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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

County Commissioners Weber and
LeaYitt were here lat week.
Oar school began last Monday with
Royal Boston as teacher.
Mr.. Frank II. Co1ne Of East Orange
\. j.. Was in town Friday, from here he
vent +" the Spencer, George Durgin i,
hi, guide.
several deer have been seen recently
in the licl near the house.
Evan. Jones Of London, KY. WAS in
our place saturday. He is mail con-
traCter.
Dan William. Jackman and Jacob Mul-
vaney were in town Thursday.
Omar Clark. Carratunk aud Matte
Holden. Jaekmau were here saturday.
Among those who have fslrd here the
past week are, II. +. Stowell and wife
and Frank Gourley. Athol, Mass; Cliff
ton J. iiai,ry. Portland; G. =. Sumner
aud E. \. l'ilr-, IIaverhil. Mass: John
i. Fucker. Boston: s. &. Sprrry. \ "
ilaVea. G.; j. ". Claiming and VIM.
NoiYell, fIirlield; Mr.. and Mrs. +. z.
Graves of New buryport. Mass; &. b.
Nurphy. Augusta; l.. W McIutirr,
SCION; C'ra l.. Fogg, Portland.
Z iNard Graft. Mrs. Newton. Leonard
Moore aud carry Holden of Jackman
drove down saturday and returned sun
day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
Gems of Thought.

Woman is the masterpiece. Confu-
cius.
Men have sight, women insight
Victor Hugo,
Men make laws; women make man
ncrs.-De Segur
Virtue is like rich stone. best plain
sct.-Baeon.
Learning is the greatest aims that can
be given. Fuller
The happicst women, like the happiest
nations. have no history.-George Eliot.
Alas. how enthusiasm decreases as
our experience increases Nine. Louise
Colet.
In delicate souls love never presents
itself but under the veil of estccm.-
Nine. Roland
The most fascinating women are those
thar can most enrich the everyday mo-
mentS OF existence. Leigh Hunt
Duty is caTying on promptly and
faithfully the affairs now before YOU.
1t i to lulfll til" claims of to-day
Goethe.
You will never have more than three
or four friends in the course of your
life: your entire confidence is their right
Bun TO give it to mauy-is not that to
betray your real friends ;-Balzae.
mother once asked a clergyman
when she should begin the education Of
her child, which She told him was then
four wears old. "Madam. " was the re-
ply, you have lost three years already.
From the very first smile that CLEANS
over an infants cheek your opportunity
hegins. Whately.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

Al persons WhO are Interested III pro
uotiuo the best interests oi temperance
in Maine should do what they can Ia
have those men nominated FOR Office who
are staunch friends OF prohibition and
its enforcement. and who, while in Office
have done their whole duty III securing
enforcement. How can tn, be done
\ct an once. talk the matter up with
every Temperance man yoh meet, atfead
the primaries. make your views known,
and try to secure delegates who Viii try
to carry out your views.
Let it be known that there i large
Number of temperance voters WHO nave
taken this stand, that they will not vote
for men who have. while in Office. neg
lrcted 10 do heir Whole dQY ia cufoee-
ing the prohibilory laws, and it vii exert
"a powerful influence on party managers
in securing the nomination "i men Tor
Office who are in full sympathy win our
prohibitory Inv. and who will dc thsir
best to secure their enforcement.
Temperaucr men can have the prohib-
itory laws enforced whenever they stern
ly demand it and back up their demands
with those magic Wrapons-votes. Inc
reason that laws have not been well en-
forced in more places is that the tom
perance men have not sternly demanded
it and backed up their demand with Il
refusal to vote for Il mau who failed to
meet their requirements The way to
make prohibition prohibit Is to have
officers, especially shrrll4 and county
Who are in full sympathy
with its enforcement
II. REl NoLDs, NJ. b.
Livermorc Falls. Me.
Tcmperdpce Record.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

The Ontario Liquor Sellers Associa-
lon, which held a meeting in Toronto a
fev days ago, desired the Mayor of that
city to give them a welcome TO the city.
The Mayor declined; and when it WAS
urged that he should put his personal
feelings aside, and As the official head of
the city make a speech Of welcome. he
said he Woul rather resign the Office
than welcome men with whom he had no
sympathy and whose business is resppn-
sible tor such "A host of evils. Mayor
Kennedy deserves the COMMUNICATION of
all good people for his manly and Christ
ian course. OF course the rum-scllrrS
were IA good dead cllagrined, and passed
a resolution cenSuring the Mayor. But
he can afford To have their ill-Will.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
A NATURAL surprise.
Great Word.

