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The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

It is the habitual thought that
frames itself into our life 1t affects
US even more than our intimate
social relations do. Our connden.
tisl friends have not 20 much TO do
In shaping our lives - thoughts
have vhieh ~ Aasbor.--I. VI Teal.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
Westbrook Seminary : Female College,

Pleasant location, three miles from Portland.
Easy OF access: Full courses Of study.-Aca.
demic and Collegiate. Students received in
common Eng ish branches. Special advantages
afforded to those preparing to teach or for
college, Expenses low accommodations su-
pe'ior. Three terms year. wiuior terms be.
Mon. Mar. I'D. Address. JAS. 2. WESTON,
3w5l President. Deering Me-
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Attend to it Now.

Many suffering people drag themselves about
with failing strength feeling that they ers
steadily sinking into the grave. when by usina
Parkor's Tonic they would ind o cure commenC.
ing with the FIRST dose. and vitality and strength
surely coming hack to them.
II am 83y year old; have been sick nearly all
my life aud ought tn know something Ab nj
medicine by this time. have used Pasker's
Onic freely for more than year, and consider
It the b u remedy have ever known. In fact.
now llnd NO other me. iciue neceasAry. For
weakness debility. rhcuInatism. ard that dis.
tressiug AIl-00sepees and pain from which
suffered so long. II AAs no equal. do not 80
how any one ran aG0rd 10 do without % vain.
ablu msdlclue."-nns HATTIE n 0RAvns, cor
East and Front streets, Provideoce, r. I.
spovkor'O Tonic.
lPyo0aeed By Hlscox d Co. N. Y.
Sold BY eli 0gug0ists In laRgo bottles 1t d 90
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

Thousands Of chidrcnhavel died OF diphthe-
ria this whit r VINO might have been saved by
u single bottle Of JOhnson's Ah0dyne Li,stne nj.
1t is sure preventive Of diptheria and will
cure nine cases out Of ten. No family should
he without II o day.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
a GA RID,

To all who are suffering from the indiscretions Of
youth, nervous weakness. early decay, loss of man.
hood &C. Will rehd recipe tha Will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE This great remedy was dis
covered by a missionary in Sou America. Serd
a self Addressed envelope to the Rev. JorEPn T.
IHMAN fdtiOn ID. Nep York CITY.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
Goods Delivered in Your Houses
Nctice of Foreclosure.

VIII reas Jane Eaton OF Scion In the County OF
somerset sol and State OF Ma ne. by her deed lated
February nineteenth A. d 1884 and recorded in
~ merset Registry Of Deeds, book l,9, page 4bs,
convty.a 70 me- the unders' gned, in mort age,
certain piece or parcel Of land or real estate ritu.
sttd 10 TIE north half Of said Scion and dcrcribed
A. lol!ows, VIZ; All that part Of lot ninety two
described N said warrant which lies wrist Of Row.
ell Fond. also the norherly third part Of the area
o. that portion thereof which lie. east of said
fond. bounded south BY line at right angles
WIN thr east line OF said lot also the ess,eriy eley-
en-thr'ieths Of the Saw Mil lot and priv lego on
10Y iwfnIy.ave, bounded on the west by line par
aie WIN th- west line Of said lot. and all OF that
part OF LOT twenty eight which lies west of line Al
nght angles to the south line Of .sid lot and FAR
ebouRh east 10 include erven thriiethe NJ the land
south ~ Baker Pond, and all other portions or
pi.ces o. real estxts conveyed to me- nv Corvdou
Felter Assignee. by deed dated March 10th, 1854
nm n.cofn In som'rsot Registry Of Deeds, hook
~. page 80. And the condition Of said mortgage
nsy'nk Oe.n broken. clam foreclosure thereof
ana give this notice for that purpo.e.
3w5ls - S"'oN-
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
Skowhegan Hall Association.

