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The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
The CAME or WHIST.


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There are two recognized systelus, the
English and the American In English
whist the game j. fye point and honor.
-acr king. queen and kHdve Of the
trump suit--.tfe counted In American
whist the game j. still five points, but
houor- are not counted The old Eng
h-h game-lpng whist-consist.d Of
10 points, with honors counted Amer.
ran whist is not the salne Il. American
leads. These leads can be played b in
dividual players. whatever the game
may be
Richard A Proctor has written
good book ON How to Play Whist
He has also contributed articles t. yari
Gus magazines on the subject Of chance
III card games He ca ula'ed THAT there
are no less than 635, el3.555, TOO way,
Of making a whist hand, and that there
is only one chance in l5s. -, -, 600
and then, Of course, the dealers
trumps must be taken-of holding -
trunps. Out Of l,5s7, 533, s99 hands
dealt 342, 1872, 2l9 hands Will contain
four cards Of two suits, three cards Of
one and two cards Of one suit There
are %, j34, 079, 072 ways Of making a
hand that shall contain one five card
suit, two three card suits and one two
card suit and So, 000, 000, 600 WAYS Of
making hand containing five cards Of
one suit, four Of another, three Of Il
third and two Of a fourth Fourth in the
order Of frequency comes the hand con
tanning one five card suit, one four card
suit and two two card suits. There arr
81, 1872, 1876, $40 ways of making this
hand.
"Only fifth in order Of frequency, g"
says Proctor, comes the hand which
many suppose the most frequent, that Of
greatest uniformity Of distribution. one
four card suit and three three card suits
There are GG, 90j, sJG, 100 ways Of max
ing this hand. The sixth hand, in point
of frequency, is that which contains six
cards Of one suit, three Of another and
two cards from each of two suits Speak
ing of whist chances, Mr. Proctor dis.
cusscs the Marlborough hand, which
contains no card over nine. II was so
called because Lord Marlborough used To
wager 81, 900 to & that hand Of the
| sort would not be dealt The chance that
such IA hand Will be dealt is one in ls2s
| chances, SO that his lordship's bet Wa
pretty safe. -Baltimore American
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
Probate Court.

At the May term of Probate Court be-
gun Tuesday morning, Judge Boswell
presiding the following business was
| transacted
Reports of Commissioners on the
estate of Albert f. Adams, Thomas l..
Lurton, were filed, and reports of com
missioners We're accepted in cases of
james O. Buzzell, Samuel 7. Record.
License granted to sell real estate in
the case of typrian Antill, Joseph
Cayouette, Geo w. IIawes.
The wills of Ann NJ. Boynton, Joseph
f. Brown, Harriet 5. Hall, Maria b.
Hatch Nathan l.. lIodgdon, James
Sands, Asa VI. Viles, Sumner Webb.
| Eben Williamson. were proved
Accounts settled in estate of Joseph
Hugh, Nathaniel p. Merrill.
Widows allowance was granted from
estate of Joseph Hugh.
Distribution was decreed on the estate
of Seth Wheeler.
Administration was granted in the
case of Chas. T. Remick.
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Roy \. Dean was adopted by Willis II.
Brown aud vie and his name was
changed to Row Dean Nation.
Widows allowances was asked from
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Henry Murphy, clothing manufacture
er of South Norridgewock, was in town,
Tuesday. He says he is doing nothing
in his work-rooms now. He has been in
business Is years and last December was
the first time he was obliged to shut
down because he could not get work to
do. His experience is that of many
clothing manufacturers this year.
How long will it continue thus is II
pertinent and important question.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.. The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week:
st. Albans-Corydo a. Page to Geo.
II. Cooley. sl75; Slas Church to NJ. A..
Higelow, $1,000: D. L. Thompson to
Willis Rhoades ct al, 81,
Canaan-A. j. Nelson to Esther Mel
son, ct al, $1,000.
Elizabeth A. Webb, ct al, to
Carrie b. Longley, 81: Mary +. Webb,
to Carrie b. Longley. ST.
vile IL. Record, 5000.
Skowhegan--AleXau dpr Lumsden to
Samuel frederick, 5000; Frank B. Ilcscl-
ton to VIM. j. Ileselton, $1,000; Mary
c. Brainerd to Levi W. Weston. 81.
Hariland Gorham a. Rowe to Fred
{. Dunlap, SO.
Moscow-Frank b. Carney to Abel ".
Moore, 800 Abel \. Moore to Frank b.
Carney, $500
Harmony-Alva +. Mitchell to VIM,
+. Marble, $3.50.
Embden-Abbie Dunlap to Frank p.
Eames, $50; Moses b. Thompson to
lothian Stevens, $3.50.
Fairtield-S. T. Abbot, ct al, to Chas
E. Barney, SIPS.
Dennistown-Joseph Wilson to Rich
ard Wilson, $500.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Daniel w. Ames has recently made Il
change from the Milliken Tomlinson
Company, to Charles Nc Laughlin & Co.
Portland, the firm he first represented
on the road when he began as COM
mercial traveller thirty-four years ago,
Mr.. Amrs is one of the best known
commercial men in Maine, native of
somerset and began his business career
in our county.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
A Republican State Convention
WILL BIZ HELD IN
City Hall, Lewiston, ,u nSt J, Aba.
nrun,CI OCK A N

