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The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
AMUSING THE QUEEN.
How Maids of Honor Are Selected and
some of Their Duties.

How Maids of Honor Are Selected and
some of Their Duties.
Maids of honor are chosen by tho
queen herself from among the daughters
of peers, who, il not themselves connect
ed with the royal household, are per-
sonal friends of her majesty. A letter is
always sent to the parents Of the young
lady requesting that as a personal favor
to the queen she may be permitted to
attend at court. AS the position is un-
deniable and the salary is $500 a year,
the request is invariably accepted, and
the newly chosen maid receives from
the lord chamberlain the command for
her first "wait.
The first thing brought to the maid
of honor is her badge, which is min
iature picture of the queen set in bril-
liants and hung from ribbon. just
before the dinner hour tho maid of hon
or in waiting has to stand in the corri-
dor outside the queens private apart
ments.A She carries bouquet, which ON
entering the dining room she lays at the
right hand of the queens plate,
The maid of honor sits at dinner next
to the gentleman on the queens right.
This rule is, however, relaxed when
royal guests are present After dinner,
unless otherwise commanded, the maid
of honor retires to her own room whence
however, she is frequently called to
read, sing play the piano or take
hand at cards.
AS regards this last, the household
have always to be provided with fresh
ly coined money, for the queen is not
supposed to handle money which has
ever been in circulation. New York
Advertiser.
PRESSURE Sustained by Divers.
Have you any idea Of the enormous
pressure sustained by submarine divers
while plying their dangerous vocations?
We will take 100 feet as the average
dep that which such tradesmen work and
use that as basis Of calculation. At q
depth Of 100 feet, which does not seem
excessive when we consider the fact that
there are spots in the oceans which are
approximately five mi]ea deep, the pres
sure on the divers k,sly is Al pounds
for each square inch of surface. Let us
see what this means. The average man
of 156 pounds has body of sufficient
proportions to present l2 square feet Of
surface to the pressure of the waters
This means that the ordinary diver must
work in place where his body is sub
jected to pressure of 3S tons. Nor is
this all. For every 2714 inches of depth
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Messengers Notice.

"0000tu8ov . NOStC0s
STATE OF MAINE.
SOMERSET ss:- Court of Insolvency.
In the case Of stephen 8. Delano, Insolvent
Debtor N -
This is to give notice that on the 18th day Of
Oct. A. d. 1894. warrant in insolvency was
issued out Of the Court Of Insolvency for said
County OF Somerset against the estate OF said
sn Insoiyent debt"y. oO netit;on ~ saSs dehte S
or. which petition was filed on the 18th day Of
Oct. A. D. 1894, to which date interest on claims
is to be computed. That the pay yment OF any
debts to or BY said debtor, and the transfer
and delivery Of any property by him are for
hidden by law That meeting OF the cred
itors OF said debtor, to prove their debts and
choose one or more assignees Of his estate,
will be held at q Court Of Insolvency to be
holden at the Probate Court Room in said
Skowhegan, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of Nov.
A. D. 1894, at one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
2w43 A. P. SPEAR. Deputy Sheriff.
Is Messenger OF said Court OF Insolvency.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19
THE PROCTOR & oAMsLE CO., clnrr..

The anarchists and foreigners
who have been imported into this
country under contrac by manufac
turers are now taking advantage OF
the present strike, and are burning
and destroying property. Manufac.
turers who have prated for protec
ton, on the plea of protecting the
American laborer, have, under con-
tract, brought into this country
the element which is now making it
necessary to guard cities with sol
diers. They are responsible for the
present trouble as every one must
admit who will look below the sur
face for cause. The manufacture
ers have grown rich and arrogant
while the American laborer has sunk
to the level of the peasants of Eu-
rope. Shame to the paper which
advocates protection to millionaire
manufacturers, while they import
paupers in order to obtain cheap la
bor.-People's Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19
THE DRIFT OF PLUTOCRACY.

