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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
How to Choose q Husband.

Don't be afraid to marry poor man;
but be sure he has something besides pov-
erty to commend him. Be sure that he
has two strong hands, not only skiIiful
but rendy for hard work. BE sure that
he has an occupation OF position, which
NAV reasonably he depended on to yield a
good, comfortable living. BE sure that
he is Industrious, aud not self-indulEent;
be sure that he Is steady. working six
DAYS in the week and about tlfty-twu
weeks in the year. A good, true, faith
full Young woman ought To have no Yes"
for ans wer to proposal of marriage from
a law mau or q man who has no
liked occupation. or a man who has lived
half his life of the hard earnings of his
mother or sister. going abont the streets
meanwhile with his cane or cigarette and
his iinc clothes. playing the splendid gen
tlemen. The girl who will marry such
creature is ore of the >illie>t beings On
the earth. He will never be any comfort
to her. He will only drag her down into
wretched poverty, and into helpless, hope
less dependency, in which she can no
longer care for herself Let no self-re-
speeding young woman ever pat her head
into such halter as that for the sake of
having husband. II she does the time
win come. when she will wish she had no
husband.-J X. Miicr, u. u.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Hints to House Furnis hers.

BE moderate in every direction When
a new fashion comes III vogue, do not.
however much you may fancy it, adopt it
ezte7istTe3y. II yen do, your rnnm. viii
look vulgar to the educated eye, however
beautiful they may be to yours. When a
new sort Of fancy work appears. content
yourself with little of 1t in your own
house especially If it is inexpensive Be
careful about color. H7raoHg of tone,
not uHiI!i is what is needed to make a
room attractive. The texture of material
affects the quality of color very much,
ann should always be taken into consider
alton. A contrasting color should never
be used in blotches but in bits, Keep
utility always within sight of the naked
eye, remembering as well that Beauty is
its own excuse for being" Never crowd
out books, and place for them; they be-
long everywhere. Finally, preserve your
ous'Ni U III vidp litr thrnnuhont whirh i =
in your own house. than that of the up
holsterer, or even of your most artistic
friend; and with time and patience you
will have a house which will grow dearer
every year of your life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
He Brought the Excuse.

san fanNlSNo I iltDA4StJ.
He had been in the habit of playing tru-
ant from school. aud he had been mode
ratey lucky in getting out of the scrape.
But he was caught one day aud brought
before the teacher.
You're late. Where have you been
1--we been sick
You don't look sick
well, I'm better, but I've been sick all
the same
You 20 right home and get note
from your mother. or III punish you Sc
verely."
He went of. and was gone about ten
minutes. 1t was pretty quick work and
when he handed the note To the teacher
she thought that the handwriting did not
look altogether like his mothers. She
kept her eyes on him a. she opened the
note, but he was as bland and a. inno-
cent as the best boy in the world, The
note read
miss Please excues John this
mornin fur bein late. cos he broke his leg.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Insects on Plants

Insects on house plants are very troble-
some at this time of year, and they should
be attended to as soon as discovered.
| have found the following simple rem
edies very satisfactory on my own plants,
but they must be applied persistently and
often to be etiectual.
Look at your plants thoroughly once
week. and, as new crop of insects APP
pear, exterminate them.
Red Spiders are very small nut the
harm they do is large, they are found all
over the leaves, thorough Swinging
with luke warm water will remove them.
Green lice grow large and fat and mul'
tiply one thousand fold if lett to them
selves, completely running the plants
chimney SCOT or fresh wood ashes busted
all over the plant will kill the lice for the
time being.
The scale insects are the most unsightly
and difficult pests to get rid of, when they
are old aud large it will be necessary to
scrape them off. White llellebore Cob
tanned Of druggists) mixed with dis
solved soap and thoroughly rubbed on the
stems and branches afflicted, will destroy
the Young ones.-BrdnchidS Fdm7g
WoMhp.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Facts About Human Life.

