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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

Phthisis, o< pulmo nAry colsum paou,
causes more deaths than any othsr dis-
ease, moro than many other serioos dr.
eases combined Beside the lis. Of its
victims the ravages Of such dreaded
plaques as cholera, smallpox and yellow
fever pale into comparative insignif-
canoe
u phthisis could be eliminated as a
factor in the destruction Of human life
the mortality tables Of the life insurance
companies would have to be reconstruct
ell, and certainly everything going 10
throw Light upon the cause Of this ulalady
or the means Of its prevention Is Of in
terest from an insurance standpoint
Therefore statement recently mato
by Professor Behrend, the eminent En-
glish medical authority, who anticipated
the famous discovery Of Koch. Is of no
little importance
Ie sayHs 5aa: Il ;isc. cec9's;;f-ao Ct praa.--
tee Of thirty years, largely among he
brew patients. lie has not me. single
case Of phthisi. in the members Of that
faith. He attributes their immunity to
the Jewish method Of examining and
slaughtering cattle.
OF course it is . net aS5A fst 81, hq II
BEN t6lnGtSata that the disease is fsr
less common among them than among
the general population
It IS known that Hebrews are, as a
race, long lived. and investigation may
show that their strict sanitary dietary
customs protest them from many dan
gers to which other races are exposed
The germs Of phthisis as well as Of other
diseases have been found in abundance
in unhealthy animals, and It IS alto
gether in accord with the latest scientific
doctrines that such diseases should be
communicated 70 man Ky eating the
flesh Of diseased animals The whole
subject deserves AMI VIII yet receive
thorough investigation - Philadelphia
Underwater.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
Who Kissed Away the Tearp

! IL anything stranger than the human
heartf Nature sends frsil, green vine.
/ creeping ACROSS the earth 10 reach 8 grim
wall and cover It's ugliness-to reach a
| dead branch and cover II with life. We
| bless nature as re see these things, aud
yet we do not realize that human hearts
are ever doing the same One day
months ago, rosy.faced child, looking
! from window, saw queer old man 90
limping past. II tapped on the window
and .he.old man looked up. The sight Of
that sweet face opened his old heart, and
be went on lie way feeling richer than
than for many month past. He WAS the
grim wall the child WAS the green vine
He passed again, and again the child was
at the window, and for DAYS and week.
they never missed seeing each other At
each meeting the vine crept nearer to the
wall, the wall appeared less grim and for
bidding. One day the "rslin laid aside
his old hat for q better one Another DAY
he had a new coat Again he wa. clean
shaver and the vine scarcely recogniz-
ed him. No one knew the old man. but
all knew he was feeling tho influence Of
the, vine.
A week ago as the old MAI passed, he
missed the face az the window. Was he
too early or too ats; He fingered and
looked and seemed lost. 1t was the same
next day, but a kind heart ptied him, and
sent out word that the child was sick
The green vine had reached the wall only
to be bl!ghted Two days more and
there was Grape on the door. The child
was dead. It had fallen asleep IN death
without struggle, knowing nothing Of
the grand hereafter, but having no fear.
On its pale cheek was single tear
single tear which glistened Ike a dia
mond. No hand dared wipe that tear
away. 1t seemed tie between the pres
ent and the past-the living and the
dead
please can | see the-ihe childf' 1t
was the old mantle grim vail--who
knocked timidly at the door and spoke
thus. They knew him by sight. and they
led him Tito thereon where the vine lay
dead. He ataod over The coffin for mo
ment his lips quivering and eyes full OF
tears. and then bent over and kissed the
face which would watch for him no
more. When he had gone, they looked
for the tear. He had kiss ed it away Old
and poor and unknown, he had reaped
treasure such as all thu millions Of the
world could not buy.-Detroit Free
Press
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NUMBER 80.