IN, the purpose OF nominating candidate Tor
Governor to be supported At the september
election and transacting any other business
tnat may properly come before 1T.
The basis OF represe ntation will be as fol
lows. each City, Town and Plantation vii be
entitled TO one delegate, and for each seventy
I'VE votes cast Tor the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1892 additional delegate,
seventy five, an additional delegate
Vacancies in the delegation of any ItY.
Town or Plantation can only be filled by resi-
dents Of the County in which the vacancy ek-
lists.
The state Committe viii be in session Ia the
reception room OF the Hall At nine o'clock On
the morning OF the Convention. Tor the pnrz
pose Of receiving the credentials Of delegates
Delegates in order to participate in the Con
vention must be elected subsequent to the
date Of the call for this Convention
Confronted as are, by the attempt Of the
Democratic party in Congress to destroy the
industries to PROSTATE the agricultural inter.
ests OF the Country and to degrade labor BY
preventing the laborer receiving his Just re-
ward, we invite the electors Of Main, without
regard to past political differences. who desire
to protest against the destructive policy Of the
Democratic party who are in favor Of main
tanning the Protective Tariff; who believe in
o sound and honest currency; in free popular
education in securing political power to every
citizen: in promotion OF the cause of temper
ance in equal and Just taxation in all meas
ures for the encouragement and defence of
American interests at home and abroad and
in an economical and efficient administration
OF the States affairs, to unite with the Re
pnblcans in the selection OF delegates to this
Convention.
Per order. Republican State Committee
+ F. SouTHARD, j. H. MAsLEY,
Secretary. Chairman
AUGUSTA Maine, April Bird, 1894.
The Convention will be composed of 1905
members divided among the Counties as fol
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,
Secretary of State

TIE SoMERRET REPORTER and the
New York Tribune (weekly) one full
wear for the small sum of Sl.75 This il
an offer that many Somerset people
should avail themselves of before the Of
fer is closed A word to the wise, etc.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
Municipal Finance.

The census bureau has issued Il bulle-
tin relating to the finances of municipali-
ties having 1000 or more population.
The following table giving the rate of
tax aud the per capita tax and debt in
the Maine cities and towns, is compiled
from this bulletin.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
The First Maine Banquet.

The Somerset County Association of
the First Maine Cavalry held its Fourth
Annual meeting and banquet at Hotel
lIcseton Monday evening the 9TH in
stani, the 18th anniversary of Lees sur
render at AppomattoX, and of the pract-
ical close of the war of the Rebellion.
The officers of the association for the
past year Capt Icnas Vaughan, Presi-
dent; +. j. Savage, Vice President; j.
II. Wyman. Secretary; Ilcwellyn Good
win, Treasurer, were AL present at the
business meeting.
Frank j. Savage of Fairfield was elect
ed President for the ensuing year, y. f..
Bickford, Vice President; j. IL. Wyman,
secretary; II. }. Narney, Treasurer.
Mark Harville of Skowhegan, veteran,
was elected an honorary member of the
Association.
1t was voted that ladies be invited to
participate in the banquet to be held
April 9th 1895, which will mark the full
30 years since the close of the war.
At 8 O'Clock, upon completion of the
business of the association, the comrades
repaired to the spacious dining room
where ''mine host" IIeselton had the
banquet spread in style at once artistic
and appetsing, the variety and extent of
which may be seen by the following
menu:
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
A PROCLAMATION.


