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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18


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gowns; In spite q all my eli aFt7 ! can
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footsteps IN the eoFFI!'r' Il l. papa am
mamma. fapa says -" ~ you SIP
maAli; such q hl-s''' YOU !';'ie ris'..-'
"ec-1 hear you a. over the house lie
turns t iie nlr~e anu fr2"i--i
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thI7 ciii4 ben naughty
Mem, n" has b'eh Yefs Z Ut says
the excellent Fis' -.
hen he shaii nave q Ii'-ce Of candy
says papa Sati9ii.-i at one.
Mint papa, mat cry OUT
"leS' mint anu papa himself drops
INTO my lIitle moist. open mouth me hlS'
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anu Whith i+'-.h T. taste a son a. rs
pche'fAIiii-. 'daf fe'.e' ie7 nay i'9'7. l.
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par hAe il',-it, '4'ii-ii-A "'9i
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Will lfsaA MS '''='h % pieces
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

The old fashioned days of the of -shore
fish line have come again i'll the vicinity Il
Boothbay so far as the porsy is concerned.
One steiner brought i'll 1000 barrels, Sat
uriay night, and sailing craft arr .soopin,
them in as fast as they can carry them.
The water outside the harbor IS alive witt
them. Seems almost as if you could
walk on the sea" says one who has just
come in from outside. The bays are ais ,
alive with the sardne herring.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
A Bad Break
From Tid.Bits.l

Patent medicine man Ito editor You
made nice mess of that testimonial al.
vertisement.
Editor-How?
Patent medicine man-,Iohn Smith
wrote: Your" Live Forever Pellets
are doing me great deal of good Send
an other box; and told you to give 1t a
prominent place.
Editor-l did-immediately proceeding
the death notices.
Patent medicine man-Yes, and the
first death notice on the list was that OF
John Smith!
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
PiZlerald'S Improved InVigOratOr.

For SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsTs.
Price 500 per bottle. Six bottles $500
PREPARED By FITZGERALD q co. AT
MEDICAL HOME LABRATOltY, ALIS-
TON, MASS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
GREAT CHANCE
For the Sick to Enjoy
Good Health.

Pure blood means good health; poor
blood means sickness every time. 1t is II
well-known fnct that nearly NIL diseases
can be traced directly or indirectly to n
poor state of the blood II is now and al
ways has been the study of all prac!icing
physicians to compound n prescription
that will purify the blood. Dir. Orrin
Fitzgerald of the Medical Home, Allston
Mass, has III his wonderful medicine, the
Improved Invigorator, furnished the pub
lie with long noeded remedy, and is
pronounced by the best medical authority
to be the leading blood purifier in the mar
ket. The doctor has prescribed this med
icine for twenty years i'll his regular prac-
tice with great success, and for the beneflt
of his patients and all who are unable to
consult him personally, has placed it in the
hands of the druggists Ask for and take
notI,inu Inf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
Delicate Women.

Children and delicate women should not h.
forced to take the vile compounds which
usually gyeafur constipation, piles, indigestion,
etc. HAMBURG FIGS are like preserved fruit
and are the best laxative known. % cents.
Dose, one Fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y.
Bi1by Buck Agts.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

The proposed bathing dresses for the ensuing
season remind US strongly Of the FIJI Island
fashion plates in the old Biographies.
1t takes four years for college to turn out
good student. But it frequently turns out bad
student in less than three months.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
Dropsy and Paralysis.

DIR. FLlNT'S REMEDY prevents the devel-
opment of all of those terrible diseases depend
ent upon disease Of the heart, such as dropsy
inflammation of the lungs, paralysis, and mental
bottle or address Mack Drug Co., \. Y.
Bxby & Buck ACTS.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
Statistics OF Maine Schools.

