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The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
Skowhegan Grange.

The meeting Wednesday evening, Feb.
2G, was largely attended by the members
Of Sko~ hogan Grange, with visiting
members from other oranges.
Bright moonlight and fine travelling
will bring out a full meeting, and it is
no uncommon thing now TO have full
hundred at the meetings of Skowhegan
Grange, And still they come. Every
meeting we have to 90 through the rou-
tine work of receiving applicants, and
comforting degrees. 1t is we'll for our
farming community to consider this, and
remember this organization Is open to
them for their special benefit, and for
the direct advancement of the great in
terest of.agrieulture. We reach out the
right hand of fellowship to all who have
heart interest in the work that the
grange is designed to do, and only ask
that you be loyal to the rules and regu-
lAtOns of the order. and take an interest
in broadening the influence and elevating
tIle character Oh the idInluR tOuliuuuIIS e
1t is a great work and well worthy of
the best thoughts of all our farmers.
Worthy Master Iolway, always at his
post OF duty, opened the grange at the
time appointed with nearly all of the
other officers present. Degree work
was conferred on a class of eleven.
Two candidates were voted in and the
application Of one received.
Miss Annie K. MaGdocks gave n recita-
ton; \. \. Withee gave a description
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "Monroe doe.
triue"; Lewis Beal reviewed principal
events that have occurred since the last
regular meeting; Mrs. Eva +, Gage pre-
scented an essay, subject, Are Young
farmers at discount ia the matrimonial
market?" and Geo. 7. Tibbetts of Victor
grange responded to the call of his name
with remarks.
SECRETARY.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
A coNJUReR,s TALE OF WOE.
Confederate Produced Handful of ChAnSs
Instead of q Marked Dollar.

Instead of a Marked Dollar.
Carl Hertz. the illusionist, was talk
irg Of some of the accidents that some.
times spoil the art of the conjuror.
1T was in Nashville, " he sd THAT
l experienced a real knock down blow
was performing the we'll known trick
of passing marked coin into the center
Of an uncut orange; at least that S what
a good many people thought | was do
ing. | used silver dollar, and empha-
sized the trick by passing the coin into
the pocket of some boy whom l had en-
tice:. Oh 70 The stage
Il will openly confess that the boy
had to be confederate, and that the
marked dollar had its fellow in one pre-
viously prepared by me One night, as
was entering the theater. looked around
for likely youth to aid me in my dou-
BILE dealing. l picked boy and prom.
ised to pass him in if he would follow
my Instructions.
1 am a conjurer,' I said 1 want
you to put this dollar in your right hand
trousers pocket. III get you a seat in
the front row. When l ask for some
body to come on the stage, you must
come. Then l will ask you to produce
the dollar
Tho boy promised everything, and,
after making arrangements for him al
the door, left him. When was ready
for the dollar trick, ] saw my young
confederate sitting open mouthed in the
front row. | had prevailed upon another
member of the audience to lend me q
dollar marked exactly as was that / had
given to the boy.
Il passed that borrowed dollar into
the orange, cut the fruit open. and ont
dropped the coin. Then l went on
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
will perform still more difficult feat
/ have passed that dollar into an orange
Now | will ask some member of the au-
dience to step on the stage, and, without
going anywhere near him. | will pass
the same dollar, marked, as you have
seen, into his right hand trousers pocket.
True to his bargain, the boy stepped
to the stage. Istepped opposite him and
asked;
Now, sir, have you ever seen mo
before?'
"'No, sir, was tho answer.
I have here a dollar. | continued
1 am going to pass it into your right
hand trousers pocket. One-two-three
-goP
Il made the proper magicians pass
and smiled confidently upon my audi
ence
Now, I said to my assistant, put
your hand into your right hand trousers
pocket and give me the dollar
1.-The boy looked bit sheepish, but
he dived his fist down Then, to my I'M
utterable horror, he produced a handful
of silver and said:
I've only got 80 cents of it left, sir
Il went out in hurry and took
drink. New York Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
A MAN FOR AN EMERGENCY.
Surprising Experience In a Car of a 10
Who Was Headstrong.

