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l am human, one cannot help wondering"
1t was an involved sentence, and l made no
attempt to answer it.
1t was quite two years after this that
young Lady Peach had dangerous illness,
which went very near to costing her her
life. In all my experience l have never
seen anything to equal the distress and
anxiety of Sir Thomas during this time. He
was like man besle himself. l saw him
one day at the door when ] had called to
inquire for the invalid. Come IN. Mr.
Dallas he said. Il came down with the
doctor-we're going to have another man
down from London In not satisfied with
the last one we hal. Yes there's a shred
more OF hope than there was. Mr.. Dallas.
If l lose my wife, it VIII kill me- he ended,
suddenly.
"Oh. but hope it is 10. so bad as that, :"
l put in. hastily, though | had hard work
to choke down the lump in my throat.
which rose at the very thought of that poor
young creatures battle will: the King of
Terrors
Il don't know: but come in. do. 7 wont
you to do something for me- he said. See
here. she likes you best of EN- all-alI the
her?"
'Of course / willv'
Its diphtherd-of the worst kind" he
said. almost threataningly. Are you nerv-
ous?"
did not reply: I only looked at him. and
ne realized that We black-coats are not
turned and led the way upstairs, and fol-
lowed him.
AS matter of strict etiquette, I ought.
OF course, to have had permission from the
rector of the parish: as it was / felt that
to tell him afterward would under the cir
cumstances be sufficient
saw at a glance that Sir Thomas fears
We're well founded. Lady Peach was evt-
IDENTIFY desperately i'll. She did not know
me. but lay rambling feebly, her poor hands
stretched out helpessly over the sheet
which was spread over the bed. She was
quite quiet while 1 performed my office
talk again. ~
Yes, he was so good about it-some men
YOU'D nave killed me-a star like that-and
hadn't had it-I hadn't had it a day-a
year. ear. Week-how long was 1t. nurse?"
Two weeks. my dear" replied the nurse.
50 you told me yesterday"
All, yes-and you took it, you took It.
He never said word-he is so goodI told
MIN you said" And then Sir Thomas,
his face working and his eyes blinded with
tears, drew me away out of the room.
Come in here" he said, as we reached
the door Of his own little room. "You
heard what she said; always on about that
star, curse 1t. Oh, 1 beg your pardon,
shouldn't have said that! But 1 feel saw
age with the thing. for it has worried her.
and it's there on her poor mind yet, taking
away what little chance she has"
IF that did not worry her something
else would" said, by way of consolation
He seemed to catch at the idea. You
think so; you really do? 1 wish I could.
You see. know how she has troubled over
it-far more than the thing was worth"
In moment the vague hints that 1 had
heard conc erning the loss or disappearance
of young Lady Peach's diamond star all
came back to me. Let me see." said,
Lady Peach lost star, or it was stolen.
or something of that kind. Has that been
troubling her?"
Trouble her! Yes, Mr.. Dallas, far more
than ever the thing was WORTH" Sir
Thomas rejoined. Look here" he con
tinued, as If moved by some special i'm
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1T WAS MEATED UNTO HIM.

The kafser's Reward for the INTEL
liEence of Private Soldier.
From the New York Herald
The German kaiser gazed along the ser.
ried ranks of blue-coated infantry and the
white-helmeted Uhlans. He dashed along
the lines Of the Pumpernickel Guards and
commanded Fritz. a large, intelligent SOL
dier to stand forth.
Son." cried the war lord. do you know
whom meant when 1 spoke of the foreign
fce?"
THE American hog" replied the soldier
respectfully saluting.
'Dost know also. son." continued he of
Hchenzollern. what your emperor meant
in his speech of enemies at home?''
The Frankf4rter sausages." replied the
soldier. deferentially touching the visor OF
his cap.
with what measure We meat" said the
emperor. ut. shall be meated unto Won
again. I hereby appoint you an Inspector
Of American pork"
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Color Blindness.

