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The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

and spoon hook lie rowed the boat
with the trolling line in his mouth,
while | stood in the stern with silver
rugged sinner ON. Now, John, [ never
saw IA man catch Fl IA as he did.
At noon we Went ashore and father
went home while I went to the post
office. | got Il letter from Chicago, with
a check for $1,000 in it. With some
trouble / got it eashed, getting paid in
s. and $40 bills, making quite a roll |
then got "A roast JOINT of beef, with Il
lot Of dclicaeies, and had them sent
home. After that | went visiting among
my cd schoolmates for two hours and
went home. Mother had put on her only
silk dress and father had donned his
Sunday go to meeting clothes, none too
good either. This is where | played a
joke ON the old folks. Mother was in
the kitchen watching the roast. Father
was out to the barn, and | had clear
coast 1 dumped the sugar out of the
old blue bowl, put the 81 900 in 1t and
placed the cover on again. At last sup
per was ready. Father asked a blessing
over 1t, and he actually trembled when
he stuck his knife int the roast.
I'VE haven't had piece of meat like
that in five years, Jim, he said, and
mother put in with, And we haven t
had any coffee in a year, only when we
went visiting
Then she poured out the coffee and
lifted the cover of the sugar bowl, ask
ing as she did SO, How many spoon
fuls, Jimmy?'
Then she struck something that was
not sugar. She picked up the bowl and
peered into it. Aha, Master Jimmy,
playing your old tricks on your mann
my, ELI? Well, boys will be boys. "
Then she gasped for breath, She saw
it was money. She looked at me and
then at father; then with trembling
fingers drew out the great roll of bills.
Ha, ha, hal I can see father now, as
be stood there on tiptoe. with his knife
in one hand, his fork in the other, and
his eyes fairly bullying out of his head.
But it was too much for mother. She
raised her eyes slowly to heaven and
said, Put your trust i'll the Lord, fo1
he will provide "
Then she tainted away Well, John,
there is not much more to tell. We
threw water in her face and brought her
to. Then we demolished that dinner,
mother all the time saying: my boy
Jimmy My boy JIMMY
l staid a month l fixed up the place,
paid off all the debts, had good time
and came back to New York. am GO
ing to send $50 home every week. 1 tell
you, John, it is mighty nice to have a
home.
John was looking steadily at the head
of his cane. When he spoke, he took
Jim by the hand and said: Jim, old
friend what you have told me has af-
fected me greatly. Haven heard from
my home away up i'll Maine for ten
years. l am going home tomorrow. -
Lulu Michel in st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Contagious
Blood Poison.

Mr.. Frank B. Martin, who is engaged
In the jewelry business at 926 Penn
sylvania Avenue, Washington City,
where he is we'll and favorably known,
was victim of that worst form of dis
ease-contagious blood poison. He
realized that his life was about to be
blasted, for this terrible disease has
baffled the skill of the physicians for
ages, and they have never yet been
able to effect a cure. His mental
despair can better be imagined than
described.
In recent letter he says: about
four years ago l contracted severe
case of contagious blood poison, and
it was not long before l was in terri
bic condition. Immediately placed
myself under treatment of two of tho
best physicians in Washington city.
Their treatment, which l took faith
fully for six months, cost me just three
hundred dollars, and left me worse than
when began it. My condition caM
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
MOUNTAIN ECHO.

In mournful stiffness rides Knight
Thror IA liz deep vale's coneave.
"Ah. do now re- to ~ darlings arms,
Or do I but 20 to the darksomo graveR"
The echo answer gave
1.-THE darksume gravel
As ever onward rides the knight
His mournful signs increase
"Find |, SO soon, in the grave released
All, well, the grave brings peaee!'
Nor did the echo cease
1.-THE grave brings peace
Down from the cavaliers cheek, for grief,
A teardrop rolled and fell
as there only rest in the grave for meP
To me, then the grave comes we'll"
The echoes hollow swell
1.-The grave comes well.
q W. Oddie in New York Tribune
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

