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The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF the Maine Non Partisan W.
&. T.. Union.

The Fifth Annual convention Of the
Maine Non Partisan Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, opened at Island
Avenue Congregational church, Wednes-
day afternoon. The officers present were
Mrs. A. c. Paul. Fort Fair field, presi-
dent; Mrs. II. c. Pusifer, Auburn, vice
president; Mrs. A. L. Mckeen, Belfast,
secretary; Mrs. G. II. DEMO, Bangor,
treasurer.
The exercises for the afternoon con-
sisted of devotional service conducted by
Mrs. j. O. Smith of skowhegan, roll
cal of officers, appointment of COM
mittee on credentials and of special
committees; miscellaneous business, etc
The committee on credentials reported
40 delegates present from the following
cities and towns: Augusta, Belfast,
Foxcroft, Watervile, Caribou, Fort
Fairfield, Pittsfieli, Dover, Bangor and
Old Town. Subsequently other dele
gates were reported.
Mrs. l.. l.. Morrison favored the meet
ing with vocal selection, Miss Margery
accompanying her on the piano, and Mrs.
Dinsmore of Foxcroft, read paper of
interest.
In the evening public meeting of
much interest was held. Mrs. DEMO
of Bangor read the scripture, Rev. DR..
Hanson offered prayer, an address of
welcome by Mrs. C. V. Hanson was
read by Mrs. l.. w. Weston, Rev. l.. II.
Copeland also addressed to the society
warm words of welcome to our town,
and an appropriate response was read
by Mrs. F. Ii. Beal of Augusta.
Miss Charlotte I. Sibley of Belfast,
delivered pleasing and eloquent ad-
dress upon the topic, "A torch and Il
task" Miss Sibley is cultivated
young lady with superior platform quail
fieations and pleasing address and was
appreciated by the audience.
The musical part of the program con-
sisted of organ prelude and postlude by
Miss Josie w. Smith, vocal duett by
Mrs. f. 0. Sawyer and Miss Agnes b.
Stafford, and solo by Mrs. Sawyer A
fair sized audience was in attendance.
The meetings continue through to-day,
morning, afternoon and evening, and
close Friday noon. The order of exer-
cises this afternoon and evening is an
attractive one and our people will do
we'll tn attand
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
State and General.

Waldoboro's corn crop netted the en-
terprising oranges Of that section $1,000
this year.
Congressman Milliken made his first
speech of the campaign Saturday in New
York city.
One of Dextcr's citizens is reported to
have lost Sl4 200 recently as "A result of
western investments.
Bangor has expended about 800, 000
this season on erecting new buildings
and improving old ones.
President Cleveland and his family,
have left theil summer home at Buz-
Yards Bay, Mass, and gone back to
Washington.
The Belcher barn belonging to Bates
College, which was destroyed by fire,
Saturday night, was one of the Oldest
buildings in Pennington, and was one of
two on the estate, both of which have
now been burned.
The New Panama Canal company was
legally constituted Saturday, at Paris,
France, and the canal agent in Bogota
was instructed by cable, to announce
this fact to the Columbian government.
NOb NDTktHtH W III resume cutting III lIc
Sulebra section al once.
At 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
farm house and barn of A. Scott Jordan,
Cape Elizabeth burned to the ground.
The cause of the fire is not known. Mr..
Jordan is brother to c. f. Jordan,
whose two barns were burned early
Monday evening. The loss is $1,000 ;
partly insured.
Charles Duuton of Hampden has lcas-
ed the mill property at Boyd lake, Orne-
vile, and will employ GO men through
the coming winter, He will saw long
and short lumber, box shoots and spool
bars. Among other Jobs he has con-
tract to saw 100000 of spool bars for
Il. j. Stewart & Co. of Bangor.
Into Mr.. Wilson's district in West
Virginia alone, it is asserted on trust
worthy authority, not less than $50, 200
Democratic money has already been
poured by the Democratic congressional
committee, which has promised to send
more if it is needed or can be probably
used to prevent the defeat of the white
House" chairman of the ways and means
committee.
Another quarry is to be put in opera
ton in Monson. 1t is what is known as
Burmah slate quarry, situated in the
west half of the town on the so-calied
Burmah Slate vein, which was opened
twenty years ago and operated for four
or five years. 1t was worked On small
scale and yet quite an amount of roofing
slate was made which was of superior
quality.
The committee of the board of trade
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased porti-c OF the ear There is
only one way to care Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an indamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube.
When the tnbe gets indamed YOU have a
rumbling sound OF imperfect hearing and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh which is nothing but
an inlamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
f. !. CHENEY \ Co.. Toledo, O.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Old Deeds.

