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The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
Japanese Clothing

The pictures of scenes in japan, Which
have bren published here and ahroad in
the Illustrated journals since the brgiu-
ming of the Wal with China, have shown
japanese women clothed in truly
fearful aud wonderful" combination Of
European aud Japanese wearing apparel.
head.gear. etc. Some Of them appear
with full Japanese dress hut with Il
French hat prrchrd upon the top OF their
coiled and high-piled hlir. Others have
European outer garments over the
japanese dress. An explanation of this
grotcsque mixture of inharmoniou' cost
ulue, is given by Mr.. A. Henry Savage
l.audor in the November number OF the
Fortnightly Review. lie says it is Il
part OF the growing desire among the
Japanese to initiate European manners
and clothes, and gives the following
among other Illustrations of the lengths
to which that desire has carried them
"Mnny "A wicked story is current in
Japan of comcal mistakes made by
japanese ladies in misplacing the differ
ent items of wearing app rel. The
story goes of certain marchioncss ~h0,
having ordered a dress and underclOth-
ing in Paris. wrote to the milliner re-
qucsting her to pack the different artl-
cles in the order. The case reached its
destination in snfetv, but WAS unfor-
tunatelv opened at the wrong end, and
the noble lady was seen at garden
party wearing her chemise, which She
had put on the top of everything else, as
II mantillr, as it WAS the last thing she
found at the bottom of the easel | my
self have seen, with my own eyes, Il
lady, occupying one of the highest posi-
tions in Toxic, nearly sutlocated through
having put on her her corset the wrong
way up, It is an every day occurrence.
especially in the streets of Toxic, to see
men wearing European boots and bow
Ter hat, while the rest of the body is on.
ly clad in what we generally use as un-
dcrclothing; yet those men think them
selves dressed just like Europeans. -
NeIr Inlh PnSt.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
Maine's Neurology for 81.

Names neurology this year, contains
the names of many distinguished and
honored citizens. Androscoggin county
has been especially afflicted, her mortu'
ary record. which began The first day of
the year with the death of Mr.. William
Pitt Bearce. one of Auhurn's oldest citi-
zens, containing the names Of John
Cus0g, lewistou's oldest citizen, who
died at Greene, Edward \. Chamberlain
of Lisbon. Mrs. Sarah Little Clark OF
Auburn. J. \. Bucknam Of Mechanic
Fails. Hon. David Dunn Of Poland. Hon.
Hannibal Il. smith, eX-mayor of Auburn,
Charles Il. Reade E-q., of Lewiston,
Mr.. .Johu Goss of Lewiston, l.. ;. War
reu, prominent citizen of Durham,
James Richard Dresser formerly judge
of the Auburn municipal court, who died
At Buffalo. y. y, John l.. Howe OF
Greene and several other well known
citizens. including Elias Cove, the
eccentric but kindly individual whom
every one in these cities will long re-
member.
Cumberland county has lost Mis-
Ellen Barton. principal # the Portland
school for the deaf and Albert q. Ten
ney. editor Of the Brunswick Telegraph,
journalism has also lost + iitor Beuia-
min Bunker of the Nateryille Democrat
aud Rev. Daniel Stiekney medicine. Dr..
Hampton l.. Ilill OF SAGE and DR.. ID. L.
Marston of Monmouth thr bar Judge
Artcma- lihhey of the supreme courH,
Hon. Er1stus Iirdman oi Ellsworth.
Judge Peer Thatcher Of Newtonyilie,
Mass. a native Of Maine, aud James X.
Cunningham. 81, ot Riehmgnd; edn-
cation. pr. William b. i.apham Of Au-
en.ta. the Maine antiquarian. Prot
Walter Balentne of The Name state
College anl Dr. jams II. Hanson Of
uIri Watrrville tla-sicd Institute; The
pulpit Rev. George T. Matthews nf
Thomastou, Rev. l.. = 'friPP, the oldest
graduate of Colby at the time Of his
death. Rev Nathaniel Butler of Burl-
irgfon. VI. formerly of Maine. Rev.
\. G.. Clifford of Monmouth aud Rev.
Il. W. .Irukyu of Rockaud. Tie ne
raloov also contain, thc names ot Hon.
Wm. L. smith the agcd Augusta iinan
cirr. Hon. r. B. Fuller Of Wilton, Hon.
William H. Hunt OF Liberty. \. 4. Carr,
the Winthrop Apple King, George ..
Bailey. the well known Belfast horse
man. /. Warren Merrill, Esq, OF Farm
ington, Hon. George II Andrews Of
Monmouth. Hon. II NJ, Braree of Nor
way. samuel ;. Brooks. the oldest mer-
chant in Augusta, Hon. Ephraim Flint
of Dover, Luther Bryant, the Bidde-
ford millionaire. Hon. John ). Richard
son OF Bath, Col. \. ". Wildes of
Skowhegan State railroad commissioner,
capt. William II. Luce, collector OF
customs for the Walioloro district aud
Gen. Eliakim Parker oi New York,
10 hn .ras a uatiNn of Mhitelield.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
4 Look into Il Chimney
Swallow Nest.

