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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
The Decay of Winter sports In Canada.

The average inhabitant of the States
in going to Canada in the winter time
expects, | have no doubt, to see the
streets and hillsides covered with snow
shoes and toboggans. He may be sur
prised to learn that there is but one
really good toboggan slide in Canada,
and that is at Montreal, while snow
shoers are numbered now byhens where
formerly they were counted by hun
dreds. 1t is simple enough to under
stand what has brought about this
change in what is usually accepted as
the typical Canadian winter sport.
A few years ago, when tobogganing
and snow shoeinghourished purely for the
great sport furnished, the professional
impresario, aided by the hotel proprietor,
conceived the idea of booming Montreal
and incidentally enriching themselves
by holding winter carnivals, the main
expenses of which were borne by Mon
treal merchants. For time they drew
largely, and Canada was literally alive
with snowshoes and toboggans, but anon
they palled, and the last much advertised
carnival was highly uninteresting from
a spectators point of view.-Harper S
Weekly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
MIR. Gladstone as a Poet.

An code" which Mr.. Gladstone COM
posed when he was younger man than
he now is has been printed in London.
1t is full of truisms, fair specimen of
which is the remark at the opening Of
the eleventh section:
We are amid the tumult and the stress
OF a fierce cddying fight,
And to our mortal sight
Our fate is trembling in the balances.
This statement is truthful, obviously
true. 1t is standing truth, and when
properly regarded it is not discouraging
to a man of the derring do kind. The
last line of the stanza ought to prompt
and impel all men to do their best amid
the tumult, as we must trust Mr.. Glad
stone himself is doing. AS mere poetry
the ode is open to criticism upon four
sides. Its thought is feeble, its wording
poor, its figures incongruous and its
rhyme bad. Gladstone does not seem tc
be much of a poet.-New York Sun
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
Saved the Baby.

The Eastern Gazette thus reports the
burning of house of Charles Laurence
ON the East Newport road, Plymouth,
one night recently: About three O'Clock
in the morning the family were aroused
from their sleep by smoke and heat.
They made their escape to the open air
with the utmost haste, the fire being
close upon them, and, in the attending
excitement. a little child still sleeping
was forgotten. \ boy knowing, That
loaded gun was in the house, ana beihg
apprehensiye that it might be discharged
BY the heat and thus iniure some one,
rushed in to bring it out. Catching hold
of it where it stood by the bed he acct
IDENTIFY lifted Il quilt, exposing to view
the forgotten child, which he conveyed
with the gun toa place of safety, thu
fire falling thickly around him as he got
away.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
LOVES SERVICE.


Love called to a young man winningly,
"Comc; join the ranks of my company
And take the field In my service
But the voting man said; There are other
things
Than bushes and kisses and flowers and rings,
OF far more worth than our service.
There's business and sport and pleasure a
art:
Your war is mere folly, your weapon dart'
I've no time 10 spare Tor your service
Love turned lightly away when he heard the
rebuff.
OF young volunteers there were more than
enough
To ill up the ranks Of his service.
But time, passing by, made clear to the MAJ
That they are the wiscst who JOIN when theJ
can
The worshipful ranks of Loves service.
- he offered TO Love his jewels and coin,
Forgetting his age he thought he would join
The throng who pressed TO Loves service.
But Love answered lightly. THE day has
gone by.
\ sefe autumn leaf is too old and too dry
For garland worn in my service.
You can buy II you like a friendly regard,
And perhaps it may seem II you try very
hard
As if you were In my service.
But the raw recruits for my household guard
take from the young; the old are debarred
From taking the oaths of my service.
The countersign's Youth Can you give
IT." All, no"
Then right about face. You're too old and
too slow
To learn the details of my service"
C. f. johnson in Temple Bar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
PROSPEROUS Work men.

