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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

Confirmation is given in well-informed
quarters in Vienna 10 the rumor thar
friendly advances made by Engau 10
japan have already attained tangible
result. Ii is believed that an Anglo
japanese understanding has been reach
cd which not only comprehends all
eventualties which can occur in the
East, but also contemplates al the con-
sequences that might result in the course
of the Hispano- American war. The un-
Outstanding establishes sort of Asiatie
balance of power.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26
An Army
Officers Life. \

This officer participated IN JoylJ-t4ree battles. He
acas aOounaed, heath impaired, tie future seemed hQbe-
less. IT'S die,em noe. To-Day he gA0res IN AzsresO-
ration and JoyaHy tells 9fa 10 dene1a others
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

Bangor is irritated because of the
mines placed in the Penobseot river Al
the narrows near Bucksport, for the
reason that it is detriment to naviga-
ton, and business men have sent IT,
monstrances to Washington in regard
thereto. The difficulty APP ears to be
largely in the rules applied to shipping
which appears to prohibit the employ
ment of tugs in the vicinity OF the minee
because OF the injury the propeller
screws are liable to have upon the mines.
All ships are towed in and out of the
river but it would seem they could get
along over the short space in which the
mines are placed without serious dill
Guilty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

The Oh Massachusetts volunteers pas
Sod through Baltimore, Md. saturday
last, and its reception by citizens, city
government and local military orders
was cordial and enthusiastic, in marked
contrast with that accorded the old g h
Massachusetts volunteer regiment when
it passed through that city on its way to
Washington, 81 years ago, April 10,
1861, when an excited, rebel-sympathiz-
ing populaee, used mob violence upon
that organization, causing the death OF
four soldiers, the injury of SO Others. and
the soldiers in defending themselves fired
upon the mob causing the death Of Il
liens and the jury of many others,
Then our country was divided, now it is
united and those Baltimore incidents
Illustrate this emphatically.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26
Robbed the Grave.

4 startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject,
is narrated 10y him as follows: Il was
in a most dreadful condition. Ny skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite-grddually growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Fortunately friend
advised trying Electric Bittcrs ana Ia
my great surprise aud joy the first bottle
made decided Improvements. con
trnued their use for thlee weeks aud am
nov well man. know they saved
my life and robbed the grave OF another
victim" No one should fail 10 try
them. Only 30 cents per bottle.
At Patterns Drug Store, c. " Folsom,
Proprietor.
Boston Herald: The career of the late
Mr. Gladstone demonstrates the folly ut
the claim of some people HAT paty and
politics are Inconsistent with each other.
Gladstoue's fame rests on his undeyiat-
ing practice of Christian preeept-
Throughout his public career. As Pre-
mier Salisbury now says OF him. he will
long he remembered. not so much for
the causes in which he engaged or the
political projects he favored, as for his
great example, of which history has
hardly furnished parallel, Of great
Christian man.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26
Rucklln,s Arnica SalYe.

The Best Salye in the world Tor Cuts.
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers. salt theum,
Fever sores, fetter, ChapPea Hands,
Chiblaius. Corns, aud all Skin Eruptious
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box.
For sale at Patterns Drug Store, C.,
w. Folsom, Proprietor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

The difficulty of making any favorable
junction with the insurgent forces in
Cuba is much greater than had been
generally supposed before attempts
were made to do so, and the location of
the Cuban republic does not become
more apparent because of efforts to dis
cover it, The strongholds OF the in
surgents are away from harbors and
shores in the mountains and iungles and
our forces will be Obliged 10 penetrate
the interior before any aid can reach
them or they can afford aid to our
troops. The condition of Cubans is un-
doubtedly becoming worse day by day.
The Spanish government has succeeded
in annihilating the reconeentradOs by
starvation, they are doing their best to
annihilate the Cuban army by the same
process. This is u strong argument in
favor of Immediate invasion of Cuba by
the L. :. army. The blockade process
is working all right so far rs reducing
the strength and resources Of the
Spanish army in Cuba Is concerned, but
ii mt the same time, has disastrous [ II Ct
upon Cubans and the Cuban forces.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

Edward BelIamy is dead from con-
sumption In the prime of life so far as
age goes, 4G years. His death removes
strong and picturesque character in
American literature. As journalist
and author his fame is secure, while as
a student of politics aud social condi-
tions he has stood among the first Of
his time. His greatest work, Looking
Backward" has been the most read
book of a generation, and has been tran
slated into almost every language.
Over l,00O,0000 copies Of this book have
been sold
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

Miss Helen Gould Of Nv York, has IA
practical way OF showing her patriotism
aud interest in the .ueeess of the war by
sending her check fer 100000 to the
L. 5. treasury. This IS not the first
time Miss Gould has shown her interest
in public aTlirs. She IS liberal as well
as benevolent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

On the basis above given the different towns
and plantations are entitled to delegates as fol-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26
A REPUBLICAN CONVENTION for
SOMERSET COUNTY,

VIII be held In Coburn Hall, SkowhegaD,
Wednesday, June 80, 1898, lat 10 o'clock
a
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-05-26

DR.. Robbins No. 25.25 for the liver.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
Cruelty TO ANIMALS.

