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The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
The Old Chaisc.

\ spirited debate was going on i'll II
country Town Hall, to which the Jour
nal man WAS an Interested listener.
The question WAS whether or no we
should have English trade. The two
principal speakers were Squire Parsons
and the village lawyer, Samuel Patten.
The Squire MAS Il firm believer in pro-
lection and he made it point never to
buy an English article II hc could help
ii. On the other hand, fatteu was Il
free trader, and he cndeayored to con-
vince the house that Squire was II hypo-
critic and u traitor to his protection
party.
Well said h. every man in this
hall knows that Squire Parsons keeps
an English cllaisr. aud yet he says that
he never IL ,cs English articles.
The lawyer sat down, satisfied that he
had made his point. Then the Squire
arose slowly and began an elaborate
speech on the dangers of free trade.
''rhe chase. The chaisc What about
the chaise? came the cry from several
quarters of the hall.
The Squire stopped his discourse and
adjusted his glasses with sort Of half
smile on his face.
As for the chaise," he said Il can
only say that ii is an extremely old one.
which has been handed down in my
family from generation to generation,
and now it has come to me. 1t was so
delapitatcd that have kept it out in the
hen house for the chickens to roost on,
and | don't see how Brother Patten
knew anything about it unless he has
been in my chicken COOP
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
Interesting Facts about Corn and
Wheat.

The March report OF the Sta'lSllclan
of the Department Of Agriculture, Hon.
j. K. Dodge is devoted to the distribu-
ton and consumption of the wheat and
corn of the country. The investigation
shows many interesting facts. thus The
corn ON hand in the country March |,
Ma a total OF G26,slS,370 bushels, or
b ! per cent of the last product. This
propurl ion has been exceeded III March
four times in the last ten years. ami the
quantity has been exceeded five times.
lie consumption of eight months. ,00l,-
6l6.630 bushels. only exceeds thai fol-
loving he >mallcrCrop> a. 1857 and le9O
lin. aggregate -uld from farms Ii 20
beyond county lines is 2i1.31a,o0O
bushels. or l. per cent. of the crop.
The proportion mrrchanlahlr i lib
40. 900. or - per cent. The value r.
turned for nerchanlahle corn averages
l2.O cents; for understandable. ~
cents. making an aggregate Of S'i53 ,0oo,-
600
The amount consumed up to March |
/, .OO2 000. 0o0 bushels, little less
than the average quantity. The cold
weather has tended to Increase consump-
ton: the remarkable shortage OF hogs
to fatten has diminished it, Corn l. so
proiu,cly used, a. Il rule, that large con
sumption always follows a large crop
and vice versa.
The amount on hand aggregates 62G,-
Sl7,37O bushels, TWO thirus OF II in The
Western States. which always have Il
smaller proportion remaining at this
datr than II he average Tor lilc country .
while the south always has large pro
portion nearly half of the crop Tor
feeding pillow teams in the months OF
cultivation. IN spring and early summer,
while there i little winter feeding oi
hogs or cattle. There Is more on hand
than two wears ago, and only tWo-iilriS
AZ much a. in ls9o, after the great corn
crops of the een-,lN wear, anu the guam
tity Is less tlgln Ilrrr-lourlh' As much
as remained in March OF last year
There ate only seven states when
supply the general eomherciai move
ment of corn and the relative scarcity
or abundance Jn these states Is OF more
commercial importance than the pro-
portion on hand throughout tiie country
1t is seen that the quantity Is iitl le more
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23

Hartford Post President Harrison :
administration has been remarkable Tor
its safety and wisdom. 1t has done the
best il could with the silver question in
the face of Democratic aggressivencss
and has made tariff law which shows
its effects in the present business situa-
ton. When we add to this the reciproc-
ity achievements. not only with nations
south of lie but with European nations,
resulting in the larger market for our
agricultural products, the improvement
made in our postal facilities, the settle
ments of new lands, the making of new
states and the practical settlement of our
fisheries dispute, the Harrison admins
Tratou must be set down as one of the
richest achievements and one of the
safest in judicial care of the govern
ment's interests.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23