The celebrated German word which
signifies Mutual Life and Fire mSur-
ance company" ard which has been cit
ed as the longest word i'll any language
apparently has rival in another word,
which is found in a German periodical,
"Schomsteinfegermeisterberufgenoss
schaft -
Though this is a single word in Ger
man, several words are required to cX-
press it in English. 1t means, as nearly
as anything else, The Professional AS
rociation Of Master Chimney Sweeps. y
An English word of respectable di-
mansions can be produced simply by run
ming all these words into one without
space or hyphen. Youth Companion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
CORRESPONDENCE
So. Madison.

VI. :. Ward aad wife of the village,
were on Ward Lill. calling on friends.
Thursday.
Mr.. Charles lIoughlon i at North
AusaH. 1T work.
Mr.. NJ a. Thompson ef Lowell.
Mas. i in town, visiting her sister.
Mr.. Thomas Ham.
Mr.. Arthur knight and Mr. Horace
upliag OF Madison Center were in tins
vicinity to visit their sister. Tuesday.
Johnnie Forsyth aud Forrest B1iiey q
shoWhegan, were in town. Thursday.
!. q. Ward and vile were in Fairfield.
lhi- as-h, on Il visit 10 relatives.
len Adams of the village. was in this
vicinity. Thursday
Mr.. ana Mr.. A. Il. Ward We Al
Show hrEan. Tuesday
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

Main Republicans seem to belieye in
long terms for their Representatives.
The opposition to Congressman Nilliken
appears 10 have faded away a. couven-
tioa time approached II any rate, he
wa. almost unanimously ronominated.
Collectively tn Maine Delegation Is n
no5aHl, rong one. strong in point OF
ability IL well u. by virtue of long
.nrNIct.-B a.tnn Jnnrnui..
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

+. V. powderly late master workman
of the Knight of Labor says: The liquor
traffic is responsible for ninc-tchths of
the misery among the wo.king-classes,
and the abolition of that traffic would be
the greatest blessing which could come
to them.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
WET u.

Tn skesyfegan Son.pa7tisan "; &. r. L.
meets at tbr p4rIar-. Of the O.. A. II. Hall the
second and fourth Tuesdays 4 each month
Al three ofrIack T. 81
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
A Change,

OF the 26 barons who signed the Mag
ma Charta three wrote their names and
23 made their mark This is all changed
now. Every baron can write, but only a
few succeed in making their mark. -
Boston Transcript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

cut. The little
white lines are
the nerves which
convey tho nerve
force from t h o
nerve ccnters TO
every part of the
body, just as the
electric currents
conveyed along
t h u telegraph
wires to G very
station, large or
small. Ordinary
physicians fallto
regard this fact;
instead of treat
~ the nerve Gem
iprs for the cause
o I the disorders
arising thcrcfrom
-. . a, o.. q Al.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
PRAISED WHENEVER USED.

c. l. Seayer, of Birmingham, Conn, saws
"tor building up weak or debilitated consti-
tuition, l know Of nothing so sure and good .as
Dr.. hennedys fayorite Remedy. 1t makes
tlesh and strengthens the body"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

Common SENSE i'll one view is the
most uncommon SENSE. While it is eX-
tremely rare in possession, the recogni-
ton of it is universal. All men feel it.,
though few men have it'll. y. Ilud-
.Iu.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

stndcnt OF ncrvous diseases, and nnlhOr
of many noted treatlses on tine latter subject,
long since realized the truth OF the first
statement, and his Restorative Nervine
Is prepared on that principle. Its success
In curing all diseases arising from deranfc-
nent OF the nervous system Is wonder
full as the thousands of unsolicited tcsimu-
mails In possession of the company manufac-
turing the remedy amply prove.
DIR. Miles restorative Nervine is n reliable
remedy for all nervous diseases, such ns
headache. nervous debility. proslration
@'"aplessness, dizziness hysteria, sexual &C.
blity. St Eitus dance, epilepsy, etc. 1t IS
Or sent direct by the DIR. Miles Medical CO.,
Elkhart, Ind. on receipt Of price, 81 per bot
tie, six bottles for So. express prepaid
Restorative Nervine positively contains no
opiates or dangerous drugs,
Sold by H. W Cushing, skowhegan. Me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

The wooden mill of ii. c. Grant Il Co.,
at Calais was burned Sunday, with $780,
600 stock on hand, insured for one-half
its value. Thirty hands are thrown out
of employment.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

\ good many are waiting for provi-
dence to remove the liquor evil. They
do not seem to realize any requirement
to do it themselves.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
What She Keeps.

