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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
The Ghost Dance

The ghost dance Is q religious obser-
vance OF the lndlsns, and absorption OF
it makes 1t evident that it is not at all a
wild or wanton ebullition of barbaric
spirits. 1t Ia rather form of penance,
II We may judge Of q description given
by the wife Of Post Trader Finley, Of
Pine Ridge agency. Before she was sent
away by her husband for safety, Mrs.
Finley saw ghost dance participated in
by the Indians. In preparing for the
dance they cut the tsllest tree that they
can fnd, and having dragged 1t to level
piece OF prairie. set 1t up In the ground.
Under this tree four Of the head men
stand. The others form In q circle and
begin to go around and around the tree
They begin the dance on Friday afternoon
1t 10 kept up Saturday and until Sunday
morning. During ell this time they do
not eat or drink. They keep going round
in one direction until they become so diz-
~ that they can scarcely stand, then turn
round and go in the other direction. and
keep 1t up till they swoon from exhaus-
tiou. This 10 what they strive TO do, for
while they are In q swoon they think they
see aud talk with the new christ
Every Indian has about four war clubs
made out of round stones twisted In raw
hide. They throw these around during
the dance and beat them against their
heads. When they regain consciousness
they tell their experiences to the four
wise men under the tree. All their tales
end the same-about the two mountains
that are to belch forth mud and bury the
white man and the return of the good old
lndian times. They lose all OF their sense
in the dance. They think they are AMI
mails. Some get down on all fours and
bob about like buffalos. When they can
not rigt themselves from exhaustion they
beat their heads upon the ground and be.
come insensible, 90 tina, they may be ush-
ared into the presence of the new christ
One poor Indian when he recovered his
senses said that christ told him he mus,
return 70 earth because he had moi
brought with him his wife and child. His
child had died two years before, and the
lamentations Of the poor fellow are de-
scribed BY Mrs.. Finley - most heart
Peudiug. At the end Of the dance, the
revsl lasting all Sunday night, they kill
several steers and eat them raw, drlnl
and gorge themselves TO make up FOL
their fast OF course performances like
this ghoet dancs mist be participated IL
with good faith By the mass Of thu
Indians. A few OF the leaders may have
played upon their superstition for design
Ing purposes; but The dancers who bsa
| tAoir Aeeds and mortify their desh mus
] - hoosst, though dalUded.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
jay Gould and the Crank :.

Mr.. Gould hiss some difficulty in keep
ing ont of the way Of the cranks. dan
gercus and not dangerous who hang
about his Office door. They come for all
purposes, from Staying him to interest
ing him in flying machines and other en-
terpriss. One day crank wrote to
warn him that he would he shot if he
did not put up the stock market before
o'clock in the afternoon. This crank &
letter had scarcely been read before an
other was received warning him that he
would be shot If he did not put down the
market before o'clock in the afternoon
Whichever way the insrket went he was
bound to be killed, and the dilemma
amused Mr.. Gould more than anything
that had occurred in a long time.-lnter
view in New York sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

There is little guild of men face
tiously called The Early Birds" They
rise in the summer before the sparrows,
and though they do not go to work
themselves it h their vocation to call
other people to work On dark winter
mornings they are out before the snow.
birds are awake. They have reguls:
routes, and every morning between 1
and O'Clock they stop at houses, ring
door bells and tell people it's tims to go,
up. Their clients are butchers, barten
ders, car drivers. restaurant keepers and
car conductors, men who have to go t.
work very early in the morning and te
whom it is serious matter to be fl fteer
minutes or half an hour late.
Some of these early birds have from
fifteen to twenty customers. They get
from twent, five to fifty cents weel
from each. The bartenders usually pay
half dollar a week for being called
The fact that their business is a success
full one shows that they are more relia
BILE and effective than an alarm clock
Their days work is finished in two
hours. York Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
Dr.. Robert Koch.

