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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-08-20
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoris = 70 ven adApted 10 children that
recommend II ~ superior to any prescription
known 70 mo-" H. A. ARcHEn, n. D.,
III 60. Oxford g., Brooklyn, ny,
"The ues of 'Castoris b 70 universal and
its merits 70 we'll known that u seems Q work
Of uapsfueoGaklon 70 endoese IL Few arc the
iptellieont families who Do lot keep Castorto
CAllcs HAnsyH, D. D.,
New York City.
LAss Pastor N1oomineda1e Reformed Church.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-08-20

Castoria cures Coiic, CooslipAtiou,
5our Stomach, DtAHhDA, Eructatiou,
gestion,
without Injurious medicaGioA
:" For several yean have recommended
your CAstoriA, and shall always continue to
do % = II haG invaziAhly peodneeA beaa0siAl
EDwlx r. PAspsa -,
"Ths WialAfup. }" 116tA 0trsst end nh Ave.
Nsw yEk City.
CsauAsx. y MusnAx ossnss. Nsv Yoss,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-08-20
FURNITU I =,

CARPETS, CROCKEl Y, STOVES, BOOKS
CLOTHING and all kinds OF Second
HAND GOODS, bought nd sod
". II WARD,
3}tf l5t Water St., Skowhe9an, Ne.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-08-20

The very important question, the bread
supply is agi.atipg Europe considerably.
Russia has issued an order prohibiting the
expectation Of rye and as rye has been
used largely as food by the working
classes In Germany, they are anxious to
know what will take the place Of Rus
sian rye. The excitement is increasing
in the: manufacturing districts over the
high price Of bread, and workingmen are
clamoring for repeal Of the corn duties.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-08-20

Mr.. A. +. Gerald. proprietor OF the
Fairfield Trotting Park, don't believe In
allowing people to be swindled on his
grounds. He gives strict orders to pc.
licemen whenever he holds races to allow
no gambling or rum selling on the prem.
ises. At his recent races the shell
game got started In spite Of the police,
but when Mr.. Gerald learned the fact the
fun began. He kicked over the mans
outfit and with q piece of board which
lay handy proceeded to bat the fakir all
over the lot. At every jump OF the sport.
ing man, Mr.. Gerald's improvised shil.
lalah descended upon his person wi b
dull thud and when the fellow got out of
reach he had to dodge the club sent flying
after him. Mr.. Gerald Is one Of the
trustees Of the State Fair and We hope
the management will provide him with
cart load Of broken boards and let him
loose upon the fakirs there. 1t would
ssvs the employment of a half.dozen
policemen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
Coral Hanging Baskets.

have been making an old fashioned i'm
itation of a coral hanging basket with very
good success. Years ago l made number
of baskets for friends, and, although the
work may not be the latest "craze" in fancy
work, one who takes the very small amount
of trouble to make one will have pretty
and serviceable ornament. The fOunda-
ton of the basket may not be as easily OBJ
tanned now IS it was years ago, when hoop
skirts were worn; however, [ found no
difficulty III procuring hoops with the COY
ering on.
These | bent in a pretty shape for bas-
ket and tied with wrapping twine, leaving
the ends of the Irvine about quarter of an
inch long. When the basket was well
shaped | covered it with knots and ends of
strings, arranging them about an inch
apart all over the basket, leaving ends OF
irregular length, but none longer than an
inch, and tying knots of different sizes.
When my basket was decorated all over in
this manner, ! melted half a pound of
beeswax in shallow pan and stirred in
enough japanese vermilion to get the de.
sired coral color, then by rolling the basket
well in the melted wax it adhered to the
knots and hoops and completely covered
them.
When the basket became cool / had a
very pretty ornament and a useful one.
These baskets are very durable, and will
even stand the test of being exposed 10 tbs
weather a number of seasons.-Praire
Farmer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
What q Woman Has to Bear.