/ We drew the rat up On the sandy
shore and then wA.srd acros4 the peuin-
sula, which y'ls here alton, a quarter Of
nile wide, u view tAe tremendous ga
rolling IN. There va a nortne;.srer
blowing and the c,cean a. far aui az one
oruld ~ was boiling and foaD4ing. TIE
lido Va. IN the food, and az We st1,l
there Looking into the raging surf, with
tho gale aliAOs, flugny US down at
tlHe., dark object appeared in the
midst Of the fam. 1t vas whirled and
toss4'i and bufet1l for three or four
uinute-, and then great wave brought
II II and fln2 II upon tie we: sapls Al
cur feet
WAi.e the r,--t Il rs started back at
tbs sight the bronzel faoe Old fisherman
dashed forward and gathered it up and
retreated behind sand hill We FL
lowed, and h yTe gathered about him he
knelt On the sand AMI removed lis hst.
II was tho bl,ly Of cAlIl-a little girl
not over 4 Or ; years OH NJ. not tac
body Int the b0nes--g skeleton WRAPPED
IN dr. .'.1 jac1A1. There vas lit;lo
more tAal DoH.s, I: hal ey.lently ben
buried IL tie sands for a long tina a.
come change q the current had cu: i
out a. brougl: it ashore.
'SoLeboiy's heart achcs'4 Whispered
the oil fisherman as he looked away
from Us.
Aye; but whose; When did it hap.
--ni And where; There was none 70
TIL This pJ9r body had been searched
fpr wept over, prayed for, given up TO
God a, la.t. a world Of sorrow had
crept into so,ae molher's heart. a IA
ther'= lips had quivesed 10 lie thought Of
her fate
Her soul is u2 ,heyc,' whispered the
old man as ne p2i1tel heayeawari, but
we will give the little body rest down
here
And with bits Of beard we scoors-l o-1t
q resting place high above tho sweep #
the tide and laid the bones away. Above
them we placel 8 board as q guide
should circumEtaaoe sve- direct a search
ers tset that way. And then, as we
stood with uncovered heads for q NO
meIt. The gale .hrieging rnadly cTer that
waste # .and, thc old man said:
Man may never find the spot, int
God will know where the poor child les
buried. New York SIN.
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To the Temperance Women Of
Maine.

In the solemn conviction that dntv
the best Interests Of the Temperance
cause demands the rallying Of the women
Of our state who believe.
49,. That the temperance question ia
one nat Is higher, deeper and broader
nan any mere party question; one .ba,
ELECTS the moral as well a. the material
interests OF the people, and should he
kep' aoove the plane OF party politics:
HAT the grand moral power of Christian
women j. c,rcumscrioed when tnsir vork
s subjected 70 party limitation. tha,
The position occupied on thi. question by
other temperance and philantaropic soci-
eue.-tAe Good Templsr., Sons Of Tenn
perance, the National Temperance Socie-
~ the Woman's Relief Corps, the Daugb-
ters OF heoekah, the Eastern Star. The
GFand Army OF the Republic, the Odd
e1o"s, Aasons, a. .. [. W, Knights
Of LABOR, etc, etc, is the correct atti.
.ude.
2nd, Whole hearted service is what
tne temperance cause demands. in ac-
complaining most for God aud humanity
AID tni. cannot be given unless judg-
nen' and conscience are hand and hand
with effort.
therefore We call upon the women of
'ia'le "Ho CAL endorse our platform and
are II sympathy with non partisan meth
ods IL temperance effort, to NEE. with ma
At the Congregational Church in For.
croft Ms., Sept. 50. and Oct and Q. To
organize State Non Partisan Woman,s
Christian Temperance Union.
On Maine Central and New Brunswick
or Canadian Pacific railroads, tickets will
ne sold at one fare for round trip. Con.
veution proper will commence on wed.
a IS possi1 4et 10 Isl Ai- Al Whn Flint D5ver
rfatuc.
Mrs. A. c. Paul Provisional President.
Fort Fairfield; Mrs. Florence C. Porter,
National Secretary Of Literature, old.
town; Mrs. j. A. Clark. Augusta: Mrs.
L. W. Weston. Skowhegan Mrs. y.
fe.senden, Fort Fairfield; Mrs. E. ].
Mayo, Foxcroft; Mrs. Dr. Porter. Old
Town; Mrs. W. B. King Calais; Mrs. W.
H.lTaylor, Portland Mrs DR.. Seymour.
Calais; Mrs. s. Black. Calais; Mrs. c,
II. Nose, Forrest City; Mrs C. V. Han
son, skowhegan Mrs. F. j. VI. Rollins.
ekowhegan; Mrs. ). 2. Wing. Mon.on;
Mrs. Harriet c. Pul.ifer. Auburn; Mrs.
L. J. Thomas, Auburn Mrs. W W. Boil
ster. Auburn Mrs. Gertrude II. DEMO,
Bangor; Mrs. y. g. H. Pulsifer, Wster
Vile; Mrs. Matte B. Damn. Waterville;
Provisional Committee
Fort Fairfield Ne Sent - Ism
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

Mr.. Spofford, librarian If congress, Is
reported as saying that America has nc,
produced during the last twenty year
"a single author If great genius like
Nathaniel Hawthorne or Ralph VALID
Emerson This is quoted In way t.
lead unthinkin2 people to snppCee that
America is producing no eminent writ
ers, But IN CLOSET Inspection 1t Is found
that the statement is limited 10 anthon
like" Hawthorne and Emerson. Even
with this limitation it Is not unlikely tho
statement IS too broad. for here in tho
single city Of PHILADELPHIA there ha,
been produced at least one author in
works Of the Imagination whose books
will live rs long "a Hawthorne's This
Is George H. Boxer. And in works of a
different but more scholarly character
the writings Of Henry Charles Lea,
based upon the patriotic literature Of the
middle ages, will be likely to survive
when Hawthorne's are forgotten.-Phil.
adelphia Ledger.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
The Correct Use of Million.

