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Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-12

AT very light cost compared to
what it takes to keep the streets
clean, lots could be purchased for
hitching purposes and the racks
around the public square be removed.
Houston & Trimble have two lots,
which they would sell at a reasonable
price to be used for this purpose.
Hitching racks ear be erected and
feed troughs put in. More teams
could be accommodated than around
the square and the improvement
would be highly appreciated not only
by the farmers but by the citizens of
Mexico.
THE National Republican Conven-
ton will be held in st. Louis ON June
IS, 1896. The contest vas rather warm,
but st. Louis carried of the prize. The
successive ballots are shown az fol-
lows:
st. Louis Is Ii Is - %
San Francisco. ...... 20 10 10 10 1G
Pittsburg.. ..........,.. . =.
Chicago. ..............- $ $ 9 2 q
New York ............. -. %. -. =.
The selection of st. Louis was made
unanimous by NJ. IL. De Young, OF
San Francisco, st. Louis chief oppo-
nent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-12

THE business men of Mexico who
advertise believe in quick sales and
small profits. The business men who
make appropriations for advertising
are worthy of liberal patronage. They
are not afraid to meet competition.
They advertise to meet competition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-12
YOU'LL FIND IT
HERE.
Style In Overcoats.
Elegance IN Overeoats.
Fit and Comfort In Over

TIT dilQ SO1IUCTL Ii 0vST.
coats.
Besides-tfae certainty that
every dollar put into a gar
ment here comes back to you
in solid satisfaction.
That's the kind Of an over
coat store we keep.
Prices It won't
take long to settle that point.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
SLEEP REFORM,
The Man Who Tried II and the Way His
scheme Worked,

Colonel Henry Watterson tells story
Of an old compositor whose life had
been given up to hard work and the fol-
lowing If eccentric iaeas, one Of which
was that the human race slept too
much. He had several theories To adj
vance in support of his idea. One Of
them WAS To cut down the usual num-
Der Of sleeping hours by graduation and
finally arrive at state where, by prac-
tice, one would be satisfied with much
smaller amount Of sleep than one was
getting.
To show his confidence in his theory
he began to practice the new idea as
follows: He usually slept nine hours.
He explained that he would cut this
down to 5 y hours fer each week that
passed until he had reduced his number
of sleeping hours to two, which, he
claimed, was all that was needed by
any one.
The time went by, and the old fellow
had kept to his rule laid down and
finally rcaehed the two hour time
He went along for several weeks
sleeping but two hours daily, deyotiny
the time gained in reading and advo-
eating his idea. While there was no
tieeable decrease III his weight, he
seemed To stand it very we'll
Then he began To talk Of further re
ducing the time, and when enthusiastic
talked Of the possibility Of ole doing
without sleep entirely
He set type and WAS an old hand on
the paper One morning about three
weeks after he had reached his low
sleeping mark. the eompositor at the
case next to his noticed the old man
had dropped his head upon his arms,
that We're folded over the case. 1t was
near quitting time. All the forms We're
up and the old chap was not disturbed.
He had gone to sleep. The Office was
soon deserted with the exception of the
janitor and the sleeper The janitor
was instructed not to bother him.
The next day when the first men ar
rived he was still sleeping as they had
left him and snoring so hard that he
Jared the type in the case on which he
rested.
Some one told his wife where he was,
and she concluded to let him sleep.
He slept on i'll that position for &c
hours Then they carried him to bee
at home still sleeping. He slept for 81
hours, and when he woke up he had for
gotten how to set type and had to Learn
to read again, although his memory wa.
good i'll other respects. -EXchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29

"Oh, my" Willie couldn't believe
his eyes
Nevertheless there it was, "a large
green cucumber in glass bottle that had
such tiny neck
How could it get i'll there, and whole
too, papa?" asked Willie in wonder a,
he carefully examined the queer eurios
ity
willie, boy, it grew there answ err
ed papa, smiling into the boys upturn-
ed face.
"How could it? See, the hole ism I
bigger than mammals thimble, and the
cucumber fills the whole bottle !" con
tinued Willie, more incredulous than be-
fore
Then papa explained: "You see, l
took the bottle out into the garden .hst
after the cucumber began to form. y
was then very easy to put the baby Gu
cumber into the bottle. OF course was
very careful not to mjure the stem or
the vine, and so the cucumber just grew
in its little glass house until it s cap
tive, sure -
"Oh I" laughed Willie in great de-
light. May l do that next year."
Certainly, if You wish. " said papa
Youth s Companion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Scribner's Magazine

