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The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
FITCHBURG AND WEST SHORE
Engineer Huston of the West Shore and t.
A. Palmer of the Fitchburg Railroads,
adNise their oNerwOrked Brethren.

Engineer Huston of the West Shore and t.
A. Palmer of the Fitchburg Railroads,
advise their oNerworked Brethren.
There is no body of men who labor more
hours continuously, than railroad men. SO
constant and firing their responsible duties
that there are few who do not suffer from over
work, and nervous troubles, and it does not
take long before the strongest constitution
gives way to the ravages ofdisease. Dyspepsia,
rheumatism, urinary and kidney troubles have
ihcapactated many man that could have been
saved II the proper precaution had been taken
Engineer VIM. Huston, of the West Shore
Railroad in speaking to reporter of the dis
position of people to neglect their physical
condition said "For years | suffered from
kidney trouble and dyspepsia, at times | was in
so much pain, thought would have to give
up my engine | had been urder the treatment
Finally, one day Conductor Frazer Of our road,
said to me, Huston, get bottle Of DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, it will do more
good than all the doctors in existence | fol-
lowed this advice and in few days | began to
feel better and have been well ever since.
T.. A. Palmer, of the Fitchburg Railroad 5
freight department at Troy, N. Y, in speaking
of the great good he had received from using
Favorite Remedy, said 81 was troubled with
urinary difficulty for long time. My attention
was called to DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
began its use, and in few weeks was cured
of the trouble. l have since used it as family
medicine with splendid results, especially in
cases of constipation and stomach difficulty"
DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is natural
antidote for all diseases arising from an excess
of uric acid in the blood, in cases of scrofua
eczema sleeplessuess or nervousness, it cures
where all else fails.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

On Lexington avenue near Eighty
third street there stands in front of Il
shoemaker's shop home painted sign
that is pitifully comic. 1t would be Il
painfully deformed man indeed who
could wear boot shaped like the one
thereon displayed, beneath which is the
announcement that "Laddies sheos'
will be "half soeld" and heeled for one
price; "Childrings. and mans for an
other. Apropos of this subject, l saw Il
shoemaker sign the other day bearing
the euphonious and appropriate name of
Shintog. Polly Pry in New York Re
corder.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
Sound Doctrine.


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The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
A VISIT TO DAMASCUS
A TRAVELLER WRITES OF WHAT tiE
SAW ~ THIS FAMOUS CITY.
Its Extensive and Interesting Balaars
Wonderful Walls OF Damascus aud the
View One Has rom Them Tie Hoham-
medan Women and Their Masks.

Wonderful Walls of Damasou, aud the
View One las from Them The Moham-
medan Women and Their MASKS.
The bazaar, Of Damascus are quite
extensive aud more int resting than
those If ctiro, with which icy are ire
queatly e4aI 4a#, Il, BECAUSE they are Ell.
tirely uat5aeal1 by European iafa-
euae,. Icy ala generally covered, and
sH.aaa II thea have lofty roofs. In them
ar nd ii tGt prooucts Of tine cast.
Caravans g. from here to Bagdad and
beyond. a.i a great deal Of merehan-
Gise Is carried toand tIo. There ar spe.
cal iu5s prefenti1us buildings, with
uumtruas aoiaes, in which wholesale
trade i, o.arIo1 on Ii was a rainy Gay
when " I.rst went through the bazaars,
and w appreciated the advantage Of 90
ing shopping under cover
Tho largest bazaar is i'll the street
called Straight. Its great roof extends
for ,, 00O feet. with small shops on each
side. 1t i, wide enough for carriages.
. -
~ 'is ~ ms 9'i'''
though M''ih wall Hl"''e Il renee i2ii
Indicating taat the expression III the
Bible ste Actsl was irOnical The COLI
sui who represents the United States
government in Damascus Is Syrian.
and that fact makes him permanent
officer IL IS not obliged to turn oyer
his Office 10 somebody else when lev
administration comes into po,yer.
He received rs very politely and de-
tailed = ..l.av3ss''-a sort of official mil
itaIv escort-tn attend us while we re-
noinod in city This i rather dnsir.
able. AS il in.ures rcspcctfnl treatment.
Witbant such an escort we MIGHT have
uulind ren3arks thrown Mt rs. thoileh
we sbould not understand them. The
..kavass', earild NOT talk English. hut
another vo,iita man from the eansul's
office also wont with II, He smoke Eup-
Esb aud was an INTELLIGENT and arr,a-
aIla rnjde IT,, t,ul, II. ia soc the int
rinrs of two very handsome hollses. ON.
n NIobamms dan : and the other Il Jew
We did moi see the pro1rietor Of the
first Int the Jew took II, into his lilri-
~ and showed Ms comics Of the Jewish
Srrintures ON double rolls As the read
or uroceea., he rmolls from one to the
Other X,o also visited an English mis-
sion scbaal for uirls. i'm which the ul1ils
had nrettv and Lril,Lt faces. They are
mostly C,reek Christians. but our la
was. :, who isa Niohamnedan, seemed
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
This Is Prudence.

