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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26
Snnithfield.

Harper Allen was in Skowhegan last
week as Grand Juror.
Mrs. Ona Harrington has been quite
sick with the grip but is better at pres
cnt.
Mildred Cole closed ten weeks term
Of school in Mercer, last week.
Wnniford Stevens of Mercer, was in
town last week visiting relatives and
friends.
The rain of last Thursday night
made the travelling very hard, a few
warm days and the sleighing will be
gone.
At the special town meeting held last
Friday to see if the town would vote to
recind the vote to buy road machine,
they passed over the article. As the
travelling was so bad the meeting was
not very largely attended.
Fred Horn of Norrdgewock while
hauling wood and near the Gould school
house had his horse cut quite badly aud
it bled all the way to Norridgewock,
where they employed "A doctor and the
horse came very near bleeding to death.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26
Scion.

The roads were in the worst condition
for travelling last Friday and Saturday
that they have been for long time. n.
+. Upper started for his school Friday
morning and got into the snow and
badly sprained his ankle. His wife is
quite sick and his school will stop for
week.
The selectmen had meeting last
Saturday.
The school committee also had meet
ing and awarded the contracts for fur
nishing wood for schools the coming
season.
The assignment of teachers will be
made within a week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26

The first water dams were constructed
by the beavers, and the engineers have
never been able to improve upon the
models presented by these industrious
workers Their dams are wide at the
bottom, narrow at the top. are we'll sup
ported and seldom give way.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26

l.. Alice McKenney aud Edith A. New
ton of this place have returned TO the
Bucksport Seminary after II short vaca-
ton, where they will remain until June.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26

If YOU care for a flexible
shoe, a tackless shoe, a COM
Portable shoe, buy pair of
Goodyear Welts. Sold by
dealers everywhere. Millions
wear them.
Goodyear Shoe Mach'y Co., Boston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26

Having made the shooting
of trotters, gents drivers and
horses in general a specially
for many years past, during
which time | have shod many
of the fastest animals in the
country, l would invite an
inspection Of my work and
methods, feeling entirely con-
6dent | can please the most
critical.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26
Natures
Cure

Improper digestion causes over
o2% of all suffering and diseases
of the Blood, Liver, Stomach, Kid
neys, Lungs, Nerves, Brain or Skin.
Puritana renews and strengthens
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26

of the human system, the Stomach.
1t makes the health right, because
it makes the Stomach right.
1t brings New Blood, New Nerve
Force, New Strength, New Life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26
CORRESPONDENCE

ELIZABETH L. MERRILL.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-03-26
Siirdled by n Railroad.

then silence fell. Exchange.
The herald., 1896-05-01

sas). and Bailey Democrat of TexasJ
spoke in favor of voluntary system,
and MesSrS Gritf (Republican of I'LL
nois), Dearmond democrat of Missouri,
CBell CPopulist of Colorado), and Tracey
Republican of MissourD. against any
bankruptcy law.
Mr.. Dearmond, who opened the de-
bate today. argued that the states had
ample legislation to enforce the collec-
tion of debt. If a bankruptcy law was
passed he thought it should have only
the voluntary feature for the protec-
tion of the debtor.
Mr.. Bell opposed the passage of any
bankruptcy bill, and Mr. Burton Gre
publican of MissourD advocated the
measure.
Mr.. CulberSon. the eX-chairman of the
committee on judiciary, who has here
tofore opposed all involuntary bank
ruptcy laws, created some surprise by
announcing himself in favor of the pass
age of the bill. He would vote for the
Bailey substitute, providing only for
voluntary bankruptcy, il he believed it
would become a law. but not so believ-
ing, he would vote for this bill, which
would remove a load of debt from the
thousands of insolvent debtors. He ex-
tolled the bill as the best ever presented
in a congress. Mr.. Culberson's remarks
were loudly applauded by the friends of
the measure.
Mr.. Mccall, Republican, of Massachu-
setts, presented the reports on the con-
tested election case of Radcliffe vs. Will
Jams, from the fifth Mississippi district,
in favor of the Democratic sitting men,
ber. and they were adopted without di-
vision. A letter was read from Gov,
Upham of Wisconsin, addressed to the
speaker. formally notifying the house
that the state of Wisconsin had placed
6. statue of Pere Marquette in statuary
hall.
At 5:45 the house adjourned
The herald., 1896-05-01
The Official Trial

