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HE M|STOOK THE VERDICT,
What Juror Leipsic Says That
He Did in the Kloss
Case.
He Thought He Was Voting for Life
Sentence, but Now Realizes
His Error.

1t may be that Frank Kloss, convicted
of the murder of William Deadly, may not
be so near the galIows as the verdict would
indicate. In fact, it is claimed that the
verdict is not proper one, but was rem
dered under the belief that it included a
life sentence as an extreme penalty. The
verdict rendered is simply one of murder
in the first degree, and the court must sem
tence the prisoner to death.
Isaac Leipsic of 1885 Washington street,
one of the jurors, is responsible for
the story which has just come into the
case He says that when the jury went
out he and two others were in favor OF a
verdict of murder in the second degree,
while the remainder of the jurors were for
murder in the first degree. Then one of
the three went over to the other side, and
after deadlock for some time it was
agreed, Leipsic said, to return verdict of
murder in the first degree with life i'm
prisonment as the extreme penalty.
Leipsic says this verdict was written
down or at least one which the foreman
of the jury said carried with it life sea-
tence, and each of the jurors signed 1T. In
court 'afterward the proceedings did not
inform the erring Juror of what kind OF
verdict had really been entered, but the
morning papers did, and now Leipsic is
busy explaining why it is that the verdict
was wrong.
"The man was crazy from drink he
said, land l would not have voted to hang
him if we had stayed out all night. They
wanted me to come over to the other side,
but would not, and the verdict that was
rendered / thought was one which in
ciuded life Imprisonment"
Under the circumstances it is probable
that when a motion for new trial is made
the statement OF Leipsic and the juror
who stood out with him will be taken and
made part of the motion and that it will
prevail. Kloss will come up for sentence
next Friday and the motion will be heard
then.
Young Deadly, the man who was killed,
was fine young man who stood we'll in
the community. His friends will object
to any. leniency to Kloss,. and cite the
cases of the Hesper murderers to show
that new trial will probably not be
granted.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
GEROME'S PERSONALITY.
An ATable Man With a Military Man.
and a Distinguished Air.

An ATable Man With a Military Man.
ner and a Distinguished Air.
In person M. Gerome is wiry. me-
dium-sized man; with fine presence, and
very soldier-iike in his erect carriage. His
face Is strong and full of character, his
swapping eyes are searching and stern, and
his fine head of gray hair and military
mustache give him quite the appearance
of q cavalry officer. Courteous manners,
great affability and q most distinguished
air make him an ideal type of gentleman.
At an absurdly early hour. r.when only milk
men, bakers and laborers are stirring, he
may be seen in the Bois de Boulogne or
on the Champs Elysees, astride of hand
some horse, taking his morning exercise !:
but long before the gay world Of Paris is
idling over its morning cup of coffee the
artist has returned, and is busily engaged
before his easel, or with his modelling
tools.
Twice each week he gives his forenoon to
his pupils at the Government School of
Fine Arts on the Rue Bonaparte. His
presence is eagerly awaited and his arrival
Is the signal for absolute silence. On his
entrance. and after his nat and coat have
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
SEVEN NEW SMALL BOATS
The Navy Department Becomes
Generous to the Naval
Battalion.
1t Orders Big Addition to the Equip.
ment of the Reserves of This
State.