Frcm the Cincinnati Enquirer.
docs man fail to see any colorz at al,
when he Is color blind?' asked Mr. Drink-
horn. "or does he see them wrongr'
HE sees them wrong, as you call it" az
planned the physician. Now, your nose. in
stead Of appearing in its natural color
would look to color blind person to be
green" = T.
Green? Any particular shade?' asked
Mr.. Drinkhorn. with the intention of being
facetious.
Eyes. Bottle green
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as chooses to hush a matter of that kind
up 1t Is no business of any one ese's. Don't
mix yourself up in tits no business OF
ours
Tut people are all talking like any
thing she rejoined. eagerly; then, seeing
that l was about to speak, she broke In
eagerly: oh, joe, you dear. honest old
straight-lace. don't try to stop me. OR
shall surely die of 1t. 1 must talk about It
so safe as YOU. There, now you're laugh
ing. and look like yourself, which, let me
tell you. sir, you never do when you put on
the sanctimonious air."
She sat down on the arm OF my chair
her faVorite seat-and tw;ned her arm
about my neck. joe" she said, in her
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Investigation Of Corporation by a
Department Of Labor Official.
NOT GAINED GROUND In This COUNTRY
Dividends Paid by Cooperative
Stores in the United States.
STEM OF DISCOUNTS
?" HE DEPARTMENT

VI idDol has DeCIl
making an investiga-
ton of cooperation
through Prof. Ed
ward w. BemiS and
has come to the con-
clusion that cooper
alton has not gained
any great ground in
the United States.
This Is remarkable in
the face of the fact
that in June there
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Labor OInnia Vincit.
From the Detroit News-Tribune.
See the man.

Is the man a H1sy man?
The man Is not a busy man.
But does not the man work harder al
home than at the office?
The man Individually works harder al
home than at the office.
Why does the man work harder at home
than at the office?
The man works harder at home than at
the office because his typewriter knows bet
ter than his wife how to work him.
Yes.
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cooperative concerns, there are companies
and building and loan associations which
are purely cooperative and very success
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Is REFORM A FAILURE.

The Woman Whose Mission was to
REFORM Her Husband Almost Thinks
So.
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HOW PEOPLE REST.
Some Races Sit and Lie Down. While 9th
ers Crouch and Kneei.

There is wide difference in the modes
followed by the various races of the
world i'll taking their rest. 1t seems to
the American that by far the most sat
iSfactory way to do it is either TO sit or
lie down, but there are millions of hui
man beings that rest quite as well i'll
quite IL different way.
The most barbarous races crouch and
kncel when resting and do II so cont
fortably that they sleep i'll those pcs
lures as easily as an American does i'll
bed. The lower classes among the Hin
docs and some of the South American
races sleep thus, the men usually crouch
ing aud the women kneciing.
In the next higher grades Of civiliza-
ton those positions give way to sitting
with crossed legs This is the sitting
posture of the Mussulman and the Pa
ciic island races, as is we'll known. In
some Persian houses however, it is not
unusual To see the inhabitants and
guests rangt Il about room knerling
against lie Wall
ALc.!l,r sttp upward ON the ladder of
civilization brings Us to chairs Of vari-
ous forms. \ primitive chair consisting
e ~;mple @oedcu support IA lev iGch-
IS high J. found in some pats Of
Africa ILan oomcs The sahe support
:. in round Ciee>piecc, which Is seen in
Guinea, aud lnrn Il fiat eros spiece with
two legs, which is used III the upper
Nile count1F. Finally comes the three
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-17

A process has been brought forward
i'll Sweden, by Ohm and Loftrand, for
extracting gold or bismuth from ores by
means of melted lead. The process can
be applied to mineral mixtures contain.
ing, for example, iron ores, limestone,
bismuth, native gold, quartz, or sill
Gates, and even when the mixtures are
so poor i'll gold and bismuth that it
would otherwise be Improbable to work
them. The method now brought forward
consists III placing the ores i'll IA bath of
melted lead, keeping it as free as posi-
Bile from any contact with the air To
gold ores which contain little or no bis
muth enough of the latter substance is
added to reduce the melting point of the
alloy rs far as possible, in this way pre-
venting oxidation of the alloy and loss
of metal which would otherwise result.
The bath made use of for this purpose
is filtered through cylinder, the bot.
tom of which consists of perforated
sheet of metal covered with layer Of
asbcstus pieces Of iron wire and coal
dust
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Queer Salt.