To see only the bottom of the nest, Vet
to know that within it lay young swiits
which were being fed in some way by
their parents, was tantalzing. recall
ed IL former year, when | wished to Sc
cure II swtt's nest with its full set of
eggs. and so had kept watch of the nest,
not by climbing to the chimney top and
pcering down, but by raising II suall
mirror, by whose aid had -ren the re-
tlected nest from below. The mirror
served its purpose a second time.
lashed it to The tip Of ii fishing tod, and
pushed the slender joint up the chimney,
adding first the middle Joint aud then
the butt, in order to bring the glass well
above the nest. Something white was
in the nest just what, could not at
first tell, for mortar dust hal fall N into
my eyes, and it was difficult to keep the
glass still enough to see with my eyes
blinking aud weeping. The mother
bird had been driven from The nest by
the appearance of the strange, misshapen
hing | had forced toward her from be-
low, and she WAS now making short
flights back and forth in the upper part
of the chimney, producing sounds and
sudden variations in light and darkness
which would surely have frightened
any but human intruder. Wiping my
eyes and studying the glass, took Il
careful look at the contents of the nest.
The white object, or at all events its
whitest part, WAS an eggshell from
whose opened halves Il young bird was
| feebly trying to escape. Without wait
ing to see more, withdrew the mirror
from the chimney and removed all dis
turbing objects, myself inclu ted, from
the fireplace. My heart reproached me
Had my violence driven The birds from
their nest, thus making probable the
death of the young at this trying crisis
in their career? More than fifteen min
utes passed before booming Wings in the
swift's grewsome nursery assured me
that parent had returned. Tile POP
uldr Science M1Bthiy.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
cAss,us n. CLAWS MISTAKE.



However valuable aid Mr.. Clay may
hayo rendered his country at court
whilo in Russia, his autobiographic
memoirs are fall Of proofs that he was
no moro trained diplomat than a
trained military man. One incident will
suflice-the story Of how he lost the
favor of the czarina. One day he was
invited by the ear to Czarsko Selo Il
private estate 8 miles in circumference,
containing forests and lakes. The car
sent him for "a drive in his carriage,
which, Of course, had the royal livery.
The Princess Suwarrow, "A member of
the royal household, had gone rowing
in IA light boat and invited Mr.. Clay to
90 with her 1t came ON a rain, and the
princess was i'll light summer dress.
1t was thus necessary to 60 to shore at
once. But how was the princess to get
home!
Mr.. Clay proposed that She shpur1
take the carriage, and that he should
find shelter under the trees till it re-
turned The lady seemed reluctant to
do this, but at length got in and drc We
off Tho result WAS that She was seen
driving in the cars carriage. The
czarina did not forgive Mr.. Clay for
this. Mr.. Clay aftcrward explained the
circumstance to Prince Alexander Dol
goroulli He says, Il saw the prince
took my explanation in good part and
believed i'll my sincerit< but he smiled
in sad way, which as much as said,
It's all over with You. - Washington
STIR
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
THE LIS rENER.

