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The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

We are obliged to notify certain sub
scribers whom we have several times
requested to settle arrears for the RE
poRTrR and whom we have advised that
unless payment should be made within n
reasonable time their accounts would be
left with an attorney for collection, that
this reasonable time has expired and un-
less these accounts are settled on or be
fore october 10th, they will be placed in
the hands of a lawyer,
These bills can be settled with us on
more favorable terms than with a third
person and all expense saved by prompt
attention to this notice before the date
named above.
J. o. SMITH q Co.
skowhegan, Sept. 10. 1894. 3w37
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
Directum Wins over Nelson.

The great match stallion race at Rigby
Park. Yesterday, between the two stal,
lion kings drew only about 5000 people.
As was expected Directum won in
straight heats, but was driven in man
ner to give great exhibition to the
audience. Nelson drew the pole in the
first heat. went to the half IN LOB -
and lead into the stretch, when Direc-
tum forged ahead winning by a length
in 10. The second heat Nelson closed
up on the first quarter, was leading in
the second, and from this point to the
stretch they came as a double team.
Near the wire Dircctum shot ahead.
Time 2.l3 IL. In the third heat Direc-
tun was sent to give the track record.
For the first half Nelson was at his
wheel, bat steadily lost from there home
and when the wire was reached Drectum
MAS so far IN the lead that Nelson was
pulled up and allowed to jog in, the
time 2,0s ii of Ills heat beating any
time vet made in Il sta ion race.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
st Croix Wins at Rigby.

After causing many disappointments
To his host of admirers, that gamey little
Wilkes stallion, st, CroiX, owned by
Webster Williams of North Arson,
comes forward and gains race record
that equals the fondest hopes of his
friends, and fully iustifies their boast OF
what their favorite is capable of.
At Rigby Park, Portland, Tuesday, he
won the 217 race. five starters. Haley
of the number, taking the first heat in
III "a, making first quarter in 81 IL
seconds; half in LOS 1, Ira Wood
bury. the driver of Mahlon, was his pilot,
aud the papers give Mr.. Woodbury. much
credit for the feat.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
Women and Learning.

Statistics collected by the regents of
the University of New York shows that
in the secondary schools there are %,
500 girls of academic grade and Is, 2i3
boys Last year more than two-thirds
of the 43S honor certificates went To
girls. In the colleges there are 2,923
girls and 4, DAB in the professional and
technical schools. Many other young
women are studying law, medicine,
painting and music. The United States
census of 1890 gave the number of wom-
en- teachers as 23S, 397. In their report
upon these statistics the regents remark,
"The remarkable development of wom-
ans higher education is due TO wide
spread recognition that college course
Is needed as the best preparation for
wifchood, motherhood and home life rs
much as for professional life. "
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

Institutions of learning outside of
Maine are making strenuous efforts to
induce President Whitman to leave
Colby University. The latest offer is
from Columbia University of Washing
ton, D. G., and the offer is accompanied
by urgent solicitation by committee of
prominent men acting for the institu-
ton who desire him to fill the vacancy
in the presidency made by the death of
DR.. yelling. President Whitman has
recently declined flatterng call to
Colgate University and it is earnestly
hoped by the people of Maine generally
that he may decline this call also, and
remain for many years in the position
he now fills with such signal ability,
Pronounced success and great accept
ance' His leaving Colby at this time
would be great loss and cause of dis
engagement to the college.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
Somerset Pomona.

The next regular meeting of Somerset
County Pomona Grange No. 6, will be
with Harmony Grange No. ISL, at
Harmony, Tuesday, Oct. 9th, at 10 A. NJ.
PRoGRAM-Opening ceremonies. Song
by the choir. Order Of business Adj
dress of welcome, sister Hannah Marble.
Response, sister y. IL. Vining. Song by
the choir. Select reading, sister Eunice
Jacobs. Poem, sister Nettie Bemis
Song, sister Emma Clark. Essay, sister
Ellie Stafford. Defamation, brother
Geo. Cooley. Essay, sister Hannah
Davis. LIST Question Resolved that the
town system of schools is a failure in
its practical working Aft i. S. Reed,
l.. G. Jewett, Alonzo Smith; neg. VIM.
Mclaughlin, Oramel Murray, S. II.
Goodwin. 2nd Question :-"Are agri-
cultural fairs of advantage to the farm
ers and if not, how can the fault be
remediedy" Aft. NJ. j. Merrill, ii. W..
Bracket, A. ii. Bosworth; neg. c. II.
Davis, G. w. Patten, J. p. Longley.
Song by the choir Remarks for the
good of the Order. Closing ceremonies.
EUGENE DANFoRTH, Lecturer.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
AFTER THE "EVlL EYE. "
The Marquis of Butte Backs the Society For
Psychical Research In Little Filler.


