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The Washington times., 1895-03-10

These millinery combs are a distinct feat
ure of imported bonnets. and they are espe-
cially becoming to dark melancholy types.
They are made of thin'lace, as we'll as gauze,
though when OF lace they are only finely
wired; when of gauZe, along with the
spangles, there will be an outlining in fine
jet or gilt. In shape they initiate exactly the
The Washington times., 1895-03-10
S5. o8 Cloth Capes Sc. As.

Trimmed in Lace. Jet, and Ribbon. ,
Regular price, 9S- Now-----------. S0'4
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
Two Savory Supper Dishes.

Cheese puts are made by taking an
equal quantity of grated cheese and
bread crumbs, writes Elizabeth Robin
son Scovil in The Ladies Home Journal
Soak the bread crumbs in as much milk
as they will absorb. To each pint of
crumbs allow 2 eggs. Season with salt
and not pepper. Place alternate layers
of cheese and bread crumbs in a baking
dish, add the eggs and bake about 10
minutes Serve as soon as the dish is
taken from the oven.
Cut thin slices of bread about three
inches square, heap them with grated
cheese, taking care not to spread it with.
in an eighth of an inch of the edges of
the square. Place them IN pan and
put them in a quick oven.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
Giant rncd Lizards.

Some years ago - several hundred
thousand perhaps IA brael>Ish 81 tresl
water lake existed winch extended i4r
500 miles along the eastern flank Of tn
Rocky mountains, and many strange
monsters wandered up and down It's
shores.
Professor Marsh named one the Tn
ceratops, which means that 1t Wore three
horns on its face. Its skull was euor.
nous, measuring III an old individual I
or feet III length, was somewhat wedge
shaped and the back and sides of its
neck were protected by II huge fanlike
ruff or projection OF bone, extending
from the skull and forming part Of 1t.
The brain was smaller in proportion
to the size of the skull than in any
known animal The mouth WAS kind
of beak, like that of the turtle, and
similarly sheathed in horn. Its food was
of the luxurious tropical vegetation
which tiourished along the borders of
the great lake.
The animal was about 25 feet i'll
length and or 10 feet in height, being
considerably larger than the largest ex
listing elephant. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
DECAG INT DIALOGUE.
How People Talk In one of William Sharp's
Dramas.

Dramas.
Mr. Will.asa Sharp the disciple in
England Of Maeterlinck, has written a
volume of dramatic interludes which
he calls "Vistas. - 1t may interest some
readers who are not we'll acquainted
with the deeadont species Of dialogue TO
see the following scrap taken from the
passing Of Lilith, " which by some Is
regarded as the most typical of the Wis
tas:'
Ulnel-Lilith, heart of beauty, wilt
thou come:
Lilith-I perish yonder
Uluel-Thou canst not die. Thou art
immortal
Llhth-I dreamed that l should die
sally and a thousand deaths.
Umel-Love scorneth fear.
Lihth-Fear warneth love
Ulncl-Come.
Lilith-Show me the portals of thy
golden house.
Umel (troubled) What wouldst
thou?
Llth-Tlae
Umel--l must go hence Already
If this dialogue has a tendency to be-
wilder the untutored and unpsycholog
ical mind, what will be the effect Of this
brief quotation from THE Whisperer?'
The NAH Who spoke?
The Whisperer--lt is |.
The Man--Who art thou?
The Whisperer~-l am of those who
watch
The Man-For whom? (Sience.)
The Man-For what? {Silence)
The Mln-Art thou there?
The Whispercr-I am here.
The Mani see thee hot Where art
thou;
The Whisperer-I am the rhythm Of
the whirling wheels and the falling
hoofs, in the noise of Numerous feet
and the murmur of myriad breaths. The
sparrows flicker in the light OF my foot.
fail, and the high sunlight Is in my
eyes.
This conversation, be 1t noted, is TAX
ing place on "A crow ded modern London
street Most people would prefer even
Oscar Wilde as steady diet Boston
Traveller
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25

What Wa- a0nd by Parry In search Of
Narooucd sailors.


