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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
New Portland Cattle Show and
Fair.

FhIr.
The show, fair and trot on the new
agricultural grounds at North New
/ Portland, Friday and Saturday was
largely attended. The number of cattle
were not so many as at some former
shows but the fair was good one in
every particular. 1t was held in tent
on the grounds. The trot saturday was
one of the best in this section of the
county this fall.
The management may well con-
graduate themselves on the success of
the opening of their new race course.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired, the attendance was large and the
sport was of the giltedged variety.
Two classes were trotted off occupying
the entire afternoon. The 100 class
was an easy snap for Dick, he winning
| in straight heats with speed to spare at
most all stages of the game. The other
horses in the class were close enough to
make the fight for position interesting
at times
The 2 81 class was hot struggle and
took six heats TO find winner, every
heat adding To the excitement and I'M
certainty of the contest. Positions were
drawn by number and gave Belmont
the pole; Phillip A, I'd; Harry Boone,
Sd; Don Thompson, 4th; Alice, 9TH
After three Intellectual attempts the
horses got the word for good send-otf.
Phillip A. and Don Thompson made
dash for the lead the latter throwing to
the front at the quarter pole. At the
head of the stretch Phillip went into the
air and fell back, Don Thompson com
ing fast held the lead at the half. The
last half was see-saw contest with all
the four contesting horses. Coming
into the home stretch Phillip again lost
his stride and dropped to the rear of the
Quartette, the other three coming fast,
Don Thompson at the pole, Alice,
second and Belmont on the outside,
making one of the most closely matched
finishes ever seen on race course. The
finish was SO close that 1t was many
minutes before the judges could decide
whether to declare it dead heat or not,
the final decision, however, gave the
heat to Belmont, Alice being only a
neck behind the other two. The second
heat went to Phillip A, after an excit-
ing struggle with Alice, I'd; Belmont,
Sd; Don Thompson, 4th and Harry
Boone far in the rear. In the third
heat Phillip A. was wild again and
Belmont won, with Don Thompson a
very close second. The fourth heat
found Phillip in the better nature and
again a winner. Amid considerable ex-
element the horses came down on line
for the fifth heat. Phillip was again
himself and led the gang, but his driver
violated the trotting rules by pulling
directly acloss the track coming down
the home stretch which cost him the
heat. The sixth and final heat was
trotted after most of the crowd was
gone, but was of the same exciting
stamp as the others. Alice showed the
way to within few lengths of the wire,
when Belmont again pushed his nose to
the front, W ming the race.
Below is the summary:
2.32 cLAss-Tnor AND PAoE-PURsE s75
Belmont, ,Richmond) 3 l 0 /
Phillip A, ASH . 3
Alice, CLARK ? 2
Eon Thompson CrhompaOn) 0
Harry Boone, CThompson) Us
Time, 2.3o, 23t19, 2.37, 2.33l3, 600, 2.3s.
80 cLAss-TRoT AND PACE--PURsE $50
Dick, (Pottle) /
II l. q fClpVplan11
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07

Mrs. Helen c. Stafford's large class of
ladies continue to meet daily at Hotel
Cohurn, p. m. 40
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07

II you want the best perfume get the
Queen of Violets at SIMPSONS, CORNER
druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-07
Gard of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks for the kind assistance rendered
by our friends and neighbors during the
sickness and death of our daughter and
sister, Grace; also for the many beauti
full flowers.
MRS WILLIAM NORRIS.
MISS CARRIE MORRIS.
MISS WINNIE MORRIS.
Bingham, Ne, Oct. ). 1897.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
The GrcatrSt Discovery We;

". VI. Eepin", editor TsSkilwa. ILL.,.
Ch''f, says: We wont keep house
without Dr Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Colds auI Colds. Ex
!'~r.m"nt-i with many others. bat never
s"' The true r"inpiy until W. used DR.
hr"-'s New D'scovers. NJ other RENE
dy can take I,@ place IN our Eom,.. as n
- W. have certain aHI sur- cure for
Coughs. Cpii~. Whna;Ing Cough. etc
!: g. idle = experiment with other ren,e
die. rven II they are urged on YOU as
Just a. =" ii a. DR.. King's New DIScuv.
"FN. They ate rot IL gn,i b-cause this
remedy ha~ 81 record of cures and be
SIDES - guararteei. Il never fails 4,
satisfy. Trial h,,rl.- face at &. q
prG"d'> drug store.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
Beata the Bland-North Deal.

