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The herald., 1896-09-06
SOUDANESE SLAVE MARKET
Where Young Girls Are Sold for
SIS a Head
THE ODD AUCTION SALES
The Soudan Slave Raiders Glut the Mo.
rocco Markets
A Girl Of Ten Years Brings . Larger Price
Than q Woman Of Twenty-Five.
The Sultan's Harem

LONDON. Aug. 25.-Those personsi
who take philanthropic interest in the
affairs of other nations are deeply ex-
cited just now by the tales brought here
from Morocco by Englishmen who have
been travelling about the domain of the
young sultan, Abdul Azziz. It seems
that slave dealers are more active among
the Moors now than for many years
past, and some attribute the increase
Of the traffic to the disturbances in the
Soudon, where the Anglo-Egyptian
The herald., 1896-09-06

of the courtiers and royal parasites at
tempt to initiate the sultan in the size
of their harems, and the merchants imi-
tate the courtiers. The ceaseless raids
in the Soudan more than meet the de-
mand, which is now larger than atNny
time in the history of the ancient coun-
try. ALBERT F. RONALDS.
The herald., 1896-09-06
THE BIcYcLlsT AND THE SNAKE
Story Full Of Details That We're Not Fully
Corroborative

Corroborative
When a story about a snake is told 1t
is always taken with a grain of salt, but
the following Is told by a man whose
veracity has never been questioned, and
that every word is absolutely true there
is no doubt.
A half dozen wheelmen were sitting in
the shade of a tree on the Mendham pike,
between Mendham and Morristown, N
j., when man was seen approaching
pushing a part of his wheel in front OF
him and carrying the handle bars across
his shoulders. The wheel and rider both
looked dilapidated.
You seem to have had an accident"
said one Of the party. addressing the
man.
AN accident" returned the stranger.
should think have" and he dropped
the shade. He was pale and there was
haunted look about his face that made
the other men think he had suffered
some bodily injury in the accident.
nope you have not hurt yourself"
SAID the first speaker.
NO. answered the man. II am not
hurt physically, but If you fellows could
nave seen what saw. mile back, YOU
wouldn't feel quite clipper, either"
Tell us about it,"
1t was awful" said the man and he
looked as though he were about to faint.
- was snake-a great big, poisonous
reptile. | saw him on the road. and
thought would run over him for fun.
When my wheel touched him he raised
MS head and ran his fangs into the tire.
me tire exploded like the sound of a gun.
ana, would you believe it, it blew thai
snakes head clear Off his body. 1 had a
puncture. but punctures are common
with wheelmen and I was preparing to
mend 1t, when I saw the linksjof the
chain break one by one, and fall to the
ground. Then my handle bars began to
change color and turned jet black.
couion imagine what it was for time,
but when saw the rest of the wheel he,
gin to turn black and shrivel up / rea-
lized that the snakes poison had gone
al! through the wheel. New York
World.
The herald., 1896-09-06

Maeterlinck's Latest Thet1y
In his new book, LIE Tresor des Hum
bles, Maurie Maeterlinck says:
Were Hamlet now to live again and
The herald., 1896-09-06

Try our port Ind sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda str.ets Tele-
ph.u- 900.
The herald., 1896-09-06

Call tel. 243 for ambulance. Kregelo
& Bresee. Sixth and Broadway.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
He Was Eligible

James Payn, the London writer, says
a young man was paying his attentions
to beloved object, " contrary to the
wishes of her father, "a man of thews
and sinews, and one day the latter
kicked the lover violently into the
street. In day or two (after recovery
the rejected sutton, apparently not one
whit discouraged, called at the house
once more. What, again !" exclaimed
paterfamilias, putting ON his we'll soled
boots for action. mo, sir, cried the
young man Il have given up all hope
of winning your daughter, but in con.
sequence of that astounding kick you
gave me the other day l have been re
quested, on the strength of my earnest
recommendation to the committee, to
ask you to join our football club. "
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
A DAY IN BED.
An Experiment That Few Healthy People
Have Time Disposition to Try.


