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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-05
Smithheld.

Quite number of people attended the
auction sale 1T Frank Hollis store last
week.
VIM. j. Haynes is having new roof
put onto his barn. s. j. Gould Is doing
the work.
Abel Merrill went to Winslow Sunday
to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs
Merrill. The remains were brought to
the Gould school house cemetery for in
terment.
Miss Alta Holmes closed very sue.
cessful term of school in the Grant Dist
last week.
Amasa Bickford and family have
moved into the Marston school house.
Mrs. Frank Marston is at work at Cal.
vim Pierce's.
Marriage chimes Mr.. Fred Mitchell
of Norridgewock and Miss Maud Went
worth Of this town were united in mar
riage Thanksgiving morning.
Clarence Harlow is spending week or
two in Boston and New York.
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Scion.

School in district No began on Dec.
2. N p. Tuppersas teacher.
School In district No. /, began Nov
Is. Mrs. Hattie Pierce teacher.
n. p. Upper has moved into the
house at the meeting house corner, for
the winter.
Howard Jewett has an adj in his
family, little girl this time. S', ar
rived on Nov. 25.
Misses Ethel and Sadie Jewett are at
home on a three weeks vacation.
Mr. Alfred Jackson of Bingham, was
buried at the SO. Scion cemetery Dec. g..
Mr.. Jackson was resident Of the south
part of the town, but for number of
years has been living in Bingham.
Rev. d. r. Ford IS giving singing
lessons one hour before prayer meeting
each Thursday evening at So. Scion.
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The Forks.

Mrs. Olive Temple of Bingham was In
town visiting friends and relatives last
week.
n. II. Swift, the famous Skowhegan
peddler, was in town last week.
Eugene Clark and VIM. Morris of
Bingham spent several days In town last
week.
Mr.. Manley Bean while sluicing got
quite badly hurt one day last week. DR.,
Williams of Bingham attended him.
w. j. Holway of Carratunk was in
town last week.
Meeting was postponed last week I'M
til Friday evening.
G. w. Smith of Bingham was in town
last week,
Mrs. Sadie French, Miss Lula Smith
and Mr.. Milton Dutton started on a trip
to No. Arson last week.
Leon l.. Webster was home from the
woods over Satui day and Sunday.
Arson Savage of Madison WAS in town
last week visiting his sister, Mrs. Nellie
Durgin.
c, E. York has purchased horse of l..
T.. Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mckay are the
happy parents of fine baby boy, born
Thursday, Nov. IS.
IL. w. Wade purchased four fine horses
at the auction sale last week
Mrs. Ida Williams and little daughter
Flossie came out of the woods last week.
Another correspondent writes;
The Conp'l church ohsprved ita month
ly communion service last Sunday. The
ordinance was administered by Rev. Mr.
HIATT, assisted by Deas. Markham and
York. Previous to this service Mrs
Flora +. Young was admitted to mem
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East COrnVille.

Thanksgiving was observed at the
home Of Joseph King in the good old
fashioned way, with a bountiful feast
and a gay time all around. There were
about twenty relatives present; among
those were Mr.. and Mrs Il. F. Mcclure,
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. s. Woodman, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. p. Mcclure and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. o, II. Case and daughter. All en-
joyed themselves immensely and after
voting to meet again next year, went to
their separate homes with hope OF an
other as pleasant time.
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West Pittsfield.

Starlight Lodge, No. 1s4, |. o. G. r
The following officers were installed
Friday evening, by l.. d. Lorenzo II
Willis; c. IT,, Joseph w. Wilson; V. T..
Ina M. Lancaster; S. j. T., Irma E
Rogers; II, s., Eta M. Nelson; A. s..
Angie M. White; F. S., Mrs. NJ. A. Gar.
field; t., Minnie B. Patten; NJ, Alvah s
Witham; c., Mrs. f. d. Smell; p. c. r.,
Chester A. Frost; G., Katie f. Patten
S., Norris H, Wilson.
Mrs. Clymena Rogers passed away at
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-05

Blenheim is one of the biggest and
most beautiful places of the kind in
England, and the expenses of keeping
it up are enormous The late Duke of
Marlborough used to say that it cost
$500 year i'll putty, and this may he
true, since there is great deal of glass
about the place. London Tit Bits
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the home of her son, Albert Smell, Nov
"a, aged Sc years. = 1Te - II ~ ID
Arthur Patten recently came home
fromaOld Town, where he has been the
past summer.
Fred Allen has lust got through with
his job on the abroad, and is now at
home. He will have dance AT his hall
Saturday eye
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Skating has been the most popular
amusement of late, but on Thanksgiving
day skater broke through the ice and
would have been drowned if assistance
had not come at once.
Last Sabbath evening as the village
began to light up deer came out in
front of the hotel and stood in sight for
awhile, then started for the woods.
Mr.. d. B. Whiting and Miss Lena went
to Boston Monday.
Miss Lizzie Small has gone to the Far.
mington Normal School.
Mr.. Ames of Madison was in town last
week in behalf of Good Templar lodge.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-05