There are 3.oG4 languages in the world,
and it, inhabitants profess more than
900 religions. The number of men i
about equal to the number of women
The average of life is about thirty-three
years. one quarter die previous to Sc
veuteen. To loo persons only one
reaches the age of leo years of life; 10
every loo six each the aye of siNty-tve,
and not more than one il SEQ lives to
eighty years. There are on the earth
900 600 800 inhabitants. of these 5,u,:'.-
u33 die every year 9l.s24 every day ;
3. 50 every hour 80 every minute, or one
every second. The married are longer
lived than the single, and above all. those
who observe sober and Industrious con-
duet. Tall men live longer than short
ones. Women have more chances of life
in their favor previous to 81 years of age
than men have. but fewer sfterward. The
number of marriages is in the proportion
of srveuty-tive to | 900 individuals. Mar
rlagts are more frequent after equinox.
that is, during tbs months of June aud
December Those born in the spring ARE
generally of more robust constitution
than others. Births are more frequent by
night than by day. also deaths. The
number of men capable of bearing armSiiS
calculated at oue-fourth of the population,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
An Ingenious Yankee Trick.

A dav or two ago several employees of
au electric lighting company began dig
cling hole opposite tine residence on
Summer street, Boston, and after finish
ing they started to erect large pole.
The owner of the residence in the mean
time had secured man and told him to
90 up in the woods and dig the first tree
that he could find, and hurry back and
plant it in the hole for the electric pole.
Before the men commenced to raise the
latter the owner of the residence invited
them to come into his cellar aud take a
drink, which they all did Then the own
er detained them long enough to allow the
man sent for the tree to come back and
plant the tree The electric men did not
dare to remove the tree, SO they put their
pole in the wagon and drove of, as there
was no place in front of the house where
another hole could be dug.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

The country j. fortunate in having at
], ast two srGeut prohibitionists in the
cabinet-Sec :. Window and Wanamak-
er. The following from speech OF the
latter i good enough temperance doc
trne even for a Maine prohloitiouist -
just u the sd,s1ou k5J pr :, as. sr-,re. ft.s
every glass he sells, 50 We must answer
for yo..ng for liquor. 1t Is simply
question of whether or not we are in ia
yor of the saloon 1t isn't q question Of
high license. The qaibb.e that prohibi-
Ion does not prohibit has nothing 10 do
with il The same power that puts the
Amendment in our Constitution will at
tend to the enforcement Of the law. Il is
our duty to make it a. difficult TO get Ia
uor a. il i u get poison. License means
that the city, the State and the saloon
keeper shall go in partnership 10 ruin
men, to build VI ja,s, almshouses. hos
cd j. going 10 count the votes. " re
.or prohibition and you will be voting for
Him. for order, for religion and for the
highest civilization. He will see every
ballot When you 60 home tonight 60
down on your knees every one Of you,
and pray God to help you carry the
amendment - TsgperaEes Reror3
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
GENERAL MILES STATEMENT.
THK PAefifc CoAsI Al INF MERcY %
F0gEiGS fOK-


The senate committee on Canadian
trade relations held II. session n san
Francisco.
senator Hgar e1pls ned the object. Of
tn proposed inquiry and then General
Ae!-on 4 Mile. commanding the dspar,
fnent u the Pacific, made statement -
startling in Character mat the mem5e
Of the committee were amazed, and fpr
alleged prudential reas9u, Interrupted the
general in order ~ exclude reporter.
General Miles -tated emphatically that
not only San Francisco but the whole
Pacific cost was entirely al the mercy II
any foreign foe. our .O-cailed defeuce-
were utterly worthless, he said. In short
We were without means u resisting tae
attacks Of the weakest allen nation.
These statements have often been made
in the press, but the committee wa IN
prepared for the convincing evidence u
their truth adduc-d BY Genera Miles.
General Miles explained in detail the
present fortiilcatiOns Of San Francisco
harbor aud how they could be made eific-
ient. Ae assured the Senators that the
harbor was the easiest il the nited
States naturally 70 be defended. and esti-
mated rather roughly that 81 gJ9,JpJ
would be sufficient ~ make the coast de
Tense all that could be desired
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
viii They Do II.