Have Time Disposition to Try.
One often hears somebody say with
glee that he is going to take a day off
or IA day in the country or a day on the
river, but seldom if ever that lie is go
ing to take a day III bed, and yet IA day
SC spent when one really needs a day off
is one which deserves red letter record
in his history, according 10 writer i'll
the Pittsbmg Times One lies late Of
Sunday mornings and tells what lux
ury it is not to have to get up at the
usual hour, but one never knows the
glory of such Ting i'll he spends a
whole day i'll bed 10 enjoy II one must
not be sick nor pretend TO be- He must
be in fairly good health and free from
trouble or worry of any sort. Then he
is entirely himself, and 1t is the only
place in which he can be.
As soon as he dresses he comes under
restraint, not merely physical, but
mental for no enc can wholly escape
the influence of his clothes, whether
they be good or bad, IN fashion or out.
For ages character has been identified
with clothes and Will be for ages, in
spite of all that has been or viii be said
against it. One may not always be con-
scious of the influence, but it exists all
the same. Not trace of il is felt when
ono is in bed. There he is free He cal.
twist and roll and kick and throw his
arms about as he will II he should do
the like elsewhere, there would be sus-
picion of his sanity. A day in bed is
not day of rest merely, but of liberty.
He has the infinite for his own.
Not few of Pope best lines came TO
him while in bed Thomson composed
his finest description of natural scenery
while in bed. A like thing doubtless
may he said of the humorists. There is
little doubt that the liveliest jokes cur
rent were thought out while their au-
thors We're in bed. The blood flows free
ly then, digestion does its perfect work,
the mind Is relieved Of the care of the
body, the imagination and fancy roam
the earth and skies and gather of their
treasures, the inscriptions on the tablets
of memory come out, and incident and
adventure recur i'll IA light of their own,
suggesting new ideas and relations. One
never knows what life is till he has
spent day in bed, i'll full or fair health,
without thought save those which
come smiling to him in his rest.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
A y ew Industry.

A project is on foot that it is hoped
will result in the establishment of
new wooden industry in our town which
if secured will be of signal advantage.
1t will require something of an expendi-
ture by cur people and liberal treatment
by our town, both of which the project
should have and will have if the con
ditions are reasonable. We hope to be
able to report substantial progress in
the enterprise at an early day.
A meeting of citizens was held Satur-
day evening in the office of ] c. Griffin
at which a good degree of interest was
manifested and reasonable amount of
favorable conversation made. A dis
patch recently received by Lewis An
derson, indicates that the gentleman
who is looking for the most favorable
opportunity to locate his proposed mill
will be here at an early day to look the
site and power over.
The site in view is that of the old
paper mill, more recently occupied in
the m anufacture of fiberite articles, but
for some years practically vacant. 1t is
understood that the project will require
a building with piping, shaftng, etc,
amounting to S25, 600 or $4,000, and on
the start will employ 10 TO 100 hands
with prospect of early increase to four
times that number. 1t will readily be
seen that this is a matter of great i'm
portance to our town and worthy of the
best thought and action of our enter
prising citizens
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portl-u OF the ear There IS
only enc way e care Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies, Deafness
is caused by an inhamed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustaehian Tube.
When the tnbe gets inhamed YOU have
umblug sound OF imperfect hearing. and
when it IS entirely closed Deafness is the
result, ard 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 catarrh, which is nothing but
an inAamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness Caused BY catarh]
that cannot be cured By Halls Caarh
Cure. Send Ter circulars, Tree
F. !. CHENEY Y Co, Toledo, ..
II Sold bF drugg SITS, &c
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Maine Uniyersalist Convention.

The Maine Jniyersal.st convention,
which meets at Auburn. June :. and
4. is expected TO be large and impor-
tant one. It is composed Of represen-
tatites from the parishes OF this de-
nomination. throughout Maine, and
meets annually.
Among die speakers should be men
TONED Re-. Geo. /. Perrin. D. D.. pas
tor Of the Every Day church. Boston,
one Of tie foremost leaders and authori.
ties on institutional church work in the
country. That method Of work viii be
prominently discussed. Rev. {. A.
Hayden, e1 Augusta. Rev. Miss {. I.
Angel. of Norway. ReY. :. 9. Davis. Of
Calais, VII also be among the speakers
Its officers are as follows Or. Geo.
D. Twitchell Augusta. president: Rev.
l. J. Mead, Augusta. editor Of the Cos
pei Banner. vice president; Daniel Lara.
Auburn. treasurer; Rev, ". " Hooper
Deering. secretary.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
WAs4lNeToN's MARRIED LIFE.
Mrs. washington's Mother Scarce Contrib
uted to the Harmony of the Household