1t is all very well to use the best parlor,
the best furniture, the best china Teven if
YOU don't mind having it brokenl, for the
home folks. but prudence will suggest that
YOU draw the line at the best tablecloth
No matter if your best is poor enough,
as TO quality, and but little better than
that in daily use, YOU may still keep it free
from stains, and always ready for state
occasions. During many, many years Of
housekeeping have never found it any
thing but tragedy when the best cloth
and napkins must be replaced. But even
where the housekeeping funds are limited
it is possible TO have laid away fine cloth,
with a pretty carving cloth and center
piece, which you will use only for guests
If the cloth is too soiled for another COM
pany's entertainment let it be Numbered
at once, but do not hatter yourself that
you can use il for one or more home din
ners first. That way come stain and soil -.
ure, perhaps, beyond the power of the
laundress to remove CHilde0 Mail.
Tha mora enceaesfnI a taachar Of xro1tJipo ia
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

So, perhaps, we are Fastening the
grand consummation. For not always
will Woman's Christian Temperance Tn
ions exist, nor other similar orsaniza-
tons outside that great divincly appoint
ed institution, the Christian church.
That she has slept. has been occasion
for the building of all their oul side agcn-
cies. As she wal;cn- and takes on her
self, with full energy, the work her
Lord has given her, to lead all the world
10 His feet, to care for, teach ard bless
every sort of humanity. there will cease
To be need of supplemental or@aniza-
tions. The church doors ever open; the
bringing thithor all agencies for educa-
ton of the children. for helpfulnes- to
mothers and fathers; such i, the vision
We see not many year, hence. And then,
rs 10y al daughters of the church. we may
be allowed to rclinqpi,h our separate
task and to find it all accomplished by
that one greaI power.-1emPernc' Ir3b-
HHe.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

On the 18th of April the Veterans
keeley League, composed of one thou
sand and seven graduates of the Kelley
Institute at the Western Branch Nation
al Home for disabled volunteer soldiers
in Kansas, held their second annual re-
union and banquet. Beautiful invita-
tons were issued and Il most Interesting
meeting with many good speeches was
the result
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
Non-PartiSan w .T.U

The Skowhegan Nom Partisan " {. T. I"
meets at the Parlors Of the q. \. Il. Hall the
second and fourth Tuesdays Of each month
At thrpr oselock X. =. NJ
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

worst OF all WAS that
awful crow,ling
down feeling in my
abdomen.
" \ friend OF mine
told me OF Lgdia f.
Pukha,0 : Negela
Bile Compound; her
faith won mine, and
now | am well. oh
how can return
thanks to Mrs. link
ham ?
." Every woman
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

troubled with uterus or womb troubles can
be cured by Lydia f. Pinkhams Negeta.
BILE Compound, for it cured me, and will
them" - Mrs. KFRnAtGH, Juniata ST.,
Nicctown, Pa. Every druggist has it,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

Miss Cou>t nee Feuinure Woolson's
last story appears in the June IIalpers
Like most OF her late work. it is Il study
of moderate Italian life. with an cXpatri-
ated American n one of the principle
characters II i announced that Miss
Wool>on's Italian tales will soon be col
lected in book form.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

y voluntary condition which more
than a million Of men chose at the
noleS in 1892
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
THE FREE WOOL CRY.
7 CONES FROM TIE COTTON GROW
ING STATS.
Although Representing but one-fifth OF
the Wool Producing Industry. the south
cru senators IIav. Controlling ' ote In
the senate Wool Nersn- Cotton.

