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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-01-29

The feeding value of potatoes is es
ti1nated at one-fourth that of grain.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-01-29

The Cars coronation will cost So
100000.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-01-29

The smart young man runs largely
to rings
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-01-29

OOAo ny III u SlolS, tOC.
Halls Family Pills, Csc.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-01-29

There is an excellent prospect that
Washington will soon demonstrate
more fully than ever before the fitness
Of its soil for fax culture.
Tacoma claims that the output of
Its lumber mills will be fully lis, 900,
900 feet this year, or more than that
OF any other point on the Pacific
coast.
The Empress of Austria is making a
collection of cows. She brings one
home from every foreign place she
visits, and orders milk from one or the
the other, as inclination dictates.
1t is said that butter contains forty
times as many microbes as oleomarga-
rine.
Theirs are in the house of congress
lis baldheads and 120 gray heads.
There are SO members under 40 years
of age and II under 30.
A well on the Bannock reservation
at Boise, Idaho, has been sunk to a
depth of ITO feet, and the water in it
is of temperature of 90 2-5 degrees.
The White House has a SIS, 900 china
set.
Indianapolis has the largest starch
mill.
The Cars coronation will cost So
100000.
The smart young man runs largely
to rings.
They are just cutting wheat down
in Argentine.
Forty-four counties in Ohio have chill.
dren's homes.
"Rah-rah-! Utah 45'' is the latest
national cry.
Texas has PA counties, while Della,
ware has only 3.
Frosted windows at the florist
mean double prices foc the treasures
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Number As
Some Old Records.

HE following records VI three Of the
oldest town in Somerset county have
been handed u by our townsman H.F
Arnold, says the Fairfield journal Many
OF these dates can be remembered by the
oldest citizen, while there are some
dates in Norridge~ock and Canaan that
were made in Wa-hingtou's time that are
older than any citizen now living within
either Of these towns:
skowhegaL Votes for presidential
electors-ls2l. Adams u: ls2s Adams
=. jackson :; l-32 Adams Il. jackson
&C; l.3G Harrison -. Van Buren, y.
$50 Harrison 20J. Van Buren, IL
Berney s: ls4i Clay JIG. Polk I23.
Berney L; ISIS Taylor 81. Cass -
Van Buren, 81.
In the year 1886 the name was changed
from Milburn to SkoWhegau. SOLOMON
Steward. Jr,. erected the first dam across
| the west ehauLol, and buat a gri.t mill
about lsil--subsequentlv taken down
and moved below the bridge. H. and
others built a saw mill below.
Andrew Morse built saw mill. gri-r
mill and clothing mill. AT the mouth Of
turrier Brook Mr. Heald owned a
saw mill lear where savage 4 Hawkes.
are. In The great ffe-het q - the
Whole went OFT with ole arch Of Skow-
hogan bridge and the damage estimated
AT not less han 10000 ur 1900 collars.
Flrsi store opened IN ShoV hogan very
small by Samuel Weston i'll partnership
with John Ware about l7s0. Mr.. Ware
at Norridgewock, ana Weston at his
farm, kept as long as be lived and was
preparing to enlarge
Peter Heywood. ST.. built on Skowhe-
gan Island about 1870. sold to Capt.
Isaac Smith. he To- Abraham his son.
and so on TO Currier & Bridge. and then
to VIM. Weston in ls0g.
Norridgewock votes for presidential
electors LIS Washington b 1872 Wash
ingten II; 1886 Federal n: $500 Fed
efal; ls04 Federal 2G, Democrat IL {:
lsON Madison; 1872 Madison; 1870 Mum
roe ., scalenerY "a; ls24 Adams 1l6.
Crawford II; ISIS Adams 1870. Jackson
IS; 1892 Adams lbs. Jackson 81: 1896
Harrison l31, Van Buren, ia; 1910 Har-
rison 27l. Van Buren, 100; ISL { Law l9S.
Polk -, Berney Al. ISIS Taylor IL.
Cass ST; Van Rufen -.
Canaan. 1aSS Washington -: 1872
Washington g; l79G Federal l., Republi-
eau =, ls00 Federal; sol Federal 4.
Republican IL: l,0s Madison: lsl2
Madison ll5.-l>2O Muu,oe y: ls24
Adams; ls2s Adams ls32 Adams: ls3G
Van Buren, 50. Harrison -: $50 Van
Buren l70, Harrison l03; l>44 Polk lG5.
Clay %, Abolition ;; Isis Cass l45.
Taylor g, Van Buren, 30.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
A Birthday Party.