al the camp. hut n the trail led On 10
higher ground it reached depth of six To
eight inches To the usual labor of walk
ing was added the effort II push the foot
down through this heavy SHOW at every
step lie had to stop frequently and
lean against Il Tree To rest. and weuld
look ahead To auuthcr Tree and resolve
he would 20 80 far before stopping again.
If he had not 81 resolved. he said he
would surely have sought rest before he
reached it, About three miles short OF
his destination there Wa hay barn
where hc could 1T down, and While 50
resting. he deliberatrd seriously GA the
plan OF digging Il deep hole into HE hay
and remaining Their tar the night; but
he came to the conclusion that 1t might
not he safe. aud 80 started on aud arrlN-
I'd Al the house llfc in thr evening, more
completely tired cut than ever lie Wis i'll
his life. II MAS IA very eald night and II
ne had remained at the barn he would
probably have slept hi, List sleep 80 he
thought himself.
Robert Cobnrn, the son of Eleazer.
SENIOR. lived on the back road, Il mile or
more south OF his brothers. lie WAS a
man of >iucer. piety. artless and unatfcct-
ed. whose simplicity of character some
times exposed him to ridicule. heard
him ask once, il in the phrase the
Lamb of God that takcth away tn" sin OF
the world" the word i" world did not
mean q" worl Illness. lie became Il
preacher. being called to the work OF the
ministry By 4 dream, or perhaps hc call
ri il a vision. He was in large comp
any of men who had two trumpcts, one
OF leather. the other of silver. which
they were irving to sound. Any
of Them could blow the leather one but
the silver one WI, handed around and no
man among them could draw a sound
from it. When it came TO his turn 10
try it he easily brought forth the most
melndiulI- music from it. This was of
course the Gospel Trumpet which he was
diynelv called to blow. He married
Polly Parker, | suppo,e ot the fanlly
thu lived on the mi,tdle road, which was
noticed in previous number. They had
several children, sons and daughters.
While they We're young he moved east,
to Newport | believe, and have no
knowledge OF them. except one daughter
who married Il Howe, and after his death
married Isaac Steward and still later,
Major Joseph Emery. 1t WAS in memory
of her daughter, Mary \. Howe, and his
sister Fidella, that Gov. Coburn by his
will gave fifty thousand dollars to the
Wayland Seminary in Washington. ID. &.
Miss Howe had been teacher III the
Seminary, and Mrs. fidelia c. Brooks
went as a missionary to Africa and died
in few week after her arrival, being
worn out by sea sickness in the long yoy-
age in a sailing vessel
EBES WESTON
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
pin Money
From Halper's Young LconIe

fr3m Jumpers louRg FcoW'
Here is your pn-money, Maud"
said Uncle Hugh, as he handed his
niece bright silver dollar.
"Thank you, uncle; | WAS Just wish
ing for some spare change" and Maud's
eyes fairly beamed As she took the
offered money.
'uncle Hugh, when you give me
money to spend just as | please, why
do you always call it 'pin-money'E"
Maud asked.
.'Wcll, my dear, | will tell you the
origin of the term pin money Pins
were introduced into England by Catla-
rine, first wife of Henry VIII. They
were not, however, the Well-knOw small
pointed Instruments such as we Use.
but were made of gold, silver, ivory and
brass, many of them weighing Is much
as six or eight ounces. Such pins rs
those were worn'in the hair and used on
different parts of the clothing to fasten
folds or drapery. and We're quite orna
mental. Thus, YOU see, the first pins
were much more useful to ladies' than
gentlemen. The Spanish manufactur-
ers were permitted to sell their pins
only during the Christmas holiday, and
in that way gentlemen began to give
the ladies of their respective families
money ut Christmas time with which to
buy pins. At first they We're very cx-
pcnsive, costing as much rs we now
have to pay for Il valuable piece of jewel
~. However, after pins had become
common and cheap, gentlemen continu-
ed the practice of giving their wives,
daughters and sisters money to buy pins
in that way the term 'pin-money' origi-
mated, and it is now applied to an al
lowance made to a lady to buy any
small articles she may need or desire
Il am glad you told me all about it,
uncle said Maud: "and | thank YOU
very much. "
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
Live Man in Somerset.

One year ago North New Portland Was
visited by n $4,000 fire, when destroy
I'D the business part of the village. In
thirty days from that time Chas. ii.
Clark had erected aud was trading i'll his
new store, building s0x30 feet, with
dwelling over store, With walls and roof
covered with iron. He has since erected
a stable 50x2S feet covered with iron. He
has large business in the town and
from the back country, ni,hing sup
plies for lumbermen etc. The Post Office
aud Telephone Office are both in the
store. Mr.. Clark il interested in lumber
ing and several other outside branches,
and is live man, Industrial J"'trHal
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
Not a Failure

johnny Gibbs i youthful philoso-
pher. He believes thai life would be
smpitied if people would be content 10
do one thing at time.
The other day johnny was hard at
work with paper and pencil, His mother
looked overhis shoulder.
'Why, johnny" she exclaimed, your
spelling is perfectly dreadful Look at
that sitting in a chare. I'm ashamed
of YOU"
But, mama said the little boy reas-
suriugly, "this isn't Il spelling lesson.
Its n composition. - YOUTH Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23

VIM. Timmons. Postmaster OF ldayilla, 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 Bitters to be the best
Kidney and Liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man." =. w. Gardner, hardware mer-
chant, same town, says: Electric Bitters is just
the thing for 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 r. Patterns, Drug tore.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
FILTRATION.

