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The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
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 reading a 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 it 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 a 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, futtering, or palpitation, pain or
ten ierness in left side. shoulder, or arm, ir
regular pulse, smothering weak or hungry
spells, fainting spells, dropsy, etc.
Charles Raven. York, Pa, writes: "T suffered
from heart disease % years. Frequently my
heart would seem to jump into my mouth, and my
condition made me very melancholy; Physicians
was not expected to live, but was induced as a
last resort to use DR.. Miles New Heart Cure. The
second day felt greatly relieved. and at the end
Otter. days felt like king. My gratitude is too
deep for expression"
Joseph Rockwell Uniontc~n. Pa, aged 50
years says: For four years previous 10 begin
ming the use Of DR.. Miles New Heart Cure was
afflicted with heart disease In very severe form
Had taken all socalled cures. but with no benefit
until used Dr. Miles remedy. one bottle Of which
cured me-"
J. n Bethards, High Point, Ia. makes the fol-
lowing statement I was wreck from heart
disease and stomach trouble when began using
Or Mlles' New Heart Cure and Nerve and Liver
Pills. As 4 result of their use | am WE'LL"
DR.. Niles New Heart Cure Is sold by all drug
Mile, Me6ical 70 FIthsrt IND n, Eeceint 81
price, u per bottle six bottles for S. express pre-
paid It is positively free from all opiates or
Pilis IS cents per box. Ave boxes s co. Nailed
anywhere. Free book at druggists. or BY mail.
Sold by Fl. W Gushing. Skowhegan, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
Neal Dow's Celebration.

The proposition to celebrate the Goth
anniversary of Neal bows birthday.
March 20th, as Prohibition Day, in hon
or of the Father of the Maine Law.
has received wide approval The No-
mans Christian Temperate" Mon. the
National Temperance society the Good
remplars. and other organizations in
this county. together with the nit"d
Kingdom Alliance. and the British No-
mems Temperance Association nt Eng
land, have also approved the proposition.
The Grand Lodge of Good TclnplHr@ Of
Maine, Neal DCw's own state. has i-su-
ed circular, in which it SAYS:
The Good Templars' order being the largest
and most widely distributed temperance or
ganization in the world upon whose Lodge
rooms the sun never SETS VIII enter AT once
upon the movement, and as is most appropr.-
ate, the Grand Lodge of Maine, OF when ne Is
n member, has taken the Initiative ana az 70
ranged programme suitable Tor the event
inviting the other grand Lodges iocattu II
every country in the civilized world to unite
in their jurisdiction.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Mon of Maine. have also issued a mani
festo urging celebration of Tins day.
1t is hoped that everywhere throughout
the civilized worl meetings viii be held
to emphasize the fight against the drink
and the drink traffic.
Neal Dow said they sowcd Maine
"knec deep with temperance literature
before they secured prohibition.
1t is hoped that all organizations will
take this occasion To not only hold pub
lie meetings, but to circulate literature
bearing upon this question.
The National Temperance Society has
over 1000 different publications, many
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
VeROUROUS LAWNS AND FOLIAGE.
An Englishnan Tells About the Careful
Gardening In His Native Land.