If we can advance propositions both
true and new, these are our own by
right of discovery, and if we can re-
peat what is old more briefly and bright
ly than others this also becomes our
own by right of conquest. Cotton.
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\ missionary meeting will be held at
the chapel Sunday evening, Dec. S, and a
tull house is desired. The pastor will
preach missionary sermon on that day.
Dea. Geo. II. Markham, cook in Geo.
Wilson's camp, holds religious services
each Sunday forenoon.
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To Fit tho Caan.

II wish you would give me a name
for new brand of butter" said a
dairyman to a customer.
Certainly" answered the customer
"if it is like the last you sent me, !
would suggest Samson. =" - Detroit
Free Press.
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baroness Rothschild.

The Baroness Rothschi1d paid pref
ty if somewhat exaggerated compli.
ment to a prima donna the other day.
She invited the young lady to dine with
her and after dinner asked her to try
the tone of her piano. Not sound
came from the keys when touched. "a
had the instrument unstrung this morn
ing, mademoiselle, y said the baroness,
that you might see that the only pleas
ure | promised myself from your pres
ence this evening was the pleasure OF
your society London Tit-Bits.
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| MIR Cd j C|uG
A. A. Shepherd and Or. Scott
The Great New York Specialist.
The Doctor Prevailed Upon to
Have His Great Remedy Plac-
ed In the Hands of the Drug

This is the most wonderful production OF
medical science in the nineteenth century.
This is not patent medicine, but prescrip-
ton compounded on scientific principles and
USED by DR.. Scott in his extensive practice
for the cure Of all blood diseases. The cures
wrought by 1t are simply wonderful and have
attrcted thousands to the DOCTORS parlors for
treatment
To such an extent is the demapd upon the
time and attention of the doctor Tor his med
iclne from people who could not visit New
York city, that 1t became matter of duty to
devise some plan by which the general public
could be supplied with this genuine, valuable
remedy, and for this purpose A A. Shepherd
has been called to SkowheRan to arrange with
Bixby Buck to per nit them to keep in stock
and sell this wonderful blood remedy. This
is purely vegetable, an excellent tonic and
builder, blood purifier unexcelled, q nerve
tonic nothing can equal. DR.. Scott has devot.
ed his life to the thorough knowledge and IN
Outstanding of blood disc Asses, few OF which
are named here: Kidney disease, liver com
dyspepsia, loss of appetite, constipation
strofula syphilis, cancerous humors, pain in
bones, catarrh, salt rheum, pimples on face
general de bility, boils dizziness, IL male weak
ness malarial poison.
The above named druggists have received
their first consignment and would invite all
persons to call and become acquainted with
the N erits OF q perfect remedy DR.. Scott's
m edicin e, when placed In drug stores, is sold
under the name of DR.. Scttts Sarssparila,
and all who intend taking q blood medicine
should not fail to tr! DR.. scott's Sarsaparilla
No Pills Haze to be Used with
DR.. SCOTS.
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brothers and sisters who mourn, but not
without hope. Funeral services were
held mt the family home in Cornville,
Dec. =. conducted by Rev, J. W Hinck-
lev
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COrnville.

Young, died in Cornville Nov. 10Th. She
formerly lived in Athens. Her life was
that of a consistent Christian and her
death was peaceful. She leaves nus.
band, two sons, her aged parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gilman Lcavitt and several
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-05

Crimsonbeak - Is pitching pennies
considered gambling?
Yeast-Yes, believe it is.
well, | see New York dry goods
store has two cologne fountains as at
fractions.
Certainly.
well, why do they allow them to
throw up a scent?"-Yonkers States
man.
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FOR tctr -, ,nu ipItowIng uealt rs. X.
Patten Bixby & Buck, a. i" Cushing, Ge'
+. Sampson.
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LOTS OF PEOPLE
Can't find a rent.
Can't secure good house girl.
Can't sell their farms.
Can't find employment.