In Lapland they have no salt, and the
bark of the fir tree is used as a substi-
tute. The Lapps peel the bark from the
trunk of the tree, carefully remove the
epidermis, and then divide the inner
bark into quite a number of very thin
layers.
During the brief but extremely hot
Lapland summer the layers are exposed
to the sun until thoroughly dried; then
they are torn into narrow strips and
placed i'll boxes made of fresh bark
taken from other trees Deep holes are
then dug in the sand, and the bark
boxes are buried i'll them, where they
are allowed to remain for about three
days.
The second day fires are made over
places where the boxes are buried and
kept burning briskly for several hours.
The heat penetrates deep into the sand
turns the fir bark deep red color and
gives to it a pleasing taste and odor.
Finally the boxes are unearthed, the fir
strips are pounded or ground into a
coarse powder, and the Lapps use it
just as we do salt, only much more spar
ingly, because il Is SO troublesome to
prepare. Philadelphia Times.
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GRANT RAlDEO THE PARTY.
HOW the General Once Broke Up an In
teresting Poker Game.

heTfsilnR foktf GAme.
J, +. B. Lilliard tolls the following
poker story. says the san Francisco
Wave:
General Grant once interfered in a
most unwarranted and arbitrary man
ner with poker game that was paying
me big profit, said Andrew Danner.
1t was shortly after the battle of Shiloh,
and we Confeds Were feeling pretty bad
ly down III the mouth. | WIS on the ad-
vanccd picket line one bright moonlight
night and the Ianks had Il post only u
few hundred yards away. We shot at
each other until we got tired of the
sport, then we snapped newspapers,
coffee and tobacco. A dare devil young
Yankee corporal walked right into our
post, sat down on log rs uneoncerned
as you please and asked us if we knew
how to play draw poker. Did we? We
rather thought we did. Had we any
greenbacks: A few. Then he pulled out
deck of cards, and we sat down to play
Pretty soon another Yank came over
then another, until there were SIX of
them, and we all joined in and played
a wide open game, forgetting that the
cruel war was not over.
Luck came my way, and | soon had
everybody but the Yankee corporal
broke. The rest We're squatted round,
blue and gray, watching the game, when
there came that ugly 'c-l-l-iek ick' so
familiar To the soldiers ear. We looked
mp, and there stood Yankee sergeant
with four men. their musl1eis cooked
Members of the Forty ninth. consider
yourselves under arrest, sad the ser
geant oh. come now, sergeant, the
corporal began, when horseman reincd
up behind the guard, and he concluded
General Grant, by hokeye The blue
coats got up looking like IL lot of whip
ped schoolb1vs and saluted their com
mandcr, who eyed them as sternly as a
sphinx. They flied i'll front of the guard
and started for camp. When their backs
Were turned on him, Grant removed
the cigar from his mouth, and with a
cynical smile, asked the Confederate
nearest him, Who's ahead:' oh, we
are, replied the defender of the stars
and bars. Those chumps you We
brought down here cant play poker IA
little bit But they can fight, general,
| remarked, Have to sometimes said
Grant dryly and rode away
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EUGENE FIELDS HOME.
his Many Queer Clocks and His Library
of Rare Books.

one should not always Judge a man
by his house, but III the case of Eugene
Field it seemed as If his house were a
part OF him, 1t is an old fashioned two
story farmhouse with wide porch. to
which has been added large circular
wing with an outside chimney such as
the southerners love. As you enter the
ball you notice IN elaboratelv orna-
mented old English tall clock of the
KIND usually known III this country as
grandfather's clock. " 1t is one of
three such clocks in the house; IA second
stands on a stair landing, after the
manner of Longfellow 5 cold Clock On
the Stair, and third was in Eugene
Field 5 sleeping room. The last one has
gong in it like Il country dinner bell
and clangs the hour with a loud metallic
ying.
In the same room he had a freak
block made entirely of wood, that ticks
like hammer striking hard wood. In
the library there is quaint, little one
made with seesaw-a wee boy and
girl sitting upon log to regulate the
pendulum, This is very well behaved
little piece of mechanism, as it makes
no noise and is really pretty. Contrasted
with 1t, standing near Fields writing
table, Is plain New England kitchen
clock such as our grandmothers used in
their light, airy kitchens. 1t is me-
dunn sized affair of mahogany with a
glass door, on the lower half of which
are painted impossible red roses and
forgetmenots Ii is good old domestic
clock. and went ON faithfully ticking
away when the others We're cranky and
would not keep the time regularly.
As you enter the house the library is
on the left hand. All around the walls
of the room are bookcases. Suppose we
look at the case beyond the window,
which might be called the fairy corner.
Here are gathered books of fairy lore
from all parts of the world, for there
WAS hardly an old bookstore in London,
Paris or Berlin which Mr. Field did not
know well. In this wonderful fairy cor
ner are Cossack fairy tales, eastern fairy
tales, legends of the French provinces,
legends of Ireland, Norway, Germany,
Spain, New England and all the modern
English fairy stories. Mary J. Reid
and Henrietta Dexter Field i'll St Mich
oias
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Former Knlghts of the Road.