Before two weeks more have passed the
divisions Of the Naval Battalion in this
City expect to have five boats in their boat
house instead of the one that rests there
now. The boats have been ordered, not
alone for this City, but for the divisions in
San Diego and Santa Cruz, and as. the
promise comes from the Navy Depart
ment it is reasonably certain that the
boats will soon be in service.
The following letter has been sent to
battalion headquarters in this city:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, Oct. %, 1895.
SIR: In reply to your request for certain boats
for the use of the naval militia, said boats
being at the nayy-yard, Mare Island, the de-
partment begs leave to inform you that the
estimated cost of making the boats serviceable
is something over $4,000. The department has
directed that the sum of $500 be expended
upon the boats to prevent their further dcterl-
Grafton.
When this has been done the department
will direct that certain of these boats be loaned
to the State of California for the use OF the
resentative you may acc-edit is at liberty to
consult with the commandant OF the navy
yard, Mare Island. and with the Naval Con-
sustSr at that s1a a Mnch boats
d. MCADoO, Assistant Secretary
His Excellency the Governor OF California,
Sacramento
In pursuance of this permission the fol-
lowing boats have been selected by the
officers Of the battalion.
One 1O-oared cutter for San Francisco; one
14-oared sailing launch from the old Monad-
mock for San Diego; one 12-oared cutter from
the Marion for San Francisco; one 12-oared
whaleboat from the Bennington for San Fran
cisco; one 5-oared whaleboat from the Alba
tross for San Francisco; one 10-oared gig for
San Diego, and one 12-Oared cutter from the
PhiladeI Iphia for Santa Cruz.
The second divisions in San Francisco
have now 16-oared barge from the old
frigate California, and this, with the other
boats will make quite feet. The output,
5000, represents the money necessary to
put the boats in condition as good as
new, so an expenditure of $500 means
more than a mere comparison would sug-
gest. The 12-oared whaleboat which will
come here is dou ble- bank boat, light
enough to be pulled a. any time with six
men single banked. The small whale
boat is single-banker, and the two cut
ters and the big barge now in possession
of the battalion, are all double bank boats.
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A Glimpse Of the Isthmus and
Passing Impressions Of
Its Decadence.
WORK OF FEVER AND CLIMATE
Still, It Is the Opinion of Officials
That the Great Canal Will
Be Finished. 4.

J.C. Fellman, New York newspaper
man who has Just arrived from the 18th
mus, where he was the guest of the local
officials of the Panama Railroad Company
gave yesterday some interesting facts con-
cerning the canal and the ruin which now
marks the French quarter of Colon. =. :
"Now, if you wish to know all about the
condition of affairs on the isthmus- OF
Panama." said Mr. Fellman, II think that
l am capable of giving you information.
l came down from New York on. the Pan
anna Railroad Company's steamer ALI
anca and one of my fellow-travelers was
J. C. Warren, who is second in command
to Colonel Rives on the Panama Railroad.
On arriving at Colon was entertained at
the headquarters of the officials of the rail-
road, and, thanks to the courtesy of Mr..
Warren, made the trip of forty-seven
miles from Colon to Panama in the SUI
perintendents special engine. Mr.. War
rem accompanied me and pointed out the
various points of interest along the line. ;.
SIN the first place, Colon consists of three
different quarters. Washington Colon is
directly at the eastern end of the town,
and is almost entirely given up to the
buildings and offices of the railroad com
and employees. The system adopted by
the company is most excellent one. Be-
heving that the health and usefulness OF
its employees must be carefully looked after
in a climate so pregnant with fever, the
company has sought to keep the residents
Of its own colony separated from not only
the natural but the moral atmosphere of
the native quarter OF the town. With that
end in view it has established club for
,,,1o nd ho a +.
tractive as possible. There are reading
rooms, cardrooms, and even cafe con-
nected Herewith, and In the dlnlng-roOm
substantial meals are served at moderate
monthly tax on every empioye. The Of
fcals OF the cOmpany-that is to say,
Colonel Rives, Mr.. Warren and ]. S: Gill
bert, the auditor of the road-occupy a
three-story villa overlooking the harbor,
and maintain an establishment on some
what elaborate scale. each having his own
servants and apartments, and dining to-
gether in salon on the ground floor.
There are some very delightful people in
the American colony, and take it alto
gether life at Washington Colon is far
from intolerable. -.:
christopher Colon, the old French
quarter of canal times, is in sad contrastto
the American end of the town. The mag
uiticent three-story villa, which was built
for the occupation of Ferdinand de Lesseps
during his brief visits to the isthnus, is
going to ruin. Already the penetrating
dampness of the tropical climate has had
its effect upon the deserted palace and has
begun to rot the woodwork of the interior
as we'll as exterior of the building. The
smaller and less pretentious villas which
were the residences of the lesser officials OF
the canal are also rapidly falling into
decay. 1t is only in its natural beauty
that Christopher Colon has not deterlor-
ated. The climate, which has proven sc
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ACTIVE REPUBLICANS.
Organization Effected by the Thirty
Fourth Assembly District Club.