The horse is the greatest and most
useful of all animals to a civilized an d
enlightened nation, yet he is one of
the greatest mistreated of all animals,
although there is a law in almost every
state for the prevention of cruelty to
animals This law should be uphe Id
in every particular, and the full extent
of the same should be applied to those
who violate it.
The dumb brutes Today have more
sense than some of the human brutes
who mistreat them, and the people IN
general should see to It that the 1or-
tured animals have some protection
from this class of people. There is
nothing more revolving to civilization
than to see the condition in which
some of the horses are, that are IN
daily use. Some Of them are scarcely
able to walk, from starvation, while
others are crippled, lame or have their
backs or shoulders in mass OF sores.
We do not have TO 60 elsewhere to find
this condition of things, but an examl-
nation will show that we have these
kind of mistreated horses within our
midst. There should he some action
taken 10 protect the noble horse and
those who would thus mistreat him
should be made to suger the penalty OF
the law Winston Journal
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
KlOndike Gold is Coming

And although our readers may not get a
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
. TOO MUCH TRUST

The country is suffering from too
much trust, which makes it all the
more necessary that we manufacture at
home more of the articles OF everyday
use which we now buy abroad. The
Greensboro RftOrH says:
a man wakes up in the morning,
looks at watch made by watch
trust, gets up and puts his feet on a
carpet made by carpet trust, takes
off a night shirt made by a cotton
trust, puts on his drawers and socks
made by wooden trust, puts ON his
shoes made 10y leather trust, washes
his face in water furnished by water
trust, in a bowl made by queensware
trust, uses soap made by soap trust,
dries his face and hands Oh a towel
sold by dry goods trust, puts on
shirt made by cotton trust, buttons
made by button trust, a su7t OF
clothes made by a clothing trust, and
kneels down ard puts his trust ID the
Lord, takes drink of whlskey made
by whiskey trust, out OF glass made
by glass trust, and is ready for
breakfast. The meal has been pre-
pared on stove made by stove
trust, with heat from the coal trust, In
utensils made by the hardware trust,
served in dishes from the queensware,
slverware and glassware trusts. He
sits down to d table made by turnl-
ture trust, thanks the Lord for all His
bountiful mercies, and falls to and eats
what is set before him. His wife
serves him with coffee, the price OF
which is fixed by the coffee trust, oat-
meal from the oats trust, bread from
the -four trust, crackers from the cracker
trust. and beefSteak from the blg-tour
combine. He rises from the table, puts
on his trust overCoat, and trust hat, and
rubber trust overshoes, kisses the only
woman he can trust, and goes forth to
skin his fellow man, and trusts to luck
to get trusted for something to eat for
his dinner
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
THE COTTON SEED INDUSTRY

The extraordinary growth Of the
ing the past decade constitutes one Of
the most striking features of our indus
trial progress since the war.
Ten years ago the cotton seed was
looked upon with contempt as some
thing which could not be utilized ex-
cept for planting or fertiiIzng purposes,
and on account Of the vast quantity Of
cotton seed produced, most of the crop
found lis way back into the soil. To-
day the cotton seed is looked upon
with admiring homage. On account
If its increased value, the farmer can
not afford TO ic1tilze his soil with it,
as IN times past, but prefers to haul it
INTO market, where it becomes trbu-
tary to the cotton seed industry.
Since the birth of the cotton seed in
dustry in this section, each year has en-
larged It's growing area and increased
the scope of its possibilities. At the pres
cnt time the finest quality of salad oils,
compound lard, butterine and other
products are made from the cotton
| seed; while the waste material result
| ing is used TO fatten COWS and hogs for
market If such results have been &C
complished during the brief period Of
| only ten years, can anyone limit the
| possibilities which the future holds in
store for the cotton seed
At the present size and importance
of the industry, it is estimated that the
total weight of cotton seed products
manufactured in the south is fully
| equal to half the weight of the cotton
crop. This is something enormous, as
the weight of this years cotton crop,
on the basis of 10, 100000 bales, can
hardly fall short of 5000, 900
pounds, making the total weight OF
cotton seed products manufactured not
less than $500, 1000 pounds. But
there is still room for much greater
expansion. On the authority of agri-
cultural experts, it is stated that the
total amount of cotton seed produced
yearly is double the amount of cotton
baled and applying this ratio to the
present crop, it makes the amount o.
cotton seed aggregate at least 10, ooo,.
900, 900 pounds. As the products
manufactured from cotton seed aggre
gate in weight only one fourth of thi:
amount, it is evident that the industry
as yet consumes only small percent
age Of the cotton seed available.
Although restricted exclusively tc
this section, the cotton seed industry
| has made itself felt in northern anC
eastern markets, and Is destined il
time to stamp its impress upon inter
national commerce. atlanta ConsH
tati0N.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
ANDREWS on LEE.