best be appreciated, when | state that
my throat and mouth were full of sores
and my tongue was almost eaten away;
| had not taken solid food for three
months. Ny entire body was covered
with red blotches, my hands and feet
were sore and my hair was falling
out rapidly. I was in a truly pitiable
condition.
81 felt that I was incurable, and
was in great despair, when a friend
recommended 5. ). s., stating that it
would certainly cure me. | began its
use, and when had finished the fourth
bottle, began to improve, and by the
time | had finished eighteen bottles, l
was thoroughly rid of the disease; of
course, l was not sure that | was cured,
but am now convinced, as no sign
of the disease has ever returned for
four years. S. S. S. is the best blood
remedy in the world, and my cure was
due solely and alone to it"
Contagious blood poison is the most
horrible of all diseases, and has been
appropriately called the curse of man
kind 1t has always baff1ed the doc
tors, and. until the discovery of S. S. s.,
was incurable.
For fifty years S. S. 8. has been cur
ing this terrible disease, even after all
other treatment failed. 1t is guaran-
teed purely vegetable, and one thou
sand dollars reward is offered for proof
to the contrary. $. $. s. never fails
to cure contagious blood poison, or
any other disease of the blood. II
you have a blood disease, take a rem
edy which will not injure you. Be
ware of mercury; don't do violence
to your system.
Our books on blood and skin dis
eases, will be mailed free to any ad-
dress. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

herd, who -aIls the result Of biz exami
nation of 'he poor beasts injuries Il
his comrades On the TO- above she
read off the title Of tn picture to hel
husband:
There's Life In the Oh Dog Yet -
Looking compessieuae.y on tire pie
tured form If the aped and for4alel
king, Jargr failed to perceive anything
wrong IN the namo
So there Is, gal, 80 there H. he ex
claimed, in hur.t e pity; adding,
with dropped yoiee and shake If thf
head at Lear, but not much, moi
much f'-Youth's Companion
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
MYTHS of %endland.

Charles de Kay, consul general to
Berlin, writes of Vendland in The Cen
tury under title Of IAN Inland Venice. y
Concerning the strange myths of the
Venda, Mr. de Kay says: The water
nixy is dangerous to young women who
wade into ponds to cut reeds for thatch
The sandman has his female counter
part. When boy mods, it is Hermann
that has come; when girl gets sleepy
over her spinning, it is Dremotka
Reapers who fail to rest for an hour at
midday are i'll danger of a ragged fe.
male demon called Pshespolniza She
comes with sickle bound to a pole and
cuts off their heads She seems to have
been sunstroke personified but is now,
like SerpOWniza, only a bugbear used to
brighten children away from growing
crops.
Here in the Spreewald exist many OF
the supcrstitions common to Ireland and
Scotland-the changeling, the whirl-
wind, will o the wisp kobold, lopre.
chawn and good little people generally
Here are the crafty spirit of the lake and
the demon that springs on mems shoul.
ders at night Here especially is the
banshee. Indeed no less IA family than
the Hohenzollerns have Il private and
particular white lady who appears in
the unsentimental virinage of the
schloss, in the he.r; of I5cri II, and walls
round the battlemo nts when death is
to occur in the family. Connection be-
tween bp RlitiSb islands and tba lanla
drained by the Elbc and the Nistula has
been constantly renewed by migration
and conquest. In remote periods the
race seems to have been alike in both
countries
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Notice
Of APPOINTMENT of ASSignee.

Case OF Frank B. Heselton, at Skowhegan,
in the County OF Somerset and State OF Maine,
the 18th day OF Feb, A. D., 1897. The under
signed hereby gives notice OF his appoint
ment as Assignee of Frank b. Heselten OF
Skowhegan in said County OF Somerset, insol
vent debtor, who has been declared an insol-
vent upon his petition by the Court OF 1nsol-
vency for the County OF Somerset 3wli
FORREST GOODWIN, Assignee.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
From Boston Portland, Lewiston, Augusta,
Wateryiue SkowheRau and Bangor,

RFtFlaR stations, at which trains viii 81, ?
on signal or notice to Conductor.
Mixed between Bingham and No. Arson.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Mercer, land Electric
Cars to and from Skowhegan) At Arson. for
Sswyer's Mills, (Stsrks);
No. Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
FOR Forks, Moose River, Msyheld, Kingsbury
and Abbott.
W. Nj. AVER SuPr.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
TRY GRAIN.O! TRY GRAIN @!