The dissolution Of the monasterles had
greatly increased Vagrancy III the six
teenth century. Rich abbeys, like that
of Reading, employed large numbers of
workmcn and servants, who when their
masters had fallen into evil case We're
thrown upon a hcartlCss world and took
to robbery tor livelihood. The hospitia
of the monasteries III the good old days
always provide food and "a bed for
weary travellers, of whatever rank they
We're, and needy wanderers sorely felt
the loss of their kind hosts. The rich
courticrs grabbed the church lands and
wealth, and the poor folk followed their
example by grabbing whatever they
could lay their hands on. Consequently
there Wcro IN these parts "a great stoare
of stout vagabonds and mayst rless men
Cable enough for labour), which do great
hurt in the county by their idle and
naughtic life = The unfortunate persons
who were robbed could claim compen-
sation from the inhabitants on the hun
dred III which the robbery took place
This old law was as ancient us the time
of our great Berkshire king, Alfred for
who is ignorant of the fact that when
gold bracelets We're hung up by the
roadside on account of the enforcement
of this law and the fear of the vengeance
of the hundred no one dared to remove
them?
But when these highway robberies on
Maidcnhcad thicket We're so frequent,
the burden of making compensation fell
somewhat heavily on the inhabitants OF
the hundred of Beihurst. In one year
they paid as much as E255 for robberies
committed on unfortunate waytarers
Therefore u special act Of parliament
was passed in l591 in order to relieve
the inhabitants from their burdens. -
Gentleman Magazine.
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GAUGE of Nose Bleed.

In weak persons bleeding at the nose
is frequently hurtiul aud should be
stopped without delay, as continued
helnorrhage may prove fatal if neglected
Those who suffer from poorness of
blood, or anamia, and are sometimes
seized with violent nose bleeding,
thould avoid, as far as possible, any
'hing which may tend to bring it on
Gentle exercise only should be taken, as
violent bodily movements may provoke
A repetition Of the hemorrhaee. Even
running down stairs hastily should be
avoided.
Bleeding at the nose is usually sign
that something Is wrong with the sys-
TEN. The cause should, if possible be
discovered and steps taken to remove it
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THE INCANDESCENT LIGHT.
Some of the Curious and Commonplace
Uses to Which 1t Is Put.


Uses to Which 1t Is Put.
Incandcscent electsic lights are used
to illuminate the eyes of mounted ami
mals-bearS. tigers and ionS-shown by
fulriers. Here obviously light with a
flame would not do, while the incandes-
cent light answers the purpose we'll and
conveniently. The wire Is run from the
head down through the animals body
and out through one of its feet to con
nection with the service wire of the
store.
Incandescent lights are used in refrig-
orators, such as the iceboXcs of the
Wholesale dealer in cut flowers and the
butcher. Their use in sidewalk show,
cases is familiar; i'll dressing show Win
dows the flexible connection admits of
placing the light where it is wanted
with each new trimming of the window.
They are used i'll electric signs, some
of which are permanent, while others
are formed of letters that are movable,
like types, so that the sign can be read
lily changed as often rs may be desirsl
Electric numbers are made i'll the same
way.
One may see II painter at work at
night in store, paint brush i'll one
hand and electric light-with the wire
trailing away back of HMM the
other to enable him to see the better i'll
some nook or Granny that he is painting.
The incandescent lamp is used to
light sidewalk awnings. The lamps are
strung along u wire hung under the
ridge pole inside the awning The wire
and lamps are simply taken in when the
awning is. Movable billboards are IL
Illuminated in the same manner. New
York Sim
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THE IDEAL.
We are unsatisfied and know not why.
We seek for the ideal of our dreams

We are unsatisfed and know not why.
We seek for the ideal Of our dreams
And strive to reach it guided by the beams
OF truth and faith. Setting our standard high,
We struggle ON, but when the prize Is nigh
We find that it eludes us, and it seems
To beckon onward, mockinY with its CLEANS
Like some bright mirage In thu eastern sky.
With eyes blind to the glory here below;
Our thoughts forever turned away from
EARTH
We see no beauty around us and the worth
Hidden in humble things we nevsr know.
We grope and pass unheeding on the way
The good that we seeking day by day
-Donahoe' Magazine
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MIMI. I,nnish Snakes.