,lam l.aac u. Nmcad OF Iulc,u,
nj. Ill Ia q, ,e.,,,t .,,.,rt.
,....i
IN EnSl,, lriri" III ,.''u,. " Ivy g. g.,
,ai3leet 81 l',t'ii, aii ~ ','''''" e.,,
eNerN sense oil tue @oI'' t'u. a ~"
weeks WITH me III lolea9 ~" 'fi H. az ",
ne GNU '"ir .P r., ..,,ur'I hnnulsr
It, I'm .rt, nrnfnrti,u
OF all tngilshhfh' " H' lno. ,'',,,,.',
81 in' rhSi' u, -, ,','J. il" Haid
beloie II 'i',' - H., hon,n. If ynur
1'ilNP M II II. '' ~ iay'.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

No More Yarns About Indians.

There Is an advertising man in De-
troit, well known for his hustle, who has
a pretty pair of children that come hon
estly by desire to get all the fun OBJ
tainable as they pass through this pro-
stationary state. 1t is the habit of the
father to regale the little ones with blood
curdling Indian Stories for which they
have the same Unsuitable desire as the
nickle novel fend for his choice style of
literature. The moral of each Of these
wonderful relations by the head of the
family is that the Indian. with all his
warwhooping and ghost dancing, cares
for good little children and scalps those
who are bad. This bothered Teddy, the
3-year-old, considerably, and he finally
determined on council of war with his
little sister. From all the evidence that
their wise little heads could get together,
they concluded that they were bad chill
aren and decided to anticipate any old
Indian that might come stalking around
after them by doing their own scalping.
Teddy promptly went at sisters golden
locks with the family shears, sacrificed
her bangs and waded ruthlessly through
her hair. Then she reciprocated, and
nobodyever saw two such heads, SCARED
over with hicks, ridges, ks" and tufts
that suggested the joint efforts of Fee
ice barber and modern knife thrower.
The mother simply sat down on the floor
and wept scalding tears. The father
kicked himself around the mile circuit,
and the precious little youngsters in
sisted that they were only playing In
dian. That household now draws the
line on Indian yarns. - Detroit Free
Preaa
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
Ills Maiden Speech.

He wa> a young lawyer and was de
liyering h- maiden speech. He was
llorid. rhetorical, scattering. and tedious.
For Two weary hours he talked at the
court aud jury till every body felt like
lynching him When he got through
his opponent. grilzled old professional
arose. looked sweetlv al the Judge and
said. ~ our hollor. viii follow the ex-
ample of my Young friend who has just
finished. and submit the case without
argument" He then sat down. and the
young lawyer felt ~ though cold water
was coming down his back
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

AN Artists summer Vacation is til,
title of the opening article in Harper,
Magazine, for June. The writer is John
Gilmer Speed, and the artist whose holi
day is described is William NJ. Chase
president of the Society of American
Artists. In Neutrality-suspicious. Penn.
sylvania," Julian Ralph continues hi,
popular contributions to the current
history of the new states. "Nivisectior
and Brain Surgery by w. w. Keen
Nj. d., summarizes the results or all eX-
periments in the heroic treatment of the
human brain. The number is rich in
fiction. Mr.. \. Conan Doyle's story,
"The Refugees, reaches its conclusion
in thrilling climax. The Handsome
llnmcs," a new novel by William Black,
opens entertainingIy. and the June in
stalment of Miss Woolson's "IIorace
Chase" is punctuated with an exciting
episode. The editors Study" and the
editors Drawer complete this strong
and varied number.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

VIM. Timmons. Postmaster of ldavilla, Ind,
writes Electric Bitters has done more for me
than all other medicines combined, for that bad
feeling arising from Kidney and Liver trouble.
John Leslie, farmer and stockman, of the same
place says: "Find Electric Btters to be the best
kidney and Liver medicine, made me feel like
new man." =. w. Gardner, hardware mer-
chant, same m says: Electric Bitters is just
the thing for a man who is all run down and
don't care whether he lives or dies; he found
new strength, good appetite and felt just like he
had new lease on life. Only SOC. bottle, at
Roland T. Patten Drug tore.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

The Romans copied the Greek and
Etruscan goldsmiths' work, though they
also often used the ornaments themselves
taken from the ancient tombs. Much of
the art of the ancients in working gold
was lost until early in the present cen
fury, when Signor Castellani found some
of the Etruscan methods still being EN-
ployed by workmen in village in a
remote corner of the Apennines. Lon
don Tires.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
Sailors as Astronomers.