A. the name of DIR. Koch tas suddenly
become celebrated all over the world
through his alleged discovery of cure
for consumption In it's early stages, tie
following sketch Of the distinguished
scientist will be read with interest:
Robert Koch was born at Klansthal
Germany, on December IL, 1858. HIS
medical studies were begun At the Uni
versity Of GGttingen In 1862, where he
remained four years. becoming an a..
sistant In the general hospital ~ Ham.
burg. In 1856 he began the practice OF
medicine at Langenhagen, near Honover,
hut soon after settled In Rackwitz, ln the
province OF Posen. In 1872 Professor
Koch was appointed public physician q
Wollstsin. It was there that he made
his nrst EXAMINATIONS Into bacte. 10, In
consequence of which be was called II
tho health department Of the empire.
He made decided Improvements 10 the
technique Of microscopic objects, By
means Of which be succeeded In 1882 10
discovering the bucillus tu6srculosis Of
consumption, which be succeeded 10 pro-
ducing Independent Of animal bodies ant
applied successfully 70 produce tubsrcu
losis IN animals. In 1855 Koch was crea-
ted consul Of the government and sen
Il the bead Of the German oholsra expe
dition 70 Egypt and India, discovering
the cholera bacillus. The German gov
ernmeut honored his discovery with Z
Rift Of l00, 900 marks. In 1885 he va
made professor Of the university an
director Of the newly-crse11 Hygieni'
institute q Berlin.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
Covnered Hooks and Eyes.

Representative Yoder Of Ohio, tells new
story regarding McK nley's defeat Holmes
county contains large number Of the Am
ISL sect, One popularity Of these people
is they entirely discard the use of buttons,
using hooks and eyes instead. The Dem
ocrats,n says Yoder went to the stores in
the county and purchased all the hooks and
eyes. They then sent peddlers through
the towns and farms, instructing them to
Sell hooks and eyes at price about 800 OF
400 per cent higher than before. The
Amish people did not object to the advance
on tin cups or other necessaries Of life,
but when it came to paying more for hold
ing their clothes together they voted the
Democratic ticket "
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
n OF Able to Walk.

vas confined to my bed for six months
with Rheumatism. not aole to walk step.
All Of the remedies usually prescribed for
this disease having been employed TO no
effect, | commenced taking S S. 8. /
have now taken l. bottles OF this excsl-
lent medicine and am on my feet, attend
Ing TO ali my house work Is of yore. /
feel that cannot sufficiently express my
thanks for the benefit l have received
from the uses of this medicine.
Mrs. VI. A. Woodward,
Webb City, Mo.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
EUDeD.sp,

This is what you ought to have, in fac, you
must have ii, to fully enjoy life. Thousands
are searching for ii daily, and mourning because
they ind it not. Thousands upon thousands Of
dollars spent annually by our people in the
hope that they may attain this boon. And yet
it may be had by all. We guarantee that Elec-
tre bi,ters, il used according to directions and
the use persisted in, will bring Good Digestion
and Dust the demon Dyspepsia and install in
stead Eupepsy. We recommend Electric Bit
for Dyspepsia and all diseases Of Liver Stomach
and Kidneys. Sold at SOC, and Sl.00 per bot
let by Roland /. patten. Druggist
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
Collecting Duty On A Mummy

An amusing incident is reported in the
Viedomosti of kharkov. An Egyptian
mummy was brought TO that city for ex
hibtion. The tariff commissioners were
al Toss about import DUTY 10 De levied
Oh II as no such ware is specified in their
calslogues. At last they found in one of
their catalogues q certain paint which is
called mummy. Thereupon they decided
to have the Egyptian piece of antiquity
weighed, and to levy on it the tax due or
its weight in paint. A similar incident
says the same paper, occurred in another
city of the empire. A skeleton was i'm
ported from Germany. The ax-gather
ers, not knowing to what class of goods
it belonged decided to put it down among
the things that had once been in use.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