For seven ,ears Scrlbner's Magazine
has had the habit Of publishing mid-sum-
mer fiction number, In which have APP
peared some of the most notable short
stories that have been writer by Ameri-
can authors. The present issue is no
exception to this remarkably successful
record. Any number of tie magazine
would be notable with an array Of contri.
hutofs which includes Anthony Hope II
{. Bunner, Hopkinson smith, Richard
Harding Davis, Octave 1hanet. Noah
Brooks, George Meredith, George |. Put
nan and Theodore Roosevelt. The mum
Der contains seven short stories, tx Of
them illustrated by artist, Of the fir-i
rank The number also contain. not
able article, by Theodore Roosevelt
ehtitl' six ears of civil Service Re
form. has. ScribHer's Sous. NeH
York
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
SOARING A DOG.
An Experiment That Can Hardly BE Called
IA Howling Success.

Bill Jones of Happy Valley came into
the Office tie ether day and said he bad
found out Il good way to scare doc. He
said he didn t see any SENSE i'll wanting
to shoot Il dog or be cruel 10 dumb bruter
by poisoning EN- when there 3,ege ways
enough to just scare 'em md i'll that
keep en- from biting you. He said, just
to show his good faith before we printed
the recipe i'll The News we might e
down street past Oldfeller's place and
try his dog once. SoWe started out with
him.
Jones took his umbrella and as we
walked along he showed us how the old
thing worked. He asked us to walk just
ahead, and he played we We're III the
position of the dog and wanted us to
growl When we made noise, he rush
ed at us with the umbrella, opening and
shutting it i'll rather a startling manner,
By and by we reached Oldfeller S
place, but didn't see the dog. Then
Jones growled like and shouted, sic
a half Towser came flying around the
fence corner, and Jones Just had time to
lower his umbrella when the charge
was made. Towser made a rush like a
trolley car half block ahead of you.
Jones parried and worked the slide on
the umbrella handle The next instant
the dog had a mouthful of a ~ umbrella
cover and two ribs out of the same.
Jones expectorated a mouthful of tobacco
juice i'll Towser 5 eye and then told him
he could have the remainder of the wa
ter cover, his remarks all prefaeed with
adjectives never used i'll prayers.
We didn t return to the office together,
and Jones said if we ever printed the
recipe or made any mention of the ex-
pertinent the A. O. L. w. S would lose
a couple of thousand ON us and have a
day off for funeral. -Fairhaven News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Police In Russia.

The Russian godovoy (policeman) is
usually very small policeman indeed
He makes up i'll department and dignity
what he lacks in size. His countenance
bears evidence of unbending severity
he is never seen to smile; he is minute,
but majestic dirty, but dignifed.
His dress is long HAITIAN, which the
ignorant would unhesitatingly pro
nouncc to be dressing gown A sword
ornaments the left side, while his legs
are incased in huge Wellington boots.
On his head he wears small military
cap.
The policeman lives in his own little
house, about the size of moderately
large dog kennel, one of which is plant
ed at the corner of each principal thor
oughfare. Here the little godoyoy sleeps
and eats his meals and disposes of the
spare time upon his hands Buffalo
Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
SAILING AWAY.

Sailing away with tho wind abeam,
And the wide, wide sea b,.fDre:
Sailing away in lovers dram
To the port of the golden shore.
Idle hands on the rudder bands,
Hope in the sunrise fair,
And hearts as light as the sea bird white
Aiioat in the morning air.
Love, in the dawn of that faroff time
Did you guess of the weary way?
Dearest, when life seemed summer rhyme
Could we tell where we went astrayY
Silent tears through the coming years,
Darkness for you and me,
And doubt and dread of the wilds ahead
Fell chill as we sailed a.sea
Sailing ashore with a waning wind
On the glass OF dreaming tide,
Leaving the dark of the deep behind
For the light of the other side,
Loosen hands from the rudder bandsl
All, To the margin foam
Comes breath of land DER the golden sand.
Oh sweet is our welcome home!
William Woodward in Chambers Journal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Beat the Law,

Up at Hampden Park, in Springfield.
when the Massachusetts, antipool law
was rigidly enforced few years ago,
Uncle Ed Morse and other pool sellers
cleverly evaded it by putting up for sale
at auction" cards having printed on
them the picture of horse How
much am | offered for this picture OF
Prince Wilkes" was the query. sold
for 800 TO Mr. X Prince Wilkes sold
for 800, what do / hear for this pic
ture of Patron:" 1t was easy enough.
All the change was that the auctioneer
had to say few more words. Hart
ford Times
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29

Clement Scott, the London dramatic
critic, says that he was once threatened
with libel suit for saying that a GER
on a Sccdy looking, circus bred quadru-
ped rode a horse with pink eyes. "
Abuse me as much as you like, = said
the fair htieant, but don't say that
my horse has pink eyes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Everything Goes.