What would a man do, / wonder, if
things went SO irretrievably wrong with
him as they do with some of US women A
woman has to cliuch her hands and grit
her teeth and bear her lot. And yet you
tell US a man is the stronger. l tell you,
my dear, know dozen women who could
discount any soldier that ever fought in the
Crimean wars for downright heroism and
pluck. Where do you find the man who is
willing to wear shabby clothes and old
boots and a seedy hat that his boys may go
fine as fddes?
Where do you find a man who will get
up cold mornings and make the fire, tramp
to work through snow, pick his way
through flooding rain, weather northeast
blasts and 90 hungry and cold that he
may keep the children together which a
bad and wayward mother has deserted?
First thing man would do in such a case
would be to board the children out with
convenient relatives. How long would
man brace up under the servant question?
How long would he endure the insolcnce
and the filings of cruel and covert enemies
because the children needed all he could
give them, and only along the thorny road
of continual harassment and trial might
he attain the earnings needed to rendef
them happy and comfortable? If man is
insulted he settles the insult with blow
straight from the shoulder, and that is the
end of it. He would never be able to en-
dure, as some women do, never ending
round of persecution that would whiten
the hairs en- a sealskin jacket!-Chicago
Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
Rebuking the Young Man

It was early in the forenoon, and the car
was on its way down town. 1t goes with
out saying, therefore, that most of its oc-
cupants were business men en- route to
their Offices.
Bat on this particular morning there
was pleasing innovation in the form of
pretty girl, faultlessly attired from the top
of her bonnet to the tips of her dainty
shoes. She had jumped on the car in
great hurry apparently. and was busily en-
gagged in pulling on pair of long suede
gloves, which she then proceeded to button
with that Indispensable adjunct to a wom-
ans toilet, hairpin. This article proved
refractory after moment don't we ell
know that they are possessed by demOn)
and flew from her fingers. 1t landed at the
feet of the young man beside her; he picked
it up, and, instead of returning il r. her,
gently took her wrist in his left hand and
calmly continued the buttoning process.
Every man in the car had been watching
the pretty GIRL some openly, others fur
lively from behind their newspapers. Now
all the papers dropped, every one looked
aghast and gaZed at the pretty girl to see
what she would do. She did nothing. Not
d muscle moved, and she showed no con-
seriousness Of what was going on. The
young man, with conscious look of tri-
umph, finished his pleasant task, and the
girl, with a preoccupied air and not a
glance in his direction, opened her pocket
book, took out a nickel and placed it in
his handi His expression changed with
lightning rapidity, the color came into his
face, and he quickly murmured what was
evidently an apology. She listened with
willfully misleading air, and handed him
another nickel. By this time his face had
become scarlet, and he began another low
toned but earnest protestation. The calm,
cool and collected young lady signaled
the conductor, and as she rose to depart
said, in clear distinct voice, audible to
every one in the car: mo, l cannot. l
never give more than dime for having
my gloves buttoned or my boots blackedP'
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25

Self sacrifice comes. natural with women.
Much Of it Is born in them, and what is
not Is ground in them from their childhood
by education For the sake of her home
duties a girl gives up amusements and
privileges which her brother would never
be expected TO forego for the like reason.
As she grows Older this spirit grows, en-
Outraged by all tradition and outside iufu-
ence. Often its power masters her alto.
GeJher, and her lie becomes one long deyo.
ton TO endless labor and acceptance of uu.
pleasant things, that the pleasant part OF
living may be kept sacred for the rest Of
the family.
The purely useless side Of this entire sell
abnegation must sometimes strike the De
holder. Such eTscinG Of individuality i,
not uncommon. and it gives as little rea'
benefit TO the family as it does to the indi-
vldual
Putting aside the moral effect on the
younger members of family brought IN
to regard their mother A. machine run
for the family service, does the woman wa
so gives herself for the well being of her
family really accomplish all she des;res'
II she work without pause or slackening
day in and day out does she always feel
satisfied, with sdmiriag 0ulookers. that il
Is the nohlest way 10 so spend her health
and energies' If she renouuces all recrea-
tion and higher life for herself. and gives
up All communion of mind and spirit with
her husband aud children, is the reward
adequate that Is paid 10 them in better
Kept house, more boUntitully supplied
larder or handsomer clotaes9
Ii overfatigue causes her 10 become pet
ulant or complaining Is not the atn1os
phere Of home more greatly injured than
the added cleaning and cooking can re7ai-e
II she is too wornout ID give sympata,
and help 70 the children ; joys aud sorrows
what do the finer clothes and furniture OBJ
tanned avsilf And If, as sometimes han
pens, outraged nature gives WAY. and
others must step into the breach. do their
Own work and the PLAYED out woman's as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
Boiling Meats.