Geitgd states. The ] southern states
own bat 81 per cent Of the,e Hooks, be
ins little less than u, "a, ooJ, Texas
alone reporting !, 334. U4a ii this uun-
Der, leaving Virginia North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georpi Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi Louisiana Arkata;is,
Tennessee. Kentucky ana Missouri with
little over ,, 500, 600, II "a average Of
about 40, GOO for eaea state The
Pacific states California Oregon, Nc
yada, Colorado, Montana, Washington
and wyoming Own p pr cont OF the
entire flock of the Cnite3 states, or IN
round numbers, l3, ON H9u, beng an
average Of nearly 2,0oa. $40 pr head 10
tie state, being more taan four tunes
Tie number owned III tine - southern
states, exclusive of TeNa-. The number
Of sheep owned by all the other states,
exclusive OF the southern and Pacific
aggregates little Over 2i,a1o' Ouo o.
y per cent OF the cntne flock OF th'
country, being an average ef about 800,
600, or double the number Pr state for
all the states in excess II the southern
states and about one-halt below the aver
age Of the Pacific state.
The sheep industry, a. represented III
the United States senate may therefore
be summarized as affecting the pro
posed tariff bill which has consigned
wool to the free list, As having but little
hope for rostoration to the dutiable Inst.
The vote Of the IL southern states
above named gives % votes Tor free
wool or the Pacific states, there are
two votes Tor Tree Wool, win {
votes Tor dutiable wool vacancies
exist S-namcly, Montana Washing
ton and Wyoming. OF all the other
states, there are 10 votes favorable TO
free wool and 20 i'll favor OF dutiable
wool, giving total OF II votes for pro-
tccted wool and 52 votes for free wool
III the United States senate A further
analysis Of tho northern states would
show that the wool producing states are
not fairly represented III the senate by
duti,l1n wool tbov bsing atnone, the
-. 80 l..
eilall's. Il"'"oclS VI en 'li. "''i ~
all the territory OF the United States.
The estimated wool product Of lo'3
was SOL 0Co' 600 pounds. Inc southern
states produced OF un~ashea wool ~
per cent; Oh the washed wool, - pa
cent Inc racine slales Ilouar'" o.,
unWashed wool 81 pr eeHt, and pl
washed wool Pc Der cant. All the 9th
,,#.t.,t,s ,,od,,c,d ~ A.. o.a.L.d ,.,,1
9'''''
% per cent dlli u the uh@''H'i 40 l'Ni
cent. 1t VIII be seen thai Inc southern
states IN thor representation III ne
United states senate win lne control
mig vote Oh me seiata ialJoll'y' "ilf
represent about oie-iHih 9i inc en- ~,
wool interest Oh lle N1oie ni''"
states nus IL VIII oe sen tha' l"ui
hiths OF the interest Ill ms isroat ayr
cultural business ot tfe hliod S'''t'
are made to suffer by tine aflion OF TINS
small producing minority.
"a pooifo s+,+. f.1;f.r,,i, Dr,-
- - VI.
bo'l' N'N",'d, N"l'i "''' Hi'ii ana " "'ii
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31
STAND no.! SPEAK THE
WORD ALONE.

reliable, energetic men and women wanted to
sell Nursery stock the coming season. Good
stamp stating age and occupation. Give ref
erences. We have large assortment of fruit
and ornamental stock Rose Bushes Shrubs,
Flower Seeds, ETC., with prices to suit the hard
times. Our Rose Bushes are especially fine,
new choice varieties Now is the time to
order for Spring setting. All mail orders
promptly attended to. l3wl2
]. l.. MERRICK & CO.,
Watervie, Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

Clcyeand's administration added to
the national debt IN ole year,
March /, l-!3. TO March /. laql..... S59@h,tn
Robbed pensions in ono year off,. H.4oo,10
Withheld from the employees who
worked for the United States...... s,4DtU
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