Yabsley-Who was it that said, "Gen.
ius was an infinite capacity for taking
palms,"
Wickwire-I don't know who said it,
but if it be true my wife is genius. She
never reads a patent medicine almanac
without at once taking all the symptoms
it describes -Indianapolis Iournal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
The storm Center.

The great lakes and thelSt Lawrence
valley have more storms Per annum
than any other portions Of this country.
This is due to the fact that storms orig
mating west % this district move dj.
rectly east, while many originating
farther south move 10 the northeast.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Or Sale !!

Cottage House OF seven
rooms at East Madison, to-
gether with stable and car
rage house and two acres OF
land. Would exchange for
property in Skowhegan vii
lage. Also a desirable farm
with good buildings. This
place is situated in a good
neighborhood with Q God
schools and has nice water in
house and barn. Apply to
McCLELLAN & SAVAGE.
NIilburn Block,
Skowhegan. Maine
8l,f
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Notice Of Second Meeting

STATE OF MAINE
Somerset IS. Court of Insolvency.
In the case of Benjamin :. Eaton Of Skow-
hogan in said County. Insolvent Debtor,
This is TO give notice that pursuant TO an or
der of Court therefor, a second meeting OF the
Creditors OF said Insolvent Debtor will be held
at the Probate Court Room. Skowhegau, in
said County. on Tuesday the 10th day OF Sept.
\. D, lss5. at one O'Clock in the afternoon
ArrEsr. NATHAN FOWLER
2w3t Register OF said Court
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29

ny baby had Group aud va, saved
BY shiloh. ure." writes Mrs ]. b.
Martin. of Huntsville. Ala. For ale BY
Geo. +. Sampson. Conner Druggi...
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
A Knowing one.

Il dom gamble, said the cannibal
as he took the lid off the sailor soup,
but | guess I'll open this jack pot. -
Life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Freedom Notice +!

This certiies that |. William J knight, hers
by give 10 my son AARON knight the remain
der OF his time until he Is twenty one years OF
age I shAi3 hereafter, during his minority.
pay no debts % his contracting and claims
none OF his wages WILLIAM J KNIGHT
Witness CHARLES GILMAN.
Bingham. August ST. lss5 5-w-S5'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
A Brilliant Spirit of Repartee.

She-lt is reported around town that
we are engaged.
He-I have heard worse things than
that.
She-I never have. Texas Siftings
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
Dis solution.

The partnership ht retotore existing between
Geryais Nolin aud MitChe' Noliu under the
firm name OF q \ NJ Noin Is this DAY dissois-
ed by mutual consent
The real estate. factory ard tools water
power, merchandise and book accounts owned
BY them have been purchased by the Noliu
This Company will collect ali debts due to
and pay all obligations Of the above 6 Il NJ
Nolin SwS4
GERNAIS NOLlS.
MICHEL NOLIS.
Skowhegan, Me. Aug. LIST, 1875
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
MICHIGAN HOUSE
LAKE GEORGE, CANAAN.

And again present to its many patrons
the manifold natural beauties and scenic
splendofs of this highly favored locality.
In consequence Of the patronage OF an APP
preeative public many improvements have
been added, in the shape Of Tennis Court,
Bowling Alley, Groqnet, etc. besides An add
ton of two more cottages, making this one Of
the famous summer resorts Of the state. The
table j. drst-class. presenting all of the deli
cacies OF the season. mineral spring fur.
nishes an abundance Of Natures best kestor-
err while the large dancing floor boating
fishing and bathing privileges make this 8
most desirable resort for pleasure seekers
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
PROBATE NOTICES.

FtaRA +. BRAINRKp.
Deputy clerk
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-29
3 TOURISTS
\ ATTENTION

re-" After it's very FIattering
reception last season. |
have again reopened my
summer hotel known as
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
FIELD PRoDvcrs.

NERaAsKA's apple crop this year Is
the largest ever raised In the state.
TuRNK townships In Muslegon conn'
~, Mich, have more than 1000 acres
set to peppermint.
ArLANrER in Alphoretta, Ga, raises
red cotton. Every stalk Is deep red,
.as are also the leaf, boil and bloom.
The seed for this crop came originally
from freak stalk OF red cotton discov.
cred in Florida seven years ago.
DIR BRowS, the Presbyterian minis
ter at Tarleio, Mo, raised lSl quarts o<
strawberries this spring from patch
OF ground twenty feet square. At ten
cents n quart an acre equally produc-
tive would yield u 800
A i.0OO-AcBE cabbage patch In Galien
township, Rcrrfen county, attracts ths
attention OF Michigan Central passen.
gers MS they pass H. The land, which,
Ave years ago was q worthless marsh,
can hardly be bought now at any price.
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
YELLOW FEVER CURE.

