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The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
Non Partisan Items.

Fort Fairfield Girls Club Viii in q
short time give an entertainment thu
proceeds of which will be to aid III fur
ni.hing the "iIome. Fort Fairfield
Union l. doing quite large amount OF
/ philanthropic work and has already
/ begun to prepare bpdding &c., t" furnish
i A room ia the "lIomr." Otlpf mons
are working along this linz al,o win z
good prospect Of success. LIT the gp"d
work go on
south Berwick y iaye "a ilml-hlng
sewing .chuol under The rilicMnt man
agcmenl III Mr.. Dr. Emerson. hlS-
j Diekey and Mis- Walker lhr school
lsal present engaged IN mckiug -h'e' =
lrlloW ca>c~. towels and other tuluI-l-
ing for Il room in the "llomr Iu winch
great interest i felt hy our women
generally. In the near future an GU
leftainmcnt ~ill be- given by This -oci-
ETY.. the proceeds OF which vii also De
devoted to thi, much ured"d "ii"mr'
Augusta Non Partisan y. which has
devoted itself for the past three months
10 philanlhroiic work, set The hall III
motion by dcvi ling Il WY to Fr dc Il
good Thanksgiving dinner Tor the poor
of tliai city. Through their Jealous ANA
nntring eilorts mere Ms ralS"1 Tor
that purpose ihau has eyer before been
givrn in thai city for like eall,r' NJ
ter furnishing the dinner aud pay lhg
all bills they bud iftH-iMo dollars To
add To The treasury for me general
work That thu ability shown ny lhr
Y in this undertaking received wen
merited recognition j. evident lrph
the fac that several of their m"mbrts
have been elected to places on the
board of managers of the local BrnrNo-
lent Association. The city press hn,
been very lavish OF praise fer their well
executed plans in a most useful ana
commendable work. Augusta Nom
Partisan Union assists the \ in its
pllanthropic- aud i l. a nlou sewing
for the poor of the city this winter
The tnion at FoAcrof which has al
ready assisted Ia take tin krclcY treat
ment. is still raising fund for that most
commcndable work, aud haVc now in
their treasury II sum nearly sufficient Ia
defray the expenses of another. or
course this money earned ny the Union
is a loan fund and i loaned without in
ierest to such rs are worthy, but unable
al the time to bear the necessary expense
Of treatment. Foxcroft Union has u
strong hold upon the pul {. Occasion
ally they have supper aud -ociahl" not
of an ordinary character, but their ST.
ciables are always pronounced most Gu
joyable. Recently the young ladies gave
an unique entertainment in the interest
f the Mon aud more especially for the
Rescue Department OF that society.
The "String of mol<ed Pearls" as given
by the FoXcroft young ladies was the
hlt of the season. Great praise was nc.
corded the entire company for the ex-
cellent manner in which they acquitted
themselves Miss Marion ODER, leader
of the troupe was exceedingly happy in
her role and called forth rounds of APP
plause from the delighted audience. ~
"A whole the entertainment WAS Il grand
success in every respect. BY the gener-
osty of these young ladies the Non
Partisan treasury WAS enriched by 'fe
addition OF fifty dollars to its funds.
Our pei severing Foxcroii Union will
now take up the work for the "llonic.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
SUDDEN DEATH!
The Community Shocked.

Last evening, just after tea, while Mr.
Thomas Hartman promine' and highly
respected citizen, apparently III the best OF
health and spirits, was recalling newspaper,
the sheet suddenly fell to the floor; he
placed one hand over his heart, gasped, and
sank back in his chair, evidently uncon-
scious. The family were stricken with con-
sternation, and Immediately summoned a
physician. But ii was too late. The old
gentleman was dead. Physicians gave heart
disease as the cause. Hoibrook Herald.
Every day the papers contain statements
similar to the above. Even youth is no de-
Tense against heart disease, and the awful
rapidity with which it is claiming victims
forces upon all conviction Of its prevalence.
Reader, if you have symptom of this
dread disease do not hesitate moment in
attending to it. Delay is always dangerous,
and in heart disease too often fatal. Some
symptoms of heart disease are shortness of
breath, auttering, or palpitation, pain or
tenderness in left side, shoulder, or arm, ir-
regular pulse, smothering, weak or hungry
spells, fainting spells, dropsy, etc.
Charles Raven. York, Pa. writes II suffered
heart would seem to jump into my mouth. and my
condition made me very melancholy: Physicians
gave me no relief became 20 much worse that
was not expected to live, but was induced as a
last resort to use Or. Miles New Heart Cure The
second day felt greatly relieved, and at the end
Of ten days felt like king My gratitude is too
deep for expression"
Joseph Rockwell, UniontoUn. Pa. aged 80
wears. says: For four years previous to begin
ming the use OF Dir. MileS New Heart Cure was
afflicted with heart disease IN very severe form.
Had taken all so.caled cures. but with no benefit
until used Dr. Miles remedy, one bottle OF which
cured me-"
J, p. Bethards. High Point, Ia. makes the fol-
lowing statement " was q wreck from heart
disease and stomach trouble when began using
Dr. Miles New Heart Cure and Nerve and Liver
Pills. As \ result Of their use am WELL"
DR.. Niles New Heart Cure Is sold by all drug.
Miles Medical Co., Elfhsrt Ind on receipt OF
price, u per bottle six bottles for S. express pre-
paid It is positively ftee from all opiates or
dangerous drugs. Or. Miles Nerve and Liver
Pills. Is cents per box. five boxes, 500. Mailed
anywhere Free book at druggists. or BY mail.
Sold by H. W Gushing, skowhegan, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
Treatment For Alcoholism

