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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

SPANISH EGG ToAsT.-Half dozen eggs
boiled very hard; then the yolks rubbed up
with pepper, salt, mustard, butter, and a
few drops Of milk; spread on buttered
toast, cut before basting into even rounds
with biscuit cutter. Make q cream gravy
Of one cup of water, one OF milk, one teas
poonful Of cornstarcb, and one beaten egg
added just before the gravy is Withdrawn
from the fire, Stir in the egg, salt and a
few drobs Of lemon juice and add little
CHOPPED parsley, pour the gravy over the
toast, nicely arranged on q fiat dish. Cut
the hard whites OF the eggs into rings and
make into chain to encircle the dish by
cutting every other ring open and slipping
another through It, and place few sprigs
of parsley over the toast.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

On and after Monday, June. a9th, 1885. Trains will
run as follows
Passenger Train Leaves SkOwhegan, for all points
west at s 20 A. N. Passenger Train Arrives al
Sk0whegsn a ~ p. M.
Mixed Train leaves Skowhegan At 10, r. NJ, and
arrives at As, A. M every morning except Monday.
Mail ON oil trains ont and In.
The P. NJ. mixed train connects at Waiervie with
Flying Yankee for Portland and Boston and with
evening trainifor Bangor and st. John.
PAYsON TUCKER. Gen'l. Manager.
+. .. BOOTHBY. Gen. Pass'r Agt. t3s
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Boys.

Sturdy little farmer boy. tell me how yeu know
When tits time to plough the fields, and to reap
and NOW.
Do the hens with yellow legs"
scold you when you hunt for eggsf
Do YOU drive the ducks to drink, waddling IN
rowi
Do the pigs in concert squeai
When you bring their evening meal'
Tell me, little farmer boy, for d like to KNOW.
Nimble little sailor boy tell me how you know
How to navigate your ship, when the tempes's
blew.
Do you md 1t pretty hard
Ciing1ng to the topsail yrrdf
Don't Won fear some stormy day sverpoaru
you1l got
Do they let you take light
When you go aloft at night
Tell. me little sailor boy. for I'd like to know
Little boys Of every kind. tell me how You
know ~,
That it's time ere School begins rather i'll to
grow.
Does the pain increase so fast
That it's terrible at lastS
Don't you quickly conyalesce when 100 hte W
go
Do you think am duncef
Wasn't l q school boy oncef
Tell me- all you title boys for ia ike 10 kno"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

PRINTED BY A UNION SOLDIER.

o. L. Martin gives the following account
of the printing Of paper In Vicksburg,
Miss, the day after the capture Of that city
by Grant.
at was on the glorious Fourth Of July
'63, when we entered Vicksburg. First
came the Forty fifth Illinois and then came
ours-the eighth Illinois, known as Ogles-
by's Regiment. General Logan had found
out, somehow or other, that ! was printer
and at Jackson, Tenn, and other points
where we stopped, and where there were
printing facilities, | was sent for to DO the
printing for headquarters. We had hardly
halt, after entering Vicksburg when Colo
mel TONNES sent for me. He was Adjutant
General, and he at once took me to General
Logan's quarters. 4, Martin, said the
General, 4 have considerable work for you,
so you had better look around for pretty
large shop"
~ did, an9 l found the office of the Daily
Citizen. Mr.. Swords, the proprietor, and
several other gentlemen, were In, and they
looked rather glum. / didn't look in the
way of inspiring much confidence"
What do you want hereT demanded
Mr.. Swords. I'VE have no use for YOU
al told the gentleman that was print
er, and that called to SEQ what kind OF an
ONCE tOey Ddu, Uut Hc was ldtuci buhcD uh-
til intImated that was looking for facill
ties to do some government printing
What white paper we found-llttle scraps
mostly-we needed for headquarters work,
aud then we had hardly enough. After |
looked around found that editorial page
of the Citizen VIII 'ch has been set up 10 an
ticipation of events which never occur d.
| took out some unimrortnnt alleged tele-
graph matter and put In my paragraph.
Then struck off few copies and showed
them around. They were SO much In de-
mGnd that looked for little investment.
To get the paper was the greatest diffic llty.
Then some OF us pooled our capital and
bought out an old stock OF wall paper, on
the blank side OF which Iprinted the VIcks'
burg Daily Citizen as improved and cor
recied by me. Thus IL was that rebel
sheet was printed by a Union soldier l
soil the copies at $50 for 100 sheets, and
the pOnl paid well.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
September atlantic.

