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The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
Polly and the Hen

Our next neigbbor writes CORES pnD
dent-owned All amusing parrot, which
was always getting into mischief, but u
ually got out again without much trouble
70 herself When she had done anything
for which she knew ehe ought ~ be pun
ished, the would hold her head 10 one
side, and. cycling her mistress. prOte Z. Ia
a sing song tone, poly l. a good gun
until she saw her mistress smile; ana
then She would n.p her wing and crg
out In exultation, "Hurrah, Polly Is a
good girl.'
She was allowed 20 90 free, and ususl-
~ TOOK her exercise 10 the garden, where
She promenaded hack and forth on the
walks summing herself, aud warning of
all lntruders,
One morning hen strsyed out Of the
chicken yard, and was quietly picking up
her breakfast, when Poll marched up To
her, and called out "Saoo," in her snrill
voice, emphasizing the command WITH a
smart pick Of her sharp beak On the hens
head. The poor hen retreated 70 her own
quarters, running as. fast as she could,
followed by Poll. who screamed shoe"
al every step.
The hen had her revenge a few days
later, when Poll extended her morning
:
her usual curiosity, she went peering into
ever corner, until she came " the Old hen
upon her nest. The hen made dive for
Polls, yellow head, but missed it. Poll,
thinking discretion the better part Of val
or turned TO run, the hen with her wings
wide-s pread, following close after.
As she ran, Poll screamed in her shriu-
est tones.
member Of the family, who had wit
messed the whole performance, thought
it time 10 interfere in Polls behalf, as
angry hen was gaining on her. He ran
out, and STOPPING down, held out his
hand. Poll lost no time in travelling up
to his shoulder. Then, from her high
vantage ground, she turned her head TO
one side, and looking down on her foe,
screamed. Hello, there Shoo!'
The frightened hen acknowledged her
defeat by returning to her nest a. rapidly
as she had come Youths Companton.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
About Wool.

1t is astonishing how much progress
mas been attained in the compression of
timber; 1t can be upset the same as iron,
and be compressed either steamed or In
Its natural state, says the Carriage Month.
y. We have seen specimens OF ash tim
her compressed 2 inch less than its or
iginal thickness; that Is, where it before
was four inches thick it was reduced to
. inches; the place in question was
bent In three-foot circle, and the inside
OF the circle was upset 1t surprised US
to note the tenacity of the bent and com
pressed wood as compared with part of
the same piece that had not,been operated
upon, Recently Messrs. Holcomb & Co,
OF New Haven, Conn. gave us an invita-
ton to witness the COMPRISING of spoke
lemons, and 1t was wonderful how rapidly
this was done; the lemons were g inch
thick, and 1t required but moment to
compress them to 3 l6 inch and spoke
tenor tapered properly at the same time
resdy to drive; at the same ra ito a three
inch piece would be reduced to 3 -
inches; or suppose WE take wheel with
Ii spokes, and there will be one inch
more timber In the compressed spoke for
the same size of hub, than there is in the
ordinary wheel that has not been com
pressed. The statement Is made that
compression adds the strength of more
han three spokes to a wheel.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
nual address before The New York con.
Yention IL ls3o

nual address before The New York con-
Yentlon IL 1883:
"lo-da! our National W. c. TT. while rec
osllzln2 the liberty ofeach state " be partisan
or not, ~ !; elects, Ia practically partisan with
exceptions 30 ana. they bat prove the beauty
Of the r-4e. No state IS ovefanellniu2ly nom
~ lave moved forward IL these years until as
mel -s,iee waite SAID Of Prohibition, - We
az say 81 or oneness IL purpose visa tie pro-
hio!tion party. That Is no longer az open
question II tue court.
II the Maine W. C. T. [. can now
unanimously pass resolution declaring
10 De nOI-part.an organization,
WY could II not do 80 in Bangor Ia sc
AuDurn IL = and Bath in o. when q
p4eadlng minority urged the adopted Of
suca resolution;
his course would have saved the de-
iections IN the ranks That has since fol-
.oHed. detection regretted 10 DOUBT oy
ooiA parties. and there would have been
no need for the formation Of the Non
Partisan oman { Christian Temperance
Union, "aAeh believes in the expediency
u Incorporating IL is Constitution
Ael-Aer lie L-ers Of THIS association
nor the annual meeting shall directly or
indirectly pledge the 4l1uence or co-orpor
atlOL VI lie association III whole or n
part, 10 any ph!lantarOyic, or auy relix-
I0us sect.
FLORENCE c. PORTER.
National Secretary Of Literature, Nom
Partisan ". &. I. L.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