Potter Palmer and John b. Drake, two
Chicago honifaccs, are rated at from
50, 600 600 10 $40 o00, 900 each.
The Duke If Beaufort has transferr i
all his properly Ia his son in order To size
the young man from paying an inherit.
anoe tax 1T his death.
John W. Crisfleld of Princess Anne
county, Md. who christened the tow n
which bears his name, though ST years Of
age, is still an active practitioner at the
lar
General William Gibson of Ohio has
made more campaign speeches than aHy
orator of his generation. He has tax n
the stump every election for almost 20
years.
General Joseph Roberts of Philadelphia
was assistant professor Of natural philo,o.
ply ut West Point WHOM Grant, McClel=
Ian, burnside and T. J. jackson were
cadets
DR.. John r. Mclean of Alameda, Cal,
wrote the first call for Republican con
ycntion ever held in California in April,
ls56 He was also tho first to open the
Yosemite 10 the public.
Prince Hehenlohe, the. new German
chancellor, Is a nice, qnict and gentleman
Is old man, who looks Us If sugar wot 1
not melt in his mouth, but who alwas-
has his own way or knows the rea- "A
why.
! Pilrpont Morgan. the banker, Is one
Of the pIjduc-t and most unprctentiois
milli4Haites IN New York. He lives "A So -
-i4le. unu.tentatfous life and does "A VT
amount of charitable and philanthroric
bork.
Cc-ar Thomson, the violinist, has a
high forehead. deep eyes and thin, nerN ous
hands, the conventional artist equipment.
lie j., il yachting enthusiast and j, rtfIe-h
inaly FREQ from the afleotations Of tie vir-
tuoso
Thomas Earle White brilliant young
Philadelphia lawyer, is known rs a SUI.
porter Of theoretical anarchy. Although
society lender and Of ample fortune, he
contributes literally 10 the funds OF the
radicals.
D. W Caldwell, the new president Of
the lake -hdrn r5ad, is one Of the best en-
tcrtainers in Cleveland, where he has
handsome residence. llo began his career
over 10 years ago rs clerk on the Penn
yiyana system
Marion Batlcr, who IS expected to he
the representative Of North Carolina Pop
ulists in the United states senate is 32
years old, the pr5sidsn; of the National
Farmers Alliance and perhaps tae :acat
eloquent living Tar Heel.
Dr Henry C. McCool, the notcd Pros
byterian divine is an enthusiastic natural
i,t as well as soldier and exponent Of
heradry He took mp entomology rs
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
The Paths We Make.

\ foot-path Is the most human thing
in inanimate nature. Even as the print
of his thumb reveals the old offender to
detectives, so the path tells you the sort
of feet that wore ii. Like the human
nature that created ii it starts out to go
straight when strength and determine
tion shape its course, and it goes crook
ed when weakness Laws it out. Until
YOU begin to study them you can have
no notion of the difference of character
that exists among foot paths. One line
of trodden earth seems To YOU the same
a another But look Is the path you
are walking on fairly from point to
point, yet detected to avoid short rises
and fails, and is il worn to grade? That
is does it plough "A deep way through
little humps and hilIoeks something as a
street is cur down to grade: If you see
this path before you; YOU may be sure
that it is made by the heavy shuttle of
workingmen's feet. \ path that waves
from side TO side especially if the turns
be from one bush To anotheS. and that
il only light trail making anse1yen liue
of wear over the Inequalities Of the
ground-that is a path that children
make The path matr by the business
man-the man who is anxious TO get to
his work ut one end of he day. and anX
ious to get to his home at the other-is
generally good piece of engineering.
This type of man makes more paths in
This country than he does in any other.
He carries his Intelligence and his encgy
into every act of lie, and even ia the
half-uueouscious business of making his
own private trail he generally manages
to find the line of least resistance in get
ting from one given point to another
From "1He .Nofg ot 4 Pan" "by II. G,
BaDHer. in The CbrjstmcS bpmbcr Decem.
hcL- nf .NcLihner.s Nnan.iMe.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
She Said "Her Grace.

