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The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
The Daily Tragedy

At the entrance of one of our college
chapcl> lies a namcless grave; that grave
covers the mortal remains of one of its
most promising fellows. ruined through
drink. received not very long ago, "A
letter from an old school-fellow, Il clergy
man. who after long arduous labor. WAS
in want of clothes and almost of food.
inquired the tausc-it was drink. \
few weeks ago wretched Clergyman
came TO me in dcplorable misery, who
dragged down his family with him to
ruin. What had ruined him: Drink.
When was at Cambridge one of the
most promising scholars was Il youth
who. years ago. died in London hospi-
tai. penniess. OF delirium tremens,
through drink. When | was at Kings
College used to sit next to a handsome
youth who grew up to be brilliant
writer; he died in the prime of life, a
victim to drink. once knew an eloquent
philanthropist who was very miserable
man. The world never knew the curse
which was on him; but his friends knew
that it was drink. And why is it that
these tragedies are daily happening; 1t
is through the fatal fascination, the Sc
ductiyc sorccry of drink. against which
Scripture so often warns. 1t is because
drink is one of the surest of 1.-THE devils
ways to man. and of mans ways to
the DEVIL Eul1ur.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

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md .l,a .iid ,brv had oone into the
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The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

\ new gun boat the SVensksund, has
been added To the Swedish navy. 1t has
been built by the kocllum Engineering
Works of Malmo Her dimensions are
Length 100 feet: breath, 81 feet ;
draught, . feet. The armament consists
of four Nordcnfelt guns and torpedocs.
The vessel will. however, be more use
full in time of peace than War-as, firstly,
She is powerful ice-brcallcr, fitted with
water-tanks for sinking to the desired
depth: secondly, she is furnished with
heavy gear Tor towing or hauling oil
stranded vessels; thirdly. She is equipped
a, II iirc-steamer, having ten large sue
ton hose and centrifugal pump capa-
bic of delivering 22,0O0 cubic feet of
water per hour fourthly, she is fitted
with condenser furnishing 500 gallons oil
water per hour, and iifthly, she is
equipped a. a orpcdo-rcpairing vessel
The engines with which this combined
c-brcaker. tug-boat, iirc-engine
watcr-supplier. torpcdo-rcpairing shop
and man-oi-war is equipped are ol
l5O indicated horsepower. giving the
vessel speed of II "a knots.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

Judging from the reports published in
the Canadian papers of the prevalence of
lepro>y in the Atlantic provinces, the
State of Maine has something serious to
guard on il eastern border. besides
cholera, and the two inspectors. Drs.
Young and Porter. cannot be too vigilant.
several ne" cases have been found dur
ing the past year, and the hope of stamp
ing out the disease has been practically
relinqi,hed. \ number of lepers are at
large, and their association with the peo-
pie must spread the infection. So many
Province men are coming to Maine for
employment, that the subject becomes II
matter of some importance to our people
--EfcAaHgf.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
blaming IIcretlity.

II may afford a charitable cover for the
weakness of a drunkard to ascribe his
failing to ''hcredity," and screen himself
by shaming his father, but what shall
We say for the jewellers by the Congo
and among the glaciers of Greenland,
whose forefathcrs never knew the taste
of drink, but who will sell body and soul
for IA pint of rum: BY the way, we note
that the Arctic explorer, Nansen, who
first crossed Greenland from shore to
shore. abolished alcoholic drinks from
his food supplies, and now declares that
upon any future expedition to the Arctic
regions he would Danish it from the med
icinc chest. That is something for peo-
pie to ponder who fortify themselves
with "A glass of brandy ito keep out the
cold. "-Nuc YORK Ern0geijSt.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
Iongfellows Birthplace.

The misunderstanding in regard to the
birthplace III Lougtellow, arose from he
fact thai the l.ongfcllows were living IN
the third hou.c from the corner OF Fore
and Hancock streets in lN06. and that
Capt. samuel Stephenson. Whose wife
was sister ot Mr. l.ongfcllow. lived on
the corner. i t nevertheless the tradi
tion Is true that the poet was born in the
Stephenson house. for the captain Was
called away by his business for the will
ter. and Mrs. Stephenson. not wishing to
be left alone, urged the Iongfellows to
make their home with her for Il few
months. AMI they did so. Henry W
Longfellow was born during this tempo
rary residence of the family in the
Stephenson housc, - IhUj1pd Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
How are Young Spiders Fed?

