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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-04-18

stone, and Uncle Peter standing with
his skid in his hand Immediately in
front Of Rasmus, making violent
feinis Of heating her over the head,
but never really touching her. He
thought his failure 10 strike her was
due to Rasmus's lodging As he drew
near, however, he heard Uncle Peter
talking With the skid uplifted in
both hands as il ready to strike, he
was saving 'Ol; YES, YOU black
Satan, you, know you You
done cost me ten dollars once, and you
jest tryin' to git me agin. ! knows
YOU You done had me down dere
in de police court bout hittin' you
over your black head, and git ten
dollars right out Of my pocket, and
you Jest tryin' to make me hit you
agin. But you amt gwine do it,
tell you. You knows dem Cruel
S'ciety Animals is lookin' round here,
and YOU jest want me to pay you
anurr ten dollars agin. I'd like to
bust your black brains out, but |
wouldn't fetch YOU to save your life.
Back, fool, Don't you hear me -
He brought the skid down terrifically,
rs If he would smash the mules head
in. but stopped just short Of touching
her.
His employer, amused at his ire,
said, "Uncle Peter, reckon we had
better sell that mule and get another
one that will back"
The old fellows countenance fell.
Sell her? Sell Rasmus? Nor, sub
Marse Henry, dat's de best mule in
dis town. She got de debbel in her,
dat's all. You lett her to me. I'll
make her back. I'll breck her
Just then Rasmus, as if she under
stood the whole situation, quietly
backed up against the curbing, and
calmly dropping her head, let her ears
fall forward and peacefully shut her
eyes.
Peter went around and replaced the
skid, and rs his master went into the
door he heard him saying to Rasmus;
'.Yes, YOU black Satan, you better
had back. You heah what he says?
Is de only one done save you. Mem
mind next time he want to sell you
I'm gwine to let YOU go He'd sell
YOU long ago ef Id let him. | Jest
gwine to try you little longer
boun' den YOU will find somebody dat
make YOU back, and den You'll know
how rood | WIZ to Won"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-04-18

Ii YOU eat what you like, anu digest
it, you will surely be strong and
healthy.
But If you don't digest it, you might
almost as well not eat, for what good
can your food do yor if it doesn't
nourish YOU
If YOU find that you can't digest it.
there is 4 simple help for your stom-
ach
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial,
made by the Shakers OF Mount
Lebanon. 1t has never failed to cure
the worst case of indigestion.
Strength and health come from the
food you eat, after it has been digest
ed and has gone into the blood.
The best tonic is digested food. The
best aid to digestion, Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
When YOU have acid eructions,
neasea, headache, wind, dizziness,
offensive breath, or any other symp-
toms of dyspepsia, Shaker Digestive
Cordial will cure YOU.
At druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-04-18

1t does not take Judge to buy
Horses at THE MARYLAND SALE
AND COMMISSION BARN. Auc-
tion sales, WEDNESDAYS AND
FRIDAYS throughout the year.
Private Sales, DAILY. Twenty-four
hours trial, and must be as represent
ed, or money refunded. 100 head OF
Horses Mares, and Mules TO suit all
purposes at all prices, always oil hand.
Write for instructions how TO avoid
buying a COUNTERFEIT Horse,
and what a SOUND Horse Calls for.
JAMES KING, Prop. No. to l6
N. High Street, Baltimore, Nd.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
BORES IN PARLIAMENT.
lhey Receive Seant Courtesy When They
Are Guilty of Bull.


lhey Receive Scant Courtesy When They
Are Guilty of Bull.
Parliamentary manners are brutal in
westminster when member in debate
ID convicted of a bull. A speaker with
an expansive oratorlCal manner recent
~ astonlshed the commons with an out
burst of unconscious humor He was
speaking of the ruin and exhaustion
wrought by miSgovcrnment in Ireland
and worked himself up into fine fren-
~ of excited defamation.
The populatiNl of Ireland, " he ex.
claimed with flashing eyes and out
stretched arms, has been decimated to
the extent Of two-thirds e"
The mathematical absurdity of the
statement did notstail 10 excite amuse-
ment, although the bull was less obyi-
Gus than Il similar one attributed to an
Irish member, Major O'Gorman.
The population of'Ireland, " said the
contentious major in the commons, 'is
5000, 600 less than il Wolld be if it
were an uninhabited island "
That was joke which provoked I'M
restrained merrlmcnt among the bench
es The Irish members are pardoned
many blundprs, however, because they
are, with few exceptions humorous
speakers who cnllvcn the tedium of
debate with merry quirs and jests. The
bcres, who are constantly speaking with
unvarying dulnoss and diifuscness, are
not spared When they make slips of the
tongue.
A mCDiher Who, III the course of a
long, unlntereellEE speeeh, was careless
enough to say, Il lie time has come and
is rapidly arriving was greeted with a
wild howl OF ridicule and delight from
tie benches Ee was dazed by the up
roar, Tot understanding what the hon
orable mcmters Were laughing at, but
his Uhccnsclousnts and stupidity only
served to rralnn9 and deepen the mer
rlIneEt. Ii Was the English parliament
tary nrthCd Of Furnishing bore.
Coed jokes are rare i'll the house Of
commons. a neat epigram excites a
ripple of mirth, Il flashing sarcasm stirs
movement Of pIeasurable surprise,
but the loudest laughter follows some
stupid and inane commonplace from a
speaker toWhosl the mouse is compelled
TO listen too CfInu.
L Woul0 Lave proceeded to remark, ;"
said 4 pompoas Il, batter If | had not
already anticipated and repeated my
self.
The scut0ee could not be- finished,
There Was loud 1odr OF laughter,
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