The annual census OF the school chill
drcn of the state has been compiled at
the Office of Superintendent Of Schools
Ince aud shows 4 decrease in The school
population of the State OF j65. The tig-
urr> by counties ARE rs follows
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

change of work is more Of relief -
many man than an abandonment #
work would be. My avocation is my
vacation from my vocation said busy
worker. And in this statement he sug-
geSted a truth that has its bearings on all
plans for vacation life, in summer or
winter. Every man needs his vacation
in some form or other, at one time or
another. But when man is to take his
vacation. how he is to use it, is not q
question for fashion or custom to settle.
Avocation work may be vacation rest.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

The widow il lees sel6sh than the maiden,
for while the latter is always looking out for
No. this former is satisfied in wltfhng for
No. Z.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

R,llar per week. Ladies' watches Iii this
Club will be equal in value to those for
gentlemen, and can be furnished with or
namented diamond cases. In this Club,
ms in the other, one watch will be drawn
eack week.
We wish it distinctly understood tint
this plan has no element of chance IN
it as every member is sure to get his
watch during the Club term. If after
partial payment las been made any mem
Der desires to pay the remaining amount II
full, without waiting for his number TO be
drawn, he can have his watch ut once.
In answer to any of our friends who may
think well of this plan, but who has now a
satisfactory watch, would say, that we will
furnish diamonds, silverware. or anything
in our line upon the same plan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

Fa,her--"What does your college course in
clude 2" Son-tmore fond Of boating than
books)"A full mile srsight away and return y
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18
AwoRp ABOUT DIAMONDS.

While it is true that diamonds cannot be
classed as among the necessities of life,
they are becoming more popular from year
to year. and an investment in diamond
well brought is n jndicious one
We have recently made satisfactory ar
rangements with one of the largest I'M
porters of these gems in the country
whereby we can supply the choicest stones
Mt less prices than ever before, and we
will sell them ut corresponding low prices
on the Club plan. Anything different III
this line from what we carry i'll our stock
that may be wanted, and we can show II
large variety Mt from one to two days
notice.
We unhesitatingly agree to meet mn.
competition, where quality OF goods Il
considered
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West Paris. Me-. Ang. Q 81.
Our baby had been very worrysome ever since
its birth from what appeared to be Cole, at
times crying itself nearly into commissions,
After having various treatments without succe IS
we were advised to try "Brown's Instant Relief ;
We began its use by giving 4 drops in a table
spoonful Of water which he readily took from
his bottle, making external applications to the
stomach at the same time according to directions
The effect was magical, for the first night after
commencing its use we were enabled to obtain
good nights rest, the first for nearly three
weeks, Whenever these distressed spells have
returned the treatment has been repeated with
the same satisfactory results.
Mn AND Mrs F. II, FIELD.
Your money refunded II II fails to beneht you
when used strictly ms directed on inside wrap
Dpr so Won take no risk IN trying II.
ar Sold by NIL dealers
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-07-18

ITS ADVANTAGES.
Firstly paying only one dollar per
week, the easiest possible method is offered
to secure watch.
Second-'Ihe watches being purchased
in large quantities from the makers and
sold directly to the consumer, n large pro-
fit is saved to the members of the Club.
The principle upon which the goods are
sold is mn equitable one, as the members
Of the Club are practically a syndicate for
the purchase of watches in large quantities
at the lowest prices and thus directly bene-
fitting its mombers.
Clubs now starting under the manage
ment Of
WALTER r. ROBBINS.
No goods will be sold except those of
the very highest quality.
We shall run two Clubs. The first of
which will be for thirty five weeks. Each
member Joining this Club will pay one
dollar per week for the full Club term, and
each week one member will draw n watch.
The gentlemen's watch in this Club is to
be II X, filled case. either hunting or
open face, richly engraved, warranted to
wear for twenty years, with certificate
from the Crescent Watch Case Co., ms to its
quality, and full jeweled nickel move
ment of either Elgin or Waltham make.
The ladies' watches are of solid Ia X,
gold, tasteful designs, with Elgin move
ments fully guaranteed.
We propose to offer in the second Club
ahigher grade watch for gentlemen, with
asolid IA X, elegantly decorated case,
and fine full jeweled nickel Watham Or
Elgin movement. This Club will run for
ffty-two weeks, each member paying one
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-03
Judicial Firmness.