Scientific books teach that young
spiders derive their food from the
atmosphere. y GO respondent of Science,
however. record. an incident which does
not agree with this theory lie di>eov-
cred in n ploWed field an enormous spid-
cr of the lyeo>idu species, Which Mis-
| u inehe. long. She presented very
curious appearance, being covered with
scores Of thy spiders from Die end OF
her body 10 the other. When she MIL
touched with Il weed stem the Young
spiders .campcrcd or at lively rate.
ony 10 return When left To themselves.
The ,pinnarets and abdomen OF the
moth spider were greatly distended.
Suddealy there was copious How of
white liquid, which the Young greedilY
deyourei. Examining the iluid under
the microscope. the observer MAS fully
convinced hat his was Vcritable milk,
aud that This spider had at least nnrsed
her Young instead oi bringing them up
ON atmoS pheiic moisture.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
\ Mystery of the Columbian
Stamp.

An elderly lady in a modest manner
leaned over the counter of a drug store.
and pointing to a letter with a Columbian
stamp, asked
"Will you please tell me if these
stamps are good for Just common use:''
When assured that they We're So intend-
ed She bowed politely and remarked rs
She left Il didn't know; thought they
were to be used perhaps, for etiquette, =
II have to answer that same question
ten times Il day" said the drug clerk
but | wonder what she meant by eli
quette = Baiiia0rc SIM.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
"1IIe maN Inc Without friends.

WE may live without friends we
w may live without hooks,
But civilized man eannat live Withhold
cooks
And cooks who are famed IN al loun.
tries and eIimes
Are always progressive aud abreast Of
the times.
Such as Marion HarIand and Mrs.
Mcbride,
MesIames Rorer and Lincoln, AM
many beside,
Who have tried CoTToLENE, ana
cheerfully say
This atglfoit lezzsaa5 is gaining the
day.
And sl<lhl physicians and chemists
attest
That for fa5-, 1saa1fa shortening
COTTOl ENE Is the best.
It is made Of beef suet ana y7t'on-seed
oil;
It is food for ths tsebIe, and strong men
of tod
lis color is nataralls yellow like gold,
And It's free from all olor when c'ok.
lng We re tod.
twill All your digestion instead ct
re1UL
| Ike food that is nude with injurious
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

Some workmcn recently saw rolling
on the waves of the Mcrsey near Liver
pool Il human form, which they brought
ia the shore. and found it to be that OF "A
voun. man in whose pocket was II letter,
saying: DO not try to find out who /
am Drink has made my liica failure.
In the papers next morning there was an
item stating these facts, and the coroner
received two hundred and forty-siX let
tcrs from parents who al lost their sons
through the trap-door of the public
house.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

Charlie, Dickens was rNtrcmciy fond of
amateur theatrieals. \ recently diScov-
cred letter OF his contains the following
lines. which are most charlc eristlc of
fine author of PickWick am terribly
ont of spirits This morning, owing to the
great difficulty and the stage carpenter
experience in making moonlight. which
i u much more troublesome task than we
anticipated" There is something very
ludicrois in the idea of employing a car
nnnInr To mnkc mnOnlight.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

We desire to say to our citizens, that for years
We have been selling DR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Dir. Kings New Life ills,
Bucklcn's Arnca Salve and Electric Bitters
and have never handled remedies that sell as
WE'LL or have given such universal satisfaction:
We do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, il satisfactory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won their great popu-
alrty purely on their merits Roland L. Pat
ten Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

An article on the life and work of
Phillips Brooks, written by his brother,
the Rev. Arthur Brooks, ID. D., of the
Church of the Incarnation, New York,
will be published in the May number of
IIarpcr's Magazine. This article. coming
from the pen of one most intimately
acquainted with the inner thoughts and
of the great American divine,
will he welcomed with much interest.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

Il have made one thousand dollars in
the last three months said prosperous
liquor seller to a group of men standing
near his saloon. You have made more
than that" quietly remarked listener.
what is that" was the quick response.
~ on have madc.'my two sons drunkards.
You have made their mother a broken
hearted woman. Oh, you have made
much more than can reckon, but you'll
get the full account some day.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
Bucklin's Arnlca Salv...