The following petition has been circu-
lated and sigued by three hundred and
twenty-five Bar Hsroor citizens To the
selectmen of the town of Eden
We, the undersigned, being legal voters
IL said town. respectfully represent that
We believe the liquor trattic is uulawfully
carried on 70 be az injury TO said town.
That such traffic can be suppressed by
proper Efforts of the police force of said
town. We, therefore, respectfully re-
quest that you issue instructions TO said
police force 10 search all places where
liquor is uu,swfuily sold, seize all pack
ages arriving intended for unlawful sale,
and il every way endeavor 20 the extent
Of their power to suppress said traffic.
And that 1t shall be their duty to procure
The issuing Of warrants in all cases where
they have reason to believe the law has
Been violated EiiN-pr'i lmericltf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Money Ailotments to the Militia.

The War Department has inst compile
ted aid published the allotments of the
S4oo ,oo9 appropriated by Congress for the
equipment of the militia. The sllotments
are based on the representation OF the
States in Congress, aud in the case of the
Territories about to become States the
appointments show the amounts to
which they will he entitled after this has
occurred The distribution of the appro-
priation will he Is follows For New Eng
aud-Connecticut. $685. 80: Maine,
Sj695 -; Massachusetts. sl3,2>9-7>
New HAMPSHIRE. s5-97 Us; Rhode Island.
$40. 0s; Vermont. S3-g7.u~
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
A Modern Knight.

When the mayor of Charleston, West
Virginia, sentenced white woman the
other day to work seventeen days on the
streets, young farmer arose and offered
to take her place, saying that he would
never permit a woman to be worked as "A
convict on the public streets. The mayor
accepted his offer, aud the man was
marched of to the changang. He de
clned to give his name, and said that
John Smith would to rs well rs any
thing else. He said that he was farm
'ahorer from some place up the river. ant
that he never saw or heard OF the woman
in his life until he saw her in the mayor
court, but that his sense of manhood ant
his respect for womankind would no
permit him to see one of the sex scrapins
the public streets in company with tramp'
and bummers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

In case brought before Trial Justice
+. X. Smart of Pembroke, for the sale Of
liquor to g person who became iutoxica-
ted and qusrreisome the defendant plead
Ell not guilty, upon the grouni that he
sold ouly bottle # 'fIosletter's Stom-
ach Bitters.' which he claimed was not
intoxicating The Division IF Sons of
Temperance at Pembroke had bottle of
The "Bitters" forwarded 10 Stste As.syer
Robinson for analysis, and the following
Is his report
BRUNSWICK. ME.
II have aualy1ed the liquor given me
by Mr.. Hersey of Pembroke. Maine, aud
contained in q bottle marked Ho>te:ter>
stomach Bitte7s. found that it was
mainly alcohol and water Ii contains ~
per cent. of alcohol and Of course, would
be a. intoxicating a. strong wh>key.
Signed +. c. ROBINSON
A>sayer for State OF Maine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

Some lumbermen recently made II pc
culiar discovery at a point near Toledo,
Washington Tarritory. They found
twenty-six firearms leaning against a
tree. The MYSTERY is a. to how they came
there. They were useless as firearms,
the wood falling from the iron. which
was crumbling with rust. There were
rifles, shotguns, mu>kets, smooth-oore
guns and a variety of old fashioned guns
They had evidently been there long
time, yet were not hidden, and 1t seems
impossible to understand how they chanc-
ed to be left in the peculiar position, with
no trace of their owners.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
A Story of Mrs. Harrison.

