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ArIIENs.-Our correspondent writes !:
At the town meeting held last Monday, 1t
was voted to raise s35o0 fori highways
and to allow those who choose to pay their
highway tax in money, to do 50 at the ra-
ito of fifty cents on the dollar. II was al
50 voted to cXpend So for memorial day.
The following officers were chosen select
men, f. c. Green, c. 7. bore, {. +. Bark
er; treas \. c. Wade; supervisor DE-.
Ellingwood; collector, f. T. Goodrich....
DR. Wade, former principal OF Somerset
Academy and graduate of the Chicago
Medical School, who has been in practice
in New Richmond, Wis, for the last three
years, is now visiting his parents in this
town. -. Messrs. DinsmOre and Carver
have been visiting kleber Wade, q former
clasSmate at kent's llill....A young man
whose name was said to be Pennel, and
who had been severely injured in the
woods by falling tree was carried
through the village last week on I he way
to his home in Harmony. The follow
ing officers were chosen in Wellington :
selectmen, X. A. Boston. Isaiah White
house, Willirm Burdin; supervisor, Enoch
Staples collector, John Dorr; treas, Ar
temaS Ward.
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"Dscaso il a deviation from Health Of Body
a D,sordsr, Dtstenper, Maiady, hrcgaiarity Of
the Systcm." No matter what the disease may
be termed ii is CAUSED by some disturbance Of
the Kidt,eg, L,rcr, blond, Nerres. Any
medicine that does not act directly Oh thesc, and
especially on the Biood, h,dncy or Lafer, can
accomplish no permanent cure. A thorough
knowledge Of the functions Of these organs !.
necessary to produce a remedy for then Ills.
Browns Sarsaparilla is made from il formula
written by the late VIM. II. Brown, N. D., Il
graduate Of l,owdoin College and Harvard Mod
ical School, and student in European in,'.tl-
tutons.
Dir. Brown was the family physician Of thr
present Ch'ef J,@tice Of hamc, well other
prominent men Of our day, and was highly r.
spectcd, alike for his virtues and skill. II will
be seen, therefore, that We present, not Il com
mon patent medicine, but sctctttfe ptcpora-
of UonderoHs POWer whereby
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Truly Wonderful.


Dir. Conaut,
Dear Sir Il deem it a great pleasure
to proclaim the wonderful work your
yapor treatment has done for myself and
husband. One year ago we sent fer your
apparatus, after trying every other means
of relief without benefit. MFR. Haskell
was sorely afflicted with rheumatism and
confined to his room FOR a long time. My
trouble was local by which so many Of
my sex are tllicted with, weakness &C
complained with internal inflammation to
such fearful extent that for weeks at
a time | could not stand upon my feet,
but since coming under your humane
treatment we have had no such troubles,
and never have enjoyed such good health
before, having gained twenty pounds in
weight, and now after one years freedom
we both feel it our joint duty to acknow-
ledge this wonderful relyef by your lux
urious method, for which accept our
gratitude.
Mrs. II Try 7. Haskell.
Mr.. lIenly 7. Haskell.
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MESSENGER Notice.

STATE or MAINE-SoMERssT, ss.
CoURT OF INSOLVENCY.
In the Gaze OF Frank Il. Grcudlc lnsolyent
Deb or.
This is to give notice that on tho 18th day lof
March, A. d. 1856 a warrant in insolvency was
Issued out of The Court OF Insolvency for
-ail County Of Somerset. against the estate OF said
Frank Is GIendlc of SkOwhegm sd Judged to he an
insovcnt debtcr, on petition ol said debtor, VIII ch
petition was filed on The 9th day of March AID 1856
To which date interest on claims is to be computed
Tint the payment of any debts to or by said debt
or and the transfer and delivery OF any property
by him are forbidden by law That meeting Of
the creditors OF said debtor, 10 prove their debts
and chuuse one Or more assignces of his estate
Will be held at a Court of Insolvency 10 he holden
nj the Probate Court Room in said SkoN hogan, on
the 18Th day Of April a, b. 1856. at one O'Clock in
the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ.
ten. ZENAS Val CHAN.
sheriff az Messenger of sad Court Of lnsolven.
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Terrihla Scrofula Cured.