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
faction, or money efpnded. Price % cents per
box. or sale by Roland T. Patten.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27
Non-Partisan Wet. u

The Skowhegau Non Partisan " Z. T I ,
meets At the Parlors Of the =. \. Hall the
second and fourth Tuesdays Of each month,
At three o click. +. VI.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-04-27

Lanes Medicine moves the bowels each day
In order to be healthy this is necessary
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-11-10

gave him points in the game of usuryp Look
over the United States to-day, contrast the acts
Of pretended Christians with the principles of
Christ, and then dare to lay the responsibility
Of all the wrong that usury has wrought to the
door of the Jew. Look at our American Con-
gress, and tell us if those who obey the voice
OF greed in that body are all Jews. Look at
Scully. of Illinois, and tell us if he is Jew.
Are the Vanderbilts Jews ? Are all who have
cornered lands railroads, and homes Jews.
Let the reader whose home is mortgrged in
quire who it is who holds the mortgage, and if
he happens to be Christian, as in nine cases
out of ten he will be, ask him to be lenient
with you, and you will learn that he wants his
pound of flesh " and will be anxious to 90 old
Shylock one better by sucking the blood along
with it-Grand Master Workman Po,oderly in
the K. of L. Journal
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-11-10

names, from Herschel to Meyerbeer's brother.
Several of the best chess-players of the world
were jewish. M. O. Lombroso, himself q Jew,
has in Genioefollia given list of those Jews
who have gained name in medicine and phy-
siology. Others have become prominent in
jurisprudence, and no wonder, for a rabbi is
lawyer, and the Talmud is Corpus iuris
Though excluded from politics for centuries,
the Last century has produced Benjamin Dis
raeli, Ferdinand Lasselle and Leon Gambetta,
the first and English Tory, the second Ger
man Socialist and the last French Republic
can. The three most civilized nations of
Europe have bowed down before q Semitic
These three have shown the Jew in new as
poets the royal word, the master of parlla-
ments, and the idol of the masses Wagner
may sneeringly say that Mendelssohn, Meyer
beer and Halevy could produce German
or French opera but never new
form Of art. The Jews have shown originality
In all the sciences and arts we have enumerated.
And can We not add Spinoza to the original
men? Is George Brandes as critic not oripi-
nal and unique Literary Digest
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-11-10
THE REAL SHYLOCK.

Filings at the Jews are flying about promis-
cuously on every hand and it seems to me that
this practice is neither Just nor manly. Turn
the pages Of history backward to the dawn OF
Christianity and notice how the Jew has been
presented by those who professed to be actu-
ated by Christian charity. Notice how he has
been driven from country and home, how he
has been driven ahead of the advance-guard
of Christianity, and then pause for moment
to ask If the Christian is not in some small
measure to blame for the money lending charac-
teristics of the Jew of this day and generation
Driven from all other branches of trade. with
price on his head and his home at the mercy of
others, how could the Jew protect himself?
1t Is well enough to single out Rothschild and
point to him as fit representative of usury-
taking class, but when he is pointed to as
Rothschild the Jew " the bounds of propriety
are overstepped and common Justice is violated.
What right has Christian to drive q man
from every walk in life but that of money lem
der, and then insult his race and religion be-
,ause of that fact, in sneeringly calling him
lew. It is proper enoug to call a money len
der shylock, for that is term that is appli-
;able to men of all races and religions if they
practise usury; but to single the Jew out as
he only one who should wear that appellation
8 an outrage. I know Christions, and the
eader knows them, who on every Sunday
morning will walk slowly down the middle
isle in the Christian church, and, with SAN
timonious mien, bend the knee before the
liar Of God with no more of Christianity in
heir hearts than may be found in the stone
tops leading up to the church door. If liv-
ng representative of Shylock is to be singled :
ut, one whose talon-like fingers itch for usury !,
nd stretch out toward your pocket for the
rincipal as well, let us be honest enough to ,
Omit that we can throw a stona into any of
ur temples of Christianity and hit such sin {
or. Do not lay it all to the Jew. l admit I
nat he knows how to deal in money, but who
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-11-10
Antiquity of the Scriptures.