FROM a letter written BY Mrs. Ada E. Hurd.
Of Groton. 5. D., we quote Was taken with
a bad cold, which settled on my lungs, cough
set in and finally terminated in consumption.
-Four doctors gave up saying | could not live
but short time gave myself up to my saw
or, determined that if could not stay with my
friends on earth, would meet my absent ones
above. NY husband was advised to get DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, l gave it trial, took in all, eight
bottles. Il has cured me and thank God l
am now well and nearly woman" Trial bot
tie free at Roland I, Pauen's Drug Store. Reg
ular size, soc. and sl01.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Mrs. Phnney Of Cleveland was re cleo
ed president of the Non Partisan Woman S
Christian Temperance Union. The other
officers elected are: General secretary, Miss
E. Jennie Doty, Cleyeland recording Sec
Rotary, Mrs. Florence Miller, Iowa; treas
urer and financial secretary, Mrs. c. Cor
nelia Afford, New York. educational secre,
tary, Mrs. Joseph o. Weeks, Pennsylvania;
eyangelistc secretary, Mrs. NJ. j. Aldrich
Iowa; literature secretary, Mrs. Florence
Porter, Maine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
Solving the Difficulty

She-:Isn't 1t terrible that ice should
be so dear in the summer and coal so dear
the winter:
Chappie-"Y Now, If We could
only have wintah in the sunmsh time
aud summah in the winter everything
would be just right, bah jove." New York
Herald
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

by far the deepest lake known in the
world says the Geographical News, is
Lake Balksl in Siberia. While its area
is over 1000 square miles, making it about
equal 10 Erie in superficial extent, it.
enormous depth of between 1000 anc
$500 feet makes the volume of it's water:
Almost equal to that OF Lake Superior
Although Its surface is 1850 feet abov,
the sea level, its bottom is nearly 800,
feet below 1t. The Caspian Lake, or sea
as 1t Is usually called has depth in it:
southern basin of over 5000 feet deep
Lake Como nearly 1000 feet and Lego
di-garda, another Italian lake, has s
depth in certain places of 1900 feet Lake
Constance is over 1000 feet deep, anc
Huron and Michigan reach depths OF
1000 and 1000 feet"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
East Somerset Agricultural
Society.

The annual meeting of the Hast Somerse'
Agricultural Society was held at the soc
iety's hall in Hartand Nov. 18th. The old
list OF oa.cers, with exception Of one trus
tee who resigned, were Reelected, al
follows: President, J. P, Longley;yice pres
ident., n. B. Turner, John Finson secre
larry, G. NJ Lancey; trustees, G. j. Shaw
NJ Dyer, n. W, Goodrich, Lewis FISH,
Charles Mason; collector and treasurer, 5
L. Mayo.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Heart Disease is By far the most frequent cause
Of sudden death, which IN three of four
unsupported. The synptoms not generally
understood. These habit of lyieg on the
night side, short breath pain distress In side.
back or shoulder, irregular pulse, asthma weak
and hungry spells, wind in stomach, swelling of
mixes, or dropsr oppression. dry cough, smother
ing. d. Miles illasi book en- Heart diseases
free a; II ". Castings, VINO guarantees and rec
ommends DR.. Miles New Heart Cure, which has
the largest sale Of any hear; remedy in the world
It cures Nervous and Organic Hear, Disease, Short
Breath, Fllt;ering, Pain or T-ndernes, in the Side
Arm Shoulder, Irregular Pulse, Painting
snothering. Dppsy, E;c. His Restorative Ser
vine cures Headaches, Fits, Etc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Clambake-Great schemes, those ma
chimes. l dropped in nickel the othel
day and weighed Susie Jones. She
weighs exactly 100.
Punjab-I think that's pretty con
kmptible.
lambake-Contempt ible. Why
Punjsb-To give a girl weigh for five
cents
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

