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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-11

sB-Chair & sleeper Car Service
eastward No. ~ has Pullman Sleeper Chlus
q to Detroit No. IA has Parlor Bune
ar, Grand Rapids TO Detroit. No. rs ha'
arlor Car, extra charge % centsl. No. 81 has
agner Sleeper to Detroit, daily
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Ed Nelson was terribly injured at
Shawmut, last week by the falling upon
him of pile of boards. The sharp
edges of the boards cut his face to the
bone in several places, his shoulder was
badly wrenched and he also received in
ternal injuries Mr.. Nelson has been
unlucky enough in the past to figure in
several bad accidents but in none so
serious as this His present injuries
were thought at first to be likely to re-
suit fatally but his physicians are now
encoura ged in regard 10 his condition
At special meeting of the board of
directors of the First National Bank of
Madison, held at its banking house last
Wednes day, MIR. NJ. A. Hewitt, cashier,
rendered his resignation to take effect
the second Tuesday of January, which
is the date of the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the bank. We learn Mr..
Hewitt has contemplated this move for
some months, as he has had the position
of treasurer Of Loan Trust and Safety
Deposit Company offered him, which is
being organized in Massachusetts and
will be open for business early in the
New Y ear. 1t is understood that Mr.. X.
c, Gray is to be cashier in Mr. Hewitt's
place.
The engineers who have been running
preliminary line from Harmony tn
Guilford on the new Sebastcook e.
Moosehead Lake Railroad have com
pleted their survey. They report very
level and feasible route the entire dis
lance. The distance from Hartland to
Guilford is 30 miles. The line goes to
Harmony and Cambridge village, thence
north to Pingree's stream in Parkman
Then it follows Mill stream to Genthner
Mill near Parkman corner. thence on the
north side of Harlow pond to Sangervile
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
Christmas Selections.

Christ 5 cradle WAS rs wonderful rs his
cross. Persuade me of the first and am
not surprised at the last. The door by
which he entered was rs tremendous as the
door by which he went out. He had only
two friends they, his parents. No satin
lined cradle. no delicate attentions, but
straw, and the castle, and the coarse joke
and banter of tho camel drivers. From
the depths of that poverty he rose until
today he is honored throughout all Chris
tendon and sits triumphant on the i'm
perial throne in heaven. DR.. Talmage.
There is Christmas east and Christmas
west, Christmas north and Christmas
south, but whether amid the snow or the
roses it is the same dear festival. | have
spent Christmas in 81 Augustine and
San Diego. in Boston and Chicago, and
Santa Claus was the same jolly old gentle
man in all four places t unidentified Phil
osopher.
Not all are able to give golden gifts, or
gifts bought with gold. But who is so
poor that on Christmas day he may not be-
stow pleasant word on some one poorer
than HIMSELF Who Is SO duwncaSt that he
may not give q token of sympathy to somc
fellow mortal in distress, II smile of friend
ly recognition to some forlorn one? Even
cup OF cold water given In the name of
him who founded Christmas shall not lose
its reward. Chimes
The injunction, at Is more blessed to
give than to receive" should be especially
remembered at Christmas time,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
SOMERSET PTCK-UPS.

A car load of iron arrived at Madison
last week for the new bridge in Starks.
Geo. Hanscom lost another horse
Monday morning. He dropped dead
while on the way with the mail from
Harmony to Hartland,
An important transfer of timberands
in Franklin county has recently been
made by NJ. G. Shaw of Bath to +. j.
Lawrence, l.. K. Newhall and A, b.
Page of Fairfield, consisting of nearly
10000 acres, being an undivided half of
Township No. 3 In that county.
c. A. Robbins & Sons, Gardiner, have
contracted to take down the refuse
burner at Fairfield and re-erect il at
Richmond for Richmond Lumber Com
pany They are making an extra log
chain 1900 feet long and all the ice
machinery for the Great Falls Ice Com
pany, South Gardiner
During the past ten days Emery,
Collins & Co have been piling their logs
which they have just got into the boom
at their mill. In the rise of water last
Thursday, about one hundred of them
went through the boom and they were
carried down stream. Most of them,
however, will be recovered.
Levi Bushey Il Son, the contractors
who are putting in the culverts and
bridge work on the Sebasticook &
Moosehead Railroad, will have the stone
work ready for the iron of. the. bridge
across the Sebasticook at ..IIartland in
about two weeks. Everything about the
work of the extension of the road is
going along nicely, being favored very
much by the fine weather of the present
fall.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
Editor of Reporter:
"There Is Il Difference"