In - IT, guHH9.t futrldgc w.
sent by tae commodore to ascertain tha
truth OF Otherwise 81 - statement that
some men Neis IuJoonod Ga Roncador.
a small eorM Island 600 y 200 feet or
cay IN the Caribbean -ca On arriving
al Boueaaor 1t "a- found occupied ~
SEA birds, especially boobies, IN cnor
maus number Some huts Wore also Oh
served. On landing and entering the
largest hut the following picture met
the gaze Of the explorers: Half sitting
half reclining, on high trestlc bed, and
partially supported hy makeshift
cfatch, was SOMETHING rigid and angular
within moldH cotton shirt and canvas
trousers. Two rusly pannikins were
closo at hand and fragments Of skeleton
on The floor. These consisted Of skull,
VertchI1 and sane long bones. On the
bed were the bones Of hand, and
numberof land crabs seuttled about. The
floor Was covered with sea birds eggs,
ana many more were found packed and
salted III wooden boxes. Some empty
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
FALSE DIALECT.
Our Negro Stories Are Declared to lie All
Wrong.


The food Of NEGRO talk that has dis
colorod our recent literature is not dia-
leet Itconsists chiefly Of the vulearism.
the INSTRUMENTATION and misuse Of
words that como OF lack of education
and polite association. Hardly any Of 1t
is even proyincialism, and still less Is
the survival of old forms and usages
Nor is it due in any appreciate degree
to locality In fact. it arises from coli
dition almost wholly and is merely the
lingo of our lowest classes, with small
distinction on account of race and color
1t is kitchen talk, as distinguished
from that of tie parlor, and, although 1t
may occasionally offer US a word or
phrase having some pathological or his
torical interest, it does not approach the
dignity ef dialect. The bad grammar
of ilhterate ignorance. without rule or
art, it even lacks the consistency in er-
ror with which some Of our writers seek
to invest it, for it recognizes no prece-
dent and follows no analogy.
And yet the real lingo Is not half so
bad as it is represented in print, where
it is sought u set it before Us phonet-
ically. 1t is obvious that the ordinary
speech Of any of our white communities
would look very much like a jargon II
subjected to the same phonetic process.
In our common conversation very few
of MS are purists, and precision Is gen
orally regarded as affected and prcten
tious. William G. Elan in Lippin
colts.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
The Life of n Shoe.

According to an intelligent and OBJ.
servant member of tho trade, the aver
age purchaser of footwear counts the
life Of a shoe by the number of times il
requires rosofng and hoeling If Shoe
is resoled and heoled twice, the woarer
thinks it is a better shoe than the one
which, though giving longer Wear, will
hardly bear resoling and heeling moro
than once Tie same retailer claims
that some manufacturers take advantage
of this knowledge and put inferior loath-
er in the soles and heels and thus attain
the apparently impossible fcat of in
creasine Interpolation of their goods by
using inferior material. 1t is certain
however, ttat reputable manufacturers
do not aacr TINS questionable policy
Shoe aid Leather Reporter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
Hearing and Seeing Plants Grow.

There are several ways of rendering
the growth of plants both audible and
visible, but the modus operandi in the
--latest improved" experiments is as
follows In order to make the growth
of very vigorous plant visible, fine
platinum wire should be carefully at
tached to the growing part. The other
end of this wire should be attached to a
pencil pressing gently against drum
which is being driven by clock work. If
the growth be uniform a straight line
Is marked on the paper, but the very
slightest increase is shown by inclined
tracing
A slight modification of this arrange
ment renders the growth audible In
this experiment the drum must be Gov
cred with platinum foils of certain
width and separated from each other by
spaces of about ne-eighth of an inch
These strips of platinum should be
made to complete the circuit of gal.
vanio battery, to which an electric bell
is attached In this case the bell is
kept continually ringing while the
plant is growing the height of the width
of the strips used and is silent while the
pointer is passing over the spaces be-
tween the strips of metal The growing
of corn may be heard direct by means
of the microphone. and there are those
who declare that they have heard it
without any artificial assistance what
ever. st Louis Republic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
INDIGNANT OulDA.
She Protests Against Any Public Library
Censorship of Books.