We do not, as rule, praise one physician
above another, but since the famous Dr.. Greene
of "A Temple Place, Boston, Mass. 90 we'll
Known inroign mis- wonderful discovery, III.
Gresne's Nervura, and who Is the most success
full specialist in the cure Of nervous and ehron-
&c diseases, announces that he will give free
consultation and advice TO those Who write him
about their cases, it should be known in order
that the thousands Of sufferers from these loas-
standing diseases may take advantage OF the
free consultation.
Write himlyour case in full, all you sufferers,
or send for his question blank 10 hll out and he
vii return his opinion and advise without charge
His experience is SO vast, his practise 90 sncr.
nous, and his vegetable remedies OF 30 marvel
Gus curative power, that you can certainly b
| ruraT
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Adjutant General Sprague reports the to
tai number of officers and men in the
first regiment as 3s6 and in the second 420
total 500. Frontier Guards number As
and Fist Maine Battery So. -Four unat
tached companies add l72 making the total
strength of our militia 1920 Gen Sprague
thinks that that public should give the
troops more attention and encouragement,
aud that the Legislature should be more lib
eral to them. The amount paid out on
account of the militia last year was 81,
30 NJ
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

II you saw me wholly you would not
think, feel as you do; for you would rec
ognize the force that regulates my life,
and tempers the ardor with an eventual
calnness. You would see. too, that the
more take my flight in po,tical enthusi-
asm, the stronger materials bring back.
Certainly am nowise an angel, but Meth
er am AZ utterly weak woman, and far
less cold intellect. God is rarely sfar
of. Exquisite nature is all around. Life
affords ylcissitudes enough TO try the en-
ergies of the human will, | can pray,
can act, | can learn, can constantly i'm
merse myself in the Divine Beauty. B
| also need to love my fellow men. and to
meet the responsive glance of my spirit
ual kindred. of Margaret Fuller
Ossol.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

The American people rapidly becoming a
race Of nervous wrecks. and the following sugk
the bes, remedy Aiphonse Hempfng OF Butler,
Pa, swea-s that when his speech less from
ST. N.;us Dance, Dr. Miles Great Restorative Ssr
vine cured him. Ms. II Miller of Valparaiso,
and J. D Taylor, Of Lo, ,nsport, Ind each gained
% pounds from taking it. Mrs II. A. Gardner,
OF Nis;ula Ind. was cured ct 40 to 80 commissions
nervous prostration BY one bottls. Tria bottle and
fine book Of marvellous cures free At II. W. Cash
ings who recommends and guarantees this usequai.
led remedy
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

We wish somebody would give us a
few practical views as to the ventilation
Of churches. BY the time a religious
service on Sunday is half through the
church often becomes 50 hot the air &C
impure and ths hearprs 20 sleepy thai
little good = done by the sermon. W.
wish architects wero half a solicitsul
about ventilation as they are about thu
tern Of An arch or the groove Of pillar
-Chxistia4 Inquirer,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
ASK Tour Friends Stout IT

Your distressing cough can be cured. We
know it because kemp's Balsam within the past
few years has cured so many coughs and colds
| in this community. Its remarkable sale has
has been won entirely by its genuine merit. Ask
some friend who has used it what he thinks Of
Kemp's Balsam There is no medicine so pure
none so effective. Large bottles 30 cents and
| 81, at all druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

The Farmers Alliance cyclone, Of Kan
sas did some Of the freaky things char
acteristic of cyclones. Congressmsn
Kelly, of Kansas, who voted against the
Mckinley bill, is among the defeated can
didates, while his colleague, Funston,
who voted for IT. is the only one Of IL
Kansas delegation who has been reel, c.
~
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

There Is the oes, reason 10 the world
why We should treat animals kindly. and
tna, il, ii will make every boy and girl
and man and woman that does II, nap
pier.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Dr.. Essn-You are getting near dght-
ID, MADAM. You should wear glasses.
Mn. Gidst-Oh, dootori Ny nose 4
too small to hold ~ eaaassa. and specta-
s2ss are 70 veEy unbsooming. What
ihAll ! dos-rnck
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
.lLiies' .11eyye and Ziyer Pills,

