent of
the farms of New England are
cultivated on shares. In Maine
the proportion is less than 2 pei
cent; in Connecticut, about 4
per cent. In fact, almost 80 per
cent. Of all the farms, over 30
900 in number, belong to the
men who c1ltiv te them. In
some OF tue Atihsic coset and
Southern States the situation Is
very different For instance, ia
Delaware, only iifty-ssyen out
OF every 200 farms are owned
By those who cultivate them
on less than 6 per cent. of the
remainder the tenant pays a
money rental; and all the rest,
or over SO per cent, are man
aged on shares. In Georgia
Alabama and Texas, the share
system covers over 80 per cent.
Of the farms, and in the Caro-.
linas and other States she pro-
portion is still less. The Gov
ernment statistician, Mr. Dodge
gives as a reason for the great
er number farming on shares il
the South the fact Of the freed
mems aversion to working fol
wages. He says that they ar,
virtually farm laborcrs rather
than tenant farmers. But thi
explanation hardly applies Il
Delaware, where the share sys
tenn is most prevalent.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
VIII Come south.

Inc KNOXVILLE, Ienn., SEN
tinel, states that a Boston mll-
lionaire was heard to remark q
few days ago that $25, ,000, 900 or
more was ready in New Eng
land to roll into the South for
investment next spring. New
England has a great deal OF
surplus capital that has found
its way to the West for invest
ment during former years, but
it is highly probable that the
present condition of affairs in
the South will cause a consider
able portion Of the surplus to
seek this section for invest
msnt.
The Norfolk Ledger, noting
the above fact, says the coal and
iron development of the noun
famous section from Virginia
to Alabama have tendsd to
stimulate manufacturing busi-
ness in other portions of the
South, and it is in the direction
of factories that much Of the
New England capital will be
located. The fact that q Dem
ocratic administration will sc
cure good government to our
section during the next four
years will serve to give intend
ing investors confidence in their
ability to earn fair profits, and
ne confidently expect that cap
ital, not only from New Eng
land, but,from other sections ol
the country as well, will flow to.
our borders for investment in
constantly increasing volume
Especially in cotton manufac
turing do We expect To- see for
eign capital coming in to unite
Wlth that which is air ady here,
as the opportunities for profit In
this direction appear to be
greater than in almost any 9th
er. As evidence Of this we OBJ
serve that in the cotton state
ment sent out from New Or
leans last Friday night, which
gave the movement for the first
four months Of the present cot
ton year, the Southern factories
were reported as consuming six
thousand more bales than du
ring the same period ia 1891.
The significance of this con
sumption is more apparent
when it il learned that the cot
ton movement the present year
is |. 639, ,00l bales less than it was
during the came period last
year.
Cotton spinning isgoing to at
tain immense proportions in the
South in the near future, and all
other lines Of manufacturing
bid fair to make rapid progress.
fhe outlook for 1898 therefore
il bright, and the South invites
capital and immigration from
all sections TO come in and share
in the general prosperity which
il sure 10 follow upon properly
directed effort in the various
channels Of industrial enter
prise.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Must DO something.

There seems to be a great deal
Of uprising against an extra
session of congress. This oppo
sition seemingly comes from pol
iticians and a few newspapers.
Our peoplel must not overlook
the fact that there is a great
deal 10 do, and that tney nave
only four years 70 turn about
Now ii we understand the
wishes of the people rigntiy,
and We think they spoke with
no uncertain sound, they said
by vote and voice that they
wanted something done toward
equalization and circulation, 50
as to give money an easier How
and their products more extern
Bive markets. We have sgery
thing but money. IL is going
TO require q power OF Careful
thougns in the next four years
ana mighty cautious movement
upon the part OF congress "
steer clear Of the breakers when
it gets To tampsring with the
tariff and money questions. Yet
we are In the forced condition
that Bre'r Remus' rabbit was
when chased by the fox; al
though Mr.. rabbit had never
climed . tree, yet he was push
cd SO close in this case that he
was just bleeged to Climb a tree.
The democrats are just bleeged
30 do something anu the sooner
they get their heads together
and 90 70 work the better.
Therefore ne can see no obJec
tions to an extra session Ioi
preliminary arrangements such
as the formation of committees
and soou.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Interest Growing.