1t was happy thought to enlist the
sea captains in the service of science.
While for obvious reasons the solid land
is better for the accurate observations
there seems good cause to hope that here
after large additions to astronomical
knowledge may be made by the masters
Of vessels happening to be in the path Of
eclipses.-Youth's Companion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

With the third part Of "OmegaH the
work of the French astronomer Flamma-
rion, which appears in the Cosmopoli-
tan, for July, the reader Is able to grasl
something of the great purpose Of the
author. "omega" is declared by those
who have read the entire work to be
one of the most remarkable writings
of the century. An Interesting article
on the ''City of Brooklyn by Murat
lIalstead; the peculiar games of the
New Mexican Indians. by Chas. f
Lummis "S4rosis. by Margaret Man
ton Merrill; the fight of the Cumberland
and Merrimac, told by Thos. Selfridge
one of the survivors; a paper on The
Deserted homes of New England" Al
account of the Brussels Monetary Con-
ference. by one of its most distinguished
members: "A curious story of the South.
west, by Opie Read, and IA contribution
by Mr.. Ilowe1ls. are among the many
important papers of the july issue.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

The country might be congratulated
that at last the balance of foreign trade
shows signs of turning in our favor, were
it not that the National Administration
attaches no particular advantage to that
circumstance. According to the economic
school which is now in power in Wash
ington, the very expression Favorable
balance" is a delusion and a snare.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

face they felt more awe than grief, and
did not dare to stay and went out afraid
The woman had died as she had lived
gaunt, meagrr, mcndcant. Whit had
she carried with her. and what had she
left behind; She had carried Il shriv-
elrd soul. She had lcft-the neaiest
house in East Mcdficld. 10 be comforta-
bly, cninyri hv the second wife Tn
fsbUrfu,fffsg0ii,f
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

Another sharp blow seems to have been
struck at the free ship fad by the smart
performance of the Bath-built gunboat
Machias. Though the vessel is a New
England craft, the first of our new navy
to be produced here, the free ship adj
vocates in this vicinity could not more alb,
soutely ignore her exploit if she were
constructed in Nova Zembla. Facts are
uncomfortable things.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

Sweet Girl-And do you really love me ?
Handsome Drummer-With my whole
soul.
Sweet Girl (doubtfully) How am to
know that yon are telling the truth
Handsome Drummer Earnestly
am not selling goods now.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

The best Salve in the world for Cuts Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letters
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 25 cents per
box. or sale by Roland T. Patten.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

A Walnut street girl returned from the
milliner's and told her mother that most OF
the bonnets were "intensely covetable."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22

She. Diamonds are like womens hearts
the richest jewels in creation" He. And
the hardest"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-06-22
C0TT0LENE

instead Of lard. None but the
pures, healthiest and oleanest
ingredients 80 to mike up G
tolene. Lard isn't healthy, and Is
not AWAY, clean ! hose who Use
Couolcnc will he healthier an
Weather than those who U.s.
lard Healthier teeause they viii
get "shorter bread, wealtl ief
because they viii Ct "shortef .
grocery Hlls-ior Cottolene cost,
no more than larl and goes t~iee
as far-so Is VI half as expensive.
Dyspeptics delight in i'll
Physicians endorse I'll
Chefs praise i'll
Cooks extoI i'll
Housewives welcome i'll
All live Grocers sell i'll
N. X. FAIRBANK & CO.,
CHICAGO, ILL. and
aa4 State Street, BOSTON.
PORTLAND, ME.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-12-07

