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jenkins 81 ieDgt4, Wa TIE aOGiTIon or
some particularly forcible explosives. The
old 'un has took and walked round you.
He is a sly fox, is my master; he must
have got wind of what was going on, and
thought he'd have game with you. The
| things were there all ready for you when I
came away. You've ruined me and
chucked away first class job.
"That's igkt-say it was my faultr'
calculated Bill, somewhat discounted By
this unexpected rejoinder.
well, thought you was man and not
baby! To go and walk into trap like
that" exclaimed MIR. jenkins, with trans
parent annoyance.
This was more than Biz could stand. A
sudden suspicion that Mr.. jenkins re-
proaches were not unmerited filed him
with blind but furious resentment, and he
Immediately went for his companion with
vigor and fury which proved quite ire
sistfble. The butler, who was heavy, un-
athletic person, suceumbed TO the attack
like pricked bladder, and raised such an
uproar that the unweieome apparition of a
policeman disturbed the harmony of the
proceedings.
Bill was ANONYMOUSLY walked off to the
lookup, and although DR.. Jenkins, for pri-
vate reasons, deemed IL inexpedlent to ap-
pear IN support of charge Of assault our
friend was afectionately detained by his
hosts on other charges. with the ultimate
result that he retired from this busy work
aday world for heightened period into
the seclusion Of penal servitude. He en-
ployed what little leisure he had in ansthe-
matiZin2 Mr.. Jenkins, for he clung almost
pathetically to the belief that he was the
victim Of that persons deceit, lest he
should be forced to the unpleasant and
deeply humiliasing conclusion that Mr..
Jenkns' master had clsverly concerted
highly successful plan for Furnishing both
the burglar and his scoomplice at the least
personal inconvenience to himself.-Lon-
don Truth.
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Five Ways to Cure 9 Cold.

l. Battle the feet N bot,vat<T and drink
Q pint of hos lemonsde faeh sponge with
salt water and re:asiz In ~srrn room.
2 Bashs toe fsns ID very bet water every
five minutes for Cd hoor.
g. Snuff up the nossKtls hot salt water
every three hours.
t. Luhale ammonia or nenthol
s. Take foaf heuss' active exercise in the
open air.-Asdica1 News
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profession"
"Wot.s your game, guv 'nor?" inquired
Bin abruptly, thinking this r favorable
opportunity co elicit his companions in,
tenGons.
An yes, you are quite right" said the
elderly gentlsmsn. gizncing at his watch
"It is getting late; you wasn't to be OF,
SUPPOSE
Yes said Bill INTERESTINGLY.
II tell YOU candfdiy that | don't think
you deserve IL you are Il beginner.
suppoee-a new hsnds'
u know my business said Bill, not rel
khing the imputASon upon his skill.
We'll, you see, I heard you. You woke
me up. That wss really very clumsy,
wasn't it?' inquired his host good humor-
sdly.
y didn't know you was at home re
turned Bll, truthfully enough.
That is On excuse, nc doubt" said the
slderly ge-tIensn with deliberstion.
'-Stm work should not be scsnped under
any circumstances. Have you had gooo
sporti'
IFS all hers, gc1v'nor," replied Bill, re
leasing with : cresttallCn cir his hold upon
the sack which contained the III gotten
spoil
''Ahi I'm afraid must ask you 70 leave
it. cannot very well permit you TO carry
it off uadar nay very eyes, can ~ inquired
the host, Is though he were asking the
most natural question in the world.
"Tu leave n. sin't took pothink else,
s'help mes'' asseveratsd Bill promptly.
Il suppose ny duty 30 tAs community Is
10 hand YOU over - Che police. I would
very much rsther not, said the elderly
gentleman, gazing pensiveiy ct the sack.
II amt done you no harm guV' nor,
whined Bill with humility,
NO, but that is not tie point, my friend.
You have broken the lsw, ana, as a house
holder and taxpayer, l am On the side Of
law and order" said tie host II p&te-nal
voica on the esheT hand, I think l am
entitled % consider ny own convenience
little. L gave you N charge II would
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Inst the Other WAY.

