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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

Democrats have asserted that the
record of Mr.. Clarkson in the appoint
ment of 4th class postmasters surpassed
that of Mr.. Maxwell under the present
administration, but it appears that for
the first IS days of each officers occu-
pancy of the lIeadsman' Office, Clark
son appointed 1927 postmasters and
Maxwell 1870, more than 100 for each
day against - for GARRISON.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

The cnterprising village of Pttstield
has at last adopted a village corporation
charter, granted by the legislature last
winter. The voters met Monday even
ing, for the third time to vote on the
question. Those who favor corpora
ton and its opponents have worked
hard, and a large meeting was the re-
suit. The vote stood l46 in favor to IA
Onpospd
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

Avoid having to buy more than You
have to sell.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

SUBSCRIPTION RATES. year s1.5o; SIN
months Is cts, three months, 81 cts, when
paid in advance.
ti76 will be charged if not paid until the
end OF year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

Every man, says a Philadelphia preacher. is
two-sided A. rule he takes the best care Of
his inside.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

The farm buildings of c. ". Emerson,
Madison. Centre, were completely destroy
ed by fire Wednesday morning, taking
fire on tie roof. The farm stool, was
saved, most of the furniture, clothing,
etc. WIS burned Loss about 500.
No insurance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS-Th follow
ing are the real estate transfers during
the past week.
tanaan-Mary A. Prescott ct al tc
Henry +. Harrington, 5000.
ittsfield-Elizabcth Il. Cobb to Sum
II McCausland, $500; Chas. \. Dyer to
Andrew I. j. Wyse, Sl,700; Thomas y
Drake ct al to c. b. Haskell, $3.50
Thomas \. Drake to sumner McCaus-
land, $3.50.
l>owhegan-R. II, Merrill ct al to
John i. Adams. 81 POO Anscl IIolway
to Joseph roucott ct al $50: Frank ).
Cairns ct al to Francis W. Crommett,
$500; Edmund Cowett to Peter Cowett,
5000.
Anson-Emelne ). Perry to Flora
Churchill. SO; H. b. Merry to Benz
Hilton, SO.
Cornville-.Iohn b. Adams to X. II
Merrill ct al 81 200.
Concord &, B. McIntire to Ada NJ.
Berry, SD.
Fairfeld--Geo. NJ. Cotton ct al to Ma
hum Totman. 81 300: Geo. NJ. Cotton to
Frank NJ. fotman ct al 81 300.
No. 6, X. l9-T. Mcdonald to Il, II.
Mcdonald, $500.
Norridgewock- b. futile to James
futile, 800.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

The great event of the week is the
grand Naval review in New York Har-
Dor, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
participated in by the monster iron war
ships and swift cruisers of the modern
navies of the old as we'll us the new
world. Tuesday the grand spectacle of
the combined fleet enterlag the harbor
was witnessed by vast crowds and the
maneuvers of Wednesday were Witness
ed by a largely augmented crowd of hui
manity.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27
The Somerset Reporter,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

J. o. SMITH. E. E. McNEELIE
]. o. SMITH & CO, PUBLISHERS,
I4s WATER STREET. sKoWHEGAN, ME.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

ENTERED As srcosp CLASS MAIL NATTER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

DR.. William Everett, Democrat, of
Melrose, Mass, was on Tuesday elected
to Congress from the seventh Massachu-
sets district by a plurality of IA votes
over Hon. w. L. Barrett, Republican.
The district is Republican. but a break
in the convention that nominated Bar
rett caused Il large number,of Republi-
cans to stay at home election day, and
thus give the election to the Democratic
nominee Such discussions hurt the
Republican party, while they seem to
have a contrary effect on the Democrats.
In view of much general concern about
financial matters. President Cleveland
finds 1t desirable to make Il statement
to the effect that the administration
will continue to redeem Treasury notes
in gold that the cabinet is unit for
preserving the parity of gold and sill
yer and in favor of meeting all the iinan-
cial obligations of the government.
The President INDUCES in some slurs
upon the former administration in do
ing this, but if he can establish conf
dence in his own by his statement, and
prevent financial scare it is IL wise
move
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-04-27