Lewis Rose. practical gardener,
came to this country 10 years ago from
England, where he was farmer, and
be trims and cuts according to English
rules. Speaking of this country, he said;
You Americans do not know what
good lawns are. In England the houses
of the gentry are surrounded by acres
OF green sward that looks just like vel
vet. They NOW the grass with ma
rhine evecy week, and after the mower
ZONES a leavy stone roller that rolls 1t
down as fat as piece of paper. 1t Is
Just as smooth as that table cover there
stretched over the table The roller is
to press down and heal any little break
or tear in the turf made b. the machine.
If you break the turf anywhere, it Is
Just like breaking your skin. You
must fix it directly, or there will be a
sore place on the lawn. Even if it gets
we'll there will always be a scar there
unless you mend it carefully. You
should see the English lawns after a
shower. The green is beautiful, and
every blade of grass stands up straight,
but all the little blades are of exactly
the.same length. and they look soft and
level. The perfume of the new grass
is delightful. They have windows gen
orally that come down to the floor, and
on the walls outside the house are
climb bling rose bushes all in bloom. The
combined odor of roses and new mown
grass is very pleasant.
You have to 20 at lawn as if il
were piece of embroidery you were
at work on. First you must have a good
rich, decaying mold for the grass to
live on. You cannot make grass grow
in sand. Then as the grass comes up
you must 60 over it step by step and
dig ont all the coarse grass and weeds
and be SIRE to mend each place after
digging up the roots. Then you will be
pears. You want to have grass seed
handy and SOW these places with it.
l water my lawns twice day-in the
morning before the sun gets fairly up
and at night after it goes down. | NOW
the glass every week. After You have
a Bboh lawn SOu NdbNh o'Si1
inch of it. You have no idea how easy
it is to let patch here and there get
poisoned to death. When you find any
foreign substance on lawn that is like
ly to poison the grass, you want to dig
it up, put fresh soil and fertilizer I'M
der 1t and fit new and healthy bit of
turf in the hole you have made. Then
keep an eye on it afterward and water
it we'll. The rich, decoinposed sweep
ings from the stable make the best fer
tilizer.
In pruning trees you want to cut off
every long shoot AID make your trees
compact and bushy like full blown
rose. Even wealthy Americans let their
trees get scrawny, and they don't al
ways cut them enough to prevent decay
IN some of the branches. 1t is easy to
trim trees if you understand this prin-
ciple. And the only reason | have been
successful with my lawns is tfat have
been willing to take pains with them
and do lot of hard work.-New York
Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
Abrogating the Fees.

Mrs. Pigg, very charming and viva
cious widow, called recently ON legal
friend of hers to consult him on matter
of interest to her.
"You know, sir" she said to him, that
when the late Mr. Pigg died he left me
all his fortune, much to my satisfaction,
of course, but he handicapped me with
the name of Pigg, which must say
don't like"
well" ventured the attorney, II pre-
sumo handsome woman isn't especially
complimented by being left Pigg."
Il should say not" she laughed.
Now, what came to see you about was
whether or not must apply to the legis.
lature to get it changed"
"Um-er." he hesitated rs if wrestling
with great legal problem. "um-er-
yes, but an easier way is to apply to a
parson, and I'll pay all the expenses my
SELF"
1t was sudden, but widow is never
caught mapping. and she appointed that
evening for another consultation. De-
troit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
A Conspicuous Dinner without
Wine.

Among the recent entertainments in
Washington. was an elegant dinner Civ
en- by Secretary aud Mrs. Carlisle, which
included AS guests President and Mrs.
Cleveland. Nice-l President and Mrs.
stevenson, Secretary Of State and Mrs
Gresham, Secretary of War and Mrs. La
mont, Postmaster Genera, and Mrs. BIZ
sell, the Secretary of the Navy and Miss
Herbert, the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Smith, the Secretary of Agri-
culture and Miss Morton, the British
Ambassador and Lady Paunccfort, and
others. and at which no wines were serv-
ed. Mrs. Carlisle is well known to be
opposed To the use of wine and other in
toXicants, and it is also well known that
she has had much occasion for her OPP
position to their use. The fact, how
ever. that she made no exception on this
occasion on account OF the President,
the British Ambassador, aud 9th r of
her distinguished guests accustomed to
wines, caused considerable comment,
and Is greatly to her credit. If such II
dinner can be given in the national CAPT
tai without wines, there is certainly no
code of social etiquette which would rem
der their use, AS a matter OF good
FORM" necessity anywhere. N0tion-
N Temperance Adrocdte.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

In the Easter Number of Harppr's
Bazaar, issued March Eth. there will he
IA story by Marion Harland, entitlr,!
"A Distinction and Difference illus
trated by 1ucius W. Hitchcock. and a
clever sketch by Kate Epson Clark. en-
titled easter Hats" illustrated by ".
ii. Hyde. Sketches and articles BY
other writers will he full of Easter sug-
gestions.
The leading motive of the publishers
of Worthington's Magazine is to make
it one that every Intelligent man will
wish to read himself. and to have his
wife and children, his parents and his
kinsfolk and acquaintances, read. The
leading articles of the March number is
entitled "Scenes in the Snake River
Valley" by Professor G. Frederic
Wright, of Oberlin College, and is an
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
A Simple Fire Escape.