Mrs. Washington's vi other Scarce Contrib
uted to the Harmony of the Household.
''There is every reason to believe that
Washington s married life was one Of in.
creasing happiness and satisfaction. "
writes General A. W. Greedy, U. S. A,
in The Ladies' Home Journal. "Unfor-
tunately his letters to his wife We're de.
stroyed by her. But there are sufficient
illusions in his general correspondence
to indicate that they grew together with
declining years, and that both husband
and wife sho' ed that consideration to-
ward and res bet for each other which
are the soundest guarantees of marital
happiness. Since circumstances did not
permit frequent visits of his wife to her
relatives we find Washington inviting
her mother to come to Mount Vernon al
her home. 1t does not appear that this
introduction added " the harmony Of
of other women, relatives of husband or
Of wife, did not
In this respect Washington, writing
later about his niece living at Mount
Vernon, speaks of his love for her, but
he says, ! will never again have two
women in my house when l am there
myself. Mrs. Washington proved All IN
failing support to her husband i'll camp
or court i'll peace or war, and Washing
ton had her happiness and comfort al
ways at heart. His field service was irk
some only as entailing constant uneasi-
ness on the part of his wife. OF the
many instances of his tender solicitude
for her uncertain health there Is none
more touching than that connected with
his fatal illness. Attacked suddenly and
seriously after midnight, Washington 8
malady was at least FASTENED by his I'M
Willingness that his wife should incur
the risk Of cold by rising during the
bitter winter night to relieve his suffer
ing.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Mr.. George W. Standish of Flagstaff,
was in town, Monday, the first time for
nearly six years. Before the extension
of the narrow gauge railroad in Frank
lin county, Skowhegan was the base of
supplies of the Dead River region and
Mr.. Standish was often seen on our
streets. He is the son of Miles Standish,
a direct descendent from the original
Miles Standish of assaehusetts, who
lived for many years at Flagstaff and
who died there some II years ago.
George w. is the only man left in Flag
staff bearing this historic name. He has
several sons, but those who have grown
to manhood have left the paternal heri-
tage, one residing at Madison and an
other at Lewiston.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
entitled to delegates as folIows:

Messrs. John Smith and Frank l..
Harding, deputies of Sheriff Viles, made
trip to The Forks, Tuesday, and served
warrants on the proprietors of The
Forks hotel. On a search and seizure
warrant they made a heavy haul of
liquors for this part of the State. viz {:
bbls. containing whisky, one-half Dbl.
same; | keg containing vine; so quart
bottles of brandy; sixteen bottles of gin
and two barrels full of bottles of lager
beer. Trial Justice Priest was not far
behind the deputies and Mr.. Wade,
the proprietor, was arraigned before
him Oh Il search and seizure warrant,
two warrants for single sale and one
for keeping a liquor nuisance. He
waived examination and appealed 70 the
supreme court. He was find 800 and
costs on the search and seizure process :;
$50 each, on single sales and b0and over
on the nuisance warrant. He also gave
snretes to appear on the appealed
cases. There have been several
seizures of intoxicating liquors of late
IN Somerset towns, which are decidedly
IN the interest of sobriety and for the
public good. The dealers interested
have generally appealed, some of them
stating that they are making no money
and the payment of the fines imposed is
not convenient, now. Gentlemen, why
not abandon this traffic that is running
men and boys and causing untold misery
to women and children, and become law.
abiding citizens?
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
The New Reporter.

did you report that suicide as told
you to do last night?" asked the editor
of the new reporter, graduate of a
school of journalism.
81 saw the corpse, sir, but found 1t
impossible to write a description Of the
affair. "
"Why?"
"How in the world was to state the
mans throat was cut from ear to ear
when he had only one ear?"-London
Finn
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Bangor,
tuesday, June 2nd, 1896,
AtJwo O'clock M