WASHINGTON, April 30-Irstruc-
tions were sent forward from the navy
department today to San Francisco for
the trial of the battleship Oregon. The
conditions of the trial trip will be pre-
cisely the same as those in the case OF
her sister ships Indiana and Massachu-
setts. The trial will take place over a
thirty-one knot course in the Santa
Barbara channel, just outside of the old
Olympia course. AS there has been a
strong spirit of emulation manifested
between the shipbuilders of the Allan
tic and Pacific coasts. much interest is
manifested in the outcome of the Ore
gon's trial. The California builders eX-
press confidence that they will be able
to match the 16.2079 knots Of the Massa-
chusetts when the trial is run off, which
will be as soon as the board can receive
the instructions mailed today.
The herald., 1896-05-01
RiII TavIor Hanged

CARROLTON, April 30.-William Tay-
lor, who with his brother George, mur
dered the Melks family,was hanged to-
day few minutes before IL o'clock.
Taylor walked firmly carrying cruel
fix. He was stolid to the last AS he ap-
peared before 800 eager spectators ad-
mitted to the stockade. an audible ex-
preston of qualification arose from the
avenged Carroltonites. Sheriff Stanley
pulled the trap at 10:47 and Taylor shot
through to death. Not muscle CULVER
ed. In IL minutes he was pronounced
dead Old Mrs Meeks, who stood near
the scaffold, almost tainted.
The herald., 1896-05-01
IN THE HOUSE
Debate on the Bankruptcy Bill Concluded.
Expected to Pass

WASHINGTON. April 3O.---The gem
eral debate on the bankruptcy bill was
continued and concluded in the house
today. Tomorrow the. bill will be open
to amendment under the five minute
rule and the final vote will be taken on
Saturday. The friends of the measure
are very sanguine that it will pass by a
safe majority.
The speakers today were Messrs. Dan
iels (Republican of New York;, Ray
(Republican of New York;, and Culber-
son Democrat Of Texas) in support of
the bill Messrs. Strobe (Repubiican OF
Nebraska), Terry Democrat Of Arkan-
The herald., 1896-05-01
william HoIcninh Dead

OAKLAND, April 30.-William A. Hol-
comb, one of the best known business men
of the Pacific coast, president of the San
Francisco produce exchange and of the
tonight shortly before 10 o'clock at his resi-
dence in this city. Mr.. Holcomb had been
i'll for six months with an affection of the
kidneys.
The herald., 1896-05-01
Minister Willis III

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30-Albert
S. Willis, United States minister to Ha-
wall, is seriously i'll at local hotel
After his arrival from Honolulu a week
ago he was too poorly to continue his
journey without a rest. In day or two
his physician found that Mr.. Willis was
stricken with pneumonia and for sever
al days his condition has been consid-
cred precarious. Although reported
better this evening, he is not yet out of
danger
The herald., 1896-05-01
Fell From His Wheel

Just before midnight last night James
Slaughter, negro, was brought to the
receiving hospital by two companions to
be treated for dislocated ankle. Slaugh-
ter was riding his bicycle on Main street
and slipped on the wet pavement and car
tracks, falling in such manner as to cause
the injury. DR.. Bryant fixed him up.
The herald., 1896-05-01
Threats Of Lynching

PRESCOTT, April 3O.-J. S. Jones.
well-to-do farmer and widower in the
Verde valley near here, was lodged in
Jail today charged with raping his A.
year-old stepdaughter. The case is
a very pitiable one, the young woman
being afflicted with st. Vitus' dance.
Residents Of the place are very much ex-
cited, and vengeance is threatened.
The herald., 1896-05-01
A Hunters rllshap