Organization Effected by the Thirty
-. Fourth Assem- bly, District Club.
The executive committee of the Thirty
fourth Assembly District Republican Club
met last. Wed dnesday evening for the pur-
pose of effecting permanent organization.
The: following officers were appointed: :
Charles Mayer, chairman, and s., M. Will
:liams, secretary Having completed the
Organization Of the club the committee
proceeded TO appoint nineteen vice-presi-
dents, one, from each precinct to act as
organizers of their respective precincts
under the: jurisdiction of the committee.
Following are the appointments;
j.: Celia, A. NJ Hushfeld. Charles Alphis,
George Burkhardt, c. w. Baker, John Hansen,
WI. Kirkwood John Linahan, William Hum
phreys,. Joseph Laroff, Fred Grimes, +. NJ lei
/: sing, ID. j. Kelly, G. II. Umbsen, William Cairns,
p. t: Lamar George Dietterle, A. F. Adams, DR..
E:E:+L.Mulligan.
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AMI,SEMENTS.


BALDWIN THEATER. wang lo'noIio"
evening. u,,.,,
CLIIEoBN1A THFATER-" The war OF eailh'
CoIu,BrA THEATYR-Haverly's Mlns'reis'
NoHoscors OPFRA-HoUsE-" Money MAI
Jryo1I OrFRA-HousF-" Madame fAN'"''
OnPHErM-High-Ciass Vaudeville
Growers A1cAzAR.-"The Private secretary.
MApK HoPK1xs' INSTITUTE OF ARr.-Wlnter
exhibition OF Paintings.
MECHANICS PAVILIoM-Ahuu I-4hS NoiHi'ai
Thanksgiving Eve, November.2f.
MEcHAN1cs' PAvILIoN-Great Festlval Con-
certs in aid of Chhdren's Hospital, commencing
Tuesday, November l9.
METROPor1TAN FMPLE-Commencement e1-
ercises of the California College OF fharmacy, TO-
morrow evening, at o'clock.
AUDIToR1UM-Corner Mason and Ellis streets
Song Recitals given by Willis T. bachelIer, on
Saturday afternoon November 23-
BEETI1oy-Eey HAII-Corner Post and Powell SITS.
Pianoforte Recital by OTTO Bendix, on Tuesday
evening, November l9.
. ODD Fellows HALL.-Grand Prize Masquerade,
given bv tba knights OF Golden Banner, on Satur-
day evening, November 23.
SHOOT TtIE CHtrTF,s Daily at Haight street.
one block east OF the Park
BAY DISTRICT TRACK.-Races tomorrow.
CENTRAL Enthusiastically.
GOLDEN GATE PARK-Golden Gate Park Band.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
All=WOOl
ChinChilla
Refer
At $500

AS good value as anything sold else where
for 81 so, we will not only refund purchase
money, but will give you a Refer for moth
ing. besides. We have them with both
velvet and plain collars.
An elegant line of Boys Single and
Double Breasted Long Pants Suits from
Sc so upward.
Refer Suits, Long Pants Sailor Suits,
Josie Suits and Boys and Children's Cloth
ing in profusion, at wholesale prices.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
-, NEW TO-DAY.
TEE
:
Great Success

And steadily growing popularity and in
crease of business is the natural conse-
quence of selling the best goods for tha
least money.
We have earned the reputation at home
and abroad that our house is the cheapest
and best place to purchase ones wants.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-12
Hygiene of the Eye.

A few simple rules carefully obeyed
will do much to preserve the eyes IN
health Light and color in rooms are i'm
portant. The walls are best finished in a
sir gle tint. Windows should open di-
rectly upon the outer air, and light is
better when they are close together, not
separated by much wall space; not dis
tributed Light should be abundant, but
not dazzling, 1t should never come from
in front, nor should sunlight fall upon
work or on the printed page. Never
read or sew in the twilight, after an ex-
hausting' fever, nor before breakfast.
Look up frequently when at work and FIX
the eyes upon some distant object.
Break up the stretch Of wall by pictures
that have a good perspective. These
rest the eye, as does looking out OF
window.
When at work on minute objects, rise
occasionally take deep inspirations WI h
the mouth closed, stretch the body erect.
throw the arms backward and forward,
and step to an open window or out into
the open air for a moment. Two desks
of different heights are valuable for stu
dent or writer, one to stand by and the
other to sit by. Plenty OF open-alr eXer-
else is essential to good eyesight.
The general tone of the nervous sys-
TEN has much to do with the eyesight.
Prolonged or excessive study frequently
has pain or poor vision as symptom.
The use of Tobacco may bring about de-
fective vision, and alcohol sometimes
destroys it utterly, owing to nerve infiam'
nation that it sets up. City life, with
shut in streets and narrow outlook, favors
the production of errors n vision. When
looking at distant objects the normal eye
is at rest. To see near by, muscular
effort is required. This effort, when con-
slant, changes the shape of the eyeball.
After the eighteenth or twentieth year,
parts Of the eye that earlier showed signs
of bulging or becoming near.sighted may
acquire new strength, and those who
escape myopia up to this time are usually
free from it after that. The children OF
sighted parents are in special danger.
They require constant care. 1t is best to
have all children's eyes examined for de-
fects when they are ten years Old
Near-sight and blindness are bar
riers to the army and navy, to certain fine
and mechanic arts, and to many ndustri-
al pursuits. Their early recognition
saves time and money, and often prevents
the Encouragement Of defeat.
Ounces of prevention are better than
tons of cure. There are but few forms of
partial or total blindness that were not at
one time the reverse OF hopeless In view
of this fact, the duty of parents and guard
ans is clearly manifest. Ignorance must
be replaced by knowledge, carelessness
by enlightened forethought. Precautions
in the way of type, light, color and rest
and exercise, together with occasional
calls upon the oculist, will probably secure
fair eyesight for life.-7he Oml0oh.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-12
Farming East and West.