A simple, easily procured lnexpen
sive aud practical means of escape from
upper stories may be found in stout
duck sack and a strong manila rope.
The sack should be deep and wide
enough to hold seye.al persons and have
a rope well bound around the top to
which the rope bail is attached. II no
appliance be provided to hold stout
sail across the window on the inside.
then several wraps must be taken around
some article of furniture, wife and
chi ldrcu dumped into the sack, the nus
band paying out the rope and letting
them down. The sack is then drawn
up. when the remaining occupant goes
into the sack with the slack end OF the
rope and paying it out lets himself
down. Rope and sack will pass nnhurt
past considerable sheets Of flame from
windows below, and if occasionally
treated to strong solution OF alum wa
ter. or even strong brine are Of difficult
ignition. The deep sack dispels the feel
ing Of fear in not beholdng the dlzZy
hcigh, and also protects from flame IN
ra,sIag windows. Every window should
have strong staples into which rail-
can he inserted and which should be
ever ready if needed. A cool head could
thus let down, in many cases numerous
loads. and for that matter there may be
rope enough to allow all the paying out
and pulling up to be done by some one
on the ground. Private Instructions
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
A CLIO 81 CALL
FACED DEATH But LIVED To TELL THE
TALE-THR1LLING EXPERIENCE OF
A SEDUCTION MAN

FACED DEATH UrLIVED To TELL THE
TALE-THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF
A SEDUCTION MAN
Mr.. EDITOR;
Well do remember one year ago to-
day, it was the saddest day of my life.
l was eighteen years of age and had been
suffering from the i'll effects of the grip
Stree the March previous, which had left
me with a fearful cough yet | recovered
my health sufficiently to attend to my
work in French & Wards wooden mill in
Stoughton, Mass. during the summer
but the seeds of that fearful disease had
settled on ny lungs, my cough increased
in violence, night sweats set in, | had
fearful pairs in my side and lungs, With
no appetite 10 keep me up, was reduced
to deaths door. | consulted and en-
ployed the ablest physicians in the state
and they all said there was no hope for
me, that my lungs were so badly effected
that was beyond the reach of medical
skill. AT that critical period in my life,
my mother wrote to my uncle in Maine,
that | could live but few weeks. He
knowing of some wonderful cures of con-
sumption in his section. by the use of
Rodof's New Medical Discovery and
Cream Emulsion sent me at once, by
express four bottles and from the first
weeks use commenced to gain. cor
tinued its use and my cough left me, |
have not had a bleeding spell since. my
pains though my chest and side are all
gone, have a good appetite, have in
creased in weight 40 pounds, and | am
to-day the healthiest one of our family.
This seems impossible but it is as true as
it is wonderful. Stoughton Centre, Mass,
Thanksgiving Day Night, 1893
y STApIEc
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
TO MY MOTHER.

Sometimes II seems thy face-thy long hid face
Looks out on me as from a passing cloud
Till forget they clad thee in thy shroud
And laid thee sleeping in thy farof place
50 once again the tender, healing grace
OF thy dear presence is to me allowed.
Wilt thou not bless the head before ihee
bowed2
wilt not thy voice thrill through the empty
spaccI
How lone and cold the world without thee
seemed
Reganing thee, how warm 1t is and bright
Yet all in vain TO reach thee do seek,
nd then wake to know have but dreamed,
And thou art silent as the silent night.
with tears 1 call thee, yet thou dost not
speak.
Louise c. Moulton in Youths Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
ADVANCES IN SCIENCE
The Natural Function of Diges
ton at last perfectly Imi-
tated.