In the register of deeds office of
Kennebec county are over 400 deeds that
have never been registered. They are
over fifty years old and the probable
reason that they never have been
entered on the books is, that the neces-
pany them when sent to the office.
Here would seem to be lesson, to avoid
errors and at the time of forwarding a
deed, to send the amount necessary to
cover the expense of having it entered
upon the records, The first deed enter
ed upon the books was in 1888, Ethan
Wing of Winthrop to Robert Page, and
at this time Mr.. Sewell was register. In
the office to-day are 405 volumes of re-
gistered deeds, averaging 600 to each
volume.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
For the Reporter.
l.. l.. A. Anniversary.

1--WE pledge allegiance to our flag and
to the Republic for which it stands !:
Our nation indivisable with Liberty and
Justice for ALL The pledge is that of The
Lyceum League of America. The occa-
sion was the observance of the third ami
versary of the founding of the organiza-
ton by the Legomathenian Club No.
75l l.. l.. A. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed during the meeting which oc-
Cured last Friday evening in the Show
hogan High school room.
Pres. Roy l.. Marston of the Lyceum
called the meeting to order and in pleas.
ing address gave brief history of the
League from the humble federation
formed by the Youths Companion to
the grand organization of the present,
composed of more than flfty-thousand
young men. We have grown to such a
size that it is no longer practical for any
private concern or magazine TO control,
he said, therefore the management of
the l.. l.. A. has been transferred to n
Directorate composed of prominent
SIdttStlltu anu tiiiiltli Stnoltlcs
Mr.. Marston mentioned some of the
many benefits to young men derived
from the League, the most important of
which was the cultivation of good
citizenship for the future of the great
est nation that the world has ever seen.
which the goth century will show Amer
lea to be.
Mr.. w. n. Donovan, Prin. of the High
school made an exceedingly interesting
and instructive address. He said that
the Lyceum compared very favorably
with the Greek Fraternities of the col
leges, holding many of its virtues and
none of its evils.
He also showed the necessity Of such
an organization to counterfeit the athlet-
ic epidemic of the schools and colleges.
This brain movement should be encour-
aged full as much as the athletic move
ment, for more minds, said he, are be-
ing crippled by severe athletic strains
than by severe brain exercise.
He warmly congratulated the Lyceum
on the enthusiasm of the meetings as well
as the size.
He complimented the editors of the
club paper on the excellence of their
work, saying that he had seen but one
better and that was done by a profess
sional. He took his seat amidst great
applause.
Sec'y Harold l.. Hanson then read
Gov. Greenhalge's speech at the l.. l.. A.
convention held in the Old South church,
Boston, last Monday evening. 1t was ii
mastery and scholarly speech of about
45 minutes. He portrayed the work and
aims of the League in an eloquent man
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Now in Session
Annual session Woman's Non partisan
W. c. T. IT, Congregational Church.
Friday Evening, october rs,
Joshua Simpkns Co. in Coburn Hall.
Sunday Evening, October 2s,
Harvest Concert, Congregational Church.
Monday Evening, october 20,
Uncle Toms Cabin Co. in Coburn Hall.
Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. 81,
Meeting of Skowhegan Woman's Club in
Library Parlors.
Friday p. NJ, Nova,
Annual inspection Of Skowhegan Woman $
Relief Corps, G. A. R. Hall.
Friday Evening, Nov.a,
Charity Ball in aid Of New Veterans
Home at Searsport, Coburn Hall, un-
der auspices OF Skowhegan Woman's
Relief Corps.
Wednesday Evening, Nov. IA,
Visit OF Grand Lecturer of Grand Lodge
F& NJ OF Maine to Somerset Lodge.
Friday Evening, Nov. is,
Paper on History of Shoe Industry before
Board of Trade, by Geo. b. Stafford,
G. A. R. Hall.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
He Stocked Up ON Eyes.

