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The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
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. A story Is told Of Il certain Snowman
who combined with the ordinary circus
performance a display of fireworks. At
ane town he advertised the "Battlo Of
Trafalgar, " with burning ships, blazing
oceans and other magnificent effects.
He drew such vivid picture of that
great naval encounter that the people
from the entire countryside We're at
tractod to see it. When the time arrived,
the Snowman brought his guiding hand
to bear on the set piece applied tho
match in the usual manner and retired
to await results. Several minutes passed,
but no battle ensued. The Snowman
then stepped forward and addressed the
crowd.
ut has not went of" he remarked
and proceeded to investigate.
Again the same result followed and
again.
at has not went off, ladies and gen
tlemen, continued the Snowman. Il
will now show you the great earthquake
of Lisbon. He gathered the fireworks
together and filled barrel with them
He poured turpentine over them and
sprinkled the lot freely with gunpow-
der Once moro he applied the torch,
with astonishing results There was an
explosion, and when all was over he
gave parting address.
at has went off ladies and gentle
men, and SO has three fingers of my
hand. Good evening, and many thanks
The earthquake will not be repeated "
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
Russell Post G.. A. II.

Election of officers of Russell Post q.
y. r. for the ensuing year, was held in
Grand Army Hall, Friday evening, result
ing in the choice of, Marion Mills Com
mander; J. .. Smith, 5. v; j. II. Wy
man, j. V: \. f. Bickford, Quarter
master; J. y. Merrill, Surgeon; W. H..
Emery, Chaplain; X. A. Withee, Officer
of the Day; 6. A. Flye, Officer of the
Guard; \. f. Bickford, Geo. b. Stafford,
and Isaac Dyer, Trustees.
j, o. Smith and +. l.. Walker were
chosen delegates to attend the Depart
ment Encampment at Gardiner, and Al
virus Osborne and Charles Smith, al
ternates.
An invitation was received and accept
ed, from the Woman's Relief Corps, in
viting members of the Post to attend a
meeting at q. A. X. Hall, Friday even
ing next. Geo. b. Stafford and j. o.
Smith were appointed by the chair to
represent the Post on the Fourth of
July celebration committee.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
skowhegan Jersey Creamery
at The Top.

VI The stat Dairy Conferences lid
at Pennington. be /. 3, and e. .EoaAe-
gan jersey efeamery'- exhibit OF butter
took first Pfize, scoring onr point bieh.
er than any other, Of The nine c9uFet-
Ing ereamefies either in separator or
gathered cream cla-.e-. aud in ella II. =.
for prints aud fancy pnekage- it .e9fed
3 - points higher than any othrr ia
thai ela=s. Il also took \. J.. and l.. +.
Co.'S Coz, special prile for butter
made fiom cream raised 10y the -uh-
merged process, aud saltcd with Diamond
Crystal salt.
The butter VA, Judged by +. \. llar-
ris, expert judge from Boston, and
premiums awarded ON the pro. rata.
plan, being divided among the exhibits
in each class, in proportion to the mum.
Der Of point. they scored above 30.
The scale Of points used, was flavor.
10; grain, 81 color. 10; sailing, 10;
packing, . total 100 Skowhcgan Cream
cry score WAS, flavor, 10: grain, -
color, Ii; sailing, To- packing, >; total
%. Another evidence, to the already
acknowledged superiority of skowhegan
Jersey Creamery product.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
Summers InyariabIc Dignity

Summers figure was tall, we'll knit.
and handsome. He had noble head.
and Il profnsion of dark-bruWn hair.
which was arranged with an appearance
of studied negligence, and his presence
WAS always commanding and diguficd.
He WAS one of the few men whom
visitors to the Senate galleries first ask
ed to have pointed out to them. He
affected n picturesque style of dress,
wearing cnlors brighter than those
which predominated in the senatorial
togas of the period. His favorite cos
tune was a brown coat and light waist
coat, lavender-colored or checked trous-
ers, and shoes with English CATERS
His appearance in his seat in the Senate
chamber was studiously dignitied. He
once told me that he never allowed him
self, even in the privacy of his own
chamber, to fall into Il position which he
would not take in his own chair in the
Senate. "Habit," he said, us every
thing" This being repeated ia jolly
Senator Nesmith of Oregon. he said; Il
wonder how sumner would look in his
night-shirt. "-Nooh Brooks in The I'm.
turn for Norembcr
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
High School Examinations.

