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The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
NlADlVOSTOK.
An Interesting Pen Picture of the Russian
City In siberia.


City In Siberia.
Vladivostok has the aspect of an in.
ferior Hongko of about quarter the
ne Hills crowned with forts rise round
it up to height of 500 feet 1t lies on
the south side of a peninsula 20 miles
long, called Maravief Amursky, i'll AZ
degrees 6 minutes ) seconds north lati-
tude, and 131 degrees "a minutes 81 sec
onds east longitude. The town is be-
tween four and five miles long, bat il
struggling and unconnected and of no
breadth. Some streets are very steep, and
all are horribly dusty i'll dry weather,
being never watered and being contin-
ually crossed III all directions by dros-
kies driven at smart pace. Instead Of
pavements the streets have sidewalks"
of planks, as commonly seen in new
American cities. You take six stout
planks, some % feet long, and lay them
side byNide, and you continue the proc
ess for lie requisite number of versts
or miles (three versts are two miles,,
and the Sidewalk is complete, save
for few props and nails where the
ground is too soft, or the foundation
degenerated into holes.
The droskies are driven by redhoaded,
snub nosed Russian izyo2ehiks IN low,
glazed stovepipe hats. with very curly
brims, red sleeves, plated black Skin, :
and high boots. In them one often see 4,
lolling as passengers, a couple Of frowsy
Chinese or Il still frOwsier Korean. The
fare is only so kopecks, or shilling and
IS pence an hour, or over half an hour.
and from point to point there are ten
penny and fiyepenny fares, according to
distance. The regulations forbid charg
ing more, but, with fine irony, allow
the driver ''to take less, If he likes
He may not leave his cab tn take care of
itself, may not 'sing make Il noise or
cause disturbance - he must temper
his pace to "town 'rot, and keep to
the righthaud SIDE Of the read. .
The troika has "A dashing look the
horse in the middle trots under the arch
ed duga whose object and effect, when
properly put on. are TO keep the shafts at
the sanlo distance apart The small
horses right and left are cantering, and
their bodies incline IA little outward
from the car In NladiyQstok are few
complete triple teams; generally there
are only the middle horse trottng,
and one other cantering on its near side.
The water barrel ON wheels drawn by
horse or bull and often driven by sol
der is a frequent sight, carrying water
up to the forts and to the upper town.
A funnier horse vehicle is the sit
astride cushioned beam on which izvoz-
chik and cloaled and spurred officer sit,
with dangling legs one behind the
other, the officer behind. -Fortnightly
Review.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.
Many Cure Is Effected by These Simple
and Palatable Remedies.

and Palatable Remedies.
Lemon juice sweetened with loaf or
crushed sugar will relieve "a cough.
For feYerishness and an unnatural
thirst soften lemon by rolling on II
hard surface, cut off the top, add sugar
and work 1t down into the lemon with
fork, then suck it slowly.
During the warm months a sense Of
GOODNESS, comfort and inauguration can
be produced by free use of lemonade.
For six large glasses of lemonade use
six large, jnicy lemons. Roll ON hard
surface so that the juice can be easily
extracted. Peel and slice. Add sufii
cient sugar to sweeten and stir il well
into the juice before adding the water.
Hot lemonade will break up IA cold If
taken at the start. Make 1t the same as
cold lemonade, only use boiling water
instead of cold water and use about one
half as much sugar,
A piece of lemon, or stale bread mois-
tened with lemon juice, bound ON a
corn will cure it. Renew night and
morning. The first application will pro
duce soreness, but if treatment is per
sisted in for Il reasonable length of time
a cure will be effected
The discomfort caused by sore and
tender feet may be lessened. If not en-
tirely cured, by applying slices of lem
ons on the feet
To cure chilblains take piece Of
lemon sprinkle fine salt over it and rub
Al
Lemon julee will relieve roughness
and vegetable stains on the hands. Aft
er having the hands in hot soapsuds
rub them With a piece Of lemon. Tins
will prevent ehapping and make the
hands soft and white. PHI ladelphia
Times
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13

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SWa Skowhegani Agents,
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
CANARIE8 FOR CoNVcTS.
Six Hundred Feathered Songsters In Mich
igan's Principal Prison.