The stockholders Of the Bkowhegau Hal
Association are hereby notified that their aunu
al meeting for the election Of Trus, ees for the
other business that may legally cOme befOry
them will DO held ~ the Beiectmon's ONCE OF
Monday the fourth day Of January next 1t two
O'Clock p n.
skowheean Ne, Dec. 2sth. 1855.
CHAH. r. JONES. Secy
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

Mrs Bsscom writes us that che really didn't
tbiuk President Cleveland would encourage
f,iyolity and expense by saying. as he did IL his
message, that Parties seem 10 be necessary
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
PU' N GGS F.!
For Sale.

Our advertisement for a
Pung has brought a lot of
them. We can give any
one a bargain in a single or
a double Pung. Call at
this Office. tf52
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

so the misses Ia to be married. eh?" said the
gardener to the cox. 'Yis; and in illigint
stoyle, too She goin fer terhave dress three
yarruds long, and four pail bearers to kerry il.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

Mr., Kate Nakens. Of 0roton, Brown Co., d.
= writes; II an Acoaatant user of Churnh 4
20! Arm 4 Ha0Des eoda end prize Il very
hlghly.s
IAe only eestels cd iniallihSa cure fse P,lss
1H2 1xAkss; =. ssssIss: e: - ~ t. Add''''
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

We emphaucally guarantee Or. Marchini'a Cat
holIcaa Female Remedy TO cure, Female Diseases
! such as Ovarian troubles, Inflammation and VI
ccration. Failing and displacement bearing
down feeling, Irregularities Barrennese, Change
OF Life. Leucorrhea, besides many wesknesse,
springing from the above, like Headache, Bloat
lng Spinal weakness. Sleuplessness, Nervous De
biIity, Pslpatation Of the heart etc. For sale BY
Druggists Price 81 .Ou and q so per Bottle. Send
to Dr. J. b. Marchi., Utica,N. Y, fof pamphlet
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
TO ADVERTISERS

4 List d - n Wspapefs DIVIDED INTO
0TATEa AND SECTIONS will be sent on A.
plicAs1ou-tREE.
10 tAoss who want their advertising to nav.
We can offer No better medium for th0ri1uSk
and eo6ctivo work than the various sections III
our select L0ool Lat.
GEO. r. POWELL CO..
Newspaper Advertising Buresu,
10 spruce st.. New York.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
First Natonal Bank Of Skovhar.n

The st'chh0lders Of tho First Sati0uel R.rk
OF SkowheRnn are hereby uoti6eS tnat 1s,ui,
a y. meeting for the chcics Of oosrs for
Other bueine6s that may IeGr n csss.a ~ KEY
then, Will 10 held q the Bah al TnesasV ~.
1Hn asy q yaAuary - q oisloof n RI
sM.SSsa's',' y; as 81 Il y fxsp 60.
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Attention.

ROOMeTO RElrT-I have several nicely fur.
nisAsd rooms n sutt O single. central location,
wsrn and pleasant: YIN INT then cheaper
that coa b. fuund IN the City. Gail and go
them Court 81. OPP. Coast houee.
At6ls 9. F.PAR6ON8.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

To 1.-The people OF this County would say VIZ
have been given the Agency OF DR.. haIehi's ltalar
Pile Ointment emphstically guarantee to curs
or money refundcd-Inte.nai, External, Blind
Bleeding or Itching fil.s. Price SOC. box Nc
Cure No Pay. For sae by bixby q Buck. Drug
gsr.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
Maine Cent? r. r,
CMAN0R or TIME.

On and'siter Monday, Nov, ., 1885, Trains will
run ~ follows .
Paasenge. Train Leaves skowhegan. for oil
points west at 8 90 A. 81. Passenger Train Ar
rives al SkOwhegAn 8 IS p. N.
Mixed Train leaves SkowhcRan ~ . so. i. N
ana arrives att 80 A. NJ, every morning except
Monday. Mail on all trains out and in.
The p. N. mixed train connects At Watcrvie
with evening train for Bangor and st. John. and
enables passengers to take night Pullman for
Portland and Boston,
pAYSON TUCKER. Genr Manager.
r. e. BOOTHBY. Gen Psss'r AEt. H6
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

The gentle Kansas zephyrs are coming down
from the Northwest the rate Vt forty miles
an hour, and We stop the pre-s to say tnst the
fourth story OF the Topic office Is blown down.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