Few of us ever stop to think how old the
Bible is. Yet ''the Scriptures are believed by
candid critics to contain the most ancient forms
OF truth now known to men" With the aid
Of chronological tables, any one may easily
make profitable comparisons between the anti.
guilty of the Book and that of other writings
and events The Scriptures coatain the only
authentic history Of the world before the flood.
We find in the Pentateuch one or two stanzas
OF poetry composed in the antediluvian period.
The Hebrew statutes were enacted a thousand
years before Justinian reformed the Roman
Jurisprudence. In the Bible we have the re-
cord of chartered rights secured to the people
more than two thousand years before Magma
Charta
What sensation would be produced if the
first chapter of Genesis should appear for the
first time in one of our newspapers tomorrow!
Yet there can be no doubt that that chapter
contains the Oldest writing, twenty-five hun
dred years before the invention of printing.
record of the conversation of Soc
rates, in his Memorabilia, seems and old book
to us, yet similar topics were discussed in
Ecclesiastes six hundred years before. The
works of Tacitus, Plu'arch and Quintilian are
are not modern, yet the books of the New
Testament are older than they.
AS to the book of Job, it's age is beyond con-
ecture Those who make it as modern as they
AN, are compelled to place its origin at least
me thousand years before Homer. When
oriam was king Of Troy, Job was of remote
The name of Alexander has no
modern sound for us, yet when Alexander
INVADED Syria, the Book of Job might have
cen read before him as tho work of an author
,ore time honored then than the name of
lexafder is now.
The writings of Confucius are modern COM
AIRED with most of the Bible and the most
nat the Hindoos can justly claim for their
acred books the Vedas, is that they were
'ritten five hundred years after the death of
Loses. The Koran is a book fresh from the
tess compared with the Scriptures. Epson.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-11-10
JEWISH GENIUS.

They Excel in Great Many High Arts.
L. there Jewish national spiritp Is Their,
anything peculiar, psychologically and physio
logically, in the Semitic race, which gives it 8
decided advantage over the AryanP For IF
teen years these problems have excited my
curiosity. As a subject of comparative nation
al psychology it has its interest. Here are
some of that data I have collected.
Tho Jews of old were remarkable a. the
Greeks and Romans. The Bible is an evidence
Of this. Genesis is . piece Of poetry q weigh
I e Homer. Isaiah is a. original q Pindar.
The Hebrew spirit is - intense q the Greek,
though less apt to enlarge in breadth. How
ever. win not talk about the Lion of the
tribe Of Judah" but Of the Jew of the Talmud
and as found in the Ghetto.
1t has been charged against the Jews that
they are Orientals. But, how is it that they
have 30 thoroughly acquired the spirit Of the
Occident, that everywhere they dispute every
inch Of ground with the AryansP This is
certainly phenomenon. Let us remember
that they have conquered their place as Jews,
and not as those unfaitful to the paternal ira
ditions.
An English Jew, Joseph Jacobs, has COM
pared Jewish genius to that of non-Jewish
Englishmen, and collected facts to prove tnat
in the last century the 5000, 900 or 1000, 900
Of Jews in Europe have produced proportion
ately more eminent men then the 300, 600, 900
Christians. He has not counted the jews of
Turkey and Russia because they are not free.
The case would be still more in favor of jewish
supremacy If he would count all half Jews,
VIZ, the outcome Of marriages between poor
noblemen and rich bankers daughters mar
riages which are quite common.
According to Joseph Jacobs, the Jews have
excelled in music, dramatic art, poetry, medi-
cine, mathematics and philoloy. The Jewish
musicians are well known 50 we pass by them.
Among philologists and psychologists we men,
lion the names of Muuk, Oppert, Brael, We'll,
Desembourg, Halevy, Loeb Reinach. These
names are those Of the most prominent servants
# our day. For long time it has been said |
hat painting and music were foreign to the I
Jews. But nowadays Jewish artists appear G
'verywhere. The FIenchmen, Levy and
Worms, have made names for themselves and I
lso the German, Lieberman, and the American, {
dosler. The Dutch painter, Joseph Israel, /
as gained European fame, and so has Russia's t
est sculptor. Anatolsky. What magnificent il
rthology of Jewish poetry could be collected II
rom Jehuda, Halevy, Heine, Minsky, End n
Iatson How strange that this commercial q
eople possess so marked lyric vein And G.
hat have not the Jewish women done on the q
age Was it not girl from the despised Il
sople who gave the most noble Representations 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-04-26
The Side Shows at Chicago.

