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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10

Billboard competition runs pretty
high nowadays in the metropolis. An
owner of some down town property was
awakened by the loud ringing of hi,
doorbell recently in Harlem.
"What on earth is tnat?' he exclaim.
ed. ''Is the house on fire.
Somebody's dead, said his wife.
In the meantime a servant was return
ing from answering the bell
PLEASE sir, there's two gents down
stairs as wishes to see you, said the
girl.
"See me? Why, it's o'clock in the
morning
Important business, they says, sir. -
"Well, | should think it would be,
waking a man up this time o. night.
I'll have to 60 down, suppose. .
He quickly threw on some clothing
and went below. Two gents" awaited
him in the hall.
81 beg your pardon sir, for knocking
You up at this hour, but want to make
you proposition for liliboards around
the corner If your u Ion Blank street
while you are rebu.i ~. Name You1
figures, including Nv, theater tickets
every night Of the 50 on.
"And, sir . be }au t,a other gent, -
my company would like to make you
a proposition for the use of the wall
that may remain standing after the
fire "
''Firel sire What are you talking
about TAs old man Was completely
nonplused
"Why, yenr place caught fire ABOUT
two hours a., said the first gent"
"And is Quilted by this time, = added
the second gent.
cor course you II give me the refusal
for billboar,s. Remember the two the
alter ticketsa yelled the first gent as
the old mai bottled for the stairs. =
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Maine pedagOgueS.

The closing session of the Maine Ped
ag0gical Societv's convention, WIS held
Saturday forenoon. The programme in
Guided lecture by President Hall of
Clark University on Glove of Nature the
Basis of Education"
Bangor was selected as the place of
holding the next convention.
The following officers were elected:
President VI. Estabrook of Orono.
Vice Presideut-J. c. Phillips Of Bath.
Secretary and Treasurer. r. Dunton of
Rockland,
Executive Committee-H. NJ. E.tabrook of
Orono. j. g. Phillips of Bath, j. X. Dunton
OF Rockland, IL. X. White of Bangor, j. 5.
Locke of Bangor.
Advisory Board-George {. Chase of Lewis
ton, w. l.. Powers of Gardiner, Miss 5.
TAYLOR of Portland r.. l.. sampson OF Foxcroft,
A. p Irving of Skowhegan.
Resolutions We're adopted fayoring a
State board of education; indorsing the
prospective legislation for State certifica-
ton of teachers; recommending legisla-
ton toward county or district superv-
sion; asking an appropriation of $1,000
for the maintenance of summer schools
of methods for teachers; also for money
to pay for the printing of reports of the
society's conventions.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
How 1t Happened.

Ex-Speaker Reed is still Confined to
his rooms by his sprained ankle hut he
is recovering nicely and his physician
thinks that he will be able 10 get out
next week. Many stories have been
published as to the manner ia which the
Injury was inflicted, none of which have
been correct. The fact is that Mr..
Reed is suffering from the result of his
gallantry. He was riding in one of the
Fifth Avenue stages in New York and
the vehicle was comfortably filed. A
lady entering the stage was unable to
find seat and Mr.. Reed rendered his
place to her. just as she had awaited
herself of his kindness the stage gave a
sudden lurch, throwing MIR. Reed for
ward. In his efforts to save himself
from falling full length in the vehicle his
ankle was twisted severely and the lame
ness from which he has been suffering
resulted. This version of the accident
comes from Representative Dingley, his
colleague from Maine who called upon
the ex-Speaker to inquire after his con-
dition.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Something Like Il Wind.

sit do blow II little out in Kansas, -
said a man with far-away look that
comes to those that are accustomed to
gazing across broad prairies.
EYES," assented the fat man.
Yes. | remember oncet when ii
blowd so hard that | couldn't see the
barn, that was less'n n hundred yard
away
"Air so full of snow or of dust?"
"Neither one, Air was as clear as
clear could he. 1t jist simply blowed so
hard that the sight of the barn was
blowed away fore it could reaca me.
was lookin' straight acrost the wind at
the time, you see."
The fat man assumed rs much dignity
as can he assumed by man who is
broader than he ia long, and waddled out
of the Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
4 High Calling.