One of our townsmen and his wife,
coming from the west, years ago, took a
train speeding big circus over the rails
All passengers had to land quite dis
lance from the depot. The cars were
too high to Jump from to the ground,
and blocks of timber were improvised
for steps. mike" and Pat" two
hurley IrishmeH had charge Of the block
rout.
The fat woman of the circus weighing
600 lbs was the first to land. Mike and
Pat had a hard struggle to land her
safely. The next was a woman weigh
ing less than 100 lbs. When landed,
Mike said to Pat, ''Holy Mother Pat,
there's difference in women" and Pat
responded "Be ilbbers say that
say there is a difference in men,
avoirdupois and in their honest opinions,
too. Uncle Jake, "a good old man, j.
worried over the article in the REPORTER
of Nov. 2Slh relative to a "Step in Adj
vance,
you are going TO let poor man
starve, be you. because he has no
money No, am trying to teach him
something.
Nv hat are you going to do with the
poor man who is compelled to assign his
monthly wages over to some one for food
for his family? Answer that" Give
me time and I'll teach him aud you too,
that that's very expensive way of div
ing.
That's your opinion?" Yea, verify.
"Well, my opinion is you cant teach
| ct ;,fy hut
starve.' Uncle Jake, God never created
me to stand still and see other men
starve without an effort. | have never
turned man from my dwelling door
who asked for bread, and I'm quite con-
fident have done as Misunderstanding
my ability In accommodating and assist
ing poor men as the most of our towns
men.
"That's your opinion Yea, verify.
| have stood behind counter and re-
tailed merchandise for more than &C
years, dscounting 4 years, west, south
and in California. | think know some
thing about store book Accommodations.
That's your opinionY Yea, verify.
"Well, it is my opinion your son
George has made the biggest mistake of
all. Why can't men let well enough
alone?' Ask me something easier to
answer. told George not to 90 away,
and he ought to have needed me, but he
was determined to go to a humbuging
country. don't pity him.
Il do says Uncle Jake, ST he comes
back here he can't do anything his trade
is gone Uncle Jake, now please listen
to my opinions. If George ever comes
back and gets sprouted here he'll grow.
"That's your opinion?" Yea, verify.
n
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Among the good things in the Christ
mas number of Harper's Magazine are
the first chapters of Briseis, a new novel
by William Black. In the same number
will he found the opening paper in Cas-
per w. Whitney's account of his journey
on snow shoes to the barren grounds of
British North America, In pursuit of big
game a brilliant description of Caracas,
The Paris of South America, by Richard
Harding Davis; a comedy by William
Dean Howells; five short stories; and
eighty illustrations, including a frontis-
piece in color.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

When most needed it is not unusual
for your family physician TO be away
from home. Such was the experience OF
Mr.. j. Y. Schenck, editor of the Caddo,
Ind. Ter, Banner, when his little girl,
two years of age was threatened with a
severe attack of Group. He says: "My
wife insisted that | go for the doctor.
but as our family physician was out OF
town purchased bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, which relieved her
Immediately. will not be without it
In the future" 25 and 80 cent bottles
for sale by Bixby & Buck, Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
Harper's Bazaar
IN 1896

