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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Deserved ReblIke.

President Elliott of Harvard Universe
ty has laid himself open to deserved
criticism for recent attacks upon veter-
ans, and is receiving the attention OF
many friends of the soldiers of the war
for the Union.
We give the following
Congressman Morse was the orator
at Salem, Mass. During his impressive
remarks he referred To the statements oil
President Elliott of Harvard recently
lie said: Il throw them back AT him OF
any other man who charges our great
organization with mercenaly motive.
for its eXistene :, with desire to make
unjust demands upon the Treasury OF
the United States on the score of pen
sions. These charges were abundantly
disproved in Congress as entirely false.
and untrue, and with remarkably rare
exception, considering the magnitude oil
the war, the greatest war of all history
the pension roll was singularly free
from fraudulent and dishonest pensions
| say, throw back the charges to the
men who made them, be they high OF
low. The Government might need
soldiers again; the Government cannot
must not and will not break faith with
the defenders of the Union"
Rev. Elmer f. Pember. one of thu
speakers, pastor of the First Universe
list church in Bangor, referred passion
ately on Memorial Day to the recent
words of President Elliott of Harvard
University, aud considerable excitement
vas aroused in the audience. Mr.. Penn
Der said in part:
There are many people today who
are still in doubt as to whether we had
any war. Possibly they have heard
that there was, a few years agos n
little unpleasautness, between the North
aud South, and we were obliged to call
out a few soldiers to adjust the difficulty,
yet they tell us that these soldiers have
been a burden upon the nation ever
since; that the 6. A. r., is an organizl-
ton that does little save get what
money it can from the Government.
When such sentiments come from a man
as prominent rs the President of Har-
ward College, is it not about time that a
little missionary work was done on the
subject of American patriotism? Are
we not moved in sympathy with the
question of James l.. q. Gordon of Bos-
ton, who asks in the words of scripture,
"Who did sin, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Maine State Fair.

The premium list of the Maine State
Fair is received, and indicates active
preparations on the part of the officers.
Evidently they believe in sustaining
what is of importance to the State and
fostering home industries first, The
premiums in stock and especially dairy
classes are fully maintained rs they
should be. these being the great indus
tries of the State. At the same time
many new features have been added and
no one can cry "want of attractions
this year. Bicycle parades and races,
balloon races, base ball games, grange
parades, floral parades, and others will
be added.
Premiums are offered for the greatest
attractions at the Boston horse show,
and the fancy bitches will be duplicated
at Lewiston. The presence and ad-
dresses by the National Master will call
out the patrons. The management says
that the Maine state Fair will be clean,
free from Objectionable features, ard at
the.same time up-to-date in all its de-
partments. As such il merits support.
Send to Sec'y. G.. NJ. Twitchell for copy
of list and prepare to exhibit.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Memorial Day Observed.

Memorial Day, Saturday last, was
observed in Skowhegan by the decora-
ton Of soldiers graves in the several
cemeteries in the afternoon and BY ex-
ereises in Gobnrn Hall in the evening.
The rain in the early afternoon dis
tufbed the program somewhat and all
the companies expected ~ join the
procession as announced by the Com
mander Of Russell Post, did not take
part, SO that Oosoola Division Uniform
ed rank Of Knights Of Pythias alone
formed the escort of the Post.
Because OF the rain in the early after.
noon the decorating was performed in
North cemetery by detail of members
Of the post ia command Of Senior Vice
Commander, John <. Wyman, who
went to the cemetery in carriages and
placed flowers upon the soldiers graves
there.
Upon their return to Grand Army
Hall, the showers having passed, the
column was formed by Gen. Isaac Dyer.
marshall, and proceeded to Bloomfield
cemetery in the following order. Hobb' S
Military Band, Oosoola Division Knights
Of Pythias, Russell Post, No. SO, G. \.
X. Arriving there, brief ritual service
of the Grand Army was performed. con
Guiding with a benediction by Rev. J..
II. Copeland, the graves were decorated
and the columns returned to Water
street and the companies to their head
quarters.
Russell Post was much gratifed that
0osoola Division X. of =. TUNED out in
the rain to act as escort and unanimous.
ly voted to extend thanks to tins OF.
ganization for SO acecptably and efficient
ly performing this duty. The Post also
subsequently expressed thanks to the
ladies of Russell Relief Corps, who
under very unfavorable conditions fur
nished flowers and wreaths to decorate
the graves and who SO tastefully beauti
fled Coburn Hall for the public meeting
to Gen. |. 5. Bangs for his eloquent
patriotic address: to the ladies' anC
gentlemen who gratuitously Furnished
appropriate music for the occasion; tt
Rev. Geo. L. Leighton for his impress
sive sermon on Memorial Sunday; tt
other clergymen OF our town who con
the occasion, and to all citizens who
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