1t is difficult to SEE how drunkenness
itself can be classed rs Il disease, in the
way that pneumonia and small poX are.
Drinking liquor induces and brings on Il
diseased condition of the body aud of
the nervous system. much H. drinking
impure water brings on typhoid fever.
But the drinking is not the disease it Is
the cause.
A drunkard's appetite may crave
liquor but there is some thing in man
higher and greater than appetite. II is
will If man knows thar drinking is
wrong and then drinks. he is morally
responsible, AT every Stage.
continuously hitting appetite conquer
will weaken the will. At the same time
it brings ON II terribly diseased condi-
ton of the nervous system through
which the will acts. Aud it i mt this
point that the treatments come to the
aid of the diseased nerves. 1t is upon
the body that these treatments act, not
upon the will, 5TE q IN Ara
And most wonderfully do they act, a.
every one knows. Men hopclcsaly given
to drink are so aided that the acquired
appetite for drink seems wiped out and
the weakened nervous system restored
to its normal condition. VIII then soon
resume lis former strength, ard the
whole man is himself again. body and
mind.
But whether drunkenness Itself is the
disease or whether il causes IA diseased
condition, makes no difference to The
man who wants To live IA sober life again.
The result is the main thing. To turn
drunkards into sober citizens is the oh
ject sought And the wonderful success
of the ncw systems should rejoice every
hndN- Il
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
1t was all Love.

A writer for the Boston Transcript
was the witness the other day of very
pretty scene on the street car. There
was an old negro woman--a very black
old woman-whose face, besides being
black. was pockmarked No doubt a
superficial observer would have called
her repulsve, but there was a sweet and
kindly look in her eyes and benevo-
lent expression about her black features
which, as you look at her, gave you a
glimpse of something beautiful.
At her side with his sweet face toward
the window, knelt little white boy-a
handsomely dressed little chap with
blonde curls and blue eyes. He asked
the old black woman questions now and
then, which She answered with IA deep,
grave, kind voice, and she called the
little fellow ''honcy."
Presently this little Caucasian leaned
over tenderly toward the old woman,
put his arm lovingly around her neck
and laid his pink and white cheek against
her black face That obiterated every
bit of responsiveness the old woman
might have had with every person Of
sentiment in that ear. To his little
boy the old black face was entirely beau
tiful, because it was all love. The
beauty that he saw was good deal
more than skin deep.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
And the money is ours-every cent Of

ADu IHe money Is Outs-eNcTy ccut VI
it,"
"Honey, ehs'' said Mr.. Chesney, star.
ing at the row Of hives, for Elma had
dragged him out into the November
moonlight to the scene of action
"Weli, I've seen these many Il time. but
| always s'posed they belonged to Squire
Penn's folks. And flowers and wild her-
ries. Didn't think thee WAS 50 much
money in EN-. Guess I'll try the bust
ness myself next year. Queer that the
women folks should have got the start ot
me-"
After that he regarded his family with
more respect. The mere fact that they
could earn money had elevated them I'M
mensely in his sight.
But when spring came lle lost hi> able
coadutor. Miss Ema incidentally an
nounctd to him one day tirlt size was 90
ing to he married to Walter Penn the
next week.
"And mamma :, coming To live with
us. added Elma. ''Ihe cant stand the
damp house and this hard Work any
longer.
But Mrs. Chesnry did not 60 to the
Penn farm. Mr.. Chesney hired ii stout
serving maid aud laid drain pipes under
the Kitchen stoop. ii MS VIE really
understood her business So we'll, it was
worth while to keep her well and active,
he considered.
II couldn't leave papa, you know.
said Mrs. Chesney to Eima ale means
well. and now that Hebecca Beckel is
coming here aud the kitchen is dry we
shall get along nicely. | wouldn't 20
back to the city for ANYTHING now
"Nor either, said Elma. And oh,
mamma, shall always love those bee
hives under the ollshocks, for il was
there that Walter asked me To be his
wife"
Mrs. Chesney tcarfulIy kissed her
daughter. She. too, had been happy
once and had her dreams. II WAS 10 b.
hoped that Walter Penn was made ol
different metal from George Chesney.-
lIomdn'S Ndq0yinc.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22