SANTA BARBARA, April SO.-Eddie
Dougherty, the 15-year- old son Of Mrs. Fl.
Truce, was killed today in Bartletts can :
yon by the accidental discharge of a shot
gun in his own hands. The boy was shoot
Ing birds at the time and was alone.
The herald., 1896-05-01
TANGLED SOMEWHAT

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 30.-Owing
probably to a misunderstanding on the
part of the San Franciscan, the Rev
C. o. Brown was made to say what he
probably did not-that he had received
a call from Dubuque. After the asso-
citation at Cedar Falls had adopted the
resolutions referring to Dr. Brown, a
message was sent to DR.. Brown as fol-
lows:
1.-THE Dubuque association has adopted
strong resolutions against the action of
the Bay conference, and assuring you
of confidence and welcome to it's fellow
Ship."
To this Dr. Brown answered.:
Express gratitude to the association.
IF I go east will accept kind proffer"
1t would appear from the dispatches
that Mr.. Brown had mentioned the fact
to his congregation that he had been
invited to join the Dubuque association,
and the reporter inferred that this meant
q call to a Dubuque church. 1t is the on
ly manner in which the erroneous state
ment can be accounted for,as he has re-
ceived no call from the church here,
and in all probability did not say that
he had.
Mr.. G.. M. Orvis said in an interview
today:
mo call was made to Rev. Dr. Brown
from this place. as there are no vacan-
cies and no reason for sending a call
All that has been done gas the passage
of the resolutions of confidence by the
Dubuque association"
The herald., 1896-05-01
DR.. BROWN is PACKING UP
Declines TO Outline His Plans for the
Future
That No Call Has Been Extended
by His Association

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3O.-Rev C.
o. Brown, who resigned the pastorate of
the First Congregational church, after
a strong fight with certain members of
this church, is closing his residence in
this city, and although he refuses to dis
cuss his plans, his intimate friends de-
clare that he will at once return east
and resume pastoral work under the
direction of the Dubuque, Iowa, confer
ence, which has expressed confidence in
n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28

poor little sufferer. It Is hard to believe
no is the same child, he is now such .
big, hearty, fat boy, very picture OF
health. II moro people would give Hoods
Sarsaparills to their children, there would
not be SO many poor, delicate little ones"
Mrs. AGNES c. BAILEY, Boz 81, Mcvey.
town, Pennsylvania.
A This and other similar cures prove that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28
TO BE CONTINUED.


Sea voyages are usually deemed .promotive OF
health. So thew are in mos crses. But it may
well be doubted Il II shaking up aboard shr,
which Ieople of very fragile c,rstitutioi and
weak nerves ge', 10 not p-rjudicial II y. effec g
are not aver:ed multi ed by a n edita safe
guard. The best. il We are to believe The festi-
mony Of ocean travellers, VT ether they go abroad
for health. pleasure or business. is uosie;ter's
Stomach iitters. laval ds, commercial travel
ers, Sea captains ard yach,men concur in rec ,m-
mending this fine defensive tonic. So do emf.
grants to the rontier the nhabt ants of malarious
regions, and al who exposed to hardship or
riSo-s OF climate. For malaria. lheum.tic or
kidney trouble, nervousness. dyspepsia, liver
complaint and constipation it lie eminently efhca-
ciour. and commended by the medical fraternity
far and near.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28

