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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The annual meeting of the Moose
River Log Driving Company was held
Monday forenoon in the city council
rooms, Augusta, President j. Man-
chester Haynes in the chair.
The following members Of the eom-
pany We're present. Omar Clark, 1.
A. Milliken, c. 4. Mtrston, Heman
Whipple. Charles Lawrence L, j.
Lawrence, T. W. Fogg. l.. W. Weston,
Charles Fogg, \. b. Page, Greenleai
Lawrence, Turner Boswell aud j. NJ
Fogg Quite II large number OF the
kennebec and Dead River Companle
were also present. The following were
elected officers for the ensuing YER;
J. Manchester Haynes, president; \.
B. Page, Greenleaf Iawrenc', Charles
Fogg.~ lIeman Whipple, as directors
). W. Phibrick, clerk aud treasurer.
The annual report of ). W. Philbliek,
treasurer, shows hat the amount OF
logs taxed the past year was 39,o9i,s90
feet.
The annual meeting of the Dead River
Log Driving CO., WAS held Monday after
noon, the following directors were
elected &. A. Phillips, president; 5. \.
Nye, f. p. Viles, ". NJ. Shaw and J 7.
Clark clerk and treasurer, :. W. Phli-
brick The amount of logs taxed, 10
So, 564 feet; total expenditures. Sill
663
At Il meeting of the Dead River
North Branch Log Driving, Co.. the
following directors were chosen: Il.
p. Niles, presidents c, NJ. Phillips,
W. NJ. Shaw. J. z. Dudley and j. K
Viles. 5. W. Philbrick was chosen
clerk and treasurer. This company
drove II. 500, S2i feet and the tax VAS Il
cents.
The annual meeting of the kennebee
Log Driving Company was hel at An-
gusta. Tuesday over one hundred
lumbermen were in Attendance.
Elias Miliken, NJ. G. SHAW. omat
Clark, +. j. Bradstreet, ). A. Nye, were
elected directors.
1t was voted that the logs be sealad by
the mark. The prize logs were sold to
NJ. q. Shaw at $50 per thousand.
rhey were sold last year at S1.55.
II was voted to pure hlse II portion ol
the Chelsea shore above the Halloween
boom.
Hon. j. MdncutSl'F nay us 'i'
others rs Il mark of respect To the lat,
ID. c. Palmer and j. ). Bra1strect. spoke
briefly aud vote Was passed at the
same time.
1t was voted that the logs be sealed
by the mark ut the boom Mr.. NJ. q.
shaw objected to this ON account oil The
excessive cost. He would leave this
question to the directors.
Mr.. Haynes said there was an error III
the survey of ii good many logs last
year He thought the company willing
To bear additional expense to correct
those errors. I'VE have drifted init
careless and negligent methods in sur
veying the logs. he said.
The expenditures the past year were
SOB, O6s; receipts, s9l ,752. At the pres
ent there is IA balance of S36S against the
company.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

This incident has been related of Mr.
Childs, and | believe 1t has never been
printed. Stopping one Of lis head en-
ployees one day, Mr.. Childs said You
are not looking well. | think you must
be working too hard, "
81 am not feeling very well. Mr..
Childs. that is faet, WAS the answer,
"but | guess will he all right in z
short time
How would you hike to take TRIP
to Europc:" said Mr.. Childs smiling
pleasantly,
WEI enough, sir, WAS the response.
but | cannot afford it,
Iou can afford it, sud Mr.. Childs.
taking hun by the arm, If pay you1
expenses and pay your salary to your
family while You are gone, can't youf'
The result was the man spent we
months i'll Europe and returned com
pletely restored to health.
That was one of the best invest
ments ever made. chuckled Mr.
Childs when the matter was called t.
his attention. why, Mr.. ---- re
turned somnch improved i'll health that
he could do twice as much work as he
could before he left. You see. | was
the real gamer by the transaction
One al Mr.. Childs' characteristics
was that h. never seemed to take any
credit 10 himself for doing kind act
New York Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
Stringing Pictures.