OF the glass eye worn by prominent
publisher Of New York several amusing
tales are told. Tho artificial orb matches
its natural fellow SO accurately that the
two cannot be distinguished apart One
day the publisher was visited by man
considerably under the influence of
liquor. The caller made an objection
ablo remark to which the only reply
vouchsafed was a prolonged stare of
Indignation. The steady gaze affected
the man . shattered nerves, and his self
control left him entirely when he saw
a fly crawl over the publisher S glass eye
without causing him even to wink,
Have got 'em again?' cried the in
ebriate as he fled to the nearest drug
store, intent OH loading up with aromatic
spirits of ammonia and bromide.
While on yachting trip the publish
er suffered for few hours from seasick-
ness. When he recovered, he noticed
that the good eye was bloodshot, while
the other retained the brilliancy of ap-
parent health. "Ah," he remarked,
cheerfully, Il must stock up on eyes so
as to be prepared for emergencies. ="
And he did, and he now has Oh hand
orbs of various standings. New York
World
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
The Corn Pack.

The best estimate now places Names
sweet corn pack at $4,000 cases, or o.
100000 cans. This is the smallest since
1889. Last year the pack was l4,6l6,000
cans. The acreage planted last spring
was considerably reduced, but the yield
was excellent. The total number of
factories packing this fall is 60 against
Sc last year, and bad the acreage of corn
planted and number of factories oper-
ating been as high as the acreage of past
years, the pack this fall would doubtless
exceed that of 1887 or 1892, which was
the second best year of the business
within the past 10 years.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Iron Hall Affairs.

The first general report and account
current of james F. Faley, a permanent
has been filed. The general statement
of the receiver is very long. This is the
first step of the several that will be TAX
en- by Judge Winters to wind up the or
der's affairs within the next ten days.
There remain in litigation only two
phases of the trust, one is the life divis-
ion and the other is the payment of ma
iured certificates that were unpaid when
the receiver was appointed to meet these
claims. 100000 will be held. A great
portion of the remaining balance, prob
ably S250,000 will be held to protect un-
preferred claims.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
ELI Perkins Talks.


lie Tells Boston journal Man W NAT
Men in the south say About the Tarin
The journal reporter met Eli Perkins
(Melyille ID. LandonJ yesterday on the
Boston and Maine train.
"l'm going up to Skowhegan. Ne. he
said, Ito get photographs Of ARENAS
Wards grave, and the old farm house
where he was born
When the journal man learned that
Mr.. Perkins had recently been in
Georgia and South Carolina, ne asked
him about the feeling down there.
so, they feel very happy down there &c
said Eli. They've gotta tariff Of 100 per
cent. on rice, a tariil-on sugar aud a
tarill' on Egyptian cotton. I asked
Judge Lee at Athens, Ga, if they were
really all free traders in the South.
" we are free traders as far a. North
ern manufactures are concerned he
said.
But don't you think lowering the
tariff lowers wages; asked.
Why, of course it does. and that is
what we Southerners want. We want
low wages. We hire negroes. We don t
work ourselves. We want cheap labor.
We want free trade, and English and Ger
man wages.
"'But wouldn't that break up the
manufactures in New England:' | asked
why, of course. Who says it
wouldn't? With free trade the Yankee
workmen would work for German wages
or starye. But what do we care about
your Northern wages or Northern work
men. We don't care if your Yankee
factories do go to ruin. We are tired OF
supporting them With free trade we
would ship everything cheap from Ger
many and England, and build up
Charleston, New Orleans. and our
Southern sea port towns.
Well | said, you Southerners
have a good argument for free trade,
but what do you think of free trader in
Massachusetts,
"a free trader in Massachusetts: z he
exclaimed in establishment, Why,
there isn't one, is there
why, yes-now what do you think
of him.?
"'l hink of free trader up among
your factories?' he repeated. think OF
free trader tearing down your own
wages and wrecking your own factories
Why, if | lived in Massachusetts, I'd
throw such man in the river. The
workmen and manufacturers ought to
whip him out of the State.
"'But YOU think it is all right for you
Southerners to be free Traders said
Well it is policy here in the South.
We all believe in it because we don't
have any manufactures, and if we keep
in power long enough we'll finally wipe
out all tariff and protection. We are on
top now. We Southerners have made a
tariff for Massachusetts. We are the
nation now. New England has voted
itself out and voted the South in. We
have got just what we fought for at
Gettysburg. The darby is disfranchis-
ed. Twenty thousand white people
make Congressman in Georgia, while
it takes 100000 white Yankees to do it
in the North. One Southerner has as
much influence as five Yankees. Why,
100000 of us in the South control 15,-
DOC, 600 and make laws to suit the South.
at made my Northern blood curdle,
said Mr.. Perkins, as the train moved off,
SLOW | wish Russell, your free trade
candidate for Governor, could have
heard the talk" he said.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