A very enjoyable party was given Mrs.
Parthena Healy Of Concord, on October
18th, at her home it being her SD birth
day Relatives to the fourth generation
and friends To the number of forty-six
were present and enjoyed very social
time A picnic dinner was served
which was partaken OF with much
pleasure. The brothers of Mrs. Healy
and their wives presented her with
money to the amount of IS 90; her
children, with nice black dress pattern
with trimmings, sob; the grand child
ren, with a French bedstead and springs,
5000; bed spread by Mrs. J. d
Houghton and +. {. Healey, 81 p; the
nephews, neices, and neighbors, s.. 90:
pair of night robes by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods: an apron from Master
Clyde Savage: handkerchief from Mrs
George Remick. The brothers and
sisters OF Cyrus Healy, who lives with
Mrs. Healy, presented him and wife
with eG.o0 in money. The occasion was
very enjoyable one by the chridren. it
being the first time they had all met at
the the old home for twenty-eight
years, although all having lived within
n radius of a few miles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
PICTURE ON A HILL.
The Long Man of Wilmington, England
Measures 24O Feet.


About midway between Berwick and
Polegate stations, mt IA point where tho
side of the hill is very PERCEPTIONS, those
who know exactly the spot where to
look will be able TO see from the rail
way carriage windows sort of rude
imitation of the human form outlined
i'll white. The figure, which is between
200 and 300 feet i'll height, holds long
staff i'll each hand. This is 1.-THE Long
Man of Wilmington, once the center
of profound veneration and worship,
but now merely an object of interest to
the curious.
In order to obtain an adequate idea of
this great hillside figure, dominating
the surrounding country and appearing
to watch as guardian over the little viii
lage below, it is desirable to approach
1t afoot, tramping along the winding
lanes, as the pilgrims of old must have
tramped when they came hither on the
occasion of some great religious festival.
Seen from afar, the figure does not ap-
pear to be of remarkable size, but grad
ually, as one approaches the hill, il as
sumes an imposing and definite shape.
The figure, about 240 feet in height,
was merely shaped i'll the turf so as to
allow the chair to appear through. In
the course of time these depressions in
the surface became almost impercepti-
BILE, and to such an extent was the fig
ure neglected that at last it was only
possible to make out the form at a dis
lance when the slight hollows were
marked by drifted snow or when the
oblique rays of the rising or setting sun
threw them into deep shadow. In or
der to preserve the form of the Long
Man, and to render it at the same time
easily distinguishable at distance the
outline was marked by single line of
white bricks placed closely together.
The effect has been to produce "a some
what startling figure. which is plainly
visible III fine weather from a great dis
lance
There are i'll different parts of the
country other examples of extremely
rude and early hillside figures, and, IA
though the very fact of their great an
tiquity renders it unlikely that histor-
ical or documentary evidence will be
forthcoming as to their design on precise
purpose, it is very satisfactory to find
that an explanation has been found
which will at once account for many of
their peculiarities.
The theory is that these are sacrificial
figures. We learn from the writings OF
Caesar that the Gauls (and the Britons
were doubtless included) had figures OF
vast size, the limbs of which, formed OF
osiers, they filled with living men. The
figure was ultimately fired, and the
miserable victims persisted i'll the flames.
There is local saying i'll Sussex,
probably of great antiquity, in which
the Long Man is mentioned i'll reference
to the weather. 1t runs:
When Firlo hill and Long Man has o cap,
| We at A stou gets a dram,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
For nckinIey and
Hobart!
Financial Confidence,
Protection and
Prosperity
Our Flag Still There =! !