for the purpose of nominating car didate
Tor Governor to be supported at the Septem-
her election; and transacting any other bust
ness that may properly come before it. The
basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be en-
Titled to one delegate, and for each seventy
ave votes cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1891 an additional delegate,
and for fraction of forty votes in excess of
seventy five votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any city,
town or plantation can only be filled by resi-
dents of the county in which the vacancy
exists.
The state Committee will be in session in
the RECEIPT 80 room of the hall at one O'Clock
P NJ on he day OF the Convention for the
purpose OF receiving the credentials of dele
gates Delegates, IN order to participate in
the Convention must be elected subsequent
10 the date of the call for this Convention.
We invite all Republicans and all electors
Of Maize, without regard to past political
differences, who are in favor OF restoring and
maintaining protective tariff; who are OPP
posed to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. except by international agreement,
and until such agreement can be obtained,
believe that the present gold standard should
be maintained; who believe in free popular
education; in the promotion of the cause of
temperance; in Just and equal taxation; n
the restriction of immigration; in a just ad
minstration of all pension legislation; in
whatever legislation will restore American
shipping to its former rank in the world, in
the preservation of National honor at home
and abroad in an economical and efficient
administration OF State affairs, to unite with
the Republicans in the selection of delegates
to this Convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
j. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine April 2lst, 1896.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Valuation and Taxation.

The Selectnien have finished the valu-
alton of the property in town prcparato.
ry to the assessment of the tax and
find that it is as follows:
Real Estate, S2.195, 1925
Personal Estate, $685.. 735
Total, S3,l7S, 060
Number of Polls, 1880
Tax upon each, $3.50
Rate OF taxation on 1000, Sl4.l0
Money raised for all purposes, $48, 260.64
Last year the valuation of real estate
was S2,097 ,365; personal, 81 ,075, $50;
total, S3,l72,S 45. Thus it will appear
that the valuation of real estate shows
a gain of $97, $50 from that of last year,
while that of personal estate shows
loss of $92, 40; a net gain in total of
estates of S5,2l5
The rate of taxation last year was
Sl230 on the 1000, S1.S0 on 81 900
less than this year Ibis was in part
because the surplus accumulations in
the treasury was by vote of the town
purposely drawn upon last year in order
to ease up on assessments.
The number of polls this year exceed
those of last year by As and there may
be few more to come on supplemental
enumeration. This Indicates that the
population of our town is on the gain,
which is gratifying.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Rhody's Legislature Adjourn..

Providence. May lG.-Thc leeisla tul
adjourned sine die yesterday Afternoon.
The only important action OF the dag
vas the passage just before adjourn
r!cnt of "A bill providing that in all erin.
f. al trials, at the request Of the attprIt y
general or counsel for the defense. Ii.
il ~ shall be locked mp and kept ,a-
X ther till verdict is reached rhis
II le formerly applied only to TRIALS tot
nMrder.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

The end of the somewhat famous
'lnal case was reached at Belfast, We'd
aesday, by the discharge from custody
OF the father and the son Horace who ac-
eused his father of poisoning his uncle
ROBERT. Prof. Robinson of Bowdoin
college testified that there was no indi-
cation of poison in the stomach of the
deceased.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Portsmouth, y. II, May 20.-Gharles
Otis, the insane man Who tried To kill
his wife ON sunday, and who has been
at large eyer since VAS captured in thu
woods by Marshal Eutwistle and poss.
yesterday afternoon. He gave himself
up without resistance, and was taken to
police headquarters. where physician
found it necessary TO TAXI stitches III
wounds in his throat. inflicted while
trying to- Kill himself otis Was Ntry
weak from the loss of blood.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
More Keen Than Kind.

Hostess-Well, there is one very
creditable thing l can say about my
husband We have lived together over
90 years nov, and during all that time
l have never heard him swear once.
What do =. think of that?
Guest Liz it the most remark
able case f / f control 1 ever heard of.
Boston III
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

North Haven. Conn. May 19.-Ear'v
this morning fire totally destroyed tie
large barn of George Ives, wealthy
Trick manufacturer. one man Was
burned to death and Is horses were
roasted. One Of the animals was valued
al $1,000.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Colorado and California so far are the
ouly states in which Republicans have
declared in favor of a complete surrender
to the so cent silver dollar while a major
part of the Democratic conventions have
embraced the free silver coinage project
or stradd!ed on this question. The
Republican party is the party of sound
finances as well as of sound economic
theories and practices.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

The u. S. supreme court at Washing
ton has rendered decision affirming the
judgment of the supreme court of
Louisiana requiring railroads to furnish
separate cars for white and coiored
passengers. There are no interstate
commerce features in the case as the
railroad in the case is wholly in Louisi-
ana, Justice Harlan dissents vigorously
from this decision, saying what seems to
us sound: mo power in the land had
the right to regulate the enjoyment of
civil rights upon the basis of race. 1t
would be just as reasonable and proper
for states to pass laws requiring separate
cars to be furnished for Catholics and
Protestants, or for the descendants of
those of the Teutonc race and those of
the Latin race"
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
GRIND Mn.ier Crowley.