1t is appropriate that we should continue to
observe the sacred and time honored custom
established by the New England fathers when
they laid the foundation of a great nation, a
custom that is still dearly cherished and
deeply enshrined in the hearts of Christian
people.
Therefore by the advice OF the Executive
Council, designate
Thursday, April 10th.
instant, as day of fasting and prayer.
We recognize the deep significance of the
lessons of this day, and may it be tittingly OBJ
served and respected throughout the entire
State.
Given at the Council Chamber, in Augusta,
this fourth day of April. in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety -four, and OF the Indepen-
dence of the United States Of America
the one hundred and eighteenth.
HENRY B. CLEAVES.
BY the Governor
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,
Secretary of State
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

augusta correspondents are about this
time exercising their ingenuity over
legislative probabilities in the matter of
election of State officers, presiding on
GERS of the branches and measures likely
TO be considered by law-making body
not yet elected. Among the latter is
sa'd to be, an inquiry into the Prohibitory
laws, an attack on State assessors,
radical changes in the Australian ballot
law, general police commission law
similar to that now applying to the city
OF Biddeford, the abolition of coroners
substituting therefor medical examin-
er law, etc., etc. This is all right for
guess work.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

The Republican committee of the Sd
Congressional District will meet at
Pittstield tomorrow, Friday, to fix upon
time to hold the congressonal conven-
ton and to issue the call therefor. The
place of holding the convention will
doubtless be Watervile as usual. Hon.
Nathaniel Meader of Waterville. Frank
W. Hovey Esq, of Pittsfield, A. w.
Cushman, of Ellsworth and J. W. Black
OF Searsport, constitute the committee
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Municipal elections in California, New
Jersey and New York show g;and Re
publican victories this week. Even in
the city of Albany, y, y, the Cleveland
Democratic organization was over
thrown.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Senator Hill addressed the Senate,
Monday, on the tariff bill which he de-
nounced vigorously especially the in
come tax feature. 1t is hard to tell
what he will do when he comes to Il vote
on the bill. None but Democrat could
make such strong argument against a
measure and then support it, but there
is no telling what a membep of the dom
inant party will do, these times. Evil
IDENTIFY Hills first object is to defeat the
income tax feature. What he will do
after that no man but Hill can tell and
there is some doubt whether he knows.
now. He may have loyalty enough to
his state to make an effort to save its
great industries against the wishes of
his party, who care more for party than
for the welfare of the people.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

x III y. N. DO TVTT. ~
] have an electrical bath which
cost $. and haze your papers descrip-
ton of Androsis. have long believed
that the elements OF disease might be eX-
PEELED and after reading our papers an
convinced that you have struck ii. Send
terms Al onCe.
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The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

The REPORTER is indebted to Senator
Voorhees, for copy of the Wilson tariff
bill, as reported to the Senate from his
March 20,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Senator Hill scores the Cleveland adj
ministration vigorously. anet its Hawai-
ian blunder, but lays the blame largely
on Gresham, whom he calls Republi-
can statesman, expressing regret that
the President WAS unable to find one of
his own party, with Democratic in
stncts and training to manage foreign
affairs. His characterization of the
Democratic Secretary of State is entirely
inaccurate, He is not a Republican and
most Democrats will admit he is not
much of Il statesman.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

At Washington This week the princi-
pal work in Senate has been discussion
of the tariff bill in the House little has
been accomplished. Mr.. Reed and
speaker Crisp have had several sharp
colloquies. \ caucus of House Demo-
Gratis adopted a resolution in favor of
the cid state bank system. southern
Democrats say that if tariff bill is pas
sed this session it shall contain the in
come tax. President Cleveland has is
sued proclamation intended to pro-
tect seals in Behring Sea.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, apt
ly calls the theories of the dominant
party at Washington. 1.-THE gospel of de-
spair."
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
DOCTORS AGREE ON
A\IDROSIS
" are. Mo Dec. 15th, d,

Ware. Mo Dec. -3,h, q.
an in fall sympathy @i,h your
method as described n papers lust re-
seiyed, aid ask Tor your terms TO the
profession,
+. Y. e MIL. VI y.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

