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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05
The Anatomy of the Oyster-kot So
Simple as he Seems.

clam is considered as the emblem of
stupidity and callousness. But you vii
make as great a mistake if you put the
oyster in the same category as when Yet
class n Chinaman and japanese togeth
er. The oyster is so strong of muscle
as we all know, that no human fingers are
able alone to open the doors of his domi.
cile II he chooses to keep them closed
liver and stomach and digestive organs
he has, all as sensitive as ours respira
tory organs as complicated as the human
lungs machinery for obtaining his water
supply and for preventing an OVERT Nv
aud wonderously contrived mechanism
for the trapping of his food. Finally, ht
has heart whose pulsstions may be seer
after his house has been torn from him
With this very limited understanding OF
the anatomy of the oyster il Is not diff
fcult to comprehend how cultivation snc
care may not only improve its outwa c
appearance ana augment its lines of beau
ty, but how they also cause the quslity %
It's meat to surpass that OF the "natural'
or uncutivsted oyster, as much as grain
fed poultry surpssses the product of The
barn yard When your host places be
fore you oysters that are plump anG
round and thick and deep and light.
ed, and msntlei narrowly by a fringe
quite thick to the very edge, then yor
may he sure that they have not only livtt
with few disturbances but under a higl
state of Observation-Disclosures.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05
A Young Girls Room
IIarpcr's Ba2ar.

A young girls room may be as full OF
costly articles as wealth can make it, or il
may be the result of taste and ingenuity
with but trifling expense, but the one who
looks in upon IL can, if choosing to take
the pains to do so, tell at once the charac-
ter of the occupant by the mere arrange.
ment or disarrsngement of the place,
There is, of course, the pretty artistic
ensemble that at first glance seems to be
only confusion, but which presently re.
solves itself into harmony OF form and
tint. any change in which would be dis.
cord, which tells something interesting
concerning the artist In the arranger
Then there is the precise and prim man
ner, in which everything is at right an
giles every book Is exactly in position on
every other book no folderols are allow
ed nothing that indicates a waste OF
time or love OF pleasure; and everything
that indicates methodical unitarian, and
eXacting traits, with little love of beauty,
indicates a character that byand-by will
possibly make life IA burden to every one
in the house. There is the confusion,
again which Ia disorder, where everything
has been tossed at random there is nc
place for anything, and nothing is in Its
place, thus telling lsmentable tale of Its
first cause. And then there is the abode
of neatness without fanatical and prag
NAUTICAL effort for it, of order without
pTimness, of grace and spotlessness COM
bined a room where little of the artist
is to be seen, a little of the precision and
something of the perfect love of order
without its caricature.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05
A Page of Literary History.

The history of the magazines which
have failed is one Of the most interesting
chapters in the history of literature, and
one OF the most pathetic. The New Eng.
lind fields especially are strewb,with these
dead magazines. None of these short
lived journals has been quite so famous as
the Dial; but the old Massachusetts, Mag.
azine, born just AS the republic was born
1 III 1883, the old New England Magazine
started by Mr. Buckingham in 1881, to
which Dr. Holmes contributed the first of
his papers bearing the title of THE Auto
crat of the Breakfast.Table the Massa.
chusetts Quarterly, with which Theodore
Parker was. Identified, the Radical, launch.
ed so bravely by Mr. Morse, Mr.. Hsle's
Old and New, and a dozen other New
England magazines were SO remarkable in
their various ways that they all deserve
to have their biographies written. But
among all these ventures loved of the
gods, no other was quite so short-lived as
that which is just now brought back to
special remembrance Lowel's Pioneer,
1t WAS born in January, 1913 and lived
three months.-Edwin ID. Mead, in the
New England Magazine
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"DANA'S Is GUARANTEED TO CURE"