| And nuw Il seems there is another dis
grace IN high Democratic circles that
beats the Bland North deal lately ex.
posed by the Globe Democrat.
One Of the 81. Louis papers charging
| in series of articles appearing III ITS
colums from week to week. that the
present governor while receiver Of the
Fifth National I3ank of 1t. Louis gave
! out the report that the banks assets
wO nd not pay thirty cents an the dol,
lsr: that the governors brother IN law.
one Lewis Nelson, and clerk anu cousin
| of the governors IN the Stephens bank
at BOonvIllc named LevIns, who was IN
solvent, lndustrlously bought up the
greater portion of the paper Of the Fifth
National, and that the governor as re
ceIver, within one year afteI circulating
the report of the small value of the as
sets paid Nelson and Levins. or IN fact.
aslthe paper charges, Nelson ami him
self eighty cents or every dollar of the
banks debts which had been purchased
by them, thus netting to Nelson, Steph-
ems x Co.. some $4,000.
In addition. It Is charged that the
governor compromised. without the
knowledge or advice of hIs attorneys. a
suit IN favor of the bank for SoJ0,W0
against the Overstoltz estate for S.l2 0O0.
uhan Tho sst.,ia Uas amply ppp1 for hp
debt and there was no substantial de-
Tense TO the actios, thus virtually de.
privIng the banks credit of S22S,0U0.
which he should in the honest discharge
Of his duty have collected.
Ii is also further charged that notwlth
standing the governors PDpocrattc
mouthings hes na been protected 10
these irregularities by one Of Ceveland's
cabinet officers from Missouri who had
great influence with Eckles, the comp
troller of the treasury, ,and that although
twelve years have elapsed since the gov
ernor was appointed receiver. he has not
been forced to make a tiral settlement
and accounting.
Talk about the Bland North deal II
the charges against the present governor
are true. Hands poor. miserable, selfish
actiCn 10 briblng North TO getout of his
way sinks into the semblance of a nisde-
meanor comparede with it.-lIeurv Coun-
ty Republican.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND being u pro.
nounSsd free trader he was particular
70 have none but free traders put Oh
guard as consuis Edward l.. PrIcket,
OF Illinois. was one of Mr. CleveIand's
free trade consuls. He MAS at Kehl.
Germany, until a few months ago. Mr..
PrIcket says: II vent over there a
pronounced free trader. ! came home
IN favor of tariff that would cut out
every single product of foreign factory.
Id go further, il 1t were possible, and
make our owH people who go across and
leave millions OF dollars annually with
these foreigners have to pay SO high for
the privilege that they wOald prefer TO
spend their dollars with their own couu-
trymen. III it were not for American
patronage half the hotels IN Germany,
France and Switzerland would have to
close their doors. The Americans who
patronlZe these resorts are victinized by
the most outrageous charges. Every
tradesman and inn keeper on the con-
tInent, the very moment that he knows
he Is dealing with a customer from this
country, proceeds TO gouge him in way
that long practice has made perfect. To
this rule, during my soiourn IN Europe.
| never saw an exception"
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

The United States had in 1873 IL
cents per capita in silver and now has
sS.U per capita. Belgium then had
S22.SS per capita; now she has SSH per
capita. Italy had then ST cents per
capita; now she has 81 b. The Neither
lands had then S9.:ri per capita; now
she has Sll.Si Au-triH Hungary then
had Sill per capita; nov she has So
Australasia had Sl.IJ per capita: now
she has II 40. Sweden IN 1873 had 9S
cents per capita IN silver; now she has
sl.00 per capita. Norway - cents per
capita; BON Sl.00 per capita. Russia
then % CENTS per capita; now 5S cents
per capita. the only nations which
have at all decreased are Great britain !;
France, Germany and Denmark, Great
BrItain's per capita Is $685. instead of
S299: that of France has fallen from
Sl3SJ To Sl29J: that of Denmark from
Si16 To - 81, and that of Germany
from S1.iI To Si20 per capita This
data will be of interest IN the campaigns
of tins fall where the silver question is
discussed. If II Is made an issue any
where again
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