Psychical Research In Little Filler.
Tho Society For Psychical Research,
at the moment when the supply Of
ghosts and the society S funds We're fall
ing short has had the felicity Of find
ing new field of inquiry and the mon
oy with which to explore it. They have
to thank the Marquis of Butte for both
favors. The marquis is a solid, solemn,
millionaire peer and a devout Catholic
who has always taken a languid interest
i'll spooks.
Reading recently a newspaper para
graph describing case i'll the sheriff S
court at Oban, i'll which the defendant
was said to possess 'thc evil eye, he
wrote to the secretary of the society
offering $500 toward the cost of an in
quiry into that malignant optic in par
ticular and the questions of second sight
and other Scottish suporstitions in gen
eral
The society grecdily snapped at the
offer and forthwith organized an expo
dition, which is now wandering about
Scotland ON lookout for evil eyes,
n''loi Nl'NiloS anu Nueii iiNNs iN'itApiN
information MS to the progress made
has not yet come to hand probably be-
cause II selfish reporter who wants 10
score n beat with complete story is
attached to the expedition, but it is ru-
mored that the Ohan defendant with
the evil eye was tracked to his lair and
gave the investigators remarkably
warm reception, from the effects of
which they are still suffering. tits said
also that the marquis has been rcbuked
by his spiritual advisers for displaying
unseemly and premature curiosity in
ghostly things, but that is probably a H.
bel upon his lordship and his chaplains.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

The burning of the Normal school
boarding hall at Gorham which occurred
Monday, is hard blow for that State
Institution occurring as it does when the
all term is in full operation. The build
ing was large one, four stories in hight,
Quilt in 1896 as boarding house for
1orham Academy, and since the State
Normal school was established at Cor
nam, has been used as a boarding house.
HE loss is estimated at $4,000 with no
Insurance. The people of the town
very kindly opened their homes to the
Students.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
Challenge.

We hereby issue challenge to any
Fire Department in Maine to send a pick
ed team to the number of six men to
compete with an equal number from our
department, for a sprinting race, dis
lance of 200 feet, for "A valuable prize.
offered by a SkoNhegan citizen. The
race to occur on saturday, Oct 20, in
Skowhegan.
SKownEGAN FIRE DErAETMENT.
j. Smith Nuttiug, Chief Engineer.
Skowhcgan. Me-. oct. ,, 1884.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
REASON On THIS.

You would call man fool to Try to run ar
engine with crooked piston-rod. Yet you are
attempting that when YOU live with your system
in disordered condition. Whatever you may
be mentally, you are physically a machine.
Nothing Interests you more than keeping il in
order. II your digestion is out Of condition. or
your kidneys are disordered, use Or. David
kenuedy's Favorte Remedy, medicine pre-
pared by the famous physician, aud tested for
years by thousands Of persons, who all endorse
il
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
SENATORS AND BASEBALL.



Time lie Met Mr.. German.
Senator Hill tells an interesting story
about tho first time he ever saw Senator
German. 1t was long before they both
became famous, and the incident was
not recalled until Senator Hill became
afcllow senator with the Maryland lead
err, and it was found that both were very
fond of the national game of baseball.
at was back in the sixties, said
Senator Hill, "whcn everybody was in
tcrcsted in baseball There was coll
vention in New York city. The cities
along the Atlantic coast attended
was delegate from Elmira, represent
ing the Alerts | remember that tho
president of the convention knew moth
ing about parliamentary law, and it
was not long before we were i'll tangle
and with no prospect of being eXtricat-
ed. Then they got little fellow in the
chair who knew all about the way to
handle n convention, and he soon had
things running smoothly. He held them
down, | tell you. | forgot who he was
and never recalled until after coming to
Washington, when | was talking about
the meeting with Senator German and
he said he was there and presided. And
he was He represented the old Nation
ais of Washington. -
While there are other senators who
enjoy baseball, none are such dcvotoes
ms Senators Hill and German. The
MARYLAND senator has not found time to
Z, Ii.
he has been too busy getting tariff
bill through the senate which Senator
Hill has been trying to defeat. Mr., Hill
attends every game played here.
Washington Letter.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

The effect of the new tariff bill on the
finances of the Government is not a
source of lively pleasure to the admin
sralon at Washington. The receipts
LOT September are SIS, 100000 less than
ior August. Nothing has been received
lfom sugar because of heavy imports
made in anticipation of the passage of
ue act, and the income tax does not
'aSe effect until January. There was a
net Increase of the public debt for Sep
lember of SS,I72.7OO.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

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The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE.

LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE.
A Strong Presentation of the Case Made
Against the Carnegie Steel Company.
1t is rather general belief in this
he should be punished, and also that
tn punishment should fit the crime, or,
III other words, be commensurate with
it.
Moreover, we declare that some crimes
are much more criminal than others be-
cause their consequences arc more far
reaching. If u fellow steals loaf of
bread or pocketbook, that is one thing,
but if he does something which endan-
gers the good name or possibly the safe
ty of our federal government that is q
very different thing and his treatment
should be different. He is worthy of
nothing better than to be despised by
every self respecting man in the land
and should spend a goodly portion of
his remaining days in that close seclu-
sion in which he will repent of his sins
because that is the only thing which
will enable him to pass his time COM
fortably.
Now, hero are the huge steel works
of which Mr. Carnegie is at the head.
1t has been swindling the government
for months and has done it deliberately
and with malice aforethought Its guilt
has been established beyond perad-
venture, and tho subcommittee of the
naval house committee has caught it,
as it were, red handed. There is no room
to doubt that this company has been
palming off on the naval department
certain armor plates which are unfit to
be used on our war vessels and getting
for them the price of the very best plates
that can be manufactured.
Mr. Cleveland hesitated to believe
treated the whole matter with undue
leniency of Judgment. Congress also hes
itated, for it was positively incredible
that firm made up of reputable gen
tlemon and doing work for country
which they have loudly protested to love
and honor could by any possibility en-
danger that country's welfare by the
delivery of defective plates. But the
facts were so broadly patent and back
cd by such good authority that the sub
ject had to be investigated Listen,
therefore, to the verdict which these
careful experts have rendered. 1t reads
as follows:
"Thc servants of the Carnegie Steel
company, whether with or without the
knowledge of the company, to increase
their gains deliberately continued for
many months TO commit acts whose
natural and probable consequence would
be the sacrifice Of the lives of our sea-
men in time of war, and with them
perhaps the dearest interests of the ma
ton.
Isn't that terrible arrangement? 1t
stamps every man engaged i'll this in
famous proceeding as traitor. He has
sold his country to the enemy for few
paltry dollars. He has crippled our de-
lenses in time of war and done what he
could, aud done it for hard cash, to
make our defeat possible i'll naval con
fict. He has endangered the lives of
our brave seamcn and given an enemy
such an advantage over us that no one
can reckon the result
And where is Mr. Carnegie all this
while? He has been talking eloquently
about his love for his adopted country
for many years, And well he may love
her, for he has made millions by the
II al 1,,,.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

The government loses $4,000 duty
/ ~ I'm plate accumulated in the one port
nal'lmore. Importers allowed 100000
,os' OF tin plate to remain In bond and
%e reduction in duty will amount to this
"rse sum. This is sample of the
operation of the new tariff bill.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

In the COrean war China is getting
paralyzed in the engagement at Wi Ju.
thus exposing her seaports and cutting
off her means of throwing troops and
supplies into Corea by water Only the
long land detour around by the north
was lett. and already hat is blocked and
the war transferred from Corean to
Chinese soil. The japanese army seems
to have fairly oyerrun the peninsula in a
few short weeks and driven out the
Chinese. The result of the battle of
Ping Yang demoralized the troops of
the latter as badly as the victory of Wi
Ju has broken up the navy. The
Chinese have fallen back upon their
fortified places and assumed the defen-
siye, The troops are without sufficient
arms or clothing, the food supply is
scanty, and great disorder prevails.
China's helplessness to cope with the
plucky Japanese is growing daily more
apparent Ii Hung Chang has been
superseded in the supreme command by
Gen. Tsin of the province of Hainan,
who has received full powers. Moukden
is declared to be the next place upon
which the Japanese general is to ad-
vance but this is universally considered
to be dodge to attract attention from
Pekn which is probably the destination
Japan.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week:
Anson-Samuel Bunker to Chas. Grim
BILE, S25.
Cornvile-Fred NJ. Perkins to Oscar
l.. Greene, 81, 900.
Solon--Sidney T. Baker to Annie NJ,
Merrll, 81, 900.
Smithfeld-W heelock Mosher to Au-
gusta Mosher, $50; Asa NJ. Rowe to
Wheelock Mosher, $50.
Hartland-Phillip X. Taylor to WAY
erly Wooden Co., 500.
Fairfield-Maria d. Stinson to V. r.
Conner, 81.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas The grim destroyer, death,
having again entered our ranks and re-
moved from our midst our Brother Past
Grand VIM. II. II. Tibbetts, be it there
fore
Resolyed That by the death of Broth
er Tibbetts, Wesserunsett Lodge |. O. O.
f. has lost dearly beloved Brother; the
Order has lost a Jealous member, but
one who ever tempered his zeal with
prudence; and the community has lost
an honest, upright and industrious citi-
zen.
ReSolrcd, That We extend to the widow
aud family of our departed Brother our
heartfelt sympathy in this, the dark
hour of their great bereavement.
Rasolred, That the Charter and work.
ing tools of Wesserunsett Lodge be
draped in mourning for thirty days in
memory of our deceased Brother and be
il further
Resolred That these resolutions be
spread upon the Records of this Lodge,
"A copy forwarded to the widow of
Brother Tibbetts and one furnished the
SOMERSET REPORTER for publication.
A. +. LOCKE, ! Committee
/ + HOLMAN ON
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