Henry James begins a story 1.-THE Princess Cas-
tmassima," In the September ATLANTIC, and
the reader will fnd 1t totally unlike anything
he has previously written. Mrs. Oliphant' &c.
ial is remarkably interesting just now, and Mr.
Warner and DR.. Holmes give entertaining in.
stallments Of ION Horseback " and The New
Portfolio" Mr.. Howels has critical and bio
graphical sketch OF the Italian poet Leopardi
and and Mr.. scndder contributes paper on "cod.
thoughtful article-"Ancient and Modern Greek
-on the Greek question" in colleges. by vii.
Diplomatic Episode" Rev g. J. BarrOws mar
rates the attempted seizure Of the island Of Al.
to velo by the United States government. Mon
mining for mastodon," story, and q careful
consideration Of "The Poetic Element in the
Medieval Drama" three good poems, and re
views Of several important books, together with
the usual departments close the number
BOughtOn, Mifilin & Co.. Boston.
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very Remarkable Recovery.

Mr.. Geo. v, Willing, of Manchester,
Mich, writes: my vile has been almost
helpless for I'VE years, 90 helpless that she
could not turn over in bed alone. She
used two Bottles of Electric Bitters, and
70 90 much improved, that she 10 sbls now
to do her own work"
Electric Blttsrs win do all that's claimed
for them.e Hundreds Of steetimonials attest
their great curative powers. Only my
esnts > lpstt3eat HpEstao ". casAin6'A
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
STATE OF MAINE.
TREAsURERs OFFICE
Auptiafa. Aup. II 1898

Augusta, Aug. IL 1885
PURSUANT to chap. 8, sec. 73, OF the Revised
i Statutes. / WIFI at the State Treasurer's
office, at Augusta, OH the ninth day OF Septem.
her next, at eleven O'Clock A. M, sell and
convey by deed to the highest bidder, all the
interest Of the State in the tracts o. land here.
in after described, lying in unincorporated
townships, said tracts having been forfeited
to the State for State taxes and county taxes,
certified to the Treasurer Of State for the year
1883
The sale and conveyance Of each tract will
be made subject to right in the owner or part
owner whose rights have been forfeited, to re-
deem the same ut any time within year after
the sale, by paying or tenderingtO the purchaser
his proportion Of what the purchaser paid
therefor at the sale, with interest at the rate
Of twenty per cent. per annum from the time
OF sale, and one dollar for release, or such
owner may redeem his interest by paying rs
aforesaid tothe Treasurer Of State, as provided
In chap. o, sec. rs, OF the Revised Statutes.
No tract, howevever, will be sold at a price
less than the full amount due thereon for such
unpaid state and county taxes, interest and
cost, rs described In the following schedules:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

WORK IN THE GARDEN.-When the
ground is kept perfectly clean from the
spring the weeds seem no trouble at all
let them come up thick and get half foot
high before commencing the hoe, they
prove great torment, and much work only
will clean them out. A loss teat cannot be
remedied ON the present crop also comes
through the exhaustion OF moisture and
nourishmept Of the rank growing weeds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

ADVICE TO GIRLS WHO sTooP.-I don't
believe in shoulder braces. Nature fur
nishes the needed braces to keep the shout
ders 10 position, and when you use the arti
fetal, these natural ones become weak for
want Of exercise. The best way to cure
STOPPING shoulders IL to carry weight on
the head hslf hour morning and evening.
Make the weight large. There is no other
single exercise so valuable as carrying q
weight on the head. A bag of sand weigh.
ing from twenty to eighty pounds is good
weight
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