to help us to. determine wnerner we are TO
have a republic to administer before we differ
as TO the conditions upon which it is to be ad-
ministercd, believing that the forces of reform
this day organized will never cease to move
forward until every wrong IS remedled nd
equal rights and equal privileges securely es-
country. i"s
We declare, therefore
That the union Of the labor forces of the
United States this day consummaed shall he
permanent and perpetual-may its spirit enter
into all hearts fer the salvation of the republic
and the uplifting of mankind.
Wealth belongs to him who creates it, and
every dollar taken from industry V ithout an
equivalent is robbery. 'If'any will not work
neither shall he eat. The interests of rural
and civic labor are the same: their enemies
are identical.
We believe that the time has come when the
railroad corporations must either own the peo-
pie or the people must own the railroads, and
should the government enter upon the work of
owning and managing any or all railroads we
should favor an amendment to the constitution
bywnich al persons engaged in the government
regulation of the most rigid character, so as
to prevent the increase of the power of the
national administration by the use of such
additional government employees.
We demand II rational currency, safe, sound
and flexible, issued by the general government
only; full legal tender for all debts, public
irg corporaiicns; a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the people, at
a tax not 10 exceed per cent. per annrm, to
be pro atd as set forth in the subj reasury
plan Farmers Alliance, or some better
sgt" by payments in discharge of its
Oh rrlblic improvements.
Il the free and unlimi ed coinage
of siiN '! gold at the present legal ratio of
l6 to |.
We demand that the amount of the circulat-
Ing medium, be speedily increased to not less
thea fifty dollars per capita.
We demand graduated income tax.
We believe that.the moneys of the country
shOlsd he Nc.i as much as possible in the
hands OF tic people. and hence we demand
that all nat 'onal and state revenues shall be
lllni ed to the necessary expenses of the gov
ernInent economically and honestly admins
tered
We dcutId ha, postal savings banks be es-
tablished q the government for the safe de-
post of the earnings of the people and to facil-
itate eXchalGe.
TraLo. o. alton being a means Of exchange
and public necessity, the government should
own ami operate the railroads in the interest
of he people
The eltgraph and telephone like the post
office system, being a necessity for the trans
mis- ion Of news. should be owned and Opcr-
Il cd ny the government in the interest of the
;eople
The land, including all the natural sources
OF wealth, il the heritage OF all the people, and
hl"luii not be monopolizad for speculative pur-
poses. an. an alien ownership of land should
be prohibited. All lands now held by rail-
roads and DINER corporations in excess OF their
aci unl needs. and ali lands now owned ~
aliens should be reclaimed by the government
AID held t,h actual settlers only.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-12-07
We TELL. YOU

nothing new when we state that it pays to engage
in permanent most healthy and pleasant busi-
ness, that returns profit for every days work.
Such is the business we offer the working class.
We teach them how to make money rapidly, and
guarantee every one who follows our Instructions
faithfully the making of ss30O.O0 month.
Every one who takes hold now and works will
surely and speedily increase their earnings; there
can be no question about il; Others now ut work
are doing ii, and you reader, can do the same
This is the best paving business that You have
ever had the chance to secure. You will make Il
grave mistake if YOU fail TO give il II trial at once.
If Won grasp the situation, and act quickly, YOU
will directly lind Yourself in a most prosperou
business, ut which vou can surely make and save
large sums of money. The results of only few
hours work will often equal II weeks wages
Whether you are Old or young, man or woman, II
makes no difference, - do rs we Tell YOU, and sue
cess will meet you at the very start. Neither
experience or capital necessary Those who work
for us are rewarded. Why not write to-day foI
full particulars, free Il. G. ALLEN n co,
Box No 42O, Augusta, Me.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-12-07
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.
Adopted in National Convention at
Omaha, July 4. 1892.