You ask me why my h arts As gay
Is II was only yesterday
An hour before size proved untrue.
And lett ne in this horrid stew,
Nth all her iuodistc's bills to pay.
Nau know. ma cherc, it is my way
To never feet when women play
Ne falsr. in spite OF which cen YOU
Aou ask me why,
'-rhat's not the reason. sir you SAY.
Granted If might dare Il MAY
Aheml Her exit gives the cue
For me 10 try my luck with ypu
"Aau guessed as mueht"-aud Yet, perdicu
Non ask me why,
Kate Fields Washington.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23

II was -aid that the accounts OF the
state Treasurer Of Kansas are so tangled
that au expert has had to be called in to
unravel them. But this is only one OF
the minor penalties which Kansas has
had to pay for -uccumhing +" the lop'l-
list madness
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23

Is torpid and sluggish, yru cannot do bust
ness successfully. Everything goes wrong.
You don't feel we'll. Get your liver in good
Tea the great blood purifier and nerve tonic
1t has no equal as health restorer For sale
at Roland T. Patterns drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
Bucklin's Arnica SaIxe.

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 % cents per
box. or sale by Roland I. Patten.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23
Non-Partisan W.C.T.U.

The Skowhegan Non-Partisan w. C. T. u,
meets at the Parlors of the q. A. r Hall the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each month,
at three O'Clock, =. NJ.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-03-23

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam stops the cough at once
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11
INDEPINDENCE.

INDEPENDENCE, PA, February TO-
The following township ticket was
nominated by the Republicans at their
primaries held here IN last Saturday;
Judge, E. B. Joll7; inspector, r. b.
Beard; school direc.Ors, j. II. Welch,
d. c. Perrin and CHESTER Grimes; just
ice, j. II. Welch; road supervisor, JAS.
Crouch and George smith; auditor, w.
C. Carman; clerk, Leonard Ritchey.
The election will be held on Tuesday,
February p.
CaSsius Perrin, whl left here thirteen
years ago for the will West, returned TO
his old home this week TO visit his par
ents. He has been n Arizona Territory
the greater part O the time, and has
been deputy sheriff Of Pima county. He
is a fine looking MAJ, ana says he likes
the wild West very we'll.
VIM. DCwdell tss moved to David
Buchansn's farm ald will do the farm
ing for him.
Phillip Crow has moved to j. V.
DOdd's farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P Westlake are Wis
iting friends 1t Hsmlin's, Pa.
J. 5. Liggett has returned from Chi
cago with twO car loads Of fat cattle for
Mcdonald, Ia.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11
FINANCE AND TRADE
Money, 2a4 Per Cent.-Governments. Duh
and Reavy-StoolJs, Dull-FlOur, Dull aud
Unchanged-Wheat, Firmer.