THE Smugglers of Chestnut. is the
title Of new juvenile work which has
just be IN issued by 4. +. Knowles & Co,
of Augusta 1t is written BY c. B. Bur.
leigh, the editor of the Kennebec Journal,
and is especially addressed to young PEG.
Pile The work is finely bound in orns
mental cloth. is printed in beautiful clear
type on FIRST class quality Of paper, and
is superbly illustrated by that well known
and popular artist, l. j. Bridgman OF Bos.
ton. The scene of the narrative is locste
in Aroostook county. The tone Of tn,
book is pure and elevating. While II is
not lacking in exciting and humorous in
cident, and possesses from first TO last al
absorbing interest its influences are al
good, and any boy or girl who reads i,
will not fail to be benefited by the whole
some truths it so sttrsctively and forcibl,
presents. The style Is clear and gr, ce full
the movement Of the narrative easy aud
natural and the character sketc hing ad
mirable. The author Is q native Of Aroos
took and deeply interested In he welfar,
He has good words to say for the county
and the new railroad. The book will
meet with popular favor and have read
sale. 1t contains 3ol pages, and is sol,
by subscription at 81 20 per copy.
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we were born and which sheltered Us al
- faithfully. And we dragged you away
from 1t, selfish dolts
Too impatient to wait for trains not due
for hours, they set of across the country
u carriages. As they drew near the Old
iouse they found news OF the lost one
She had passed only al hour before, plod
ding YEARLY along the familiar road, 81
With lghtened hearts they went on.
Leaving carriage and horse at the VII
age, they followed the rest OF the way
~ foot. When they came TO the swing
ng white gate through the wet grass
they saw a pathway trodden by one who
mad visited the long mound, with the tiny
one beside it, under the OAK, but they also
saw that she had gone thence to the
mousse. SO, weeping softly, and no,
ashamed of the tears either, the party
Lip-toed like children up the low. wide
steps, through the hall, and paused rever.
entity at the door, with remorseful hearts
chat longed to tell that gentle old mother
As they had once done over some childish
disobedience, that they were sorry,
mother.
The stiffness in the old house grew op.
pressiye while they stood uncertain, and,
though they listened, there was no faint
football as of one going about after the
fashion of one just getting home. Thew
pushed softly open the door of the old
sitting room, and there, with her white
head on the open Bible and a smile of Joy
and peace upon her dead face, knel,
grandma, who had gone home to 1ud a
welcome from her John already there.
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hon-Partisan W. c. ~.

1ae annual Convention 4 tie H41-IAf.
IAN Woman Christian Temperance to-
90 he'd 10 Ag9urn la. week, q. ..gilea
! Iaur-day noon
Tae election u 1fGcers was W 1s.9t
aud re-u.j.s o. f1.o~- pres.te1'. Mr.
C. Pau. - ". Fortified Vice Pr.
dent Mr. Harriet T. pu.-ier. Agourn
heuers. serfe sfy Mr. A y Burlington,
Belfast l. cJr1u. SECRETARY. Mr. = Fe-.
-erfen, Fort Falfa~.d, F.larc.Al Secre
AIRY su1 Treasurer N--G u D-uo. B4u
g3r A-sI-'au, b .corIGg secretary Mr.
J 4 Clsrk Augusta
II" following were chosen celega'es -
he National Convention Mr. Bgr. Lg'ou
Bella Mr. Bqf.e.ga Of south bef"leE
Mr. b-s.- II ALgg-ts: NJ Pau. FOR,
Fa.ft-l1 fox tLe Ag21-ts ] :. Mrs ~ Sel
4 Augusta Alternate. Mr. fe.-elGeu
For. Fs.ft-.1 M, Ara C1-amau. Az
5urn M Clark Augusta Mr. II l.
Brown. Belfast; A.,e'ust4 from tie An
gI-,s 7 =, Nj J b Liue 4 A.gg-,s.
/, "a ed ~ refer he msNer o.
changing '.eL >Tr e me 9rgsr lsti.,
fa.- S.a.=t i ne Tex, N4..lne. rJEysL.
ton.
Gree,ng- were rad from G3seruo.
b1rie.g "a. Ssr4a " Iugr4.sm. secretary
the Feuu-y .ysn.A S.ste Ai!slc-, az
Helen VI. Watson, record Lg secretary Of
ne P~un-ylysn.s NJn.Ps!.!-sn Ca.on.
Among TIE re-ol1t.ons sdep:@d .sre
tie folio" NJ
Esss.e.. Iaa; We fecagc.zs ~ :aslssg.s-
~ re- .-=.,.l-- '-st -4'- followed f. = e r.
rrr s der .-. o. -
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origin of Common Words.