Ask your Grocer to day to show you pack
age OF GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
drink it without injury as well as the adult.
All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown OF Mocha or Java, but it is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress Il the
price of coffee. 10 cts. and % cts per package.
Sold by all grocers.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

You said that when we We're mar
ried you would refuse me nothing y
III be still more generous III not
even refuse you nothing III give it to
you. '-Cincimati Enquirer
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

When a dentist in China is pulling
tooth for "A patron, an assistant hammers
ON gong TO drown the cries of the
victim
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Mr. Valentine Prinsep. the we'll
known English artist, is a very Jolly
Briton indeed. and is fond of telling
amusing stories alb, a himself and his
profession Even his name proves a
source of mirth. An he likes to relate
the blunders its odditv has occasiOned.
Once, when going to dine at fashion
ablo mansion he was accosted bv the
butlor.
"What name. sir"
"PriDsep -
Great was the big artist $ amusement
when he WAS then announced loudly
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Sixty per cent of the buckwheat fields
were in New York and Pennsylvania
when the last federal census was taken,
and they continue to hold the lead
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

While strCiling in the neighborhood
of BruutUn. Ln@lmd, a short time ago,
a tourist noticed suspended ON the
Branches Of tree an old paint can of
medium size On making an eXamina-
ton he found tat the can contained the
nest of IL house sparrow, with young.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

tits just as we'll to know that ophelia.
q new color, is pale maure
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
THERE IS 4 CLASS or PEOPLE

who are injured by the use OF coffee Recent
ly there has been placed in all he grocery
stores a new preparation called GRAlN-o,
made OF pure grains, that takes the place Of
coffee. The most delicate stomach receives il
without distress. and but few can tell II from
coffee. 1t does not cost over i as much
Children may drink it with great benefit. is
cts. and rs cts per package. Try IT. Ask for
GRAIN-O.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Housekeeper Wanted.

Must take entire charge OF house and two
children 8 and 10 yrs old. Call on or address
Stf GEORGE W. COVER, Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25
Somerset Railway.
CHANGE OF TIME,
commencing October S. 1896.

Trains will run AS follows, connecting At Oak
land with Maine Central Rail Trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Wateryille
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath Skowhegsu and Ban
gor.
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Wsterville,
AnKnala. AknMheRAn and BanRor.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

Trains leave skowhegan as follows: $50 A
NJ for all points West-l.35 p. NJ. for Water
vile, Oakland North Arson, Lewiston
Augusta, Gardiner and Brunswick, Port.
land and Boston. Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft
Greenville. Bangor, and Mattswsmk Gag;
800 P. M. (mixed) for Waterville
enabling passengers to take night Pull
70 Portland and Boston
ARRIVALS:-7.0 A. Nj. MIXED from Water
vile, daily except Mondays:-l0.33 A. NJ
Passenger from Portland, Lewiston, winthrop
Waterville, Augusta and Bangor;-6l0 p. Nj
from all points.
GEORGE F. EVANS, Gen. M'g'r.
f. h. BOOTHBY, General Pas'r Agent
Portland, Oct. L. 1896.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-03-25

ARRANc CMENT OF THE OFFICIAL
OUARTER5 OF THE EXECUTIVE.

Views from the Windows of the East
Room The Hall of the Disappointed"
Telephone Is Almost the Only Modern
Improvement In the Building.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02
Leave Taking

last night Che large and com.
modIou4 Wobbsr residence was
Illuminated from5ellaf to dome, the
occasion being Che leave taking of
Misses Mary and ttley Wtbbrr
who were on the eve of leaving Tor
ncbluon rwuo ono oD thu leading
colleges la the south, aud "a great
many of theif young friends had
gathered there 70 say good bye.
The young people passed the even.
ihg pleasantly though they came
TO aay good bye TO two of their aa
sotOates The Misses Wcbbtr are
two Of our sweetest girls and they
will he sadly missed By the society
young people while hoy are ou at
college
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02
TEXAS WHITBGApB
Whipping and DRIVING Negroes From
Lone Star State,

Lone star State,
Dallas, TeXo Aug 9l.=The negro
population of Dallas Ia receiving
daily additions of whItetaprcugees
from the country districts of Dallas
Eula, Kaufman, johnson and adioIns
Ing counties,
The men who are tefrorlIng the
blacks have been unusually active
during the last ten days They are
known Ia some localities aa white,
caps aud In others aB regulators,
Criminal assaults, robbery and
other crimes haye been frequent Of
late, aud the guilty parties are be-.
lieyud 10 be negroes, On this most
ot the crusade against the blacks u
based. Labor troubles In eouuets
lIon with cotton pieNug Is cutting
a nominal figure
Last night an old negro named
BIll PYLE was taken from his home
In kaufman county aud tcwIbly
whipped by wbIJoeaps aud made TO
leave.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02
A SICK CLUB.
Base Ball Men Get Sick as
Well as Other People,
AMATEURS WERE SUBSTITUTED,
They Play Good BALL, But Let the
Vlaitors Down Them,