The twenty ninth year of HARPER'S BAZAAR
beginning in January, 1896, finds it main tanning
its deserved reputation both as a Fashion Jour
| nal and a weekly periodical for home reading
Every week the BAZAAR presents beautiful
ttlettes for various occasions Sandoz Raude
and Chapuis Illustrate and engrave the newest
designs from the finest models in Paris and Der
styles in New York A fortnighty pattern
sheet supplen ent with diagrams and directions
enables women to cut and make their ow n gowns
ana Is OF great value to the professional modste
as well as to he amateur Children's clothing
receives constant attention. Fashions for men
are described in full detail by man about town.
Our Paris Letter by Katharine DE Forest, Is
spnghtly weekly recital of fashion, gossip and
social doings In Paris given by clever woman
in an entertaining way
Both the serials for 1896 the work of Amer
lean women. Mrs. Gerald, by Maria Louise
fool, Is striking story of New England life.
Mary T.. wilkins, in jerome, a Poor Man dis.
cusses the always interesting pre- blems of the
relations between labor and capital Short sto-
ries Will be written by the best authors.
special Departments. Music, The Outdoor
woman Personals, What We Are Doing, Wo-
men and Men, report and discuss themes of i'm
mediate in crest.
Answers TO Correspondents. Questions re
cetve the personal attention of the editor, and
are answered at the earliest practicable date
after their receipt.
The Volumes of the BAZAAR begin with the
nrst Number for January of each year " hen
no Time Is mentioned, subscriptions will begin
with the Number current at the time of the re
ceipt of order.
Money Order or Draft, to avoid the chance of
loss
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
Row TO KEEP CHRISTMAS.
Lessons From the English Poets on thu
Holidays Observance.

Lessons From the English Poets on the
Holidays Observance.
To learn how to keep Christmas in its
true spirit, one cannot TO better than To
tuln IL the English poeS old and new.
England was my England when
old Christmas brought its sports again
says Sir Walter Scott, and, instead of Civ.
ing one little day tothis festival. our moth.
erlnnd devoted l. days to its conmcmora
ton.
So now has COME our joyfulcst fcast
Let every man be jolly;
Each room with ivy leaves be drest
And every post with holly.
without the door let sorrow lie,
And If for cold 1t hap 10 dir,
We'll burS it in Christmas pie
And eyeruorc be merry,
writes George Withor, u poet Of the seven.
tecnth century.
On every Christmas eve the bells Of old
Cambridge ring out this ancient carol;
God bless you, merry gentlemen;
Let nothing yOn di-maY,
For Jcsus Christ, our saviour,
Was born this happy day.
As the song runs on. its burden is that
the holy tide of Christmas must cllac" all
evil memories and unite men in the bonds
of love and brotherhood.
Thackrray thus conveys the lesson OF
Christmas:
Come wealth or want, come good or i'll,
Let young and old accept th,lr part,
And bow before the awful viii,
And bear ii with an honest heart
Who misses or who wins the pre-
Go, lose or conquer AS you cam
But il you fall or if you rise
Be each, pray God, gentleman.
MY song save this is little worth,
lay the weary pen aside
And wish you health and love and mirth
As fits the solemn Christmastidc,
As fits the holy Christmas birth
Be this, good friends, our carol Still
Be peace on earth, be peace on earth,
To men Of gentle will.
Charles Mackay's "Under the Holly
Boughn breathes the true Christmas spir-
1t by saying to all who have scorned or in
jurcd one another;
Let sinncd against and SHINING
Forget their strife's beginning
And join in friendship now.
Be links no longer broken,
Be sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the holly Dough.
Tennyson sums up the teachings OF
scores of Christmas poets when in verses
addressed To tho bells no sings
Ring oui old shapes of foul disease,
hing out the narrowing lust of gold,
Ring ont thu thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in tl1 valiant man and free,
Tin larp,r heart the kindlier hand,
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Solicited
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Eastern Argus; The reports of horrid
butcheries of Armenian Christians by
the Turks continue, and the vast num-
bers murdered make the crime of Turkey
simply appalling. The great powers
seem to be dazed by its magnitude and
the possibilities that might follow
prompt and effective action on their part.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

village, thence to Guilford village. 1t
will be great convenience to both Har-
mony and Cambridge villages if built.
The people along the line are quite
anxious to see what the next move will
be-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