In boiling meats never put them in cold
water, but put them into that which i;
boiling briskly This will coagulate the
albumen on the inside, close the pores anC
prevent the water from soaking out tht
juices. If salted meats need fresheniug LEI
it be previously done with cold water anc
frequent changing of it. Tough and cbaai
pieces can be made very tender and pala
table as follows;
Put into the pot with little more waite
than will be finally needed. Set into The
top of this pot pan containing cold water
Have this pan fit the pot closely. II th'
water in this pan gets boiling hot dip it out
and add cold water from time TO time
Boil the meat until it gets tender The
steam and flavor of the meat will be con
densed on the bottom of the pan contain
ing the water, and drop back into the pot
and be retained.
When the meat is we'll done remove the
pan and let it simmer down slowly until it
is thick enough to jelly when cold. Now
remove the meat, take out the bones, place
in a crock, place over it the boiled liquid
and lay over II a large plate and place a
weight on II. When cold it is excellent
cut down for tea. Tough fresh meat or
corned beef used in this way is superior TO
meat boiled in au open vessel from which
the favor mas scapei.-Exchange
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25


The ragpickers of Paris do a work for
which other cities pay large sums annually
10 street cleaning departments. Accord
ing to an English writer they toll at night
and the value of what they collect is esti-
mated atSl0,O 900 for each twen;y-four hours.
Of course she conditions of Paris life are
exceptional. Population is very close, the
tall houses are crammed with inhabitants;
there are no gardens-there are but the
houses and the streets. The Parisians have
way OF emp-yiug all kinds Of lumber and
refuse into the streets, aud then the rag
pickers gather in their harvest. A use is
found for everything, and metamorphosis
never ceases. All the details are interest
Ing, though some are rather disturbing.
Rags, of course, 80 TO make paper; broken
glass Is pounded, and serves rs the coating
Tor sand or emery paper; bones, after the
process of cleaning and cutting down,
serve to make nailbrushes and tooth
brushes and fancy buttons; little wisps Of
women'S hair are carefully unraveled and
do duty for false hair by and by; mems
hair, collected outside the BARRIERS, serves
for filters through which siTups are strain
ed; bits of sponge are cut up and used for
spirit lamps; bits OF bread, if dirty. are
toasted ana grated, and sold 70 the restau-
rants for spreading on hams or outlets:
sometimes they are csrbonized and made
into tooth powder; sardine boxes are cut
up into tin soldiers or into sockets for
candlestcks; a silk hat has whole chap
ter of adventures in store for it. All this
work employs regiment of ragpickers
numbering close on -, 600.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
A Dead Pauper and a Dead Dog.

Judging from some disclosures which
were made at a meeting Of the Warning
ton guardians last week, a dead pauper
in that union is regarded in very much
the same light as a dead dog. Recently
a man who had been receiving parochial
relief was found dead at Earlestown, and
the body was taken in barrow TO sew
eral public houses, "but no one would
receive it.
Ultimately temporary resting place
was secured for the corpse in a stable,
and two or three days later it was found
that rats had got to the body" Some
body, it is clear, deserves censure, and
very severe censure, too, for this dis
graceful business; but nothing came OF
the discussion at the guardians meeting,
and as the deceased was only a pauper
l suppose no more viii be heard Of the
matter.-London Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25

with yeast, While with cream tartar and
soda it would hasten the escape of the gas
and cold liquids only are allowable.
Doughs that stick to rolling pin, board
and hands in a hot kitchen should be set
away till thoroughly chilled, but all trou-
BILE might have been saved by using cold
fat, -four and liquid at first, and the tex
ture of the dough would have been better.
Potatoes are boiled and drained, and
then closely covered. instead of being
shaken in a draft of air to become white
and foury by parting with the superfuous
steam.
Whites Of eggs may be beaten TO stiff
froth by an open window when it would
be impossible in steamy kitchen.-Ar-
thurs Home Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
The Poor Woman,s ParIor.