Al final meeting of the Amer
can Public Health Association al
Denver, last week, Di. Manuel
Csrmona Y. Vale, director OF the
National School OF Medicine OF
Mexico, announced the discovery
by HIM Of a certain cure for yellow
fever, which he has already used
successfully in a hundred cases.
The treatment 10 by inoculation, by
subcutaneous injection IN the cellu-
lar tissue oi the arm. OF tho urins
taken from a patient between the
fourth and fourteenth days OF the
fever. The fever can be guarded
against also in this manner, just as
small pox can avoided by vac
c,uation. DIR. Valle reported that
his discovery had been investigated
and approved by DIR. Sternberg.
the surgeon general OF the United
States army.
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
WORTH A MOMENTS PAUSE.

siyTTFS women In New York city
derive large incomes by inventing de-
signs for ladies' bounets.
UTAH proposes an innovation In jury
trials. Juries are 10 consist OF eight
members, and six Of them are compc-
tent torender a verdict.
or Baitimore's si0 policemen 7i2 are
nntiye-bora Americans. VI tne remain
der sixty-four are Irish and twenty-sis
Germans.
MARRIAGE license for prospective
groom Of sixty-seycn years and srias
Of ffty-nine was issued IN Springfield.
Conn, a few days ago.
Two PARTIES Of boatmen In Mar
blehead harbor reported seeing two
strange sea monsters recently. IL II
said the boatnen were sober.
TmE Salvation Army has been de
clared 20 be public nuisance by the
authorities OF Pontiac. Mich, and m
ordinance was passed prohibiting Ia
members from parading or preaching
ON any but two specified streets OF the
town.
Tifk interesting piece Of humor oi
copyrighting the Declaration OF lnde
pendence was psrpetrstee recently b
some news agency, which furnished te
its piate-matter subscribers n stereo
typed fac-simile Of the historic docn
naept for publication on the Fourth.
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
FoREI0n PERSONALS.

GLLDsTosEs health Is said TO be bet
ter than II has been ~ any time during
the last five yeare.
A FUND has been started in New
South Wales to erect y memonal over
thc grave OF Sir John Robertson, who
game out Of the bush 10 govern the
colony.
FoR one hundred years Nine. Chevil-
lard, OF Villegarden, France, has lived
on bread, milk. fruit and vegetables.
She has never eaten meat. This month
she celebrated the one hundredth ami
versary of her birth.
Mrs. PLUHrRE, an English woman,
has Just finished a dictionary for the
blind in Braille type. IL has occupied
her nearly two and half years, work
ing at IL four. Ave and often ak hours
a day. IL fills $500 pages, contains
about %, 900 words, and will make o.
cen or sigtsen large volumes,
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
MUSIC AND ART.

-TmE composer Mascagni Is writing
his autobiography for All italian news
paper. -~N-
A NOTED pianist says that the sound
,af the instrument is marred IL the
piano IN left close to the wall. IL should
be at least three inches from the wall.
SIR FRrpgRIcK LEi0uroN's "a Com
ing Storm" which was exhibited at the
Chicago fair, .has bean sold in London
Tor o., ,045; his Greek Girls Playing NJ
HALL" brought s3,675; }. +, Millcts
Winter" woman carrying fagots,
WAS sold for e5,775; Troyon's "liay
Cart with Horses" for $4,000, and three
Corots averaged O., $50 apiece.
TuE writer OF the famous song "I1l
Take You Back Again, Kathleen,
Thomas L. Westendorf, was recently
appointed superintendent OF the state
reform school at Chchalis, Wash.
Like many writers OF such famous
heurt.songs. he. il not u professional
song writer, and, though he has written
u number OF others, this IL the only Gus
that has lived long.
Mn. HENRY DeErscH's collection oi
"old masters" in said to have cost him
half n million dollars. lie had them
renovated. and some ot the plcturea Nd
pninters of the second rank were7kcn'
ninc, so thnt when sold at auction III
London they brought In twenty thou
sand dollars. Yet II contained every
celebrated name from Lucas Cranacl
AZ Holbein, Titan and Leonardo d,
xinci
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
ENGINEERING FEATs.