The election Tuesday was a Republi-
can tidal wave, Mckinley and Hobart
the Republican nominees, winning by
the largest popular vote ever given to
any party and by 2Gl of tn AL elector al
votes. A Republican House of Repre-.
sentatives is also elected and enough
State legislatures Icarried to insure the
next Senate being Republican, so that
after the 4th of March next, all the
branches of the National government
will be in accord with the principles of
the Republican party. This is grand
thing for the country, good years
work for the Republican party and
glory enough for one day.
Following is table giving the Elec-
toral votes as the situation now appears
to US, and in another column tables
made up at Boston, yesterday, of the
Electoral vote and an estimate of the
Congressman elected.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
publican ticket

New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois
exceed all their past records i'm the siz'
of the majorities which they give to MI,
Mckinley and in the latter state the
sweep was SO clean that Governor Alt
geld went down along with the Dem
ocratic national ticket.
Not only We're all the principal cities
In the contested states carried for gold
but the farming districts in nearly if not
in all Of these states. increased Mr.. Nc
Kinley's lead.
For instance. il looks at this Writins
as If the rural communities of Illinois hao
given the Republicans a larger majori
than they received in Chicago its,
which seems To- have fallen far short
the campaign estimates of the Repub
Inca n rnrnunittpa
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
SURPRISING THE ORIENTALS,
A sea of Pigtails Watched IA Twist Drill
Work.


An interesting account of visit to
Chinese arsenal near Fuchau is given
by correspondent of Cassier's Maya
zine. He says:
Taking out two drills, / sent them
in and Immediately was invited to enter.
The official was polite, bowling and
shaking his own hands, as is the custom
among Cinnamon, and offered me u cup
of tea
There happened to be several forg-
ings in the room, and as | pressed the
drills against them and pointed To over
the wall he seemed to comprehend what
was wanted and in few minutes |
WAS i'll IA large, we'll lighted machine
shop. | might say this extensive plant
was built and equipped by French engi-
neers some ID years ago.
1.-The native foreman examined my
tools with great interest and called in
several assistants. All looked puzzled
and did not seem to know what they
were for. Walking to drill press,
took out the fiat drill, and, after CON
siderable packing around the shank,
succeeded III getting one of my taper
shank twist drills to run fairly true III
the spindle. There must have been 80
Cinnamon working i'll the room, and
every one had gathered around this
press. The foreman ordered them OIL
repeatedly, and then, looking at me,
laughed good naturally and gave it up.
He brought piece of cast iron, but
/ wanted something harder to drill, so
l walked over to II large planer and
took long extension tool, made from
3 by l "a inch tool steel, and clamped it
up TO the table Of the drill press. He
shook his head, intimating that the
twist drill could not go through, and
the crowd of workmen emitted grunts
of approval.
1.-The press started, the lips of the
twist drill turned out two spiral chips
The men elbowed me to one side. There
was sea of pigtails bending down,
watching the marvellous action of that
little tool. As the chips grew in length
the expressions of wonderment in
creased.
1T happened that the chips did not
break until they were about Ia inches
long. Then others started, and each
time that they broke off they were eager
ly snatched by the men, some burning
their fingers, and examined carefully
from end TO end.
"The dull edges of the drill we're
shown around and then ground and
started again, and the fact that the drill
would cut as well as the first time
caused increased amazement and muir
murs. | have made many tests with
twist drills, but never before such an
appreoiative and demonstrative audi
ence. e"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
VOICE OF PEOPLE
Raised For Mckinley In No
Uncertain Zone.
new ENGLAND CONTEST
Shown to Have Been Decidedly
0ne-Sided.
States In the Middle West Flocked TO the
Mckinley Standard.

Chicago, NOV. 4.-Lo4k.ng over The
field this morning it appears to have
been Vefitable landslida Mr.. MeKln-
ley has swept the country from the At
lantic to the Missouri, possibly to the
Rocky mountains themselves, and broken
the solid south for TIN first time i'll ~
years in presidential election.
Both his electoral and his popular ma
jorities are phenomenal H. has carried
every state east of the Missouri river by
most emphatic plurahues, and Ken
lucky. West Virginia. Maryland and
Delaware. of the old solid south, are his
beyond peradventure while the measre
returns from North Carolina, Missouri
ana Tennessee, the Dakotas. Nebraska,
Oregon, Washington, California. Kansas
and Wyoming indicate close results, gen
orally favorable, however, to the Re
publican ticket.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Good Roads.