She Protests Against Any Public Library
Censorship of Books.
There is another matter i'll which, to
my view, great Libraries are as much at
fault rs when they desire to dictate tho
price OF books. 1t is when they at
tempt to constitute themselves the cen
sors Of opinion, the judges of what the
public should or should not read. 1t Is
as monstrous for librarian or a com
mittce of librarians to exclude "A work
which is asked for from their book
shelves on the score of its immortality as
it would be Tor grocer to refuse to sell
IA customer tea because he thought it bad
for the nerves. The purveyor has no
business to dictate the tastes of his sup
porters. The public is tho sole judge of
what it wishes to read. If the wickedeSt
book in the world be in demand, the
circulating Libraries, which are merely
the go between, uniting the publisher
and the reader, are bound to supply it.
Its character is no affair of theirs They
are not popes or police officers, nor is
the public child or ward i'll chancory
---Ouida in North American Review
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
STREET RAILWAYS IN ENGLAND.
How Birmingham Looks Closely After the
Interests of Her Citizens.

How Birmingham Looks Closely After the
Interests of Her Citizens.
George Francis Trains famous at
tempts to introduce tramways in the
British towns in $50 did not neglect
Birmingham, says DIR, Albert Shaw in
his M unicipal Government In Great
Britain. " Mr.. Train was g-anted an ex-
perimental concession, which he failed
to utilize, and in 1861 the corporation
itself obtained parliamentary authority
to build tramways But nothing was
done until after the general tramways
act of 1870 Was passed.
AT length, in 1878, the council laid
the first line at cost of SO, 900 and
leased it for seven years to an operating
company From time to time other lines
have been built and leased. but the cor
poration's limits included only S. 100
acres until Nov 8, 1891, when they
were increased to l2, 365 acres by the
annexation of suburbs then containing
some 90, 600 people. Thus when the
corporation's street railway system vas
under construction the average distance
from the center to the circumfer
ence of Birmingham was only two miles,
and 20 miles Of tram lines are the total
extent of the municipal ownership. Out
side of the city S jurisdiction the operat
ing companies have extended the lines
by a still greater mileage In the future
undoubtedly these extensions will be az
quired by the Birmingham corporation
at fair valuation, in accordance with
the methods prescribed III the general
tramways act The present municipal
lines are operated i'll part by horse pow.
er and in part by steam, with cable and
electricity also introduced on certain
routes.
The terms Of rental are worthy of
mention: The leasing companies
agree to pay per cent on the full mu-
nicipal investment for the first IA years
of the lease and per cent for the re-
manning seven years. 2. The companies
also pay an annual sum which at com
pound interest will accumulate fund
equal to the whole capital outlay at the
end Of the , years lease 1t is caleu-
lated and agreed that 4 per cent for ! (
years and per cent for the remaining
seven ye' will suffice to raise the full
amour IT capital Meanwhile also the
compares pay all current charges for
repairs and maintenance of the lines
upon receiving bills certified by the city
surveyor 1t should be remembered that
Birmingham is able to borrow at very
low rates, and it is clear that these
terms are profitable to the municipality
At the end OF the Fl years the earning
value Of the franchises will have in
creased, and new leases can be executed
ON terms still more advantageous to the
city. But while Birmingham has thus
protected the ratepayers SO handsomely
it has accomplished even more III the
guarding OF the interests of the travel
ing public Every detail as TO rates Of
fare and character of service is described
in the bylaws and regulations that the
companies have to accept. The minnie
ness OF the requirements touching duties
aid conduct Of drivers and conductors,
furnishing and lighting of cars and SO
on would amaze an American cUmmu-
nifty
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
The Empress and the swi, lows.

Swallows Invariably arrive i'll Aus.
tria March p, and leave sept s for "a
milder climate. Duringa soiourn of the
Austrian empress at her daughters (the
Archduchess Marie Vaerie) castle of
Lichtenegg, near Wells, in upper Aus
tria, her majesty took n great interest
in some swallows which had actually
built their nests on the large chandelier
of the grand parlor in the castle This
nest was so I2euliMly built around the
main branch of the chandelier that even
the chain for raising and lowering the
chandelier could be used without in
any way affecting the comfort of the
swallows. On her majesty seeing the
manner in which these swallows had
built their nest She was greatly delight
ed, as it is supposed to bring good luck
She gave strict orders that the birds
should not be disturbed, notwithstand
ing the 1 that their presence was
running aluabio carpet and doing
much damage generally Vienna Let
ter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25

When was boy, said middle
aged man, every body, men and boys,
too, used to wear boots Who does not
remember the pride and JOY of the small
boy over his first pair of boots with red
topsf What delight of early youth is
there now to equal it? The first pair of
suspenders is all very well, but what is
there like the first pair Of red top boots?"
New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
Hearts Better Than Diamonds.