Convicts i'll the Michigan state prison
have many more favorS than those of
almost any other penitentiary in the
United States, and it is the belief of the
management of the institution that for
this reason there are fewer outbreaks or
lawlessness than are found elsewhere.
Among the favors granted to them here
is that of keeping and caring for birds.
There are fully 600 feathered songsters
in Michigan 3 principal penal institu-
TONS all owned and cared for by ths
convicts, and as soon as daylight ap-
proaches on bright mornings their sweet
notes are heard i'll striking contrast to
the natural feelings of their owners.
Many of the most hardened criminals,
from their general appearance and his
tory, would not be expected to care for
anything Of refining nature, yet they
tenderly care for and caress their little
pets
More than three quarters of the cells
in the prison contain one or more cana
ries, and they are also found III various
shops throughout the institution. Dur
ing the day the cages are hung outside
the cells to give the birds light and
air. but as soon as the convict returns
from work at night the cage is taken in
side
The practice has been carried on in
the prison for years, and the officials
say that, instead of any detrimental
effect being noticeable, the little song
sters have proved benefit, as they not
only give the cells more bomelike APP
pearance, but they also WELD a decided
influence in the way of humanizing the
most reckless and hardened criminal.
Besides being permitted to keep the
birds for the sake Of their company and
influence, the convicts are also allowed
to raise them to sell, and many a dollar
is credited to the accounts of the prison.
ers from this source, Of course the con-
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
Sang In the Choir For Eighty Years.

In the last IL years of Mr.. Starman 5
ministry at Marlborough famous old
German Lutheran church no salary was
paid, the congregation being too poor.
Old Conrad Hyer. who, although l0l
years old, was as brisk as a man of 80,
and had acted as chorister in this an
Gent church for 50 years. reading aud
singing from the fine print Of Watts
hymnbook without the use Of specta-
Giles. Nothing remains on earth to mark
the sojourn Of these men hut the diiapi-
dated ruins Of the building and the
tall marble column in the cemetery
which tells the passing traveller that
there lie the remains Of the sainted
Ritz and Starman, pastors Of the Ger
man Lutheran church Of Broad Bay. =
Lewiston Me journal
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
COURT PROCEEDINGS,
CLERKS OFFICE

SrrREME JUDICIAL CovRT, SOMERSET COUNTY.
Following Is the disposition Of indictments
and complaints for violations Of the law relat-
ing to the sale Of intoxicating liquors at the
December term Of said court A. D. ls95.
State VS. Frank Heiskeu, common seller.
-" Viii Wilder, common seller. sixty
" days imprisonment.
" " Smith Whittier. Apt. search and seiz-
ure, Resp't and suretes defaulted.
" " john A. Tibbits. Apt. Search and
seizure, 90 days Imprisonment.
" c. y. Y A. D. Ames, Appts search aud
seizure, respondent ana sureties
defaulted.
" " Rufus Burns. Appt. search. 4 seizure,
respondent and sureties aef4alted.
" Wyett HUFF, common sel}e- 90 days
imprisonment.
" Lyndon Il Williamson. common SELL
er-Nol pros.
" Same, single sae-Nol prs.
" Same, siugle sale-Nol pros.
" LLOYD Frost, common se..es. - DAYS
Imprisonment.
q" Same. s.use sale 81 DAYS lmprissu-
meut.
" Gee. Fairsrieyes. eaMuaH seller.
fine Slol and costs.
" Smith Whittier. common seller. tine
Sl1a aud costs.
" Fred {. Diusuore. common seller.
hne slQo and costs.
" Wm. Howard. single Sal. re $50
and costs.
" Henry Burgess. common seller. eue
Sl1o ana cas,s.
" Nellie NJ. Pease. common >easr. eue
Sl1n aud eos's.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
Churchill's Push.