An English woman of rauk-a duchess
WIS very apt TO forget to pay her
bills. A miliner, whose large bill had
been repeatedly ignored by the duchess,
at last determined to send her little girl.
IA pretty child of ten years, to beg for
the money which WAS so much needed.
BE sure to say "your grace" to the
duchess" said the anxious mother, and
the child gravrly promised to remember.
When after long waiting, she was ush-
cred into the duchess presence, the
little girl dropped ii low courtesy, and
then. folding her hands and closing her
eyes, she said softly: For what | am
about to receive may the Lord make me
truly thankful" As she opened her
e .es and turned her wistful gaze on the
duchess, that lighthearted person
flushed very red, aud, without delay,
made out check for the amount due
the miliner,- Boston Transcript.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
Results of the Political Educa
ton Of Women.

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.,,,i,..tin,, f,, ia.
',,' 'o,,,''i.' .'' u,,to ~ Nv, Yorp uiiI
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',Ii,iI ,.,1,,..,tinn nf v-n,r,.r
s,,n,a..' i.,,,,,'a, Lir,,ertn oroanil,.a
,'', ..I.i,,,.. tho,s.aIy.. ten
ny nj - iil''',;n ,ii - tnn n,ueb IN ..c,,n,.
I''.' ~ -, ''''' i,.,i,a, ,i,,;.nl, ~
pm ,iti1nn9 .,,bo,. naln a.
u, ,u''''' ',..,.,i,in,, for vrhi,l
,t'','ir, ,t,,. , Whom tba
Min r'. = h,ca,n.. nhvions ihn enemy and
,,,.,I,,o,,,in,, IN
ui','' g. 9.',,,;.,',d IN own,
IA, St.,to clnh. fnr tLn .t,,dy hoJh If
.',.l;,i,.,.,.d,, ,,,li,i,.,1 s,.io,ca TN. of
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
DIR. Briggs on the Salvation
ARMY.

The salvation Army is religious
order of the nineteenth century. Iht
religion, orders of the Roman catholic
church assume thu VOWS OF poverty.
virginitv. and obedience. The Salv tiion
Army also ha. its VOWS. The soldiers
are sworn in and are required 10 veal
the uniform. 10 obey their officers, ~
abstain from drink. tobacco, and worldly
amusements. To live in simplicity and
economy, earning their livelihood aud
saving from their earnings Tor the
advancement of the kingdom of God.
The officers assume more serious vows.
They wear the uniform OF officers,
abstain from jewelry and fiuery. and
dress in accordance With the direction
Of headquarters They ctnLot make
an engagement 0f marriage with any
nnr or marry without the consent of thr
district officer and headquarters, and
their companions in marriage must also
br officers able Ia cooperate with them
in the work OF the Army. They are upt
allowed to earn ANYTHING for them
SELVES. hut only for the Army aud that
with the consent of headquarters.
They cannot receive presents OF any
Kind for themselves. not even of taod
unless il bc To meet their wants when
the corps Is unable to give the nfees sary
support The maXiam sum Tor The
support Of officers in the | nited State
Is Tor single men: leutenauts, 81
weekly, AID captains, =; for single
women, lieutehant-, - weekly. aui
captains. 81; for married men SIN per
week aud : per week for each child
under II years of age. The allotment
in other countries depends ON the cost
of living Even this sum is not guar
ntced. Every officer is expected, 80
far H. practicable. to collect his own
.allrY in his ii Id ami per feeily nndel-
stands llat 10 salary or allowance i
guaranteed to hun, aud thai he VIII
have no claim against the salvation
Army or against any enc connected
herewith au account of salary not re-
ceiycd' by him" The officers are
pledged "a promptly carry out all orders
ot superior officers aud be ready Ia
march at short notice 10 any place where
they are directed to 90, in any part 81
llrir uWu land. or ot the world. lin
field eniccrs are usually stationed IN the
,amc corps only for six months. 50 that
hey arc constantly on the march, Pro-
vision j., made for resignation II the
officer Is unable or unwilling to COM
ply with the regulations of the Army.
No one is received as an officer unless
he has experienced full salvation aud
who cannot say that he or She is living
without the commission of any known
sin. 1t j. easy to see that the 0rgani
lation is pie and powertnl.-Prof.
{ ha,las \. Brggs. d. H., in NoHb
.lmerfe1H Rerictr.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27