The one thing that is unforgiVable in
picture hanging is to string them along
the walls in line Their loneliness Is
pitiable. Next to that crime is the one
Of arranging exactly symmetrical
groups, Suggestive of nothing SO much
as lesson in geometry. Group pic
lures, group them gracefully, but don t.
when one has succeeded in making a
graceful bunch on one side OF the fire
place, reproduce it exactly on the other
side
According TO one who speaks with
the emphasis of authority, delicately
framed water colors are the only proper
things for the drawing room, magnifi-
cent oils for the library and hall, and
etchings and engravings for the dining
room. Meantime those who do as they
please will continue to hang their etch-
inss, water colcrs and oils exactly where
they will gain most pleasure from them
taking care only not to place side by
side ridiculuusly inharmonious things
The smaller the picture, OF the more
full Of detail, the nearer the level Of
the eve it should hang. Sometimes two
parallel wires are brought straight up
to separat" hooks on the picture mold
ing. but generally the old fashioned an
gle of wire is made, Gold and silver
wires are generally used, hut it is said
that small steel and iron chain, are to
be used this winter for hanging dark
framed engravings and etchings, Some
of the daintier pictures, instead of be
ing hung from the holdings, have wires
stretched tightly across the back aud
are caught invisibly On small screws
New York journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

3" Hortensia, SAID her father, will
you have some taters I.
If you refer To the tarinaceous tn
bers which pertain of the Solmuln tn
berosum and which are commonly
known as potatoes. replied the sweet
girl, - should be pleased To he helPrd
to a modicum Of the same. But tateIs,
tatersi I'm quite sure, papa, that the5.
are something of which | never before
had the pleasure of hearing
The old man pounded ON the tableun-
til the pepper caster lay down fora rest
and then remarked IN voice Of icy
GOODNESS, flortensia, Will you have
some taters:"
:" Yes, dad will =
Is our boosted high school system Il
failure, or is it not London Tit Bits
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The following rules Of conduct for
servants are said to be found in a Liv-
erpool household:
Servants who have the good fortune
To reside in my house must cooperate
with the following rules
They must be mp pnnctually at &.
Have all meals punctnallv TO time.
Must be clean and tidy in their pr
sons. and at their work nust not he
spoken TO.
Must not speak at the doors 10 any
Of the tradcspeople,
Must not sing.
Must not weal heavy boots.
Must close doors quietly.
Must stand meekly while being r.
proved.
Must not answer back.
Must he uhliging and cheerful.
Must he willing 10 stay in any Stu
day or day out when required, and when
asked to do anything to do it quickly
and well and show no iinpaticnce OF i'll
temper, A. Mr.. hates that.
Must pat up with fault finding aud
complaining Whenever Mr.. wisht-
to fault find or complain
MI likes la lie called at :,
Takes tea at % past :. towel "a % t. :
and breakfast al prompt. and willnH
wait a minute, and no nonsense.
By order, Mr.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
Curing Cobra Bite win Strychnine.

Some alleged instances of cures OF
cobra lit' 1e reported from India, but
there is always the doubt that in the
rccovelleS reported there WIS really
no poison lalected for the eo!Ha does
not inJtei olson every time 1t bites. 1t
is stated HAT some cases oil cobra bite
have been snred by the hypodcrlnic in
lection al >tlychninc, and full details
will IL, aWalted with interest. for it j.
possible that stlychnine may he antag
onistic to tie peculiarly deadly poison
elected from the fangs Of the cobra.
The poieoiof that snake Il, as a rule So
rapidly effective that few occasions oc-
eur where alclnedy can le applied with
sufficient lfonptitudc 10 determine
whether II Is effective CT not. al
statements ABOUT alleged cures are
however. warth careful investigation
for an aniIiafe may at last he found -
English Mechanic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
CURIOUS CHINESE CUSTOMS.