Water moccasins were formerly nu-
merous III tine region close to Taylor,
La In recent years they have become
scarce, while miuks have increasea III
numbers Old hunters there say that the
mink is the deadly enemy of the snake,
and that in hghl the quadruped al
ways comes oil victorious.
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The song of the locust is louder when
times. In the rural districts this sign is
regarded as exceedingly favorable for
y change of weather for the worse.
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The average number of working days
in year in various countries is as fol-
lows: In Russia, 267; in Britain, 27S;
in Spain, 900; in Austria. 295; III
Italy, 29S; in Bavaria and Belgium,
800; in Saxony and France, 800; in
Denmark. Norway and Switzerland.
303 in Prussia, 305; in Holland and
North America, 308. and in Hungary,
Bl2
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The fall Of dead branches from tree
is an excellent sign of an approaching
storm. The dead wood, much decayed,
absorbs moisture and loses its tenacity,
thus causing the branch to fall.
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school Committee Women.

The Kcnnehec journal of Augusta,
Me-, testifics To the efficiency of school
committee Women "a follows. 1T is
sald that there are over so women serv-
ing ON the school boards, but we have
yet to hear that ane of them is remiss
III her official duties "
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salt as "a Medicine.

Salt is good to check bleeding of the
lungs and AS "A neryine and tonic for
weak, thin blooded invalids. Combined
with hot water, it is useful for certain
forms of dyspepsia, liver complaint, etc.
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Eczema
All Her Life.

Mr.. f. D. jenkins, of Lithonia, Ca.
avs that his daughter, Ida, inherited a
ssy4re case of Eczema, which the usual
=, and potash remedies failed to
pai;eve. Year by year she was treated
18th various medicine, external appli-
oot;ons and internal remedies, without
rssnt. Her sufferings were intense,
ani her condition grew steadily worse.
All the so-called blood remedies did not
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Cottage House Of seven
rooms at East Madison, to.
gether with stable and car.
riage house and two acres OF
land. Would exchange tor
property in Skowhegan vii
lage. Also a desirable farm
with good buildings. This
place is situated in a good
neighborhoOd with good
schools and has nice water il
house and barn. Apply to
MCCLELLAN & SAVAGE.
Milburn Block,
Skowhegan, Maine
tao
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A Plea For the Old Box Hedge.

And may not enter here plea for
the preservation of the box cdgings of
our old garden borders? | know they
are almost ohsolete-have been winter
killed and sunburnt-and are oven in
sorry disrepute as harborers of unpleas-
ant and unwelcome garden visitors.
For its beauty in winter alone the box
should still find place in our gardens.
1t grows to great size. Alice Morse
Earle in Scribner'
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seem to reach the dis
ease at all until S.
SIS. was given, when
an / Ill pro We III en- t
was at once noticed.
The medicine was
continued with fav-
orable results, and
now she is cured
sound and we'll, her
skin is perfectly
clear and pure and
she has been saved
from what threat
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Spain has 4,l30, 600 women over the
age of is.
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The human soul is like a bird that is
born i'll ca q. Nothing can deprive 1t
mysterious remembrance of its heritage.
-Epes Sargent.
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j. O. Smith e. Co.
SIeighs Painted,

Having completed new, and commodits
storehouse am prepared to take ia seighs
at any time for Painting. and give them free
storage until wanted | guarantee all work
performed by ms to be first class or ne pay.
Skowhegap. Sept. |. 1896
swS6' JOS BURSOR.
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New York has 81 female BARRIERS.
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.ned to blight her life forever.
SIS. guaranteed purely 0egetabie)
cures Eczema, Scrofula, Cancer, Rheu-
matism, or any other blood trouble.
1t is a real blood remedy and always
cures even after all else fails.
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A Question
for Housekeepers.

Welcome Soap" has a larger
sale in New England than any
other laundry soap, notwithstand-
ing the fact that no prizes have
ever been offered with it.
Any dealer will tell you the
above statement is correct.