The Forum for March will contain an
interesting study OF the religious con-
dition of an old Puritan town in Massa-
chusetts, showing the lapse of the force
and power of the churches, by Rev. VIM.
Bayard Hale. of Middleboro, Mass. The
Forum will begin this seventeenth vol
ume with an innovation which it is hop
ed, will prove very useful to serious stu
dents of current problems. At the end
of articles of SUCH subjects as "The H.
come Tax" "The Programme of the
Nationalists," and other kindred discus
sions. there will be published brief
list of the most instructive books and ar
ticles bearing on both sides Of these dis.
cussions, so that reader may follow his
studies further than any Review article
can take him.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
Check.

The man no tries to take advantage
of the ignorance of another occasionally
gets Roland for his Oliver \ Boston
man once, in England, seeing n laborer
digging fints out of chalk, ponpol 81
asked him if he thought they grew.
"Sure," was the reply, 81 know they
do"
Then put some flint on a table, and
see how much it grows in year.
And you, sir" said the laborer, put
Il potato on the table, and see how much
it grows in "A year. Prom The "Editor's
Dra,cer" in Hdrper's Mdga=jpe for Febru-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
The Blankville Mandolin
Quartet.

In small town in New York State a
lady recently engaged for her reception
the services of the "Blankville Mandolin
Quartet" Upon the stated day three
darkies appeared on the scene with
banios.
"why," cried the hostess. aghast," II
engaged the Mandolin Quartet"
"Yassum,' said the leader. Yves
dey. Prom the Editors Drawer" in
Hrrper's Magazine for February.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
The Swine and The Flower.

| shrank to meet mud-encrusted swine,
And then he seemed to grunt in accents rude
"Huh! BE not proud, for in this fat of mine,
Behold the source of richness for your food
| fled and saw field that seemed. at first,
One giant mass Of roses pure and white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage nursed
And as fingered DER this lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that southern
scene
Whispered, Behold the source of Cottolene.
M. f. Wilmer
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22

Good looks are more than skin deep, depend
ing upon healthy condition of the vital organs.
If the liver be inactive, you have bilious look
if your stomach be disordered, you haye dys-
peptic look and il your Kidneys be effected, you
have pinched look. Secure good health and
you will have good looks. Electric Bitters is
the great Alternative and Tonic acts directly on
,hese vital organs. Cures Pimples, Blotches,
Boils. and gives a good complexion. Sold at
r. T. PArrEN's Drug Store at so Cents bottle
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22

The Review of Reviews for February
is strong in all of its departments. In
the Progress of the World" the impor-
tant political, social and industrial events
of the month are reviewed and their
significance clearly and frankly set forth.
This department alone contains fifty
timely illustrations, chiefly portraits of
wcll-known men and women. Among
the portraits are those Of President Dole
and cabinet and sketches, drawn from
life of Representatives William l.. vii
son, of West Virginia; Charles f. Crisp,
of Georgia; Thomas b. Reed. of Maine /;
Benton Nc MILAN. of Tennessee Thomas
l.. johnson. of Ohio, and Julius Z. Bur.
rows. of Michigan. Apropos of the
opening of the Manchester Ship Canal,
the editor discusses that and various
other waterway projects which are being
considered by European governments.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
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alcohol. 1t is assimilated with
out digestive effort. PaSkola
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but has not its repulsive taste.
Send for pamphlet. Agents
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The Pre-Digested Food Co.,
1853 Duane Street, New York,
For sale Rv Cushing Me
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22

deep emotion,
she is " hite
with fright: she
is supposed to
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
Non-PartiSan w C.T.U.