When Lord Randolph Churchill was
at Oxford, he was constantly in conflict
with his dean at Merton on the subject
of compulsory chapels, and on one occa-
sion he was sent for to listen to grand
remonstrance. 1t was chilly day, and
the dean was standing with his back to
the fire when Lord Randolph entered.
After about ten minutes another delin-
quent was ushered in. and found Lord
Randolph standing with his back to the
fire and his coattalls comfortably up
raised, while the unfortunate dean was
arguing away ont in the cold, near the
door.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
By rue
- Merit Only

can any article attain such a
high standard of favor among
thepeople as that enjoyed by
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13
HELMS FACE A BOOK.

Helen y face is like n book
Charming all It's pages.
Helen's face il like book.
What's the story | forsook
When on Helen ). face | lookf
When her smile engag6sf
There l read an old romance;
Here see one living.
There ] read an old romance,
But in Helen's lightest glance
For II livelier tale enchants,
Wild excitement givingl
What is printer a ink to me2
Commas, dots hnd dashes7
What is printer ink to me
If with Helen / may be,
Exclamation points to see
Underneath her lashesl Lark
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13

Il always II Get trouble half way"
said the man who had paid half of his
promissory note and arranged for an ex
tension of the other half. Detroit Free
Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-02-13

vict handles none Of the money realized
from the sale Of the birds until he ia
discharged, but it is placed to bis credit
in the prison bank. Chicago News.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
Save Your Dollars! |!
TRIISTEE,S SALE

WHEREAS, Geo. L. Whaley and
Elizabeth L. Whaley, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust, dated March %,
1890, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, in
deed of trust book No. :, for trusts, at
page 279, conveyed to T. Il. Roden,
trustee, the following described real
estate situated in Audrain County,
Missouri, viz:
Begin at station No. "A, survey $40,
run thence westerly 2.06Ie chains,
thence southerly 2.46 chains, Ghence
easterly 2.06is chains, thence norther-
ly AS chains to the beginning, con-
tanning one-half % an acre, more or
less. The above described tract being
otherwise known rs lot No. II, City
Survey No. 10. Also a right of way
swoi-~ t1as -fe ar wide &.~.-. s''v 5vutrf~
east corner of above described tract
west to Wade street, being the same
ground conveyed to Albert Gripgs by
Mrs. Apgar 18th Of April, 1889, as per
deed record in Deed Book No. "a, page
3s7, in the office of the Racarder of
Deeds for said Audrain County, which
said conveyance was in trust TO secure
the payment of the promissory note
in said deed described; and, whereas,
the said note described in said deed of
trust remains due and unpaid; now,
therefore, at the request OF the legal
holder of said note and by authority
of the provisions of the said deed of
trust aforesaid, ! will, on
Saturday, the Eighteenth Day OF April,
A. D., 1896,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, between the hours of nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day, sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for
cash, to satisfy said debt and the ex-
penses of eXecting said trust.
7. T. RODEN,
I'd Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02

THE St. Louis Post Dispatch, re-
porting a free silver meeting which
took place in st. Louis last week, pub
fishes some of the speeches made.
That paper quotes III. MartinWilliams,
formerly an apostle of greenbackism,
and well known to the readers of the
Mexico LEDGER, as saying:
"For ten years in Missouri, while he
advocated greenbackism, he was the
target for every squirrel-headed DEM
ocratic editor and empty-headed ora
tor in the State. 1t therefore made
his heart swell with pride when he sat
on the stage and heard Democrats
preach what he had preached years
ago and got nothing but abuse from
one end of the State to the other.
cat this point Col. Williams theat-
rically pulled off his coat and
in his shirt sleeves he pitched into all
of the politicians and the strife makers
like prize fighter in riot. He wanted
it known that he was for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, but he
didn't consider that the most vital
issue. Taxation by far overshadowed
everything else. The demonstration
of silver would swell to some extent
the circulating medium and in that
sense only would it be a partial reme-
dy for some of the present ills"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
j. MD. TRIMBLE SPEAKS.
Good Reasons Cited Why Everyone
Should Support Kumpf and
Tiernan.
From The Kansas City Time.