The Hawaiian government has very
favorable reciprocal treaty with the
United States which gives it practically
free entry of sugar into our markets and
refuses to make any special concession
to British representatives in the matter
of projected cable between British
Columbia and Australia. A government
official at Honolulu says ''We are
positively bound by our treaty of re-
ciprocity with the United States, not to
make any concessions whatever of land
or of special rights to any other govern
ment whatsoever; We are not at liberty
to lease land to the British government
for any purpose. We wish to be ex-
tremely scrupulous about this so there
can be no preteXt for the United States
abrogating this treaty.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Governor Mckinley had royal recep-
ton at New Orleans last week, with a
crowd that no audience room in the city
could hold. 1t is good sign when a
Republican like Mr.. Mckinley can go in
to one of the states of the solid South
and get not merely a hearing, but an
enthusiastic hearing. The industrial in
terests of the people have been attacked
by the Democratic tariff, and they are
beginning to make the race question take
a back seat
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Number 43
He Stole Il Watch

4 boy hearing the honoreI name Of
C.org. ,y..t.,,,.,,. d.. t.il...... lou. =,
- = -" :"
% NY - 'Ai''f 4P'a .te tHsHIs7= OF
Mr. llihesleH II Good VII Farm In
the latest number Of The R4,rd Mr..
t,f,,.Ll., toll. 81 ,b.#,o.,t.... ,........,a.,
''.r,
ne noy- st'iS Wa f"ili. Head'
Mother dead. He had 10 bad mbit- ex-
c"p' profanity wh@u he wa mad. He
did not know hat kneH thar the
matfou bad relieved him 81 hi- tobacco
the evening be arrived. lie thought
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Judge w. C. Philbrook of Waterville,
has rendered written decision on the
case noted In last weeks REPORTER in
which Harvey d. Eaton, Esq, of that
city brought suit TO test the right of a
conductor on the Maine Central railroad
to take coupons in mileage book in pay
ment Of fare from the first part of the
book when the owner requests or directs
him to tear them from the last part.
The decision is adverse to the claim of
Mr.. Eaton. The principal argument
being that the specifications in the mile
age book gives the condtetUr the exclu-
sive right to detach coupons for fares,
and il he has this right 1t must appear
that he has the discretion within reason
able bounds to take them from any part
Of the book he may decide to. In short
that the conductor Is the man to say
whether the coupons shall be taken from
the last part of the mileage book and
not the owner Of the book.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

1t is a significant fact that the imports
to this country from European ports
show remarkable increase since the
new tariff bill became law. In the one
port of Marseilles, the business of the
month ending Oct. l, was S205,7 in
excess of the average of the proceeding
Il months. This increase applies to all
classes of merchandise usually exported.
This large increase must cause cores
ponding decrease in goods Of many
classes manufactured here if they meet
with purchasers here.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Mr.. Straus the Tammany candidate for
mayor of New York city, from whom
the Democracy hoped great things,
has withdrawn and this event has caused
gloom to settle over that party. Ex-
Mayor Grant Is to be the substitute can
didate bat the better class of New York
citizens do not enthuse over the pos
sibility of third term for mayor
whose former occupancy of that office was
conspicuous for very bad appointments
to the principal municipal officers with
in his gift.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol.
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week.
Moscow-R. W. Faith to W. F. Don
ahue, 500; Almira Maxim to Celia +.
Pierce. 81.
Harmony-Thos. W. Downs 10 5. II.
Whitehouse, $50.
Solon-Alfred Grant ct al to Betsey
Grant, $1,000.
Canaan-A. b. Cone to Fred J, Jack
son, 5000.
Hartland-Peter Osborn to Albion c.
Rolf, SSl5.
Madison-Thos. Hunnewell to Leon l..
Witham, 500.
Skowhegau-Sarah Demo eto Thos.
Demo, 81; VIM. II. Demo to Thos.
Demo, 500
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
MIR. Reed and the Mckinley Bill
Boston Trdnscript.