USE DANA'S SARSAPARlLLA, IT'S
THE KIND THAT CURES"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08

planted with corn and the hills were two
feet apart, and the rows we're three feet
apart, and if every man, woman and
child in the State of Connecticut were
set to work in the field to hoe the corn,
and each person we're able to, and did
hoe two hills in five minutes, it would
take this army of laborers 7 years, 2SO
days and 7 hours to hoe every hill of
corn in the State, laboring continuously
day and night s65 days each year.
To those persons who have never
stopped to consider how great country
they are living in these figures may be
of interest. The man who fears that he
could not elbow his way around in the
crowded West without cha6ng the nap
of his coat sleeves may gather some
solsce from the statement that the entire
livirg population of the globe, l,4OO,-
100000 souls, divided into families OF
five persons each, could be located in
Texas, each family with house on q
half acre lot, and there would still
remain 5O,oOOOeO vacant family lots.-
New Yor5 World.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08
Divine COncealment.

When some of the Sioux Indian chiefs
were invited to go to Washington and
visit President Grant, one of them,
known as "spotted Tail" hesitated about
going for the following reason: de said
that if he went he should probably see
many things which would be new to him,
and when he returned his friends would
ask him what he had seen on his jour
ney. If be told them the whole story,
they would listen for awhile, and then
leave his lodge one after another, saying :
"Spotted Tail tell lies since he has seen
the Great Fathers kingdom; the white
men he has seen have made bad medi-
cine for him." Thus he feared he might
lose his chieftainship and his influence
among the Sioux.
The fear of this chief was not alto
gather without foundation 1t is related
that certain young Indian once made
such visit, and witnessed the wonders of
civilization, and on his return to his
tribe, they listened to his wonderful
tales, until he told them he had seen a
white man take a basket and fasten it to
big ball, and get into it and fly up in
the air; when an old Indian, concluding
that man who could lie like that had
lived long enough, leveled his gun and
shot him through the heart.
It is sometimes pretty serious business
for 8 man to undertake to tell all he
knows. There are men who will not be-
lieve anything unless they can under
stand it, and the more marvellous the
isles they hear, the greater liars the mar
rators are supposed TO be. Many skep.
tic is certain that Christians are lying to
him, as was this old Indian, when he
heard the young chief talking about men
hitchiug themselves to balloon and fly.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08
of gunny sack, and those who can af-
ford it follow this plan of protection to-

of gunny sack, and those who can af-
ford it follow this plan of protection to.
day.
The jack rabbit of California, like the
trees and the fruit of that State, are much
larger than the jack rabbit of the pral-
ries east of the rocky mountains, and q
person who is unacquainted with the ma
ture of the animal at first sight of him
gets the impression that he is very tame
creature.
He will sit quietly by the roadside
while team passes, and if the team
should stop and the occupant of the wag,
on get out with the idea of picking up
the mild looking creature the rabbit will
probably remain sitting with ears erect
until the person reaches out to grasp him.
Then there is flash and the astonished
man sees dim line stretching away from
him until fifteen or twenty yards away
it resolves itself into the same
Jack rabbit that moment before
was quietly sitting almost beneath bis
hand.
Hunting these rabbits with greyhounds
is favorite pastime With sportsmen. A
race across the country between a fleet.
footed grey hound and a jack rabbit is an
exciting thing to look at, but thoroughly
to enjoy it from start to flush a person
must have lopg-rauge field glass that
can be focused instantly. The grey
hound usually wins the race, but he is q
busy creature for while.
A jack rabbit in California that meas
ures five feet from the tip of bis toes on
his hind legs to the tip of his ears is q
common sight. During the winter and
early spring his flesh is very palatable,
and be is baked into very nice pies at
that season of the year. Later on he
is assailed by feas that swarm over him
in myriads and keep him as poor as a
railroad spike until they are drowned out
by the fall rains.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08
A Crazy Lovers Act.