he fall term of the high school closes
Friday. On Thursday, oral examna-
tions will be conducted according to the
following schedule
Morning exercises, $50.
Morning: $40 to $40, Mr.. Donovan.
Anabasis; Miss Cummings, English Les
sons; Miss Moulton, Geometry: Miss
Morrison, Latin Method. $40 to 1910.
Mr.. Donovan, Chemistry. (Rccess). II
to II, Mr.. Donovan, Caesar; Miss Cum.
miugs, Cicero: Miss Moulton, Physical
Geography; Miss Morrison, Algebra.
Afternoon; l.30 to 2.30, Miss Cum
mings, Virgil; Miss Moulton, Zoology :;
30 to $50. Mr.. Donovan, Had; Miss
Cummings French; Miss Moulton, Eng
fish History. $50 to 40, MIR. Donovan,
Physics; Miss Cummings, English Liter
ature; Miss Moulton, Ancient History.
The teachers in charge hope that Il
number of the friends of the school will
Improve this opportunity for seeing the
work which is being done.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
\ Chinese %eWSDaDpr.

In Canton. by the My. i, produced
the only independent Chinese newspaper
printed in the empire, Others printed
in Hong Kong, which is out of the iurs
dielion of the Emperor. sometimes
critciSe his Maicstv'S government most
severely. and use terms which. if en-
plovei within his dominion, weull
probably result in the proprieforS. thu
editor, the stan. the compo>itor>. tn
ge'her with their families, being put Ia
death, with various approved, though
inelegant, ordinations of fatar ta1hati
~. | had long interview with Nj.
kwong hi Chin, the proprietor aud edi-
tor Of the kwoug pau News OF Canton
who Initiated me into many Of the de
tails of Chinese newspaper publica-
tions. This paper has daily cifcula-
ton of over 5000. and is posted To
{ hanameu in all parts of the world Tor
n subscription ut s. vcarlv.-F artHr,
ODriScoH. W. r., in The Naram1,r en-
thru
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
Woman's Relief CORPS.

Friday afternoon the eth, inst, the
Woman's Relief Corps, connected with
Russell Post g. \. r., elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows Mrs. Belle
Small, President; Mrs. Joshua Williams,
Senior Vice; Mrs. Geo. b, Stafford,
Junior Vice; Mrs. Geo. n. Page, Treas
urer; Mrs. {. Stinchheld, Chaplain !;
Mrs. White, Conductor; Mrs. Della
Weston. Guard.
Mrs. Geo. :. Webb, Mrs. &. u. Miller.
Mrs. X. W. Brown, Mrs. VI. 4. Parker,
were elected Delegates. to attend the
State Convention At Gardiner. aud Mrs.
j. Williams. Mrs. G. Stinchfcld. Mrs.
j. Booker and Mrs. webb. AlteruatcS.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
Would Ruin ShipbuiIding.

Arthur Sewall of Bath, as is generally
known, is one Of the leading business
men of Maine and the leading wooden
shipbuilder of Bath, and his opinion
upon shipbuilding and shipping is of
the practical sort, entirely ut variance
with that of the occupant Of the White
House as set forth in his recent mes
sage. Mr.. SeNal is ii Democrat. but
not one of the Cleveland stripe 50 far as
free ships are concerned.
In response to an inquiry about meet
ing of Bath shipbulders, to protest
against certain recommendations in the
Presidents message, Mr.. Sewall recent
ly said:
Bath is now and always has been one
of the largest shipbuilding cities in the
world. 1t was on the kennehec River
that the first vessel ever built in TINS
country was constructed. Our ship
building to-day is a little quiet, but the
passage of free ship bill means the
total. or nearly SO, extinction OF that III
dustry Not only in Bath, hut IN the
whole country. The shiphnilders and
owners of Bath, who have been in the
business all their lives, know of what
they speak, and it is of the most vital
importance to our welfare that no such
bill shall pass. We are going to hold Il
meeting in few days at City hall to dis
cuss the matter and send n remonstrance
to the President against that. 1t is by
no means II political nov. All of our
shipbuilders will 90 into 1t regardless of
politics. and protest against any such
measure. 1t would ruin the business.
It would not only affect Bath, but every
shipbuilding section of the country"
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10