That eminent plutocratic journal,
the Inter Ocean, is showing hand
rather early in the game. 1t says
that public men" hold that liberty
must be destroyed in order to pre-
serve civilization.
We have the impression chat lib
erty and civilization go hand-in
hand, but our public men" seem to
have discovered that liberty is not d
part of civilization. We infer that
"public men" are of the opinion
that wealth in the hands of a few
heartless robbers constitutes civiliz-
alton, and that the right Of the
masses to vote and hold their earn
ings is liberty. If our inference is
right, the position of "public men"
is as false as hell, and more. to be
dreaded.
The development of wealth is the
basis of civilization. Africa is
richer in natural wealth than any
other country on earth, but is lower
in civilization.
The laborer develops wealth.
America is highest in civilization
because of the liberty of her people;
and when we say liberty, we mean
not only governmental privileges,
but moral, mental and physical cul
ture. Without the means that wealth
affords, liberty results in anarchy
The people of Africa have abund
ant liberty, but no morals, and little
mental advancement. In Russia
the masses are industrious, but, as
the fruit of their labor is absorbed
by the ruling classes, their mora
and mental condition is little above
that of the people OF Africa, and
their misery, from poverty, is fully
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

The pig-headed idiot who is al
ways condemning the laborers Of
the land declares that there are no
unemployed who wish to work. In
the next breath they condemn the
strikers, and declare that the COM
panies can get all the men needed
to move the trains if the strikers
would not interfere. One man said;
eff the telegraph operators strike,
their places can be filled at once.
Is it possible there are so many men
of that calling idle Peoples AID
vocate, Pittsfeld, III.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

July seems to be a month Ia
which great things transpire. Oi
July 4th our independence was de-
clared. On July 9th, '92 was Tho
great Homestead riot which forever
settled the Pinkertons. The 4th
this year was ushered in in tn
midst of the greatest strike On
record. What will another Fourth
usher in? Who can predict p
Peoples Advocate
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

The average Republican has no
recollection farther back than Gov
ernor dwellings election. All the
rotten stealing, sending to the pen,
and skipping the country, has been
obliterated from their minds in their
mad rush to- regain the Offices
Agra (Kas. News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

Paola has some energetic thinkers
and some statesmen who should not
be left to waste their sweetness on
the desert air. They have recent
ly made a discovery 1t is that the
Populists are alike responsible for
the strikes and the Coxeyites.
They have also discovered that
every agitator should be compelled
to shut up or go to Jail. They have
also evolved the heretofore unknown
definition that anyone not denounc-
ing the Populists with or without
cause is an anarchist. Such great
COB of ewlydiscovered wisdom
promulgators should not go unre-
warded. Cranks there may be in the
Peoples party, but if Paola can't
furnish more cranks than any rural
Populist district in the state, we'll
chew our hat for sausage.-Paola
Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19
as intense as the uncivilized Afri-

Too Little government on the one
hand, and too much on the other,
produce the same results, viz, bar,
barism. Africa under governs, and
Russia over-governs.
Under the Internal sway OF plu-
tocracy, the masses are drifting into
Russian barbarism, and the "publlc
men" propose, as remedy, pluto
tocratic despotism, when it is clear
to any thinking man that the RENE
dy, and the only remedy, is to de-
stroy the power of capital to de-
grade the masses.
The masses of working people
must bo fed, clothed, housed and
educated. Not only must the mind
be developed, but moral sentiments,
also, must be cultivated; but it
cannot be done so long as the en-
ployer can force the employee to
take starvation wages or produce
condition of enforced idleness. No
employment, or wages not COM
handing competency,will bring on
standardization, as sure as tate. No
power on earth can prevent it.
We have come t. the parting OF
the ways. Not only is the liberty
of the masses menaced, but civiliz
alton hangs in the balance.
The work of rebuilding the grand
edifce erected by our fathers begins
now. and there are only two parties
in existence. The one is for plu-
tocratic despotism and semi-barbar-
ism, and the other is for the masses
and higher civilization. Thanks
to the Inter Ocean, we know where
to find the men wno have arrayed
themselves on the side of corporate
wealth We know now, as we have
all along suspected, that there is a
widespread conspiracy to destroy
not only American liberty, bnt also
American civilization. We now
know the enemies of all that is noble
and pure in American manhood and
womanhood, and, knowing our enc
mics, and the enemies of our chill
dren and children's children, we
shall fight them to our last breath,
or till we win success.
There can be no compromise.
Either plutocracy must go, or the
masses must go into serfdom. lie
that is not convinced is blind, in
deed and he whose lot falls neces'
sarily among the lowly, and aids
plutocracy, cannot know what he is
doing. Self-interest-every Heaven
born impulse-impels resistance to
any further encroachment of the
greedy robbers who would swallow
the best fruits of human effort-who
would sink mans highest civiliza
tlon-who would destroy the best OF
governments, and who would reduce
to ignorance, crime and pauperisn
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

