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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-23
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Peculiar Blindness Caused by Sleeping
In the Moonlight.
Three cases Of "moonbiini" occurred
on the British steamship AcantELs,
which reached Philadelphia the ot1l2r
day. After the low-lying hills fring.pG
tie shores Of Batavia faded from ycS
ON the afternoon of July II for so days
her crew Of 60 officers and scamen saw
no land, sighted no vessel ard enrou1i-
tered no storm. Among the crew are
three seamen who, during the run
across the Indian ocean, suffered terri
bly, from sudden blindness at night, the
result Of that strange disease of the
eyes prevalent in the tropics, and
known to sailors as "moonblink." One
bright, moonlight night, while tie
Acanthus was steaming across the H.
dian ocean, one of them finding bis
berth in the forecastle too uncomforta-
bly, hot, went out and lay upon the
deck. The moon was nearing her full
and shone almost directly overhead.
When the watch was changed at mid
night he was awakened and was horri-
fled to find himself blind. At first the
captain thought the man might be
shamming to avoid going on duty, but
an investigation was made, and IL was
found that he could not sec, although
his eyes were wide open. The calamity
was at once diagnosed as case OF
''moonblink," and the captain cau-
toned his men against running such
risks. When day began to break sight
began to return, and by sunrise he
could see as well as IL nothing unusual
had happened. All Of that day the
case formed the chief topic of conver-
sation and when night came two more
men determined to test the effect Of the
moon. After two hours nap in the
,, full glare of the moon both men were
awakened totally blind. An order from
the captain prevented any further en-
perimenting in that line during the rest
OF the voyage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-23
POLICEMEN IN OTHER LANDS.

The German policeman is ubiquitous
and autocratic and ill-advised persons
who fail to carry out his instructions to
the letter are sure to suffer.
A great deal is expected of the Paris
ian police besides keeping order. They
are obliged to keep records of residents
and oversee STRENGTHENING and public
vehicles.
Nearly all German policemen are old
soldiers. Each bears a sword and is not
at all backward in using it, view of
duty whichis supported and encouraged
by the higher authorities.
The Paris policeman's chief work is
controlling crowds and incipient riots,
of such frequent occurrence in the
French capital. His weapon is short
sword bayonet, which hangs at the side
of his belt.
Policemen in the Fatherland are pro-
tected almost beyond the possibility of
conviction by what is called Dienst-Eid
or service-oath, which practically means
that TO disprove a policeman's story
you must find six independent witness
es to corroborate your own!
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-03-23

Ruskin has squandered in good deeds
fortune of $75O, 900, and his present in
come depends almost wholly upon the
royalties of a recent popular edition of
his works.
Only the other day story was cir
culated to the effect that Kipling was to
receive 25 cents a word for new story
TO be printed in London magazine.
Now it is said that two American edit
ors have combined to take $4,000 words
at double that price.
Susan B. Anthony began to make
stump speeches for the cause of aboli-
ton in 1853, the year Mrs. Lease was
born. After her first speech Miss An
thony started out over the country, and
this first speech of hers is said to have
raised greater commotion than any
of the Kansas lady's.
Patti is writing "reminiscences in
which she says she was born in 1914 and
made her debut in 1859. Her good sense
is shown in advice she gives girls anx-
ious for success on the stage. She says:
"You must be good workman at your
trade before you can be an artist in
your art"
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Ten cent ginghams for cents at W.
H. Wildes
Mark Savage of Bingham is In town
today, having attended the District Odd
Fellows meeting here last evening
James Clarkson and Jas. Dunbar were
arraigned before Justice o. X. Bachelor,
Thursday last, and given 30 days in jail.
An account of their arrests for selling
intoxicating liquors was made mention
of in the REPORTER of last week.
Grand chancellor Edw. Parsons OF
Portland, will visit Skowhegan Lodge
X. r., on Thursday next, April lst. 1t
is requested that all members make an
effort to be present. The second degree
Is to be worked on two candidates at this
time.
Archie Weston met with an unfor-
tunate accident Saturday. He was ex-
amining a revolver which he thought
was not loaded, but his mistake was
proven when it went off, the ball pass.
ing through the fleshy part of his hand
near the thumb.
BY the breaking of a shaft at the
power house of the Skowhegan q Nor
rdgewock electric railway, the cars
were unable to run several days last
week. The damage was finally repaired
Saturday, and the cars resumed their
regular trips that afternoon.
Charles +. Taylor of Bath, will speak
on patriotic subjects before the SHow.
hogan grange at their hall on the after
noon of Wednesday, March 81. That
evening he will speak before Carrabas-
sett lodge of Odd Fellows. The next
day he will address public meeting to
which all are invited. This meeting will
be held in G. A. r. hall
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Woman's Club at WaterviIIe