A very heavy storm of rain, sleet and
snow, with high wind, prevailed Tues
day and Wednesday, in Pennsylvania,
New York and Massachusetts, doing
much damage to fruit trees, telegraph
wires and shipping along the coast.
Eighteen inches of snow fell in the
mountain regions of Pennsylvania. The
storm is due here. to-day.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Jefferson Savage, ESQ, of East Madi-
son was in attendance upon Probate
Court yesterday. He and John Il. Me
Clellan are administrators of the estate
of the late Mrs. Eddy.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

BY invitation of Rev. T. &. Moses, To
the members of the local kecley League,
several of them. with their ladies. were
most Hospitality entertained Monday
evening last, ut this reverend gentle
mans home. \ delightful evening was
passed. and refreshments were served.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12
Blue Points

Dlut IOlHtS
Mock Bisque
Celery
BOILED Samon, Egg Sauce
Lettuce French Fried Potatoes Radish
ROAST
Young Turkey with Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
"a Green Peas Marshed Potatoes
Spinach Greens
Potato Salad
Minced English Pheasant on Toast
~ Tomatoes Saratoga Chips "a Cucumbers
Cigarettes
strawberry Short Cake
Strawberry Jelly and Cream
Lemon Ice Cream
Walnut Cakk Ribbon Cake Fruit Cake
Jelly Rolls
Oranges Bananas Pineapple Dates
New Figs Confectionery Assorted Nuts
Lemon Marmalade
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

Oranges Bananas Pineapple Dates
New Figs Confectionery Assorted Nuts
Lemon Marmaade
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

The kennebec grand jury, Tuesday,
reported 60 indictments all but five of
which were for violation of the prohibi-
tory liquor law.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

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The Somerset reporter., 1894-04-12

At the May term of Probate Court be-
gun Tuesday morning, Judge Boswell
presiding the following business was
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-06-15
OHIO pRoHIBITIoNlsTs.
They Adopt Lengthy Platform and Nomi-
nate State Ticket.

They Adopt Lengthy Platform and NOmi-
nate State Ticket.
COLUMBUS, o.. june 9.-The prohibit
tionist state convention spent much
time discussing proposed platform
planks, but finally adopted those in
favor of an alliance to the national
prohibition party, equal suffrage,
money issued by the government alone,
government savings banks, tariff as
defense against foreign govern
ments, government control of rail-
roads and telegraphs, day of
rest in seven, pensions, revision of
immigration laws, revision of time of
naturalization, public schools in En-
glish language, listing taxable proper
ty at actual value, salaries to officials,
election of presidents, vice presidents
and senators by direct vote. The plat
form opposes legalization of drink
traffic, nonresident, alien land owners,
trusts, speculation in grain and refuses
all forms of local option or taxation of
the liquor traffic.
The nominations were as follows:
For secretary of state. Mark McCar-
land, of Kent, Portage county: judge of
supreme court, j. w. Roseborough,
Elmdale, Fulton county; for state
school commissioner, Prof. L. Y. Irish,
Columbus; for member board of public
works, H. L. Earles, Ironton, Law
renee county.
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USES oF SAND.
Tho Wide Utility to Which It Can BE Put In
the Household.

Tho Wide Utility to Which 1t Can Be Put In
the Household.
1t has frequently been said that the
commonest things are the most valua-
BILE TO humanity. Air and water and
all the necessities are free. In com
mon sand we have one of the most val
liable of all household agents. There
is not securing soap of any value in
the markets that does not owe its chief
excellence to the use of sand as n large
ingredient. In olden times housewives
secured their kitchen floors into snowy
whiteness with pure sand and soap,
and the clever manufacturer of modern
times has utilized the idea and manu-
factured a sand soap, one of the most
valuable of modern convcniences. The
old-time kitchen floor, which WAS
strewn with sand in fanciful figures, Is
fast becoming thing of the past. Our
modern Kitchens are no less neat, per-
haps, but they require less care, with
their hardwood floors and oiled boards.
Yet there is probably as much use for
sand in various ways now as ever. The
handsome parlor vases are usually filed
with some such ingredient to weight
them and prevent the light porcelain
from being brushed off the mantel-
piece We have learned that flowers
will keep better in damp sand than
in water. and a centerpiece Of Aovers
for the table will be more gracefully
and firmly arranged in a jar of wet
sand than in a foundation of moss.
The old gardener knew little of the
value of sand in the garden, but the
scientific gardener Of modern times
knows that sandy loam properly fer
tilted is the most productive Of all
soils, and that pure sand is the very
best earth of all in which he can plant
his cuttings and slips for roofing.
Thus the most barren of ali the
earth's products will be found rich in
usefulness. Without good, sharp sand
plaster and mortar Of all kinds are inn
possible, and a bed of good sand in the
vicinity of great city becomes a ver
table mine of wealth to the owner
N. Y. Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-06-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail


n
A RECENT dispatch from China said
that the revolution in the province OF
Kirv and Manchoralis was extending
Mounted banditti, armed with repeat
ing rifles, had defeated the imperial
troops In every engagement and had
occupied several important positions:
including the Sarsing arsenal i'm which
100000 rifles were stored. Viceroy III
Hung Chang was gathering a large
force to suppress the rebellion.
THE silver commission. which was
convened in February last ut Berlin,
concluded its labors on the 4th without
arriving at any decisions
THE election for chief and second
chief Of the Seminole nation came off
on the 5th at Eufaula. /. r.. and the
present chief. John T. Brown, was
elected by nearly 200 majority. Hol-
butta Harjo was elected second chief
without opposition.
THE acting president Of the republic
of Bogota has just announced that sew
eral millions of dollars in currency
were clandestinely issued in 1889. A
searching investigation is under way.
ISFEREScEs from the speeches at the
Ohio state republican convention on
the 9Th at Columbus were TO the effect
that Foraker was the favorite for the
United States senate and Mckinley for
president.
LEWIS WILLIS, president, and Samuel
+. Jones, secretary of the Mckinley
Tariff league, have issued call for
convention of colored republican clubs
TO be held at Whithaft hall in Wash
ington July ?.
THE house committee on railways
and canals has agreed to report the
compromise bill drawn by Representa-
tive Ryan, Of New York, for the survey
of ship canal route from the Ohio
river to Lake Erie.
SENATOR MCPHERSON, of New Jersey,
was reported quite i'll on the sth. His
ailment was said to be some affection
of the nerves of the stomach.
IT has been decided by the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce to report to the house bill
for the requirement of the Nicaragua
canal by the government and for car
rying on the work to completion.
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surrendered % the ofacers.

John Stanley and Clarence Cox, ac-
cused of one of the bloodiest crimes in the
annals of Tennessee, surrendered them
selves last week to Sheriff Fox at Knox
vile. They were marched into the city
before daybreak under an escort of four
armed men, Cox's father and Stanley s
father-in-law being among the guards.
This was to prevent the arrest of the
men by any officers, as Cox's father de-
sired to get the $500 reward offered for
their arrest with which to pay an attorney
to defend them. They are charged with
killing Henry Snodderly, rich Union
County farmer, so years of age, and his
wife, on the night of February s. A
grandson of the old couple, Sam Gwynne,
who was in the house at the time, as
arrested for the tragedy, but subsequelt-
" discharged. He said, however, that
he recognized Stanley's voice the night of
the murder. Stanley and Cox had left
their homes near Knoxville February
and thus they were connected with the
crime. Since leaving they have been in
Kentucky and Illinois, but for three
weeks past have been in hiding near their
homes. They deny the crime and say
they have postponed their surrender for
fear of lynching. Stanley is 80 years of
age and a coal miner, while Cox is an
innocent-looking country boy of 90 The
motive of the crime was robbery, but t.ss,y
secured little money.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-06-15


Capt. J. H. Martins of Memphis, has
just returned from 4 trip to Lake county,
which he took for the purpose Of having
a good fish in Reelfoei lake While he
admits that the fishing was eoDa al the
lake, he says that the country in Lake
county is so pretty that he spent most Of
his holiday in riding around drinking In
the beauties of nature
Why" said he, talking over the trip,
Il don't believe that there is another
State in the Union that boasts of as
pretty land as there is in Lake county,
Tenn. Talk about being land poor, why.
land there cannot be bought at any price.
The only way man can get farm there
j. TO wait until somebody dies and the
estate is being settled up. Then there
is chance, and but a chance. One acre
of land raises threngHSrters of a bale
of cotton an acre, and as there is no
danger of overflow, it is no wonder that
the land is sought after. The crops
there-wheat, corn and cotton-arc in
splendid condition. rode all over the
country, and the crops were as free from
grass as they can possibly be. And then
the people who live there are all well-to-
do, and of the very highest class. tell
you, it is a grand place"