If you have ever visited at the home Of a
poor woman you will remember that one
Of the doors opening into the hall was al
ways closed. THAT room," the daughter
of the house will tell you, ''is not furnished
yet Mother is saving it for the parlor. 3"
Some day you will visit there again, a
great many years after, and will be shown
the realized ambition Of a wOman's life
her parlOr. The pride that her wealthier
sisters take in furniture that cost sum
larger than the poor woman ever heard of
is not as great as the pathetic air of pride
and awe with which she will unlock the
door opening into the hall, step softly
across the floor of very dark room, pull
up blind a few inches, and ask you what
you think of it.
If you are young and thoughtless it seems
but an ordinarily furnished room to you.
If you are older, in the light of the satisfied
pride that you see OF the woman's face
near the window, it is the lovellest room
you ever saw. She sits down, after invit-
ing you to do the same, and you notice that
she sits on the extreme edge of the chair,
as though afraid to wear the plush out
The carpet is of bright and cheerful
color. Her life has probably been devoid
u UIiC CuSCi u4ilGSS lIldt HOW SHOWS up III
the carpet she saved so many years to buy
Every little article in the room has its
history. The mat on the floor was bought
with egg money. The bright chromos on
the wall were bought with little extra
money saved by taking a few boarders
The wonderfully embroidered table cover
she will tell you, was made by a neighbor.
81 can't do such work, )" the tired, proud
voice will say, but Mrs. Larkin lowed
she could make it for me, if | would pay
for it in butter" Her feet step softly on
the carpet when she crosses the room, as
though she was afraid heavy shoes were
too hard for it, and you have an impression
that she would have taken them OFF at the
door ana walked in in her stocking feet If
you had not been with her.
She wipes her hands carefully on her
apron before she picks up the few orna-
ments on the table TO show you. When
you leave the room she puts the chairs
carefully bac, against the wall, picks n
piece OF lint of the carpet, pulls down the
blind, takes one last proud look at her par
Tor and locks the door. You remain there
months longer. but unless death visits the
house the front parior VIII never be opened
TO your sight again.-ACchison Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
Rules for walking with Comfort.

Rules for waking Win comfort.
Is the reason why many women find
walking fatiguing because they do not
/ know how to walk? Certainly the car
rage of the shoulders has much do with
the ease with which one gets over the
ground. One set of directions for getting
in good position is this: Stand erect, head
thrown back, with arms rigidly at the
sides, shoulders dropped as low as possible,
palms forward Then lift the arms, keep
ing the rest of the body in the position
thus obtained
Stand before a mirror and lift the Shout
ders up and drop them, the arms hanging
loosely Do it over and over again till the
shoulders are perfectly limp. Now, as this
limpness may extend to other muscles,
straighten the back bone don't let the
shoulders rise with III and walk about the
room for four or FIVE minutes, with the
spinal column as erect as you can carry it.,
but not rigid, and the shoulders and arms
devitaliZed, hanging as though lifeless.
Now strai2hten the head and neck by
drawing in the chin, but do not hold the
head stiffiy. rather poise it, keeping the
chin in, so that you can turn it easily from
side TO side.
After the above points are mastered take
slow, deep inhalations (say eight to min
ute). permitting only the chest to expand
and fall, not the shoulders (this, too. to be
a habit. And finally adopt all this in
walking, inciining the body q little for
ward, taking care, however, not TO lift the
lower limbs by the thigh muscles, but let
them come up themselves by slight spring
or pressure Of the toes as the foot leaves
the ground. This gait and carriage of the
body, if practiced until habitual, will make
walking delight to hundreds to whom it
is now a burden-Zien's Heard.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
The Sneech of Ezra Bean.