SEND us dime and get "Keep-
Off.the. Grass" badge. It's daisy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

If you want daily paper that
stands up in defense of the masses,
Won cannot do better than to send
for the Chicago Times. Duke"
Pullman gets it in the neck every
time the Times strikes. 1t also
contains complete reports OF what
the strikers are doing The Times
costs you, daily and Sunday, 55
cents per month.
WE have received another song,
with music by r. d. Scott, the
blind musician. This song is en-
titled, "Down on the Street of
WALL" and is published by j. R.
Bell, GIL Main street, Kansas City,
Mo. Here is the chorus
Down on the Street of Wall
They buy and sell us all.
The Bulls" they below, the
"Bears" they dance,
While England fddles the tune
from France,
And the poor man wears something
on bis pants
The badge of the Street Of Wall
The price of this song is 40 cents.
The Lyon county Prohibition con
vention, at Emporia, passed the fol-
lowing resolutions regarding the
great strike:
Il 1--WE further declare, as
touching these labor troubles, our
deep sympathy with the great army
of strikers being daily thwarted in
their rights and just demands; that
no corporation that reduces the
wages of labor before it reduces the
dividends on it's capital or the sala-
ries of its officials, as have the Pull
mans, is entitled to any sympathy
from the public.
Resolved, further, that we cheer
fully endure any hardships that this
disaster may bring upon us until all
wrongs be properly righted."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-07-19

STRIKE at the ballot.box.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
The Express Hits the Taxpayer.

"The only fault that can be found
with the San Antonio taxpayer is
that he shows too much inditfer-
ence in efforts to draw others here
to carry out enterprises beyond his
own means Of accomplishments
S. A. Express.
The above quotation was from an
article headed Progress and I'm
provement," and it was not written
by the discarded Brann but bears
the earmarks of Col. Frank Grice
himself. That is, Mr.. Grice init
mates that the taxpayers are slow
to grasp at his progressive ideas
about sewers and public improve
ments. 1t will be no trouble now
to grasp the Colonel's ideas
about sewers; he don't want them
at all, because he has built him a
residence since that sewer article
was written, beyond the city linn
it's, and his water closets are
drained into the springs of the
river, and what does he care for
the people who live below him
"The people be id" is what Col.
Frank Grice now plainly says.
"SHORT STOPS"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
Chicago's Big Cycle Meet.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Chicago will
have big cycle meet today, to.
morrow and Aug. 4, at which the
prizes will be unusually attrac
tive. There will be no other meets
of any importance on these dates,
and the presence of all cracks is
counted on. One of the attractions
of the program will be the one-mile
unpaced, flying start, for class B
men. 1t is the intention to estab'
lish a record for this, and it will
really be the best test of a riders
ability. Sanger, Johnson, Bliss
Taylor, Bald, Tyler, Macdonald
Kennedy and Taxis will attend the
meet.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
A shakespearean Festival.

SARATOGA, Aug. 2.-Saratoga is
to have a dramatic festival which
is to rival in interest that given in
Cincinnati several years ago. The
festival begins with the Biddle
Shakespearean readings with or
chestral accompaniment this after
noon, followed this evening by a
dress rehearsal Of the lawn per-
Torrance of"A Midsummer Nights
Dream" Friday evening, "a Mid
summer Nights Dream )" Saturday
afternoon, children's lawn carnival,
and Saturday evening the first
Shakespearean ball. This ball will
bring into requisition all the promi-
nent male and female characters in
ShaKespeare's plays. One hundred
and seventy-five magnificent cos
tunes, historically correct, will be
in use
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
War News Notes.