The skowhegan Non Partisan W. G. r. u
meets at the pariors Of the g.. ar Han tho
second and fourth Tuesdays OF each month
At three O'Clock. p. NJ.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
Canaan House, Canaan Maine,

Re-opened under new management,
J. n. Brown, Prop, formerly OF Boston.
good table maintained and transient
guests receive special attention.
Good Livery stable connected with house.
When in this vicinity the public are invited
to give me q call.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22

When a man marries he fully intends to be
No. One in the family but often the period
drops out and becomes no one.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22
WHAT ARE THE blues?
WOman's Color is an Unfailing Their.
mOmetef.

tsrEcIAL To OUR LADY gEApEKSj
A woman's thermometer is her color.
She is red with embarrassment or some
The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-22

II was Manitoba high school boy who said
that there were four zones-frigid, horrid,
temperate and Incorporate.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

The Republican Senators whose
terms will expire in March next are:
Joseph NJ. Carey, Wyoming; William
Chandler, New Hampshire; S. NJ. Cul,
lom, Illinois; N. F. Dixon, Rhode
Island; ]. N. Dolph, Oregon; William
P. Frye, Maine A, Higgins, Della
ware; /; G.. +. Hoar, Massachusetts, g.
F. Manderson, Nebraska; j. McMil'
Ian, Michigan; r. T. Pettigrew, South
Dakota; T. G. Power, Montana; G. S.
Shoup, Idaho w. d. Washburn, Min
nesota; J. F. Wilson, Iowa; and L. o.
Wolcott, Colorado. The Democrats
are: J. H. Berry, Arkansas; M. G.
Butler, South Carolina; ID. Gallery,
Louisiana; J. N. Camden, West Vir
ginia; r. Coke, Texas; /. G. Harris
Tennessee; e. Hunton, Virginia; w
Lindsay, Kentucky; j. Martin, Kan
sas; A. ]. McLauriu, Mississippi; j
r. Mcpherson, New Jersey; j. L. Nor
gan, Alabama; NJ. w. Ransom, Nortl
Carolina, and /. Walsh, Georgia. II
a number of States, the Atlanta Con
stitution remarks, the election of Sena
tors has already either been made o
has been settled. George Peabod,
Wetmore will succeed Dixon, of Rhod
Island Ex-Governor Gear will take tn
place of Senator Wilson, of Iowa, an
j. S. Martin will succeed Huntou
Lindsay aud Caffery have had thei
seats already voted to them and Nor
gan's return is assured. Other sena
tors, including Dolph. Frye and Others
will be returned without any grea
ehort.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

The Contemporary Review says:
Englishmen are the milch cows of the
world. They are the great lenders
from whom all other nations barrow.
For generations they have been rich
and saving, until at last their annual
accumulations have become greater
than the annual openings. for legiti-
mate investment. SO severe has the
pressure become that latterly the
money lender has been forcing his
money into every kind of undertaking,
in all parts of the world, creating, by
his own eagerness to lend, the corre-
spending desire to borrow. 1t is the
weight of uninvested money which
stimulates borrowing, not the cupidity
of the impecunious. Borrowing has
not produced lending, but lending bor-
rowing. Interest has continued to fall
because there are more lenders than
borrowers If Englishmen think, then,
that any communities have dipped too
deep into the English purse, they can
easily apply the corrective by little
self.control, They should abstain from
further lending. This may seem a
heroic remedy, but it is the only
remedy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

An undue Importance is given to the
bullet-proof armor lately brought out
by Dove and others, the New York
Recorder thinks. 1t is intended to
protect the vital parts only, and the
head, arms and legs are exposed. In
a conflict the ratio of wounded to dead
combatants is very large, and a
wounded man is as harmless as dead
one for offensive purposes Probably
body of men so equipped would pos
sess stronger element of courage,
and therefore add to its efficiency /;
but this added daring would only serve
to bring the combatants closer to-
gether, and thereby largely increase
the number of wounded. Would not
& protected army lose, in the greater
number of wounded what it presuma-
bly, would gain in courage?
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

Very significant, indeed, according
to the Baltimore Sun, are the figures
from the Bureau of Statistics showing
the export from the United States in
the eleven months ended May 81 1894.
The total was 1884, 900, 900, against
S7S2, 900, 900 in the like period of
the preceding year, an increase of
S52, 900, 900. But more than half of
this increase was in exports from the
South, showing the decided revival of
business activity in that section. The
exports from Southern ports aggre-
gated S2s5, 700, 900, or S27, 900, 900
more than in eleven months OF the
wear ended May 81, 1898. Bsltimore's S
exports aggregated S73, 963, 600; those
of Charleston, S13, ops. 1870; Calves.
ton, S34, 9S5, 900; New Orleans, $40,
373, 900; Newport News, Sl3, 63S, 600 ;
Norfolk and Portsmouth, SIC, 039, 900
Pensacola, SO, ,694, 900; Richmond,
SO, 965, 600; Savannah, S24, sl5, 900
Wilmington, SO, ,999, OOO These totals,
as respects some Of these ports, sr'
surprising, Baltimore's increase wal
S7,4O0i 600; that of Savannah, So,
900, 600; of Newport News, SO, 900,
600; OF New Orleans, IS, 100, 900; o
Charleston. $4,000. 900,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