"My baby had Group and was saved
by Shiloh's Cure writes Mrs. J. B.
Martin, of Huntsville, Ala. For sale by
Geo. Z. Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

The wife of MIR. d. Robinson, a promi-
nent lumberman of Hartwick, n. Y,
was sick with rheumatism for five
months. In speaking of it, Mr. Robin
son says: "Chamberlain's Pain Balm
is the only thing that gave her any rest
from pain. For the relief Of pain it car
not be beat Many very bad cases of
rheumatism have been cured by it. For
sale at 80 cents per bottle by Bixby &
Buck, Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

1t would take columns to explain the
state of affairs in Turkey. The am
bassadors and the Sultan keep up a
tiresome wranglng which apparently
amounts to nothing unless it is to make
matters more complicated Meanwhile
the massacre of the Armenians goes on
with grim regularity.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
pills Do Not Cure.

Pills do not care Constipation. They
only aggravate. Karl's Glover Root
Tea gives perfect regularity of the bow
els. Geo. +. Sampson, Corner Druggist
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

The question of taxing church prop
erty has been much agitated of late in
Missouri, and movement to bring
about such taxation is assuming com
handing proportions. The abuse of
the freedom from taxation accorded to
church property, and misnterpreta-
ton of what is literally meant by church
property, are the causes. 1t is reported
that in the city of St. Louis, church
property with a market value of over
$4S, 100000 is now untaxed, and that
fully half of this is not direc tly used for
church purposes, large part being held
cor speculation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
Great Germans Prescription.

Diseased blood, constipation, and kid
ney, liver and bowel troubles are cured
by karl's Clover Root Tea. For sale by
Geo. +. Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

BradStreet's says: General trade con
tinues the features of the preceding
weeks-a smaller volume and quiet in
most lines, -business being conducted
conseryatively, and there being activity
only among dealers in woolens, cloi hing,
shoes and hardware. New orders are
generally filling in character. The
season evidently has been late, the pro-
longed mild weather having delayed
orders until Christmas demands and the
belated autumn requests came together.
The course of prices shows more
favorable tendency, sugar, Indian corn
and wheat showing advances, the prices
of wheat flour, wheat, pork, rice and
tobacco being firm, and suggested lower
prices furnished by oats, lard, coffee,
cotton, print cloths, petroleum, leather,
hides and lumber, coal, Southern pig
iron, live hogs and live cattle. Bank
clearings show an increase over last
week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Sentiment costs more in dollars and cents
than any other foolish thing in the world
Atchison Globe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
A Baby's Life Saved

No nails are used in Japan. What do they
do with campaign Lief Helena Independ-
ent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

If you say what you like, you will hear
what you do not like.
thing of beauty is not always a ioy for
ever-a fine com extion, for example.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke
Your Life AWAY

Is the truthful, startling title OF book about
MOTTO BAG, the harmless guaranteed tobacco
habit cure that braces up nicotinized nerves,
eliminates the nicotine poison, makes weak
men gain strength, vigor and manhood. You
run no physical or financial risk, IS MOTTO
BAG is sold by Roland T. Patten under a
guarantee to cure or money refunded. Book
free. Address Sterling Remedy CO., New York
tor Chicago For sale by R. T. Patten. ly24.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