The coronation festivities at Moscow
were brought to a sudden end Friday
by hideous catastrophe. terrible
panic, resulting from the crush of
people at the popular feast to be given
in honor of the coronatian of the Gar,
caused the trampling to death of more
than $500 people. Arrangements were
made for providing for 100000 people
at this feast but the number who
wanted to attend were twice as many,
and the police and guards were unable
to prevent the panic which resulted so
disastrously.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

The last number of the present vol
umc of The Lever will appear during
the week following commencement.
This is the number which custom has
dedicated to the graduating class. and
it will have a beautiful, tasty, appropri-
ate and nicely COTTON up cover by a
member of 81. The issue will contain
all the essays of the class of 90, several
excellent cuts, including the editorial
board, group picture of the class, the
high school orchestra and senior quar-
tette. On the whole the edition will
rank among the best ever issued, and
will be lasting memorial of the sSill
and hard work of the editors in charge.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

Connecticut is one of the states which
is wisely making an effort to improve
her roads. Last year thirty-seven of
her towns were engaged in improving
their roads, and now eighty towns are
reported to have joined in. the movement
The improvement made is thorough and
scientific. The cost is borne equally by
the State, the county and the munich
pality.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

For more than half-century Littell's
Living Age has been republishing the
best and most important papers, biog-
raphies, reviews. stories, verses and
sketches of travel, to be found in the
foreign Especially the British) maga-
zines, quarterlies and literary weeklirs.
During this long period it has been
priced and commended for the Judge
ment aud taste exhibited in its selec-
tions. Hardly one of the eminent
British authors of the past fifty years
can be named who has not been repre-
scented III these pages. Its latest issues
contain many articles of present interest
and permanent value. The following
are worthy of special mention GEAR
and Emperor" by Karl Blind; "Slatin
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Lugard; matthew Arnold" by
Frederic Harrison; mature in the
Earlier Roman Poets,n by Evelyn
Martinengo Cesaresco; "Jean Baptiste
and his Language by Howard Angus
Kennedy; "Stray Thoughts on South
Africa by Olive Schreiner, etc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

Fairfield has a side-tracked circus.
the True Il McVeigh show being strand
ed there. After the performance
Thursday night Sheriff Mutt attached
the property for the Fairfield House and
another attachment was made by the
City Hotel of Augusta.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

President Cleveland has added
another to his long list of vetoes. The
River and Harbor bill has called into
use his veto pen. A message to Con-
gress states his reasons therefor, the
concition of the Treasury being his
chief point against the appropriations.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Power
Producer

Of the human system, the Stomach.
Il makes the health right, because
it makes the Stomach right.
1t brings New Blood, New Nerve
Force, New Strength, New Life.
II you are a sufferer, get Of your druggist this
Cfeal disease ouqueriug discovery tthe pic l. 81
i5f lie e1iu pic treatment Consisting ~ or bottle
Il fuTE1ua, ote tOttle u Puritana Pills. and one
boz Of Puritaua Tablets. al iuolosed IN enc
pa kaget, or wire to the undersigned. and sou
wi lle>s the day when YOU heard Of PHrliaL4a-
lie f4fltala Con- pound c., Concord, y. Il.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
1t Saves Lives Every Day,

Thousands of cases of Consumption.
Asthma, Coughs, Colds and Group are
cured every day by Shiloh's Cure. Geo.
E. Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

Thirteen liquor dealers in Sanford and
Springvale, were caught in the tolls of
the law last week through the efforts of
a spotter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

The contract for building steel
paved bridge over the Androscoggin at
Lewiston has been awarded to the
Youngstown Bridge Company of Ohio,
for $4,000 The bridge is to be 643
feet long. Lewiston bears eight
thirteenths of the expense and Auburn
the balance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
DOCTOR
E. Holden LanSing'S