LAST year the silver men repudlated
the law OF supply and demand, affirmed
the existence of a mysterious and indus
soluble link between silver and wheat.
and announced that only the election of
Bryan and silver legislation could pre-
vent the price of WI eat from going dow o
steacily. Bryan was not elected. There
has been no free coinage legislation. The
price Of wheat has gone up as fast as
the price OF silver has gone down. Now
the free silver men, speaking through
Mr.. Bryan, exalt the Law of supply and
demand and gravely reproach sound
money advocates for believing or sug
gesting or insinuating that McKinley's
election or the gold standard or the
Dingley law has doomed wheat. If any
body IN all the world attributes the rise
10 wheat TO Mckinley be deserves to be
reproved, but not in decent consistency
by w. J. Bryan. For this credulous
Individual, if he exists, is clearly dis
ciple OF the Bryanite doctrine of 1896.
that legislation, and not the law of sup
ply snd demand fixes prices. Mr.. Bryan
also suggests that a rise in the price OF
wheat profits only those who have wheat
to sell, and at the expense of those who
have wheat or -four or bread to buy. for
getful Of the fact that be was last year
urging the farmers who produce no sill
yer to double upon themselves the price
of silver. in order TO increase, through
some mysterious process the price of
wheat which they do produce.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

Dig down TO the CAUSE of your SICK
Dess, it YOU want to get well and sta,
we'll. Most likely it's indigestion. The
irritating poison of fermentIng. putriC
food. left IN the stomach by Indigestion
cause headache, neuralgia. nervousness
dizziness, stomachache. Nausea, irrita
bllIty, and all the other weli-knowr
symptoms o! indigestion.
They also cause many pains and disor.
ders which are often laid TO other
causes ald hence are not easily cured
But as soon As the ppissns are REMOVED
all these symptoms and disorders DIS.
APPEAR. because there is nothing left to
cause them. Nothing succeeds 10 this
like Shaker Digestive Cordial. b-cau use il
PREVENTS the undigested food from fer.
mentlDg IN the stomach and HELr> the
stomach To digest It's food.
Sold by druggists, prIce 10 cents TO 81
per bottle
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
Wheat Will Stay Up.

. The Western farmer who has not yet
disposed Of his wheat need not he in a
hurry TO do so through fear that prices
may take a tumble. The prospect is
. that wheat will be higher before it is
much lower. and that ii will not be
much lower until the world raises an
: other crop, at least.
/ Mr.. William Blaine, director uf the
largest milling company in Great Brit
ain, has been in this country for some
/ time, investigating the situation, and is
! firmly OF this opinion. HIS investIga-
tons have been made, not as a sPecula-
: tor, but as miller. Mr.. blaine has al
50 carefully studied the situation IN
Argentine. A australia, Russia. the Dan
ubian provinces and France HIS In-
formation is that 10 Argentine the wheat
crop, soon to be harvested, is better than
it was last year. The total will be D.
600, 900 to 5000 ,OO0 bushels. While the
crop outlook there justities the estIm-
! ates, Mr. Blaine says there ar- climatic
Influences which may change the har-
vest situation. The farmers 10 Arger-
. tine have no way of protecting tie
wheat. They have M sheds. no cover
ing, no elevators, except at the ports.
and il heavy and continuous rains come
something not uHlikely-the crop may
be greatly damaged. At best rot over
30,0O0,Q0u bushels can he counted Oh
from Argentine.
ln France the crop il the wors; known
in years, and this condition holds with
all th. other countries named Mr..
Elaine says that at the time ur his de
parture from England. early in October
there was only. at most, y six weeks sup.
ply. and for that reason the mllers were
using extraordinary efforts To accumul-
ate a surplus.
II appears, therefore, from these IN
vestigatIons. which seem To ba cnmpre
hensIvs and Trustworthy, that the Unit
ed States is the chief reliance for the
worlds bread supply during the next
twelve months or longer. All Of the
marketable wheat gown IN Kansas.
Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma will
be in demand at high prices, and farm
ers who do not wish TO sell now can
safely wait till they get ready. At least
that is the indication at present. aud
nothing can happen to change the situa-
tion observation-disclosures City journal.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
Science And the Farmer