The word million signihte etthee q
thousand thousands, or an indotnitely
large number, as the case may he,-for
instance, you may say, five million
people or millions of money" Strict
ly speaking, in the first case million,
and not millions" is correct. III the
phrase, He is worth fiye millions, the
word millions is used in the indefinite
sense, as thousands" is in the phrase,
He is worth thousands, As rule,
one should say five million wherever
''tive thousand" or five hundred" would
be used in speaking of smaller num-
ber.-Writer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
Beautiful Sentiment

| confess that increasing years bring
increasing respect for those who do not
succeed in life, as those word. are com
monty used. Heaven is said to be place
for those who have not succeeded upon
earth, and 1t is surely true that celestial
graces co not best thrive and bloom in
the hot blaze of worldly prosperity.
Ill success sometimes rises from super
abundance of qualities in themselves
good-from conscience too sensitive, a
self-forgetfulness too romantic, a modes
ty too retiring. l will not go so far as
10 say with living poet that the world
knows nothing of its greatest men, but
there ara forms of greatness OF at least
of excellence, Il a. die and make no sign;
there are martyrs that miss the palm, but
not the stake; there are heroes without
the laurel and conquerors without the
triumph.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
POETRY.
Back 10 tho Old Homo.

luthe golden glow ofthe citing sun
There it lay, nestled down by ahul;
he soft gray shadows fell here and thrre,
On green meadow and running rii,
saw the fields Of golden grain,
heard the caws and song Of bird;
But at the door where the hollyhock, grew
heard no welcoming word.
I strayed out in the orchard fair,
Old trees stretched out their arm, to lno.
As 1T they would say, tive remember you well
A. they whispered these words to me.
Have you brought back the hopes Of you,h2
Arc your castles peopled with liies
Is your heart as brave and full Of glce'
Were no dreams crushed in the strleP'
"Do you bring to your home the book of life,
With its pages just as clean
As in the days, when a child, you played
Ere the years driited in between:
"is lie A. fair in the days
You gathered The flowers sweet
Are none ct the pages blottcd or stained,
In The book that will soon be compleic2,'
The old home looks fair in the nc onlisht,
A. Be fails on the waving grain;
liu' She cd folks are gone, and, the green tree.
Soy. never to return again.
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rapidly a. those who favor It would ike
It seems u &c a foregono conclusion that
at no distant time In must DC built
A liberal estimate puts the expense Of
building the .ane at 50 90. 7 he enei-
neer however, stated that sGj. 90 would
build the link, and Il has been suggested
that the grading where the route Wa sur
Veyed on the bank Of the river could be
contracted for at s2J6o per mile. ] he
land damages would be ANAL After d.-
ting outside Of Skowhegan.-Co Le5zts
t1n yournal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

Onyx Is coming info general use for
decorative Purposes. With the forma-
ton # u syndicate 10 work the Mexican
mines ana with the discovery of onyx in
other places its use has extended until it
is becoming one Of the most fashionable
decorations in New York. Onyx is a
peculiar formation caused by drippin-s
mixed with IMMORAL and earthly sub
stances unde heat and pressure This
is not an exact geological definition Of
it. but it tolls what it IS Onyx "a usu-
ally discovered in caves or other natural
openings and in mineral neighborhcod
The most beautiful kind of onyx Is
formed by various kinds Of minerals run
ming through it IN streaks and tints.-
New Nnrk Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
Stanley. worhroom In Cairo.