OdI HIIu employment.
Can't find lost articles.
Can't do hundred things because they
don't advertise in the REPORTER. Il
is really wonderful how much can be ac-
complished by the use of these little, low
priced advertisements.
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Groder's Pine Pitch Salve-sure cure
for piles, II. W, Cushing's.
The advocate., 1895-01-30
THE NICARAGUA CANAL STEAL.

The United States senate has
finally passed the bill to guarantee
the bonds of the Nicaragua Canal
company to the amount of 70 mil
lion dollars. There is no question
but this scheme will be merely a
repetition of the Pacific railroad
steal. The company will issue 100
million dollars of bonds in addition
to those guaranteed by the U0lted
States government, and when it
comes to a show down, it will turn
out by some system of legerdemsin
that the bonds issued by the COM
pany without the guarantee of the
government will constitute the first
claim against the property, and the
United States may whistle, as they
are now doing in the case of the Pa
cifo railroad. OF course this is not
psternalism; if it was, the govern
ment could not do such a thing.
The advocate., 1895-01-30

much space Of its discussion. It will
in the future continue this discus
sion without abatement. IT the logic
of events brings that or any other
question to the front for the time be-
ing, we shall meet the issue pre-
sentsd; but we do not have to
abandon one principle in order to
give special attention to another,
We hold to the declaration so often
made before, that any settlement of
the finance question that is unaccom'
panied by other changes, will be a
disappointment; and we must insist
upon the other changes that will
render our financial measures effec
tive. We admonish the Wstchmsn
to get the scales out of its eyes and
take q look at the situation. Don't
mistake the main line for the side.
track.
The advocate., 1895-01-30

lines for the accommodation Of the
public. Instead, however, he caters
to the interests Of the corporations,
as all courts, do, and affords them all
the time they need to enable them to
triumph over their employees. What
a mockery of justice!
The advocate., 1895-01-30
NOTES AND COMMENT.

A movement has been started TO have
as many congressman Rs possible chip In
their quota Of field and garden seeds and
give them to the relief associations Of
Nebraska for destitute farmers.
The bill to make the United States 0
financial baCksr and sponsor for the
company that proposes to build the Mica
rsuRus canal passed the senate by vote
of 81 to 81, It is the foundation for 90
great q fraud az the Pacific railroads.
Having been sentenced to q term in
Jail for contempt Of court, which he 10
serving "Oonstruotively," Eugene V.
Dsbs is now on trial for conspiring to
obstruct the United States mail. The
trial is before federal Judge Groascup
IN Chicsgo.
Jerry Simpson spoke to a mass meet
ing Of strikers and their friends in
Brooklyn Sunday afternoon. Henry
George was the chief speaker, and Of
course between the efFJrts of George
and Simpson some, political expressions
crept into the proceedings.
"Ths Farmers Federation" was or
ganizsd in Chicago January 16, it's OBJ
9ct being to form q connecting link be-
tween oil farmers organlz atoms without
destroying any Of them, on the same
plan that the federation Of labor unites
trades unions. It's president is J. B.
FdrroWs, GArwln, Ia; secretary, Milton
George, Chicago.
A New York hJrist has contracted
with William Waldorf AstoP to put Q
fresh covering of lilies Of the valley on
the coffin Of the late Mrs. Astor, every
day for year, for which he is to receive
$4,000. The good woman ought to
sleep we'll under Sl04 worth Of A1wers
renewed every day, and Mr. Astor will
doubtless take great delight 10 this new
found way Of spending money he did not
earn.
10 most states the republican msjori-
les in the legislature have stood true to
the railroad interests 90 far this year.
}. W. TnurstoD, the Union Pacific at
tornsy, was eleciedL senator Ia NsoraskA,
and Steve E .kins, the Ssar route bOOdlsr,
claim agent, gambler, and all.round
The advocate., 1895-01-30
JUDICIAL INCONSISTENCY AND SUB
SERVLENCY TO CORPORATIONS.