Amy has very beautiful hair, which
ourls in lovely fashion. Her next door
playmate, Ethel, has straight hair and
is envious of Amy's curls.
The other morning Ethel had been
very naughty, and her mother, who was
born in Boston, was obliged to say:
ETHEL, 90 directly into the other room
l am going to punish you right straight
off. ~
Ethel whimpered, Mamma, can {
you punish me the curly way?"
"What do you moan:" demanded the
mother in astonis hmont.
81 heard Amys papa tell her this
morning that he was going to give her
whipping that would make her hair
curl, and Tiff it's just the same to
you I'd rather have that kind. Chi
cago Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
More Electric RnilMays.

The latest scheme for an Electric rail
way is II big one. II is 70 run from
Natcrviile 10 Augusta, via, East Vas
salhoro and Getchel's Conner, with a
branch to strike the w. 4 q. road at
Weeks Mills The road IS to be stand
ard gauge hut third rail IS TO be laid So
that the narrow guage freight cars Of
the W. a q. road cta be run over it.
The distance by this route from Water
Vile to Augusta, is 20 miles and the pro-
jectors propose to run cars over the road
every hour with powerful motors and
make the 20 miles IN Just one hour, max
ing the fare - cents, each way.
This third rail arrangement is to pc
extended over the Watervile & Fairfield
railway, to Fairfield and thence to Shaw
NUT. Heavy Boston capitalists are re-
ported to be interested in the project,
the money is secured, preliminary ar
rangements made and ii i said to be
sure go. If this road is built there will
be an Electric hiatus of II miles between
Skowhcgan and Shawmut, which should
be remcdied by Il link.
The era of Electric transportation is
upon US, and its possibilities for Show
hogan are many. a track to Madison,
Athens, Canaan and Pittsiield, have been
suggested and now comes in the Shaw
NUT link. We have some work before
us if we keep up with the times in this
respect This is an age of progress aud
for town or individual to keep within
sight of the"Band wagon requires the
liVpIipst sort of marching.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10

The movement on the part of Ellis
worth, to have their municipal form of
government changed from city to town,
appears to meet with determined oppo-
sition and Il big counter petition has
been signed by Judge Wiswell, four ex-
Mayors and nearly every business man
in the city. The little city of Hancock
county will take no backward steps.
The discussion upon the issue waxed hot
and was beneficial in awakening greater
interest in municipal affairs.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
EaSt Madison.

The l.. y. O. Society met Dee. 9TH
with Mrs. Abhie Rowell The afternoon
was very pleasantly spent with reading
Roman History. Selections from Whit
tier, conversations, etc. As the shades
of evening came on, sundry gentlemen.
husbands of the ladies of the socicty.1
made their appearance, bearing suSpi-
cious looking baskets, which, upon
being opened, We're found To contain
things good to look upon, and which.
when placed upon the table would al
most rival the c. c. c. C's. famous sup
pers. 1t was perfect surprise to the
hostess, and Il pleasant reminder of the
anniversary of her birthday. After sup
per a very pleasant evening was passed
and all went home wishing her many
happy returns of the day. The next
meeting of the society is with Mrs. Net
tie kincaid, Dec. 18th.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10

Hon. Thos. b. Reed made an able
argument in the house last week in favor
of amendment of the interstate Com
merce law allowing railroads to enter in
to traffic contracts with connecting lines,
subject to the approval of the interstate
commission and final review of the L. :.
court. This proposition has the sane
tion of the interstate commissioners and
nearly all the State railroad commiss-
toner's Of the country. Judge Reagan
of Texas, through whose influence the
anii-pooling clause was put in the com
MERGE bill has become convinced it
is wrong and has a bad effect upon
business. and is now in favor of the pro-
posed amendment. Mr.. Reed said that
competition was beneficial to the public
to great extent, but when it went to
the extent of destroying public facilities
it was disadvantages to the public.
What the public wanted to get, he said,
was regulation which would give them
suitable freights and not destroy insti-
tutions which were valuable.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10

Fortunately, for business on the Ken
nebec at Augusta and below, the last
years crop of ice is about cleaned out
of the many houses where it was stored
last winter. About l,050,0O0 tons were
in the houses last spring and only about
10000 tons of this remains unmarketed.
AN unusually small quantity. the usual
amount carried oyer being about 100 600
tons. This situation insures lively
times on the kcnnebec ice fields the
coming winter with employment for
hundreds of men and horses at good
wages during the ice harvest season.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
Highest Of all in Leavenns IocrIaoe L 5 Govt Report
R@H!a!!:'';!!. B Bs%dsz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Our Holiday Advertisers.