We cannot go beyond certain point in i'm
been able to give life to artificial eyes, limbs.
etc.
We can initiate processes-when we under
stand them. Till short time ago scientists
thou sht that. the stomach digested all our food
Under this erroneous impression pepsn was
always prescribed for Indigestion
Now know positively that the stomach
digests only albumenous foods tmeat, eggs,
cheese, etc. and that pepsin only attacks al
bumens.
Scientists discovered the ferments and the
process by which starch (our most important
food) is digested. and paskola was the result
of their discoveries.
To aid a weak digestion starch food must be
cooked and digested before il enters the mouth
The best way OF doing this is embodied in
Paskola.
The free getable ferments in Paskola aid
in the digestion of other foods and relieve all
symptoms OF indigestion aim ost immediately
Paskola is not medicine but simply pure
natural starch food naturally pre-digested.
1t permanently cures where medicine gives
only temporary relief
What ii will do for dyspeptics, anamics
cohsumptives and all people suffering from
thinness, al-nutrition and wasting diseases
is explained fully in L. page pamphlet which
will be sent free on request
THE PRE-DIGEsTED FOOD co,
80 Reade.St.. y. Y.
For Sale BY II. w. Cushing Skowhegan. Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
Runaway Legs.

Lady Canning tells story about her
father, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, who
was ambassador mt st. Petersburg in
the fortes He was afflicted with sort
of nervous paralysis, which deprived
hun of the control of his limbs. Once
his secretary saw him running rapidly
along the quays. Afterward he heard
himself called and found Lord Stuart
clinging to a lamppost. II wanted
particularly to speak to You, but could
not stop. My legs ran away with me.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

The results of numerous experiments
made with scientific care by Russian
physician to determine what, If any,
are the physiological effects produced
by music are thus summarizes An in
hucnce on the circulation of blood is no.
ticed, the pressure sometimes rising and
sometimes falling, though the action of
musical tones and pipes both on animals
and men expresses itself for the most
part by increased frequency of the beats
of the heart; the variations in the cir
culation consequent upon musical
sounds coincide with changes in the
breathing, though they may also be OBJ
served quite independently of it; the
variations in the blood pressure are de-
pendent on the pitch and loudness of
the sound and on tone color; in these
variations of the blood pressure also the
pcculiarities of the individuals, whether
men or lower animals, are plainly ap-
parent, and even nationality in the case
of man, is claimed to exhibit some eff
feet. New York Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
DOCTORS AGREE ON
ANIDROSIS!

OttumWa. Ia. Dee. 18th, 1893.
Your papers received, and the prnci
pie feature | most admire in mankind :,
you seem to possess a full share, the
courage to stand or fail by your convic-
tions of truth. 1t Is true, as you say,
that the names given disease symptoms
matter but little except to complicate
matters for the experimental dose. |
set out 80 years ago with the thought
accepting disease in general as a unit
fully believe now that you have in Ami
drosis the true method for breaking the
blockade of poisonous rubbish which in
duce the local symptoms Establish Cir
ulltion by clearing the blood of irrita
BILE matters and nature will do the rest
Please forward terms and all needful
particulars,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

account of a trip taken for scientific
purposes. Mrs. Livermore's serial.
"Onc of hesForty-niners, gains steadi-
ly in interest Another interesting PIT
per of historic value. is that relating to
"The Fate of Aaron Burr's Daughter
The March number of the Atlantic
Monthly opens with the third install
Ment OF Mrs. De'ands .Philip and hi,
Wife" Charles Egbrrt Craddock's eli,
vanished Star" appears for the last time
before specification, as now completed.
in book form. The Rev. Walter Mitch
ellis "Two Strings to his Bow" is also
ended-in its second part. The remain-
ing piece of fiction is "A tanciful, pathetic
tale of New England, 1.-The Fore Room
Rug" by Ms Kate Douglas Wiggin.
OF uncommon interest to students If
modern European politics is Professor
Jeremiah w. jerks account and est
mate of A Greek Prime Minister;
Charlaos Fricoupls,' II statesman Nho,e
recent return to power has brought him
onspicuously to the attention of all
Europe.
1.-The story of the Worlds Parliament
of Religion" is told by Rev. F. Herbert
Stead in the Review of Reviews for
March. Mr.. Stead groups together the
significant utterances of various repre-
sentatives who took part in the proceed
ings of the Worlds Parliament of Re-
igions, some of which throw a new
light upon the faith and beliefs Of
Eastern Eur pc and Asia. The nature
and value of The article is suggested by
the following subheads: s'What Idol
Worship Means" Hinduism Based on
Revelation" mo Polytheism in India.
"Fhe Bane OF India" tEssentials OF
Hindu Faith" ''I,uddha's Four Noble
Truths" 'rhe Jains Not Atheists.
'Confucian Ethics and the "Shinto'-
Scheme for Ending War
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
The Human Family.