NEW YORK, August 2-China
has forbidden code messages to all
ports except Anon, Hong Kong
and Shanghai.
British merchants have offered
China 100000 Mannlicher rifles and
1000 artillery guns.
Torpedo boats for Chinese waters
have been ordered from Germany.
China says officially that instead
of running away when the Kow
Shung was sunk the Chinese ship
Chen Yuen disabled the Japanese
armorclad.
The steamer Gaelic brings news
to San Francisco that China is keep
ing all able-bodied Johns at home,
pending the row with Japan, so
she may have them ready for use
at any time.
Japs on the Pacific coast are rails
ing money to help prosecute the
war with Corea.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
In the Fourth Indiana.

GREENsBURG, Ind, Aug. 1.-The
Republican Congressional conven-
tion of the Fourth district will
meet at Greensburg today for the
purpose of nominating a candidate
for Congress. The convention will
be composed of 1872 delegates.
Among those mentioned for the
nomination are Judge w. A. Gull
len, Of Bush; Charles Jones, of
Franklin; E. d. Moors, of Dear
born; Thomas B. Adams, Of Shell
by, and Will Cumback, of Decatur.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
Gone After the Remains.

Justice Anton Adam has dis
patched his son, John, to Stafford,
Ariz, to disinter and bring to San
Antonio the remains of his son,
Charles, who was murdered at SAT-
ford last Monday. He left on the
Southern Pacific this morning, &C
companied by Mr.. Langsford.
Friends and acquaintances of de-
ceased will be notified through the
LIGHT of the arrival Of the re-
mains and the time of funeral.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
In Honor of Percy Bruner.

The Phoenix Social club rendered
Mr.. Percy Bruner, one of their
leading members, delightful
dance at his home on Epson street
last night. The dance was given
in honor Of his birthday. About
thirty couples were in attendance.
The grand march at II o'clock was
led by Mr.. Will White and Miss
Sallie Bailey, who escorted the
party to the tables, where water
melon was served to all present.
The dance lasted until 2 o'clock.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
Recorders Court.

d. Connors, drunk, 81.
VIM. Maibaum, abusive language,
s..
Farrah Aridah, selling fruit ille-
gally, dismissed.
VIM. Glover, beating and strik-
ing, continued.
Mary Guzan, drunk and disor-
derby, continued.
Lizzie Brown, disorderly, contin-
ued.
James Ryan, drunk and disor-
derby, $40.
John Perkins, insulting Ian
guage, dismissed.
P. T. Brewton, disorderly, So.
G. B. Haskell, disorderly, So.
John burberry, drunk, ST..
H.V. Murchison, drunk, 81.
Antonio Medina, vagrant, con-
tinued,
S. g. Bells, selling unwholesome
fruit, $40.
Paul Abram, disorderly, contin-
ued.
Jack Doyle, vagrant, continued
M. A. Monroe, disorderly, dis
missed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
For Assault and Battery.

Charles Walker, a member of the
fire department., and Charles Walk.
err, proprietor Of a saloon at the
corner Of Monterey and San Saba
streets, were arrested by Deputy
Constable Pobukowski this morn
ing for beating up Will Behrns
bartender at the Silver Tip saloon,
at the corner of West Houston and
East streets. Charges OF assault
and battery have beer, preferred
against them, and Justice Jones
will hear their cases in the morn
ing. They are out on 800 bond
each.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
The Great bethany Gatherings

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug.-The annu.
al enCampment meetings of the
Bethany Assembly association will
begin today and close the night OF
Aug. 20. All OF the State conven-
tions of the Christian church in
Indiana will be held during this
assembly. These conventions are as
follows: State Sunday school con-
vention, State Convention of the
Christian Women's Board of Mis-
sions, State Missionary convention
and State Ministerial association.
A number of special days have
been selected. Opening day,
Children's day, Patriotic day,
Christian Endeavor day, w. c. T.
U. day, Butler University day,
Missionary and Railroad days will
be observed with interesting and
appropriate program. There will
be six lectures during the first
week of the assembly, delivered by
J. u. Tyler, of Cleveland, o. Dur
ing the last week course of six
lectures will be conducted by
Chancellor H. w. Everett, of Car
bondale, Ill. The following men
will lecture at Bethany during the
two weeks encampment: F. d.
Powers, of Washington, ID. c.; H
D. Willett, of Chicago, ILL.,; Prof,
H. C. Garvin, of Butler University
DR.. d. r. Lucas, of indianapolis
J. u. Tyler, of Cleveland; H. w
Everett, of Carbondale, ILL.,; Will
liam Thrasher, of Butler Universe
ty; David Walk, of Kokomo, Ind,
and T. j. Spencer, of Louisville,
KY,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
He Was Excusable.