The superiority of Wells, richardson q Co.'s I'm
proved Butter all others made is demonstrated
by its record At the Autumnai Fairs. The test OF
practical s what tells the story, and the great
yalue OF the premiums given by the Agricultural
Fairs, lies the fact that the judges in these cases
were regular farmers, who know what their nsdds
are and what will supply them Wells, Richardson
&Cos.. Improved bntter Color which has taken first
premium at all fairs where exhibited is pnt up in
vegetable oil prepared that 1t cannot become ran
cid, most important property, the lank Of which IL
fatal to 50 many butter c0lors offered for sale, 1t
does not celor the butter milk; imparts "a bright
natural color. which IL unattained by may others;
and being the strongest 10 the cheapest in the mark
ct.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

NEGLECTED SPOTS AND CoRNERs.-It will
not take many patches of these weed-breed-
ers, nor very large ones, to furnish the gar
den thickly with weeds next year, however
clean may be the culture OF the crops.
Every such spot ought TO have thorough
cleaning out, ind not weed allowed to 60
to seed. A little labor applied now will
save twenty fold next year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken Of your
rest by tick child suffering and crying with pam OF
cutting teethf II So send Ut and get bottle OF
MRS. wINeLOw's: SOOTHING SYRUP ron CHILDREN
TEETHING. It value 10 incalculable It will relieve the
poor little snKerer Immediately. Depert upon it.
mothers, there In mistake about IT, l. cures dis
eentery and diArrhoeA regulates the stomsch and
bowels. cures wind collie, soften. the gums reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and enegy TO the whole
system. MRs. WINMow's sooraIHa SYRUP FOR
CHILDRnN TBxTHINs IL pleasant to the taste, and s
the prescription Of one OF the Oldest and best female
nurses and phyeic ans 10 the United States, and IL
for eale by al druggists throughout the world.
Price - cents . bottle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
Did She Die ?


"She fingered and suffered along, pining
away all the time for years"
1.-The doctors doing her no good"
"Aud at last was cured by this Hop Bit
tiers the papers say so much about"
"lndeed lndeed!"
GLOW thankful we should be for that
medicine"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
MALARIA.
A. IN sntlmaiarial medicine
DR.. DAVID KENNEDY's
FAVoRlTE REMEDY

Aas won golden opinionA No traveller should CON
dsf his OUTFIT complete unless It includes bottle Of
this medicine. II you are exposed to frequent
changes Of climate, food and water, Favorite Remedy
phculd always b. within your reach. y expes M.
nd siariai fever In the world Il especially o.
feeed trustvorthy specific for the cure Of Kidney
and Liver complaints. Constipation and all disorders
Who Sler from any Of the ms peculiar 70 their sex
lsycrite Remedy 4 con.tsntly proving it.ef an NJ
q, d. p. Kennedy. Rondout. u. Z. q bosas. ii ~
q By al druGg1GtA .
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KEEP IT PURE.

The Life y tho b!ood-Prevent Disease-sur-
gerry the Last Resort-A Telling Letter.
Here is a fact for you 10 think over, viz: Medical
science proves that diseases no matter how great
variety they seem to have. proceed from conpsra-
lively few causes 1t Is for this reason that some
single medcincstclieve or cure so wide range OF
complants-some Of them appearing almost directly
Opposite In their na.ures. Which medical prcpara-
ton acts at once upon the digestive ana urinary
gsns and also purifes the blood the list OF dicul-
cul;iee subject to Its control is astonishing But
while many things are said To possess this power,
those which actually do exert II are very rsre.
II 10 conceded that DR. KENSEDY'S FAVORITE
REMEDY, of Rondout, NY., is the most effective
preparation in for all diseases arising from
foul or impure state Of the circulation Hence 1t is
more than likely the writer Of the following letter
hsd habitua,ly taken "FAVORITE REMEDY ten
years ago. he would never have suffered from cancer.
Pittsneld, Mass, March %, 1884,
DR.. d. Kennedy, ROndo'tt, N. T.:
DEAR SIR:-About ak years ago was obliged to
resort to external treatment for the removal Of
cancerous growth on my lip. On my return home be
came sensible that my blood needed . thorough
cleansing Ny whole system, too, required toning
up. While casting about for some the best medl-
cine, your'FAVORlTE REMEDY" was 20 highly
commended in my hearing that l resolved try Il.
did 70, and the result surprised me- 1t was Effected
90 quickly and completely. soon got over the de-
preston produced by the operation, and since the
"FAVOKITE REMEDY" which l have continued
to take in small doses, has kept me in such health
have. 1t Is tine best blood purifier in the world.
am sure OF that. 10nrs, &c.
MATTHEW FARRELL.
"a Adams Street.
In all cases when consultation 10 deemed desira.
BILE,
But, IL you have not done so, adopt "FANohlTE
REMEhYp n hOuephOld friend.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
A Dau9htar'a MiaArv