OF calm licked the yellow rust stains
which patched her sweeping flank Be
fore them the narrow sea was the color of
dull blue roofing slate. The bright hot
day had faded, the brilliant cobalt had
filtered away from overhead. and silver
nail pairing of moon peered from a sky of
anonymous violet, still lighted in its high.
er flats by the suns afterglow. On the
horizon line was what at first appeared to
be steamers smoke but what the glass
showed to be the reek of fire ON the in
visible low lying Florida coast. No blaze
glow could be seen. 1t might be a fishers
campfire on an outlying key; it might be
a game driving of Seminole Indians be.
yond the explored coast fringe, in that
unknown tangle of trees and grasses and
lagoons, the Everglades themselves.
Its worth living, Mr.. Cambel, times
like these" said Kettle when they had
sat there in silence till the warm night
had spread all over and the white stars
were beginning to show in multitudes
through its gaps.
The other nodded, sucking at his cold
pipc.
nm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
CHATTER Amy Rivers. the
ward OF The odore Shelf, a hypocrite,
is engaged 20 Hamilton Fairfax.
lI-Shelf proposes a piratical scheme
to Patrick Cambel. Shelf being under
the malign influence of Mrs. Shelf
III, Nv, v and VI-The scheme is to
ship gold to New Orleans. overinsur-
ing it and wrecking it. Shelf and
Cimbel employ Captain Owen Kettle
to command the steamer, the Port
Edes. and to carry out the plan.
Cambel sails in the steamer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28


For reasons the Port Edes took the
north about course-that is, she headed
ACROSS south of the banks of Newfoundland
nearly to Cape Hattcras and then braved
the three knot current of the gulf stream
by passing down the Florida channel on
the western side of the Bahamas. They
bad carried good weather with them
light head breezcs or Calms-all the way,
and although Goals were dear, owing to a
strike, and the days outlay was limited
to as tons by order, the steamer usually
averaged 1o15 knots despite the unskill-
fulness of the engine room staff.
In canvas chair on the bridge deck
1nder tho lee of the fiddle sat Patrick
Cambel, with pipe between his teeth and
Pierre Lofts "Fantome d 'Orient" in his
Zap. He was distinctly idling. For the
moment no was wondering how, from so
transparcnuy blue sea, the spray which
jumped from the wave crests could be
colorless and opaque. Then by following
with the eye n tangle of yellow gulf weed
which Heated past his attention was car
ried away to some little gray spouts of fog
which told of whales and their calves tax
ing summer outing in the milk warm
waters Of the south. Beyond his eye fell
upon one Of the screw pile lighthouses with
which the United States government hes
fringed the Florida shoal, and on the far
horizon spouted the wind thrashed tops Of
some scattered cabbage palms, which told
that there st least the shallow sea was sea
no more. At the back Of these palms lay
the mysterious shelter of the Everglades.
A thought passed through Patrick Cam
bells mind, a thought Of the drama to be
played under shelter Of those recesses
within the next few days, and he frowned
BE thrust the thought from him as an i'm
pertinence and turned again TO bis novel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28
Itch e

II there is one thing more than
another which gratifies US, it Is the
great volume Of hearty thanks which
come from grateful parents for the
cures Hoods Sarsaparilla has effected
upon their children. The agony Of
despair turns to unspcakablc JOY as
mothers and fathers see dreadful sores
and eruptions gradually. yield to the
potent purifying power OF this great
medicine, and bright boys and girls
given perfect health. Read this:
s"when my baby was four weeks old,
scrofuious eczema broke GU; on his body.
He became literally covered with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-28
Cured

i was able to rest at night. Gradually tho
cores on his head and arms healed, the
burning and itching ceased, and he slept
better. In 2 months no looked like an.
other child, gained strength, was cured.
i recommend Gil persons afflicted with
eczema or any skin disease to take Hoods
6arsaparilla. : feel assured that 1t will
do wonders fox Others. I cannot praise
It too highly for what It has done for my
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12