Providence. May IL The Rhode Isl
and Grand Lodge of Masons. at III, n
annual communication, elected the fol
lowing officers. Grand master William
Crowley; deputy grand master. Cyrua
Van Slyck. senior grand warden, Milton
Iivetsky; Junior grand warden. Frel
Stiles grand treasurer William T.
Greene: grand secretary. Edwin Bacon
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

The weavers of No. 2, Bates Mil,
Lewiston, struck Monday but the agent
received more applicants for vacant
places than he could find work for and
the mill continues to run as usual.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Forty victims of CycIone.

HumboldI, Neb. May I9-Tfainmeu
arriving here bring reports of frshttul
results of the cyclone on the reservation
adjoining this county. They assert thut
A. persons We're killed by the cyclone on
the reservation. No particulars are Oh
tainable, as all communication by wfrr
is down. Those killed are supposed t.
be Indians. as there are few whites OF
the reservation.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Disorder in drawing room is vulgar
in an antiquary's study, not The black
battle stain on soldiers face Is not
vulgar, bat the dirty face of house
maid is -Ruskin
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
Republican County Convention.

The Republican voters of the County of
Somerset notified to meet by delegates in
convention at Coburn Hail. Skowhegau, on the
18th day of June. 1896, at 0.30 O'Clock A. NJ. to
nominate two candidates for Senator, a
candidate for Clerk of Courts, for Judge of
Probate, for Sheriff, for Register Of Probate,
for County Attorney, for County Treasurer,
and one candidate for County Commissioner,
10 be supported at the September election.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATIONS.
Each town, and plantation, one Delegate;
Tor every fifty votes cast for the Republican
candidate for Governor in 1894, one additional
delegate, and for a fraction of twenty five
votes in excess OF the last fifty votes, one
additional delegate. Delegates in order to
be eligible to participate in this convention,
must be elected subsequent to the date of
ME call for this convention. The County
Committee will be in session at the Hall, at
sA. NJ. on the day of the convention to re-
ssive credentials,
Per order Republican County Committee,
F. d. CAIRNS, Chairman.
Skowhegan May Ia. 1895.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Bangor, Me. May 19-Patuek Hag-
gerty, a backWoOds ruluseller who has
been a fugitive from justice for the past
month, was captured by posse Of men
near Patten. and brought to Bangor last
night Haggerty was well armed. and
defied the officers. threatening violence
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Hartford. May l9.-William G Govps
Of this city has unearthed an important
document i'm the shape Of deed siGred
hy jefferson Davis. The deed records
the transfer OF land at Harpor's Ferry
In 1851 by Jefferson Davis t. thu father
and uncle Of william {. Goups
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Aunt ,Tane-In my young days Ey-
elyn, girls amused themselves with a
spinning wheel.
Evelyn-But, aunty dear, you ought
to see my wheel spin !--Detroit Free
Press
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Monday last Waterville by a big
majority voted to build city building at
an expense not to exceed $4,000. The
building is needed badly enough and the
action is none too soon.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Chaplain c. C. McCabe and Earl
Cra nston have been elected bishops of
the Methodist church at the general
conference now in session at Cleveland,
Ohio. Both are veterans of the war
aud eloquent preachers. Chaplain Nc
Cabe was in attendance upon the Maine
conference when it was in session here,
two years ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21

Those who attain any excellence com.
monty spend life in one common pur-
suit, for excellence is not gained upon
easier terms. johnson.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-05-21
The Editorial We.

De Tank-How startling are stats
tics We drank 10000, 900 gallons of
whisky last year.
Mrs. De Tank-Speak for yourself,
please. You know | never touched u
drop of it.-Peck' Sun.