For eight years had Scrofula lInmor.
My attention was called to Bells Sarsa-
parila by IA Dexter druggist and com
menccd to use it. Seven bottles cured me.
To-day l am perfectly free from humor
with improved health.
G. A. Drawn, Dexter, Me,
10 cts per bottle. Alldruggists in Skow-
hogan.
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A Beautiful Present.

The Virgin Salt Co. of New Haven.
Conn, are making one of the best offers
ever made in order to introduce their salt.
Go ask your grocer for Virgin salt and
get "A hair of Doves beautifully lithograph-
ed in ten colors on Il large card, nine by
ten inches. Virgin salt is absolutely the
clcancst, purest and whitcst salt ever seen
or used, Put up in fancy-colored pack
ages lined with enameed paper To pre-
vent salt from hardening. \ large pack
aye costs only 10 cents 22)
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RrLEY-Our Correspondent writes
The annual town meeting was held on
Monday the sth inst. The following
officers were elected Moderator, VIM.
+. Fclkcr. Sclcctmen are Vim. Hoyt.
Josiah \. Page and Geo. H. Rand.
Treasurer, {. +. Trip. Collector, {. +.
Hanson Supervisor of schools, Fannie
5. Marble. The town voted to purchase
a road machine. Raised 81 .5o0 for re
pair of roads and bridges. Si0o for the
support of poor. $500 to defray town
charges and the usual amount for schools.
-. j. b. Lewis was drawn to serve ON
the traverse jury.....A di>graeeful row
occurred on the somewhat notorious
Bush hill last week, in which sled
stakes, goadstick and spade, held prom
incnt position. resulting in black eyes cut
noses and broken heads The case will
probably come before TIT courts. The
recent SNOW blockade deprived Us of mai
for six days.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
lob Printing.

he lob Printing Establishment connected with
the SonuRsET REPORTER is prepared 10 do all clas-
nf work, the richest well AS the most common
inhs. Competent and experienced workmen are
employed and large stock of paper, envelopes, ad
vertising, wedding and business cards in great va
riety Orders of dances, bills OF fare, programs,
etc etc. printed in great variety of STYLES ON short
notice Commercial printing specially. Orders
by mail will receive careful attention.
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NEnrEn. Mnrch LII. lASG

EDITOR OF REPORTER PLEASE make
the following correction in regard to the
Mercer town meeting: ChaS. II. Girdlcr
was chosen collector and constable, he
having collected the taxes for the past
two years and has given the best of sat
sfaction.
Respectfully Yours,
{. H. ALLEN.
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.Sneci0I NOficP.

The last opportunity to settle with u Will he
between this date and April LIST as all accounts
NOT satisfactorily settled before thai date will
br left with an Attorney. This is positively
onr last cnl as We feel that uur customers
have had sufficient time To arrange their nc
counts.
3wl1 EMERY n CAIRNS.
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March April May

When the weather grows warmer that
extreme tired feeling. want of appetite,
dullness, languor, and lassitude, af1iict
almost the entire human family and scrof-
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. 1t is i'm
possible to throw off this debility and eXpel
humors from the blood without the aid of
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilla.
81 could not sleep, and would get up In
the morning with hardly life enough TO get
out of bed. | had no appetite, and my
face would break out with pimples. bought
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-17

When she was a Child sho cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castora,
Whom she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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Y. NJ. VICKERY
Have received another lot Of C9too shall continue
sale @eek longer.
NOTICE THE fOLLOWI&G.