Return visit to SkOwhegan
for the month of May was
attended by phenomenal bust
ness, and his numerous patients
are profGse in their praises of
what the Doctor has done for
them.
His advertised engagements
elsewhere made it imperative
that he close his office at Hotel
HeseltOn on Saturday night last,
but he will return again for a
weeks stay, re-Opening his Of
flee June 22nd.
DIR. Lansing's engagements
for June are as follows
First week, ElmwOOd Hotel,
Wateryille.
Second week, Weston House,
Madison.
Third week, Lancey House,
PittSfield.
Fourth week, Hotel HeseltOn,
SkOwhegan.
If you would consult with DIR.
Lansing do so at once, as he
must positively close his office
as advertised.
Consultation Free.
Hours all the time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
,oRTH GENETEEl

Nphlh 1 T. vi / ia ,
Charles II. Williams,
Charles White, Joseph Mdlbon,
Frank Walker, Noah Pratt,
Horace Lambert, j, w. Pomroy,
Asa Russell, Aaron ). Hill,
b. f. Dillingham;, Frank Buzzell,
Nm. X Buzzell, Oscar Eaton.
George Narney, +. II. Greene,
George +. Rich, Frank Savage,
Charles w. Lowe, Charles A. Evans,
Ellis Morgan, John II. Small,
John McCrlls, Chas. H. Magoon.
\. w. Wildes. Henry c. Chase,
Charles w. Crowell, Calvin &. Holt
BLOOMFIELD CEMETERY.
Charles Miller, Amasa Bigelow,
Samuel b. Bigelow, Charles K. Barbeau
George Butfam, Alonzo Hodsdon,
Charles Kimball, Eleazer Cleveland,
Frank Chamberlain, Aaron Cleveland,
William Parker Sd, William NJ. Stevens
Freeman b. Fletcher
James 5. Jewell. Abner {. Emery,
Joseph 5. Narney, John Littleiield,
Charles II. Thomas, Arson K. Morrison
Charles w. Snow,
Frank L. Dearborn, J. Milford Brown,
John L. Wyman, Reuel W. Fish,
James d. White,
William w. Lyscomb.
David Narnum, Joel II. Davis,
Samuel Hanson, George W. Fowler
Benton B. Frost, Amasa Weston,
Edwin A. Robbins, NJ. W. Worthen,
Henry l.. Bray, James W. Herrin,
John 5. Cushing,
Horace Stevens, Daniel ). Foss,
Cyrus B0sworth, Dudley l.. Haines,
Isaac II. Weston, William Holbrook,
William +. Shatiuck,
George X. Brown,
George w. Hathaway,
Matthew b. Coffin, Freeman Ii. Jewett
Greenleaf A. Wilbur,
Alexander Crawford, Jr.,
Levi + Bigelow, Brooks d. Savage,
John Pollard, John Kirby,
Thomas j. Sawyer, Lewis f. lIovey,
Augustus w. Bigelow.
CEMETERY NEAR LARoNE.
Joseph Cleveland Wilson Brann.
EAST sKowHEGAS.
VIM. f. Foster, Daniel Lambard,
Giles Linnell.
MALBoN~ MILLS.
w lilldm II. blBeloW'
RIVER ROAD, SOUTH SIDE.
Llewellyn Smith, John Wheeler.
CATHOLIC CEMETERY.
Martin Roderic.
North cemetery, y
South " 81
Other cemeteries q
Total, 93
In 1854 the number of soldiers grave
in the two principal cemeteries as pub
lshed in the Somerset Reporter was A
This year it will be seen in these tw'
cemeteries it is 81, an increase of 40 il
the II years. 1t may be that some Of thi
apparent increase is because the list o
1854 is less complete than that q
i this year, but four have been adde,
during the past year, viz: John Kirby
j Lewis L. Hovey, Thomas j. Sawy er, AM
Augustus w. Bigelow. Thus it will b.
observed that the mortality of veteran
of the war fought a generation ago, j.
large and it is reasonable to believe j
will increase materially within die com
ing decade.
The exercises in the hail were in &C
aordance with the following order.
Singing. As the Near~ >oll BY Chot5
Invocation. Br,.H ". kloh5'
Singing. Again We Wreath with Losine
Hands," horn
u Mo-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

Ifthe life Insurance people recommend
remedy it must be something they have faith
in. Well that's what they do about Adam
sons Cough Balsam. 1t prolongs life and
makes the insurance risk mere bagatelle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04