Pellisson was frightfully ugly. Gne
day as ho was walking down the street
a beautiful lady took him by the hand
and conducted him into house close
by Dazzled by the lady ) charms, and
hattering himself that this adventure
could not possibly entail amy unpleasant
consequences, he had not the strength
to offer any resistance. His fair captor
introduced him to the master of the
house, saying;
"Line for line, exactly like this, p"
whereupon She took her departure
Pellfsson, on recovering from his as
tonishment, demanded an explanation
The master of the house, after sundry
apologies, confessed that he was "a paint
er.
II have undertaken" he added 10
supply the lady with picture of the
Temptation In the Wilderness. We
have been debating tor couple of hours
as to the mode Of representing the
tempter and She ended by saying that
she wished me to take you for model. -
-Rovuo Anecdotique.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
TAEY LIKED NOISE.
Literary Lights Who Found Stimulus to
Work In Turmoil.

All that concerns the men and wom-
ell who give distinction to their day is
of interest to those who admire, critl-
else and perhaps envy their achieve
ments. \ special and legitimate curl
oSity is felt in reference to the condi-
tions under which success is won.
Glimpses are occasionally given into the
methods Of eminent tolers. and won
dorful variety is revealed. 1t Is at least
! ain that no guidebook to great per
lurmances-the anxious author can have
his choice of several-will determine
the point where exactly the best results
are to be obtained. Que man 5 help is
another S hindrance Many famous
writers, for instance, have only been
able to perfect their thoughts i'll silence
and seclusion. But there have also been
those who could work i'll the midst of
} bel and defy distraction. Jane Aus
IN, whose unpretentious canyases are
iull of some of the most lifelike por-
traits i'll fiction, was never III the habit
| of seeking solitude to compose. She
wrote sitting in the family circle and
under perpetual risk Of interruption. 1t
was the same with a successful lady
novelist happily still living,
Mrs, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote
her best known story on plain pine
table by the aid of an evening lamp in
IA tiny wooden house i'll Maine About
her were gathered children Of various
ages, coming their lessons or ut play
and never guessing what a treasure
mine of excitement was coming int
existence for other young people IL
"Uncle Toms Cabin" a large part OF
the Roman History of Dr. Arnold
was composed under similar circum
stances Dean Stanley has sketched the
Rugby student, where Arnold sat at his
work, with no attempt at seclusion,
conversation going ON aroGld hlm-hl'
children playing in the room-his fre
| uuent guests, whether friends or formel
pupils, coming in or ont at Will
Thomas Lowell Beddoes poet of lux
uriant fancy and true genius, though
much neglected, also found stimulus tt
the creative faculty of his muse il
working in playful and even noisy com
pany. Such cases recall the story of th'
learned man of Padua, who assured
Montaigne that he actually needed t.
be hemmed in by uproar before he coult
proceed to study y-Chambers' Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
What Sort of Novels Will Our
Children Read ?