Judge Snlzberg. spoke truth which
is too often forgotten When he said, in
a speech 1t t3e hish school, that "thcre
is not teacher III the land that has a
higher function than has the lowest
teacher in the lowest class Of the prima-
ry school They have souls before Them
and the faculties of those active, rest
less souls hayf all to be called forth. "
In these feW fitting words are embraced
the whole scoop and possibilities Of ed
ucatiun, ana they make the primary
teachers calling in point of dignity and
responsibility }he peer of any vocation
that concerns mankind. philadelphia
Record
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Maine Railroads.

The annual report of the Railroad
Commissioners of Maine shows hit the
mileage Of steam railroads in The State
is 5l5.99 miles, IN increase of ll6.S5
over that of 1881. 9he street railway
mileage il 50 80 miles. an increase Of
- miles. The gross transportation
earnings of railroad corporations in
Maine for The year ending, June 30,
1891, was so, 81 ,35l against 1892, 5l0 in
1893, Il, crease of S55S. l59
The commissioners say that although
their tahulated returns show IA material
falling off in gross receipts for the year
the outlook for railroad companies is by
no means discouraging. They are con
iidcnt that the earnings of these cor
porations in ls95 will be equal To those
of any previous year.
The amount paid in wages in 1893
was S2.432, 80 1t was $2,25l ,S93 in
1894 The number Of men employed
on street railways in 1894 was greater
than in 1893 and there does not appear
to have been any reduction in the aver
aye of wages paid.
The causalllirs to employees on rail
roads seem 10 be rs great rs in lie past.
During the year seven men we're Killed
and 81 injured.
The Maine railroads aud their rolling
stock are in safe aud satisfactory con-
1itiOu
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
All Noted Contributors.
Boston Journals Writers Are Among the
Most Famous of the Country.


II would be hard to imagine more
brilliant list of contributors than that
prepared for the Boston Sunday Jour
nal for the coming year. Julian HaN-
thorne and Gilbert Parker are among
those who will furnish stories. Adven,
ture will be described by Hon. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, George KEENAN,. Capt.
Charles King, Justin Mccarthy, NJ. L ,
C. A. Stevens, and Gen. II. b. CARING
ton, t.. S. A. Outdoor life and sport
will be treated by Walter Camp, Iale's
famous coach, Prof. f. l.. Richards, also
Prof. A. A. Stagg of Chicago University.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, ID. D., Prof.
w. Garden Blake of Edinburgh. Sir. w.
L. Dawson. +. II. S., Murat Halstead
and Count Bernstein Of Berlin will treat
topics of general interest, and the list of
women contributors includes such
famous names as Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecher, Mrs. Ballington Booth, Grace
Dodge, Olive Thorne Miller, Grace
Greenwood, Mary Lowe Dickerson, Kate
Epson Clark and Helen Campbell.
The Boston Daily Journal will m1in-
tain in 1895 the high standard which has
marked its career for the past 81 years.
No New Englandrr should be without
this paper, which is better than ever.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10

The State Commander writes us from
Lincoln. Neh., as follows: "Aiter try
ing other medicines for What seemed to
be very obstinate cough in our two
children we tried DR.. Kings New Dis
covery and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, as our expert
ence proves that it cures where all other
remedies fail.''-Signed +. w. Stevens,
State Com.-Why not give this great
medicine a trial, as it is guaranteed and
trial bottles are free at r. r. Patterns
Drug Store. Regular size soc. and Sl00
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10

1t turns out that the Peachblow vase
Is not in the art collection of the late
Mr.. Walters of Baltimore, in whose
possession it had been supposed to be
This famous little jug, which was in
trinsically worth about . cents, and
which was sold at auction at the Nor
gan sale eight years ago for SIS, 00e,
has disappeared from view as complete
1t looks very much as if the purchaser,
whoever he was, was not proud of his
Judgment or of his investment -Bos.
ton Herald
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Mr.. GladstOne's Birthday