Money, 2a4 Per Cent.-Governments. DUH
and Heavy-StoolSs, Dull-FlOur, Dull aud
Unchanged-wheat, Firmer.
New YoRK, February 1O.-Money on call
easy at 2a4 per cent; last loan az per
cent; closed offered at , per cent
Prime mercantile paper Sac per cent
Sterling exchange, quiet at 4o64a4SS.
GOVERNNENTs-Dull and heavy.
FOurs Registered. ............. .ll21
FOurS Coupon. .................-.. .4lZ59
FOur-and-a-half Registered. ......... 991
Pacific Skies OF 95..................lO 5
STATEs-Dull and heavy.
RAILROADs-Quieter
SToCKs-The stock market to-day was q
waiting one and, as usual under such cir
cumstances, was dull, except where the
operations Of the bears created temporary
activity. The market wat almost entirely
professional today. The early strength
sufficed TO advance prices generally small
fractions, Manhattan, New England and
Distillers being the only ones TO
show any special strength, but the
pressure brought to bear later in
the day wiped out these improvements,
with something IN addition. Distillers and
Lead among the Industrials and Richmond
aud West Point among the Railroads be-
ing exceptionally strong and closing with
fractional gains. Special pressure, how
ever, was brought to bear upon the Coal
ers, and all of that group were driven
down materially, while unfavorsble ru-
mOrs were circulated TO accelerate the de-
cline. a heavy selling Of Reading. which
seemed TO come principally from Philadel-
phia, drove il down TO Az. The market
finally closed firm aud slightly lower for
the day. Sales, 30l, 800 shares. Quotations
closed bid:
Atchison, S4k; Adams Express, 1876;
American Express, l19; Baltimore and
Ohio "a; Canada Pacific, S55S; Central
Pacific. 27S[; Chesapeake and Ohio. 235s I;
Chicago and Alton, l42; Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, 99}s; Delaware and Hud-
son, 1881; Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, 1917; Denver and Rio Grande
preferred 541{ Erie, 24lI; do. preferred,
50; Fort Wayne, l55: Illinois Central,
99lz; Lake Shore, l2SiS; Michigan Gen.
trail. los; Missouri Pacific, sos; Norfolk
and Western preferred, S6ss; Northern Pa
cihc, 17s<; do preferred, 4s1s; Northwest
ern 1l3; do preferred l45; New York
Central, 1895; Pacific Mail, 235s; Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, IL; PittSburg,
l55; Pullman Palace, 1879; Reading, -;
Rock Island, ssh: st. Louis and San Fran
cisco first preferred, IS; St. Paul, 1875 :
do preferred 1881; Tennessee Coal aud
Iron, S53s: Texas Pacific, %; Union Pa
cifc. S91s; United States Express. A.;
Western Union, 90; Wheeling and Lake
Erie. 1884; do. preferred, 6S14.
Mining Stocks-Cholor -; Crown Point
65: Consolidated California and Virginia,
250; Deadwood, $50; Gould and Curry, so;
Hale and Norcross, 100; Homesteak, 1900;
independence, =; Mexican. $50; North
Star, =; Ontario, 1900; Ophir, 9l0; Ply
mouth, 80; Sierra Nevada, 100; Standard,
40; Union Con-. 100; Yellow Jacket 60;
Iron Silver, So; Quick Silver, $50; do pre-
ferred, 1880; Bulwer, 10.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11
BELLAIRE.

Tpeople In lower town were con-
sideoly alarmed yesterday over The
: con.ting reports in regard to the
riv, The rumor was started that
the would be ten feet more water
heEhan on Wednesday evening when
tbachest point Of the present rise
wgeached. There was no authority
fothis statement, although reliable
rerts from Pittsburg stated that they
evcted several feet more OF water
the than on the present rise.
nv Bros minstrel brass band made
sendd music on the streets yesterday,
al had a big house at the Elysian last
! eening. They gave a pleasing per-
\ frmante. There are nine Guys with
pc company.
II you want the best Sunday paper
GUY the REGISTER tomorrow morning
Its local news department is an inter-
esting feature not found in Sunday
papers flom other cities.
The immortal services by Spangler
Post al Old Fellows Hall last evening
were well attended. The programme
as published in this paper yesterday
was well ,endered.
The committee who has charge OF the
arrangements for the raising OF the uag-
pole in City Park on Washington's
Birthday, will meet at the Mayors
Office this ,vening.
Fred Sehck, the young pharmacist,
who has BEEN in the West for some time,
is in the city on q visit to his father,
John Schicx, Of the Fourth ward.
The Perfect Preserving Company has
already con racted for about all the to-
matoes it vii be prepared to handle the
coming season.
You can lave the SUNDAY REGISTER
delivered your home tomorrow
morning by leaving orders at Blake
uey'S news DEPOT.
Word received here last evening
stated that there would be four feet
more water tam on Wednesday even
ing.
Two childrtn were buried at Rose
Hill Cemetery yesterday, one a child OF
John Vanca np, of the Second ward.
vincent McAlllen ana y. ". Atblc, OF
New Orleans, are visiting VIM. McMil-
len OF the Fourth ward.
The reception room in Liberty Hose
House has beer nicely fixed up with new
paint and pape.
The Second (colored) NJ. E. Church
folks are holding fair and festival al
City Hall.
John Parks HIS returned from trip
through the Ind ana gas fields.
J. W. Shannon, ESQ, of st. Glars
vile, was in the lity yesterday.
Miss Alice CrlsRell, OF Moundsville, is
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. Chalkley Dawson, of the Fifth
ward, is quite siCi.
Hay is selling az S15a16 per ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, February Observation-Disclosures
$4,000 head shipments, 1000 head; market
slow; prime TO extra steers - 25a5 80; good
to medium 81 75a5 10; others 81 25a4 SIS:
feeders 81 30a4 30; cows s. 50a4 80.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; shipments,
GOO head; market, active and steady;
mixed and packers S 00as IS: prime
heavy IS 5OaS 65; prime $ l0aS S5; light
S. 25aT IS: pigs IS 00a6 So
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments,
1000 head; market steady; natives 81 GOA
80; westerns Is oOa5 Is; lambs 81 5Oa6 l5
EAST LIBERTY, PA, February 10.-Cattle
Receipts. 600 head; shipments, 600 head !;
market nothing doing; all through con-
signments.
Hogs Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
900 head; market, firm; all grades IS 5Oa
600.
Sheep-Receipts, Q, 100 head; shipments,
400 head; market strong and active.
CINCINNATI, O., February 10.-Hogs,
scarce and higher at e. seas Go, receipts,
200 head; shipments, 1,SOO head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11