1t Is in its influence upon other orgah-
iZatons that our own l. likely to find
much of its usefulness. The temperance
issue is coming to be recognized by
thoughtful people everywhere as ONE
they cannot overlook, aud more and
more is temperance work coming to be
incorporated in the plans and llhors of
religious and philnnthropic bodies of
every sort. Yet these bodies do not. in
many cases. care to form II separate or
ganizaton. They find il an economy of
machinery, of time and of effort. to do
their temperance work with their other
work. To show them how this may be
done; to intensity their interest and in
crease their activity; to provide them
with materials to work With; such is
often the privilege of our own workers.
And it is II blessed privilege which we
may well seek out and improve to the
very best of our ability.
Our Union is to be represented on the
programme Of the great Christian En-
deavor Convention to be held in Gleye-
land, by our National president and by
Miss Anna NJ. Edwards, both of whom
are announced To speak on Wednesday
evening, July II II the great Christian
Endeavor army could be reused to Il
sense of its own possibilities. and there
fore responsibilities concerning temper
auce, what Il work it could do. Let us
all help our Spollrs- women on the even
ing of July 18th, bv our loving aud fer
vent prayers, that they may speak as
God shall give them ulteranee,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

According 10 the figures of the De
partment of Agriculture. there is light
stock Of hogs in the country, being the
smallest tor six years. although they are
in better health than usual. There are
reported in the country 1920 600 hogs,
-, 095, 600 cattle. al 4 45,o4S. 900 sheep.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

Superior in every respect to any Stone
or Marble. Costs less, is handsomer,
will never corrode, gather moss, or change
in an way. Write me for designs and
prices. 1t is certainly for your interest
to do so if you are in need of any Monu-
mental work. I4tf
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

The more successful teacher of Waiting is
the more reverses he has to go through.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

1t is often saddening to note hos hard it is
for some young men 10 keep their seats on
horseback and how easy it is in a crowded
street car,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-05-31

All the other states-Nlaine, New
Hampshire, Vermont Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Mich
gan, Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ari-
zona North Dakota, South Dakota, Ida
no, New Mexico and Utah-produce:
Per
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26
DEEPEST OCEAN ON EARTH,

With climate of marvellous salubrity
with soil of wonderful fertility. with
tropical verdure unsurpassed, inhabited
by people of extraordinary interest,
transformed from barbarism to high civ
ilization, with leaders the peers of Amer
lean statesmen, with an independent re-
publican government, and entitled to be
called a child of the United States. tbes
islands possess extraordinary charms for
intelligent Americans. 1t is not surpris-
ing that PRESS readers appreciate the
chance we offer of the most rare and
beautiful views of Hawaii ever brouob+
this country, accompanied, as thew
are, with very feast in the charming
descriptions by the Hon. John L. Stevens
and Prof. W. B. Oleson.
The whole series of eight portfolios
now ready.
These portfolios are 10 cents each or
the set will be sent for so cents post
paid. The parts will be bound in
handsome cloth binding, stamped with
an appropriate design, for $1.oO. Book
complete $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26

General Intended to nerform by giving
IN tnls volume copious extracts from
many private letters of his uncle which
give clear sight into the character of
the man. The scope of the work has
prevented The giving of the technical
details of Ger. LEAFS military move
menus oue to the average reader that is
probably gain.
The Boy Travellers in the Levant. By
Tnomas W.knox- This is the fifteenth
volume IN the Boy Traveller Series.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunis. Greece and
turkey are the countries which the
travellers journey through in this vol
ume. Inc same care in the statement
OF historical and geographical facts is
apparent in this volume as in the ones
that nave preceded it, and vast amount
OF information concerning the countries
1ourheyed though is conveyed in man
ner to enlist the attention of the young
and impress it upon their memories.
Inc ILLUSTRATIONS are numerous, and al
ways illuminate the text. The books
oil thls series are SO well known and
popular that nothing more is needed than
the bare announcement that new vol
ume has appeared to excite lively in
terest among the boys and girls, and
among their elders too. for that matter.
(New York: Harper & Brothers; Port
land: Lorlng, Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26