Surprising Experience In "a Car of "A Boy
Who Was Headstrong.
A poorly dressed woman with a boy
about 8 years old boarded one of tho
Union Trolley companys cars in White
Plains avenue recently. There was no
vacant seat, and she grabbed a strap in
front Of young man and prepared ia
hang on. The young man got up and
tipped his hat to her Quick as a flash
the boy dropped her hand and leaped in
to the seat on his knees, taking care to
wipe his muddy feet on the clothing Of
the passengers on either side. The young
man looked first at the woman, for
whom he intended the seat and then at
the boy. The woman shook her head
and said:
Poor boy guess he's tired He can
have it, sir. "
The young man looked from one to
the other again. He shifted about I'M
easily for moment. The other passen-
gers in the car giggled. That decided
him. Holding to strap with one hand,
he reached for the boy with the other
and got him by the nape of tho neck.
He lifted him clear of the seat and held
him dangling and kicking in the air.
The woman was about to protest Then
she thought better of it and sat down in
the vacant seat.
Madam" said the young man,
throwing the boy at her, there is your
boy "
Thank you, sir" she said He is
a bit headstrong, it's true. sir. y
The boy looked astonished He within
pered little. The woman patted him
ON the head. and there wasn't peep
heard from him from that time until
the Harlem bridge was reached and the
crowd got out New York Sun
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
THE JESUIT FATHER IN CHINA.
A Fearfully Narrow. barren Life and 1t
Mental Effects.

Up summer aud winter before sunrise,
he reads the mathis and his days work
is often done, says Blaekwood's Nigga
zine. Sometimes he reads the angelus
and vespers usually they are undertaken
by the native catechist. Perhaps in the
course of the long morning All San or
All 81 will present himself and pour
forth complaint about buffalo and a
trampled padi field, or he may be called
to adjudicate in what should be an nc
tion for divorce. Sometimes of a morn
ing he sallies forth, his yellow pigtail
coiled around his head and an enormous
satchel slung across his back, with "a
store Of iron shot and wadding for his
rickety muzzle loader and if he is lucky
will bring back a pigeon or two, or even
pheasant, to supplement- the ineyi-
table pork or fowl and rice.
The mail cones in once fortnight
and day slips by unnotieed, thanks to
home letters and a dozen numbers Of
La Croix. where, squeezed between the
latest miracle and the life Of some
worthy saint, the doings of the outer
world may he found recorded in ten
line notice on "a / Granger.
Sometimes an afternoon is whiled
away in curing the rank tobacco Of the
place or in brewing rice wine or malt
beer-because ten years of solitude have
taught him to do things for himself
and when he has no such pastime on
hand, he gets through the day absorbed
as one hopes in his little medieval Ii
brary of religious books-lives of the
saints and sermons and essays.
Then is il wonderful that even mind
as broad and gentle as his should in con-
slant journeyings on the one road have
worn rut for itself, deep sunk and
gloomy as the traffic channeled paths Of
the loess land in the north, till, when a
rare glimpse of the outside world does
break upon his view, his dazzled eyes can
sec nothing but trees walking, schis~
MATES and Freemasons, Jews and athe
lists, spiritualism aud table turning,
with the fiend himself in fiery cloud
over all?
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05

llildreth'- velvet kisses, at SIMPSONS
the Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order 10 cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catauh
Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine
1t was prescribed by one of the beet ply
sicians in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Seno for testimonials. free.
F J. CHENEY & CO, Props. Toe
do, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, price sc.
IIildreth'- velvet kisses, at SIMPSONS
-. 4 I =.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
Patten's Condition Powders, 25 cents.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week
Skowhegan-Frank W. Ames to Z. c
A. True ct al, 500.
Embden-Chas. F. Lane to inhabitants
Of Embden, 81.
Solon-Ida F. Brown TO Geo. w Nc
Intire, 5000.
Detroit-Lauta A Lanpher ct ais tc
Adora A Dorman, 500.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-03-05
Freedom Notice.

/ hereby relnquish to my son, Eugene B.
Davis his time for the remainder OF his minor
ity and will claim none Of his earnings nor
pay any debts of his contracting after this
date 3yY9s
Cornville, Feb &c, 1895.
STEPHEN N. DAVIS
New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
no MUTII.ATIO\.