fruit trees from the nursery nearest to
the place where they are TO be planted.
Trees from a distance nearly always
need to be acclimAted.
If crop is worth growing 1t is worth
harvesting. Stacking hay out OF doors
and leaving corniodder in the field I'M
til February is poor economy.
Never permit piece of land to lie
idle because 1t is rough. Stock IL with
shsep and they will at least pay the in
terest aud taxes.
The hens that lay well are neither
very young or very fat. A good thrifty
condition is what is necessary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11

1neSe windows CHALIlE lOCSE GOWN.
look ike fairy bowers AL are more
beautiful than one can IN, with their
rich colOring Of purple an green.
Purple and green, by tie way, are OIL
ten setn-nOt raging. toIent purple
like that affected by theitalian women,
but a modified shade tpiiOtrOpe, may
be, violet. lilac or the hay shade OF the
morning sky. An ,hsse shades are
combined with an The shades OF yellow
or OF green, but they are carefully
done, with nature as tAe master.
1 saw a hat-oh, dream Of hat! IL
was of fine black lace and narrow black
velvet ribbon, and on 10 was regularly
gathered AID tied up bunch Of pink
moss resebuis and viOlets. Just think
Of putting PINK and violet together
Yet, within tender moss on the buds
and thg'Treea hearts of violet leaves,
here Syas nc clash Of color. All was
N ost exquisite harmony. II nature
,.Ydiad aud her lessons learned there
wibs no mistake eveu on an Easter
bObet.
Aotber thing Just now gives OppOr-
tuptv for beautiful harmonies In color,
snd Mat is he design in the challies
and sateens Natural flowers are re-
produced aseXactly almost as an artist
does in painting, and the effect Is so
pleasing tat the eye rests on them
with keen delight. One dark, reddish
brown chlie had the most exquisite
bluets. mix and blue, scattered spar
inglv owe. il. Another OF soft green
sh While had trailing pond lilies,
latural ,ize, and how cool and pretty a
own that will make in summer one can
oarfne when trimmed with lace and
Ops OF moss green velvet gibbons.
A challie that was made up and In
ndow also gained my appreciation. It
ia pattern OF Scotch thiStles in nat
u color. The gown itself was plain
ioake, belted i'm by plaid ribbon,
web formed one loop and two long
Ell. The ribbon contained the cOlors
Ofe thistle. The neck was finished
wi a deep irill and iabOt Of point de
geHace, and the sleeves were frilled
witthe same. Challie is so deliciOusly
sOftnd fine that it appeals to every
one,nd it Grapes as beautifully as
crap
+AutW LtNANA 0AA tAeN ~ --t-----
re asOft as the challios, and l think
be pttiest are those in ombre stripes.
The are some magnificent white
'ocad silks. and some satin dress
ltterl with designs worked out in
I'D an silver embroidery. A Jose
pine syn for handsome evening wear
W Of bite aud silver brocade, with
MS grn velvet pulled sleeves and
Sal A1und the bottom was a silver
rlton VIII green velvet leaves.
Satinmbroidered costume was most
eleint. he gown was cut en- prin-
cess the embroidered front Slashed
oyeembrdered black tulle. The train
VAST san, and the sleeves were
'anAs' m1e Of Spanish lace. The
em01dery az Of black. gold and sill
YER The hnuor Of dressing the hair
addet piquacy to the whole costume,
WnlcRaS pa.iculariy graceful.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-11
WOOL

PHILADELPHIA, February Io.-Wool, firm /;
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Xxx and above 29s31c; X 2sa29c: medium
34aS6c; coarse 33a35c; New York, Michi-
gan. Indiana and Western fEe or y and Xxx
26aS7c; medium 3Sa34c; coarse ga
SIC: fine washed delaine Y and Xxx 2oa33c;
medium washed combiRg ana delaine S5a
SIC: coarse do. 34a36c; Canada do. 3lsS3c;
Montana l6a22c; Territorial l3a2lc.