First Tramp-I saw Bill jackson last
week; I've tramped good deal with
him
Second Tramp-How is Bill getting
ong-going to the dogs7
First Tra,np-No; the dogs go to him
kho sa,,,a &C 49, DILL o1-l>;a D-aeS
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-11-27

My DEAR Mr. TuRKEy-May W. count on your
presence at dinner on Thursday, the s9th' Nc
great preparation is neeiei, as We feel sure you
will be well dressed You will he the cynosure Of
all eyes aud the object OF open mouthed admira
ton.
You will meet with hearty reception from
some men, who will come to dinner after the ex
ercises Of the morning, which may be violent
and you neeJ not fear but that several pretty
girls, who are to be present. will like you yer,
much. Your old friend, Cranberry Sauce, will "
placed you-and you two always got along
beautifully together, you know. Tho pater
fauilias will pay you marked attention and sex
that you are not monopolized by any one person
Poor old grandma, whose teeth are not wha
they used to be, Is especially counting on YOU
tenderness 1t may amuse you, but nevertheless
10 Is a fact that even the cook anticipates you
coming, and Is making great preparations In con
sequence
You will DO surrounded by pretty girls, and b
In the midst OF those who will DO sure to appreci
ate you We ol to you to appeal to the inne
consciousness OF our guests Until Thursday
then yours EVERYBODY.
Psf may fall to your lot to touch the lips o
| some Of tho girlA Take Warrington won't b
permitted to linger long In that enviable proxim
: ". Adapted from Life
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Save The Bones.

Poultry can digest bones as readily a.
does dog, Il OILY given tie chance =
DO 20, and they will return more pror-
han VII tbat self same dog There are
always more Or less bones come from the
hltCner. sud Instead II these being care
e,sly thrown away and wasted they
should be saved II >o me convenient Box.
Glcer shelter, where they can be left
gt;.. icy have become Wei dried cut.
They cau either 1e crushed on q large,
fat stone, with heavy hammer, or else
run through one of the small ani c0mpsr
aiiyely cnesp hand mills made for the
purpose. GRADUATED bone and bone Meal
can tr read ly procured, ard chesply a.
poultry food. hut this does net make use
Of iAe bane- winch accumulate around tee
house, and inch a.. generally suffered -
20 to waste. -e haLd process Of reduc
Z them 5 very slow aud lsbCriOus, yet
i j. much better t4sn not 70 supply the
birds With this very desirable food, kind
af cd wh!Ln in s Lreat measure takes
i1e Flace Of mest llet during The wiy;er
when insect food IS not obt.iusb,e. 1h-rr
j. L : much use Of trying - rrdu,e tae I
y hand, al ID hut few hand mills viii Dc
il either, when vet or fresh, but they
mus. De hr-: dried out by exposure to the
sir, OF else more quickly died in sn oven.
Cpakt 4 bones dry out n 1re quickly than
iiuCaa Sft ones - P4n'trL piIf.tfr.
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Life Thoughts

NJ one need expect to prevent cart
4lsbes ~ bu ding cities in the neighbor-
mood of vuIcsnoes.-Gr he.
If YEN were indeed nv friend you
would wish M quiet fortune, not su
EXALTED one.-Auna Dickerson, in "Anne
Boleyn.
Each ten years Of mans life has It's
own fortunes its own hopes, its own de.
-ires. Woe to him who is induced to
grasp at anything before him or behind
him.-Auou.
The ideslist has given deeper insight
into life and nature than any other school
OF thought. An age deficient in ideal
ism has ever been one of immortality and
superficial attachments. Whoever would
accomplish great things must divest Oh
jects of their materially, adding spirit
to matter.-A. Bronson Alcott.
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KISS Me, Mamma Icant Sleep

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forward ctu1se
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Rev. f. NJ. SHOUT, Pastor United Brethren
Church bue Mound, Kan says II feel it my
DUTY u te. what wonders Dr. Ling New Dis
coyery has done tnr NE. My Lungs were badly
diseased, and NY parshners thought l could
!lv5 ou.y !cA We. As, | took i've bottles Of DR.
Kings New Discovery aud am sound and well.
gaining p lbs. il weight
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny Folks
Combination, writes After thorough trial
and convincing evidence, | am confident Dr..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption beats
them al, ami cures when everything else fails
The creates, kindness can DO my many thous-
and friend, is 10 urge them 10 Try il. Free
Trial bottles a; Roland I. Patterns Drug Store.
L--,.-- II So NJ. arli : ~
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Specimen cases.