Miss Tweed-That Mrs Chirp is hor-
rid! l don't believe she can keep any
thing.
"Oh, yes. She keeps telling every
thing she hears. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY!
q Great Mistake.

A recent discovery Is that headache
dizziness, dizziness, confusion of the mtnl
ete., are duo To arrangement Of the uae,C
centers which supply the bra With nerve
force; that Indigestion. dyspepsia, neuralgia
wind in stomach etc, arise from the doraugC.
menl of the nerve centcrs supplying these or
cams with nerve fluid or force This T. likewise
truc of many diseases of the hcnrtHnd lungs
The nerve system Is like a telegraph system,
rs will be seen by the accompanying
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
Dizziness. Eaintnesss

Extreme Lassifude, "d0n-t cafe anu
want TO be left alone feeling, excl
liability, irritability, ners business, sleep
lnssness,. llatqlency, melancholy, or tho
"blues," and backache These ara
sure indications of Female Weakness,
r..1l1n LDralnrlnent of L. inrIlS. or
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
Kidney Complaints
Literary Notes


Th, Hpvi4o nf R.t-c.,z for .Tn=
show. thp uSual 1sxihfl= .. ID. fhf keen
tx edited p.liod4cal i'm -. .p.i4g itself 10
fhr to1,irs of rhp too.fl f. H. drpirt-
men; of Lradi ~ Artic.e, IL group, to-
gether u very r.nat <;sh erie, OF di-
,s.sts of innurt5,nt recent r..aVs on
vnrions tonic, uertniaj io he roit'.
cal and sociaI sflttl- OF woman. More
over. it, alNay. varied .il.i curiou, col
loctinn of c,rirafurrs iih.trq,ing the
history of the month is enlivenpd by Il
number Of cartoons tim N..w Zealand
ana AuStlalla' some ''Hai'i Il TO eul3e'|e
anu olhoIs 1" m. me ''''' n,iV'''N'
n'hl 81 Woi''H !" li3'' "" "5''''','
G"I"liN ana IN Uil,'.'' 1.'''I N','1,, I'''
ltA2e ean!l1'%" Ia 'o''' "'.''-
iH'Se "''ni anu '''
mlltea ny lhr he'H'N ~ '' Wv ~" ".
pos ol 'he Gl'ai "' ilii@ o'9tu'-i.'A Va
iiic state u ~" VI"
In the Forum fot June. Mr.. Norton.
the Secretary II Agriculture. writes ON
r"ln''Ls r1,'' ar, ~ -
NV loss ,s,ir,I,nr.l ai.'r,s. ,h..n H.,
political and economic fa!lac,es bv which
a certain noisy proportion of farmers
have been led away from their fufo"s.
As class, the tiller> Of the soil are vet
the most lndependrhl and most thrifty.
ar r., b. '' "o'h'., 1t =. VIZ W.. "S
NV i' IN % ~
.'d 4 I'D nl,n ,r', ,.ran,isin,, n! far
hnttor st,,te of snpirtv fail to tell where
the money will come from to pay the
lin, u'b;g nnipt La a,t,tauds i. tho
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
Beaying-down Feeling

causing pain. weight, n !, hackache, d
Instantly relieved AID eguauenf'y
cured by its use. Unlar III cheam-
stances It acts in harmon y'fhtAc laW$
tiat govern the feua stem, AMI
/. z, harmless as water. u LeAOAes
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

"What are you in here for?" asked
the prison visitor.
Plagiarism, answered the convict
"What?'
plagiarism l tried to publish pri
vate issue of 500 greenbacks. "-ln-
dianapolis Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
SYreguiaYity,

Suppressed or Painful transformations,
Weakness Of the Stomach Indigestion,
Bloating. Flooding, Nervous. Prostra-
ton, Headache, General Debility. Also
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
Geo. Phi|briCk Son. 9
JEWELERS.. 6I Water St.

Dealer, in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Silver-Ware, etc. Fine Watch and Clock
epairing a specially. Graduate Optcian
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14
Womb Troubles.