az never sat in the trial of case in
which | cared two cents which side gained
it." said Judge, boasting of his indifer-
ence.
sold Ben Wade was not that sort of a
Judge while administering Justice in five
Ohio counties. He saw at once the right
of a case, and made the jury discern the
real issue.
Once when trying a case his rulings
made the Prosecuting Attorney snarl out ::
q have always understood that it was the
province of the jury to decide the facts !;
the Court has nothing to do with them"
Gentlemen" replied the unmoved
Judge, the attorney for the State is cor
rect it is your province to decide the
facts. The Court has nothing directly to
do with them-if it had it would not take
long"
This retort prompted the jury to return
a verdict of acquittal after a few minutes
consideration.
Few of Wade's rulings were reversed by
the Supreme Conrt, but there was one
notable exception. A difficult case which
he had decided after much consideration
was reversed by the higher Court, and sent
back to be tried again. At the second
trial Judge Wade adhered to his former
decision.
But, your Honor, the Supreme Court
reversed your former judgment" exclaimed
the surprised counsel.
"Yes, so 1 have heard / will give them
chance to get right" he quietly replied.
The case was again taken to the Supreme
Court. which reversed its own Judgment
and affirmed Wade's decision.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-03
Wedding superstitions.

As long as there are fair women and
brave men there will continue to be we'd
dings, and as long as weddings are the
fashion there will still be plenty of persons
on hand to suggest to young bride Just
also what she must not do for the same
reason.
People who are ordinarily sensible about
most things let all their superstitious no.
tions creep into their ideas regarding the
preparations for a wedding, and these
whims are made the subject CT discussion
at as early stage in the proceedings as
when the young lady is considering what
she prefers for an engagement ring.
She is told to avoid opals, as no one
ever was known to have any happiness
who owned one of them. In spite of
this, however, dealers say that there is
always a demand for rings set with this
beautiful stone. Pearls, the superstitious
say, are even worse, but eventually the
little circle is purchased and the time
complications arise, as certain days are
unfavorable and some months are to be
Stunned. May is said to be an especially
unlucky month-why, no one can tell, but
many a rhyme could be quoted to show
that this notion has prevailed for many
centuries. August is also looked upon as
disastrous time in which to wed, and
those who marry in Lent will live to
repent" according to very old authority.
Misfortune is sure to follow the bride
who has speck of green in her costume.
She must never array herself in all her
pretty robes until dressing for the cere-
mony. She must never read the marriage
service quite through, and she must not
stand before the mirror one second after
she is ready, no matter how pleasant the
reflection of the happy face and graceful
gown.
The one who speaks first on entering
the church will rule the house, so the
wise ones say, and in throwing the numer-
Gus articles of footwear after the depart
ing couple, any Of the guests may run after
them, and the one who succeeds in pick
ing one up will be married next.
On her return from her wedding Jour
ney the bride must be careful not to step
on the threshold of her home, but must be
lifted across by her husband.
If all these rules are followed carefully,
and great care is taken before becoming
engaged that the object Of her admiration
has name which begins with another
letter than her OVID, there does not seem
to be any reason why everything should
not prosper with the bride unless the old
saying may possibly have much of the
truth in it, which says that the reason
why so few marriages are happy is because
young ladies spend their time in making
nets instead of cages.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-03
Oneer Twins.

Mrs. Mary Jones, CT Bridgeport, Conn.,,
and the twins to whom she gave birth a
few days ago, are objects of great interest
among many residents Of the Fourth
Ward The popularity about the infants
is the startling contrast in their complex
ions. One is as black as the ordinary in
FAINT born of full African parents, but the
other is as white as the clearest skinned
representatives Of the Caucasian race.
Mrs Jones is the mother of nine other
children, but in none of them is there any
indications of white blood. The new
white twin child is the favorite with the
mother and other members of the family.
The doctors are wondering how it is that
two children of the same parents can be so
dissimilar. DR.. Downs, Medical Examiner
for the city, has taken small lock OF hair
from each child's head, and also very
minute piece of cuticle, to make examina-
tions under the microscope. If he finds
the hair of the white child woody, and
also coloring matter in the skin, it will
prove that the twins are both colored !;
otherwise the white child is just what it
looks to be-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-03