A tolerable fair sized audience
was out yesterday to witness the
game Of ball between Shreveport
| and lcNarkaua
When the game was caDledit was
found that ThieImau, Thurman and
Stevens were sick and the MAE had
to be made up Of amateurs
Warren aud Wright were put in
their place, These gentlemen are
good amateurs but not equal to the
two men whose places they took on
the diamond rmemau, sick as he
was, could find no substitute and
had to play
Shreveport had secured four runs
against Texarkanas four goose
eggs, but in the Gfth inning Tex
arkana managed to get four runs,
and it was a tie until the last half
of the 6Cth was played out and
sport scored two runs and placed
them ahead again
TeSarkana picked up courage
again aud in Che FIRST halfof the 9th
hit the hog skin for two runs, thus
making If a tic with the PcDlcans
The game was withoutany special
feature from this on until the close
with the exception that Shreveport
made one more run thus defeating
our club,
The following rs theway the score
sheet reads
Tegarkana,,,O 1900 &C
snreyeport,o1 O3O2OOO -
Earned runs TeSlrkana q
Shreveport 2,
Two Base Hits BcrJhoId, Wgay.
err, Beard, Reed, Pender
Three Base Hts Weaver and
Meyers.
Sacrifice Hits Thciman, Kcorc
| and pendcr
Stolen Bases Reed, Jordan 2,
Double Plays=Tb Tbellman to Weay.
en- pender to Jordan,
Base ON BalB=O0 keefe t.
Struck out by Weaver 3 by
Kccre 3,
Passed Balh= Meyers /.
Umpire=Cli0 Briley
Time l}55,
This afternoon the second game
game viii be played aud jt ID said
the sick men will be up and ready
for duty
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

Quite a number of feSarbauas
fair daughters will leave shortly TO
attend colleges in other states,
Miss Gertrude Temple returns to
belmont College, Nashville, Tenn
MIsgcs Susie and bIWle Frost win po
TO the AthayIIIe NJ q, Female 0ol
lsge, Miss Emma prestfidge will
euter the Kate Nelson College al
shreveport
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

H. u, DlcO Harrison, we'll known
here by every one, hal been APP
pointed postmaster Of New Boston,
We always thought Dick was a
Democrat but we sec now where
we were mistaken Dick we wish
you well In your new ay)talIoo OF
Office holding
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

We sec from our Arkansas eSa
changes that the theatrical season
~ opening up all 0roundua II will
not be long before the Hardin Bros,
will have an attraction at the Chic
opera house, aud then will they
prove that they know something
about managing an opera house
LhrmnnlNra.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02
nnIa naAhyllaI

Through sleeping ear service
every night leaving t'eRafbana at
Iia ID M over Ono IRON Mountain
IUult lu Nashville, Tenn CUll aud
Iu4Iyu iuUr hurlha aud ppl bll lac
formation rIum O 10 hWlutbh
litHet Agent
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

Mr. O, w. Prince. the prince Of
racket store men, has returned
from New York. and reports that
he purchased an immense stock Of
goods for bia fall trade Mr. Prince
Is one Of our most successful mer.
rhauig
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02
MARKET Rgp0RlB
feEarkaha to Have Them 1Olletlaed
Every Day by Chicago Firm,

1, Mocbol IL ooo Of Chicago, have
opened Ou office al gOO Pine street
next door 10 Postal telegraph enige,
and win receive and bulletin the
market report every day at their
onte. These gentlemen will engage
Ia The commission business and also
brokerage They come we'll recon
meBded aud We hope the business
they are about 20 embark la will
pay them we'll, as we'll as those they
serve
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

The editor Is very busy attending
to collections and the city editor Is
not able to yet about much, so we
will have to ask the indulgence of
our readers for q few days It
seems that troubles never come
sIngly
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

Cure that cough with shllohs
Cure, The best cough cure, Rec
lIeyes Group promptly 0ne million
bottles sold last Year, 40 doses for
20 cents Sold by Smith Drug Cons
unoN lsm
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

The new Cumberland Presbyte-
rIan parsonage, 39O Sixth street,
will be opened to all the friends OF
the church tba Thursday evening
rom8 to II o'clock Refreshments
will be served aud a pleasant even
Ing may be expected
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

Several even bets have been made
on the base bah game this after
noon, We advise our friends not toI
bet as base ball games are very un-
certain quantities, aud sometimes
the stronger team gets beat by the
weaker one,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-02

Remember that w. IT, Wells n
Go Will net be under sold g.B
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-02