do you know, asked policeman.
"what that crowd OF young society peo-
pie is doing at the bakery over thereF'
1t was just before midnight i'll the
west end, ana "a group of young folk had
gone, chatting mcrrily, into the door of
"a large bakery.
They Will wait there, " continued
the bluccoat. until the first batch of
bread is taken out Of the >oyen, which
occurs about IL O'Clock Hot bread
lunches seem to be getting all the rage
among the swell set, for every night
about this time / see group alter group
80 up to the door of the bakery and pro-
cure the freshly baked bread, so hot
that it scorches the paper. They take it
to their houses, and there it Is eaten
with plentiful spreading Of butter and
preserves. 70 be thoroughly enjoyed it
must not be cut, but pulled apart with
the fingers Washington Times
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
MODERN PRISONS.
Their Very Impro vcmcnts Are What Drive
English ConSicts Mad.

Their Very Impr" vcments are What Drive
English ConYicts Mad.
The official belief Is that there is lit
tie or NO prison made insanity Prison
doctors are keenly alive to the possibil-
ity of shamming, and they hesitate to
admit that there is any flaw in the sys-
tenn for the Administered ion of which
they are so largely responsible Still
the fact remains that the ratio of insan-
ity III prisons has exactly doubled since
1871
The admitted general increase of in
sanity is not sufficient to account for
this startling fact, Prison discipline is
NOW more mechanical, and therefore
moro depressing. Its very improvements
III tins respect take the heart out of "a
MAN. " 1t is probable that prisoners
were far happier is the old UNIFORMED
prisons, when they herded together and
had mpanionship of kind
An expert witness who had passed
four and twenty years in Jail told the
prison committee some startling things
from the eonVicts point Of view. The
rules, ne said, arc too minute for human
observance, and some minds are totally
unable to bear the strain of Them A
man may be reported for knocking
something over i'll his cell, though it
may be by pure accident The name
for this otiense is unnecessary noise -
As the poor Wutrhes walk their weary
round i'll the exercise yard one may fail
out of step and thus throw the others
ia. . l,
one, III fact, on whom the Warder's eye
happens to fall-is liable to punishment
for this mischance.
IN this WHY the convict gradually az
quires an expression that never leav, :
him-the round the corner glance Of IA
being who breads tyrant ON the pounce.
We want Il lew Howard il the system
is only half as bad as ii is sand to be 10y
those who lave best reason to know. -
London News
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
CHINESE CONJURERS,
People supposedly Cut to Pieces and Then
Put Together Again.