Where hearts are trumps i'll married
life it doesn't matter particularly
whether thcre are any diamonds in the
pack or not Syracuse Herald
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
BISMARCK .AND CRISPI.
The Friendship Existing Between the Two
Men of iron.

The close Friendship between Crisp
and Bismarck. which is of 20 years
standing, is one of tie most remarkable
relations know and is sufficient proof
of Crispi's value. Grispi is accused, but
only by people who do not know him,
of aping Bismarck, but glance at any
Of his portraits will show that nature
had providci the similitude before eli
Their knew the other
The type of character is the same.
The strongly marked jaw the spacious
brain, the eye that looks you through
like a lance and yet is full of affection
ate welcome at need, and the expression
of inflexibiity in pursuit, are common
to both, rs is also the high appreciation
of authority and discipline, but beyond
this there is little resemblance, and their
political ideas differ entirely
Crispi has been accused of being die
tatorial In his official relations he is
peremptory and exaeting, and his ideas
of government are imperative, but no
Italian minister has ever done SO much
to put power out of the hands OF the
ministry rs he or has shown so scrupu
Ions an adherence to the letter of the
constitutional law He is democrat of
the strongest dye, but the king has nev
er had minister so absolutely deferen
tial to him as head of the state, rarely
one so profoundly respectful to him as
the symbol of law and the seat of au.
thority
The conception of a dissension be.
tween him and the crown is impossible
to any one who knows him, and this his
majesty recognizes Crispi has the tidel
ity and the individuality belonging 10
his Skipetar blood, and all its wild III
dependence; Bismarck, the oyerweening
mastcrliness of his Prussian stock They
are alike in their patriotism, but as I'M
like as possible in their way of under
standing it, as in their relation II their
sovereign. Century
Symbolical Jewelry.
The Japanese ladies, NY the several
ways Of dressing the hair, denote whoth
er they are maid, wife or mother. 9th
er nations and tribes attach "a similar
Significance to the wearing of CERTAIN
articles ca Jewelry, as the Algerian Wo.
men, who, upon the birth of the fr-l
child, assume round silver brooch, en-
cireled 10y small coral roses and finely
wrought knobs of metal. If the child Is
a girl this ornament is worn on the
breast II boy, it is placed on the fore
head These women, young and old, are
fond of trinkets and wear IA multiplicity
of bead and coral necklaces as well rs
those made of spices and sweet smell
ing paste, said to be composed of pressed
rose leaves. Bracelets and necklaces of
the latter kind are found on sale in large
bazaars and are desirable not only As
ouriosities, but ON account of their pleas.
ant and lasting perfume New York
Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25

One-I presume you are one of the
advanced women
Tother-W Well, no, really, cant say
that am. You see, I'm married and
have four children. Detroit Free Press
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
New England's Lonely Cabins.

Ono house, bigger barer and uglier
than the others, was the voluntary pris-
on of an old woman, who for five years
had not allowed IA human being to cross
the threshold. Nobody thought her coll
duet odd OF remarkable. | saw her once
at the gate, and she poured out flood
of meaningless babble i'll delight at the
possession Of listener. Her words We're
inarticulate, just as sour beer runs,
choking itself, escaping from an uncork
ed cask
81 We seen you passin before, There 5
nobody ever passes but Len Moles goin
to his lobster pots twicet week.
locked my doors six year ago come July.
The folks tramped on my kitchen floor,
and can't scrub it but once day The
year afore that | spent at my merried
da alter S on the cape She didn't charge
nothin for my keep. To be sure
chored round an knitted reg lar. But
took it kind in Liza, not ohargin moth
in, No board all winter p"
"Do children here usually charge
their mothers for board?' | asked.
NO., with scared look; they send
them to the house.
"You must be lonely. -
me? No. I've got my cleanin to do
An Len Moles goes by reg lar
In the old days solitude, fasting and
praying fol five years no doubt brought
many a helult very near to tiod or the
devil, hut Il solitude of five years of
scrui hing ANA watching fer Len Moles
-CenuuF
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-04-25
A Hard Question.

