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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
SELECTING PICTURES.
In Choosing Paintings Get at the Inten-
tion of the Artist.

In Choosing Paintings Get at the Inten-
ton of the Artist.
''Tho value Of a picture depends upon
what there Is III it for its possessor,
writes William Martin johnson in The
Ladies Home journal, on the "Selec-
ton and Framing of Pictures. "A
painting by an amateur may be more
precious in your eyes than one of Ra
phaels cartoons. Therefore sell your
cartoon to the highest bidder, and when
you outgrow the little painting buy back
the cartoon if you have learned to see
it's beauty.
mo one can tell you how to under
stand art without your seeing it, study
ing it, living with it, any more than
any one can tell you how to tell good
cloth from bad. You must first have had
experience with cloth. Learn language
before you try to converse. But do not
go so far as to imagine that you must
learn drawing and painting before you
can appreciate pictures. The less you
know about technique the more capable
you will be of looking at painting with
All unprejudiced eye. Get at the artist .
intention. Does be express an idea to
you? Is he interesting III the way he
tells his story? Does he convince you of
a truth? II the picture is that of a head,
does it impress you as having the char
aoteristics of an individual? Does it
look like human being? Suppose
landscape is under discussion-do the
trees sway, the clouds float? Is there any
atmosphere in the painting' These are
the tests of a painter facility with Ian
guage. But more than this is required
it is the intellectually behind the
brush. Herein lies the difference be-
tween sublime art and the common
place
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
THE GOLDEN STATE.
CAliforaiA Is Widely Celebrated. but Lit-
tie known.


In the first place, California is known
not by what millions of people have
seen, but by what millions have read.
Europe Is better known by contact to
Americans than California A promi-
nent American author recently ''discov.
cred California and filled the newspa
pers with the interesting and suggestive
Impressions it had made upon his mind
He had been TO Europe 20 times and to
the Pacific coast once, which Is once Of
tener than many other distinguished
travellers of the eastern seahOard. Still
further. the Anglo-Saxon race is dealing
with new conditions IN California.
Coming from dense forests, from land
of heavy rainfall and from temperate
climate. where winters are long and
stern, it settled in treeless deserts. in a
land of slight and peculiar rainfall and
under sky that never knows the win
Ter. Finally California is in its infancy.
Born in paroxysm of speculation
one Of the widest the world has seen
it has outlived a trying experience of
lesser economic epilepsy and come to the
threshold of its true career strengthened
and purified by the extraordinary proc
ess In less than half century several
farreaohing changesSnave swept through
the industrial and social life of the state.
swiftly altering the conditions of labor
and of business. Even for those living
in the midst of these events it has been
difficult to read their significance and
estimate their Influence ON the ultimate
character of the place and people What
wonder, then, that to the outside world
California has meantime appeared like
a tumble of gold, palms and oranges,
of gilded millionaires and hopeless pau
pers, of enviable farmers living luxuri-
ously on small sections of paradise and
Of servile alien laborers herded in sitting
tenements? Such are the conflicting as
poets of tho Golden State to those VIII,
view it from afar. William +. Smythe
in Century.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
Scion.

Thad Clark is building a sawmill to
saw wood. Freeman kincaid Of Corn
vile, is engineering the job.
w o. Paul and WIFI left for Boston,
last week on two weeks vacation
among some friends
II. L. Jewett received orders from the
Home Comfort Stove Co., that they
needed him, and last Wednesday he left
for Portland, where their present head.
quarters are.
Carl Sterling is very low.
Mr.. Works children OF Norridgewock
were visiting last week at Alvah Heald's.
r.
o. o. Vittum and son have bought and
shipped large amount of stock from
this and adjoining towns.
Edgar Kelley and Samuel Albee
bought cream separator at the Dairy
Convention, at Skowhegan.
Ben Patterson WAS in town Monday,
looking for oxen.
Jonah Longley has let his teams, etc.
to George Smith and ia not going to
lumber this winter.
Corydon Felker has gone to Bowery
Beach, to visit his daughter, Mrs. John
Ford.
Cecil .Jewett and Carol Head are at
home on a vacation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
PishOn's Ferry.