nThe Inkeytanker,' a monthly publ
..,inn of the Portland Wheel Club, con-
sins a vigorous appeal for good roads.
his strongly in favor of State road
commission, evidently believing that is a
step in the right direction.
We are not familiar with the plan and
an not know what power it is purposed
~ lodge with this commission nor the
method of raising money proposed to
naugurate and carry on the improve
ment of highways and therefore are open
~ argument on this issue.
The highway problem is an important
One. worthy the attention of practical
mon and our most careful as we'll as
progressive legislators, aud we have no
doubt but it will receive candid consider
stion of the law making powers of our
State at the session of the legislature
that will convene next January.
The services of a commission may be
inst the thing but we are inclined to
believe that the desired result, better
roads and more scientific and economical
expenditure of money for this purpose,
NAV be accomplished though an amend
ment of the law would utilize the COM
missioners of the several counties, who
would seem to be as we'll qualified to at
tend to the necessities of their counties
a. State commission.
The wheelmen of this State, according
to this paper, claim the right of repre-
sentation in this matter. OF course they
have right of representation, like any
other citizens, and we fail to see wherein
they have any rights in the premises
over and above owners of any other
property. As we'll might the owners of
ordinary carriages claim special right to
representation; and the owners OF heavy
truck wagons and carts with much
better reason can urge special recogni-
ton because of special interest, as the
more advantageous moving of merchan-
disc, lumber, farm products, etc, is the
most powerful argument in favor of
macadamized roads.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
lean committee.

II is likely that the Republicans have
even increased their large majority in
the house oil representatives. and the
senate may also bo Republicans
New England was. Of course, solid foi
Mckinley, and the majority ia Massa-
chusetts broke all records With fair
proportion of the total vote in hand.
the Indications are that Mckinley viii
have about aS,,eoo and Bryan about lr>.-
0o0--a plurality for Mckinley Of l61.Go0.
Noleott for governor, about 25a 400. and
Williams about 101 000-W olcotts plu
rality being $4,000. More complete re-
turns may make slight changes I'm these
figures
Mckinley and Hobart have carried
Massachusetts by 10000, tn, biggest
plurality eyer given to the candidates OF
any party in the history of the common
wealth The Republicans carried Bos-
ton by more than 5000. Not a city oi
town in the state, so far as heard from
has given a plurality of its votes for
bryan and Williams. The triumph for
the gold standard cause is sweeping and
complete.
The Republicans elected = congress
men, John f. Fitzgerald continues IL
ENJOY the llSilHttlOn OF btlnE the unlA
Democratic congressman elected in the
state. In tn Tenth district the early
returns indicate the election of the Re-
publican candi date, Samuel J. BarroWs
After a hot and exciting contest he has
overcome Ia, normal Democratic ma
jority in the district. The tremendous
Republican vote has swept him into
office
The proposed amendments to the con
stitution establishing biennial elections
appear IL be defeated The returns ON
the amendments are far from complete
but such as they are, they indicate their
rejection by the people.
Looking over the field this morning il
appears to have been a veritahle land
slide. Mr.. Mckinley has swept the coun-
try from the Atlantic to the Missouri
possibly to the Rocky mountains them
selves, and broken the solid south for
the first time in 20 years in presidential
election.
Mckinley carried Boston hy about
IT, 600, and Nolcott by a little larger plu-
rality.
Rev. Samuel !. BarroNs was elected Ia
congress in the Tenth district, and Nh
Fitzgerald Is again the only Democratic
congressman from New England.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
A Great Victory.

The battle has been fought and a
great victory won for right, financial
integrity, sound economic principles.
Organism, Altgeltism, demagogism and
disorder are rebuked by an overwhelming
vote.
The great majority of the Democratic
party when it farced its old time oppo-
nent realized that it had not the phan-
tom of a chance to win upon the issues
between the parties in 1892, and it
was obliged to make an issue. The
free silver wing of the party in the
national convention largely predominant
ed and adopted the free coinage lG to !
theory as the central principle and
grouped around this about all the
objectional issues that could be con-
ceiyed by Altgelt, Tillman and other
radical leaders, the most dangerous men
in our country.
The overwhelming defeat of this
party and this leadership fighting for
these false theories is significant omen
for the good of our country and the
welfare of our people. The significant
finances ought to be lasting. This
generation ought not to be called upon
to again fight against attempted re-
pudiation in any form or in any degree.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