Many words once written with dign1-
ed motive now cause US to read passages
of standard literature with a gutiaw.
The word limp" was once a term of high
er honor. But how now sounds the line
from Spencer Ye sacred imps, tina, on
Pdrnasso dwell" over many grave OF
the French mobiles may be read the line
Here lies that noble imp A sacred poem
written by Gascorgne three centuries
ago, begins stately address to the pros
terity, of Abraham with the words ION
Abraham's brats,' brat then a word OF
stately meaning.
Opening an old dictionary at random
one day my eye happened TO fall on the
word tragedy" A note explained thst
it comes FIR IN Greek word which means
IA goat song" because the oldest TRACED
les were exhibited when a goat was sacri.
feed or given as a prize to the actor
The word infant means literally mo,
speaking" Have you pug dogf Di
you ever think his face looks like that of
monkey? He most resembles the pug
monkey which gets his name from Pug
or Puck, as Shakespeare writes, the spritt
of mischief.
CAnter is an abbreviation from Csnter.
bury gallop, so called because pilgrims
to Canterbury rode at the pace of mod
ern gallop. A grocer, so says the diction
ary was originally one VINO sold by tht
gross. A "grcnsd" derives its name from
its shape, which resembles a pomegrsnate
biscuit means "twiced baked" be
cause, according to the military practice
the bread or biscuit of the Romans was
twice prepared in the ovens. Did you
ever notice the leaves of the dsndelion
They are said to resemble, in shape and
size, the tooth of the lion, and SO the
French call it dent de lion, and We the
"dandelon."
The Pope was formerly cslled the
"pape,' which means the same As papa"
or father Vinegar comes from two Latin
words win and acer, meaning wine and
Sour" These are only few of the
many curious and interesting things
found in my afternoon search in the old
dictionary.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05
A Joke with a Moral.

The I'D saying nat the German farmer
piles ~ grseH5agk- where the American
sets o1t Tor tn Door mousse i stfikiug.j
illustrated IN kalkasee county. Fritl
Loeb, an awkward youth, trudged mt
the county a.king tie price u = acres u
land. Young Id Bunch, having inaer!,sl
one hundred acre farm laughed al liz
little German
Twenty srfe farm tat a51 dnl -8f.-
port hen aud her eLiexeus
ST.
From Mr. Bunch he 1oagat - acre.
and anal dwelling Theu ~ rolled ur
lis sleeves. Dr.Flug dady - ta~n be
niut span u bay-. Mr Bauc1 -aH
Frilz Teeliug the garden cutting u -.Ie-
h9elGg corn. Which wa the betier farm
er: Tie Germans land yielded more al
acre. H. cows gave more III H. H. hem
aid more egg. More money wa. ma1e
from The twenty acre. than from the ~
PROXY Mr. Baneh glaucng b. the 81.
mau wei flied pocket9ook. said %
him
You should mary
10 one would bsye ne
Some little Dutch girl might
"sof4
Years rolled on. Fri,z worked 80 ls,e
-, n ~ = ~ =. -,
uai a. m az ro.e III. "a ...e Ia ~.
I'm - - :. ~ = -
~ .n| .''u, nc -. 70 n ~
- ~
"1e s - ,5"u ~, "a,
~, -
~. - us a, ~ u 1u - =, ru.t4 r..
- $3.50; 49, - ,.,ras.a5 n
- y - -. - = -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05
Lincoln The White House.