The latest report from the Adabazar
mission in Turkey states that the Ameri-
can missionaries are safe. Among them
is Miss Laura Farnham of New Castle,
Maine.
Japan's mechanics, who have re-
markable genius for imitation, are said
to be making buttons, matches and
woodenware for the American market
surprisingly low prices and reproduce
ing the finest bicycles for S12 each
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Beecham's pills for consti-
patton Io@ and 25f. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Arizona and New Mexico are pushing
their claims to statehood, and conven-
ton is to meet at Oklahoma City early in
January to start "a movement to secure
the admission of oklahoma as a state.
The growth of Oklahoma has been
phenomenal. During the past year the
number of inhabitants has increased
$1,000 and property value and business
prosperity have increased at even a high
er ratio There are four lines of rail-
roads in actual operation in the terri
tory, and fifty-two private banks and
five national banks The territory has
university, normal school, an agricul-
tural and mechanical college and model
public school system. 1t would seem
that Oklahoma is fully entitled to the
dignities of statehood to which il aspires.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

IA life of ease is a difficult pursuit" say 8
Cowper. Perhaps he mt ant that it is q hard
thing to catch
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12

Annual sales more ahsn &oooooo boxsa
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-09-19
POETRY.
NOLLE PRESSED.

In easy, careless attitude
A rotund Justice fat;
Beneath his clerk and deputy,
COntcnted, sleek and fat.
Around that shabby Justice oourt
Some casual loafors yawn-
One miserable, half clad wretch
A bailiff holds In pawn.
YES, judge, took drop too muoh.s
Tho trembling prisoner pleads
"Then thirty days to sober mp
Will fit, guess, your needs"
"Stay, mani My freezing children croocn
Upon the cold, bare floor.
My wife's weak fingers scarce can thrust
Gaunt famine from my door.
"There was n day, not long gone by.
When fame was almost mine,
When ] was not the wreck you see
From habits, cards and wine"
He stretched forth his trembling hands.
A shadow on his face,
AS eloquently plcadeth no
To nolle pros the case
The justice frowneth wearily.
He hCcdeth not his prayera
He signs unto his deputy
To take the man down staire
The hand Of death Is on his brow.
He falleth at their feet.
"Nol. pressed by God" the Justice writes
Across tho docket sheet.
Chicago Dispatch
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-09-19


A. one nma rnara va-a r..,--
grounds for exemption from military
service, the last one being IA mani.
fest permanent physical disability "
One day young mar from rural
district who had been drafted claim.
cd exemption from scrv zoe. He was
asked as to the several grounds for
exemption and replied in the mega.
tive to each of tho first three.
Finally he WAS asked, Have you
any manifest permanent physical
disability"
"N-no, " replied the young man
doubtfully;" haven't got any with
mo rs know of, hut think likely
there some to home My wife Dor
vidos me with most everything. -
Youth 8 Companion.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-09-19

VICE, terrlned eyes sought his across
the room. And occasionally he
smiled-an ostentatious, sarcastic
smile which signified that the impli-
cation was really too absurd to be
taken seriously. He had practiced it
with effect in many courts, and it
reacted upon the bulk of outsiders
now. But his nails were denting
his palms, and he would have given
ten years of his life to be able to
prompt her.
The coroner's summing up was
antagonistic, and she was committed
for trial
hymer went over to her. His face
was almost rs white as hers.
why didn't you tell me all YOU
knew about it?" he said. II could
have advised you, and this might
not have happened. They are going
to arrest you now. But don't fright.
en- yourself into fever. It will he
all right. ! shall look after YOU"
He spoke very quietly and distinct
ly and pressed her hands. They
were as cold as ice. He wanted t.
calm her, to give her confidence il
his power and trustworthiness. But
she looked dazed, like lost child
She scarcely seemed to realize the
position in which she was when the
inspector approached.
Rymer of course could not himself
defend his wife at the assizes, but il
was he who prepared her defense
and secured his trusty friend Bull.
look, q. O., to conduct 1t.
II ! thought you thought / was
guilty, she said to her husband on
the eve of the momentous day, II
shouldn't care what happened to me.