Miss Nora and Jennie Palmer of Corn
willie, who have been at kineo for the
summer, returned home, yesterday.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04
Connecticut Also.

The State of Connecticut also in the
town and city elections shows big Re
publican gains and sweeping Republic
can victories this week. Many cities
usually strongly Democratic went as
strongly Republican, some for the first
time for many years. There was an in
crease of the Republican vote and a
falling off of the Democratic vote. The
vote throughout the state shows large
Republican gains, which indicates that
strong Republican states like Maine and
Vermont are not the only ones in which
Democrats disgust is apparent and
Democratic decentralization prevails.
Another Republican landslide.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-04

Nothing in this world is perfect. Even truth
lies in the bottom of a well.
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Morning" by Miss Daisy Warner as
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-09
THE HOUR CHANGED.
Sunday Meetings at the Y. NJ. G. A. to
Begin at 3 80 O'clock

Sunday Meetings at the Y. NJ. G. A. to
Begin at $50 O'clock.
At the last meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION it was decided to change the
hour of the Sunday afternoon meetings to
$3.50 O'Clock p. m. The meetings will hold
until Ais o'clock
This is customary every summer, be-
cause of the change of time in the gather
ering of the Sunday schools that meet in
the afternoon. +, S. Elliott, Esq, will
speak at the meeting tomorrow. All
young men are invited.
The reports of the different branches of
the association work show that the inter
est is kept up better than is usually the
case in summer. and it is the intention of
the management 10 keep alive all inter
est during the summer months. The
Bible classes, of which there are two, are
running along with increased interest and
attendance. The reading room is one
of the popular places of the city, and a
change in the library rules has been the
cause of the reading Of many more books
by the members
Mr.. Hall, the physical director, is de-
termined 20 keep up the gymnasium end
of the association, and the large attend p
ance on the classes proves that he is car
rying his purpose into effect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-09

striction of the Purchasing power of
thousands of wage earners, by further
industrial trouble or by shrinkage
in production. Mob violence, with
attacks on life and property have Feen a
feature of the situation, necessitatlng in
reference by state troops in many locali-
ties. The production of soft coal has
shown a slight increase through the re-
turn of some miners and the failure of
the coal strike in Alabama and Southern
tennessee. The scarcity of soft coal is
having steadily increasing effect on in
dustrial operations.
AT EASTERN CENTERs.
At the larger eastern Centers there is
no improvement in general business.
Philadelphia iob0ers in dry goods report
a better spot demand, and the petroleum
market there is more active, but Balti-
more iobbers in clothing, as well as in
some other lines, have not sent out drum
mers as formerly. Among the southern
cities covered, Richmond, Savannah,
Jacksonville and Augusta report the more
favorable conditions. At the first there is
better demand for groceries and provis-
ions, for agricultural implements and leaf
tobacco, which is quite active. Eastern
Florida vegetable regions report con-
tinued improvement in crops and CORE
spending stimulation among merchants,
while at the Georgia centers the volume
of business is fair in most lines, and. i'm
proved in one or two Elsewhere in the
south. dizziness, slow collections and sur
plus funds in bank, characterize business
conditions. There is little that is far
reaching attending the evidences of i'm
provement reported from the west"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-09
The EPSON Oakr.

London, June Sat the Epson sum
mer meeting to-day-the last day-the
Oaks of 4,5C0 sovereigns, the winner to
receive $500 sovereigns. for 3-yearold
FLIES, about one mile and half, was won
by the Duke Of Fortand's Amiable. Co
Lightly and Hetue Sorrel led until
the stretch was reached, where
La Neivere drew to the front, but she
was soon passed by Sweet Duchess and
Amiab BILE, the latter winning by three
quarters of a length. The time of the
winner was 2:50. The feature of the
Oaks was the holding of two religious
meetings and Salvation army gathering
opposite the grand stand. The leaders
of these three assemblages before,
during and after the race preached We
hemently against horse racing, while
their assistants distributed large num-
bers of tracts among the crowds OF people
gathered about the course The preach
ers were surrounded by large crowds, but
no attempt was made 10 modest thcm.