FORMERLY the regulation, whether it
was merely custom or a rule of Congress,
we do not recall, was that each House,
after the declaration of an electoral count,
should appoint committees to call upon
and notify the citizens elected that they
had been chosen to the offices Of Presi-
dent and Vice-President respectively and
ask them if they accepted. These COM
mittees reported back the acceptance of
the persons notified, and the history of the
notification was thus entered upon the
minutes of the two Houses. After the
difficulties of 1876, there was a demand
fer new electoral-count law, and during
the term of President Cleveland law was
passed that met many of the then existing
difficulties. 1t now develops, however,
that there is no method provided by the
law for notifying those who are elected
1t is probable that the omission was unin-
territorial. Whatever the cause, it must
be remedied before another Presidential
election, for there must be some kind OF
notice given and report of acceptance or
the records will be historically deficient.
General Harrison and Mr.. Morton re-
ceiyed no notice of their election from any
official source; they came on to Washing
ton and presented themselves for qualifi-
cation simply upon the everyday news
paper report that the electoral count had
resulted fayorably to them. 1t is true
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-03

found vent in the old air-shaft, and she
was safe The light surface grass had
dried-up, and SO presented no fresh fuel to
the flames.
Her anxiety now was for the loved ones.
But then she remembered the land nearest
the house was treeless and there was
enough men working near to protect the
fences. But she knew that they would
be worried about her. Just then blazing
picket knot was hurled from tree hight
and fell directly across the mouth of the
tunnel, sending in binding, singing smoke
in thick volume. Poor Lu, with cry to
heaven for help and despairlng heart
rending cry to Rodger, although she knew
he was not near, yet in that hour of peril
her willful heart acknowledged loves
supremacy, she relreated further in the
tunnel. Her foot caught on some loose
quartz and shefell to the floor in dead
faint with the intense pain caused by
vicious sprain she had given her ankle.
That day Rodger had watched her pass.
He had been hunting quail He knew
she often went to the Landicker's ranch,
and he watched her as she unconsciously
passed him. Then he saw the fire when
riedly went to the ranch and ascertained
she had left fifteen minutes before.
He fastened on as fast as he could. IL she
needed help he could help her. But a
sickening thought nearly paralyzed his
brain. What if the flames had overtaken
her or the smoke bewildered her. Hur-
riedly he walked, then ran, though the
road was redhot it nearly burnt his shoes,
thick sparks and cinders falling like rain
around him. Over the burnt land
he hurried; then he saw what nearly
froze the warm blood in his veins
her hat in the road blazing. Where,
oh, where was Lu? Heaven help
him to find his willful sweetheart.
Her scorn was forgotten and his love was
remembered. Nearing the tunnel, he saw
her footsteps and heard her despairing,
heartbroken cry. With his hands he
pulled the blazing branch aside, and
snatching a brand he held it aloft as he
entered the tunnel. He had not
far to go. There Lu lay, apparently
He threw the brand on ledge, and caught
Lu to his breast q groan of pain greeted
his ear. He carried her to where the
water trickled through from some spring,
and dipping his hand in, he sprinkled her
face. The cool water revived her, and she
regained consciousness to find herself in
Rodgers arms.
"Thank God, you are safe, darling" he
said, as he bent and kissed her.
And Lu, looking in his honest eyes,
said: "Rodger, forgive me; tried by fire,
my love has come for you purified from
vanity, and is yours with the life you
saved"
Roger kissed her passionately and thank
fully, and thanked the forest fires for the
precious gift.
The flames passed on and burnt and
scorched all of life in their path; but
these two hearts had the back fires of af-
lection in them, and no more earthly fires
could ever harm them. Tried by fire, the
old dross of vanity and selfshness had
been eliminated. Purified and true, they
were ready for life's Journey together.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-03

PROFESSOR BoYEsEN, the practiced OBJ
server and travelled man, in his recent de-
lightful essay on TYPES of American
Women" pays the women of this country
the highest compliment that has yet been
recorded. 1t is his judgment, and he as
serts it to be that of all fair-minded for
eigners who have visited the United
States, that our country affords women a
wider scope; that social conditions here
more favor the development of their indi-
viduality that our women have more
character, more freedom of speech and
manners, than the women of Europe.
That they have more distinct, a more
piquant flavor Of personality. AS he puts
it, "They are not merely specimens of the
feminine gender more or less attractive,
and labeled for the sake of convenience
Minnie, and Jennie, and Fannie Though
wish they had more dignlded and noble
appelations), but they are primarily Min
ME, and Jennie, and Fannie, endowed
with and modified by their feminine gen.
der" And further on he says: "The pro-
portion of truly delightful women, we'll
bred, sympathetic and intelligent is larger
in the best society of our great cities than
in society of corresponding grade in
England, France or Germany" The
women of America owe Professor Boyesen
graceful recognition.