Put Together Again.
Tho court jusglers in the time of Ku-
hlal Khan made it appear to those who
looked on rs If dishes from the table
actually flew through the air One Of
the travellers who visited the regions of
which Marco gives us some account
says, And jugglors. cause cups of gold
to fly through the air and offer them
selves TO all who list to drink. i And
LIN Batuta, Moor WHO visited Cathay
century after, gives this account of a
similar incident:
That same night Il jugelcr who waa
one of the khans slaves made his APP
pearance, and the emir said to him,
Come and show us some of your mar.
wells. - Upon this he took wooden
ball, with several holes III it, through
which long thongs We're passed, and,
laying hold Of enc of these, slung it in
to the air. 1t went so high that we lost
sight Of 1t s-ltogo ther. 1t was the hot
test season of the year, and we were
| outside III the middle of the palace
court. There HOW remained only little
of the end of thong III the conjurer 8
hand, and he desired one of the bows
who assisted him to lay hold of it and
mount. He did SO, climbing by the
thong aud we lost sight of him also.
The conjurer then called to him three
times, but getting no answer he snatch
ed up knife as if i'll great rage, laid
hold OF the thong and disappeared also.
BY and 10y he threw down one of the
boy S hands, then foot, then the other
hand and then the other foot, then the
trunk and last of all the head Then
he came down himself, all putting and
painting, and with his clothes all bloody
kissed the ground before the emir and
said something to him III Chinese. The
emlr gave some order III reply, and
our friend then took the lad S limbs,
laid them together i'll their places and
gave a kick, when, presto! there was
the boy who got up and stood before
us. All this astonished me beyond meas
ure, and had an attack of palpitation
like that which oycrcame me once be-
fore III the presence Of the sultan of In
dla when he showed me something of
the SAME kind. The ka2i Afkharuddin
was next TO me, and quoth he: Wal
lah, tbs ny opinion there has been nei-
Their going up nor coming down, nei-
ther marring CT mending. lis all no
Gus poCus Noah Brooks in st. Mich
OlaS
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

The small boy had been requested to
do some errands, but insisted that he
was feeling badly. As the family ply
stefan happened to call he felt the boy :
pulse and looked nt his tongue and said
lyon had better make good, strong
mustard plaster.
The boy looked depressed and left the
room.
"When shall | apply the plaster?'
asked the mother
Don't apply it at all. He'll get we'll
before that Stage of the treatment is
reached. Washington star.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
wellington ON lhe pefeat at LIgny.

Next morning Wellington was con-
staff officer drew up. hiS horse hocked
with foam and Whispered the news of
Ligny Without change of countc-
nance. the commander SAID to his COM
panion: "Old Blucher has had -
good licking, and gone back to Wavre.
Is miles. As he has gone back, we
must go too. suppose in England they
help it; as they lave gone back, we
must 90 too. William ". Sloane in
Century.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
It's Own
Exclusive Class.

Welcome Soap should not be
compared with other laundry soaps.
1t stands in a class by itself,
and should be sod without refer
ence to other prices.
1t is absolutely free from harsh
alkalies. corrosires, and other
adulterations.
1t outsells all other laundry
soaps in New England, and yet
no prizes have ever been given
with it : except the prize in itself.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
STATE OF MAINE.


SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, IN VACATION
Skowhegan, Septembe %, 1886.
Upon the annexed Libel, it is ordered by
me- the undersigned, a Justice of aid Court,
that notice be given to the Libelee by pub
gether with this order thereon. three weeks
successfully the Somerset Reporter. a
newspaper printed In Skowhegan, in the
County of Somerset, the last publication to
be thirty days at least before the next term
of said Court, to be holden at Skowhegan,
within and for said County, on the third Tues
day of December next, that she may then
and there appear in said Court and answer
thereto, il she see fit.
VIM. p. WHITEHousE,
Justice supreme Judicial Court.
A true copy OF libel and order of Court
thereon.
ATTEST. y. w. BRAINERD,
2NYIl Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

The derby hat Is IA thing of the past.
Time was when no self respecting race
goer thought OF presenting himself upon
the Epson Gowns without white hat
and green veil. But this state of
things exists 10 longer. Hats were con-
spicuous enough at Epson at the last
Derby, but the white hat was conspicu-
Gus mainly by its absence, while wells
were few and tar between Boston
Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
FARM FOR SALE IN SKOWHEGAN.

I offer Tor sale the farm, on which Benoise
Looms formly lived situated three miles
from Skowhegan Post Office, containing about
1870 acres, well divided into pasture, timber
land good fields and good sized orchard OF
young trees, all well watered. Barns, Stable
and Sheds in good repair, and House in fair
condition. Will be sold low and ON desirable
terms to suit purchaser. Will be sold in
whole or in part Inquire OF
c. II. LOOMS.
Skowhegan, August 2,.iss5, tfS2
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
skowhegan, August 2..ise5,

Never under any circumstances cover
the milk up tightly before it is cooled off.
Look to the breeding qualities of the
sow for large litters and good milking
qualities. Select young pigs from sows
with these characteristics.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

While most OF Menelek's Italian pris-
onors ne beng harshly treated many
of them have a comparatively easy
time. The althy Ahyssinian women
insisted that their husbands should take
into their houses those prisoners who
were able to render services that graft
fed their PERSONAL vanity, so that hair
cutters, perfume makers, tailors and
shoemakers are very well treated. Queen
Taitou herself set an example in this
respect, and those of the officers and
soldiers capable of using pencil skill
fully live in her residence under the
best conditions being employed in
painting the walls of her new palace.
A photographer is making considerable
sums of money by taking portraits Of
the ladies of the court.-London Letter.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