DeuGntors Misery.
eleven years our daughter suffered on
bed OF misery.
"Frnm complication of kidney, liver,
rheumatic trouble and Nervous debility,
"Under the care of the best physicians,
"Who gave her disease various names,
"But no relief,
And now, she is restored to us In good
health by as simple remedy as Hop Bit
ters, that We had stunned for years before
using it," THE PARENTS.
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Notice IF Foreclosure.

Notice is hereby given that Elias A. Brown
by his martgage deed, dated August twenty
first, A. ID. 1879, aud recorded in Somerset Reg
istry OF Deeds, Book 174. Page l03 conveyed to
George w Lake u certain piece or parcel OF
Land situated IN the town of Bingham and
described as follows: 1t being eighty acres on
the south eud or side Of the farm that George
W. Lake bought Of Henry M. and Charles Bod
well; and the same farm set Of by levy and
appraisement made October IS, 1917 to Henry
M. and Charles Bodwell. and being the same
premises described In Sherifi's deed to them
dated Dec ember TO- 1872 That said George W.
Lake by his assignment dated February tenth,
A. D. 1883 and recorded In Somerset Registry
Of Deeds Book l76 Page 40 assigned and trans
ferred said mo tgage to Henry M and Charles
Of II. M. 4 G. BOdwell. That said Henry M.
Bodwell is now dead. That the condition Of
said mortgage has been broken; and that I
therefore, rs surviving partner OF said firm. bv
reason Of the breach Of the condition thereof
claim foreclosure Of said mortgage and give
this notice for that purpose. Dated ut Scion
August, 10th. 1885.
StSs CHARLES BODWELL
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

Hay Fever. have been great sufferer from Hay
Fever for 10 years and have tried various Things
without doing any good. read Of the many won.
defous cures Of Ely's Cream Balm and thought
would try once more. In is mtnntcs afterl one ap-
pl'catiOn l WAS wonderfully helped Two weeks
commenced using 1t and now feel entirely cured
1t is the greatest discovery ever known or or heard
Of DUHAMEL CLARK. Farmer, Lee, Mass
Price SO cents
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

"Sarah Bernhardt is struggling to pay her
debts and 1t 10 believed that she is Temporarily
insane" II struggling to pay ones debts Is
the sign OF insanity. there must be some mis-
take about the statistics W hich inform us that
this dreadful disease 10 on the increase.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
Daughters, Wives and Mothers.

We emphatically guarantee DR.. Marchlniss Cathoii.
can Female Remedy, TO cure Female Diseases, such
as Ovarian troubles, Inflammation and liberation
Failing and Displacement Or bearing down feeling.
Irregularities. Barrenness, Change Of Life, Leucor
rhea, besides many weaknesses springing from the
above, Ike Headache, Bloating, Spinal weakness.
Siesplessness, Nervous Debility PaIpataton Of the
$l50 per Bottle. Send to Or. J. b. Marchisi, Utica
N. " fof pamphlet free. For sale by Bixby b Buck,
druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

prohibition is a good thing" remarked q
business like passenger; II believe III 1t, and
the Union. It's good for my business" "What
business are you int" Manufacturing pint and
half pint TASKS"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

You are allowed free trial If thirty days of the use
Of DR.. Dyes Celebrated Vullaic Belt with Electric
Suspensory Appliances, for the speedy relief and
and Manhood, and all kindred troubles. Also, fol
many other diseases. Complete restoration health
illustrated pamphlet with full information, terms
etc. mailed free by addressing VOltac Belt Co., Mar
shall, Mich.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
GA ID.