There. as in his fathers cabin, or New
Salem. or Nsudslis, or Springfield, tht
man Lincoln never gave a frsction o.
though, or moment Of care to suy ones
ton of dress. He followed the ordinary
fashion and wore what the tailor, halter
aud boot.maker made for him. And 81
clad, the humblest citizeus stood in ais
presence without awe, and the highes,
dignitaries with perfect respect. The
world mas vet to learn that General Scott.
or Lord Lyons, or Bishop Simpson. Of
Prince Napoleon, or Archbishop Hughes
or the Comte de Paris. or Chief jus.ic,
fancy ever felt humilated by the dress OF
want Of dignity of President Lincoln il
state ceremonial or pIiys E audience.
The eyes Of these men were not upon TIT
tailor's suit of brosdclotn, but upon thu
President and the man, and IN such &
scrutiny Lincoln ou,ranked suy morta.
who ever questioned him eye to eye il hi.
long and strange career from New Salem
to the Blue Room of the White House
As with his dress, 30 With his manner
Tempered and modified by the gravity OF
added years, and an ever widening eX'
perience among varied social classes AM
conditions n many parts of the Union, j
nevertheless retained to the last stroue
impress of essential characteristics OF
the frontier-filecity directness. snd -in
cere hear,iness. He never learned sne
never used mesningle or misleading
conventional phrases. He would say, y
am glad ID see you. He would neve-
ssy, Il am charmed to see you.' He a.
ways greeted his visitors with cords
shake of the hand and winning iook OF
smile, unless, as very rsrely hsppeutd
his mind was weighed down With pre-
occupation of Overwhelming csre an
suspense. He slways listened with ps-
tiepce, even when the request OF his pc
titiouer might be. frivolous or foolish
That he was fond of wit, and jest, and
laughter, the world slresdy knows. II,
gave others courtesy. kindness. and CON
sideration to the LAST degree, and never
by word OF LOOK assumed 'ha' he demsnd.
ed them for himself. ORa1er G.H.srs.
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hebraskas Adventure with Wolves


Once Nebraska had been 70 visit a.
their neighbor'-, and started for home
when i was nearly dark but a. il was d
moonlight night she did not feel lonely
and had just thought, What d lovely
evening for ride ~ when she heard pat
terng steps. Looking around, she saw
two wolves s,tathlly following. She
urged her pony 70 his greatest speed, and
tried to think out what she should do, for
she was by this time only halfway home,
and seven miles from the nearest house.
She kept perfectly still because -he
knew that If She screamed before she
was attacked, although II would scare tn.
snimals away for time. they would re
turn, aud would soon get used 70 the
noise and not be frightened by IT, She
felt certain SO few Of them would not
dare TO attack her, for wolves are very
cowardly, but she also knew that they
would summon the rest Of the pack a.
most Instantly
The wolves were now 10 full pursuit.
and she, glancing back, saw there were
three. She was alarmed indeed now, and
as they were gaining on her every min.
ute, she knew something must be done II
she was to reach home alive. She knew
the wolves woui not long hesitate
to attack her, for there was quite pack
of them gathering. Her pony, too. sniff
ed danger, and the next, instant. before
she cJmprehended what he was going 10
do, he turned and sprung right into the
midst Of the snarling pack, paving and
kicking right and left,
He had not forgotten bis wild habits,
nor how he had many times saved him
self from the ferocious animals. And
now his bravery stood his mistress In
good stead, for as his feet came down on
the wolves fierce yelps showed that he
was NOT dealn gentle taps. In a few
seconds there were four stretched dead
on the ground, and the others had fled.
The young rider had thought, as soon
as she knew what he was going to do.
that she was safe If she could keep Oh
his back, and this required all her strength
and skill When the pack were gone she
looked down at the dead bodies, and
shuddered as she thought of her narrow
escape, With no injuries and only few
anxious minutes, she had secured four
dead wolves, worth more than fifty dol
lars.
She dismounted and slung them over
Pawnee's back and then gsll0ped home.
No need of saying that her father and
mother were surprised to see her come
up to the door and exhibit triumphantly
four slain wolves,
After his glorious exploit, the pony was
more petted than before. Did he not de
serve list Nicholas.
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LIFE THOUGHTS.