Never has summer started in with
such terrific and destructive tornados as
this. Texas, Kansas, Iowa and Michi-
gan have each suffered and, Wednes-
day last, the most destructive one of all
fell upon st. Louis and vicinity. In
destruetiveness of property and human
life it has beaten the record in this
country. Not a year passes without
more or less of these tornadoes in the
prairie region, and many of them have
inflicted widespread suffering and ruin.
In the open country among scattered
villages and farm houses, they may
pass and do comparatively little damage,
but when they strike city the result,
is horrible beyond expression. There
has been the feeling that the cyclones
which have laid fiat western farm
houses and worked so much ruin in
newly built towns would not be able
to wreak such vengeance upon the
substantial blocks of Il city. But the
st. Louis disaster has disproved that
theory. The most substantial work of
man is not able to withstand the force
of the elements, and the dreaded funnel
shaped cloud brings destruction to all in
its path. Reports from st. Louis say
that five hundred people must have
been killed and fully Il thousand in
iured, while the property loss was
enormous. But figures, appalling
though they be, cannot begin to convey
an idea of the suffering caused by
such catastrophe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.
Opening ceremonies; song by choir
address of welcome, Bro. \. II. Ellis
response, Edgar E. johnson; song by
choir; paper, DUTY of parents to the
common schools" by Alonzo Smith, fol
lowed by discussion; Instrumental
music, Bro, Nelson Holway; recess
l.30 P, NJ. Selection, male quartette
paper, Bro. Il. Libby; paper, sister A
II. Ellis; instrumental music, Bros.
Nelson Holway, Chester Emery; ques,
ton "Resolved that farmers wives
scrub too much and read too little
Affirmative, Helen Nj. Jones, Vesta
Withee, Lizzie Bosworth; negative
Lester Holway, Lewis Beal, 5. F
Emerson; selection, female quartctte
recitation, sister Lena Emery; song
Bro. Henry Choate; essay. sister w. X
Atwood song, Bro. g. T. Tibbitts
remarks for the good of the order; song
by the choir; closing ceremonies.
Fraternally,
EUGENF DANFORTII q -turpr
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Fairfield Must Build Two-thirds.

Ever since the Fairfield Benton bridge
was carried away by the flood of March
:, Benton has been oifish about the
construction of a new bridge. In fact,
would neither fish or cut bait, and the
case was taken to the supreme court.
The court decided that commission
consisting of Samuel Smith, chairman
Of the Kennebec county commissioners,
Albert Leavitt, chairman of Somerset
county commissioners, and Hon.
Edmond F. Webb, mayor of Waterville,
should decide where the line between
the two towns appeared to be.
After a careful survey of the town
lines the above commission reached the
conclusion that at that point where
the bridge must be built the line is
l34 feet west of the Benton bank of the
Kennebec river. This leaves but one
third of the bridge to be built by Ben
ton and Fairfield must do the rest.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-04
Somerset Pomona.

The next regular meeting of Somerset
Pomona Grange, will be with Victor
Grange, at Fairfield Centre, Tue sday,
June 9th. at Id An.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
CRUDE INTOXICANTS.
THE MANUFACTURE OF STIMULANTS
BY A6ORlGlNeS.

Fcrmented and Distilled Liquors With
ent Parts of the World Produce Drunk"
Learning From the White Man.
Is Is remarkable fact that up to the
time of the coming Of the whites the
North American Indians generally had
no knowledge Of intoxicants. AS for to-
bacco, they did not smoke it as we do
apparently. but merely for ceremonial
purposes. Going southwark into Mexico
In those days, however, the traveller
might have found alcoholic stimulants
in common use. Even ut the present
time the natives in that part of the
world make an odd sort of beer ont of
torn. They wet wooden blanket, lay it
IN the sun and spread whole grains of
maize upon it. The grains terminate,
sprouting and sending out rootlets
through the texture of the blanket,
which is kept moist. They are then
parched and ground to coarse meal.
TO this meal little yeast, made by
chewing some corn and allowing it to
%OAA4iNhej 40 4uCu tu6 btulI Is
mixed with water and put away in jars.
Fermentation follows, and as it dimin-
ishes the liquor becomes as clear as yell
low amber, i'll which condition it is
drunk. 1t is quite Intoxicating.
Several varieties Of grasses, herbs and
flowers. the roots Of sundry plants, the
juices of tho sugar cane and aloe, and
even beets, are used by various tribes
and peoples as "a basis Of drinks. In
earlier times spruce trees, fir trees.
birch trees and ash trees were tapped for
their sap, which was fermented to make
stimulating beverages. The willow,
poplar, sycamore and walnut are said to
yield palatable drinks. The Japanese OBJ
tain Intoxicating beverages from plums
and from the flowers Of the motherwort
and peach. The Chinese actually pro.
duce an alcoholic drink from mutton.
The Abnaki Indians of New England
used to manufacture a kind of LIQUOR
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18