When Mrs Benjamin Harrison was a
girl she was Miss Carrie Scott, aud WAS a
student in the Miami Seminary, at OK
ford, Ohio, of which her father, DR.. John
Scott was President.
In her class was young girl who was
painfully awkward. and whose parents
were very poor. Miss Scott, on the con
trary, was an unusually bright, pretty
girl, and very great favorite.
1t CHANGED that an entertainment was
to be given, at which all of the young la
dies were especially DESTROYS of making a
good appearance. Mis- Scott one day
found her unfortunate class-mate in tears,
and in her sympathetic way inquired the
cause.
Il haven't anything to wear at the con-
cert except my shabby old flannel dress, .
sobbed the girl land all the rest of you
will look SO nice: know am foolish to
care, but cannot help it,"
"Of course, you can't, Mary replied
her pretty comforter. ~ would feel just
that way myself, but don't cry any more.
and III see if we can't manage in some
way to help you out"
But Mary if she was poor, was CORE
spondingly proud, and would not listen to
the proposition that she should wear a
dress belonging to her generous friend
Accordingly Miss Scott set her woman :
wits at work to devise some plan where
by her friends feelings might be saved.
The class was planning, girl like, what
they should wear, and from their CONVEX
sation clever Miss SCOTT got her inspira-
ton.
She proposed that they sn0uid ali dress
alike, and as il was winter, time when
white was never worn in those days, she
suggested blue calico with little white
sprgs. The will of their Presidents
daughter was law, and the girls eagerly
fell in with the plan, and Mary was able
after all to be as well dressed as the
others. The lady who told the story
showed the Press reporter piece of the
identical blue calico of which these dress
es were made.
Mrs. Harrison has lost none of that
kindly feeling or ready sympathy that
made her SO popular US a girl. a few
year ago she gave up pleasure trip in
order that she might comfort and care
for an old servant, who was dying of
consumptiop,..a and l!&e u bauy "'n1,h aao
arms of tired mother at railroad sta
ton and walk the floor until she hushed
the little one to sleepy Y Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
AboIishIng the Agencies.

Dixheld has voted to abolish its 'iquor
agency That is progressing in the rig I
direction. Norway has also voted 10 c.
without its liQuor sgency, and elected =
citizen ticket and board of selectmeI
who two years ago fought the Rum Pow
er and last year was defeated by the Tic
uor vote. Surely there is victory 10
those who light persistently, The enenr
has some strong sides aud some wea
sides, and the only way to rout him l. .
attack on all sides, and keep at it.-cai-
TON T. o. i,.ns.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Good Rsulfs in Every Case.

u. 4. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was serious
ly afflicted with severe cold that settled on hi
lungs had tried many remedies without benefit.
Being induced to try DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, did 40 and was entirely cured
by use OF few bottles. Since which time he
has used i, in his family for all Coughs and
Colds with best results. This is the experience
of thousands whose lives have been saved o'
his Wonderful Discovery. Trial bottles free Al
Horatio w. Cushing's Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

A COW will lose milk when attended Ivy
q strange OF disagrresble person. and one
thst is petted and treated with sentleuess
will never exhibit the common fractions
ness of Kicking or holding up the milk
This is true Of all farm animals, who re-
turn Kindness with affection and seneros-
itv. and abuniiy pay the consideration
shown them by their owners. Every
body. especially every farmers boy,
should early learn To treat all animals
with kindness.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

The business of the Portland post office
has trehled in fifteen years, yet there has
been no enlargement of the clerical force
since l>72. until few weeks ago. when
two clerks were grudgingly added, with
threat to takr them of by July LIST. The
clerks in the post office now handle co.
600 pieces of mail matter day. an lu-
crease of more than IL per cent. in j.
mouths. summer brings great Increase
in the amount of mail matter on account
Of the outside people who flock to Maine
A. soon a. weather sets in.-Er.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
IMPURE BLOOD

Is the cause of most of the serious and
complicated diseases flesh is heir to, and is
one of the things which all the leading
physicians of the present day are striving
to overcome, by comrcnndmg n prescrip-
ton which will act directly on the blood.
In some of the most serious eases of
Cancers, Tumors, Blood Poisoning, HUI
mors etc, it has been impossible to give
the pat'ent relief until the state of the
Blood could be improved. DIR. Orrin
Fitzgerald of the Medical House, Allston,
Mass, formerly of Dexter Me } has at
last compounded II prescription called
FITZGERALDS IMPROVED INVIGO-
RATOR, which is being adopted by the
leading physicians of all schools and has
the endorsement of the following we'll
known ply scais aud chemists of Boston,
New York and Chicago. A. b. Burns.
chemist, Broadway, New York; Merrick
q Gray, chemists, No. 50 Broad ST.,
Boston, Mnss,; l.. b. Fay, chemist, Chicugo;
ILL.,; II. II. Jackson. NJ. d. $50 Broadway,
New York. Ask your druggist for FIII-
GERALD'S INYIGORATOR. Take MOTH
ing else.
For SALE By ALL DRuGGIsrs.
MANUFACTURED AT MEDICAL HOME
LABORATORY, ALLSTON, MASS.
Price S1.00 per bottle. Six bottles IS. 90
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