There is no virtue inst csu take the
place OF pstienoe. News.
Gratitude for criticism is one of the
highest expressions of really ane nsture
Christian Union.
No man is too poor n practice good
principles.-Fa rmers' Review.
The airs aud graces of well.ooru, well
bred people are simplicity of costume ant
chsrm of manner.-Biug hampton Repub-
ican.
The devil is pachyderm. The Voice
Lowlness Is no companion TO mesuness
it is the associate Of true greatness. -
National Baptist.
Gall in the heart makes Sill things bit
teri ahn Ploughmsn's Almanack.
Duty frowns only as long as we lie,
from it. Fellow it. and it smiles upor
YOU Carmen Sylva.
II YOU would be deemed nice looking bt
nice acting.-Farm, Stock and Home.
Waste mskes haste TO the poor.house
-Mason's Moral Maxims.
No thread ever snaps In Gods loom -
Y. Observer.
Amid sll the fruitless turmoil aud mis-
carriage of the world. If there be on
thing stesdfsst and of favorable omen
one thing to make optimism distrust it
own obscene iistrnst, it is the rooted In
stinct In men to admire Whist is better ant
more beautiful than themselves. Lowell
Those divine promptngs, which If
the soul toward the highest. when in an!
degree neglected, seem always to lesve /
more hopelesslv "A prey to low impulses
than any worldly standard Of good sens,
and honesty does.-Julis We1gewood.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05

Ills the estimate of Insurance Commits.
sioner Merrill of Mssss chusetts that 90,
900 900 was lost by the insurance endow.
ment orders, distributed among $4,000
peopIe. The mourners still haunt the
commissioners office, hoping to save
something from the general wreck. Sew
eral more of theiendowment societies have
recently gone into the hands of the re
ceivers, and that will ultimately he TIT
fate Of all Of them. Yet the lesson OF
these companies. severe as 1t ls, will soor
be lost, and when another crowd OF adven
turers comes along with . scheme tha
promises to psy big interest there will b.
plenty Of people to embark In it.-Port
land Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05

Tie blnara as. rs IL tie l,Y family
ana is a developed tropical lily, from
winch by ages Of cultivation the seed,
hang aeeu eliminated and the frnit for
winch it MS cultivated greatly expand
I'd. In relation To the bearing qualitie,
Of tins fruit Humboldt, vino early saw
the wonders IF the plant, sad that III,
ground that would grow ninety min,
pounds IF patafaas would also grow
thirty-three pounds OF wheat, but iha
the same ground would grow 400,
pounds of bananas, consequently TO tina
OF wheat Is 1888 10 / and 10 that Of pota
toes 4 to
The banana possesses all IF the essen
tials to the su,tenauce OF life The savas,
OF the sea isles and the jungle owes wha
he has of physical strength to this food
Wheat alone, potatoes alone. Will no
do this. When taken ~ II steady diet !
is cooked-bakei dry in the green state
pulped and boiled in Water rs soup, O.
cut in slices and fried do not know
whose beauty admire the most, the ma
jestic cocoa palm, with lis heavy crown
of great friuged leaves. or the gracefu
banana, with lis great leaves. which ar
six feet long ami two feet wide Gold
thwaite's Geographical Magazine
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Geo. y. Coming.