Following Mr.. Karnes' able address
came Mr.. J. Med. Trimble, who said:
Il have not been a Democrat as
long Us Mr.. Karnes has been Re-
publican for just one reason was
not born as soon as he was! AS q
Democrat, | can say freely that
the party in the past has done things
of which every man was ashamed
not because we were Democrats, but
in spite of that fact. But for the
ticket we have before us now every
man can vote.
~ am not yellow dog Democrat
in theory, but will admit that in the
past have voted for some pretty bad
men on the Democratic ticket simply
because | couldn't find any better ones
on any other ticket. But do indorse
all of this ticket, because of it no man
need be ashamed. No one need hold
his nose or close his eyes because of a
single man on it. Another reason
why we should support that ticket is
that every vote for it is rebuke to A.
p. A-ism. History is to no purpose
if we have soon forgotten its lessons,
written in blood and carnage, that re-
ligious liberty is necessary to free
DOM"
Mr.. Trimble then detailed the past
history of religious prosecutions, their
bitterness and horror. He spoke OF
the puritans and others, who early in
this country's history, prosecuted
their neighbors, and said that in those
days there were no laws to prevent it
"But now it is one of the provisions oi
our nations constitution, not acci-
dentally, but of necessity. Every
State has adopted that provision, and
! it absolutely prevents religious per-
secution." Then he spoke of Know
nothingism in the sos, and said that il
died out because of its un-American-
| ism.
"Tne Democratic qualifications for
office are faithtulness, efficiency, abil-
ity-the A. p. A. asks where was he
baptized? | am a Protestant, but |
cannot stand idle while such a spirit
of intolerance is rife. To-day it is
! spersecute the Catholics'--to-morr
| it may be 'persecute the Protestants.
So l say, vote our ticket, and rebuke
this A. r. A in its infancy, lest il
! oroU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, Graham +. Hook and
Sallie +. Hook, his wife, by their GER
tain deed of trust, dated January S,
1898, and recorded d in the Recorders
office of AudraIn County, Missouri,
in deed of trust book No. u, for trusts,
at page lis, conveyed to s. NJ. Locke,
trustee, the following described real
estate situated in Audrain County,
Missouri, viz: Lot one % in block
one ID in Hughes Addition to Mex
leo, Missouri, as per plat OF said Addi-
ton on file and OF record in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds for Audrain
County, Missouri, which said convey
ance was in trust to secure the pay
ment of the promissory note in said
deed described; and, whereas, the
said note described in said deed of
trust remains due and unpaid; now,
therefore, at the request of the legal
holder of said note and by authority
of the provisions of the said deed of
trust aforesaid. will, on
Friday, the Tenth Day OF April,
A. d, 1896,
at the east frCnt door of the Court
House, in Mexico, Audrain County,
Missouri, between the hours of nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day, sell the
above described real estate at public
vendue, to the highest bidder, for
cash, to satisfy said debt and ;hs
expenses OF executing said t-ust.
8. NJ, LOCKE,
Trustee.
ID. A. MURPHY, Atty. for Mortgages.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
TaylorS To Hang.
STATE SUPREME COURT AFFIRMs
THE FINDING EXECUTION
FOR APRIL 80.
Testimony of Della Taylor. Wife oi
George Taylor. Should Have Been
Given Weight.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March 81
Division No. of the Supreme Court
o-day affirmed the judgment of the
Carroll county Circuit Court in the
case of the State against George and
William Taylor, who murdered the
Meeks family in Linn county May 10,
1895. The finding in the lower court
was murder in the first degree, fol-
lowed by death sentence. Execu-
ton is fixed for April 80.
Judge Sherwood wrote the opinion
in the Taylor murder case, which is
lengthy one, covering forty type
written pages. He reviews the crime
as the evidence discloses, which was
submitted to the court in the 1000
pages of typewriter matter.
He passes upon all the thirty one
causes of error of the trial court as
presented by the defendants attor-
neys. The opinion AYERS that the
sixth instruction given by the court
was highly improper. II is as fol-
lows:
'sThe court instructs the jury that
under the laws of this State the de-
PENDANTS and Della Taylor, the wife of
the defendant, George Taylor, who
have testified in this case, are compe-
tent witnesses SO to do, but the fact
that the two defendants, William P.
Taylor and George E. Taylor, are the
defendants on trial and that Della
Taylor is the wife of defendant Geo.
E. Taylor, may be taken into consid-
Grafton by the jury, as we'll as their in
terest in the result of the trial, in de-
termining the weight, if any should be
given, to their testimony"
The words ''if any" in the last line
of the instruction are those particu-
larly objected to. At the instance of
the defense, however, the court gave
instruction number eight:
"Under the law of this State each of
the defendants is competent witness
to testify in his own behalf, and in
the behalf of his codefendants, and
their evidence cannot be disregarded
because they are the defendants and
stand charged with the commission of
4 crime. The law presumes the de-
PENDANTS to be innocent of the crime
charged, and if they are competent
witnesses under the law, you should,
therefore, fairly and impartially weigh
and consider their testimony, together
with the other testimony in the case"
This instruction corrected the error.
In the sixth instruction the court says
rs follows:
"That in consideration of the eighth
instruction, given at the instance of
the defendants, mo preJudicial error was
committed against the defendants by
reason of instruction number six.
Hereafter the words I'll any should be
omitted from instructions respecting
the testimony of defendants. Had it
not been for the eighth instruction
the Judgment would have been re-
versed."
The opinion passes on the question
of the constitutionality of the new law
which reduces the time of challenges
jurors from forty eight to twenty four
hours 1t holds that it changes only
the method of procedure and is con-
stitutional, and even though the crime
was committed before this law took
effect, it does not act as au ex post
facto law. No reversible error oc-
curing, the Judgment is affirmed. All
the judges concur.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The supply of
native cattle yesterday was small.
The Southern market opened up with
80 cars. Prices of native cattle ruled
as follows: Steers from 49, 25 to S3.S
stockers SO to $40, COWS and heifers
S2.65 to $40, calves s4.25 to s5.
HoGs-The bulk Tuesday sold at
s3.75 to S3.s5, against $3.50 to So. .95
Monday. A good many heavy hogs
could not be sold on the late market
above $500 or S3.65. Fine light and
top butcher hogs at s3.s5 to $3.50 early,
were not possible late in the day. AT
Chicago Tuesday the bulk sold at
$3.70 to SO. so, at Omaha the bulk sold
at 1885 to 1886 and at Kansas City
the highest figure was 1878.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02