Bunson amazed) That Your uncle !.
Why, man, YOU told ne your uncle had
both his legs carried away at Sedan.
Iinson So he did. He carried them
away himself, pretty fast, tell you.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
\ KEDEEM.NG FEATURE.

"Oh, the terrible pawnshops." said
Ethel to George, who had just rescued he
watch what tales of misery those places
could unfold had they tongues
Even pawnshop has IL rcdee,ning
feature, responded George.
What is it, I'd like to know -
The ticket
New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
MODERN EDUCATION.

The examination YOU undergo for the
position of teacher i very severe. Is II
not -
:" should say so.
"What are the branches
"Well, today, we were examined III
psychology, integral calculus niathenat'-
cal astronomy, polenic divinity. metaphys-
ical ANALYSIS and Greek vcrsification.
"Indecd' Wha, position are YOU com
pe,ng for p
constructor of the \ i { class
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12
GETTING REAL MEAN.

And now comes the startling news
that Havana is being fortified by
having a barbed wire fence built
around it. Since Weyler has dis
covered that the insurgents take his
bronchial trochas whenever they
think they need them, and that Gen
eral Maceo does not wear govern
ment socks, he is evidently becoming
frightened. 1t is amusing to read
that while Weyler is vainly seeking
to find Maceo, he is putting barbed
wire fence around the capital to
keep him out of it. Has the fiend-
ish Spaniard exhausted all his other
tortures? Does he intend to now
spoil all the insurgents store clothes,
including silk undershirts and socks
or does he expect by this means to
attack the insurgent army in the
rear?
The next thing we hear will be
that the Havana city council has
passed an ordinance forbiddlng in
surgents to run at large in the city
limits, or, better yet, passed a no.
fence law, and thus forced the in
surgents TO fence themselves in or be
impounded. Or perhaps Weyler
thinks the insurgents will tear their
pyjamas and have to go home TO get
their mothers to mend them. He
knows how it is, for only week Oh
two ago did he not get caught at the
front without clean collar and four
finland, and did he not have to re-
turn to the city to get them, see his
barber and get bath?
The U. S. senate needs to get a
move on, for what with over-dosing
the insurgents with trochas, and de-
liberately preparing 10 tear their
clothes, the cause of Cuba is getting
indeed desperate. 1t is possible that
Weyler has concluded to adopt de-
fence-ive tactics, with barbed wire
trimmings, thus hoping to make the
insurgents mad so they will go home
and not "holler up his waterspout OF
paddle in his rain water barreP' any
more. Weyler was wicked before,
now he is getting real mean.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12

sioner and clerk. The suggestion
is good one, though it goes hardly
far enough, and an amendment strik-
ing out the words zone commissioner
and" would be IN order and conform
more nearly to our ideas. This
clerk could then be given the powers
of a commissioner and could fill
both offices. Our legislators should
not lose sight of the fact that COM
missioner is too proud to perform the
menial duties of common clerk,
while the clerk could not only find
time to do his own work, but would
burst button off to get chance at
the boss job, that cf a commissioner.
By all means, if we are to have a
railroad commission, let it consist of
one man and, he the clerk, with the
title of ex- officio commissioner at
tached.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12
4 REAL LIVE QUEEN.

San Francisco has a real live
queen, or rather o real live person
who was a queen, within her limits, in
the person of Liliuc kalani, the acute
brunette from the saccharine shores
of Hawaii. Her coming was sur
prise to San Franciscans, being un-
heralded by the pomp and pageantry
OF royalty. There was no beating of
tom toms or blowing of conch shells,
but she just came ashore and went to
hotel like any other common men,
Der of the human family.
No one seems to know why she
left her island home, or what she
came to this country for. 1t may be
possible that she wants to be around
Washington when President Cleve-
land steps down and out. She may
have just little feminine resentment
that she would like to exhibit in that
manner. Or it may be that she is
one of Jim Fairs contract widows, or
has a curiosity to see Lucky Bald
win. 1t may be for many other
reasons, and is barely possible that
she read SCOTS editorial on Califor-
MIA in general and San Francisco in
particular.
OF course this is all guess work,
and we must wait for genuine and
reliable information until the special
editions of the San Francisco papers
arrive with the glaring headlines an
nouncing the arrival of the only
Queen Lii.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12

The Oregonian discusses the rail.
roads of Oregon and the railroad
commissioners at some length in IFS
issue of the 11:h, and concludes its
criticisms of the commission by sug-
gesting that if it is not abolished, it
at least be limited to one commits
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12
Cash in Your checks.