1t was in that part of the hotel farthest
removed from the street that Mr.. Stan
ley took up his abode. Here he had a
fns suite Of rooms on the ground floor.
very handsomely furnished in the ori-
entail style. \ large, lefty reception
room and an equally large and hand
some dining room. In these he received
some Of the most important or most per
sistent Of his many callers, but as a ryile
he shut himself up IN his bedroom, and
there he wrote from early morning I'LL
late ri night, and woe betide any one
who veuturei unasked into this sanctun
he very rarely went out, even for a
stroll round the garden.
His whole heart and soul were cen
tered on his work. He had set himself
q certain task, and he had determined to
complete it to the exclusion Of every
other object in life, BE said of himself
Il have 50 many pages to write know
that If do not complete this work by Il
certain time, when other and imperative
duties arc imposed upon me, l shall
never complete it all. When my work
is accomplished, thea l will talk with
you, laugh with Won and play with you
or ride with You to your hearts content
but let ma alone now, for Heaven'I
sake. Edward Marston in Scrihuers.
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Merit WinS.

We desire to say to our citizens, that for years
we have been selling DR. Kings New Disc, verj
for Consumption. DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
and have never handled remedies that sell as
well, or have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, il satisfactory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won their great popu-
alrity purely on their merits Roland I. Pat
ten Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

\ locomotive working under press
ure Of l4o to l65 pounds to the square
inch may move railway train at q
velocity of sixty miles per hour, which
is apt to he considered wonderful speed.
But it is slow compared with the rate OF
motion Of the projectile from modern
great gun. Such projectile flies at the
rate of ,365 miles per hour, impelled by
pressure Of 81. 900 to 10000 pounds per
square inch.-New York Telegram.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

The alligator's mode of obtaining liv-
ne Is thus described He is q law dog
and instead OF hunting for something TO
sst he lets his victuals hunt for him.
That Is, he lies with his mouth open, sp-
osrenty dead, like the 'pos.um. Soon q
Dug crawls into 1t, then several gnsts snd
colony OF mosquitoes. The alligator
ioes not close his mouth He is waiting
for whole drove.of things. He does
hi. eating by the wholesale. little lat
era lizard will cool himself under the
shade Of the upper jaw. Then fsw
frogs will hop up 10 catch the mosqultoes
Then more mosquitoes and guats light
N thu frogs. Finally whole village Of
insects and reptiles settle down for an AZ
soon picnic. Then all at once there Is
80 earthquake. The big jaw falls the
alligator slyly blink. one eye gulps down
;he menagerie, and opens his great front
door again for more visitors"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25
Eczema from ChIidhood,

When al infant my body broke out all
over with an eruption or rash, which be-
came more aggravated as | grew older.
From early CHI I'd until | was grown
my family spent fortune trying to cure
ne of the disease. Every noted phy.io an
IN our section va. tried or consulted.
When | came Of age | visited Hot Sprir IS
Ark, and was treated there by the best
medical men, but wa. not benefited. At
Ter that, under the advice of noted spec
!alist. l tried the celebrated CT t,on
Springs, New York, withou: any goo re-
suits. When all things had failed l de-
;ermiued to try S. S. S, and in four
months WAS entirely cured. The terrible
Eczema was all gone, not sign left; my
genera health built up, and have never
1sd any return of the disease. | have
since recommended S. S. S. to number
# friends for skin diseases. eruptious.
vic, and have never known of a failure
10 cure.
GEO. W. IRWIN, Irwin, Pa
Treatise on Blood and Skin diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
Atlanta, Gs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

Recent discoveries among the ancient
toinbs in Etruria Enthusiastically show
that dentistry WAS pTsoticsd as far back
as six centuries before the Christian era.
Several of the skulls examined had false
teeth, carved from those Of some large
animals, while many Of the natural
teeth had gold 6llings.-Traveler and
Hotel Record.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

Tie ways of aucioneers In different
parts of the world vary greatly. In Eng
land and America the seller bears the
expense of the sale, but In France the
purchaser bears the cost, . per cent. be-
ing added to his purchase, In Holland
it is still worse. the buyer being required
to pay 10 per cent. additional for the ex-
peuscs of the sale.-Chatter
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N0N-PARTIsAN W. C. T. q.

lac s17Ehegan S1n -F8--.saa y. {. r = ,-...,
At re Pz'9rs II ~ .. 4 r. ItI.. - - - .
I'm -esi-Y. Il ezaeh rlnu., At Lice a.c4oek p
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-09-25

The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chiblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruption., and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
action, or money refunded. Price 20 cents per
,ox For sale BY Roland T. Patten.
"Will you think Of me very often while you
are away, dearest John 7" "But Emily. you
know that this is to be pleasure trip"
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-24
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.
The Last Sad Rites Over the Re-
mains of General Crook.
The Body Lies in State All Day. While
Crowds Come and GO-Takcn to Oak
land, Nd, for Interment.