Mrs. $. +, Parker returned from Bing-
ham, Monday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Pettigrew started
for Massachusetts, the ID inst, called
there by the illness or Mr. Pettigrew's,
brother.
Mrs. Cynthia Linnell is very i'll of
pneumonia.
Sanford Strickland has engaged to
work for Eugene Swain of Skowhegan,
for the winter and has moved his family
there.
Mrs. Walter Varney Ia critically i'll OF
Inflammation OF the brain.
The relatives in this place OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Littlefleld of Bowdoinham,
received the sad intelligence, Thursday
last, OF the death of their only son, aged
about fifteen years, who WAS accidental
ly drowned. MIR. and Mrs. Littlefield
have the sympathy of many friends here,
In their great sorrow.
Mrs. Mary Plummer will occupy John
Walkers house this winter.
Daniel Bowman was confined at home
by sickness, Saturday.
j. c. Jennings and daughter, Grace,
with Cecil Lalley, were called to Bow
doinham, Saturday to be present at the
funeral OF their relative, BERTHE Little
field.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
Pomona Meeting at NOrridge-
WOck.

A most favorable day, lively meeting and
big gathering. Secretary Il. McKeen and
Editor E. p. Mayo In attendance.
One the largest meetings the Pomona
ever held assembled at Grange Hall,
Norrdgewock, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, to
hold the regular December meeting.
The electrics carried up large numbers
from Skowhegan Grange while Victor
of Fairfield, Starks, Kennebee Valley,
New Portland, Scion, East Madison and
Athens Oranges were largely represent
ed All the officers except the lecturer
and lady asst. steward were present.
After the regular business had been
transacted DR.. j. ID. Ames, in behalf of
Norrdgewock Grange, cordially wei
coined the members OF the Pomona to
Norrdgewock and Secretary Emerson of
the Pomona was called upon to respond
to the address of welcome. f, +. Mayo,
editor Of Turf, Farm & Home and b.
Walker McKeen, secretary of the Maine
Board of Agriculture, favored the
Grange with interesting remarks.
The topic for discussion was "What
legislation would benefit farmers?" The
following took part in the discussion :
A. B. Cole, l.. r. Butler, z. II. Butler.
Alonzo Smith, G. II. Allen, K. 7. Mayo
and B. Walker Mckeen In the order
named The speakers believe that legis-
lation should be directed toward the
better arrangement Of our pauper
system; the management Of our public
roads; the building of our large bridges
and In the assessment OF our taxes. 1t Is
also believed that some method should
be adopted to protect the people from
being defrauded in purchasing shoddy
clothing. One OF the frauds of the day
is In the manufacture of cloth that con-
tsins large percentage of shoddy and
cotton and is falsely sold as wooden. 1t
is far from being what it is represented
to be. Our railroad system was con-
sidered and it is believed that the
management is encroaching upon the
rights of the public. A very interesting
paper was presented by c. K. Warren of
Norrldgewock, on clarifying" There
was select reading by Mary Bailey; a
song by Ellen Bailey; recitation by
Belle F. Ward; an essay by Mrs. F. H.
Tobey and singing by the choir at In
tervals. A class Of eighteen was in
structed in the fifth degree and admitted
into the Pomona. bountiful dinner
WAS served under the auspices of Nor
ridgewock Grange. The next meeting
comes to Skowhegan, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, Jan. II, -, 1897.
SECRETARY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
Brighton.

MI l.. II. Hayden Is very sick with
typhoid pneumonia. He is attended hv
Dr's. F. o. Turner of Harmony, and Fl.
5. Brown of this town.
Mr.. J. e. Walker is very sick and is
threatened with pneumonia, f. A,
Decker is i'll with congestion OF the
lungs, and several others are quite i'll
with severe colds
Mrs. Lydia Wyman and Master Ray
Haskell have returned from Boston.
Miss Edith Ward is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. w. j. Foss has gone to Waverley,
to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Gibson and daughter OF Kings
bury, were in town last week, visiting
her mother, Mrs. S. d. Libby.
Mr.. j. c. Walker lost one of his horses
recently, and Albert Walker had one
hurt in the threshng machine.
High school has been postponed on
account of sickness.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
Athens.