Cash in Your checks.
All county warrants registered prior
to July IL, 1892, will be paid at my
Office. Interest ceases after Dec. 5,
1895. @. L. PHLL1ps,
County Treasurer.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12

For full details call ON o. r & Co.'s Agent
Th9 Dalles, or address
w, H. HURLBURT, Cen Pass. Agt
Portland, Oregon
E. M'NEILL President aud Manager.
New Schedule.
Train No. arrives at The Dalles AS
a. M, and leaves 4 so a. m.
Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles 10 :15
p. M, and leaves 10 20 p. m.
Train No. 8 arrives at The Dalles IL :55
p. M, and west-bound train No. z leaves
at p. m.
Train % and "a will carry passengers
between ThetDalles and Umatilla, leav-
ing The Dalles at 1 p. m. daily and ar
irving at The Dalles p. M. daily, con-
Meeting with train Nos. and z from
Portland. E. f. LYrLE,
Agent.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-12
THROUGH

daily service Sundays exceptedl between
The Dalles and Portland.
Steamer Regulator" leaves The Dalles
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
7 80 a. M, arriving in Portland at p.
m. Returning leaves Oak-street dock
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
$50 a. M, arriving in The Dalles at
5 p. M.
Steamer "Dalles City" leaves The
Dalles on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day at 80 a. M, arriving in Portland
at p. m. Returning leaves Oak-street
dock on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 6 80 a. M. arriving in The Dalles at
5 p. m.
PASSENGER RATES:
One way 50 90
Round trip ....... .............. 90
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18
"Ha,s Dead-Daadi,

Those are sad words, startling words, and
could the readers of the TRANSCRIPT have
seen the woeful countenance of the speaker
as the thought took possession of him that
never should he look upon the face of his
friend again. the friend who had been a
brother to him or rather 10 whom he had
been brother, a distinction and differ
ence, then could you understand what it
all meant. Those words will be spoken of
you, and of me. kind reader-"she's dead!
he's deadp but never may they be pro-
nounced of US with the loss of hope that
accompanied their pronunciation by tie
Middletown business man this week.
Special inquiry as to the cause led to the
explanation that the mourned-for friend
had promised ''if alive to settle that bill by
noon this day" and moon" had come and
gone and the bill was unpaid. There was
but one alternative; the man was dead or
he had-Oh! but he was dead, for is not
death preferable to false promises. to
broken VOWS, to dishonored obligations2
Some men die while they yet live, die to
the good old rule of life my wo rd is
my bond,' die to the nobler principles that
should govern and control in the business
world as elsewhere and the merchant NAV
well mourn the death of his friend, for
surely the better part is dead of that man
who regardeth not his promises and keep
eth not his appointments.
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18

county; and Charles F. Richards said Sus-
sex county had agreed upon Daniel J.
Fooks. The nominations were confirmed by
the convention. Mr.. Fooks was named by
the Doyer Convention also but being the
choice of the Sussex Republicans before
that convention 1t was no bar to his fitness
or selection.
When Chairman H ayes announced that
the nomination for governor were in order,
Levi G. Bird, Esq, arose and was loudly ap:
plauded. He paid tribute to the chair
man, regretted that he and Mr.. John H.
Hofecker had to part company. briefly as
he hoped, and then in an eloquent and
captivating speech put in nomination John
G. Higgins, "a man who never had an en-
emy in his life." and one OF the most pro-
gressive farmers and honorable citizens of
the State. Seconding speeches were made by
w. c. Spruance, George M. Jones. and
Charles F. Richards, when Mr.. Higgins was
nominated by acclamation.
Mr.. Richards on the part of Sussex county
presented the name of Robert G.. Houston,
Esq, a member of the Sussex Bar and edi-
tor of the Sussex Republican" as the
nominee for Representative i'm Congress:
Washington Hastings seconded the nomina-
tion on behalf of New Castle County and
Kent County endorsed it. He was nomina-
ted by acclamation. He was escorted to
the platform and made most pleasing and
captivating speech of acceptance.
Senator Higgins and Mr.. Bird were called
out and made ringing speeches, punctured
with applause.
The convention adjourned will, the best
of good feeling.
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18
THE CHURCHES IN MIpDErowN.