To all who are suffering from the lndiecretions Of
youth, weakness, early decay, loss OF man.
hood. &C., will rend recipe that will cure you,
FREE OF CHA R9E. This great remedy wae dis
covered by missionary In South America. Ssud
eeifaddressed envelope to the REV. JOaxPH T. Imam
tatt0n d. Nei1 York City,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

1t didn't afford us any consolation the week
when the thermometer was celebrating Its CEN
fenniul to reflect that according to the belief OF
scent. "the sun is losing It's heat" Our earth
seems to find all the heat the sun loses.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

Very few Of the inmates OF the BrOokln pene.
Tertiary can have ever lived in board ing houses
for one OF their grievances that caused the late
revolt was that they didn't have hash enough
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

little boy, seeing funeral pass said he
wanted to be a pail bearer when he grew up.
:. why so, my chiidf" asked the mother. BE
cause" replied the discreet infant, "If / am a
pallbearer, will not be inside the coffin
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

New York Farmer has been fined 10 for
watering his milk. II he wanted to 20 Into the
dairy hnstness with Wow to profit, he should
hav loFn1ed . corporation aud watered the
stock instead Of the milk, then he would have
been ~ 1ght.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

rgPNone genuine without bunch OF green Hops
on the white label Shun all the vile, poisonous
stuff with "Hops" or "Hops'' In their name.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

1t has been discovered that monkeys will,
when permitted, crink brandy after wiiie and
get drunk with greater ease and rapidity. Thus
Ory accumulate.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

To the people Of this County we would say we
Pile Ointment emphatcally guaranteed to cure or
money relunded-Inte.nal, External, Blind, Bleed
sS or itching III PGe 9S1 N3 cure
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

You are great smoker, believe" said q
Brooklyn grocer to customer who had owed
him bill forlong time. Yes, l am, but how
do yon knOwa" Oh, I've heard that the use Of
tobacco makes man forgetful."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

1t is understood that the officers Of the Saliva
tien Army are instructed not to read secular
newspapers 1t Is Just as well they do not;
they would be likely to read something sensible
I they did, aud might unfit them for duty
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26
Farm For Sale.

E'arm For sale.
The Subscriber has good Stock Farm for
eale 80 acres Of Land. 100 acres Of Wood ma
Timber, will cell on reasonable time. Small
Payment Down. VIM taxa Lumber on Fnrm
Tor - Price ssked for fArIn. Delivered 70 Nm
tes eeo6 vssksE sw~ f. 1U11yLls
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Advertising Cheats I!!

at has become so COZ mon TO begin an
article, In an elegant, interesting style,
"Then run 1t Into some advertisement,
that we avoid all such,
"And simply call attention to the merits
Of Hop Bitters In as plain, honest terms as
possible,
ITO induce people
ITO give them one trial, which so proves
their value that they will never use any
thing else."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

The motto Of the proprietors OF DR.. Henry Baxtcrs
Mandrake Btters is. The greatest good to the great
est number" aud SO sci large bottle Of a valuAbl,
every bottle to give satisfaction or money refunded
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

Fever and ague. malarious fever bilious and Uphold
fcvers all originate in producing cause and may
all be easily prevented by Pdrson's Purgdftre rus
blood.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

"TnE REMEDY so favorably noticed in all the
papers.
Religious and secular, 10
"naying large sale and is supplanting all other
medicines.
"There Is no denying the virtues OF the Hop plant
and the proprietors OF Hop Btters have shown
great shrewdnees and ability
"ln comp, unding medicine whose virtues are so
palpable to every ones observation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

A common cold should not DO neglected. Downs
Elixir will cure it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

"Thero 10 sothing like DR. Thomas Eclectrlc OIL to
quickly cure q cold or relieve hoarseness" Written
NJ. J. Fellows, Bur Oak, 81. Joseph Co., Mich.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-26

The pine trees. Gays authority, serve as refuge
for more Ina four hundred species OF insects. We
now easily understand why Mr. Longtellow was
30 strenuous in advising the aspiring young man TO
beware the pine trees withered branch