Supreme
dicial Court, next to be holden at Skowhegan
in and for the County OF Somerset in the State
of Maine. on the third Tuesday OF December
A. ID. 1896.
County and State respectfully informs this
Court that at Sebec in said STATE, ON February
9th, A, u. 1889, he was lawfully married to An
ME NJ. Hapgood, by Rev. \ X. Turner, a Minis
ter of the Gospel duly authorized to solemnize
marriages, and that said liheant end libelee have
continuously resided in said State as man and
vile ever since the aforesaid date OF their said
marriage, and have resided in said Somerset
County for three and one half years now last
past; that said libelee at said Skowheean on the
first day of January A. b 1875 and on other
days and times since their said marriage has
committed the crime OF adultery with one l.. ID
Treadway and also with divers other lewd men
whose names are to your lihclant unknown, and
has treated your libelant with extreme cruelty
and has also inflicted cruel and abusive treat
ment upon him; that at said Skowhegan, on the
nineteenth day of May last past, said libeee de-
serted your libelant without lust cause and went
To parts to your libelant unknown, and is sup
posed to have eloped, since which time YOUR
libelant has heard nothing from her.
Your libelant further alleges that he does not
know the place of residence of the said lihelee
that he has used reasonable diligence to ascer-
tain the same, and that her place of residence
cannot he ascertained by the use of reasonable
diligence.
Wherefore he prays for divorce from the
bonds of matrimOnY.
Dated at Skowhegan, september 26th, A. d.
1876.
WILBUR q. nArGoop.
STATE OF MAINE.
SOMERSET IS. September 26th 1896
This day personally appeared the above named
Wilbur G.. Hapgood and made oath that the fore
going libel by him signed, Is true
Before me,
GEORGE w COVER.
Justice of the Peace.
SOMERSET IS. Reed. aud filed in clerks Of
flee, Sup. Jud. Court Sept ~ \. II. 1896,
Attest: n ". BRAINERp, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

When dogs refuse their food, the
chances are tor rain. 1t often happens
that storm Is foretold by dogs seeking
long leaved grass and chewing and
swallowing the blades
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

The insurance of buildings against
fire loss was plTcticed III Rome in the
time of Augustus.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

In 1928 Havana was desolated by a
fire which destroyed $50 houses IN the
best quarter of the city.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

The great secret of the
that it purihcs the blood
method, not by dcsrn1lag
but by cleaning and slL.n.1a
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.

To the Honorable Justice of the Supreme Ju
dicia Court. next to be holden at Skowhegan
in and for the County OF Somerset in the State
of Maine. on the third Tuesday OF December
n
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
MA SAL
CATAR RH

FLY s CREAM BALM
Opens and cleanses
the nasal Passages,
Allays Pain and In
flammation, Heals
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

LYMAN l.. WALTON
EDWARD I. CoFF&.
Commissioners
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22
S8,7lO.35O

Premiums Received Insurance in force
in 1895. Dec 3Ist. 1895.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-10-22

Attest; NATHAN FOWLER, Register.
Post Office address, Judge and Register
Skowhegan, Me. Swss
The herald., 1896-07-11
Real Estate Transfers

FRIDAY, July 10, 1896.
Frances B. and 6arah NJ. Wilde to vii
roy A. Forbes-Lot 23, block 8, f. B. Wilde's
William i. and Rosabelle Pardee to L. A.
Robbins-Lots !, 2, 3, 8, 10, and Il, Lehigh
tract; $3.50
l.. A. Robbins to r. f. and Maude r.
Ibbetson-Same: $1,000.
Frank A. Gibson. trustee, to Horace w.
Titon--Lots Is and 81. Grider & Dow's
Adams street tract; $215O
William Croak to Mary Jane Howe-Lot
1917, Grider &, Dow's subdivision of Briswal-
ter tract: s275.
Same to Bebecca Vanzant Jensen-Lot
19S. same subdivision; S275.
Harriet Jasper ct al. to Santa CATALINA
IslandCo.--Undivided 2-S interest in Small
Hill Mine on Catalina island; $500.
Colorado Street r. r. Co. of Pasadena to
G. III. Frost and l.. +. Miller-LotS and q,
Lake addition $3.50.
NJ. Greenewald to Mrs. Anna M. Sweet
Lot 26. South Side tract; 500.
Raker-T.ot 2, block Is, L. j. Roses subdi-
vision Lamanda Park: 1926.
Eliza and John +. Allison to Samuel STRAIT
ton-Land in San Pasqual tract: $780,
Joseph Manning to Mary A. Mooney-l-ot
., SCOTS addition to Santa Monica $4,000.
r. Chrstie-S. y of lot 166. block l. Rose
dale cemetery: s125.
Rosedale Cemetery association to Nettie
Mueller-Lot 174, block M, Rosedals ceme-
terry; 5000.
j. Stewart ct al to r. G. Livingston
Seth y. and Sarah c. Olmstead to A. P.
West-Part lots . and IS. Dana tract; s2725.
SUMMARY.
DEEDS .......................... ~
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plul .SES,vJf oV
The herald., 1896-07-11
COMMERCIAL CONDITIONS
The nost Marked Feature Is the Labk o