Bethesda M. e. Church.-Rev. Isaac L..
Wood, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
1880 a. m, and 730 p. m. Sabbath School
every Sabbath at 2 p. M, A. G. Cox, Superin-
tendent. Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening, 730 O'Clock. Junior Epworth h
Friday night at O'Clock. Young Ladies' Mis-
sion UIrcIe, Monday nights at Parsonage
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Friday night of each month. Women's Home
Missionary Society, first Thursday night of
each month. Mite Society, first Saturday
night of each MONTH 0fficiaI Board meeting
first Friday afternoon of each month at 230
O'Clock.
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rev. F. H.
morning at 1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath
evening at 7.30. Sabbath School will be held
every Sabbath morning at 9.l5 O'Clock,
ii. G. Ellison, Superintendent. Prayer meet
Ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
pies Society Christian Endeavor meets every
Sunday evening at Gas o'clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
Sabbath of each month at p. m,
st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. VIM. ]. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
ion on the first Sunday in the month at l0.30
q. m. On all other Sundays at 7.30 q. m. D1-
vine services every Sunday at 1880 a. M, and
30 d. m. Morning Prayer and Litany every
Wednesday and Friday at 10 a. m. Even
ing Prayer on Friday at $50 p. m. On all Holy
day school at 9.45 a. m. Adult Bible Class at
Gas p. M. The Guild meets every Thursday at
2p. m, the Ladies on the first and third FRI
days of each month at p. M, the Boys Club
on Friday evenings at 7.30 and the Junior
Auxiliary on Saturdays at p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18
MY MARYLAND.

Washington Crew. an-old resi- dent of
Betterton, died on Friday from the effects
of an injury received by being thrown from
q carriage.
The wheat crop of Talbot county of 1896
is said to be the largest the county has
grown in thirty years, and is of fine quality
as was ever grown OH the wheat soils of
white oak clay or red clay sub SOIL
The influx of summer boarders has COM
menced and Kent county is Mecca for a
large number. At present the number is
placed at 300. but this amount will be
swelled to over thousand within the next
month";
Kent county assessors have decided to
assess bicycles on basis of S25 per wheel
This decision is meeting with bitter pro-
tests from wheelmen, unless the public
roads shall be kept in such condition as
win insure their use by wheelmen under
any ordinary circumstances.
Sixty thousand peach baskets and thirty
thousand crates were destroyed in the fire
which consumed Pry Bros fruit and
packing house, Keedysville, last week. The
large building was located in the centre Of
one of the finest orchards in the
noted South Mountain peach belt
A large barn belonging 10 Richard T.
Turner. Jr., near Betterton. was struck, and
with its contents of many tons of hay, de-
stroyed in the electric storm on Wednes-
day. The straw rack of Mr.. Bennett, near
KennedyviIle, was struck and burned. A
number of shockes of wheat throughout
the country were also burned.
The protracted wet spell is seriously In
'terfsring with wheat thrashing in Kent
county and farmers are fearful lest the un-
threshed crops which are now in the field
will be seriously damaged BY sprouting in.
the shock. Then, too, peaches are being
seriously Affected and growers are COM
planning.
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-18


from New Castle. or so pretented. but made
the very ridiculous excuse that since he
was candidate for the Senate it was con
trary tosthe constitution for Senator to be
an elector. be not knowing that The duties
of an elector are fulfilled long before the
General Assembly meets. The olive
branch that was to be extended in the per
son of w. G. Spruance, Esqr.. as an elector
was not extended and never intended. Ad-
dicks and the men in bis employ intend to
defeat the Republican Party il possible.
The work of the convention was finished
by the selection of James G. Shaw. ST., all
Addicks follower of New Castle; Daniel
Miffiin Wilson, of Dover. who said on
May 9th. 1895. "Addicks nobody" and
Daniel J. Fooks, Of Laurel as presidential
electors.