Tie whole story, however, Is, tod in
an illustrated book ent Jed Guide to
Health" By Mrs. Piukham. 1t con-
tains over 80 pages of most important
information, Which every woman, mar
ried or single. should know about her
self. Send two-cent stamps for It, For
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-06-14

The Pre- Digested Food Co., 30 Reade St. y.
Horatio ". GUSHING. Skowhegan. Ne.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
Riding a Bronco.

cts all bosh, this talk about COW
boys learning to enjoy the SPORT of
riding bucking horse" said re-
formed cowboy. Riding a bucking
horse is like having boils- you never
get thoroughly used to it. When you
hear fellow say he would like to ride
II bucking horse he is either liar or
a greenhorn. The first day | ever went
out with herd of cattle | was dumped
nine times because of the presence of
a burr IN my saddle blanket. have
seen but one man that had grit enough
to sit on real bucking horse until il
had bucked all it wanted to, and he
was bleeding at the nose, mouth and
cars when they took him off the horse
at the end of half-hours struggle.
As a general thing Il cowboy will pull
horses head up, wind the reins
around the saddle-horn, take firm
grip on the saddle with his hands and
then rowel the bucker until the ami
NAL becomes convinced that it is bet
ter to behave than to buck. "--Phnnlx
Arizona Gazette.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
FRIENDS OF THE FARMER.

1t is sometimes difficult for farmers
to distinguish friends from enemies
among the birds which make tt cir
home among us. A late writer in the
Albany Cultivator speaks in defence of
the red-tailed hawk, mora com
monty known as ''hen hawk" from
its propensity for stealing chickens.
The writer says that the chief food of
this hawk is mice, snakes, mcles and
striped gophers or chipmunks, and
that it is too slow and clumsy to catch
chickens or other fowl 1t seems to
us that it requires quite as much alert
ness to catch mice or chipmunks as to
catch chickens. We have had consider
able experience with this depreciation
in the poultry yard, and losing a
chicken each morning until the thief
was shot did not look as if the hawk
was very clumsy. 1t is true that
sometimes the mother hen will drive
away the hawk, for it is "a cowardly
thief; but ii will return after a hour
or so and seize a chicken that has
strayed too far from its protector. If
the hen hawk destroys snakes it is
SO far an enemy of man, as these
destroy large numbers of injurious
small bugs, mice and other vermin.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
Hoods siSss;ssii'' Cures


The popular idea that all snakes hiss
is incorrect when anacondas are in
question, if we may believe close OBJ
server OF the serpent family The
sound they make is more like growl
than n hiss and has been well de
scrlbed by II recent Traveller as a
slow, roaring noise" Their powers
of deglutition are sufficiently wonder
ful to make exaggeration unnecessary,
creditable witnesses testifying to the
fact that one has been known to swal-
low horse, while bullocks are not in7
frequently attacked also. Few non
scientific readers, by the way, are
aware that not only do the jaw hinges
of the boa tribe become dislocated in
the act of swallowing n large animal,
subsequently resuming their proper
position by means of the elastic con
meeting tendons, but that the skull
bones separate centrally, so that the
whole constitutes sort of quadrangle
lar orifice with apparently indefinite
powers of expansion. Detroit Free
Press
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20

set horse barn in q hollow or deep
valley. 1t will be Just about impossi-
BILE to keep dry under such circum-
stances.
The stable should have high
stud, the lower story being nine or ten
feet in height. This will give good
air space for the animals to breathe in.
A central shaft or ventilator should
run from the ceiling out through the
loft, terminating two or three feet
above the roof. This will let off hot,
fetid air in summer. In winter OF
course it must be kept closed q large
part of the time. This matter of ven-
tilation is little thought of by farm
ers and the general run Of horsemen,
yet it is of the highest and most vital
importance. Bad air surcharged with
ammonia and other excretions from
animal bodies is exceedingly irritating
to the eyes of horses and no doubt
many cases of blindness are directly
traceable to the influence of these de-
leterious gases. Foul air inhaled into
the lungs is highly calculated to in
flame and irritate the delicate and
tender structures of the windpipe,
bronchial tubes and the air cells
Hence we would naturally expect, and
do find by experience, that horses sub
jected to such evil influence are trou-
bled with coughs, colds, pneumonia
and even farcy and glanders; horses
affected with the last two diseases
being notoriously badly stabbed, poor
ly fed, and often abused. However,
even if good ventilation be provided,
the foul vapors given off from dung
and urine, if not attended to, will still
render the atmosphere impure.
Therefore, the necessity of much
bedding and absorbent materials. Dry
earth, plaster and charcoal have a re-
markable propensity for taking in and
fixing ammonia. Every stable should
keep supply ever on hand and two
or three times II day sprinkle few
handfuls behind each horse This is
not simply matter of health to the
horse, but means of saving the best
of manure for farm crops, great in
ducement in itself. These absorbents,
coupled with the use of straw for bed
ding, serve in no small degree to keep
the stable sweet and clean and whole
some.
Another feature of the stable is to
have it light and CHEEKY. How many
dark, sepulchral apartments afford
shelter for horses! Such an environ
ment cannot fail to depress the spirits
and lessen life and usefulness of an
animal that is naturally gay and joy
full. Then the horse is injured by
leaving such holes and coming sud-
denly under the full glare and brill
fancy of summer or winter sun.
Here We find another frequent source
of eye diseases. - Farm, Field and
Fireside
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
A Tennessee Patriarch.