Commenting on the tribute paid by
President Andrews Of Brown Unlver-
sity, to the military genius OF Gen.
Robert T.. Lee, before Chicago
audience, the Dlnvllle Register think 5
it .must have been a startling surprise
TO our Northern fellow citizens" Con
tinulng 1t says:
wt is TO their credit that it has
been received without serious protest.
That one great man, who fought upon
the other side, and all OF whose sympa-
thies were with the traditions Of New
England ideas and institutions should
have risen TO such an attitude of frank
ness and fairness, is itself thing not
ordinarily anticipated, but that any
number Of people should listen to such
superlatiye and unfeigned praise Of a
former enemy without remOnstrance IS
surprising as well as gratifying. 1t IS
a clear indication that as the South
has come to think Of their great mar
tyr civic ChiefiaIn as a man Of impe-
rial character and abilities, SO the
North IS coming TO the conviction
that the Southern idol and hero was
incomparably the foremost soldier
Chieftain not only in the great civil
struggle, but in all the annals of mod
ern warfare.
Such spirit is surely the prophecy
of the better and larger day when the
valor and herOism of both armies
will be cherished as the common and
priceless heritage of American patriot
ism.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
THE SOUTH'S ONE FAULT.

We went into grocery store in
certain North Carolina town the other
day and found its shelves grooming I'M
der the weight Of canned corn from
Maine, when no place on earth can
produce corn more cheaply or OF a
better quality than North Carolina;
canned peaches and tomatoes from
Delaware and New Jersey, WHEN
peaches and tomatoes, iii faCi al! kinds
Of garden produce grow to perfection
in curry sunny cline; apples from NV
York, when we'll known aulhUri;cs
have declared that Western NDrth
Carolina can't be beat for fine apples;
lard, side pork and hams from the
West, when the 5 ,ulh mas superior
advantages for the prOduciIon Of pork.
We went INTO a furniture store and
found it filled with furniture fr":n Inc
North, when North Carolina Has
enough Of the raw material OF winch
furniture is made to supply the nation.
We went into dry goods store and
found a magnificent display Of dress
goods, hosiery and clothing fresh from
the New England factories. W went
into an agricultural implement store
and found it stocked with pl)ws from
New York and indiana, seed drills,
harrows and cultivators, mowers and
harvesters, from Illinois, Ohio and
New York, when our own Southland
has enough iron, coal and timber to
make all the agricultural implements
and machinery needed in the world
for The next thousand years.
This Is the one great fault of the
South Possessing advantages for
manufacturing and agricultural pur-
suits surprising every other portion OF
the globe, she persists III sending
North for her manufactured goods and
West for her f1)ur and meat supplies.
And Ii /, i4Ct as true as gospel that
SO long as the South builds her facto-
rles in the North, her cannetles aud
packing houses in New Jersey, and
Maine, her smoke houses and granarIes
in the West, she will be poor in purse
aud her people will be mere wealth
acCumulators for the North bound
railroads aud Northern manufactu
TerS.
Let this fault be blOltet ou'. The
motto of every Southern farmer should
he ia huv not hing which can be DrO
duced at nome; and of every citizen o
| the South, TO encourage home indus
tries, and assist with all the means ht
possesses in the great work Of Southern
development. The South can ant
must become, as II was destined by The
Creator to be, the industrial centre o
the nation and garden spot of the ma
ton. -Ru,aI Dirie
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
Col. Turks Address to the Hunters.