Acts on a new principle-regulating the liver,
stomach, and bowels through tie nerves A new
discovery. DR.. Miles Pills speedily cure bilious.
Unequalled for men, women, children. Smallest
mildest, surest, 50 Doses IS cents. Samples tree at
Ii. W. Cushing's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
O B. TRouTNAS,

Customer. MY watch which you repaired
for ns some time ago has stopped" Jevsller
"Ah, my collector informs me that the bill il
still running"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
Bucklen's Arntca Salve,

The bes, Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores letter,
Chapped Hands, Chiblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
action, or money refunded. Price Is cents per
boz. For sale BY Roland 7. Patten.
Before an audience can see the point Of an
address the speaker must speak to the point.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Albert b. Smith, whose forgeriss ruined
Mills, Robeson& Smith, wAs found guilty
Of forgery In ths flnt degree 4 New York
yester0Ay.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
,snddeH D<1fhs.

A little boy said Washington vas great In
dian fighter. for when he was 4 mere lad he took
his fathers Ratchet and cut down a Cherokee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
He PrescribeS II.

l have used s. s. s. for Blood Diseases
for several years, and ind it all It is re-
commended to be. l heartily recon
mend 1t TO any one needing q blood puri-
fer.
O. B. TRouTxAS,
Oakland City, Ind
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
P,onouncsd Hopeless, let Sa,ed.

How good a man is to hi. wife the 6ut day
after she La. saugh, him doing something
wrong.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04

Plausible. Papa, what made Latin = dead
language" alt was talked to death, my SON."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-12-04
Starting Facts.

"He va. generous to fault" wien the faul,
was his own.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-07
Go.,in of the Assembly Ground.

A RoUsING meeting was held at o'clock in
the interest of university extension. DR..
Harper, who is the spirit of everything educa-
tional that takes place here, made speech in
which he said it was proposed to put university
extension courses in so cities and towns in the
United States during the coming year. I'VE
want men of talent, bright intelligent men
from college to come out and lecture to the
people. Profs. Starr and Ely also spoke.
At o'clock the regular G. L. 8. G. Round
Table was held. DIR. Hurlbut, President of the
@. I. 8. C.. who has visited some half dozen
Chautauquan Assemblies during the summer,
nresided and asked for talks from all who had
attended meetings held at other places, which
were cheerfully given.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-07
A sUccEssFUL DEMONSTRATION,

The most remarkable feature of the case of
Kemmler, who was executed by electricity
yesterday morning, as reported in an extra
edition of THE DISPATCH, was tho effort to
prevent his execution by the new method.
The usual attempt to rescue besotted MUIR
derer from his legal fate would have been
entirely conventional; but every one knew
that the remarkable attempts to save Kemm-
Ter were inspired not by benevolence to him,
but BY the idea of electrical companies that
it would injure them to have that force used
in the execution of capital punishment.
Yet this was of itself a remark
able incongruity. The ability of the
electrical apparatus to destroy the
the lives OF honest workingmen and inoffen-
sive citizens was displayed again and again
upon public streets. One might suppose
it to be in the nature of vindication for the
electrical current to show that it would
send death upon the criminal equally with
the innocent. But the electrical interests,
while able to contemplate with equaninity
the slaughter of the law-abiding as one of
necessary incidents of electrical enterprise,
were SO imbued with the idea that they
could not stand it to have criminals killed
that way that they not only fought the e1-
ecution in every place they could reach,
from the New York Legislature to the
United States Supreme Court, but have con-
tinued to fight after the death of the
criminal in special dispatches evidently
produced in the interest Of one or the other
of the companies.
In view of these circumstances, it is
pertinent to point out that the execution
has demonstrated two gratifying things:
First, that electricity will kill crimi mails as
we'll as honest men; and second, that it will
kill criminals even when corporate power
undertakes to interpose veto on the execu-
ton.