The sale of Alder Brook town in
franklin County, to the Lawrence New
hall Co., is good thing for kennebec
lumber business, as it insures the lumber
on the town being floated down Dead
River and kennebec river and manu-
featured at Shawmut. The Berlin Mills
Company wanted to buy it,. and had they
done so, the lumber would have been
sent to market by rail over the narrow
gauge via Pennington. Things come
our way part of the time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased port" Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused By an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When the tnbe gets infamed you have
rumbling sound OF imperfect hearing. and
when it Is entirely closed Deafness is the
result and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by caiarrh. which IS nothing but
an inhamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness tcaused by catarrh1
that cannot lie cured by Halls Gatarrh
Cure Send for circulars, free.
F. !. CHENEY y Co.. Toledo, O.
Il Sid BY druge SIS, &c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Total vote, ~, 2G4 1876
Necessary to Il choice. 81.
Kentucky, North Carolina and Wyom-
ing u, in doubt.
The vote in Maine is unexpectedly
large showing but small falling off from
the September vote. The plurality will
be about the same as at the State cleo
ton.
In Somerset towns the vote is well up
to that of September and Republican
plurality will be about the same not far
from $500
Following is the vote of a part of
SOmerSet towns.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Miss Kate Vannah of Gardiner, re-
Gently won $50 prize for baritone
song. Miss Vannah and Miss Bartlett
have just published three songs, while
two step 1.-THE Little Caporal," of
theirs, only three weeks old, has gone
into the second edition.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

The vote in Skowhegan, Tuesday, was
unexpectedly large, coming within "a
votes of the vote in September, when
quite an effort was made to get voters
home and to the polls. The vote stood
Republican,, 729; Bryan Democratic,
2O4; National Democratic, 3; Prohibi-
ton, 6; Peoples, %. Strange as it may
appear thirteen voters DISTINGUISHED
themselves by not marking their ballots
properly. In September over forty lost
their ballots by defective marking.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Malice.

81 guess I've found way to take the
conceit out of that amateur actress, " re-
marked the girl who is not always good
natured.
'How did you do it?'
introduced her to an amateur pho
tographer who wanted to take her pic
ture. - Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Both biennial amendments were de-
feated.
Interest i'm The election in Rhode Isl
ana eeuterrd m thu different municipal
contests, rather than in the presidential
vote.
The electoral table given below is
based upon the most conservative estl-
mates ohtaluable upon meagfe returns
from some states. but is subject to a
few changes
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Before you decide to be candid pause
and consider how yoa would like t
yourSelf.-Puck.
You generally find that your rich
relatives are close and distant at the
same time.-Philadelphia Record,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Caribou boasts the first woman's
club in Aroostook county. Starting
three years ago the Aurora literary
club has steadily increased In member
ship and is now large and flourishing
society.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Portland Advertiser: The Bangor
Board of Trade, Monday night, held a
discussion on the needs of Bangor
Various opinions were brought out,
among them one by Capt. II. n. Fair
banks, who remarked that for a city
which pretended to be 'in the swim"
Bangor had too many rumshops and too
much gambling. When the truth that
the suppression of these two forms of
inquity is one of the best ways to adj
vance city's interests, gets more fully
diffused, other towns besides Bangor
will reap the benefit.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

Shirts Of chain armor, which cost
about $500, are now worn by more than
one distinguished person ON the CONT
nent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05

General Passenger Agent, G. NJ.
Houghton of the Bangor Il Aroostook
Railroad keeps record of the game
shipped over the line and has Just com
pleted an arrangement of the returns
from the various sections on the road.
1t is AS follows: Deer 1929; Moose. -;
Caribou, ~; Bears, IL; LINK, l. Thi,
not only breaks the record but the
amount of deer shipped is nearly 4ol
more than in October l>g5, while there
is substantial increase in moose and
caribou. In October, IS95, 6G9 deer. -
moose and 81 caribou, were shipped
from the b. 4 \. stations during 0lto-
| Der.