The census figures show that Lancas-
ter county, Pennsylvania, is the leading
county of the United States in the value
of its agricultural products, the total be-
ing s7,657.7oo. Next comes St. Law
renee county, New York, with s6,o54, 100,
then Chester county, Pennsylvania, with
s5,863,Soo; then Worcester county,
Massachusetts with $3.50, 43o, and then
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, with S5,4It-
37o 1t will surprise the general reader
to learn that the five counties ranking
highest in this respect are not in the
great agricultural empire of the West,
but IN the manufacturing region OF the
East, three of them in one State
Eastern farmers manage their affairs in
a different way from that which is follow
ed in the West. Their farms are com
paratively small as a rule, and they cul-
tiyate them thoroughly, thereby obtain
ing the best results. Then they are also
economical and careful to utilize every
thing that they produce, whereas the
Western farmers, generally speaking,
waste almost as much as they save, be-
cause Of their larger farms and the loose
methods that come from trying TO accom-
plish too much. a good deal OF this
waste is unavoidable, Of course, since the
great staples must be extensively raised
in order to yield a satisfactory return,
but il might be materially reduced by the
adoption OF better system of farming.
The average Western farmer is at a dis
advantage, furthermore, by reason OF his
obstinate reliance upon single crop.
He is welded to corn or wheat, as the
Southern farmer is to cotton, and will not
see how much better it would be for MIN
to diversity his products and increase his
income by adding to the sources from
which it is derived. In tine he will GER
tainly learn this important lesson, and
whenever he begins to conduct his bust
ness according to the frugal and prudent
Eastern plan he will find il far more pro-
ftable.-.St L0Hiy Giobt DeUlolJa.
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Some Things to which the Pony
Objects.

Don't check my head too high.
Don't cut off my tail and then expect
me to stand still without fly clip.
Don't clip the hair off my ankles and
legs
Don't burn my feet when | am shod.
Don't yank the bit in my mouth.
Don't say back when YOU mean
"stand still"
Don't expect me to eat when | have a
bad tooth.
Don't hitch me out in the cold with
the wind blowing hard
Don't leave a shoe on me more than
four weeks.
Don't trot me down hill.
Don't be afraid to water me when |
am warm. Do you ever drink when you
are warm.
Don't whip me if am afraid.
Don't fill me full of useless medicine
when am sick.
Don't blister me all over if am lame.
Let me rest.
Don't forget to feed me three times a
day.
Don't call me thirteen years old when
am twenty-six, and don't expect me to
be as good as ever.
Don't hit me over the head
Don't put binders on me if go good
without them.
Don't forget my salt.
Don't run me if | have he collie. How
would you like that treatment yourself?
Don't work me all day without lifting
my collar.
Don't put mean, nasty bit in my
mouth.
Don't let someone drive me If they
don't know as much about driving as
do, especially man who is drunk.
Don't leave me in fly time without
covering me with light blanket.
Don't allow my stable to be TOO light
in the summer time.-Ihe american
Horse Dealer
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Feather Beds.