W. violate nn confidence, in declaring
that Realism in fiction i. pa->it : away.
Eiphf year, agu the "Ga5i-l- no
ought rather 10 be called ihe "Epider-
mist hal lhc cry: iu day. Yau haN"
only to look At he publishers announce
mciii,. or at tn ,slHme. in everybody
hand. 10 -re .Nhaf fiction Is popular.
Gaine. Du1lc. SaHgNill. NeNm1u, treth-
ett. DuMaurier.- keali>l- but Eo-
manfiri-t>. not analysts hat eterNtfll-
er..-are writing the novel; which tie
multitude are sitting ap late 10 read.
Aud STEVENSON aud trt&iofd whose re-
puation date. from the very heydav oi
Rcalism. have eetaiuly net le.t papularI-
ty during the past decade. While worse
aud wor.r two separate popular edl-
lions of Walter Scott. and new trausla-
lions of Duma. pcre, have iusi COME out,
in spite al the assertions OF the kpder-
mi,ts that not even sehool-hoy- couid
now be- eoaXed to read Sir Waiter.
Ahape all. Rudyard kipling -wla was
- recently characterized by Mr.. lloweiis
a. merely a Young man with hl- hat
cooked over one evp-hold- the entire
English. .prnkiug World in fee a. no
other -torv-tcllcr since Dickens ia- held
il. The novels that are ryerl where IN
demand. are the novels with story.
Individually. they may b. good or bad
il matter. not. the significant laet Il
that the public taste ms turned, anu
fhat that instinct which Il n cid - the
children of Adam and l.er. the in>tl c
for IA story. has rra.-f ried ll>oIl.
haIlm the prediction thB or children,
il they eyer turn the page of the ma-ter-
piccfs of Realism. Nill wonder low We
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
Hints For Training
From Harper's Young People

from HurpfFS loHHJ Ffoptct
"What shall | eat to get me into the
best kind of training?' That is an i'm
portant matter. In fact, eating is the
most Important part of training. II
you are well, if your stomach is in good
condition, and your digestion is healthy,
you can stand IA great deal of work of
any kind, and of the atheletic kind
especially. You will remember, for in
stance, the time you went out and ran
n mile when you We're completely out of
training. The first pain or disturbance
you noticed in your stomach. There
was n feeling of nauseas IL iaintness,
and III IA moment you were completely
overcome That was because your
stomach was not in good and suitable
condition. The care of the stomach and
the care of the wind are the two pri-
mary laws of training.
Then there are certain kinds of food
that any one, doctor or mother or friend,
will tell YOU are not healthy for any
one and never will be. They are not abso-
lutely unhealthy. People eat them aud
do not die at once. But they are like
smoking. 1t may not be very injurious
to II full-grown man, but never in the
history of the world did any one at.
tempt TO prove That smoking tobacco
was good for him. That is, it is pleas.
/ ant to those who smoke. They like it
/ 1t may not hurt them. But there is
nothing in it that makes flesh and
muscle and bone, nothing that make,
strong nerves and a steady hand. Thi.
is true of pastry. of fancy, highly sea
soned, highly dressed desserts ant
dishes, greasy substances. soggy breads
and a dozen other things that yon know
OF as we'll as |. These things all may
epleasant. and may not really do you any
harm as you live along from day to day
though they certainly don't de- mucl
good, but they will at once prevent yo,
from educating yourself up to a long
wind and "A power of hard endurance
which is " hat you want when YOU arr
going into athletics. In the same way
vegetables of many kinds are not gool
for training man. They ill hi
stomach up with puffed-up nothings tina
do not give him any good solid strength
to speak of, after all is said.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27
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Those who have used Or. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those who
have not, have now The opportunity to
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Send your name and address to II. +.
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Free, rs we'll as a copy of Guide to
Health aud Household Instructor, Free.
All of which il guaranteed TO do YOU
good and cost you nothing. Il. I. Pat
tens Drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-27

kennebec Journal; The great guan.
titles of dress and other woolen goods
piled up for shipment to this country
after January lst, when the new woolen
schedule goes into effect, are gloated
over by no one save the poverty blight
ed administration at Washington and
the foreign manufacturer and importer.
But Cleveland, Carlisle. ct ais, regard
as thrice welcome the income yielded in
the interests of the foreign as opposed
to the interests of the home producer.