The Southern Railway has issued a
handsomely illustrated book on ''Shoot-
ing ard Fishing in the South" 1t has
an Introductory by Col. W. A. Turk,
the genial passenger agent, in which
he says: Shooting and fishing in the
South. in this season of 1897 and 1898,
are all that any sportsman could de-
sire. In North Carolina, particularly,
the quail shooting is Of the finest. Re-
ports from all along the line Of the
Southern Railway in the State show
that the birds are abundant. Their
swift wings offer some lively work for
| the gun. But North Carolina hasn't a
monopoly of game. In all the States
reached by the Southern Railway the
fishing is good, and shooting, too. You
will learn Of the place in this little
book. It's a season for a big game
bag. Of course you will have hearty
welcome. All the world knows the
latchstriny i'll the South hangs out:"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
THE VANCE MONUMENT.

The Raleigh Pest urges the erection
of monument to the late ex-senator
Vance at Raleigh. A movement look
ing to that much desired end was
started, but it'has dropped ont n sight.
which IS real, sr' ,.,li> fec t"t
w III rh- vhitr f,iks ! \ 9Th Cat il
IA The P0st sa,s:
Now it beh"oves the people OF the
State to erect a monument Of Vance
at the State capitol. This should be
III the nature OF -tatuie. corresponding
with that of Washington. About one
half the money needed for this, SO We
learn. has been collected. Cannot the
other halt be speedily secured: Let it
be done. The Post hopes soon to be
able to announce that sufficient funds
have been secured"
If cvtiy man II Nsrih Csr'lira
who sincerely admired Vance and sp-
prccIa,ed his spIendii and most faith
full public services IN reaCe and war,
would but contribute 81, how easy,
how soon could The needed sum be
raised. Many paiTiotlc and grateful
North Carolinians would willingly
give S., $40 or $40 70 the erection
Of fine monument commemorative
Of a noble North CarolInIan. Let the
people d. this and thus fi''Ingly h ,nor
their Tribune. North Carolina, as a
State, through rs legislature, ought,
withou, farther delay, 10 cause to be
erected IN the capital square at Rail
egh monument to North Cardinals
greatest man IN CIVIC life; III judicial
sphere, IN the field in time of war.-
-Wiln ngtrn Messenger.
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
Did She Get Them?

a young lady Of Buffalo,who wanted
something that would keep her stock
ings up where they belonged, thus adj
dressed the terror-strlcken young store
clerk:
1T is my desire to obtain a pair of
circular elastic appendices capable of
being contracted and expanded by
means of oscillating FURNISHED steel
appliances that sparkle like particles
Of gold leaf set with Alaska diamonds
and which are utilized for keeping in
eXtremities which innate delicacy for
bids me to mention. ''-Bufalo (Wyo.)
Voice.
A movement is on foot in Maryland
to protect the song birds of the State,
and Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore,
has given it his endorsement. He
says: eve are nation of vandals,
and our nation cannot be compared
with that of England and Ireland.
Birds make the choir of the heavens,
and they should by all means be pro
tected.' In this estimate the Cardi-
nal is quite right, and voices the SEN
| timents of all humane and thoughtful
people. In North Carolina, for in
stance, an illustrious legislature once
passed law to protect 'possums,
but left the songsters, the Choir
listers of the heavens, to the mercy of
men and boys who carry shotguns in
their hands and slaughter in their
hearts. 1t is a good sign when great
minds and kind hearts like Cardinal
Gibbons become interested in this
work, and the day may not be
far distant when we will no longer be
a nation of vandaiS. -Charlotte Obser-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
Beware of OintmcntS for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good You
can possibly derive from them. Halis
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j. Che
ney Il Co.. Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, and acts di-
rectIy upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls Ca
tarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
II is taken internally, and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. j. Cheney Il Co
@-Sold by druggists, price 15c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
Notice..

HAVING QUALIFIED AS ADMIN
IL strators of the estate of f. w. IL ickS
dece srd before the clerk of the Superior
Cour of Vance county. this is to notify
all persons holding claims against said
estate to present them to me on or before
the End day of Dec. 1898. or tbs notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Par
ties indebted to said estate must make i'm
mediate payment.
This 2nd day of December, 1897.
S. Nj. HICKS.
e. n HICKS,
Administrators.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-01-06
A SOUL.

| listened to the mockinC Bird song
Listened with bated breath
TO that brilliant song that was sweet a:
love,
And as sorrowful as death.
Heard all the passionate longing
OF a soul which has felt and known
All the joy of loves completeness,
And the grief OF being alone.
And | said to my heart, this song bird
OF our glowing Southern cline
Must hold soul in its keeping
That was human in long past time
A soul that had loved and suffered.
But lacked expression completes
And las learned at last Loves language
In the midnight music sweet.