The season for opening the great Co.
lumbian Exposition has brought to the
Worlds Far City the largest aggrega.
ton Of amusement enterprises that has
ever been gathered together. Ithas been
estimated that nearly six million dollars
are invested in these undertakings. The
most noteworthy of these is perhaps the
Cyclorama of the great Chicago Fire. It
shows the City as it was during the pro-
gress of the fire, and will doubtless prove
one of the marvels Of the Worlds Fair.
Another very interesting exhibition, and
one that will appeal strongly to the reli-
gious masses, will be the new and mag
nifcient Panoramic repro oduction Of Jeru-
salem and the Cruciixion of the Savior,
to open May LIST, on Wabash ave. oppo-
site the Battle Of Gettysburg. Hardy's
Underg ground Theatre built seemingly
anywhere from 100 to 1900 feet below
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-04-26

the surface, promises to be one of the
most unique and wierd Of all the amuse-
ments. Over 100000 is said to be the
outlay on this enterprise alone. It is on
Wabash ave. just below the Libby Prison
War Museum.
On the Midway Plaisance in the Fair
Grounds will be found attractions almost
without number, nearly two miles Of
frontage. 1t is estimated that it would
cost couple over two hundred dollars
to see all the side shows at the Fair and
the downtown attractions; hence it
would be we'll for all parties going to
the Worlds Fair to make up list of
places of interest, they wish to see, for
manifestly few can afford the time and
money to see them all.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-04-26
BILL NYE ON PHOTOGRAPHS,
The Great Humorlst Answers Request
for his Likeness from the Editor of
the Review.
He Says he has Not had a Call for Any fs1
over Eighty years.
A Short Letter Full of the Fun for Which
kye is so Famous.

Some days ago the editor of this paper
wrote to Bill Nye, the humo1ist, for a
photograph of himself, stating as the
motive that it was intended for group
of photos of certain well-known Ameri-
can writer's. He replies to the request
under date of April 21st from Miles CT
ty, Montana, as follows:
My dear johnson: I write to say that
| have no photographs, as there has been
no call for them at all for over 80 years.
The pictures in the papers are correct
but as they are made from photographs
of many years ago they give the impress
sion that I am much more young and
Hossy than am. Perhaps it is wrong to
mislead the public with picture that
looks SO much more youthful than Inow
do. but, since I have gone into the show
business, find that it is the custom
among tlagedians to use their pictures,
taken in youth. With age do not i'm
prove my appearance and shall never
have any more pictures made. Thus
those extant will become extremely valu-
able. I have bought most of them in
and thus bulled the market. One taken
by California artist while in a beastly
state of Eintoxlcation is selling high and
is very rare. I wished to have it better
done. I can think of no more to write
and so, from habit, will close this letter.
You will notice that I am. using new
steel pen with lard oil on it so whenever
l let thought loose, the pen, suffering
ing from hyper cerebration, drops re-
mark of its own.
Yours very Sincerely
Edgar W. Nye.
Pen writer and author of the full-arm
and Farmer movement.) Address for
Summer, Arden, Buncombe Co., N. G.
.7- It isworthy. of note that the above
communication is one If the very few, if
not the only one, made by Mr.. Nye TO a
Northwestern paper in recent years.