A report on the uncultivated bast
fibers of the United States by Char les
Richard Dodge, special agent in
charge of fiber Investigations, has Just
been issued from the Department Of
Agriculture. Among the plants de-
scribed are species found in every Sec
ton of the United States, from Maine
to Florida and from Minnesota to
Arizona. Some of them are jute SUBJ
stitutes, while others, if cultivated,
would produce a fiber rivaling hemp.
Over forty fiber plants are treated in
the report, the history of twenty
forms being given in full with state
ments regarding past efforts and ex-
periments toward their utilization.
Special chapters are devoted to the
asclepias or milkweed fibers, okra,
cotton stalk fiber, the common abuti'
lon-known commercially as "China
jute," but growing in the fence
corners of every Western farm-Colo
RADIO River hemp and many others.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12
THE CLOSING CENTURY.

As one who, reused from sleep, hears far
away
The closing strokes of some cathedral beil
Tolllng the hour, strives all in vain to tell
u denser grows the night, or pales the day
30 we reused TO life's brief existence, say
1--WE on whose waking falls century's
knelD.
Is this the deepening dusk OF years, the fell
And solemn midnight, or the morning gray
We stir, then sleep again "a little 81 eep
(Howbeit undisturbed by another's ringD
For though, measured with time, century
Is but vanished hour tolled on the deep,
Yet what is time ltselt2 'Tis but swing
ofthe vast pendulum OF eternity.
Henry J. stockard, In the Century.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

Statistics show that in 1000 mar
riages, 332 men marry women younger
than themselves, $40 marry women of
their own age or near it, and eighty
nine marry women older than them
selves. The most notable difference
in ages brought to the notice of the
New York Mail and Express was in
Camden, N. j., last year, where the
bridegroom was twenty-five and the
bride sixty-nine,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

lightning does strike twice in the
same place, the New York Mail and
Express maintains, and a Honesdale,
penn. farmer who was stunned twice
during one storm in his barn one day
last week lives to certify that an old
belief to the contrary is erroneous.
When even electricity takes to repeat
ing, the need of reform must be ad-
mitted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

One after another, notes the Chi
cago Herald, the theological sem.
inaries of this country are opening
their doors for the admission of women,
and especially for such as would fit
themselves for labor in the mission
field. The Cumberland Presbyterian
Seminary at Lebanon, Tenn, is one
of the last to fall into line in this
great matter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12
RAr1s or ADVERTISING, a ,
A SEA SHELL
Sea shell

Sea shell
Murmurs swell
To the roaring OF the sea,
When my ear is laid TO thee,
From thy walls
A storm sprite calls
With sirens voice to me.
Sea shell
Fairies dwell
In thy tiny tinted hall;
Dainty, fleeting footsteps fall
To rhythmic strain
And sweet refrain,
Dancing at the sea nYmphs' ball.
Sea she'll
Dulcet bell
In thee hear it ring,
While ethereal voices sing
Charmingly
Ofthe sea
To the lute's enchanted string.
Sea she'll
In a cell
All the world a prison find
Far sweeter than them in kind
Thy fair portal
Is to immortal
Palace of dreaming mind.
Sea shell
Tolls knell,
While 1 hear thy whispers sound
OF 1.-THE waves unceasing bound,
To the shore
"Evermore,
Saying as they sweep the ground.
Philadelphia Ledger
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-09-12

Colonel Thornton W. Washington,
of Washington, D. c.. is dead. His
death removes one of the direct lineal
descendants OF General George Wash.
ington. He was great-grandson of
Colonel Samuel Washington, the old
est brother Of the illustrious first
President OF the United States, and
the fifth generation in descent from
Colonel John Washington, the first
immigrant of the Washington family
in America, who came over in 1859
and settled on the border of Pope's
Creek, near its junction with the Poto
mac River, in what is now Westmore.
land County, Virginia. He served in
the Confederate army. His wife and
seven children survive him.