Secretary Wilson, Of the dapar,man,
"' agriculture. III ms audress at Tuske
gee, Ma. lu"a'iny. sans the Chicago
Record. dId we'll h-u lie land strrss M,
o" the Increased opportunities wbirh
Nil' open To- th" farmer whom he takes
tine pans H. sl.-vpte htu..Il ruor.
Thoroughly To- "a scientific study Of In.
"",~ aEi means -! increasing has crnu-
'".' hhHiuS The mp=t uf ms advantages
-" ihi'g- have hamprrrt the ,iry4int,
m"n' nf thc Am"rIcan farmer m,t.rr,Il,
i''y ar Il :a'inr.. t. prof h, III. inrDr
'"h' i"n gained b, 50 en-. IL To &c n m
lch prriIcjInn, and, SECOND, tn. fat
ur' To- EtuIy the agricultural marked
- h''itn"r "t these pirtjcular- has fh,.
farmer himself been iu blame. H., l. -
d"ne tn best % II ,le with the. means a,
hd"h. Npw. hI"tv-r. that the vrryIl,
H~id- ~ mhuy s!.iIrs are lusiug -DIpe Of
th"rr native fertility The. heed i-,.,;,es
H'r" hhG W"r" Pressing Tor intelligent
ana .Ast~uidt'c m-th"ds. As Secretary
wilson points out, ia great deal Is 10 b..
gained simply hy study uf coils aud
snl conditions. Certain lands NAV ne
made Il yirii rich profit in one pro
due. while The -it'n- land would b. IN
th"p'"t 10 hh"th-r. Scientific. iIv..tira
tI'n IS determining what characteristics
"i s"ii> max" them better for one crop
t'H" Tor another. / he day for haphaZ-
H.rd- try II t"i inrk farming has disap
p"ar"d, and the successful agricultural
iet at TIA" future will be- the II an who
studies IT. fields the most carefully and
'iirrs c-"rything in accnrdance with
'h'' PrIncipi.. IF economy the maximum
"I result viii tie minimum uf exp-ndI-
i"re. The AurrIcan farmer 10 doub,
t''@ been Years ahead of his European
r.v.i ~ a!pTtIng advanced uet.iuds. but
ii" >it! las far t. 90. The man who
mhh-~ -uccess Of farming in the COM
ing century w'Il be tie who devotas To
1t uH-it!"s~ the same method and ii:dr
lh"nt which business or professional
men apply IN developing their own best
Uftf.Ef.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
The Last Straw.

The last faint hope Of independent
free coinage by this country disaP-
pear-i, wnen Russia. recently. adopted
the single gold standard and made gold
the sole money of ultimate redemption.
To-Day, not one fret class nation of the
earth remalrs on a SILVER basis. One by
one, the governments have seen the
folly of AN attempt Ia iegIslate an arbl-
trary value into "A metal, and the In
practicabiliiy uf maintaining a double
standard uf values. Eow, all have
agreed that there must Ice "A single uni
versal standard Of money, as there rs of
weight. m-asurement and tine.
The result il that any country. which
hereafter adopts the silver standard,
must take the leap alone, aud make the
contest for silver against the cnmbIued
governments of Chrlstend0m The folly
Of such IA course must be apparent al ii
glance. We can isolate ourselves and
live independently. Of all the world, but
we can do So only by the absolute sus
pensioH uf our trade relations with 9th
ar nations. We cannot buy of them
aud pay in gold, which Is the money Uf
their commerce.. while they buy of ue
and pay IN SILVER, which would he the
money of our cuMmerce. il We were on Il
silver basis. To make both metal-
money Of ultimate redemption and keep
them At parity would bankrupt any
country on earth that made the expert
ment. The first iirst Of ships that land
ed with freight OF silver To he sold Ia
the government at a Premium of lol per
cent would take out the last gold dollar
that government would ever sec, aud
end the farce of bime,alism 10y the ab-
solute establishment of the silver stand
ard.
Russia establishes the gold standard
with reserve of SJGI.N0.Gh ~ gold
with which To redeem her paper and sill
YER currency. This amount H. more
than 90 per cent of her outs dEdIng
notes anu StlNer toiit, dhu lHlS sui pIuS
has been accumulated with sn little oS-
tentatiun that the other nations of the
earth are surprised at the announce
ment. Ii Is less than IA month since free
silver advocates have pointed to Russia
as first class power, which had sue
cessfully maintained the doubl" stand
ard. Russia was the eve lamb Of the
free silver fold. aud now sh- has been
taken. What is there left for Bryan:
Silver will continue to he IN Russia as
il is in the United States. the other"
metal. suitable for subsidiary coin. aud
held at par 10y the promise of gold re-
demptIon. and that Is the place it must
ultimately take N all the civilized na-
tiuus of the earth That Is ultimate hi
metaliism.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

1T is funny to see Demo cratic news
papers Of the free trade stripe adyocat-
ing higher tariff than the Dingley law
for the reason that that measure does
not produce sufficient revenue. They
are very impatient and are no, even vii
ling TO give the law "A fair trial And IT
is noticeable fact that none of them
have suggested or intimated wiling
ness to return to the Wilson law. The
whole Democratic press with one accord
are bowling for a higher tariff IN order
TO stop the deficits.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