As will be remembered some time
since, an arrangement was made where
by the Woman's Literary Club of Water
vile and the Skowhegan Woman's Club
were to make an exchange of programs.
The Waterville ladies fulfilled their part
of the contract in the early part of
February, and Wednesday last was the
date set for the Skowhegah Club to
make the return visit.
The morning train bore party of
fourteen from the Woman's Club, inclu6-
ing Miss Caroline F. Philbrick, president,
Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill vice. president,
and Mrs. Flora Brainerd, secretary.
Upon arriving in Waterville, they were
met by delegation of the Woman's
Literary Club and escorted to the Ware
parlors where delightful reception was
given and at noon delicious lunch
served.
The afternoons program was as fol
lows: Piano solo, Miss Emily 2. Mead
er, Waterville; story, "How Mrs. Adams
wrote Paper She was not Interested
in" Mrs. Anna Merrill; paper on Edu-
cation, Clara b. Leavitt; poem, "The
Duties of Woman," by Mrs. Emily ?,
Webb, (read by Mrs. F. w. Allen ;
paper, Commonplace Things by Mrs.
+. s. Prescott, (read by Miss Philbrick) /;
story, awakened" Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill; piano Duet, Misses Fannie and
Minnie Gallert of Waterville.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

MARCH TERN, 1857.
FOSTER j., Presiding.
N. W. BRAINERD, Clerk
CHARLES o. SMALL, County Attorney.
MISS MiNTA POWERS, Stenogra pher
e. P. VILEs, Sheriff.
Blaine 8 Viles. Messenger
Deputies:-C. H. Jones, Athens; W. f. Mutt
Fairfield; F. L. Harding, Madison; b. !. Jones
NoIridgewock; c. b. Haskell, Pittsfield.
Thursday, George Wentworth VS.
Noah p. Reed, defaulted for $24.52
Mary A. Currier vs. Abel Ii Patten de.
faulted; Bartlett & Cairns vs. same, de-
faulted, to be heard in damages before
the clerk; Everett T. Goodrich vs. Johr
Turner, neither party.
Friddy,-J. II. Manson vs.. U. q
Salley, neitl er party; Flavlla Hume
well VS.. Harlow s. Russell, defaulted; S
j Walton ct al VS.. Albert p. Murray
defaulted G. A. Merrill vs.. Daniel T
McAllister, defaulted.
Saturday. Pittsfeld National Banl
VS.. f. A. Bean, defaulted; Ben $
Collins vs.. Georgia M. Walker, de
faulted.
Divorces were decreed Saturday
John Roulliard from Mary Roulliard
Sewall c. Frost from Flora NJ. Frost
Isabel M. Campbell from Elmer Camp
bell.
Monday the first jury trial came off.
ID. p Rhodes VS. +. M. Cotton. Actor
on account of goods ordered by defend
ant and shipped by plaintiff. Defend
ant claimed that order was not filed il
time and upon arrival of goods returned
them to plaintiff. Plaintiff claims that
he delivered the goods to the common
carrier, the railroad, and the fault il
any was that of railroad.
Verdict for defendant.
f. f. Webb for plaintiff Harvey d.
Eaton for defendant.
John p. Paine VS. Woodward Lewis
defaulted.
Romandel p. McIntire VS. Frank II
Simmons ct al, defaulted.
Frank w. Wills vs. Frank Greene, de
faulted.
The second trial of the Dillingham;
Hill case began Monday afternoon.
Tuesday forenoon the grand jury re-
ported seventy-two indictments, the
largest number for many years. Six
ty-three of these were for violation of
the prohibitory law, viz: Common
sellers, Al; single sale, |; nuisances, 10.
There were also indictments for as
sault with intent to kill, for assault
and battery, for larceny, for embez-
element, for violations of insurance
law; two for cheating by false pretenses.
The Dillingham; VS.. Hill case is still on
trial,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