THE Mexico Weekly LEDGER is thir-
ty-eight years old and the Daily LED
GER lacks two or three months of be-
ing ten years old. The Mexico LED
GER has been under its present man
agement twenty years next Septem-
ber. 1t was never in a more prosper
Gus condition than it is to-day and the
management desires to again thank
the public for it's liberal and cordial
patronage. We have no new promises
to make, only to renew our allegiance
to the motto carried at the head of the
Weekly LEDGER, "To our pride in the
past and hope for the future, let us
add vigorous work in the living pres
ent -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
peonle's PARTY Meetinp.

The Peoples Party Central Commit
tee met in Mexico on Saturday, March
2sth, and ordered a convention to be
held in this city on April 18th for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for
county offices and delegates to the
State and Congressional Conventions.
r. H. Cauthorn acted as Chairman
of the meeting and ]. W. Tinsley as
Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-02
j. W. Fletcher Dead.

Mr.. J. W. Fletcher, one of Audrair
County's most worthy citizens, died oi
cancer, at the age of fifty-tive years,
at his home three miles west of Mexi-
co last Monday. The funeral services
were conducted at the residence by
DIR. Pritchett on Wednesday, April 1
and were largely attended. Mr..
Fletcher was a consistent and earnest
member of the NJ. E. Church. He
leaves a wife and grown family OF
children who have the sympathy OF
this community. Mr.. Fletcher had
lived in Audrain County for a large
number of years and was highly
thought of by all who knew him.