One hundred and twenty dollars to be expended
on the Pleasant Pond Road and Charles Poolcr is
hereby appointed Agent to lay out and cxpend the
same. Thrty-hve dollars and thirty'two cents. be-
ing the tax OF John Carney and John Carney and
others to be expended the Samuel Moore road
$50 called and Thales Spending is hereby appt'd
Agent to lay oui and cxpend the same Two hun.
bred thirty-nne and 61Ioo dollars to be expended
on the River Road and Omar Clark is hereby appt'd
eight dollars aud twenty eight cents Including the
tax Residents of Gates Hill $50 cacd) to be
pended Gates Hill road $50 called) and Paul II.
Gates is hereby appointed Agent to lay out and ex-
pend the same.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

One half OF the world does not know how the
other half lives OF course, this does not hold
true in communities which boast . ladies' sew
ing circle.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

"Can you tell OF what race Napoleon camel
said the civil service examiner. why, Of
Uorsicau." SAID the candidate. A first.class
clerk5bip was drawn.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
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CARRIAGES.

| wish to inform the Public that
have in my Shop a lot of New FIRST
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A net of Half Morocco, Peoples
Cyclopedia in Vols. for sale at
reasonable figures. Inquire at this
office.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
-1888-
Highway Tax in UnincOrporated
Places.
For the year beginning January 1886.
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
SOMERSET IS
Court of County Commissioners,
December Term, A. d 1856
And now on the fifth dav of said term to wit
December 18th A. d. 1883. II is oydfrtd, that
there be assessed upon the following townships
and parts of townships in the County of Somerset,
for the repair of roads therein, the following sums
to wit:
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
WHEN y ssswsE e. :s

be sure and g" to the TEA
STORE There you can End
everything you wish at prices
90 low - to astonish you
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

TEAS, ,COFEEES AND SPICES
Crockery, and Glassware,
. and 10 cent goods, at whole.
aale and retail at the
SAf0'che0am TEA 2TORE.
WATER STREET.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

The above tax to be expended follows, to wit ;
One half OF said tax (Sli6) To be expended on the
River road, and Silas Iiunnewell is hereby APP
pointed Agent to lay out and expend the same and
the other half to he expended the other roads in
said Plantation and Albert IIowes is hereby ap-
pointed Agent to lay out and expend the same.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
The Morning Bath.
IHealth.l

The morning bath, or tub. as il is often called,
is semineuty suited ior the constitution oi every
Oue, young or o.d, unless exceedingly delicate.
III yoa have not been in the habit of indulging
in this luxury, do not advise you 10 begin the
habit of mHtutinal cold water bathing all at
once. The tepid soap bath will I'm nine eases
Out Of 10 suit Young girls better and they will
not have taken a dozen morning baths Of this
kind before they become sensible of an increase
in the appetite, in strength and in good spirits
aud in The capability of enjoying life aud
everything of good that is in this life. BY the
Use OF the soap bath, too, the complexion grad
ually becomes more clear and delicate. the ro-
seate hurs Of health b gin To bloom on the
checks. and the skin is rendered soft and
pl,ant as that OF a little child. This bath, too,
CAUSES the eye TO become beautifully clear and
] know Of nothing else thai will do tins.
A"w, what is it you require in order 20 rem
der this hash of mine quite luxury as we'll as
au utigoiator Of both mind and body2 Why,
tie soap bath Is simple in the extreme In
your dressing room you have cold, soft water
and d sponge probably placed there over night.
30 that % ls IN the morning Of the same tenn
perarure as the air; then you have nice, soft
Turkish washing glove and piece Of plain
CASTLE or ivory sOap-nOt scented, that were
dangerous 10 health; then, standing before a
basin of hot water, the whole body is quickly
/ ialhered aBd rubbed thoroughly. This ought
not 10 Occu ~ more than Say ihree minutes,
/ aud after this comes the cold sponge bath,
which need not take more than minute and
half moderately coarse towel should be
used. and the skin should be thoroughly dried.
! Remember that the towel must not be rOu gh
enough 10 irTitate the skin, but only 10 produce
a pleasant glow; remember, too, that there
must be n0 dawdling over the bath--dawdle as
much you please while dressing. but batht
with judici0us celebrity; aud remember, thirdly
that you must never neglect TO wet the head
with cold water, else disagrceable sensations
/ will be the result.
The bath i 10 be taken on an empty stom
ach, aud Immediately after getting out of bed
1 The slight shock CAUSED by the cold waite
viii be succeeded with feelings very delightful
indeed-ioelings which / might describe if
chose, but Will not, AS / want you TO experience
them.
There are sponge baths and plunge baths
and shower baths. all Of which may be tailel
Al home; but Oi all forms of household bathin
commend me 90 the Que have just tried 4
describe. Ia cold weather, 1 may tell you
great advantage VIII be found from drying ant
dressing in front OF fire. Having dressed AM
had breakfast, eaten. trust. lcsurcly. half a
hours brisk walking will do all the good il
the world. The walk greatly aids the cneC
ol the bath and tends 10 raise the spirits an
cause everything 10 appear oOieuH de rOSe durin
the rest of ths day
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
EIopIng Twice with the Same Nan.