On Saturday Mr. Gladstone celebrated,
at Hawarden Castle, his S5th birthday in
excellent health, and amid hosts of
friends, with messages of sympathy sent
from all parts of Great Britain. Though
his return to power, for which there is
at present no adequate reason, might be
resisted, the public interest in his well
fare is not mt all diminished, and he is
the most conspicuous figure in England.
The whole nation joins in an ovation to
him, aud its spontaneity is witness to
its sincerity, 1t is great thing for a
country to have citizen to whom the
people can point with conscious pride.
While Gen. Grant lived we had such "A
citizen in the United States, and the pos
ition of Bismarck in Germany is one of
similar honor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Mr.. Moody.s Wide Sympathies.

With everything in his special career,
in his hahitual environment, aud III the
traditions of his special work Ia make
him intolerent, Mr.. Moody's stmpathes
have only broadened win time. some
years ago the Roman Catholics in North
field determined TO build a church.
They went round the township collect
ing subscriptions. and hy and by APP
preached Mr. Moody's door. How did
he receive them The narrow evangel-
zeal would have shut the door in their
faces, or opened it only to give them Il
lecture on the blasphcmes of the Pope
or the iniquites of the Scarlet Woman.
Mr.. Moody gave them one of the hand
soonest subscriptions on their list. Not
content with that, when their little
chapel was finished he presented them
with an organ. "Why," he exclaimed
whep some one challenged lie saeiien,
IF they are Roman Catholics. il Is bet
ter they should be good Roman Catholics
than bad. 1t is surely better 10 hive "a
Catholic Church than none; and as for
the organ. if they are 10 have music in
their church, it is better to have good
music" Besides. he added, these are
my own townspeopie. If ever am to
be of the least use to them, surely |
must help them" What the kindly
feeling did for them. it Is difficult 10 say ::
hut what it did for Mr.. Moody, Is matter
of local history. For, short time after
it was rumored that he was going to
build "A church, and the site was pointed
out by the vilagers--a rocky knoll close
by the present hotel one day Mr.
Moody found the summit of this knoll
covered with great piles of stones. The
Roman Catholics had taken their teams
up the mountain, and brought down, as
"A return present, enough buildings stone
to form the foundations of his church.
Mr.. MDody's relations with the North
field people. aud with all the people for
miles and miles around, are of the same
type. So far from being without honor
in his own country it is there he Is
honored most. Tie fact--and nothing
more truly decisive of character can be
said-may it be verified even by the
stranger on the ears. The neares he APP
proachcs Mortified. the moro thorough
and genuine will he find the appreciation
of Mr.. Moody; and When he paSses un-
der Mr.. Moody's own roof, he will lind il
truest. surest, aud most alfectionate OF
all. It is forbidden here to invade the
privacy Of Mr.. MoodY's home. suffice
it to say that no more perfect home. life
exists in the world. and that one only
begins to know the greatness. the ten
dernesS, and the simple beauty of this
mans character when one sees lin AT
his own iresiie. One evidence Of this
greatness it is difficult To omit recording.
II YOU were 10 ASK Mr.. dy-Wilich it
would never occur 10 You to do-~hat.
apart froln the inspirations of his person
I'll faith. WIS lie secret of his success.
of his happiness and usefulness in life.
he would asstircdlv answer, Mrs.
Moodv.-Protessor D,Un,mond, IN Ne
llAreX Ntuaxine Lor .IaANarN.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Insane Hospital.

The annual report of the Maine Insane
Hospital, shows that the past year l79
men and l05 women hay" been admitted
to the hospital and l63 m@A and ll2
women have been discharged, leaving
$50 patients now in the hospital. The
per ceut Of recoverirs is SO to al in
the previous year.
Supt Sauborn reports an increase in
suicidal tendencies among the patients,
which is attributed to the grip. The
superintendent thinks the elimination of
patients has been carried as far as pos
sible aud that the State must Immediate
ly make additional provisions for the
care of its insane.
The trustees report they found 1917
patients upon cots arranged In tiers i'll
the hospital wards.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10

The Boston Transcript has heard OF
an economical man. He is a locksmith,
and needing sign he went to a ssA
painter and got an estimate fer letter
ing. Then he nailed two locks to Z
board and asked the painter to paint
after them the word "mith. The Phil.
adelphia Ledger suggests, however, that
it would have been cheaper to have used
only one lock and paid the painter fer
ali IS -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Color and Warmth.