W begin thi- vcckfiai --f.a#af Tn
Ell4aHftE in ENLARGED Torn - uasf'
fhe demand made ly our ,r..febsgf. fa-
extra .f,,ce iu which r.. s#,..#tI... ,.s.l.fs,
the necessary Information relative 10
their large .tock- # good. H5i oaI.
tho.e of their general linz. bur # tbg.e
adapted to the clad fIolidae nefied A.
well. our Holiday paper hi. ta.,r sill
he : pages twice Il week for tbi. 49,.
and next. Monday and Thursday n eaeb
week. which Advancement la. besb -o
satisfactory for two years ps.f HAT Ne
venture ia trv If aoaip tbi. se4.aa
casual viow Of the .toel. If fine
Christmas goods. di.playcd in lar,..
anantirir. by our epterpri.inp MGR
chants. leads rs 10 believe tha.e stock.
ara. more d-.ir,l,I- than ever b.f,r.
and th..r merchants inform n. tn.
price. Vcf.. never 80 low a. fbaq ar.
this wear. Thi. /. well for mo.f buyer.
A. the volume Of currency in rla mol.
ets of a majority Of our people +. bar.I,
mn Ia the average Of former year.. Bn
of one fbiny there seem. tn he certain.
IL. if .Vhat ev4rvhodv saw mn.. H..
frue.. HE financial situation Of thi.
year i . decided improyemett over tbaf
Of l>a3. This has an epeoursgipg ten
denev. If we are only on tn I'M
grade" whatever may he onr Ieyel We
have cause for iov above what We should
have were we ON the ..dovn orsda. :"
whatever. our altitude miohr b..
Most Somerset towns are fortunate.
in common with 4 lavoe number of
Maine town. and cities. in having citi-
,ons nbo do ma. ILL. a....,.a.;..,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10

Gen. 5. j. Gallagher has received the
appointment of Commissary and Quar-
termaster at the Military Home at
Togus, in the place of Capt Aug H..
Smith promoted to Treasurer of that
institution. Gen. Gallagher is one of
the well-known men of the State. He
served two terms as Adiutant General,
and has held other official positions.
He was Clerk of the Committee on
Naval Affairs of the National House for
a session, when Hon. Charles A. Bou-
telle was Chairman. He is a man IA
miliar with military supplies and sub
sistence of soldiers aud is admirably
qualified for the position.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
The Somerset Reporter.
!. o. SMITH & CO, PUBLISHERS.
149 WATER STREET, SKOWHEGAN, ME

President Cleveland has returned to
the White House from Woodlev, and re-
sumed his noon day receptions aud other
official duties there. As evidence of his
complete restoration to health it is stat
ed that his feet are ''mates.''
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
Look over OurF urniture

When you have examined stock you will have doz
for congratuating yourself finding such az
gregation of opportunities This the of good din
and general sprucing up Don't conne yourself to
the tailor and dressmaker but give your house dress
WELL Our stock fine enough to make castle OF joy
of every house in Somerset County and low enough
price to be within the reach of all our citizens.
pleasure of tic holidays, but your house We
table
o sdboard in solid oak
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10

T. B. Seekings Esq. has removed from
Fairfield to Pittsfield.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-10
See that you get DANA'S.

You want Satchet Powders Just
now for fancy work; PATrEN has
them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23

lion and sous of the public, while al
the same time the clowns try to overdo
zach other with never-failing fow OF
words and wit. But not always the
wittiest gathers the majority of the
crowd around him. The Partisan has
IN inclination for his "Pitre" with
The white painted face, the red lips
and the powdered wig which remind
many of them of the famous Bilbou-
suet-the Figaro of his day-whose
renuine esprit Paris" and wit once
reached up to and resounded in the
salons of the highest aristocracy.
The profession of show clown here
m France has often been the last re-
bort of decayed members of the high
sst families, and ''profanum vulgus"
aas more than once had the satisfac-
lion of seeing q marquis, count or
,ometimes even 8 duke shoulder tho
!ooPs dress 10 entice the francs and
Dentimes from their pockets.
Sometimes not only "Fitre," but all
the members OF the troupe with ali
their enticements (mostly consisting
pf different colored tightsl are spread
tor the waiting crowd. which always
with the well-known economical
habits OF the Frenchmen-is 70 be
found at this outside show where there
is no charge and At the same time a lot
Of fun. while it is not quite as ready. TO
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