Judge Gsynor's decision in regard
to the street railway corporations OF
Brooklyn, which will be found in an
other column, is a wholesome depsr-
ture from the ordinary court deci-
sions 10 such cases 1t is character
lied by a little good common sense
and favored with a little old-time
Justice. When required to apply the
doctrines Of his own decision to these
corporations, however, the judge
weakened and exhibited the same
spirit of servility that chsracterizes
all of our courts whenever the inter-
ests of corporations are concerned.
He said in this decision that these
companies have no right to stop their
cars for a single hour; that if they
can not get men to operate their
lines at the wages Offered they must
pay more wages, and il men will
not work the number of hours the
company requires they must be given
shorter hours. Under Gny circuno
stances the cars must run. This, the
Judge said was due to the people in
consideration of the valuable fran.
chises they have granted to the cor
porations. Still when asked for writ
of mandamus to compel the compsn-
les to start their cars at once, the Judge
issues a writ which gives the cOmps-
MES twenty days in which to file. their
answer showing cause for non-com-
plisnce with the order of the court.
During sll of these twenty days the
cars may not be required to run, and,
as one of the strikers observed, as
far as the strike is concerned, the
time might as we'll have been twenty
years as twenty days. This action
Of Judge Gsynor simply affords the
railway companies all the time they
need either to subdue the old en-
ployes or to replace them with new
ones. Before the end of the twenty
days the companies will be masters
of the situation, the cars will sll be
running and no concessions will be
made to employees.
After the judge had rendered his
decision that the companies had no
right to stop their cars for an hour,
if his decision was 8 correct one,
what question Of fact could possibly
arise to justify further delsyG Had
the judge been consistent with him
self, he could not have done other
wise than issue an imperative writ
requiring immediate operation Of the
The advocate., 1895-01-30

fraud, is to represent West Virginia Ia
the next senate. Oaly for his high
political connections and the talent Of
Bob Iogersoll, E.kins would be in the
psDitsntiary.
The advocate., 1895-01-30
Lectures.
Abilene, Kas.

Rev. ]. D. Botkin, chaplain Of the sem
ate, is prepared To I'll a few lecture en-
gsgemsnts in the interest Of reform st
points adj iosnt to Topeka Terms easy.
For dsteS, etG, he should b addressed
Rt Topeka, In care OF the senate
The advocate., 1895-01-30
THAT WICKED AND FOOLISH SURRENDER

conference, the entire program of
the republican party has been
changed; that prior to that time the
party leaders were holding fre-
quent meeting to considers the best
plan to meet a campaign upon the
issue of financial reform, but now
they have nothing to fear upon this
question and are getting rest y to
conduct another campaign upon the
old tariff humbug. All this has re-
suited from "the wicked and foolish
surrender to the Chicago socialists by
the st. Louis meeting" Now will
the WRtohmsn be kind enough to
state explicitly just what the st.
Louis meeting surrendered to the
Chicago socialists? The address
which the executive committee was
compelled to adopt, re-sfirmed ale
glance to the Omaha platform, and
the reform press throughout the
country so far as we have seen, with
the single exception of the Watch
man, has commended that address.
Further; as a matter Of fact, outside
of a half dozen men who seemed to
have been captured by the silver
league, the conference and the ma.
tional committee were unanimous
against any modification of the Omaha
platform, or any declaration that
could be construed as indicating
disposition to abandon any of its
principles.
In another place in this issue we
reproduce letter from 0. d. Jones,
member of the national committee,
to the Missouri World, reciting some
of the inside history of that confer
ence. Mr.. Jones states the facts as
far as he goes, but he does not state
all of them. If this effort on the
part of the Wstchmsn and a few
members Of the national committee to
sidetrsck the party is persisted in, it
may become necessary to write COM
plete history of that conference
It requires a considerable amount
of gall for paper that pretends
to be a great national organ
of the Peoples party, and that at the
same time is advocating the abandon.
ment of every principle of the party
platform but one, to charge those
who insist upon sdhering to the
platform in its entirety unless a rep.
resentatlve national convention shall
change it, with seeking to side.trsck
the movement. Talk of a surrender
to the Chicago socialists! What did
the Chicago socialists or anybody
else in the st. Louis conference,
aside from the half dozen men al
luded to, demand? Nothing at all,
except that no address should be is-
sued by that conference indicating
an abandonment of any plank of the
party platform. 1t is nice state of
affairs when loyalty to the party
platform is denounced as treason to
the party. It is q satisfaction to
The advocate., 1895-01-30
Senator Baker and Oar Currency.