The city of San Salvador, capital of the
Central American republic of the same
name, is called the Swinging Mat, on ac-
count Of its numerous earthquakes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12

enacted at the Oakland wharf yesterday.
Many personal friends centered around
John D. Spreckels, George A. Knight and
Dan T. Cole to wish them a safe Journey
and speedy return, but these demonstra-
tions were in a sense tributes OF personal
friendship.
1t was so universally acknowledged that
McKinley's nomination is certain that the
st. Louis convention was spoken of as a
great ratification meeting.
Night before last and yesterday the
money question was freely discussed by
the delegates. While determination was
expressed to present vigorously California; s
demand for the free coinage of silver, there
was not hint or suggestion of boiling
should the platform of the convention de.
clare for the gold standard. Extreme
measures threatened by delegates from
Colorado, Montana, Utah and Idaho will
not influence the Californians, because
they realize that in this State protection
is the paramount question.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12

this nernicious element. We have a JUS
tice now who, If he gets a conviction, will
not impose light fines by any means.
He will give them the maximum penalty,
which is $500 for the first offense.
1.-THE talk that has been going around" !"
continued the attorney, that the ordi-
nance passed prohibiting this sort of a
thing was not legally done is all rot. This
ordinance is m force and we will impress
this fact on the proprietors of any pool
rooms that are open now or that may be
opened in the future. have taken de-
termined stand on this proposition and 1
shall continue to hold it until Sausalito is
free from the evil.
Town Marshal Creed stated that he was
simply an officer of the peace, that he was
under certain orders, and that he intended
to carry out those orders to his full ca
pacity. ST shall arrest these men every
day." said he, land execute the warrants
as they are issued"
1t seems to be the general impression
around those places where men congregate
and talk in Sausalito that two thirds of
the town people approve OF the idea OF
having poolrooms.
The business men, rumor has it, are in
favor OF the proposition to man. cit
brings money here" they say, land Sau-
salito has not been more wide awake for
wears and has not had so much money in
circulation. The men who come here are
moneyed men," the persons who talk con-
tinue. ''They come here simply on busi-
ness proposition. There are few persons
up on the hill who are dead against the
rooms, but certainly business man is a
representative man in eny community"
To-day some of the highest-roll ing
sports of San Francisco have bet on the
races" said Mr.. Jackman. "We took in
about $1,000, but we played a losing game
The house is about $1,000 short. What
pleases me is that the money all went to
the smaller winners. Ten favorites out of
twelve races won, and the public got the
money. shall run this thing right along;
but, OF course, expect little opposition
Another rumor that has passed into a
certainty is going around that Harry Cor
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12

tenden fred a continuous volley OF un-
comfortable questions at the man who
succeeded in representing at one and the
same time three distinct and adverse
clients. And the detective sent back his
answers with a readiness that demon
strated he was no novice on the witness
stand. When occasionally, and such oe-
caslons were not very numerous, Lillian s
champion found material flaw in Wood s
testimony the latter admitted that he
must have been mistaken with convinc-
ing grace that would be apt to turn the
edge of an attorneys victory before a
jury.
The examination yesterday was con-
tinued at the point where Wood had told
of his employment by Redding, the Boston
lawyer, to investigate the character OF
Miss Ashley. Mr.. Crittenden asked Wood
if he did not think it very strange that this
man had employed him on such an i'm
portant mission with no talk of compensa-
tion. Wood replied that it had been
done hundreds of times before by men
whom he knew. He did not know Red
ding, but it afterward occurred to him
that Redding was acting Tor Colonel
Pope.
tJudging from what I now recollect, "
he said, ''I could not have spent more
than four or five days investigating Miss
Ashley's character before l received word
from Mr.. Redding to discontinue. l did
not see Colonel Pope until after had had
an interview with Miss Ashley"
Attorney Crittenden here thought he
saw an opening, and asked Wood if the
statement he made to Miss Ashley that
he had advised Colonel Pope to buy heI
pledge by securing home for her at Los
Angeles was not true. After some verbal
fencing Wood said he had SO advised the
bicycle maker, but this statement had
been made to Lillian at q subsequent
interview.
"Atter all your experience as detec.
tive, asked the plaintiffs attorney. Ibid
you go and advise Colonel Pope to buy 9
pledge from Miss Ashley?"
Wood admitted that such was the case
In answer to other questions he said thi:
was after he had investigated Miss Ash