Assembled upon the 10th anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence, the Peoples
party of America in thtir first national con-
vention, invoking upon / cir action the bless
ing of Almighty God, puts forth in the name
and on behalf of the people If this country the
following preamble and declaration of princ-
pies:
our action; we meet in the midst of nation
brought to the verge of moral, political and
material ruin. Corruption dominates the bal
lot box, the legislatures, the congress, and
touches even the ermine of the bench. The
people are demoralized; most of the states
have been compelled to isolate the voters at
the polling places in order to prevent universal
intimidation or bribery. The newspapers are
largely subsidized or muzzed public opinion
silenced, business Frustrated, our homes COW
cred with mortgages, labor impoverished and
the land concentrating in the hands of the
capitalists. The urban wOrkmen are denied
the right of organization for self projections
imported pauperized labor beats down their
wages: a hireling standing army, unrecog-
nized by our laws, Is established to shoot them
down, AID they are rapidly degenerating into
European conditions. The fruits of the toll of
millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the his
tory of mankind, and the possessors of these,
In turn, despise the republic and endanger
liberty. From the same prolific womb of gov
ernmental injustice we breed the two great
s-tramps and millionaires.
The national power to create money is ap-
proprated to enrich bondholders; a vast pub
lie debt, payable in legal tender currency, has
been funded into gold bearing bonds, thereby
adding millions to the burdens Of the people.
Silver, which has been accepted as coin since
the dawn Of history, has been demonetized to
add to the purchasing power of gold by de-
creasng the price of all forms of property as
well as human labor. The supply of currency
is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bank
rupt enterprise and enslave industry.
A vast conspiracy against mankind has been
organized on two continents, and it is rapidly
taking possession of the world. If not met
and overthrow at once it forebodes terrible
social commissions, the destruction of civilza-
ton the establishment of an absolute des-
potism.
We have witnessed for more that q quarter
of q century the struggles of two great poiti-
cal parties for power and plumber, while griev-
GUS wrongs have been inflicted upon suffer-
ing people. We charge that the controlling
influences dominating both these parties have
permitted the existing dreadful conditions TO
develop without serious efforts to prevent or
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-12-07

restrain tI6In. NC1TlJr 81 tTTey now pr6ndfs.
us any substantial relief. They have agreed
together to ignore in the coming campaign
every issue bat one. They propose to drown
the outcries Of q plundered people with tie
uproar of a sham battle over the Tariff, SO chat
capitalists, corporations, national banks, rings,
trusts, watered stock, the decentralization Of
silver and the oppression Of the usurers may
all be lost sight Of They propose to sacrifice
our homes, lives and children on the altar of
Mammon; to destroy the multitude in order
to secure corruption funds from the million
aire.
Assembled on the anniversary of the birth
day of the nation, and filed with the spirit of
the grand generation who established our indie
pendence, we seek to restore the government
of the republic to the hands of ''tle plain peo-
ple,r with which class it originated.
We assert our purposes to be Identical with
the purposes of the national constitutional
form more perfect Union, establish Justice.
insure domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general welfare
and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves
and our posterity."
We declare that this republic can only en-
dure as free government while built upon the
!ove of the whole people for each other and
for the nation; that 1t cannot be pinned to-
gether by bayonets; that the civil war Is over.
and that every passion and resentment which
grew out OF 1t must die with 1t, and that We
must be in fact, as we are in name, a united
brotherhood of free men.
Our country finds itself confronted by con-
ditions for Which there is no precedent in the
history Of the world. Our annual agricultural
productions amount to billions of dollars in
value, which must within a few weeks or
months be exchanged for billions OF dollars of
commodities consumed in their production.
The existing currency supply is wholly made
Quate TO make this exchange. The results are
falling prices, the formation of combines and
rings and the impoverishment of the producing
classes. We pledge ourselves that If given
power We will labor to correct these evils by
wise and reasonable legislation, in accordance
with the terms of our platform.
We believe that the powers Of government
In other words, of the people-should be ex-
banded las in the case of the postal service) rs
rapidly and as far us the good sense of an in
telligent people and the teachings of expert
ence shall Justify, TO the end that oppression,
injustice and poverty shall eventually cease In
the land.
While our sympathies as party of reform
are naturally upon the side of every proposi-
ton W u h will tend to make men intelligent,
virtuOus and temperate, we nevertheless re-
gard these questions important as they ere
as secondary to the great issues now pressing
for solution, ard upon which not only orr in
dividual prosperity, but the very exist encc of
tree Institutions dcHends, an1 we ask au men