GALVESTON, Tex, February 25.-This
afternoon Frank Gilbrough shot and
killed Miss Dora May Wassam, then shot
and killed himself. Gilbrough was 26
years old and at one time was employed
in the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe gen.
eral offices. Miss Wassam was II years
old, the daughter of resident physician.
It seems that Gilbrough has been an
admirer of Miss Wassam for some
months, and after proposed marriage
recently she gave him assurance she
could not become his wife. Her parents
had raised serious objections on account
of the young lady's tender age. To-day
Gilbrough went to the Wassam residence
and inquired for the young lady, saying:
81 have come to marry Dora"
Mrs. Wassam informed him that Dora
was not at home, and furthermore could
not marry him. Gilbrough left the house
and shortly afterwards met the young
lady in the street with a younger sister.
He shot her and then himself. Both
died almost instantly. Gilbrough had
been acting strangely for several days,
and his act is said to be due to tenn
porary mental arrangement.
- Enough spider web to go around the
world would weigh half pound.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08
A Wise Bird.

Joaquin Miller, in the Independent,
relates the following instances of a birds
sagacity, which is truly marvellous:
"We have little woodpecker here, lin
California; which shows even more than
human foresights and knowledge in pre-
pairing his winters food. This bird runs
a spiral lines of holes up and around q
pine or oak tree-.dozens and dozens of
spiral lines, in fact-each hole large
enough to receive the tip end ofan acorn !;
and here the busy little fellow and his
cooperative society drive in bushels and
bushels of acorns, point first. And they
drive them in SO tight and fast that it is
hard work to dig one out, even with the
point of knife.
"Nothing remarkable or superior in
this to other woodpeckers, you say7 But
hold on moment. The marvel is they
do not eat these acorns. They simply
drive them in, point first, leaving the
large aud soft end exposed to the sun and
rain, and then sit by and wait for months
for the results. Meantime the large end
of the acorn go exposed sours or ferments,
and then moth lays an egg there; this
egg finally becomes worm or grub, and
grows to almost fill the shell, feeding on
the decaying acorn; and finally, when
plump aud fat as pig, the woodpecker
kills and eats him, throwing down the
empty acorn shell at the roots of tho tree
and leaving the hole empty, which has
cost him many hard knock, to be used
again and again for many generations.
And why does he make these lines of
holes spiral? Because his hard, little
head is level, and he knows that if he
bores a straight line, be will weaken the
bark; and he Knows, too, that if he does
not distribute his hoard evenly, the bark
is liable to break and fall from excess of
weight. But this is not quite 30 wonder
full as is his cold-blooded calculation in
getting the moth to help him prepare his
winters dinner; for here he calculates
not only on the moth, but the very ele
ments to help him; and it is probable
that be never calculates in vain or makes
a single mistake"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08
The Bigness Of Texas.

A recently printed statement that the
Western States of America are becoming
crowded is disproved by figures that
through various manipulations, tells
most wonderful story of the leugth anc
breadth of the magnificent empire lying
west of the Mississippi
OF the vast area of the larger Westerr
States people who have not visited then
and travelled over them have no COM
prehensive idea. Texas, the largest O
the United States, has an area of 262 ,29(
square miles. To the casual reader
says "Kate Fields Washington" these
figures mean very little; they show
however, that the Lone Star State ii
more than 6fty.four times as large ~
the State OF Connecticut.
If it were possible to run railway
train from Connecticut to Texas ano
back in a day, and if the train conlc
take the entire population of the Nutmeg
State, as given in the last census, a.
every trip, and upon its return there
should be as many persons in the State
as there were before the train left with
its cargo, and if each were placed upor
an acre of ground upon his arrival ir
Texas, the train would be obliged to
make 224 trips or to depopulate Connec
ticut 72l times before accomplishing its
mission, and then there would remain ir
Texas 703,S08 empty acres.
1t may be of passing interest to kno"
that such a train, made up of coaches
twenty feet long, capable of accommo-
dating fifty passengers each, would ex-
tend over distance of more than fifty
six miles.
IF the entire State of Texas were
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: While man was walking along the