An English paper recommends As the
best coptriyance for keeping knives.
forks and tablespoons, a pocket, tackeh
on the pantry door, made of enameled
cloth aud lined with Canton flannel, the
interior being stitched in small divisions
to accommodate the separate articles. 1t
is urged As an advantage that the Can
ton flannel will absorb all moisture that
NAV be left on the articles"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
POETRY.
Stanza

'ris sweet to believe, as we fis 9ur gaze
On the Garth the sea aud sties-
While we see how such earthly thug decays,
That the Spirit never dies
Ills sweet to believe, that the Soul shall endure,
uneonded by deaths cold gloom
That twill dwell above, with the bright and pure
In mansions beyond the tomb.
lis sweet to believe that those whom We love,
Who have felt deaths chilling hand,
Are dwelling in perfect bliss above
With Heavens angelic band.
But more than all, it Ia sweet to know,
That our Heavenly Fathers will
We obey in all things, here below,
Aud all his commands fulfil.
II J.. DdgRH
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Knew His Business.

A seedy looking man came into the Of
flee of one of the largest soap manufact-
urers in Philadelphia and said Mr..
Dreydappcl I'm needy man and would
like twenty-five cents
"Well, now" remarked the man adj
dressed, 81 consider that cool. You
might have Jared better If you had asked
for few pennies.
With look of real Indignation and a
voice almost angry the applicant said :
Now, see here, Mr.. Dreydappel, you
know your business and l know mine,
but II you think you can give me auy
points on begging just start out and try
It,"
Mr.. Dreydappel handed over the quar-
ter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

In the town of Bessbrook, IrelauG
where John &. Richardson employs 3,pe
people in the manufacture of Irish llneu
no liQnor has been sold for forty years
and a. a result there is neither policeman
prison pawn>hop nor pauper in the town
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

The new wire betting, Portland inven-
vention, was allowed at the patent Office
in Washington just twelve days from the
filing OF the application. S. w. Bates,
the well-known Portland patent solicitor,
did the business. This betting will soon
be manufactured In the Southw orth block,
Portland, and the outlook for the compa-
nv Is considered brilliant.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Smokers Heart.

DIR. FKINT'S REMEDY wards off death
from those who have developed a "smoker' s
heart" through the use Of tobacco, rendering
that organ liable to rupture at any time. De-
scriptive treatise with each bottle; or address
Mack Drug Co., N. Y. Bixby 4 Buck Ags.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
Rt,cb.Ijn', 1rujcu SaIre

TuE Brsr SAVE in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, salt Rheum. Fever Sores
letter Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Curns and
all skin kruptous, and positively cures Piles or
enc pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded Price %
o-n,s per BOZ Fo, sale sr Ho.stio W. Cushing,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16

In 1873 contracted bloed poison
which soon developed into It's seyerest
secondary form. with blotches and ugly
sores all over my body, which totally dis
abled me for more than year. The
doctors treated me all the time without
benefit. The disease steadily growing
woIs Sc and worse, was unable to work
for more than q year; finally was persuad-
ed TO take Swifts Specific. After taking
seven bottles was sound and well, and
have not felt a symptom OF the disease
since. This was sixteen years ago.
Forsyth, Ga, Jan. %, lso''.
L..
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
A Regulator.

A few HAMBURG FIGS will cure the worst
cases of constipation and indigo stion, and their
occasional use will prevent the recurrence OF
these troubles. Dose, one Fig. Mack Drug
Co.. NY. Bixby & Buck ASts.