MARCH TERN, 1887
FOSTER, j., Presiding.
N. W. BRAINERD, Clerk
CHARLES o. SMALL, County Attorney.
MISS MisTA POWERS, Stenogra pher
Z. 2. NILEs. Sheriff.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the week.
Fairtield-Fanne ID. Whitman to J. F.
Mariner ct al, 81, 200.
Smithfield-Asa M. Rowe to A. 5,
Tracy, $40.
Solon-Peter n. Savage to A. X
Rowell, XXX; Chandler Knights to Mary
K. Rowell, 800.
New Portland-Annie w. Hutchinson
to Hartley Green, Jr., ct al, $412.
Cambridge--Harriet II. Mitchell to S.
w. kenrick, $500.
Norridgewock-C. II. Miller to w. A
Rogers, $500.
Moscow--Samuel Burns, 2nd, ct al to
}. II. McCollar ct al, $3.50.
Starks-Sarah F. Boswell to L. H,
Duley, STA.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Gard of Thanks.

By this means we would publicly ex-
press our heartfelt thanks TO those
neighbors and kind friends who render
ed US such material assistance in the re-
cent sickness and subsequent death of
our loved one. May their burdens be
equally lightened.
G. w. BAILEY.
Mrs. l.. CURTIS,
MRS. +. \. BAILEY.
Athens, Mar. 22i, 1897
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Ten pieces figured black dress goods,
formerly sold for $l.00 and $1.25 only
Is cents at w. II. Wides'.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to extend our gratitude to
our neighbors and fIiends, who so kind
ly assisted US at the time of our sudden
bereavement.
MRS PHEBE ANTILL,
IDA ANTILL,
EMMA AkTILL,
AVIS ANTILL,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
To the Consumer:

We have received packages of Moasses, and find it
heavy good COLOR good for any kind of cooking IN
which you use Moasses We going to sell it at only
25c per gallon five gallons $I5 This the best trade
we ever had bring in your jugs and try gallon you will
be pleased with it; in any if it don't suit we will refund
the money
We want to say few words about FLOUR.
$3.50; Washbuns $780, best Winter
ground Rollers $500 We warrant all these hours TO be
don't for them
fneG for S0O
Family storeouse and are bound to
ell it, will el you large size bars for $780,
The best Domestic fine drinking Rio
Coffee The bestSa
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Have your pictures framed at Folsom
and Varney's. Aft
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
ANCIENT MEDICAL METHODS
Inc manner of Doctors Consultations In
the Fourteenth Centurx

The Manner of Doctors Consultations In
the Fourteenth Century.
Coming to Mondeville's exposition of
the method Of holding discussion, we
find his description almost story of
what might take place today First, :"
he says, 1--WE should inquire into the
nature OF the disease, examining care
fully and feeling because the diagnosis
is made by touching with the hand and
observing with the eye. All the consult
ants engage in turn in the examination
Then, if the case demands it, they make
new examination all together, point
ing out to one another the symptoms Of
disease and the special or remarkable
features either in the patient or the dis
ease, Then one Of them, the highest in
rank, says to the patient, Sir we per-
celve very clearly what is the matter
with you, and you ought to have full
confidence in us and be glad that there
are SO many of US here and such doctors
enough for king-and to believe that
the youngest Of us is competent to pre-
scribe and carry on your treatment and
bring it to q good result Then he in
terrogates the patient about the circum-
stances Of his attack, Sir, do not be
displeased or take it ill, but when did
your illness begin?' following this with
many other questions, the answers to
which are recorded as indications fur
nishcd by the patient
"When all the questions called for
by the case have been asked, the con-
sultants retire to another room, where
they will be alone, for in all consulta-
lions the masters dispute with one an
other in order the better to discuss the
truth, and sometimes they come to
pass in the heat Of discussion which
would cause strangers witnessing their
proceeding to suppose there were discord
and strife among them. This is some
times the case. ''-"Fourteenth Century
Doctors, by M. E. Nicaise, in Popular
Science Monthly
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
A Bee Was Kept,

A girl from town is staying with
some country cousins who live at a
farm. On the night of her arrival she
finds, to her modification, that she is
ignorant of all sorts of things connected
with farm life which to her country
cousins are matters of everyday knowl-
edge. She fancies they seem amused at
her ignorance.
At breakfast the following morning
she sees on the table dish of fine hon
ey, whereupon she thinks she has found
an opportunity of retrieving her humil-
iating experience of the night before
and of showing her country cousins that
she knows something Of country life
after all. So, looking at the dish of
honey, she says carelessly:
"Ah, l see you keep bee Pear
sons Weekly.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
INDIA RUBBER.
Tests by Which the Quality of the Ma
terial May Be Established.