Infected beds are menace to the
health, but and exchange says the most
unsanitary of all household articles is the
feather bed. Quite too frequently it is an
heirloom which has come down through
many generations past, and at times it
proves to be a genuine Pandora's box oil
germs and malodors and other unsanitary
things which have accumulated during
the several generations in which it has
done service for all sorts of people under
all sorts of conditions. In the larger
cities, convenient renovating establish
ments afford facilities for the publication
of feather beds, pillows, ETC., which to
some degree remedies the evils of which
we complain, but by no means altogether,
for the feather bed, at best. COZ tains a
considerable amount of organic matter
clinging to the quilts and feathers, which,
absorbing the waste of the body, is al
ways undergoing decomposition, throw
ing off poisonous gases into the air and
aftording food for myriads of pestilentlal
microbes which are ever in readiness to
seize favorable opportunity of injecting
a weakened body, setting up suppurating
processes and intensifying the effects Of
specific germs of various sorts which may
become active in the body through con-
tagion. Sometimes, also, feather bed
becomes infected by the contagious ele.
ments of scarlet fever, diphthera, mea.
sizes, smallpox or other maladies, and
constitutes thereby most efficient vehi.
Gle for these dangerous disorders.
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National Grange.

Hon. Edward Wiggin, Master of the
State Grange sends THE REPORTER the
following; The Assembly of the Priests
of Demeter of the Order of the Patrons
of Husbandry, will confer the Seventh
Degree, or Degree of Ceres, during the
Twenty-ninth Session of the National
Grange, to be convened at Worcester,
Mass, on Wednesday, November the
18th, 1896. The work is assigned for
Friday afternoon and evening of Novem-
Der 18th. The ceremonies of comforting
the Degree will take place in Mechanics
Hall, large and suitable audience room,
which will be especially equipped for the
perfect rendition of the degree work.
Members who have received the Sixth
Degree, or Degree of Flora, are entitled
to this Degree, upon the payment of one
dollar, accompanied with a certificate
bearing name of applicant, residence,
town, county and State, and time and
place of having received the Sixth Degree.
(The Sixth Degree will probably be con-
tered by State or the National Grange,
on Thursday evening previous to the time
set apart for the comforting of the Seventh,
thus giving all members an opportunity
to prepare the way up to the Seventh
Degree
All Applications must be approved by
the Worthy Master of the State Grange
in whose jurisdiction the applicant re-
sides.
We therefore recommend that all appli.
cations, prior to November 10th, should
be sent to respective Masters of State
Oranges, who will supply the proper
blank forms of application, and give
necessary approval. Subsequent tc
November 10th, applications should be
sent to or made with the Annalist in per.
son at National Grange session.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-12
Deep Breathing.

Cultivate the habit of breathing through
the nose and taking deep breaths. If this
habit were universal, there is little doubt
that pulmonary affections would be de-
creased one half, An English physician
calls attention to this fact, that deep and
forced respiratons will keep the entire
body in a glow in the coolest weather, no
matter how thinly one may be clad. He
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-12

was himself half frozen to death one
night, and began taking deep breaths and
keeping the air in his lungs as long as
possible The result was that he was
thoroughly comfortable in a lew minutes.
The deep respirations. he says, stimulate
the blood currents by direct mus cular
exertion, and cause the entire system to
become pervaded with the rapidly gen
Grated heat.-.Ncalfal Report.
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Steady farming is the most profitable.
1t is unwise to change the leading crop
every year or two. The shoemaker does
not turn out shoes one year and umbrellas
the next. He sticks to his last let prices
for shoes be low or nigh.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-12

A new departure has been made in the
publication work of the national Agricul-
tural Department. Hereafter it will call
upon specialists in certain lines of agri-
cultural work though not connected with
the Office, to make investigations of i'm
portance to agricultural interests, and to
prepare brief papers embracing the re-
suits of their work. Many persons well
known here and abroad will be asked to
contribute. The new scheme originated
with Assistant Secretary Daoney, and il
is stated has never been adopted by any
branch of the Government Its object is
to do away with the publishing of labored
articles of unusual length couched in
technical, scientific language, and of little
interest or importance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-12

A~.Flag stations; at which trains will stop
on signal or notice to Conductor.
Mixed between Bingham and No. Arson
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, land Electric
Cars to and from Skowhegan.) At Arson. for
Sawyers Mills, (Starks);
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. AT Bingham
for Forks, Moose River, May field, Kingsoury
and Abbott.
W AVER SUPT.
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Nerves on Edge.

was nervous, tired, irritable and
cross. Karl's Glover Root Tea has made
me well and happy. MRS. f. B. WOR-
DEN. For sale by Geo. +. sampson,
Corner Druggist