Two years ago Miss May Conway was one of
the most attractive girls in the little village of
Texas, Baltimore Co. She was not handsome
but bright aud winsome, aud the country beaus
were drawn 10 her like bees 10 a honeysuckle.
She appeared TO be modest and goO1, and sang
ia the village church choir. She also taught a
class in the Sunday school. and IL was there she
met her fate. Howard Poe, il is said was
teacher in the same scnOOl. lie was an indus
trious man, with no had habits and until he
became too fond of his fair fellow teacher he
was "A devoted husband. lie had been married
some years, and his wife wss an excellent lady
The conduct of Poe aud Miss Conway soon be-
came the talk of the village, aud the discarded
wife was terribly distressed. Finally. one sun
day after school, the couple disappeared. They
came to baltimore aud put up at "A hotel there
They then went To Washington, but in a few
weeks they Tepented of their unhOly love and
sought forgiveness Of their relatives. He was
received again by his wife, who iorgave him
and believed him thoroughly repentsnt. MAY
was received into the bosom Of her fathers
family as a prodigal daughter. From that time
until about month ago the exemplary conduct
of Poe and Miss Conway slcnced the tongues of
| ihr c0ssips. In all that time they were never
seen ia each others company. They bowed
whenever they met. but that was all. Recently,
| however they were thrown into each others
| society at several pcncs, which Poe attended
without his WIFE, The result was a revival of
| the old affections, which led TO another clone
nicnt. aud tho couple are now living together
| hear York, Pa. Mrs. Poe lives alone in Texas
supported by her own exertions aud her hus.
bands father.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
The Earthquake and the Telegraph Operators
ffIfro,o Nal


There was a thrilling time up in the opera
ting room of the Western Union when the earth
quake shock was felt. Nearly hundred opera
tors sat there, each connected as if by nerve
with different places in the country. There
were men on the Baltimore wire. on the Louis
vile, on the Savannah, ON the Charleston.
There was not man in the room who did not
have an experience of some sort or another.
An acquaintance of mine had Baltimore, where
the shock was felt decisively. The fellow at
the other end was spinning along when break
came. There was a sort of dull rattle at the
key and then silence. In minute the Balti-
more fellow said that there was panic in his
operating room, and that all the men were on
their feet. The Savannah wire was lost IN
stantly, and withoutthe preliminary of "break." !"
There were three minutes of amazement In the
Chicago office. Then n buZzing interchange OF
experiences. thousand telegraphers from
New Orleans to Chicago and from New YORK TO
san Francisco were in dazed way trying TO
lind out what was the trouble with their fell
lows In the South. Louisville finally struggled
back to their tables and told in a frightened
way how they had been shaken up and had fed
from the building. The chief operator at
Savannah, the only man who had stuck to his
post, tried to give the hundred different wires
who were calling Charleston that Charleston
had suddenly been cut of, had apparently been
swallowed up.
1T seemed to me-" said my friend. who had
been working the Baltimore wire that night,
as II somebody had jostled against my table.
1t was not until everybody was asking What's
thatr that knew anything had happened"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
FUN.