from the tops of fir trees, which they
boiled and put into casks with molasses
The contents Of the casks were allowed
to ferment for three days
The Eskimos were entirely unacouaint-
ed with the art of getting drunk until
they came into contact with the whites
Travellers have observed that they drink
extraordinary quantities of water when
they can procure it. That is not always
SO easy in latitude where the normal
condition of water is that of solid. In
winter one of the most important occu-
pations of the women is tho thawing of
snow to get water. The snow is cut in
to very thin slices as a preparation for
the thawing process, and it Is fetched to
the hut from q considerable distance in
order that it may be perfectly clean.
The Eskimo greatly dislikes water that
is many degrees above the freezing
point.
The Chilcat Indians of southern Alas
ka distill fearful beverage called
"hootchenoo. The process adopted was
probably suggested to them by United
States soldiers originally. Molasses or
vegetables Of any sort, made into q
mash" are employed as raw ma
terial. The mash is put into large tin
can, which is connected with another
tin can by tube Of the hollow stem of
the giant kelp. This tube is buried in
SNOW. A fire is built under the can that
contains the mash, and the alcohol passes
over into the other vessel. The liquor
thus distilled is drunk fresh and pro-
| duces temporary insanity
The aborigines of Mexico and farther
to the south were acquainted only with
fermented intoxicants up to the time
when they learned from the whites the
principle of the still. AT present, how
ever, this contrivance OF civilization is
III general use among savages ON this
continent. The Apaches of southern
Arizona make whisky from the sap of a
small species of cactus They cut ont
tho hearts of tho plants, resembling lit
tie Gabbsges, and in the cup shaped re-
ceptac!es left behind the sap accumu-
latos. From this sap they distill the
famous "mescal." which drives those
who drink it to sheer madness. Many
spirituous drinks are made from the
banana. Banana wine is obtained by
,c'essing tho fruit through a sieve. after
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
Must Answer Yea or My.

An editorial III Il recent issue Of the
Chicago Tribune, gold organ, predicts
split on the silver question in both the
old parties, and to show the Importance
of this subject says:
A great peril confronts both parties.
The silver question will not be denied.
1t must be answered. Artful politicians
may try to get rid of it with smooth
and fiowery phrases, but they will not
succeed. Nobody who thinks seriously
of the subject can be deceived by the
rhetorical flourishes of the Ohio Repub-
lican platform. Mr.. Mckinley himself
is said TO be the author of the financial
resolutions in that platform. What does
he mean, or does he mean anything,
when he says that tho Republicans of
Ohio arc in favor Of currency which
shall be as sound as thegovernment and
as untarnished as its honor: He might
with equal propriety have said that they
were i'll favor of government which
should be as sound as its currency and
as sacred as its promises. The honor Of
the government is as much dependent
upon the soundness Of its currency as the
currency is dependent upon tho govern
ment.
The politicians will not be able to
dodge the issue either at st. Louis or
Chicago. They will not even be able to
subordinate it to the tariff or to any
other issue. The effort to do this is al
ready apparent, but it will fail. 1t will
be ruinous for either party to persist in
1t. The politicians may try to hide be-
hind some artificial cover or to mask
their real sympathies in ambiguous
words, but they will be driven out at
last. They will be compelled to answer
yea or nay, and the sooner they get to it
the easier it will DO for them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18

Judge Powers, who to-day represents
Vermont in congress, entered tho
national house with magnificent record
as lawyer and judge o. the supreme
court of Vermont.
He Is g fine type of the careful. lcsrned.
New England lawyer.
Though but Sc years OF oge, he was q
member OF the Vermont Legislature q
third of century ago, and again in 1874,
when he was speaker Of the house. He
has been state censor. member O. the
constitutional convention and OF the
state senate. In 1874 he became iud ze
OF the supreme court OF Vermont. end
remained on the bench until 1890, when
be took his seat in congress. Judge
Powers presided st many Of the most
notable trials in she history of the ssa,e,
and is the author OF many OF the most
important opinions to be found In Yer
mont reports.
No Judge on the supreme bench in any
OF our staten has reputation for more
clearly and unmistakably expressing
his opinions. His unqualified irtorse-
ment OF Psine's celery compound in the