All the schools in town have closed
except one, No. II, T. p. Collns, teacher.
Somerset Academy is in session with
forty-eight pupils. l.. G. Williams,
principal, Mr.. Lillian NJ. Williams and
Miss Minnie f. Foes, assistants. The
present instructors have had charge of
the school for the past year. The school
IS IN flourish ng coalition, and steadily
gaining in popularity.
F. p. Collins has been drawn as jury
man from this town. Rather rough on
him as his school is in session.
Winona Lodge of Rebekahs has been
INDUCING in literary contest. The
losers to furnish supper tor themselves
aud the winners. The services closed
last Thur day night, with the odds as
losers. Now those He Rebekahs on
the "odd" side will have to button on
their armor aprons OF course) and wait
on the table.
All the boys and girls we're invited to
attend a party at Henry Atwood's last
Saturday evening. Everybody went
and reported a fine time with many
thanks to Henry.
Mr.. Ralph Pratt will meet few
friends at his home next Friday evening.
The Odd Fellows will hold their usual
anniversary ball and supper sometime
the first of the New Year. No date de-
clded on yet
We were all pleased to see the genial
face of j. ALBERT Moore on our streets
last Saturday. He is again on the road
for the Elias Thomas Co., of Portland.
Everybody is taking advantage of the
fine sleighing and our streets present
lively appearance these fine mornings
and evenings.
Mrs Bailey has been very sick but is
slowly gaining at the present writing.
Mr. Hayden of Skowhegan, is stop
ping with his brother, Robert for few
days.
F. G. Green and Edwin Hight attend
ed the minstrel show, given by local
talent at Scion, last week, and express
themselves as highly satisfied with the
entertainment.
Charles Tarbell leaves in a short time
for Brunswick, where he is to take
course in the Medical school there.
Bert Hight has opened a cobbler and
repair shop. has all he can do. Bring
your work aud he will satisfy you twice,
once by the work, once by the price.
Henry Hudson of Guilford, was in
town last week, looking after business
matters.
Ardell Curtis, County Commissioner
elect of Pscataquis county, stopped
with his brother, John Curtis of this
town. last week.
Henry Hall of Wellington, was the
guest of l.. c. Williams and wife, sun
day.
The REPORTER comes twice week
now, and very welcome it is too.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
How Grant Got the Nano of Ulysses.

The story was curious AS related by
the father afterward 1t appeared that
the common difficulty of choosing n
name for the babe AROSE. Multitudes of
suggestions only confused the young
parents the more, until at last it was
proposed to cast the na1ncs into a hat
This was done. A romantic aunt sug-
gested Theodore. The mother favored
Albert, i'll honor of Albert Gallatin.
Grandfather Simpson voted for Hiram
because he considned 1t handsome
name. The drawing resulted in two
names, Hiram and Ulysses.
Ulysses, it is said, was cast into
the hat by Grandmother Simpson, who
had been reading a translation of Fene-
Ions "Telemachus and had been much
impressed by the description of Ulysses
given by Mentor to Telemachus. He
was gentle of speech, benehcent Of
mind. THE most patient of men, =
"He is the friend of truth. He says
nothing that is false, but when it i
necessary he comedies what is true. His
wisdom is seal upon his lips. which i.
never broken save for an important pur-
pose. "-Hamlin Garland in Mcclure $.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17

Lord Randolph Churchill never knew
anything even of simple arithmetic,
which is possibly why he was made
chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Alger-
non West tells how Randolph said to a
clerk who put some figures before him,
81 wish you would put those figures
plainly so that can understand them.
and when the clerk said he had done his
best and reduced them to decimals the
chancellor of the exchequer exclaimed,
"Oh, l never could understand what
those - dots meantln
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
Bank Examiners Report.