NJ. A. Monroe, the man arrested
by Officer Foster yesterday on a
charge of being disorderly, was be-
fore the recorder this morning.
He told such a good story Of how
he had tried to raise his children
right, but to protect them as we'll;
how he had treated his step
daughter right, but had objected
to her whipping her little step
brother, ETC., that the recorder let
him go. The young lady was
present and testified against her
stepfather.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
Raided a Shady Place.

Officers Foster and Parker raid
ed a negro home in an alley be-
tween avenue B and c, between Sth
and 9Th streets, and captured a lot
of negro men who were there.
They found no women.
The officers were called there by
negro woman who claimed that a
woman named Annie Renner, had
abducted her daughter to take her
to this place for immoral pur-
poses.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
The Reason For it.

Alderman Elmendorf says the
reason of the decapitation of
Superintendent Of Public Works
Micklejohn was because he
was unpopular with the senti-
ment in favor of sewerage and
had been asked to resign and re-
fused. No fault whatever was
found with Mr.. Micklejohn's ad-
ministration of the affairs of his
office and his report shows that he
has done good work for the city. d.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
Wyoming Republicans.

CHEYENNE, Wy, Aug. 2.-The
State Republican convention will
be held here today, just one week
before Populist and Democratic
conventions. One hundred and
four delegates are entitled to seats.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
viii Resume LEGISLATION.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., August 1.-The
New Flo midland Legislature was
on July ? prorogued until today.
1t was believed that by this date
all the members accused of cor
rupt practices will have been tried
and ousted, and the government
will be able TO pass all necessary
leg islation to legalize itself.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
Big Mill to Reopen.

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 2.-[Spe-
ciall - Gamblers lumber mill at
Orange, Texas, opens today, after a
four months close down. Will
employ three hundred hands.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02

Mrs. j. H. Smye is suing
George NJ. White and wife ct al,
on promissory note in the Forty
fifth District court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
TO-DAY'O EVENTS.
CRISP NEWS CONCERNING THE
IMPORTANT OCCURRENCES
THIS DAY.
Santos Trial May Begin Today.

PARIS, Aug. 2.-The trial of San
to Caserio, the murderer of Presi-
dent Carnot, was deferred on July
% to today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-08-02
BUGGY BURGAIN.

Several secondhand Buggies and
PhBtons, in good condition, at
Alling & Cumins, III Alamo street
3 Or
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-03
Fist insertion July COLA st Aug. 3.

Fist insertion July 2O-la st Aug. 3.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL
=, TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
y Farth-ss. In Probate Court, Special Term,
July 18th, 1894.
In the matter of the estate of John
Block, deceased.
Whereas, An instrument in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of said
J ohm Block deceased, late of said county
has been delivered to this court;
And whereas, Christoph Frank of
said Blue Earth county. has filed there
with his petition, representing among other
on the 9th day of December, 1889, testate, and
that said petitioner is the sole executor named in
said last will and testament, and praying that
the said instrument may be admitted to pro-
bate, and that letters testamentary be to him
issued thereon,
1t is ordered, That the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be heard before this
court, at the probate office in the city of Man
kato in said county, on Saturday, the 1 18th day
forenoon, when all concerned may appear and
contest the probate of said Instrument;
And it is further ordered That public notice
OF the time and place of said hearing be given to
all persons interested by publication of these
orders Tor three weeks successfully previous to
said day Of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city of Mankato, in said county
Dated at the city of Mankato this 18th
day OF July, A. D., 1894.
By the Court:
Seal. w. B. TORREY,
Judge of Probate
II. L. SCHNITT
Attorney for Executor,
Mankato, Mimi.