The treasury gold reserve keeps on
breaking records. 1t has now passeJ
above the sl5S.O0ooOO mark and has
thus reached a figure which il did no,
closely approach at any previous time
since 1890. There Is much encourage.
ment in this exhibit. During the whole
of the campaign of 1896 bond sale to
replenish the treasury gold fund seemed
to be impending, but at the present
time the government has more gold than
1t needs. And it will have still more a
week or a month hence.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as the,
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is :. blood or constitutional
disease, and in order To cure 1T you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrl
Cure is taken internally, ard acts GIrect.
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quacl
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF
the best physicians IN this couHtry for
years, and is a regular prescription. II
is composed Of the best tonics known
combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous snrfaces
The perfect combination Of the two in
gradients is what produces such won
derful results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
j. CHENEY & co, Toledo. O.
5 ely CiIei.'i.III -
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
\ PoprLrsr OF Miller county asked us

\ PoPULIsT OF Miller county asked us
the other day "if We had any idea what
became of Judge Bland's Sl,00O?" OF
course we had to give it up. All We
know about il is that Bland says he
paid it TO Sam Cook to be paid to Ro-
zelle. Rezelle says he never saw it. Sam
Cook says he psld It out for the purpose
Of keeping up the Populist committee.
The csmmittee says the 81 900 was never
paid to it, aud there you have the mat
ter in a nutshell. IL ROzelle was
Democrat We would accuse him of
squandering the money for chewing
gum Miller County Autogram.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

ESEEYrHENG that can he thought o
that electricity can accomplish Is seer
! IN New York : magnificent Astoria hotel
! The elevators are "prrated by il. AM
/ the bathrooms for the fair sex have eur
! ing irons heated by the magic current
to keep them from employing the dan
gerous lamp. la many suits are chatting
dishes that can te heated by the instant
tw!r-lDg Of II plug. and c,nvIvIal parties
can gather there at any time they chnnse
for the purpose of manufacturing lob.
st..r Il ia NewbGTo or other tunthsnme
dishes. OF course. house like tins will
never pay interest on the Investment.
and prnp:hly 1t was meyer built With
that idea. II IL more in the way of "A
monument To the owner, who has las
ished his millions upOn 1t unsparIngiy.
The runveIIeuCps u affords guests are
IoabtIess without parallel. Every
room ~ the hotel IL connected with
every other room 10y telephone, and a
SICK man can iIe IN his bed IN any cham
Der aud carry On il conversation with IL
friend IN Chrragn or BoSton
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

Iy 1859 Missouri gave Abraham Lin.
coin only lI.O2S votes. But from that
beginning came the I:hj, ,:Jj1 for Garfield
10 1850. the gDi.2J1 for Harrison 10 lSsS,
aud ths 30I.9iO for Mckinley IN 1s96.
Tais great Republican vote IN 1895 was
obtained 5y adherence to vital princi-
pies. aud IN spite Of the disaffection and
reactionnry course or the chairman Of
the State Repub!icaG committee who
was not sufficiently interested IN the re
suit even TO cast his vote. But the
party marches over such obstructives.
and it's vote of 1896 was 6S,6S3 greater
than ever before. Globe Democrat.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
What do the Children Drink :!

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
YOU tried the new food drink called
GRAIN o? II is delicious and nourlsh-
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain o you give the children the
more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain . is made of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
taste like the choice grades of coffee
but costs about as much. All grocers
sell it. 15c. and DC
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

The wise of the president has gwen
special permission to John Philip Sousa.
The March King" to dedicate to her
his new composition, Just finished. and
which viii be called The Lady of the
White House" Mrs. Mckinley forward
ed her permission last week 10 the edi-
tor OF the Ladies' Home journal. which
will publish the Sousa composition III
ite peyt issua
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31
POPULAR LOW-PRICE CALI
FORNIA EXCURSIONS.

The Santa Fe Route daily excursions
to California in tourist sleeping cars are
deScrvedly popular. Cars are Of newest
pattern and very comfortable. having
every necessary convenience
These excursions are accompanied by
Pullman conductors and purters. and are
patronized by many of the best people.
Low ticket rates.
The Santa Fe's California line is re-
markably picturesque. Its middle course
across the continent avoids extremes of
heat or cold.
For descriptive literature. address Geo.
W. Hagenbuch. u. and T. \. 4. L. :. r.
Ry., Kansas City. 40.
The Holt County sentinel., 1897-12-31

Come or-we have a bargain for
you. We have made arrangements 50
that we can send you THE SENTINEL and
the Toledo Blade. for only 81 ~. cash IN
advance. This Is a genuine bargain
the two papers. one year. for the price
of THE SENTINEL alone $50
Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va. was
frightfully burned Gu the face and neck.
Pain was instantly relieved by DeWu's
Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the
injury without leaving scar. II is the
famons pile rametlY.