The following ia Bank Examiner F. f.
Undertakes statement of the savings
banks of Maine completed from the ex-
animation:
Liabilities: Deposits, So ,476, 895; re
serve fund, S2,03l ,042; special reserve
fund, So, 597; undivided profits, LOB :
$50; other liabilities. $50, 493 and total
liabilities, $60,7l9.S79.
Resources: L. :. and District of Co
lumbia bonds, So, 1852, $50; public funds
of Maine, $685., ops; public funds out of
Maine, Sl4.303 $50; railroad bonds of
Maine, 81 4t9,707; railroad bonds out of
Maine, sll ,230 4Ss; corporation bonds of
Name, So ,2S3,799; corporation bonds out
of Maine, S587 Asa.
There is railroad stock Of Maine
$500 1874; railroad stock out of Maine,
St2l ,073; corporation stock of Maine,
,976; corporation stock out of
Maine, Sll6,97l; national bank stock Of
Maine, $2,4S9.54 national bank stock
out of NJ ,ine, Sls5,ST5; other bank stock
of Maine, SLIP $50.
There were loans on collateral. 81.
605, 695; loans on cor pOrations, $3.50,
5S5; loans on municipalities, S2S3,26l ;
loans on mortgages of real estate, 1868,
ego; real estate, 81 OBJ ,036; furniture and
fixtures, SS8 PCS; premium account,
1863, 456; expense account, Sl4,l53s
other resources, 842, 495; cash, $1,244,-
047, and total resources, $69,7l9,379.
There is an increase In deposits of $l,-
00,752; on reserved fund, SOL, III; on
undivided profits, $l8l ,665; In total lia-
bilities, 81, 1886
There has been an increase In govern
ment bonds held of 81 ,l34, $50 in public
funds of Maine, $40, 490.
There has been decrease in public
funds held out of Maine of 81, 122 1853, In
corporation bonds in Maine of sos, 1893.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17
North Fairfield.

S. {. Goodwin was in Augusta, Tues
day and Wednesday.
School in Covel district began Mon
day morning, Miss Hannah Wentworth,
teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Conforth are
called to Orange, Mass, this week by
the serious Illness of Mr.. Will Conner.
Among those in attendance upon the
Maine State Grange, at Augusta, this
week are, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Holway
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Goodwin.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17

The best salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns, and ali Skin Erup.
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box, For sale by r.
T. Patten.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17


In the January number OF Harper's a
paper entitled "Science at the Beginning
OF the Century by DR.. Henry Smith
Williams, will be an important contribu-
ton to the history OF nineteenth-century
civilization, and will be followed by
other papers showing the progress of
scientific discovery during the last hun
dred years. These papers will be fully
illustrated.
The issue of Harper's Weekly dated
December 10 will be the special Christ
mas Number. 1t will contain strong
aud picturesque story entitled THE
Ghost of Captain Brand" by Howard
Pyle, with two full-page drawings and
five illustrative headbeads by the author.
w. ID. HOwells will contribute a "Life
and Letters article on the subject of
Christmas, for which drawings have
been made by Edward Peufield. John
Kendrick Bangs will write of "The
Ghosts that Have Haunted Me"
The principal feature of Harpers
Bazaar to be published on December 10
will be striking story of Western life,
by Ella W. Peattie, entitled "a Shylock
Of the Sandhils.o There will be a very
amusing comedy for amateurs, by
Caroline Ticknor, entitled lone Disin-
terested Friend Both these stories
will be illustrated. The subject of
Christmas gifts will receive much atten-
ton in the number
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17

New Portland boasts of mighty bear
hunter in the person of Hartley Green,
who is 80 years old, and who has killed
as many bears as he is old He pro-
poses to keep his record good. He can
tell many blood curdling tale Of his en-
counters with bruin.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17

The best thing yet found for cough
Syrup of White Pine and Tar only 25c
n bottle, to be found only at SIMPSONS
corner drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-17

New lot of hot water bottles at Samp-
sons corner drug store.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-05
Around the World In 80 Minutes.