terial May Be Established.
Some few years ago Lieutenant Via
dimirof of the Russian navy made Sc
ries of experiments to establish the test
ing of rubber goods on a sound and sat
isfactory basis, the following being the
main conclusions at which he arrived.
1t will be seen that the tests advocated
are physical ones, as he came to the con-
clusion that chemical testing gave no
reliable results
First. India rubber should not give
the slightest sign of superficial cracks
on being bent to an angle;of 1870 de-
grees after five hours exposure in a
closed air bath to temperature of 1876
degrees G. The test pieces should be
about centimeters thick.
Second containing not more
than so per cent by weight of metallic
oxides should stretch to five times it's
length without breaking.
Third. caoutchouc free from
all foreign matter, except the sulphur
necessary for INFLAMMATION, should
stretch seven times it's length without
breaking.
Fourth. = The extension measured
Immediately after rupture should not
exceed 10 per cent of the original length
of the test piece. The test pieces should
be from 8 to 10 millimeters wide, and
not more than millimeters thick and
8 centimeters long.
Fifth.-The percentage of ash gives
certain indication of the degree of
softness, and may form basis for the
choice between different qualities for
certain purposes.
Any excuses Of sulphur over that re-
quired for vulcanization should be re-
moved at the works, and should not ap-
pear on the surface of any object.
Now, these tests on the whole seem
very we'll calculated to give useful indi-
cation to engineers as to the quality of
the goods they are buying, only we
would interpolate here the remark that
unless good price is paid for the rub
Der it is no use submitting it to such
physical tests as these. India rubber
substitutes made from oil and recover
ed rubbers SHAT is, old rubber worked
up again with oil-have nothing like the
elasticity appertaining to new, sound
rubber, and they are quite incapable of
the elongation or heat tests
mentioned Engineering
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
ais wife ts de a DIcycre.

DR.. ]. d. Porter of Kansas City com.
mitted suicide the ether day because his
wife insisted on riding bicycle against
his wishes. He did not consider the prac-
tice womanly and tried to keep her from
it, but she would ride in spite of him. DR..
Porter swallowed morphine, strychnine
and hydrate of chloral and inhaled gas.
He was an expert chemist and familiar
with all the deadly poisons and it would
seem that such man would court death
in the quickest, most painless manner,
but instead DR.. Porter died an awful
death. His self destruction was the ap.
palling self torture of a maniac. He was
alone through it all-12 hours or more
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
NO MORE THORNS.

The Perfection to Which Fruits and Flow
ers Are Developing.
The limit of improvement is not
found in producing fruits of great size,
beauty and sweetness There are other
desirable qualities that the horticultur-
list is anxious to obtain, and toward
this end he is devoting his energies
One of the most noticeable trends of the
science of fruit culture is toward the
elimination of undesirable organs The
thorns Of some of the citrus fruit trees
and the prickles of such small berry
bushes as the gooseberry, blackberry
and raspberry are protuberances that
have outlived their usefulness and are
highly unpleasant. They not only pune
ture the ripening fruits but they often
make harvesting exceedingly inconven-
lent. Gardeners have long wished to
do away with these thorns and prickles,
but it is only comparatively recently
that systematic efforts have been made
to eliminate them.
The thorns are conspicuous organs of
our cultivated plants that have ceased
to be of any value. for their original
purpose of protecting the plants from
animals has no force today in the gar
dens and fields. They should have been
exterminated long ago Through the
careful selection of plants that happen
to be thornless, stocks are obtained for
new race of thornless plants Others
are noted for the few thorns that grow
on them, and by judicious selection of
seeds and CRAFTS from these the same
work is continued Already gardeners
have cultivated raspberry and blackber-
ry canes that are entirely thornless, and
by grating improved varieties on these
the desired end will soon be reached
The wild orange trees have many more
thorns on them than the budded stock
and the wild Florida lemons are thickly
studded with thorns, while the grated
La France have none. George Ethel
bert Walsh in Lippincott'
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
Powerful Sneaking.