5. II. Clifford New Cas,el, Wis, was troubled
Wiz Neuralgia ana rheumatism, his stomach
was d.sardered his liver was affected 10 an
alarming degree. appetite fell away and he was
'er-.5;y reduced IL ae.h and strength. Three
3, ';.es I Electric B.,ters cured him.
Lav4re sheppard. Harrisburg, H., had 8
running sore ON MS .ee Of eight years standing.
U,el tlIee bottles IF Electric Bitters and seven
boxes ii Buckllu's Arulca Sa!ye. and his leg is
sound AID we'll. John Speaker, Catawb4 o.,
had ave large fever sores On his leg, doctors
said he MAS .ncGra9.e. One bottle OF Electric
B,ttsrs and one box Of Bucklius Arnica Salve
cured him entirely. sold at Roland I. Pattens
lg-- store.
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After suffering for twelve Years from
Contagious Blood Poison, and trying the
best physicians attainable and all the pat.
ent medicines procurable, and steadily
continuing 20 grow worse. | gave up all
hopes Of recovery, and physicians pro-
uOuuced the case incuraDle. Hoping
against hope | tried S. S. S. l improved
from the first bottle, and after taking
twelve wss cured. sound and well, and
for two years have had no return OF
symptom of the vile disease. As | owe
my lie to 5. S S. send this testimony
for publication.
II. NJ REGISTER,
Hnntlev Y q
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Important to the Sick.

YOU are suffering from any form Of Iinger-
- = lug tJil PaHi, WY do you nor
write to DR. Greene Of "a Temple Place, Boston
the discoyerer Of that great nerve remedy, DR..
Greene's Nervura, and well, known specialist in
the cure OF nervous and chronic diseases. He
uses only harmless vegetable medicines and has
made specially Of treating cases through letter
correspondence, and his success in curing even
apparently hopeless cases is marvellous. He
eau De consulted ee,-that is, you can write
him description Of your case, and he will re-
turn an opinion, what the chance Of cure is, and
give YOU ais valuable advice il regard 70 treat
ment or not as you please, but his astonishing
success and enormous practice render a cure
almost assured TO those who use his medicines.
Write him about your case and send for a ques
tilr blank TO II! out.
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Thi, is the great problem in life which few
satisfactorily solve. some fail because OF poor
health, Others want Of luck, bu; the majority
from want OF grit-want Of nerve. They are
nervous, itresoluie, changesble, easily get the
blues. and take the spirits down, to keep the
spirit. up" thus wasting money, time. oppor-
tuni,y aud nerve force. There is nothing like
the Restorative Neryine, discovered by the grea'
specialist. DR.. Miles, to cure all nervous dis
eases, such as headache, the blues, nervous
prostitution, sleeplessness, neuralgia, st. Nitus
dance. tits and hysteria. Trial bottles and tns
book Of testimonials free at Il. W. Cushing's g..
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Il Fatal .}TsS1Is.

Physicians make no more fatal mistake than
when they inform patients that nervous heart
troubles come from tie stomach and are Of little
consequence. Dr.. Franklin Miles, the noted
Indiana specialist, has proven the contrary, in
his book on Heart Disease" which may
DC had free at II. Cu.h!ngss, who guaran-
tees and recommends DR.. Miles unequalled
New Heart Cure, which has the largest sale Of
any hear, remedy IL the world. l; cure. ner-
y5us and organic heart disease, short breath,
au;;er!ug. pain OF tenderness in the side. arm
" shou der, irregular pulse. aintins, smother
ing. dr5psy, etc. His Restorative Nervine cures
headache, hts, etc,
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l consider 5. 5. s the best tonic in the
market. took 1t for broken down health
and gained eighteen pounds in three
weeks. Ny appetite and strength came
back 70 me, and made Dew man Of me.
WM GERDoCR,
Belleville, Ohio.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Foyced 10 ZeaIe Home,

Over 80 people were forced to leave their
homes Yesterday to call at their druggists for
free trial package of Lanes Family Medicine.
/ Ifyour blood is bad, your liver and kidneys out
Of order, if you are coustipated and have head,
on any druggist to-day for free sample Of this
grand remedy The ladies praise it. Every
body likes it. Large size package 90 cents,
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Thanksgiving is really the highest de-
votion, the truest mark Of the true
Christian 1t consists. moreover. not of
speech only, but of action, Of thank
Offering as well as thanksgiving. So
this present great annual national day
of thanksgiving ought to bring forth
abundant treasure from those on whom
God has bestowed his blessing.
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Little IIonora Mutually.
Poor little Honora Mutually,
At the close OF The Thanksgiving day
Was standing In front OF her alley,
A-Natchlng some children at play
Her gown was wonderful garment
All patches from shoulder 10 hem
And her hat and her shoes-well. beg you'll er
cuse
Any fu saer remark about them
But poor little Honora Mutually
Had a face just as bright as could be
And no flower In meadow or valley
Was ever rs pretty as she,
And 30 thought On old woman who passing.
Stopped a moment to smilingly say,
why, bless your dear heart, am sure you have
had
very good dinner today"
"Yis, indAds," said Honora Mutually
II did, for my frnd Mrs Down
Had a hapc O. sweet taters Tint Sac,
Her sister, baked lovely and brown,
Wid-oh, ma'am If you could but have seen I'll
The latest and fonest of hins,
And they Civ me the gizzard and neck Of that
hin,
And all Of the sweet later skins"
-lIarpcr's Young People
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How . uypocrito Got Cottoa Hands.