What new monstrosity could be desired
for the year 1900 which would make the
Eiffel Tower and the Ferris wheel seem in
significant? The answer is ready, SO the
French papers tell US, in the idea OF mech
anician, NJ. Borgel- Court, to build gigantic
sphere which shall as exactly as may be
counterfeit the earth.
On its surface all the countries of the
globe, the cities, mountains, seas, and rivers
are to be represented with faithful configu-
ration, while the interior is to be devoted to
representations of the physical characters
tics and civilizations mapped on the surface
natives, trees, animals, minerals, manu-
factured products, buildings, etc. In each
country the travellers eye will meet with
only the objects indigenous to that land.
The journey about the structure is to be
made by means OF elevators and electric
railways The round tour Of the globe is
scheduled to occupy 80 minutes-an ire
sistible figure to compatriot Of Jules Verne.
Starting from Paris, the tourists are conveyed
by train to Geneva, and thence by tunnels to
the different countries of Europe, the East,
America, Australia aud Africa, completing
their globe trot in petto by return to Paris.
which occupies the highest point of the
sphere, aud supports great figure OF the
French Republic.
This portentous reminder of our "geogra-
| phyn D classes is to be nearly 500 feet in di-
ameter, or, roughly, one-eighty -thousandth
| as large as the original and more inc0nyeni-
ent earth The plan is to set the globe on a
Frame which will bring the extreme hight
| to nearly 800 feet-an imposing architect
ural monster it should be.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-05
sHERMAN'S SWEETHEART.

The Alleged Heroine of California Ro-
nance Flatly Denies 1t All.
It is not often that a woman is compelled
TO go through life as the heroine OF a ro-
nance that never existed, but such IS the
fate of a woman in Monterey, Sonora Maria
Isnacia Bonifacio, who for 40 years has been
pointed out to strangers as "ShermaD's
sweetheart"
"Show me Sherman's sweetheart and the
rose tree that they planted" is one OF the
first requests made by strangers visiting MS
toric old Monterey, says the San Francisco
Cal.
Sonora Bonifacio-Senora by courtesy, for
she was never married-lives in a quaint
old adobe on Alvarado street. She IS a
CHEEKY, brown-eyed little woman, and will
tell you that she is IS years old. but you
cannot believe it; there are few gray hairs
and fewer wrinkles, and her laugh IS the
clear, ringing laugh of a girl. 1t does not
seem possible that she is the love-lorn
maiden who was engaged to marry Gen.
Sherman when he was a simple LieuteDant
in Monterey and she but o simple girl III
her teens.
He gave her beautiful golden rose, and
together they planted it, and she was to
watch its unfolding beauties until he re-
turned to claim her as his bride. But, alas
for maiden and alas for rose, he never re-
turned.
How her eyes sparkled as she told her
story, as we'll as the story of the famous
rose tree that Sherman never planted.
Sonora Bonifacio speaks no English, but ber
Interpreter was an old friend, and the little
woman spoke without reserve.
81 never knew Gen. Sherman" she began.
"Never knew him 2" came in chorus from
the friends gathered around her.
81 was little more than a child when
Sherman was in Monterey" she goes on.
The rose tree? My uncle brought nae
the slips from San Jose in 1855. We grated
the slips into the Castillian rose, and my
rose tree has been my only sweetheart.
That is all, and the owner Of the great
tree of golden roses answers the look OF dis
appointment in the faces about her with
momentary peal of laughter.
"And do you not know that Gertrude
AtheriOn has your story In one OF her
books?" she is asked.
Gertrude Atherton?" The little woman
has never heard Of her, and she laughs
heartily over the picture Of La Tulita, .
who one day learns from the washtub gos-
sips tnat Snerman IS marIieO anu LAS Do-
come a great General"
She tells us of visit made to her this
Summer by two strange women who handed
her a blank book, and modestly requested
Sonora Bonifacio to write her life for them,
land put in all about Sherman and the rose
tree" They refused to believe that she
had nothing to tell them, and insisted that
she write it anyway" Finally she told
them she could not write, and, after accepting
the roses she offered them, they departed.
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