Public men have right to demand
that their positions be determined only
by their public utterances. Ex-Speaker
Reed was grossly outraged on Wednes-
day by the imputing to him as an inter-
view certain private expressions of per-
sona1 views. 1t must be regarded as a
violation of the rights of personality and
the comities of social intercourse to re-
port social and private conversation in
the press. Mr.. Reed has always been
frank and outspoken in his declarations
upon public questions, that he views
from higher standpoint than the mere
politicians point of view. With his
large, generous, genial nature, he could
not be confined within such narrow
bonds as would bind him hereafter to the
advocacy of legislation which its former
friends may be disnclined to advocate in
1896.
1t is not matter of great moment at
this time what may have been Mr.. Reeds
connection with the Mckinley bill when
it was passed. and whether he favored
originally the Blaine reciprocity pro-
vision or not; but it may well be pre-.
dicted from his past public career that
he will take no step backward, and is
unlikely to appear hereafter in the ranks
of those who learn nothing by expert
ence or the lessons of time. In his New
York speech, the other day, he said it
was 'useless to discuss the new tariff,
because it would be impossible for the
Republicans to substitute tariff of their
own until after the expiration of Mr..
Cleveland's term"
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
OF Interest to Lumbermen.

The lumbermen OF Can+dt are busy
people. some 5000, 600 log have been
RATED into Collingwood for the purpose
of being cut up in the mills there. This
work will provide employment untilfall,
when another supply of logs will be on
hand, and all this lumber would have
been cut at Saginaw or Bay City had
Protection remained to American lumber
interests. Collingwood Is one of the
border towns of the Canadian lumber in
dustry and there are many other larger
towns where a greater amount Of lumber
is cut and sawed. Free lumber will be
of great advantage to Canada. as also
will be the lower duties on barley. live
stock, meats and vegetables. besides
others that are placed upon the free list.
American Democratic Free Trade Tariff
tinckering is great thing for the
farmers of Ontario,--lmerielH EcoHe-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Maine Farmers Almanac
for 800.

We are indebted to Bixby & Buck for
advance copies of the Maine Farmers
Almanac for 1895, published by Charles
+. Nash. Augusta. We are always glad
to look upon this publication familiar to
our youthful days. 1t is like meeting an
old friend. We have, however, To bear
in mind that each new one we receive
indicates one added to our, already num-
erous, years.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Talking Through Human Body.

To talk through human body, or n
row of human bodies, for the matter of
that, is one of the weirdest of the cleo
trician feats If telephone wire be
severed and the two ends be held by a
person, one in each hand, but far apart,
1t is quite possible for two individuals
to carry Oh conversation through tho
body OF the medium as readily and as
distinctly as if the line had been proper
ly connected. ELECTRICITY,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Held for the U. s. Court.

Frank Robinson and Charles r. Ly-
man of Hartford, Conn.,, charged with
robbing the post office at Andover,
Maine, and arrested at New Portland by
Deputy Sheriff Scott Knowles, were
before Commissioner Bradley at Port
land, Tuesday morning, and were
bound over for trial in $1,000 each to the
December term Of the U. s. Court.
Augustine Simmons appeared as their
counsel and District Attorney Brad
bury for the government.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Democratic managers at Washington
are very reticent in regard to the coming
election. They make no statements in
detail as to the strength they expect in
the next Congress, simply say they will
have majority without giving the num-
Der, or stating where they expect to get
the members to make it. They concede
to Republicans several districts south of
Mason and Dixon's line now held by
Democrats upon slender pluralities, and
acknowledge that the New York field
looks very discouraging, and this is hay
ing great influence In other states.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25

Foreign countries show much distur-
bance in various quarters. Japan rejects
the overtures of peace proposed by
mediating powers in the interest of
China. The Gar of all the Russias
is sick unto death and the succession to
his throne causes some anxiety. All Is
quiet at Honolulu. Various southern
countries are taking retaiating measures
against the U. S. on account of certain
features of the German tariff bill which
abrogate reciprocal provisions.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-10-25
Sure to Go.

Hon VIM. 4. Haines went to Boston,
Tuesday afternoon, on business connect
ed with the Waterville & Wiscasset
Railroad. Concerning the prospect OF
the road Mr.. haines told the Journal
correspondent. "The road is sure go,
and work on the grading will commence
in the early spring. Already over $780,
900 Of the required $780, 900 are subscrib-
ed and the remainder will come by the
time we shall need it or BEFORE" says the
Rennebec Journal.