How y Hypocritc Got Cotton Hands.
One Of our Fork farmers WAS so anx-
ious to get his cotton packed that after
riding around the ncisnoorhooa several
times hunting hands without success hs
went TO . negro camp meeting and APP
pealed to them in E.i.y ways. but with
out SUCCESS. At last he weat up to be
prayed for, put nickel in the missacn-
IVY box, and nfterward got plenty Of
pickers. - rangeburg g. CO. Enterprise.
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He never smiled again il the title Of some
Seating machine verses, but there is nothing TO
Indicate whether lie died or joined the Prohibit
tiouIE-
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It has bsen suggested that tho study Of
tho influence Of diet and habit upon the
color Of hair In different nations OF men
may caaps discoveries by which the color
Of the hair In the human race may be
modified hy judiciouD tgentmank
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The PuIpit and the STAGE.

II the world tried one AaK as hard to be good
as It 7es 70 seem good sinners would be as rare
saints nov are.
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Wishing to reduce our stock in order to make
room for Christmas goods we shall until Dec LIST
offer special inducements to purchasers, especially
in silver pl4ed hoow-ware. Anything in this line,
consisting 81 Cake Baskets Berry Dishes, Bon Bon
Dishes, Pickle Casters. Ice Pitchers, Tureens, Bak-
ing Dishes etc etc, We will sell at a good discount
These are all new goods, and we warrant them Quad
ripple plate and perfect in every respect Remember
this offer is good until Dec. list, when we begin to
open our Christmas goods. Have you those
new Friendship rpgsS They are the prettest yet
and the low price will astonish you. We have the
celebrated Paul Z. West Fountain Pens, the 6eSt
on tie marhet, ms they always give satisfaction.
Remember that always have on hand COM
plete line of Watches Clocks Jewellery, Spectacles
and Eye Glasses that we sell at the lowest possible
prices Call in and examine stock and you will
be satisfied that our prices right Remember the
place and make no mistake, sign reads
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X0H 10 Succeed.

Ittakes three generations to make gentle
man, hIt he can; vote any harder than any
nther ieilaW.
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Spare-ribs will be plenty in Utah this fall,
since the Mormons intend to get along with but
one wife.
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VERSES OF THE SEASON.
Walt Whitman's Thanks.

Walt Whitman's Thanks
Thanks In old age-thanks ere 20,
For health, the midday sun, the impalpabe air
for Me, mere He
For precious ever lingering memories Cof you
my mother, dear-you, father-you broth
ers, sisters, frlends)
For an my days-not those of peace alono-th,
days OF war the same.
ror gentle words, caresses, gifts from toreigr
lands
For shelter, wine and me&t-for sweet apprecia
ton,
(You distant dim mknown-or young, or old
countless nnspeei1ed, beloved,
We never met aud nee shall meet-And yet oS
Stuts etnbracs, long, close and longJ
For beings groups love, deeds. words, books
for colors, forms,
For an the brave, strong men devoted, hard,
men-whovs forward sprung In freedoni
help, all years, all lands
For Drawer stronger, moro devoted men-(a spe
oisl laurel ere 30 to HES wars chosei
ones
The cannoneers OF song and thought-the grca
arterymen-the foremost leaders, cap
tains OF the soul3
As soldier from an ended war reu,rn'd-As trav
eler out OF myriads, 30 the long procession
Retrospective,
Thanks-jeyfm thRnks,-a soliers traveller
thanks
Wait Whitman IN Now York World
Tho American Feast.
BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING DINNER.
Happy, happy mani
Tripping gayly long the street,
Loaded down with ti1bits sweet
LOADED down with turkey fat,
Delicacies and all that
Happy, happy mani
AFTER TfiR THANKSGIVING DINNER
Aching, aching mani
Skulking sadly long the street,
Loaded down with tldbits sweet,
With stuffed turkey, rich and fat,
Delicacies and all that
Aching aching man
Unidentified.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-11-27
GEO. PHILBRICK & SON,

And you will find us at 81 Water Street, where we
are ready to receive you. Open Monday, Wednes-
day aud Saturday evenings