There is people on town meetin days who
think they make a show,
Wen they squirt their pOpgun wisdom, think
the sea will overflow;
| VILE they're spoutin tired natur' has no other
work to do,
An they think the solar system jest STAINS still
till they are through.
I'm thinker. but no speaker; have got more
brain than lung,
An my intellect works splendid, but Jest
can't use my tongue:
II the fire OF thought thet burns my brain in
SIGH a wild commotion
Could bust in flames OF elerkuncs It might tg-
mite the ocean.
But I'm frightened in crowd of three, an
can't speak Tor ny life,
(An sometimes in a crowd of two wen one Of
EMS my wifeJ
So in town meetin t'other day wen the moder-
atOr said,
Wen lsson now to Ezra Bean" 1 thought
thet I'd drop dead.
Wen got up the hall spun roun, I thought
'ttvogld never stop,
With the roof upon the bottom m the base
rleut on the top:
Ny tongue was Jest baked in my throat, dry as
a bakers bun,
Dry as a cured Goldfish wen it's hangin II the
sun
The question vas, shall Pokumvtlle construct
another pound
To put in breachy cattle who persist IA pokin
roundI'
An wished the pesky pound wac built an ne
securely tied,
With brass ring through my nostrils al
fastened up inside
But managed to get started an ny words BE-
gun &c flow
Like moiassss in cold weather, thick at FIRST az
awful slow;
But the fire OF speech grew heated. an / opened
up nay face.
Ana tide Of z-lrglia sEseszess seemed TO over
flow the place
An ny voice grew sweet as music tunbltn
downward from the sldes
From The gang sf angels Ad6An IN tAs streets
Of paradise;
/ knew ths universe stretched out HEtu sAs
crack a. doom
But Kept cTyta IN my SOIL. -s,ors rooaI rzors
ro0Enl mora roo2!"
Afraid Afraid Of zothini For felt the vhols
machine
or the iaAnite creation Jest reTolved roun Ezra
Bean.
4 round tent was the sky above that reessd a.
swsyea a. beat.
An was tie big center pois tie: lest held up
tEs tent
Ny aEzs SWING r5aa Ike viadniIls az coz
p!etely filled ths plaza
Wen they waved they Eade 8 vacazE On the
taytAsrss; shores q space;
NJ eleEkznss spizsaed q tAs worl u aver
poxsr.E waves
Dsnos-hsTass AID SssseFo sogpet ever n tAslr
graves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
Live Like Lovers.

Married people should treat each other
like lovers all their Iives-then they would
be happy. BickerinS and quarreling would
soon break off love affairs; consequently
lovers indulge in such only to limited ex-
tent.
Women should grow more devoted and
men fonder after marriage if they have
the slightest idea of being happy as wives
and husbands. 1t is losing sight of this
fundamental truth which leads to hundreds
of divorces.
Yet many man will scold his wife who
would never think of breathing a harsh
word to his sweetheart, and many wife
will look glGm and moroSe on her hus-
bands return who had only smiles and
words of cheer for him when ne was her
sutton.
How can such people expect 10 be happy7
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
A New Pet Dog Expected.

1t seems that fashion has decreed the
Punishment Of the pug, the greyhound, the
terrier, the bull and other pet varieties of
dog in order 10 make room for a new breed
of canlne-new at least to Christian coup.
tries. Its home Is Morocco, and the Moors
are excessively proud of it. They like TO
keep 1t 70 themselves, and are jealous of
European interference. So jealous are they
that, until quite lately, no native dog was
allowed under any circumstances TO cross
the frontier. The most strenuous efforts
were made TO keep the breed nc home 1t
was not allowed 70 bring the dogs into
Tangier lest they might be struggled across
the Mediterranean. The law, though popu-
lar, was necessarily too tyrannical in It's
application. The sultan was petitioned;
stringency is to be relaxed. Tangier is to
be a free port. and the Morocco dogs are to
cross the Mediterranean and eventually
the Atlantic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
The Woman Who Laughs.

For a good. everyday household angel
give US woman who laughs. Her biscuit
may not be always just right, and she may
occasionally burn her bread and forget to
replace disIocated buttons, but for solid
comfort all day and every day, she is par
agou. Home is not battlefield, nor life
one long, unending row. The trick of
always seeing the bright side, or, if the
matter has no bright side of shining up
the dark one, is a very important faculty,
one Of the things no woman should be
without. We are not all born with the
sunshine in our hearts, as the Irish prettily
phrase it, but we can cultivate cheerful
sense of humor if we only try.-Rural
New Yorker
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-25
Neat WAYS of Cooking Eggs.

One time when was poaching eggs for
an invalid a plan came to me- 1 put in the
pan couple of muffin rings, first rubbing
some butter on them, then dropped my
eggs each inside of ring. When the eggs
were cooked | lifted off the ring and had
the satisfaction of taking up something
that looked very nice.
l tried the same plan when frying eggs
and was equally pleased with the result.
Like all novices, / did not think water
boiled unless it boiled violently, and my
eggs were torn by the tossing To poach
eggs the water should not boil violently
Cor. New York Tribune.