- While man was waking along the
river bank near Mount Meridian, W.
Va, the other day, he discovered musk
rat hole just at the waters edge, and
upon close examination he found it was
full of fish. He got board and stopped
up the hole, and in short time he claims
that he had taken IT'S suckers from the
hole with his hands.
There is q Pittsburg widower who
must want guardian bad enough to hire
one. He carried on loving correspon.
dence through matrimonial paper and
lavished the most intense avowals of
affection upon the unknown victim of his
tender passion. When it came to the
Ground up" he found himself engaged to
his own daughter, and the disappoint
ment in that household was so dense that
the festive old gentleman kicked himself
two blocks up hill and the daughter cried
straight through till breakfast time.
- Rain which, on touching the ground,
crackles and emits electric sparks is a
very uncommon but not unknown phe-
nomenon. An instance of that kind has
been reported from Cordova, in Spain, by
an electrical engineer, who witnessed the
occurrence. The weather bad been
warm and undisturbed by wind, and soou
after dark the sky became overcast by
clouds. At about o'clock there came 8
fash of lightning, followed by great drops
of electrical rain, each one of which on
touching the ground, walls or trees, gave
faint crack and emitted faint spark
of light. The phenomenon continued fol
several seconds, and apparently ceased
as soon as the atmosphere was assurated
with moisture.
= Thirty years ago Simon Hayes wa
married to Miss Elizabeth Hayward, tht
daughter of an Illinois farmer. Tht
couple became estraged soon after mar
riage and the husband went to the war
He fought in the Third Iowa regiment
was desperately wounded and reported
among the killed. His wife believed
him dead and married again. After th
war Hayes went west to seek his fortune
he returned from Utah few days ag'
and found that his wife had been married
but her last husband had been dead som'
years. There was joyful reunion anc
another marriage at Belleville, ILL.,, ont
day this week
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08

A hog, when properly fed, makes
more meat in proportion to the food con-
sumed, and more also in proportion to
the waste material, than any other ami
NAL.
= Last week party of white caps went
to the house Oft. A. Anderson, in Carroll
county, Miss, with the intention OF
whipping him. James Mcmahon, one OF
the party, entered the house, pistol in
hand. Anderson shot and killed him,
and the others beat hasty retreat. An
derson had preliminary trial and was
discharged.
W.. D. Crowley, travelling man for
Marsh, Smith & Marsh, of Atlanta, COM
mitted suicide in his boarding house in
that city last Friday, shooting himself in
the breast with revolver. He had the
day before received letter from a young
lady in North Georgia to whom he was
engaged, dismissing him because of his
Incorporate habits.
"A northern paper dismisses Genera
Beauregard's death with brief notice as
follows: general G.. I. Beauregard
who directed the attack on Fort Sumter
died at the residence of his son, at New
Orleans" There was q time when the
mere mention of Beauergard's name
caused such tremor Of excitement in
the north that it took whole columns O
northern newspapers to express the feel
ings of the people. Then mothers woulc
scare their babes into being good by tell
ing them that Beauregard would catch
them, and the cheeks of grown mel
would blanch when his name was spoken
And even now that he is dead, they TO
the first time, venture to allude to him a
Sc. T. Beauregard."
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ing up into the sky. They do not believe
his story, for the simple reason that they
do not know enough to belisve the truth
upon this subject Hence, at times, even
truth must be withheld from such per.
sons, because they are not in fit condi-
ton to receive or appreciate it. The
pearls must not be cast before swine, nor
the holy things given to the dogs.
The fears of the wise chief were not
realized. He made the visit to Wash
ington, saw the sights and wonders, and
on his return was 30 careful and prudent
in his statements that his influence was
increased rather than diminished. He
was the firm friend of both Indians and
whites, and was finally selected supreme
ruler of his tribe.-Reigious Paper.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-08
He Will Not Reside In the White
House.