lag and, by the courtesy Of your teacher
| sin here for that purpose, Zone little
emo" 10 the back seat sung out in a
1hrlll voice., "where's your fiagfn
1t had not occurred to me before that
nad no nag TO give them, SO changing the
tenor Of my address | began on another
topic. Dear pupils the occasion for.
chilly remind. me Of years ago, when
was lad in this school district. | re-
member as distinctly as thought IL were
Yesterday when boy OF four summers |
Travelled over the long road through the
woods to what was then the old red
school house where this one now stands,
with dinner pail In one hand and nv
spelling book in the other How well /
remembe. my dear old teacher. Blessed
be the memory of her who was to me the
perfect teacher" (Again the boys all.
looked at each other with sarcastic smiles
as much as to say, don't believe it."
Then | observed for the first time that
the children were not inclined 10 show
any appreciation of my remarks which,
although they seemed to me to be quite or
iglnal and highly appropriate greatly en-
oarrased me, and lacking words to con-
tinue In that line Of thought, | told them,
oieSi oolnt utsithtiou, lHdl my friend.
Doctor P, now pr. sent was proyi-
dentally more gifted than | in speech
making, and that knew they would be
glad to listen to him, for he was once a
boy as you all are.
l cannot understand why, but at once
without allowing me to proceed further,
the girls this time began to cheer and
clapp their hands-and just here ended
what to the writer seemed living re-
atty
Undoubtedly my friend, the Doctor
would have made a good speech which he
was abundantly able to do on this, as on
other occasions; but the spell was broken,
IL was my bed, which caused me to wake,
and, In consequence, that undelivered
speech of his Will forever remain one of
the untold things OF earth.
MORAL.
Never eat a hearty supper during the
late hours of the night, for if you do, the
unreal way may become real, aud trou-
Died dreams, living realities.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
The Common School the Citadel Of
the Republic,

The common school is our chief public
institution 1t is the citadel of the re-
public. But the best institutions do no.
aruu themselves" and the better and
more important they are the more care
fully they should be supervised and di-
rected. The steam-engine is very pow
erful agent, but it is powerful to a good
end only when it is intelligently managed.
This is equally true of the common school
The republic is not secured when We have
built school-houses and appropriated
money for their support. That is only
beginning. The security Of the republic
is found in taking care that the school
houses are used for their purposes, and
the appropriations devoted to their OBJ
ject. The most impregnable fortifics-
lions would be useless If unnamed, and
the disappointed scAool-housts If they
were empty UQrper'y Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
POETRY.
A sslng Face.

Twas buta moment Long enough to feel
The grateful presence Of her quiet grace,
And at her beauty's shrine moment knesi,
To mark the sweetness Of her gentle face.
To catch glimpse from out hsr downeast eye.
a hsetng light Of violet. more rare
Than all the eolors Of the summer skies,
That but moment fingered futterng there
moment, Then she vanished; vet to stay
Without my memory. as some distant strain
o. music, rising slowly, dies away,
But fingers yet when all lie still again.
Or az a dream that nits across the mind
when care is bound by all forgetting sleep.
100 soon will vanish, but yet leave behind
a gentle sweetness that tho senses Keep,
II tate had been but kinder. Who can tell
Our paths had been the same, aud hand in
hand,
Together we had wandered DER the fell
And crossed the border Of the unknown Inod,
we met to meet no more. Upon the sea
OF lifc' we pass like ships. A moment seen,
~ signal shown, shout thrown chceriy,
Thea darkness, waves and distance pas. be-
tween.
SOmervilir Ionrr,t
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
Imports Of Eggs.