a Chinese paper describe~ some ann.
i,fg uarriave rnstoue In a alrs,i.
mountain village between Kaga and
Etcbn the bride comes to the bride
ptao,n's gate and bawls out To him.
-npllo. brother, qe come"
To which the other replies. Glad
You We come.
The bride then aupeals to him
"You II never forsake me-"
And the bridegroom answers her.
"We.ll earn our living together.
With these assurances the bride comes
into the house followed by long pro-
cession of well wishers. old and Young.
Cheap. muddy sake is distributed 10
them, and they commence dancing and
are not content until the floor gives WAY.
when they clap their hands. CRYING.
"How auspiciousta and take their
leave.
AT Kulita, in Eehizen. the betrothal
takes place when the parties are or .
The bows parents and deputation.
numbering from five to fifteen. proceed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Washington's birthday is being celc-
brated this year more generally than for
many years past. Grand Army posts in
many places are moving to honor the
memory of the Father of his Country by
orative exercises. 1t is well thus to do.
We cannot too gently revere the mem
DRY of the great man who did so much
struggling colonists but now have be
come great people, and a powerful
milton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The shrinkage of the surplus of fire
insurance companies doing business in
New York, by depreciation of the value
of certain securities. in which their as
sets are invested. amounts to 100000
900 for 1893, according to the returns re-
ceived by the superintendent of insurance
for that State. This feature, with exces-
sive losses makes III. business # fire com
panies as a whole throughout the coun-
try Improbable and discouragiug. But
these companies have been too long in
the business to succumb to these things !;
they will keep on ''peddling fish and
make up these shrinkages in more pro
ptious years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

.Papa." said small hoy. a. he ~.
eating his Ash Wednesday dinner, don't
fishes have l.gs:H
They do lot. answered papa.
Why don't they, papa
because fishes swim and don't haee
To have legs"
The small boy was silent for a few
minutes and papa forgot about h,
questions. Then he asked "Papa.
ducks have leg. dou't they"
WHY. YES ducks have l-g-,
Well, ducks swim, don't they
.Ae-"
Then. why don't fishes have iegs if
duck, do. or Why don't ducks not have
any legs fishes don't:'
lapa cav u lp.-L af.l. EcL3..e..
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

a little man with sad face, a thin
suit of clothes, a skullcap and weak
voice stood near the east end OF the
Madison street bridge holding out "a
bundle of shoestrings toward the pass
ersby. A policeman came along-one
of the large, two breasted kind.
Got a license?H he asked.
The man with the shoestrngs unbut-
toned his coat with the left hand and
showed the badge, which was attached
to his vest. In the meantime he looked
up at the policeman. His expression WAS
one of mingled awe, fear and apprehen-
sion.
"Give me pair, said the police
man, pulling out two strings from the
bundle.
- Yes, sir, " said the peddler.
Better make it two, said the man
who represented the dignity and maj
esty of the law.
=" All right, sir, said the shoestring
man. his voice weaker than ever.
The policeman relied up the tonr
strings, buried them i'll his pocket and
went on.
Did he pay YOU" asked alnan who
WAS standing in a doorway.
Him pay?' said the man with the
sboestrings. Dat copper pay Ion his
shoestringsI | gness not. What makes
me sore is that he don't belong on this
beat at all. never saw him before.
Why didn't you make him pay
you:''
What's the usef He would have
tipped me off to some other cop, and | d
got the run. If they want anything,
you ve got to give it to them, that all
there Is about it. Chicago Record.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

H. A. Hackett who with his son-in-
law, Lander, took S2l, 900 worth of
bonds belonging to the Bray estate out
of the safety vault in Portland, has made
Il confession refunded ST. 200 of the
$4,000 missing securities. He was
arres ed in Manitoba. lie said he was
pulled into the transaction by the in
ducement held out that he could make
money specializing with the proceeds of
the bonds and make the owners whole.
This is worn out statement. He is to
be allowed to come TO Maine without
prosecution in consideration of giving
up the bonds he had left.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

\ cut in wages of about % per cent
is what the kennchcc Log Driving Com
pany are reported AS proposing for the
river drivers the coming spring. This
is hard on body of hard working men
and must be accepted as one of the nee
essary results of tariff smashing at
Washington. Bangor lumbermen also
decide to reduce wages of employees 20
per cent. This will effect $500 men or
more.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
Justice White.