NOTICE THE TOLLOwI%G:
Lockwood B.. 80 in. unbceched Cotton. ) 81 ct..
Lockwood T.. 10 in. nblcached Cotton 81 cts
Fruit Of the Loom, IS in. BIeached Cotton - cts
Fruit Of the LOOM II H. Bleached Cotton 10 cts
ii Brown Cotton at / IA cents.
Weha'e piece left the Scotch GInghams
Best Print. al / , and Bingham, AT eent-.
ON THURSDAY MORNING WE SHALL OPEN
lot Of Cmidrlls Jerseys Blaes and CoocI. -
$50 piece. NeI} Cheap
- dozen all Linen Towels a apecr.
- dozen all Linen Towels aInice
10 ozel good quality All Linen Towels a. 10 r- afaar.
10 dozen All Linen T0ae- ~, @ would cheap
at 81 / > cents.
Remember stok bod, aud .o Lock
wood Cottons.
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At no other season is the system so sus-
ceptible to the beneficial effects of re-
liable tonic and invgorant The impure
state Of the blood, the deranged digestion,
and the weak condition of the body, caused
by its long battle with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for the reyiving, regulating
and restoring influences SO happily and
effectively combined in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me a great deal
OF good. l had no particular disease, but
was tired out from oyerwork, and 1t toned
me up" Mrs. G. L. SIMMONS, Cohoes, y. Y.
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A Fatal Accident.

4 correspondent from Moose River
writes Frank Bapney Il young man in
the employ of \. E. 4 c. A. Duren on
Jackmcn-town was instantly killed the
18th while at work in the woods, by Il fall
ing tree, which struck him on the head,
he never breathed or moved after being
struck. He was a native of France, com
having no kin or relations here; he was
about 20 years of age. His sudden death
has cast a gloom over the whole crew.
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Nice line crockery just received, A. s.
Burke 4 Co.
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Honey, pruncs and cvaporatcd apples
\. : Burke & CO.
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The following letter to the REPORTER
is from gentleman, who has many
friends in this town and county, and, As
they will be pleased to hear from him we
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EVERETT. MASS, Mar. ;, ST.
My dear sir
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rears. have never be ore paid anything
for the Reporter | can truly say, with
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events of the thriving town of S in
which we still take pride and interest
see no reason why | should not now pay
my subscription like any other white man.
Respect lily, with kndcst regards to
all, "A
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To Prevent Small Pox,

Sure preventive Of Small Pox without vac
tnatIon may be found in Dr.. re. Flowers
Nerve Pills, prepared by the Flower Medicine
Co, and sold by all druggists.
This has been proven by practical experience
during one of the most dreadful epidemiCS of
this disease ever known i'll America NJ. ID.
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KNOW THYSELF by reading the Sci
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Browns Sarsaparilla
when taken faithfully, is Iand
# ill., or fa@ha il, don't -qag p l4fs
scb al OF 6 for td
"A < O rnnie Nc
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FITS-All Fits stopped free by Dr. Elias's Great
Nerve Rel;ofor. No Fits after first days use. Mar
vicious cures. Treatise and $500 trial bottle free
to Fit cases. Send TO DR.. Kline, 95l Arch st
phila Pa,
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

For seven years, spring and fall, l had
scrofulous sores come out on my legs, and
for two years was not free from them at
all. suffered very much. Last May began
taking Hoods Sarsaparila, and before had
taken two bottles, the sores healed and the
humor left me-" c. A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me.
There is no blood purifier equal To Hoods
Sarsaparilla." L. S. PHELPS, Rochester, NY.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for S. Made
only by c. l. HOOD S co, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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All admit that
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when taken faithfully, is a sure cure.
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The Numerals.