Wendell Phillips once, when he was
interrupted by an unfriendly audience,
stopped down and began talking in a
low voice to the men at the reporters
table. Some Of the auditors, becoming
curious, called, Louder" whereupon
Phillips Strengthened himself up and ex-
claimed: go right on, gentlemen, with
your noise. Through these pencils
pointing to the reporters speak to
10000 people,"
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

The first two weeks meeting at the Ingleside
race course was great success, the manage
ment, under the able supervision of FL. Green
unturned to cater to the public's wants, in fur
nishing good cards for every days racing and
assured good honest sport, which was fulfilled
to the letter. The second two weeks meet will
begin at Ingleside, November 29th to December
lite, inclusive, where some of the best horses in
the United States will contest for supremacy.
Visitors to San Francisco should avail them
selves of this opportunity and visit these beau
tiful grounds, WEIGH excel anything of its kind
in the Union.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
Birds Eggs.

Next to that of the British museum
the largest collection of birds eggs Is
that belonging to a lawyer named Nehr
Korn, in Braunschweig, Germany. He
intends soon to issue a catalogue Of his
collection, with fifty colored plates de-
picting the more valuable specimens,
Of many of which no other sample is
known to exist.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
Ants Poison Bag.

Ants are provided with poison bag
which discharges fluid having a
strong sulphurous smell, sufficient to
drive away most enemies.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
Too Weak to hold It.

Charles-Uncle, | want you to try
this limburger. 1t was imported all the
way from Germany, each pound care
fully wrapped in tinfoil
Uncle Josh-Gosh! Air you sure they
didn't have to do it up in iler from
indianapolis Journal
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
The Wrong Jam.

Haskell-What's Bobby crying for?
Mrs. Haskell oh, the poor boy
caught his finger in the pantry door.
Haskell-H'ml He evidently didn t
get the jam he was looking for that
time. Pick Me Up.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
BIG REGULAR ARMY.

Mightiest host of this SORT is the army of in
yalids whose bowels, livers and stomachs have
been regulated by Hostetters Stomach Bitters
regular habit of body is brought abot through
using the Bitters, not by violently agitating
and gripping the intestines, but by reinforcing
their energy and causing flow of the bile into
its proper channel. Malaria, la grippe, dyspep-
STA, and a tendency to inactivity of the kidneys
are conquered by the Bitters.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

A French professor is the owner Of a
collection of 900 human heads, repre-
senting every known race of people on
the globe -
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

"King Solomen's Treasure" only Aphrodis-
iacal Tonic known. (See Dictionary $500 box,
weeks treatment. MASON CHEMICAL Co., P. o.
Box TAI Philadelphia, Pa.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

It's all well enough for man and
wife to pull together, but they should
draw the line at hair-pulling.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a family medicine with US since 1865.
r. Madison. 24O9 AID ave., Chicago Ill.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
Doesn't Know It All.

"What do you study at school, my
little man?''
II am studying the history of France,
sir. -
Indeed. What can you tell me about
Charlemagne2'
"Oh, sir, we have only got as far as
Adam and Eve. "-Polichinelle.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

The poorer and cheaper varieties Of
snuff are sometimes made from refuse
stems and leaves
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
FREE TO OUR READERS.

Our readers will be pleased to learn that
the great discovery, DR.. Killmer's Swamp
Root, has been so universally successful in
quickly curing all forms of kidney and blad-
der troubles, that those who wish to Prove
for themselves its wonderful merit may
have sample bottle and a book of valu-
able information both sent absolutely free
by mail. Nothing could be fairer or more
generous than this liberal offer, and we adj
wise our readers to write mentioning this
paper and send their address to DR.. Killmer
4 Co., Binghamtnn, n. Y. DIR. Killmer's
Swamp-Root is the discovery of great
physician, and as such is not recommended
for everything, but will be found just what
is needed in cases of kidney and bladder
disorders-or troubles arising from weak
kidneys, such as gravel, rheumatism, pain
or duh ache in the back, too frequent desire
to pass water, scanty supply, smarting or
burning in passing it. Swamp-Root stands
the highest for its wonderful cures. The
regular sizes are sold by druggists, price
fifty cents and one dollaT.e
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
1t all Depended.

Mr.. Fox-Darling, will you share my lot?
Miss Giebel-Its owing to what part of tn
city it is located in.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. { Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10
A Wide Awake.

Wide Awake.
There's a man who never sleeps"
"Ah, a famous detective?'
"No. father of triplets '-Phila.
delphia North American
Mesa free press., 1897-12-10

Try schilling's Best tea and baking powder.