Much has been said of eggs being i'm
ported into this country, aud that We do
not raise enough to supply our markets,
all of which Is true to certain extent,
but such eggs are not of kind to com
pete with our fresh eggs, but are procur-
ed to be used in the arts, Canada contrib
uting a large share. We do not consider
it creditable, however, to allow our
markets to be supplied from any source
outside. We should, and can, supply all
that may be required, and by so doing We
will in no manner lower the prices, If the
demand exists.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Knowledge ought to be free; but when
you tell all you know to your neighbor
and he becomes your competitor in your
own market, you-begin to think about
1t.
Following any pursuit with the inten-
ton of learning all there Is of 1t is sure
source of improvement for the individual
No other calling opens so broad field as
farming.
A wise man learns from his mistakes
IS well as from his well-directed efforts.
But many farmers go on, year after year,
growing about farming not paying, and
never see their mistakes.
Wet or dry, hot or cold, we see horses
hitched to post In the street and step.
ping around as II in torture. Would 1t
not be well II their owners we're hitched
In the same place for . while.
A calf In the Northwest recently died
from eating tine milk Of q worried and
heated COW. Many an infant has lost Its
life # I'm nursing mother that had been
overworked and overheated.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
Tho Carrabassett Power

Fifty years ago the late WIN. Weston
the father Of the Hon. / NJ Weston, Of
Michigan, who secured the Chemical
Mill for Madison. built a dam, wooden
factory. saw mill and Touring mill on
the Carrabassett in this village, but lack
Of transportation facilities made the ven
ture Improbable. Now we have frs
class dam on the same sIte, with the
railroad track along eide running both
south and north
Wells In his work, which was publish.
ed In 1859, says; The Carrabas-ett is
10 miles long and has basin If 81 miles
long and "a miles wide, which contains
drainage area of 290 square miles. The
average rain fall is given as ~ inches.
Wells also gives the following reser-
yoirs on the Carrabassett from data fur
nlshed by the late Columbus Steward Of
hi
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

In discussing the Csrrabassett power
at North Arson Village. Wells, page
1853, says
Several large and valuable powers are
situated on the Carrabassett at the vii
"lage. The river falls so feet in third
'of mile above the "basin;" the bridge
lis near the foot of the fall. The bot
tom and banks are solid ledge the op-
'portunities for canaling are first class.
THE river at this point is fed by 200
square miles of drainage territory, and
''by ten or twenty square miles Of reser-
''voirs, including large and small. A
very small part of the power is now
used"
With the fall, drainage area and rain
fall above stated, the gross power would
be about 1850 horse power for "a hours
or $500 for IL hours at low water rum
This power could undoubtedly be doubled
by using the reservoirs during the dry
season. The grester part of the 290
square miles of drainage area is still COW
cred with forest containing nearly all
varieties of hard and soft wood which
can be floated down the river at very
little cost if cut into short lengths. An
son is also the center of the best wool
growing sections in New England. No
town in Maine offers better advantages
for manufacturing wood or wooden pro-
ducts.-There is power here for dozen
wooden factories OF the same size of the
three at Madison
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
How to Take Care Of Tho Brain.
Ladies Home Journal

The brain stands most abuse of any or
gan in the body. Its best tonic and slim
ulant Is success. The worse and most
depressing thing to 1t is failure. The
most Injurious effects come by using
stimnlents In early life. Young people
should never use liquors, tea or coffee.
The latter two may not exactly do harm,
hut they are conducive Of NO good. They
act mostly on the brain, and lnjure its
growth very materially. Abundance OF
sleep is necessary. Sleep Is the time OF
relatively lowered expenditure and 10.
creased repair.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

You have heard your friends and ueizhbors
a4Alug about i. ou inay yourself be one Of
the many "ho Auow from personal experience
Just 10" good a thing Il l.. II YOU have ever
Tiled Il, YuA are one Vi rs s:aunca friends, De
cause TIE wonderful. tA.1z a5ou. 1t i, that
When once gwen TIA, Dr.. Kings New
Discovery ever after holds i pace IL the house.
It!ou lave never Used It AID Should be Alii!ct-
&C with cough, cod vr any Throat, Lung or
! hest trouble, secure bottle at once and give
II lar TIA. It IS guaranteed every tHe or
money refunded. ri4. bottle Free a; Roland
/ .IaueA IlrLg stnrs
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

The Problem Solved Wife docking
up from book )-"This writer says that
half the miseries of msrried life come
from the fact that wives do not have a
certain regular sum per week to spend as
they please" Husband-"True; and the
other half of the misery comes from the
fact that the husbands do not have GER
tain, regular sum per week to spend as
they please"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Don't allow the broom to stand on the
brush end when not In use; hang 1t on
nail by means Of ring In the top Of the
handle. Don't forget that = broom will
last much longer II, after using 1t, 1t is
dipped In boiling water for five minutes.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