When the Noble Roman of remote an
tiquity wanted to mark the number one he
drew single straight line or digit to repre-
sentthe uplifted forefnger. In our modern
type we print it l. For two he drew two
digits, or II; for three he wrote LII, and
four he represented, not by ", which is
a comparatively late innovation, but by the
good old clock-dial symbol, iii. These,
in fact, are nothing more than just the fin
gers of one hand. But how about FIVE?
Why should it be represented by the ap-
parently meaningless symbol V? Simply
because V is not V, but rude hieroglyphic
of one hand, the broad stroke standing for
the four fingers united, while the narrow
one stands for the extended thumb. V, in
fact, is nothing more than very degene-
rate pictorial symbol, like the Bas- still
used by printers in certain circumstances to
call special attention to particular para
graph. As for X, that is usually repre-
sented as equivalent to two such hands set
side by side; but this Interpretation l be-
lieye to be erroneous. think it much
more likely Con the Indian analogy to
stand for Zone man up"-that is to say,
ten, with people who counted by fingers
alone, or, in other words, employed deci-
NAL notation. If this hypothesis be true,
X represents double of the Indian man
figure, with outstretched arms and legs
ike colossus, the hand having. disappear
ed entirely by disuse, as often happens in
the evolution of what are called cursive
hieroglyphics.-The CbrnhM Magazene
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THE RETIRING PRESIDENT.
REV. J. T. WARD, D. D.

Western Maryland College has had the
good fortune to continue from the time 1t
was taken under the patronage of the Meth
odist Protestant Church to the period of
its nineteenth anniversary, under the head
ership of the now honored President, Rev.
James Thomas Ward, D. d. 1twas rare
good fortune, let us rather say favorlng
Providence, that the one selected at the
beginning proved to be the one who could
be continued in that position. This OF 1t
self gave degree of confidence in the sta
bility of the institution; gave consistency
to its methods and management, and gave
the College the benefit of the experience
gained by its President through successive
wears of administration. Thus also his
name became known among the college
presidents of the country, and familiar to
the families Of the State from which stu
dents were drawn from year to year. A
kind of paternal relation of the President
to the students has been evolved out OF
this happy circumstance. With the nine
teenth anniversary, at his own request to be
relieved of the onerous duties he has so
long, faithfully and efficiently performed,
as the increasing years admonish him that
he must have less burdensome duties-hls
Presidency will close. He retires after
eighteen years Of splendid success, honored
BY the Conference and Church Of which
he is member, and which he has been
serving in this sphere, honored by theTrus-
tees, the Faculty and patrons Of the Col
lege, and by the students who have been
under his charge. His connection with
the College will not cease; he will continue
to fill the chair of Mental and Moral
Science, and will give the institution what
ever benefit may be derived from his in
Auence and qualifications for educational
work.
In retiring from the College Presidency
he takes up that of the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary, in which he has filled the
chair of Systematic Theology since its or
ganization in 1882.
Rev. James Thomas Ward, d. d., was
born in Georgetown, D. c., Aug. Il, 1920.
He is the second son Of Rev. Ulysses and
Susan Valinda Ward, of English and
Scotch descent. His parents being godly
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How celluloid is Made.