Modern Mald-I wish some advice.
Old Lady-Certauiy my dear What
is it
Modern MaId-Shall marry a man
whose tastes are the opposite Of mine
and quarrel with him, or shall marry
man whose tastes are the same as mine
and get tired of hlm:-Now York Week
L.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-07-04

SIRE Shmer,eu NIB Srdnlpfe uro wtre,
,rerut serulfsnbait sebrauht, bet allen dro-
nlidJeu St,pGteSnitdnpeu ODER St0rlussu,
be, Observation-Disclosures glrt,iiuruns NIB 6rtliheu
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@eit 9ibertp, >.
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SD lam NIT guterr SetptiIeu allen leioenosr
Srauen Sbre fperthpols Wtebtciu ''Favorite
Prescription" smpieblsu. Sor BRET Sabren
wurce i'd 10 biniauis, buB ih iaum i'm
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sebrauheu uno tb faufte iedS Hlaiten bas
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ratbere 6rtlite Scbanolung babsu mid &c.
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-07-04
Oelo III Ocrleibcn.

Sd babe rini9e 2ouitnb 9rnars, bre 81.
gentbnm BON ErIroipsripnrn fno, aui Der
beiertes Vrnieu8sniBum Su Osrlnben.
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-07-04
Gin ~0Qnkbarer patient,

Der isinsn Vamsn nidt seuannt babeu nil, uno Der
feline polIfdneise observation-disclosures BON Id,,pes
rem eeiosn elmer In einem 9ottorbuh ansessbt.
men Arjnsi oeroanft, IdBt burh uns oaielbe fpifsn;
1isies sroBe Bud sntbdlt Ne,epte, bic In isotr
@potbtfs 9eradt ,ueroen foumen. Shidt Cure
@oreNe nit Yrisfmarie at ,,Nripat 6linte unb
Tispeniarp," % s8slt II. Str. New Yori. y. ..
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-07-04
Sum WcbISdH

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sic cine lsioeuce Srah
fiuc, DR.. Yierce'S Fa-
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-07-04

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-10-15
Never Nsxt-Always Abe ad.

Jack Tharp has moved his barber
shop to the Commercial Hotel, and he
has moved his trade with him. When
young man wants TO go to see his
best girl on business p he always has
Jack or one of his men fix him up for
the occasion. The fact is Jack runs the
best barber shop in the State. He al
ways treats his customers politely and
insists that those employed by him
shall do the same. The consequence
is Mr.. Tharp has built up a trade that
he has no fear of any one breaking
down. Mr.. Tharp extends cordial
invitation to ali his old customers,
and to any others who want good
work and courteous treatment to call
and see him in his new quarters at
tire Commercial Hotel. He. promises
all, that no shop shall be better equip
ped TO give good service than his and
that he win personally see to it, that
everything is done decentlY and in
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-10-15
Death of Mrs. Carrie King.

Mrs Carrie King, aged SO, most
estimable woman, died at the home of
her nelce, Mrs. Annie e. Bean, on
Sunday. Mrs. Kings maiden name
was Jones and she was twice married,
bat for more than score of years she
has been a second time widowed. For
a number of years she has been an al
most helpless invalid and has been
tenderly cared tor by her kinswoman.
Born almost at the sunrise of the CEN
fury she lived till its God of day was
sinking rapidly into the West Her
life was like her death, quiet, and so
TAR as she could order it, peaceful and
gentle.
The funeral takes place. to-day at
Mrs. Beans residence, one mile West
Of town, Rev. A. j Arrick conducting
the service. The burial will be in
Machpelah.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-10-15
KENTUCKY BANKERS
PROGRAMME OF SPEECHES TO
BE DELIVERED AT
GREENSBORO.
Judge Il. R. French one Of the
Speakers.
owENsBoRo, KY, Oct. 10, 1896.

OwENsBoRo, KY, Oct. Ii, 1895.
The arrangements for the annual
meeting of Kentucky Bankers Asso-
citation, which will be held at Owens
boro, October Ii, have been completed.
Secretary &C. McClartv this morn
ing gave out the official programme,
which is as follows:
Address of welcome, Hon. j. d.
Powers, of Greensboro Response by
Mr.. III. r. French, Of Mt. Sterling.
"Relation of the banks to the Com
munity," Mr.. Geo. G. Thompson, of
Paducah.
"Handicaps to the Banking inter-
est" Capt. John III. feathers, OF
Louisville.
"Kentucky, Past, Present and Fu-