President-elect Cleveland has de-
cided not to occupy the White House
during the early part of his administra-
ton.
He wants the White House to be thor
oughly renovated and arranged to suit
his family before bringing Mrs. Cleve-
land and the baby into 1t. He has
therefore arranged 10 rent private
house in the city for few months at
least He will take the residence of the
late Admiral Porter on Fl street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. 1t
is but two blocks from the White House
and is one of the oldest and most comfor-
table residences in Washington. 1t is
large old d-fashioned three-storied mansion
built of brick and painted to resemble
brown stone. 1t is a double house with
small step, projecting bay windows,
heavy cornices and diamond window
panes. 1t has the general suggestive
ness of bygone days. There are spacious
and we'll kept grounds about the house
enclosed on the west by a high brick
wall, surmounted with a row of big urns
in which plants and flowers were once
kept growing. Mr.. Cleveland could not
have selected q more comfortable and
convenient house in Washington. 1t
may be that he will spend six months or
more in this house or perhaps only a
month or two.
1t is very unusual thing for the presi-
dent of the United States to live any,
where than in the executive mansion du-
ring his term Of Office. Mr.. Cleveland's
action, when he was president before, in
buying summer home, created some
thing of a sensation. 1t had been the GUS
tom of Presidents Lincoln, Grant, Arthur
and one or two other presidents to spend
portion of the summer months in one
of the houses belonging to the govern
meut in the Soldiers Home grounds ad-
jacent to the city. Mr.. Cleveland was
invited to occupy one Of these houses,
but he disIked the idea of having his
rent paid for him by tho government,
and so he purchased home of his own,
Oak View, which he lived in for two or
three years and then sold for clean pro-
fit of 100000.
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Office Supervisor of Registration.
Anderson, s. c., Feb 8, 1893.
THE Office of Supervisor of Registration
will be open on the first Mondays in
March, April, May. June and July for the
transaction of such business as the law
directs in connection with the registration
of voters.
The Office will be open every day from 8
a. m. to / p. M, and from 8 p. m. to 5
.. m. for the renewal of lost Certificates.
OFF1cELIn the County Commissioners
Office.
]. L. GLENN, Supervisor.
Hok 1909 40 9m
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NEW TAILOR SHOP
B. R CLARKE, Proprietor.

THE undersigned has opened a Mer-
L chant Tailoring Establishment on
Whitner Street, one door aboye AUDITORS
Office. Having graduated from first-;lass
Cutting School of New York City, ] am
prepared to give you perfect fit. Entire
satisfaction guaranteed in every instance.
Cleaning, Repairing and Altering done
on short notice and at reasonable rates.
Country Cutting at One Dollar per Suit
A full line of Samples for Suitings al
ways on hand
All ask ia trial for anything you wish
done in the Tailoring line, and will guar
antee to treat you right. Remember the
place-one door above Auditors Office, on
Whitner st. Respectfully,
B. R. CLARKE.
Ian IL 1909 % Srl
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
The he qndessgnedk 1nss kas aeceased
hereby gives notice thai they will, on the
11th day of March, 1S93.. apply to the
Judge of Probate for Anderson County for
q Final Settlement &C said Estate, and
discharge from their Office as Executors.
W. R. ELLIS,
J. G. KING,
Executors.
Feb 8 1899 80 8
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Administrator Of
the Estate of A. j. Watt, deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will, on the
18th day of March, 1898, apply to the
Judge of Probate for Anderson County for
a Final Settlement of said Estate. and
discharge from her Office as Administrator.
ELLA j. HUDGENS,
Admir-. de bonis non.
Fob 15 1909 33
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War ON the Pests Every Year In Califor-
MIA.