There is considerable awak-
ening all over the country on the
subject Of roads.
Representative Durbsrow, Of
Illinois, will submit to the pres.
eat Congress = bill to create a
bureau of.roads, to be under the
direction Of the Secretary Of
Agriculture. 1t shall be the
duty of this bureau 10 collect
information, toinvessigateroad
making machinery, to eSiiate
aud codify the LAYS OF the vsri-
|ors states, from thsm all 10
prepare a general Law and pre-
seat i to the legislatures for
passage. The bill names an
appropriation Of $4,000 to en-
able the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture to make inquiries in regard
to the system Of road manage
ment throughout the United
States, to pursue Investigations
as to the best methods Of road
making, to prepare publications
on the subject suitable for dis
tribution, and 10 enable him to
assist the agricultural colleges
and agricultural experiment
stations in disseminating in
formation on the subject.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Iaterestlng Paragrapls.

. Some one has been figuring
on the amount of salt held in
solution by the waters of the
oceans and seas on the earth,
and puts il at 66, 900, ,O0o, 900, ,0O0,-
900 tons. We are not sure we
have grabbed all the ciphers,
but we've caught enough Of
them to giye some i.lea Of ths
amount of salt there is floating
around. Wilmington Star.
If Uncle Sam would walk
over into Mexico and whip
everybody he found there it is
barely possible that he would
do mo treat injustice to anyone.
Anyhow that seems about the
only way in which to reach the
bandits who have maintained a
reign Of terror along tho Rio.
Grands for several years.-In
dianapolis Sentinel.
The Republican party was
surprised in November, but it
was amazed the other day when
a Republican Supreme Court let
all the wind out Of its Nebraska
sbeme by refusing a fnandamus
IN favor of defeated Republican
candidates who wanted certifi
Gates of election to which they
we're not entitled. The State
stealers have failed IN Kansas
and Nebraska. Thsy will like
wise fpil ii Montana and Wyo
ming. This sort 81 burglary Is
played out Mobile Register.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
In Jail when Elected to tho


From the legislature to Jail is
not aa unheard Of thing In tho
history Of state governments,
out In going from jail to the
leeisiatur&Judge Lane, prssid-
ing judge Of the court of Cass
county. No, viii. have rather
exceeded the record.
Judge Lane Is an official re-
sident Of one Of these Missouri
counties sweating under the
burden Of q great railroad debt.
The duty of the judge was to
have levied q tax to meet in.
tereSt on these bonds, but lean
ing in his sympathies toward
the taxpayers he refused. For
this he was sentenced to jail by
a United States Judge. While
in Jail the pspulacs, relieved Of
an impending financial stress
by his action, nominated him
| for representative on the Dem
ocratic ticket. He accepted,
hired a typewriter and eonduo-
ted his campaign by mail in
snch d manner that he led his
ticket by several hundred votes.
| His term as Judge expired Jan.
.ll, and he will step out Of jail
directly into the state assembly.
In this position he will prsb-
ably be expected 10 retaliate
against the railroad corporatisn
, which indirectly caused his In
carceratiOn. .-Chicago News
. cord.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
Highest all In Leavenng powerLaest u S Govt Report
@!a!!!! q! BBss'i's Bsxiss1
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
state News.

G.. B. Hanna has been elected
President of the Charlotte ".
NJ. Q. AL, fer nineteen consecu-
tive times.
Martin Munzler, in Ch arlotte,
dropped dead while saving
wood Ho was a good citizen
and a native Of Bavaria.
Mr.. David Clapp, who lived
about seven miles from Bur
lington died last Tuesday night.
aged ninety-odd years.
At Nashville, Nash county, /,
one night last week, some un-
known person fired four shots
at the town constable, two Of
them taking effect specifically
in his shoulder.
New Hanoyer's new and beau
tifnl court house will soon be
ready for occupancy. The Will
mington Review says when il is
completed il will cost 100000.
The Lenoir Topic says that on
Tuesday of last week Julius
Smith, 10 year old son of Mr..
Cornelius Smith, Of Caldwell
county, shot his left arm off
while hunting rabbits.
Daniel James, colored, at
Greenville, on a party offering
to pay for all the barbecue he
could eat, .devoured a hog
weighing 80 pounls, with bread
and trimmings. The meal cost
| 81 50, 50 the Reflector saws.
The first train run over the
Atlantic Coast Lines newroad
between South Rocky Mount,
In. O., and Florence, s O., was
put through on time. The train
wSs the fast mail, No q, which
left South Rocky Mount at $40
j. m. Sunday, going south,
reaching Florence on schedule
time, 10 20 p. N.
The Greensboro Record says
that fifteen Sunday scheol
scholars Of the First Prssby-
terian church Sunday received
a prize Of dollar each for
punctuality, all of them having
been present every Sabbath du.
ring the entire year. Some Of
I them were tiny tots, and by
their punctuality make others
both Sunday School scholars
and church goers, ashamed d
themselves.
A very peculiar accident i
reported as having occurred las
Thursday at Littleton, Halifax
county. Mrs. j. Il. Burney, {
widow lady who lives in thai
place. was sweeping the snow
from the rear piazza Of her ro
sidence when she slipped on tht
ice and fell, breaking her noel
this resulting, of course, IN In
slant death. She had just beer
cautioning several Of her chill
/ drsn, who had been playing o
round her, against falling.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
ECZEMA G SCROFULA
Lost Two children before He Tried
Cuticnra. Saved Wife and Two
ChIliren's Lives BY Using
CutIcura Remedies.