President Cleveland surprised Senators
and at the same time solved the problem
of who shall fill the vacancy on the SUI
preme bench, by nominating Senator
White of Louisiana. for the place. He
was unanimously confirmed by the
Senate within one hour of the time the
nomination was sent to the Senate.
Edward Douglass White was born in
the Parish of Fourche, Louisiana, in
November. 1912. He was educated at
Mount st. Marys, Maryland, the Jesuit
College at New Orleans and Georgetown
University, Washington. He served in
the Confederate army, and after the
close of the war, in 1868, was licensed to
practice law by the Supreme court of
Louisiana. In 1874. he was elected II
State Senator, and was appointed four
years later associate Justice of the SUI
preme court of Louisiana
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The election in Pennsylvania, Tuesday,
resulted in the choice of the veteran
Republican Grow for Congressman at
large, by a sweeping vote Of l60,0o0
plurality, the largest ever given in the
State. Hitherto strong Democratic
counties, gave Republican pluralities OF
reduced the Democratic pluralities to
meagre figures. 1t is a Republican year,
sure.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Nenires for traverse jurors for the com
ing March term of the supreme Judicial
court have been issued and the jurors will
be drawnas follows: From Arson, one
Cornville, one; Bingh m, one; Brighton.
one; Moscow, one Embden, one; Scion.
one; Pttstield, two; Palmyra, one; De-
trot. one; Hartland, one; st. Adams,
one; Ripley, one; Skowhegan, four
Canaan, one; Norridgewock, two; Fair
field, three Smithfield, one; Starks, one
Madison, two.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
The First Phpniy.

Legend tells us that the first phcnix
was born in the garden Of Eden and
had its nest in great red rose the
first rose that ever bloomed. When the
angel drove Adam and Eve ont of para
disc, spark of fire fell from the an
gels fiery sword and burned up the
phenix and his nest Out Of the ashes
sprang a glorious bird, which also lived
500 years before mysteriously burning
itself, at every recurrence Of which a
new pheniS is said to arise, - New York
Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

We have received from the Office of
Secretary of State Fessenden with the
compliments of A. d. Russell, the en-
crossing clerk in that office, 80 page
pamphlet all about the Australian or
Secret ballot law. 1t gives full particu-
lars in the method necessary to be OBJ
served and thoroughly explains the new
features of the law that were not a part
of it when used in the election of 1892.
Under this law all nominations must be
made at least 30 days before election.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
stopped the Weddings,

Saxon gills 1000 years ago always
wore a gold crown during the marriage
ceremony, this article being kept in the
church and tee being paid the prest
for its use by the brides of the parish.
In the year 927 the Danes raided the
south of England and stole 100 church
crow ms, and there was no marrying in
the afflicted villages for nearly six
months until new crown could be made.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

1t appears that Senator Morgan of
Alabama, the chairman of the sub-com-
mittee of the committee on federal re-
lations, is in favor of annexation of Ha-
wall under the present administration
and makes report to that effect to the
full committee. This report does not
criticise ex Minister Stevens but really
antagonizes the conclusions of Paramount
Commissioner Blount. The thick-and-
thin Cleveland statesmen are not pleased
with Senator Morgan about this time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

John, exclaimed the nervous wo-
man, do you think there Is Il burglar
in the house,"
Certainly not Why. haven t
heard a sound all night.
THAT 5 gust what alarms me Any
burglar who wasn't foolish would keep
perfectly quiet so as not Ia excite our
suspicious. Indeed, John. | do SO wish
You would get up and look through the
house Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Three new grand jurors are to be sum
moned for the March term Of Supreme
court for this county, owing to the ILL
ness of Sue Pratt of Fairfield, and to
the expected absence of another from
the State. This course is auth )rized by
statute in contingencies of this kind.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

John Y. Mckane of Gravesend gets
years in Slug Sing for interfering
with elections in November last. The
ex- Boss made every effort to stave oil
the sentence but they were of no avail.
Judge Bartlett Imposed the sentence he
so richly deserved. This is a grand
thi for honest elections.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Among the Republican nominees for
Mayor in Maine cities are John O. Shaw,
Bath; o. B. Clason, Gardiner; J.. ID.
Merchant, Hallowell; Fred b. Akin,
Ellsworth; Charles w. Hume, Eastport /;
W. p. Aver, Deering A. \. Cordwell,
Westbrook; James p. Baxter, Port
land
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The lumbermen on the kennebec WA
tiers realize that the free lumber sched-
ule of the Wilson bill, which will with
out much doubt pass the Senate, will be
4 damage to their business and have be-
gun to restrict expenditures by cutting
down wages. The legitimate result of
lstariff smashing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