CHICAGO, March 2s.-The scenes to-
day at the Grand Pacific Hotel, where
the remains Of Major General George
Crook lay in state in one of the parlors,
were soiemnly Impressive. During the
entire morning it seemed as though the
entire city endeavored to obtain a last
look at the face of the dead general.
After the conclusion Of the services,
which were conducted by Rev. Dr.. Nc
Pherson, Presbyterian, Rev. DR.. Gin
ton, Eplscopallan, Prof. Swing and Rev.
DR.. III. A. Thomas, the remains were
escorted to the Baltimore Il ono
depot, by four regiments Of the
National Guard, Loyal Legion and
Grand Army of the Republic. The
procession was over a quarter of a mile
IN length and the sidewalks were packed
with spectators, many OF whom barred
their heads as the catafalque passed by.
Two special cars were attached 10 the
3 .. m. express, one being occupied by
Mrs. Crook, Mrs. Reed, her sister. their
friends and military escort. and the
other 10y the casket and guard of honor.
The remains will reach Oakland, Md,
where the final Interment takes place,
tomorrow evening.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-24
WESTMINSTER CONFESSION.
DR.. S. II. Cobb Thinks II Should
be Revised.
A stirring sermon 10 Large COasrega-
tion-Iafant DamnatiOn-Pre-
destination Man

DR.. :. III. Cobb preached 70 a large
congregation al the Westminster Pres
byterian Church yesterday morning
tie took for ihs text the 10Th verse OF
the lst chapter of ColloSsiaus. In
creasing in the knowledge OF Gcd."
Theology was the science Of sciences,
said he, 1.-The philosophers and asirono-
mers were still pondering over the mys-
teries OF life; the great knowledge OF
theology mad never yet fully revealed
itself 10 the human mind. Peters last
word was grow "Grow IN knowl-
edge of the Lord, Jesus Christ" Not
until the fourth century WAS the chris
tan religion settled IN regard TO the
person and being of Jesus Christ"
The Westminster Confession had be-
come, for the last 200 years, almost
second Bible 10 some of It's members.
The catechism was not an inspired pro-
ducuon or perfect production, buI the
work of men. The Scriptures constl-
tuted the only infallble rule for the
Christian 10 90 by. The Westminster
Confession of today was not IN accord
with the Bible, as II IS now understood.
There was nothing N the Westminster
Confession 10 show the love OF Christ,
or that Christ came as the propitlation
for the sins of the whole world. The
intent of the confession seemed 10 be,
rather, that all should be damned.
DR.. Cobb read certain passages OF .he
confession regarding predestlnation OF
man; that the decree OF God was that
some men were born 10 eternal life, and
others were born 10 eternal death.
I he name of John Calvin was the
greatest that his age knew or that the
church has known since the time of
Paul. 1t was believed by him that God
III His own mind, before He had ever
made man IN HIS own image, had d.
vided the race Of men into two
divisions, one born TO eternal life, and
the other to eternal death. Such
reasoning seemed infinite and no man
had the power TO reason into the in
finite. The logic of the Calvlnlst's own
was enough to condemn his
belief, for it taught that God was the
author of sin.
'WhosOever VIII may come said
the preacher. No man is ordered to
sin by the decree of God. To say ne
who rejects Christ shall not be saved
is quite another thing than TO
say, God has no power 10 save
those who never heard of God, as
by the Calvinlsts. DIR. Cobb
scoffed at the idea of infant damnation
for the fathers sins, and also at the
idea that all men are punished for
Adams sins. 1t was foolish thing TO
argue that men at the present day can
repent for Adams sins. 1t would be
strange, said he, if some smoke from
the bottle of the Reformation did not
get into the reform creed, but as the
profession stands at present, he thought
it an outrage on all of its members and
should be revised.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-24
ANOTHER COLLISION.
A Passenger and Freight Train Meet on
the same Track

BUFFALO, March "a later dis
patch from Portage, y. Y, the scene Of
last nights wreck on the Western New
York & Philadelphia Railroad, saws
The passenger train from Rochester 20
Portage and a freight tram from O,ean
70 Rochester. met on the same track
about half mile north Of Portage
while running rapidly. Both engines
and twelve Cars were demolished. The
x lied are Phil Riley. Rochns-
ter, freight brakeman. an engine
wiper. Of Nunds. name unknown FIRE
man, Frank Ewart, q the passenger
engine. Among the injured src two
ladies', names unknown; u. II. God
frey. conductor. J. y. Warner. fngi.
neer Of the passenger tram, and John
stout. cng reer 0f the freight train
The cause Of the accident = reported
- he the fault Of the e .ezraph opera
tor, ~ Rosburg, who should have held
the fre gnt train 81 Portage, bot d15 not
DO go