The Rev. Asa Routh, now residing
at Piney Flats, Tenn, has a record
unequaled, perhaps, in the whole
country. He is seventyfive years old,
has been married three times, and is
the father of twentynine children,
eighteen girls and eleven boys. He
also has seventy-tVo gra ldchildren,
twenty five great-grandchildren, and
fifteen great-great-g grandchildren. Five
of his children now live at home He
has preached at every town in East
Tennessee and Southeastern Ken.
lucky. He has baptized 900 converts,
married 800 couples and officiated at
400 funerals. He is still in active min
isterial service, is able to ride long
distances on horseback, and three
weeks ago, in revival meeting at
Rogersville, Tenn, led thirty souls to
Christ. He is we'll preserved and very
Jealous. His name is household word
in this section, and his presence is re-
quired at all solemn exercises. St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
A Gigantic Wheel and Tower.

A gigantic wheel after the model of
the Ferris wheel at the Chicago Fair
is to be set up near London. Plans
have been drawn and contracts for the
work of building given out. 1t will
be 300 feet high, have forty passenger
cars attached to its circumference. and
the tower supporting it will have eight
platforms, fitted with restaurants and
dancing floors. The big tower at
Wembley Park, near London, designed
to rival the Eiffel tower, is completed
to the first platform, which forms the
base of the real shaft. Chicago
Times
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
The Dancing Needles.

In the show window of an opticians
shop on fremont street, Boston, is n
line OF compasses which perform gyra-
tions marvellous to the lay mind, and
which incidentally afford an attractive
and mysterious advertisement for the
proprietor. They are to all appear
ances not connected with any source
of motion, and yet the needles move
all the time from right to left, and
sometimes swing quite around the cir
Gle of their little boxes. The reason
is that the return current from the
trolley lines on fremont street exerta
an attraction on the compass needlea
and causes the mysterious motions. II
Electrical Review.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-04-20
GLEANINGs FROM THE COW STABLE.

Ring the nose of even the ''safe''
bull.
If your dairy has no pedigree, start
one Mt once.
The COW with rufiled temper will
yield poor milk.
All straw and no hay will turn a
bright heifer into dull COW.
A dirty strainer reflects as badly on
the mixer as on her who washes it.
A good way to choke valuable COW
is to feed her uncut vegetables
Too much carbonaceous food in the
dairy will make fat beef faster than
butter fat.
A COW that begins to lose flesh be
fore the winter is gone, WILDE "sprine
poor by the month of May.
DO not let the milk get cold before
II is carried from the milking stable
Ia the dairy house to be strained.
Give the animals plenty of room in
the stable in which to lie down, if you
would make them comfortable.
Sawdust in the manure heap repre-,
sonts so much inert matter land plas.
ter Is an absorbent that is also fertil-
ser.
To feed economically, and yet sufi
eiently, give the COWS only what they
will eat up clean. Trying TO stutf
them beyond this limit will result in
loss and not gain.
DO not feed the hay down To the
bare boards in the NOV over tbs stable /.
Tor u You do the ingress of cold mir
from this source will result ia veri-
table exposure to your dairy,
Think twice before you 60 into the
business OF raising veal calves by let
ting them suekle their dams. The
sYstem viii have demoralizing effect
on the dairy, ofsetting the temporary
gain. American Agricultural.