you know, said man, there are
some peofle who seem To he able to
tell the time Of day without the aid OF
timepieee; | don't mean by looking
at the sun or that sort of thing. but
right offhana, If you ask one of these
people What time ii is he says, Tween
ty-five mluuttS past f., or Twenty
minutes to p or whatever it may be-
and he gets within five minutes Of
right. 1t seems as though time had left
upon their minds some impress of its
flight. - NV York Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
ssrEREp AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.

The Senate committee are at work on
the tariff bill. There is said to be con-
tention over sugar. iron ore and coal.
The changes in, the Wilson bill, if any
are made. will be in the interest of the
southern industries and to placate
southern senators.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

England is considerably agitatel over
the House of Lords, the hcredifory arts
tocratic body answering in some of its
functions to the conservative Senate of
the |. 4. and there is II strong feeling
and should be reorgauized or disorgan-
lied, reformed or abolished. Henry
Lebonchere, the we'll known radicil
says if the Queens speech at the opening
of the next session of Parliament does
not recommend reform he will move an
amendment to the address declaring
that the power of the episc opal and here
ditory branch to reject or alter bills pas
sed by the House shonld cease.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The law court has just render ed IA
decision that property of religious soci-
cites that is not used for the purposes
of the society itself is taxable. A very
reasonable decision.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The fall in prices in American wool
from June | to December 81 1893, in
comparison with the same period before
the Mckinley Tariff law was assailed in
1892 has been over 40 per cent, as shown
by the average price realized by one of
the leading wool houses for the woods
sold during these two periods. The
average price received for all the woods
sold from June to December 81, 1892,
was nearly "a cents per pound. This
covers a period before the Mckinley
Tariff law was threatened with repeal.
The sales by the same house from June
to December 81, 1893, under the shad-
ow of the proposed Wilson bill, was
IA Is cents per pound, a declipe of near
ly Al per cent. Wool growers do not
love the Democratic party about this
time, and should not at any time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

A gentleman well versed in these
things calls the REPORTERS attention to
the fact that our East Skowhegan cores
pondent does injustice to Webster's
dictionary by stating that the word
"blizzard" is not contained therein. He
suggests that the dictionary used by our
correspondent cannot be Websters latest.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22
Undrr Cross Examination.

Counsel Your age, signerina2
Young Lady lhashfully)- OOH, hard
ly like to tell You.
Counsel Yet must insist ON know
ing it. Pray tell me how old you were
10 years age.
Young Lady (cheerfully)-Oh, 23!-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Bland is making desperate efforts to
get action upon his bill providing for
coinage of the silver seignorage, in the
House, but thus far without success
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

The President has nominated Granville
Stuart of Montana for minister to Para
quay and Uruguay.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Now H.. nm Ainmlnivm welding.

The already long list of jubilees and
family CO! lratious has been enriched
bya novelty in the line of wedding les
tivities. The family and friends OF a
rich manufacturer living In the neigh
borhood of Berlin deemed the interval
between the silver and golden wedding
to be altogether too long, and halN!h-
it introduced last week an aluminium
wedding by offering the happy couple
on the occasion of the completion Of
81 years of welded life a choice ~
riety Of presents made of aluminium. !:
this novel idea should take. the alumni
um industry has great future before II.
The Prussian capital, of all German
cities the one most given TO societies and
fetes of every possible name and descrip-
ton, has since gone even one better by
celebrating Il seven year wedding. which
the friends OF the parties, with true Brr-
lin humor, chrstened the jubilee OF thu
seven yeaIS' war Paris American
Register
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Old authorities taught that peer. il
he wasted his property 81 as 10 he mn.
able TO slppcrt the dignity. could 10.
degraded h% the king. 1t is now held
that degradation can be effected only
BY vote of his peers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-02-22

Twelve steel plates from designs for
illustrations To Pickwick, made near
ly half a century ago by Onwhyp, have
been discovered in London, and prints
from them have been published