In changing feathers, always put them
into new ticks, Is the feathers will surely
prick through washed ticks. believe our
grandmothers rubbed the inside Of the
ticks with hard soap, TO prevent this, but
should prefer new ones. Old ticking can
always DO put 70 good use.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Uncle Pete (having been landed upside
down, and his load strewed for quarter
OF mile along the road -"Brer Jonsing
say wen he SOL me dat auemil dat he he'd
one fault, but he couldn't remember at
1t was. l shonldn'. be soaprised eff dis
was de berry one"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Ho7ato " Gushing, druggist believes that the
secret Ct success - perseverance. Therefore he
persists IN keeP.ng the naest Inc OF pefIIneties,
Toilet article, NosmSucs, drugs and cnsmica.s on
ihe mArNet Inry especially invite al persons who
i4Nr pApItAtIan, short breath, weak hungry
speIs, pain side OK shoulder. oppression, nlsht
mart, dry eOI.u. smutheriu- dropsy or heart dis
r.se, l. iry Or Miles \e~ Heart sure, before 1t is
too late. II has the largest sale OF any similar
rvInedy. Fine book ui testimonials Tree. Drs
Miles Restorative Neryine Is unsurpassed tor
sleeplessness healaehe TITS, ETC., and II contain.
no opiaies.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Clara Jack intends to have every
thing his own way when we are married"
Clara's Mamma-"Then why do you
marry himf" Clara ITO relieve his
mind OF false impression. Life.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Husbands too often permit their wives, and par
eats then children to suffer from headache d!zzi-
ness. neuralgia, sleep lessness, fits, nervousness,
when bv the use OF DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine
such serious results could easily be prevented.
Druggists everywhere say it gives universal salts
faction and has an immense sale. Woodwork ~
Co. Fort Wayne, Ind, snow Y Co, OF Syracuse,
y. y, J. {. Wolf, Hillside, Mich, and hundreds
of others say alt is the greatest seller they ever
knew" 1t contains no opiates. Trial bottles and
fine book on nervous diseases, free 1t HorLtio w.
Cushings.
"The town is booming" writes Georgia ed
itor. I'VE have taken in seventy new subscrit-
ers and our efficient Justice has given US ten
dolars-or thirty days"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
Bucklens -Arnica Salve.

The best ealye in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, | lcers, salt Rheunl, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chiblains, Corns, and all skin
krupuons, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect sat
action, or money refunded. Price y cents per
DOH. + or sale by Roland I. Patten.
The stomach does not improve on ac4 -ain-
lance When man nuds he has one Il sa
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
A Decision Of orea, Importance,

French Officer Ito raw recruiD -"Do me the
favor to dismount and see what gawk you are
on horseback"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
Il HIsh0n1s' .lIiSL0Ee.

when does a parliment dissolve, papa !"
When it gets into hot water, my boy.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
Aver
SarsapariIIa,

isJ C. AVER e. CO., Lowell, Mass.
sq.tty Jr-1gg.sts- a., a., Worn ga t9,iis.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
2Ac Secl,et oL SnccesE.

\ seaLd4.-mongeE isa person who talks to
Sa! utISh1uIs ABOUT Us. An entertaining per
>un Is one who tells mean stories About our
LtISAyJEs.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Kindness 70 dumb brutes counts for
much, here and hereafter.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
From Florence C. Porter

Has Ing " { T. [. 81 NaIsE Hggs
PAEfi-4s i IL ATTnrDETaaAED= Asr
I0LfiIc4i FAEIfl
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

A lover differs from some medica! prescrip-
iions II That ne cannot very wei be shaken be-
fore he : iAkeu
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
An Oio Sore Healed.

hai painful, annoying sore on my
leg, near tie knee, that troubled me for
over ;wo years. | TILED various remedies,
out The sore, Instead OF healing up, CON
inued to grow larger, and ~ cause me
more pam ua.L | begin to LOOK for q
crutcn. through the ADVICE Of friend.
VINO was cured Of similar trouble. |
TOOK D. 5 5, and IL a few weeks was
cured entirely. The sore healed Up, and
there Is not even a scar left to mark the
place.
CHARLES A. SUMNER.
Mt Vernon, Ohio.
May TO- 1890.
Treatise on Bood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

me people OF Somerset County vicinity to know that we
he DIS me assortment OF goods be the County
anu ta we propose to sell them at prices that beaten
is dof
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Never eat hearty supper during the
late hours of the night, for If you do, the
unreal way may become real, aud trou-
Died dreams, living realities.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
May 10, 1890.
Treatise on Bood and Skin Diseases
m Cd

SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-25
How to Buy q Horse.