The man wrote You about was
gobbled up 10y the doctors and tax
IN to the Mass. General Hospital.
They removed four tumors but he
died in the operation. Could have
had control of his ease he would
have lived Tor years. The knife is the
quickest way out. however. had
a patient nearly helpless from par
dl>>iS Tor tonr Yeats. gave him
nil.e baths and improved him 50
much thai he thought he WIS worth
saving - Welt 10 Boston Hospital,
where they told him h.> spine WAS
affected. 6at he gained - fast with
the niue baths that he thinks he
will 20 ahead ami let Auidlo>is
name the disease 10y Wipng 1t ont.
The doctor SAID lad bad lungs
when | cot the outfit out they don't
trouble M how.
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The Children.

Eins wss looking at the sunset one
evening. 1t was very beautiful above
the golden glow hung a heavy, purpliSh
cloud. The little gins brown eyes shone
with wondering delight. ION, suutie. 50
she whispered, hasn't God got pretty
lsmbrequins youths Companion.
A precocious Boston youugster, whose
soul was SO attuned to music that he was
set all on edge by inharmouious sounds.
heard the dishes being washed lstely and
stamping his foot and writing as II in
torture, he walled out, "Oh dear the
forks are all in A and the spoons all in
D."-Hsrper's Magazine.
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When a man takes cigar out OF his
mouth to tell an editor to stop his paper
because he "csn't Afford it," the editor
may say nothing but he thinks great
deal And when he orders his paper
stopped because he hasn't time to read
it," and then goes down and whites a
dry goods box for two hours, the editor
may not say anything, but he thinks a
great deal. And when he stops his pa.
per because two.lne item did not suit
him, and then posters his neighhor by
borrowing the paper, the editor may say
nothing, but he thinks great deal
Eastern Star.
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Lowell as Poet and Citizen.
October Century.

As poet, whatever comparisons NAV
be made with his predecessors or contem.
porarles, at home or abroad, whatever
just criticisms may be recorded, we be
lieve 1t will be found In the end that a
large part Of his verse has pissed into
literature, there to remain. The Originate
ty, vitality, intensity, and beauty are self.
evident. Although true, spontaneous
poet, his life had other strong interests
and engrossinR occupations, and the vol
ume OF his verse does not equal that of
others whose careers have extended be-
side his own; his impression as poet up.
ON his time has not equaled that of others.
1t may, indeed, be said that If as strongly
poetic in nature as they, he would have
been dominated as exclusively as were
they by the poetic mood. However this
may be, the quality of his genius. as
shown In his best work, WAS, we believe,
quite as tine as that of any poet writing
English in his day. No one can read his
last volume of verse without being i'm.
pressed anew by the vigor, variety, and
spontaneous character of LowelPs poetic
gift. Even his literary faults are of such
~ nature as to testify to the keenness of
his thought and the abundance of his in.
tellectual equipment.
But after all, perhaps the most striking
thing in LoweIls career WAS not the
briliancy of his mind, his many-sided and
extraordinary ability,-but the fact ths,
in every department of his intellectual
activity was distinguished the note of the
patriot lie loved letters for arts sake
he used letters for arts sake-but also
for the sake of the country. His poetic
fervor, his unique humor, the vehicle of
his pithy and strenuous prose, his elegant
and telling oratory-all these ser we'd fear
essly the cause OF American democracy
of which he was the most commanding
exponent ia the intellectual world of our
| day. His keen sense of the responsible
ties Of citizenship, added to his native
genius, made him from early life--iu the
true and undegraded sense of the word
q politician, and an effective one, as well
as statesman whose writings are an ar
senal of human freedom.
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DANA's ABSOLUTELY CURES. DlsEAsl
Heard In the Night.

"Mamms, please gimme drink of wa,
ter; I'm so thirsty
mo, you are not thirsty. Turn over
and go to sleep.
ca pause. Mamma, won't you please
gimme a drink? I'm so thirsty"
"If you don't turn over and go to sleep,
will get up and spank you'll"
(Another psuse.) Mamma, won't you
please gimme q drink when you get up to
spank me?"