fbsys fonnS ~ Crrirrna REwrnfSs = e lgf
whai yga feeo8mtnd ueMs Ntia waa ~.
sysd Nj 6rsf Nsth fiingits. Ntsd iadnFnt nnafiF
II death viii Nesrn8a. = ne Doctor taaga ~
1 have nasef foaud nnyitias qgi laf laiaiig
fh4f 4 trOubled With rcfofal4 sid Bleed aro rtil
Dlseasrs. haiietu ihf Crft1tha lsEnl nihs ~ =
the Iitts u ms sifo md tWe ghldItn ! i1t ta4
ehiEdfrn Witk Ersema and NgNBiNla tNfaft tfle4
tiesS giBsdias Ard ~ ta0 living ta4 e id tases
81 FrSrsna 4nl serufua a. iht tEe ttsi dAsd. Crif
efna HrnEnf1s eomgleieif eafe1 y - and they
have sayed theif lives A. vel - tsai q ~ NC.
Tkess unrfs arp every one. True. ! eAU Fpfet ypu
4 nv ReiRhhore. \ have tAsed oa@ hurnIfd
deiisfs h d9efors' hiIia, aad our iyess ~ uslns
them. nay aod send thls into Ne hgnici ~
families uh0 have Bcttf heafd ~ 1atltth
Cotton Mi, Anderson {. II, sc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11

ministrators. As can be done
now (and often is donsl the as
signeo is an insolyent kinsman
or clerk of the insolvent debtor,
aud nothing can be collected
out of him if he wastes or even
steals the goods assigned to
him.-Chatham Record.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
III. Hallerion. Maopn. eia. rrile.

z. L. Hallefioa, Macon, Ga, writes
aThrco years ago | euntracteia blood
poison, ! applied 70 . physician = unrt
and hs treatment zane near killing me 1
e~plCyod an old physicias and then went %
Ksnlncky. then went v n OF Springs
and remainsd two monshe, bul nothing
sssmsd 70 eurs me permanently, although
Temporary rsliefvn given me. | returned
hose = ruinei man physically, With but
lilsls prospsri u ever getting sci. ! Eas
pennslrd trr D. n. b. and q nv uticr
sslonshmsas i quickly healed escry ulcer.'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11
JREAM NoRTH. CAROLINA WEDNESDAY JANUARY IL 1893

ought to pull together for good
roads, in which they are mutu-
ally interested, If they did they
could soon have them.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11

n. nsw flosl and Hkin Purifier, internally, snd
ssffIfral. de great ekin Cure, and UrticuhA
fosp ths efqaislie stlB BeAuilhef, externally N.
sssntly rpIleee and spcsiy eufg eysfy 1issass tna
humof N ne chin, scalp, ard blyod, ulih hss N
hals. ir1n Infsacy y az, ifsn pimplcs y scr0iaa
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11

hsys used youf CuficrHA RExrpHs 90 Ee:
sssrt eoted fIhfsleian n kbofuiie and The '0uns
a.. "a Fgesised 30 he1eGts ! uscd The UuflcuhA,
ft.ftcrRa soar, and CefIcCAk knsotvnNf pef
alfreilans. ARD they eufed me N fgaf mantha.
Loyis cross Roads, uniOn County, Tenn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-11

eold evsfJuherr. Phes, CrIicrnk, 20 soap,
Dnsa avn CLASSICAL C0nf0HAfioNs h0etoh.
swatIow q Cure Hkln Dissases.v q ragss, y
lllesifafi0ns ard 100 testimonials. mailed nee