EDITOR ADV0CATE:-L have been read
ing Senator elect Bakers statement oR
his position on the fiasncial question.
He sRys: ~ favor gold and silver at q
parity and q currency as national a. the
flsg ITSELF" This position has been taken
by many republican in the past, and
by many q republican convention. We
know from experience what the express.
sion from those Of the past has meant;
does it mean the same thing from SenR-
tor Baker?
WHAT has the republican idea Of par
ity Of gold and silver meant as to our
past histoTyP 1t has meant just what
those in power have said and acted
upon: maintain the credit of the gov
ernment. WHAT have been the resultsH
First, q presentation Of every form Of
monetary obligation Of this govern uent
and demand for gold, whether the CON.
tract called for gold or not. IL the
treasurer answered, ave have only q
limited amount of gold, which is re.
served for special purposes; this paper
calls for silver or coin, we have plenty Of
silver dollars, we will give you those" ("
the reply was, invariably: "Ws will not
have it. We want gold. You have
promised to MAINTAIN gold and silver at
parity; to maintain the credit OF the
nation by making every dollar issued az
good as any other. We demand gold FOR
these silver certificates; if you do not give
1t, you discriminate in favor Of gold, and
thereby declare gold to be better than
silver, or any other form Of money, and
you are not maintaining the parity nor
the credit Of the nation"
Everybody knows what has happened
as a result Of this argument. The re-
serve has been depleted by those demo-
Gratis holding the same views, and 200
million dollars added to our national
debt.
Now, what does the declaration, "A
currency as national as the f8g," msanG
1t is high-sounding and patriotic if
properly interpreted. 1t would mean
entire independence Of any other nation
in the internal monetary affairs OF our
nation. Our flag is our own. M other
nation has any claim upon it. No other
nation has anything to say about the
number Of stars or the width Of the
stripes contained therein. When we do.
sire to hoist it or lower it within our
own jurisdiction, We do not ask the con-
sent or approval Of any other nation. It
is free; it is indep. ndent; it is our own,
and woe DO unto any foreigner who
should dare presume TO dictate what We
shall do with our flag upon our own soil.
So should 1t be with our currency.
Dies Mr. Baker mean thisP Not il he
follows the lead Of bis party. HIS silver
money cannot be ss national as our flag,
for his party desires the consent of other
nations to our adoption OF silver money.
We cannot have q silver currency until
bi-mstsllic conference Of nations de-
terminss what the ratio shall ba We
cannot have paper currency that will
conflict with the wishes OF England 10
whom we pay tribute. WHAT does Mr..
Bakers declaration mssnP We await
q definition Of it with great interest.
ROBERT Fl. KANE.
Abilene. Kaa.
The advocate., 1895-01-30

A movement has been started TO have
as many congressman as possible chip in
their quota Of field and garden seeds and
give them to the relief associations Of
Nebraska for destitute farmers.
The Portland daily press., 1895-02-16


BOSTON. Feb. Is. 1S95.-The following are
to-aay's auouaulons of Provisions Produce. etc. !:
MEATS.
Pork cuts and backs IA so. lean lends, + co.
Ribs. fresh. 71sc; sausage, 8: do meat, &c.
Hams, 91a G101ac; bacon, loo.
Tongues pork, SIT: do beef 8 so fb Dbl.
Shoulders, smoked, 7Aa fresh, 61a ;corned 61a.
lard. tcs 714c ;pail, 734 q sac; If, 9s4 @1014.
Hogs. dressed, city, 61zc W III: country, 51ac.
Reef. cured, S. 5oal0 so; beef hams, SIS.
Reef fresh. kinds, 7@111ac; fores, A051ac,
Lambs, East, 9@lOc; Western, 9@1oc.
turkeys. Northern. nom: Western, l0@l3c.
Chickens, Northern. 13@15c: Western, 1913.
f5nTyls North'n, l20i4c; Western, 9911c.
Geese North'n nom: Western, 1o@l2c.
Ducks. North'n, West, l091lc.
PRODUCE.
Butter. cream. best, 259"514 c; other, 23@24c.
Butter. dairy, best. 20@22c; other, 1b@lSc.
Butter, crmy. imitation. lsc; ladle pc
Cheese North, best. ia al ~ G; Mst, lota@ll.
EgCs hennery. choice, 27c: East 26c.
Figs Mich. 26c: Western, 25926c: SO. Zoe.
Beans. pea. / S5@1 9o:mediums,1 7o91 80.
Reans vel ewes. z 1O12 2O:red kid.2 O562 10.
Beans foreign. l e5tal 76, Cal. 0542 10.
Hay best S14 500S15 flower grades, sl0a14.
Straw. rye. SO 60@Q11 so; oat. 7 5oaS9.
Potatoes. Heb. Me. 60063c: other bbc
Potatoes, Rose, Me, 6bc: other, 6bgoSc,
Potatoes. Burbank, 5s@6O;white star, 55lgeoc.
Potatoes, 2 Z l. Chenangoes - @obc.
Apples ,Greenngs.2 rs GS3 oo;No z, oo@Sz.
Cranberries S12@$l3 w Dbl.
FISH.
Mackerel, bloater, N OF. $34635 native, s24.
MackareI Mol, S189$2oi No 2.sl6 onHsO0