Find your mich, and fill it. Be it
ever so little, if it is only to be newer
of wood or drawer of water. do some
thing in this great battle for God and
truth.
Rev T. Z. Pandisu, Hindoo who
has embraced Christianity, is endeavor-
ing to arouse sympathy in England for
the Pariahs, outcasts of southern India
They number over 5000, 900.
Those who acknowledge God and
His divine providence are like the an
themselves and love to be led of the
Lord; and sign that they are being
led of the Lord is that they love their
neighbor. Swedenborg
Rev Kerr Tucker, D. D., of the
First Baptist church of Denver, in a re-
cent address, said that a movement
which promises success is on foot in a
large number of Baptist associations
for bringing together under one ban
ner the various Baptist and Disciple
churches.
The Old Catholics form larger
contingent than is generally supposed
to be the case. In Germany they num-
Der so, 600, in Switzerland (the Christ
Catholics") 10000. and in Australia
from 1000 to 5000, to whom must yet
be added those of the Utrecht church
in Holland.
1t is said that in Japan a larger
proportion of people can read than in
any other country in the world. There
are IS, coo schools, with az, 900 teachers
and 3,41o, 600 scholars Besides this
there are 607 Protestant Sabbath
schools, with 2e,717 scholars; 16 the
ological schools, with sac students
Little self-denials, little honesties.
little passing words OF sympathy, little
rameless acts of kindness, little silent
victories over favorite temptations
these are the slight threads Of gold
which, when woven together, CLEAN
out so brightly in the pattern OF life
that God approves w. Ear
rar.
I'm Isl French cities there are Pro
testant churches There are ss7 Re
form, 20 Lutheran, and y ministers OF
other denominations France has also
Protestant Bible societies, 10 home
and foreign mission societies, - or
phans' homes. - asylums and 60 hos
pitals Contributions for the work of
the church are FIVE times greater than
those IN Germany.
The boards of home and foreign
missions of the Presbyterian church
proposes to build at the northwest cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth
street, New York. fine eleven-story
structure to cost about 81, ooo, 600. This
structure, which Will probably be
known as The Presby terisn Mission
House." will shelter the two boards
and also the church erection board; il
will also have proper provision for the
Publication society of the missionary
boards The cost of the ground was
500. 600. thus making a total cost OF
about 81, go Geo.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
The suiea pa1n Eaale ueduesass Moruus Has 2s 1884

seep inside tho gold-laced rcd curtain
and III mp the rows and IL penaEets OF
The proprietors. even II th6g IeSw that
they win soc Joan dare taken r tho
stake with dishevaled hair and clad IN
pink tights, while her ezeeutionef.
who looks like . decayed MePAie
topheles, derisively shows his teeth.
and big fat monk lifts his puffy eyes
toward Heaven, ss if petrified with
terror by all the evil things that are
allowed to happen in this bad world:
Outside tho next booth . lightly
dressed messenger from hell (who
from his appearance can be everything
but Q dsmon) invites the crowd 1t the
sound Of . doomsday trumpet to have .
peep into the dreadful room from which
he has just emerged, and at the same
time he lifts invitingly q corner OF the
green velvet curtain which forms the
gate to the home of the unhappy ones.
Once inside we find the center Of the
room painted with flames, and un-
movable green toads look down with
big, round eyes. while immense snakes
twist round skeletons who carry their
skulls under their arms. In the midst
of these surroundings stands devil
with small, red horns and green. cop
per tail with which he whips his back
like an angered lion, and when he has
gone through his evolutions he stamps
with his cloven hoofs and pious,
well fed priest enters. Here the parts
are changed; it is the devil who
breaches morality and the priest who
is mute, and, when at the end Of the ad-
monition, which would have done hon
or to bishop, he throws the priest in
the flames, the audience bursts out in
a tumultuous applause. Following the
priest the judge and the physician are
sent the same way, and every time the
ruler Of the internal regions fu,,i.cs