A friend of mine, who is green
horn in the matter of horsehesh,
was anxious to purchase a horse,
but was much afraid of being taken
in. He tried to persuade an ac-
quaintance experienced in such
matters to accompany him to in
spect an animal that was on sale at
a horse dealers establishment.
There's no OCCASION" said the lat
ter, "for me to accompany you.
Ali you have to do is to seem know
ing. When you get to the place
put your hands in yonr pockets
and your stick under your arm, and
in an finland manner say: Groom,
run him down. Now, then, pull
him up and let him walk : then, in
a knowing but doubtful tone. Open
his mouth. What did you say his
age was? l think he's a little long
in the tooth. Seven years did you
say he was? Ishould call him 10 or
II years old. Oh, he's very COLBY
little chap, but I think your asking
out Of the way" My friend found
the above an excellent formula.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-25
Brandy Saved Him.

There are occasions when the in
variable logic of temperance ad-
vocates is knocked sky-high by
some little incident tending to
show that intoxication is now and
then a redeeming vice. At all
events drunken men often have
miraculous escapes from death. The
Man About Town remembers one
such incident. It was at a large
public ball, and the orchestra was a
an unusually large one. A musi-
clan who had been imbibing too
freely wandered out upon the roof
and fell over, landing upon the
skylight of a court several floors
below. The fall was a terrific one,
and would have killed the average
man, but the befuddled musician
came off with a few bruises. Judge
Cady escaped death twice through
the instrumentality of brandy
flask. He was living in an eastern
city many years ago and made ar
rangements to go to another place
by rail. He drove to the depot, and
on his arrival happened to miss his
brandy flask which he invariably
carried while travelling. He would
not think ofleaving without it, and,
hastily summoning conveyance,
he drove back to his residence to
get the flask. When his wife saw
him and learned why he had re-
turned she gave him a slight scold-
ing and told him he would miss
the train. He replied that he would
miss the train any time rather than
miss his brandy. He drove back to
the depot and arrived just in time
to see the train about q half mile
| in the distance. He was mad and
returned home disgusted with his
luck to wait until the next day. The
next day came, and with it the de-
tails of terrible railroad disaster.
The train had fallen through 9
bridge and every passenger on the
smoking-car was killed outright.
As Judge Osdy waa then, as he is
now, an inverterate smoker, be
concluded at once, on hearing the
news, that he would have been
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-01-25
Fattening Slaves for a Banquet.

Fattening slaves in a park and
feeding them up like animals des
tined for the table, and then lead
ing them to shambla where they
are slaughtered like oxen, cut into
pieces and shared bit by bit by hun
cry cannibals-such is the practice
which is permitted, according to M.
Fondese, a French explorer, in
some of the French, Belgian, Por-
tuguese, and even British territories
in Ubanghi. NJ. Fondese was sent
out three years ago by the French
government to discover the sour
ces of the Niariguilla, and, hav-
ing returned after the successful 'ac-
complishment of his task, he has
tens to tell his countrymen all about
the terrible things which he had
seen in his travels. The "fattening
park" or paddocks are, he says, to
be seen in each village, and contain
men and women who have been
taken in war. The poor wretches
take their doom philosophically,
and some of them to whom NJ. Fon-
desc offered freedom, actually re-
fused it. They eat. drink, dance
and sing until the head "Fetishman"
comes around, accompanied by an
orchestra of tom-tom and tin-kettle
players, selects a sufficiently fat
specimen, carries him or her to the
market place of the village, and
splits his or her head with a hatchet
or scythe-like knife. The eyes and
tongue of the victim are given to
the 'boss" fetish, and the rest OF
the body is divided among the an
MISUNDERSTANDING.