-" Send me another copy of the Bee " is the soul
stirring order of AN old subscriber. who ineloses
the collateral in payment for the same. Then he
goes ON to say: take one copy now, but there's 5
so little in 10 need another. - Richmond Bee.
- Handsome young doctor-'' assure YOU Miss
that you will be completely cured in "A very few
days. She-"I beg of yen, but there's no hurry
at all"
"A burglar in the room of P.trson Wasmuth of
WenOna. ILL.,, awOkc him and then said - Lie still
or IN shoot you" The preacher promptly plunged
through the seeOnd-stOry window struck the
ground below with n dull thud, in the immediate
vicinity OF u second burglar and then. vaulting a
fence. escaped. The burglars also got away.
The Hsbrstg Standard tells the good old story of
the Christian clergyman who once went To- n syn
ngog with a Jewish friend. As he listened To the
congregation chanting Nlzmur L'David' his
friend said that 10 sung TO the same tune in the
time of David. Ahi" said the Christian with IA
sigh of Teiiei q" j have often wondered why saul
threw his iivelin at David"
-Gcorgians laughing AT two citizens OF
franklin County who were shaken by the earth
quake. ono rushed out and yelled b. a neghbor
" Come over TO y house quick there's a man in
my lOfli cant come, was the startling answer,
- There's a man in my loft. too"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
The Sphinx and New Discoveries.
1.-THE 1cadenu.l


The Sphinx occupies a position where the
encroachments of the desert are most cOnspicu-
GUS. AT the present day nothing is to be seen
OF the animal except its head and its neck but
the old Egyptian mOnupents on which it is
figured show not only the entire body down to
the paws, but also a large square plinth beneath,
covered with ornaments. Since the time of the
Greeks, perhaps even since the reign of
Thotbemcs Nv, this plinth has disappeared be-
meath the sand, and its very existence had been
forgotten. 1t is generally supposed that the
Sphinx Is hewn out of a large, isolated rock,
which overlooked the plain. But NJ. Maspero's
researches suggest that it is a work yet more
stupendOus- lie has proved that the Sphinx
occupies the center of an amphitheater, form
ing kind OF rocky basin. the upper rim Of
which is about on level with the head of the
animal. The walls of this amphitheater, when
ever visible, are cut by the hand Of man. It
seems probable therefore, that in the beginning
there was uniform surface of rock. in which
an artificial valley has been excavated. so as to
leave in the middle a block out of which the
Sphinx was finally hewn The excavations
now being carried on will doubtless verify the
existence OF the plinth shown on the old paint
ings and also furnish evidence, by the orns-
meniatiOn OF the plinth, of the true age of the
monument. NJ Maspero is inclined to assign
to it very great antiquity-possibly higher
than the early dynasties, l. G., than the first
period of Egyptian history. As the result OF
last Winters work, the sand round the Sphinx
has already been lowered by about 30 meters.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23
NapOleon's Meeting with Marie Louise.


Suddenly the noise of wheels was heard. A
carriage. preceded by an outrider and followed
by several other vehicles, arrived. Napoleon
quivered with joy. 1t was she! Marie Louise,
Archduchess Of Austria. Empress of the French
Queen Of Italy, the wife who would bear him
son and heir to his immense Empirel Pride
and intoxication mingled with joy in the heart
OF the conqueror.
The carriage stopped The horses were be-
ing taken out. Napoleon rushed to the door,
He would fain have remained unnoticed for a
few moments longer, but the Equerry d'Oude-
narde. who could scarcely believe his eyes at
this juncture called out, "The Emperor" The
happy husband threw himself into the arms
of his young wife, who was overcome with
emotion and surprise. lie was enchanted with
her at first sight. Thissuperb child all radiant
with freshness and yySih. with strength and
health. with her pretty = hair, her blue eyes,
her innoceree and cantor. She is the COM
companion whom he needed. Shei is the empress
Of his dreams! Aud how the first words she
spoke TO him 1attered him, and touched him,
aud went direct to his heart. After having
looked at him for long time she said in a
timid, sweet voice, "YOu are much better than
your portrait"