Activity
NEW YORK, July 10-Bradstreet's re-
view of tine New York stock market will
tomorrow say:
London has been much less active in our
market during the present week. Some
disposition was shown by its representa-
tives here to renew their purchases when
the markets exhibited any symptoms of
weakening, but on the whole the two mar
kets were much more closely upon parity
and the opportunity for arbitrage dealings
between them correspondngly lessened.
noticeable feature has been inactivity
of the investment market. Large corpora
tionS as a rule are entirely on the bond
market for the present and speculative
railway share iss9es have displayed q
weak tendency. There is, however. de-
mand for prime investments. offerings of
which are absorbed by dealers at conces
sions upon recent quotations for this class
Of securities. The weakness of the ex-
change market and the absence of gold
shipments. is favorably regarded. but had
little or no speculative effect and the same
thing may be said of the crop prospects
at the reports as to the situation in tha.
respect being of a sufficiently encouraging
character to have created under ordinary
circumstances more or less bullish feeling
The actual trading in the market during
the present week has been on restricted
scale and is confined mainly to small pro-
fessional interests.
BradStreetS review of trade tomorrow
will say:
The usual midsummer dullness in the
general merchandise market has been en-
phasiZed by unfavorable weather by uneas-
mess at the attitude of the Chicago plat
form towards the finances of the country
and by a continued conservatism with
which merchants continue to supply their
wants. The volume of business appears
smaller than last week. eMrcantile collec-
tions are more unsatisfactory and there is
a disposition among johbers to look more
! closely after credits. Wool Is still further
| depressed. with not enough business to es-
! tablish quotations. There is no improve
| ment in the demand for fall business in
vol. Pittsburg, st. Paul and Savannah all
report smaller volumes of business and
| complaints are heard as to the prospect of
| the wheat crop on the Pacific coast Among
two dozen staple articles. the prices of
which form the gauge of the tendency of
vance over last week; coffee. petroleum
Iron. Steel coal. and lumber being conspic.
uous amoug those. the prices for which
are unchanPed. Exports of wheat flour in
Guided es wheat from both coasts of the
United states and Montreal this week ae-
preRated 1927 600 bushels. against 26O1 O0o
bushels last week and 2317, 900 bushels in
the week wear ago.
Business failures for the week through
out the United States IS 219 this week, n
smaller number than the corresponding
period In each of the three preceding wears
The total number of business failures re-
norted from the Dominion Of Canada is AZ
this week. against % last week and 30 in the
week one year ago.
The herald., 1896-07-11
on CHANGE
Business Transacted and Prices Paid at Home
and Abroad

NEW YORK, July 10.-The trading in
stocks today was of holiday proportions,
ordinary market influences being decid-
edly secondary consideration to the sensa-
tional political developments at Chicago.
The movement of prices was irregular, but
an improved>tone was impaired by higher
prices for American securities in London
and by the execution of moderate buying
orders for that account in this market. The
industrial shares were the feature. The
opening was dull and fractionally higher
under the influence of the London advance
and some Towering demand from the
shorts. Sugar rose Il per cent at the outset
to 1OS%. In the ensuing dealings further
general improvements occurred. Sugar ad-
vanced to 109a4, The volume of business
was not large, however. and about IL o'clock
the unexpected foreign engagement of
$500,00 in gold for export tomorrow and ru-
mors of impending large shipments re-
suited in reactionary movement. The
downward movement was only of brief
duration. In the last hour speculation
came almost to a standstill. The closing
was irregular at slight gains generally.
Business in railroad bonds continued ex-
ceptionally dull and a sagging tendency
was noted. The important declines were in
the usually neglected issues. The sales
were S637, 900. Government bonds were dull
but weak and lower The fours sagged to
116. The sales were $S5,500 Silver certif-
Gates reacted to SO on realizing orders. The
dealings aggregated $4,000.