The color OF ones clothing has con
siderable to d. with ones comfort III
summer or winter When exposed ~ ia,
sunlight, write, it is said, receives lCC
degrees r; paie straw color, 1o2; d:U,
yellow, l40; light green, loo; dark
green, 1GS; turkey red. %; blue, 1913,
and black, pes. Assam that this Ia
bio is correct, Tire i.cla-a Nho dresses ~
light colols during the summer !as
about double the protection from tn,
heat that the llan or woman in hlarh
has. --iaJeastsr Home opathic Envoy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sALvE.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by r..
Il. Patten.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10

BorSne, the namo Of a Louisiana
lake, is French word meaning .'hlu&
of one eye. TIE uau VS. 8. lied to
the lake because Of Wonderful monster
said to have heen seen IL is waters.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10

Were itnot FOR themultituda IF so. *,
that throng to Egypt every winner
there would he no living il the conn.
try, for attef every inundation trogs ap
pear III most incredible numbers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-01-10
Bartlett & Cairns.

Dan Daily was the leading
comedian in The City Direct
DRY Co.
No advance in prices.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-04
N RAILROAD CIRCELS.
THE NEW WAGE SCHEDULE
PLACED IN EFFECT
At all the B. & o. Shops-Railway
Social Organizations = New
Road in Mcdowell County.
Notes.

Beginning with the first day of April
a new wage schedule went into eff
feet at all the shops of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, which it is feared
will cause some trouble among the
workmen. A couple of weeks ago
there was held a meeting of all the
master mechanics of the company at
Baltimore at which time it was decid
ed to place all the men working in the
shops, with the exception of the fore
men, on piece work. This means that
the envelopes of the men Will not con-
tain as much money on pay days as
heretofore, while others who are swift
mechanics will receive perhaps more
than they did under the old way Of
working.
The new scale of prices were made
known to the men Tuesday through
the foremen of the different depart
ments and in few days the men will
be able to determine just how much
more or less money they will receive
on pay day than formerly. The men
do not faver the new scheme very
much. although they are willing 10
admit that it is a good business move
on the part of the company. Another
phase in which the men viewed the
new plan yesterday was that, perhaps,
the company would not be liberal in
dealing out work in the future, but
would only allow the men to work
few hours daily. That, however, was
merely speculation, as none of them
had any information from their fore
men that such would be the case. No
tees. announcing the new schedule,
were posted in the shops several days
ago. The committee which arranged
the plan was composed of Master Me-
chanics Crawford, Mt. Glare; Wright,
of Riverside, Kalbaugh. Of PittsburS,
and Weisgerber, of Wheeling.
1t is said that it will probably lead
to an organization among the men at
the shops. They have never yet been
organized, because there never seemed
to he any special necessity for it. The
aged employees of the shops will suffer
most, because they cannot work as
swiftly as the younger ones. In the
past the old men could take their own
time at job of work and receive their
regular wages on pay day. 1t is recog-
niZed as a business move on the part
of the railroad company, which will
hereafter only be obliged to pay for
actual work done in the various shops.
The result will be watched with in
terest by the men.
The men feel that the company has
a perfect right to make the new ar
rangement and that, from the Iatter's
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-04
RAILWAY SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
To be Organized at Pittsburg Among tn
Passenger and Freight Agents.