Sunday and carries mail. fro,rA.
passengers. Ahd
Return from Meadows to Indian y,u..
same route. daily. s'iey,
nesday and Friday. we'd
Warren TO Meadows, TUESDAY m.
day and Saturday. nun
Meadows to Van Wycls (44 ,r,o.s
Thursday and Saturday. "''asy'
VanWyck to Meadows, Mondor nv
nesday and Friday. we'd
except Sunday. Jay
Grangeville TO Meadows. same
Salubra TO Ruthburg (22) leaves NJ
day and Friday. 5 p M arrives al P snon'
burg on Tuesday and Saturday
Ruthburg to Salubria. Monday ana
Friday. auo
Salubria to Brannon Q4l FRIDAY. -.
turus same day. 'e
Council to Dale Q0), "Wednesday "a
Saturday; returns same dav. -4o
Dale to Bear COY Monday and Tbp,.
day
Bear TO Dale, Tuesday and FRIDAY
(The number of miles in parentho,,.
following each point, refer to the distanna
between that point ana the precedine
point To find distance from Weiser ad5s
the numbers together.)
POSTMASTERS will confer a favov
by informing us of any change takina
place in the above schedule
Weiser postotiice open from Gas m IL.
pm.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-02
GRAVE ROBBERS.

Or course 'sthe silver issue is dead
which makes it plain that some po-
litical organizations are simply gang
of grave-robbers. Way back there
in Pennsylvania the democrats are
showing their determination to make
the crusade for the liberties of the
people and the maintenance of the
integrity of the American govern
ment. The state convention recent
ly assembled stood but little on cere-
mony. 1t took Harrity, late Penn
sylvania democratic boss and leader
of her Cleveland gold forces, and
hurled him from his throne in short
order. He was also removed from
his place as democratic national com
mitteeman. The chairman Of the con.
vention, in opening, spoke of the late
fight and the distinguished leader.
He declared that the party stood ready
today to continue that battle on the
same platform and under the same
leadership, and that in 1900 they
would carry their banner to victory,
''restore the people to the gold and
silver of the constitution, overthrow
the money power and the organized
trusts and enthrone the people in
governmental affairs" He asserted
that there could be no middle ground
to occupy.
The Pennsylvania democrats then
proceeded to insert the following
money plank in their state platform:
1--WE. the democrats of PENNSYLVANIA.
In convention assembled, heartily reaf-
firm and reiterate the principles of the
democratic party expressed in the plat
form adopted by the national convention
at Chicago in 1896 and approved by c.
500 600 free and independent voters We
are firmly and unalteraby opposed to the
single gold standard, which has been the
direct cause of our financial distress since
Its adoption and we are in favor of i'm
mediate return TO our original specie ba-
sis as it existed prior TO The demonetiza-
ton act of 1878"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-02

among the heads Of trusts in America TO
interfere with the freedom of teaching in
the universities so far MS economic quest
ions are concerned. in order that nothing
shall be uttered which has not received
the NJ de mark Of monopolisiic approval"
ThHpaper pictures the Americans as
reduced almost to the situation of Russia
by the censorship of wealthy magnatcs
over the universities and SAYS. Capital
lists have subsidized the pulpit, bought
up the press. seated woll paid attorneys
in the senate and finally have stretched
lheir hands out TO the colleges which il is
mn easy thing To capture by such gcner-
ositv as Rockefeller's. Apparently il is
their intention To convert the United
States into powerful olgrrchy. aud they
will extend the sway of that olgarchy To
other lands when they can.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-02
ANDREWS, CASE.

English papers have freely com
mented on the case of Professor An
drews, discharged from presidency Of
Brown University, ON account of his
silver views. England is of course II
gold standard country but she seems
somewhat redeemed when two of her
publications can comment thus on the
Andrews case:
London Chronicle; There is no doubt
that. like Professor Bemis, who was dis
missed from the University of Chicago.
President Andrews was dismissed because
he warned his countrymen against the
growth of great monopoies II seems
certain that a conflict is approaching that
will shake the Union rs il was shaken by
the great slavery question. 1t looks as
though the splendid millionaire endow-
ments of American Institutions had the
unworthy motive of the promotion of the
interests of the monopolists.
This movement will lead to the sub
stitution of public for private control and
ownership of the big trusts and monopo-
lies and The Substitution Of state for pri-
vate colleges and universities -
Spectator: I'VE can scarcely escape
ttr conclusion HAT a conspiracy exists