While every body has heard Of, seen or
used celluloid, only few know what it is
composed of or how it is made. The fol
lowing is description of the process car
ried out in factory near Paris for the pro-
duction of celluloid: A roll of paper is
slowly unwound, and at the same time is
saturated with mixture of five parts of
sulphuric acid and two parts of nitric acid,
which falls upon the paper in fine spray.
This changes the cellulose of the paper
into pyroxyline (gun cotton). The excess
of acid having been expelled by the press
ure, the paper is washed with plenty of
water until all traces of acid has been re-
moved; it is then reduced to pulp, and
passes on TO the bleaching trough. Most
of the water having been got rid of by
means of strainer, the pulp is mixed
with from 20 to 40 per cent. of its weight
of camphor, and the mixture thoroughly
triturated under mill stones. The neces-
sary coloring having been added in the
form of powder, a second mixing and grind
ing follows: The finely divided pulp is
then spread out in thin layers on slabs, and
from 20 to 25 Of these layers are placed in
hydraulic press separated from one an
other by some sheets of thick blotting pa
per, and are subjected to pressure of $50
atmospheres until all traces of moisture
have been got rid Of The matter is then
passed between rollers, heated to between
14O and $50 degrees Fahrenheit, whence
it issued in the form of elastic sheets.
Celluloid is made to initiate amber, ebony,
ivory, etc., and besides its employment in
dentistry is used to make mouth-pieces for
pipes, cigars, handles for table knives and
umbrellas, combs, shirt fronts and collars
and a number of fancy articles.
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1t will thus be seen that 169 young per-
sons have, in sixteen years, gone through
the complete course of study in the insti-
tuition and successfully passed their exami-
nations to the attainment of its honors.
But this number, of course, is far from
representing the actual work done. Only
a small proportion of students remain in
college to graduate.
SOCIETIES OF THE COLLEGE.
The graduates, or alumni, have formed
themselves into an association which meets
annually, having for its object the advance
ment of the interests of the College. An
oration and essay are delivered at each
meeting by members selected a year in ad-
vance and beginning has been made of
a fund looking to some future endowment
Prior to the inception of the College en-
terprise, literary society, which was COM
posed of both sexes, and called the Philo-
mathean, was attached to the private school
of Mr.. Buell., to which reference has al
ready been made On the opening of the
College, under his auspices, in September,
1867, it was regularly organized by the
gentlemen alone into the Irving Literary
Society, which still continues and -four
.ishes.
In 1868 the ladies formed themselves
into similar society, called Drowning.
In 1871 another society was formed
among the gentlemen, called "Webster."
In 1882 another society was formed
among the ladies, called "Philomathean.'
These societies are all in fourishing
condition. They hold weekly meetings in
rooms dedicated to their sole uses, hand
somely decorated and furnished, and each
with a library, pictures, minerals, &c.
Their exercises are such as are common to
like societies, consisting of debates, discus
sions, readings, &c. 1t is scarcely possible
to overestimate the advantages of these So
cieties to the students, and the society man
or woman will ''die" for his or her partic
ular society. This affection lasts long af-
ter leaving College and goes down by sue
cession stto the next of kin.
Here we must complete our sketch OF
Western Maryland College. Many things
might be recited of great interest to those
concerned, but not sufficiently public for
insertion here We have desired to pre-
sent such view of the institution as would
be interesting to all citizens of the state,
without distinction.
No more fattering honor has ever been
conferred than the action of the Legisla-
ture. by which twenty-six students were
ordered to be sent from the various coun-
ties for education for public school teach
ers, the State assuming the expenses. This
action is tribute to the public character,
the conscientious thoroughness, the ad-
vanced facilities of Western Maryland
College, of which every friend may justly
feel proud.
And what the College does for these
students is neither more nor less than 1t
does for all committed to its care, viz. to
develop the mind, keep strong the body
and train the morals so as to give to the
State the best possible men and women
r. sto I1ernetua
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also at that time made member of the
Board of Ministerial Education of the
Church.
In June, 1884, he preached, by invita-
ton, the Baccalaureate Sermon at Adrian
College, Michigan, and in 1885 that insti
tuition honored him the degree of d. D.
He also delivered, on the 9th ultimo, the
Annual Sermon at the University of West
Virginia, located at Morgantown.
Among the several able discourses of his
that have been published, his sermon be-
fore the Maryland Annual Conference, at
its last session, has attracted much atten-
ton So impressed was the Conference
with the strength and value of this pro-
duction, that large number of copies were
ordered to be printed for distribution.
He has published beautiful Tributary
Sketch of the life and character of Rev.
Arthur D. Murray, and also edited, in con-
nection with Rev. J. 7. Murray, D. D.,
II Mo- Volume, entitled "a History of the
Maryland Annual Conference" an admir-
able work.
President Lewis has travelled extensive
ly in the interests of the Seminary and Wis
tied other institutions of learning, thereby
gaining enlarged information, which will
be of special value to him in his new posi-
ton.
He goes into the Presidency of the Col
lege in the prime of life, with all the vigor
of his trained and cultured manhood, and
with the well-merited confidence of the
Board of Trustees and the numerous friends
of the institution.
As President of Western Maryland Col
lege he will have enlarged opportunities
for the exercise of those rare qualities
which have so distinguished him in other
positions. And it is believed that under
his intelligent guardianship and direction,
the College which has already taken such
high rank as an educator in our State, will
enlarge in usefulness and favor, rejecting
credit, not only on his administration, but
upon the wisdom which has chosen him for
the honorable position.