CARAcALLAs engineers understood
the principle Of the syphon and en,
ployed Il in some of their waterworks.
TnE accuracy of the surveying IN an
cient engineering is marvellous consid,
ering the rudeness of the instruments.
RoME was supplied from twenty-four
large aqueducts which brought 81, 1000.
600 cubic feet OF water daily into the
city.
THE first TUNNEL for commercial pur.
poses was executed by NJ. Riguet In
The reign Of Louis XIV, at Bezieres.
France.
The famous bridge constructed by
Queen Nitoc1is nj Hahylon, and de-
scribed by DIodsrns. was Ave furlongs
long. ...--... ..-
The Langueaoe ship eanafi in France.
by q short passage of las miles, saves =
sea voyage Of 2.Oco miles by the Straits
Of Gibraltar
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
NEWSPAPER WAITS.

"woS'r you please take on your hat
so that can see the play?" "Yes, II
you'll stop tAlkiag 10 your escort no
that can hear IL. Life.
Mrs. BRAy--"I thought you said II
was the little boy next door who was
making all the noise" little Johnnie
$50 IL was, ma 4 was beating him
with a stick. ~ Tit.Bits.
TIM Husband (seeing his wife ofr)--
"You must promise not 10 ask for
money every time you write" The
Wifc-"llut that would necessitate my
writing so much oftener. Life.
CUSTOMER -"Why. this is new shade
.of red" Assistant--"ies,m madam, That
Is the anarchist tint" Customcr--"liow
did It come To get that nameP' Assist
ant--'iIt don't wash. r. Louisville Ky J
Post.
TEACHER-"Now, girls, you all know
what liquid measure Is. Little Alice
may tell me what measure treats of
inches, feet and yards" Little Alice
Tape measure, teacher, - Harper's
Round Table.
MARRIED-"IIow do you like these
photographs of my mother-in-lnwP"
Single They are very good of her; u
prefer this one" Married-"ies, so do
4. She always looks well in a travelling
dress. s."--liumoristischc Blattcr
Conni.x-"i don't think the landlord
OF the Ocean bar house liked what ]
said To him before went In bathing"
Stone--"What was shat?" Cobble--'N
asked him II there were any other
sharks around. --Harper's Isazar.
FlaG-"Its mighty good thing 10
have a retentive memory" Fogg-
That depends. II the memory is
yons itis a mighty good thing, AZ yon
say; but II 1t happens TO be the proper
" of your wife, that's another matter. "
80 Boston Transcript.
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11

The Rainy Lake Journal repor's
very active prospecting In what is
called the Rainy Lake gold dis
trict, in Minnesota and Ontario
The ore in most of the claims IL
high grade aud free milling, A
Deadwood man who was recently
at Rainy Lake, and ninety miles
north into Canada, says that while
the region is a very promising one,
everything ia raw and crude up
there, and he does not advise any
one to go there at present; by
which he doubtless means, without
plenty of money.
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11
PERSONAL NOTES.

FIFTEEN THOUSAND dollars has 40 far
been subscribed for the testimonial 10
Dr w. q. Grace started by the Daily
Telegraph, OF New York.
Gov. MoRRILL, Of Kansas, snys he
win never sign death warrant so long
M the law leaves the matter Optional
with him.
Iau.s yo;ssos, .shc has been French
consul In Philadelphia for the last ten
years, has had confcrred upon him the
crossSpf the Legion Of Honor.
MRS' nate cHAeE says that before
The days x Telephones her father used
to go to th3 window Of his committee
room in thu senate wing Of the capital
and wavd handkerchief 20 her ns q
signal thai he wns not coming home ~
dinner,
Sierra County advocate., 1895-10-11

Analyses have been made Of
thirteen coal SAMPLES taken from
the chief Witwalsrsrand coal basin.
comprising the Springs Collier%
yogeliontein Colliery aud Break
pan Colliery. Each sHmple con-
sistcd OF bag Of 700 lbs. Of coal.
which was harnt separa.sly, ant
the ashes Of each Of these bags we're
carefully analysed by a chemist.
They produced from mere traces OF
gold to Q dwts. 8 grams OF gold per
ton Of coal. The mean betwcan
the extremes 10 3 dwts., while Abs
average OF the thirteen samples was
upward~Q{ 53dwtss Similar ~
searches are tqlbe made on much
lereer scale in Eprope, in order to
tkas the yield OF hold BY samples
taken at for,ya fifty different
places and by Several thorough
analyses by tiiilierent chemical
methods. and the results will be
known in not too long time.