The human family living on earth to-
day consists of about l,450, 600, 600
souls-not fewer, probably more. These
are distributed literally all over the
earth's surface, there being no consider
able spot on the globe where man has
not found foothold The extremes of
the blacks and whites are as five to
three, the remaining 700, 600, 600 inter
mediate, brown, yellow and tawny in
color Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

Among the degenerate Romans from
a. ID. 100 TO A. ID. 500 titles were grad
ed with almost mathematical exactness,
and men of different social rank insist
I'd on Icing addressed as ilusters. spec
Tables, clarissimi, perfectissimi, eyre
gil, and SO on, according to their posi-
ton
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

In his story of the last moments of
Lincoln Horatio King relates that Stan
ton, when the attending physician, with
his finger on the great martyrs pulse,
announced that the end had come, said
with deep feeling He now belongs to
the ages"
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

The smallest republic in the world is
Franceville, one of the islands of the
New Hebrides The inhabitants consist
of 40 Europeans and 500 black workmen
by French company.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

A Boston paper states that Chicago
grocer sells soap every tenth cake of
which contains in its center gold dol
lar, and that the citizens OF Chicago are
in consequence getting to look tolerably
clean.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

Thes royal title beg has now almost
disappeared, and when used in the alter
ed form of hey is applied to military
tank in the Turkish army. Originally it
was deemed more honorable than that of
Sr,ltau
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

During the epidemic Of La Grippe last sea-
son, DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
i, Coughs and Colds proved to be the best
remedy. Reports from the many who used it
confirm this statement. They were not only
quickly relieved, nut the disease left no bad af
ter results. We ask you to give this remedy a
trial and we guarantee that you will be satisfied
with results, or the purchase price will be re-
funded. 1t has no equal in La Grippe, or any
Throat, Chest or Lung Trouble. Trial bottles
free at r. T. PATTEN's Drug Store. Large size
30 Cents and Ssl.00.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

thousands suffer without
wing why. and die the
h daily for want of
Wedge that relief is so
, at hand.
LydM Il. Pbkham
will forever stand
highest in the love of
suffering women.
Because she discov-
cred the cause of
woman ; weakness
and suffering, and
found the means to
remove ii.
Diseases of the
Uterus and ovarian
7 troubles are most uni
J yersal; You can see
their ravages in pale
J faces: it is inicated
by hating steps, diz-
illness. faintneSs. irri-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

The centurion, as the name implies,
was the commander of hundred men
in the Roman army.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

A little boy, being asked if he was the
oldest in the family, replied, No, mum;
my granny is"
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

I on VIII hear your fflendS Sptak OF The
dreadful backache, the crushing sense
of bearing down"
Ly'lia +. Pinkh0m'S Vegetable Com
pound for twenty years has saved women
from all this. Hear this woman speak:-
- No man ever suffered a single pang
like unto woman.
" Women, therefore, gladly turn to a
woman for sympathy, counsel, and help
in their peculiar troubles.
:. lydia f.. Pinkham Deserves the con-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15
A. A. DAVIS. NJ. u.
Duluth. Mimi. Feb. 2lst,

IJUTUtH, MInn,, Fen. ZTst, 1911
| received my supplies and right glad
was, as never can thank you enough
for the good received by our outfit.
When | received it was a perfect ply
steal wreck. After the fourth bath |
began to do my housework. had not
been able to walk across the room for u
long time. My doctor told me that |
was too weak to take the baths. but |
have gaineo strength every day. His
bill was over $50, and growing worse
all the time under his treatment. Only
one headache in 6 months. Before got
the Tit, had nearly every symptom
known, bur rejoice in this luxurious
means of relief. Yours.
MIlS I1IIA DI.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-03-15

When marriage is "A failure the chief bank
rupt usually put it all in his wife's name.