is the Grouto of Our Lay, in which the
Blessed Virgin is believed by the faith
tul Catholic to have appeared to peas
ant girls. Bunadette Sou brious. A
healing fountain now gushes from the
spot where Our Lady stood, magnifi-
cent church has been erected in her
honor, and multitudes from all parts of
shrine, before which the most astound-
ing miracles are claimed to have been
wrought. That enormous nun bers of
persons have been cured of diseases that
have baffled human science there can
be no doubt. To M. Zola, the materialist,
there is nothing superhIman in all this
it is only the cure of nervous diseases by
tremendous nervous excitement and
shock. The devout, who believe that
God still looks upon this earth with at
tenticn, and permits the special inter-
position of His providence from time to
time, as in Apostolic days, believe that
the manifestations of the Valley of
Lourdes are divine, and that there the
prayer of faith is rewarded and the sick
made whole.
Perhaps this is the most powerful of
M. Zola's efforts; but, notwithstanding
some fascination init, there can scarcely
be conceived more disagreeable book, if
one be reading for pleasure as we'll as
profit. The first part is an iteration
and reiteration with minute detail of the
most unsightly, loathsome and disgust
ing diseases with which poor humanity
is afflicted, and the more powerful the
drawing the more nauseating the effect
But there is not space to review the
remarka BILE book. We but call attention
to it in this general way. 1t will he
read by the curious and the morbid:
and will remain as M. Zola's masterpiece
of realism. New York: F. Tennyson
Nicely; Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon.
General Lee. By Fitzhugh Lee, his
nephew and cavalry commander. Great
Commander Series. New York: D.
Appleton & Co.; Portland: Loring, Short
q HarInon.) Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is
peculiarly well fitted to write a biog-
raphy OF his uncle, Gen. Robert f. Lee,
the COMMUNICATIVE of the Con-
federate forces in the war of the REBEL
Ion, because of his relationship and his
close association with the great COM
mander during his military career. Gen.
Lee intended to be his own biographer,
but ne waited too long. His nephew has
supplied the work which the
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26
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The Washington correspondent of the
Maine Democrat (Plum Trust organ J
is able to show by figures that the COM
plant CT the Maine Democrats that tbe
administration has been slow in turning
Republicans out of oetice is not well
founded as regards Postmaster Bissell.
He has made computation of the num-
Der of posmasters removed in the first
year of Cleveland's first Administrations.
in the first year of Harrison's and in the
first year of Cleveland's second admins
tration. 1t shows that Bissell beat Villas.
Mr.. Cleyeland's first postmaster gen.
eral, by 661, and Wanamaker, Mr.. Har-
rison's head of the postoffice department,
by Al. Out of about 1100 postoffices in
Maine more than $50 have been changed.
and the correspondent says that many
more changes would have been made
but for the difficulty of finding Demo-
Gratis who would accept the small oae:ce
The correspondent thinks the Democrats
have no reason to complain of Postmas-
ter General Bissell and General Maxwell.
and in view of this showing we quite
agree with him.
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26

Under the Mckinley tariff tax the
number of failures went up from 10, SO7,
with liabilities aggregating $lS9, $50, 964
in 1850 to 12,273 with liabilities aggrega-
ting S1S9, sos, 6s3 in 1881. III 1873 the
num- Der of failures WAS Is, go, with liza
biiities .aggregatipg AZ, 100. Maine
Democrat.
That is to say while the Mckinley
law was unthreatened ana the people
thought it would continue business was
substantially Unaffected. But in 1858
when the Democrats mad got control of
the government failures, jumped nearly
S300.000,000 Was it the Mckinney law
or the threats of the repeal and the sub
mission of a free trade measure that
caused the sudden increase? If it was
the Mckinley law, as the Maine Demo-
crat means to imply, why did it not give
some signs Of its destructiveness in the
first year of it's operation, when tariff
laws are most likely to do mischief, be-
cause business has not had time to ad.
ust itself to the new conditions?
The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26
THE PORTLAND TIkWARE CO.,

U Cross Street,
are selling off their SURPLUS STOCK at
i let - very low, and will Until January
am sc}s5 to s1.oO delivered in the city.