To be Organized at Pittsburg Among the
Passenger and Freight Agents.
Pittsburg is to have one of the larg-
est and most influential social organ
izationS composed of railway passen-
ger and freight agents and represent
atives in the United States. The ter
ritOry which the new organization Will
embrace is one of the most important
from IA railway standpoint in the
world, and as nearly every railway
line of prominence in the United
States has a representative here, the
new social club, which is expected to
include all the passenger and freight
agents, must necessarily be a large and
powerful organization.
At a preliminary meeting which was
held here a short time ago there was
a large attendance Of agents represent
ing local and foreign lines, and much
enthusiasm was manifested. A COM
mittee, composed of some of the most
prominent railway representatives was
appointed to take the necessary steps
to effect an organization, and so far
they have met with so mucn encour-
agement in their work that they are
enabled to speak in glowing terms OF
the future prospects of the project.
A meeting will be called soon, at
which the report of the committee will
be heard, and an immediate organiza-
ton will follow. When it is consider
ca that there are nearly 100 foreign
and 200 local railway agents who de-
sire TO become members of the club,
some idea Of it's great possibilities may
be Misunderstanding Post.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-04
MA RTIN's FERRY.

The Opera House was crowded last
night by people eager to hear ana see
the Lafayette College Glee and Banjo
club. The boys, twenty-five in num-
Der. rendered difficult selections, botn
vocal and instrumental, in a manner
fun of ease and grace, which the
large audience present received with
rounds of applause. Many out Of town
people from Bridgeport, Bellaire and
Wheeling were present. After the
entertainment, the crowd OF college
musicians were escorted to the home
of Capt. Hiram Smith, in Walnut
I Grove. where they were rendered an
/ elegant reception by Ernest Smith,
who was a member of the glee club
last year. They leave this morning
in their special car Easton, Pa.
Howard Stewart returned to Wash
I JEFF. college yesterday, after week
visit with his parents.
Miss I.aie Reed, of Mt. Pleasant,
was calling on friends at this place
yesterday.
Keohlein. Appenzeller and Bremen
have received the contract for grading
North Fifth street, from Cemetery
HOdU 10 AAliL olA NNAt eAtNAA NANN 100
81 200. S2S5 lower than that OF I. u.
Sringer.
Can't. Abe Lash and son Carl were
at Barton's station yesterday on busl-
ness.
VIM. Moffat was arrested yesterday
for using improper language to col
ored waman by the name Of Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Robinson will en-
terrain a number of friends at their
home this evening.
A Young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Laue died late Tuesday night.
The funeral will take place this after
noon.
LYMAN Hanes left yesterday for
Pittshurg. after a short visit with his
parents.
Prof Thomas Mitchell has returned
from a visit with his family at Mt.
Pleasant.
one of the two special policemen
who have been employed in watching
the Buckeye glass house for some time
has been discharged, rs it Is not
thought the services Of two are
needed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-04
BELI ARE.

- Hotel guests: c.. A. Butler, G.
Joseph Rauf. j. Eapper.T. w.
sburg. A. I'll. Eerner, Ale
.arrv j.. Nuhu, Adam Faren-
Wheeling. Edmund Forbes,
W. A Hilton, Dayton; b. n.
Hovha-au. VIM. Eloeman, Gin
Harry Lee. Cleveland; H.. c..
Cambridge. G. I'll. Shafer,
". Summer. New York; Joseph
man. Philadelphia; Louis W..
er. Columbus.
he Pension Board of Surgeons had
applicants before them yesterday.
.. the Sunday school Institute to-
az The Christian Church, there
be- Wen arranged entertainment
The interest of an the schools OF the
and vicinity. The discussion will
.- % wide range of thought about
mfav school work. and it's rela-
.. the Church. the home and 10
leading Sunday School work
rr speakers viii be In charge.
pleasant and profitable time
ari0ved by an who come, and
welcome.
Gr0oms, of the First ward,
TO- Warrington 20 work al
el briCklayer
Ada e. HeaJherinston. of the
t is laid Up with q sore foot
ry Lancaster, wife OF the
Commissioner. is quite sick.
sle has been granted q PEN
Eliza bingham. Of the Fifth
I Yesterday OF msrasmus,
- -t-y-fourJh year. Funeral
noon. iuterment at the Ger
Eil cemetery.
sherman GLASGOW. Donald
and Cath smith are dele
. the miners convention now
nc Columbus. o. Mr. Glass
.ufi5ate for State President
".nrman and his estimable
Yesterday celebrated the hiueth
of their wedding day.