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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Congressman Robert Hill, Chairman of
the House committee on foreign rela-
tons is emphatically in favor OF ac-
knowledging the belligerency of Cuba, in
which majority of people of the United
States undoubtedly agree. He says 4:
"Our duty to the Cuban people ia prac-
teal and pressing question. Orr gov
ernment should act at once, recognizing
the belligerency of the people carrying
on so extensive war. They have
fought great armies for year and half
with success. The Cubans are truly bel
ligerents. Such action on the part of
our country would be of great advantage
to them. The recognition of belligerant
rights Is due under the principle and
practices of general international law
and the practice of the United States
government. We refuse to see that they
are belligerent enough to defy and de-
feat $50, 900 Spanish troops. This is not
question of sympathy but of a plain
pressing duty"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
FIRST MAN TO TAKE ETHER.
It Was Administered 10 linn by DR.. Nor
Ton In 1916.

1t Was Administered 20 Him by Dr. Nor
Ton Ia 1916.
Some interesting f4Hts regarding the
first p4urat under eiLsf arr told by De.
Samuel y. Cltea in his Gruton Histor-
zeal Series
Tho subject was Ebenezer Hopkins
Frost, native of (iroton. now dead,
who is well remembered by many per-
sons in Boston. lie Was a son of Solo
mon and Dorcas fHopkins) Frost and
was born on Dee. :, 1921 He became
noted rs singer and teacher of vocal
music, and was a member of the Han
del and Haydn society Of Boston.
DIR. Morton first tried on himself the
experiment of lnhaling ether, and in
describing the effectit produced he said ::
Delighted with the success of this
experiment, | Immediately announced
the result to the persons employed i'll
my establishment, and waited impa-
tiently for some one upon whom | could
make a fuller trial Toward evening a
man residing in Boston came in suffer
ing great pain and wishing to have
tooth extracted. He was afraid of the
operation, and asked if he could be mes
merized. | told him | had something
better, and saturating my handkerchief
gave it to him to inhale 1t was dark
and DIR. Hayden held the lamp while
extracted firmly rooted bicuspid tooth.
There was not much alteration in
the pulse and no relaxation of the mus
Giles. He recovered III "a minnie, and
knew nothing of what had been done to
him. He remained for some time talk
ing about the experiment This was on
the Both of September, 1916. | consid-
cred it to be the first demonstration of
this new fact in science. | have heard
of no one who can prove an earlier dem
onstration If any one can do so, yield
to him the point of priority of time
Immediately after the operation Frost
gave certificate corroborating the state
ments and signed himself as then living
at AZ Prince street, Boston. kearly 20
years afterward he died at Fitchburg
on Sept. 7, 1865.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
General.

Hon. Thomas b. Reed has arrived
home from his Pacific coast trip. BY
Mr.. Reeds desire no demonstration was
made though some of his friends wished
to give him reception. He will re.
main in Portland for few days before
leaving for Washington.
Pensions have been granted these resi-
dents Of Maine: Increase, Solomon
Kelleher, Ellsworth; Frederick NJ. Whit
tier, Bangor; additional, Jacob Paul,
Togus; Sewall w. w. Pratt, Grafton
original, widows, Emma A. Moves, de
ceased, Ellsworth; Jane E. Woodcock,
Cushing.
The Clinton tannery, after having
been closed for over six months, started
up again, Monday morning, with Il full
complement of help. The tannery is the
chief industry in town since the big fire
which swept away the mills in the upper
part of the village, and the closing OF
the tannery has been serious drawback
to the town. The plant has bright
prospects for the future since election.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Boston Traveller: Captain-General
Weyler has returned to Havana, but,
it Is needless 10 SAY, without the pride.
pomp and circumstance which character
lied his departure therefrom. As was
10 he expected, his return from an ex-
petition which he promised should re-
suit in the crushing Of the insurrection.
without the accomplishment # any
thing. h3, created much comment.
General Nryler i more thau usually
tacitnrn, and Nil give no reason for his
abrupt departure from the >eene If
promised activity. His military associ-
ete~ are similarly reserved. Bar II Is
cieaf 90 lie World ;ht Weyler, return
is ID confession II weakness. lis plan
uf eaapign came ~ Gtlef almost a.
Soll is i, Wa~ formulated.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Bo South Dakota and Wyoming
have finally landed in the Bryan column
and Kentucky with the exception Of
one elector) and No, Dakota in the Mckin
ley column, so that now il is officially
ascertaned that Mckinley has 81.
el,c oral vot IS and Bryan l75. Mckin
lev's popular plurality is over ont
million votes, the largest given any
President.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
Anson Quarterly Meeting

The next session Of the Arson
Quarterly meeting, OF Free Baptist
churches. viii be holden at Madison
Bridge, Dec. md and ID, commencing
Wednesday at 10 O o'clock, A. NJ, All are
cordially invited.
L. HUrcHS>, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

"Saw you coming ont Of the barber 4
this morning, said the sooiable board
er.
II went in on business connected
with purely personal ends, replied As
bury Peppers with much dignity.
"Oh, beg pardon, r
"That is to say, got my hair cut
and my shoes shined "-Oincinnati En-
quirer
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
Tho passinn Flower.

The passion flower is intimately as
ISOLATED in popular legends with the
crucifxion. Itsthfec petals are supposed
to typify the Father, son and Holy
Spirit, while in it, other parts the i'm
aginative eye finds the cross, the nails
the spear, the crown Of tAorns, the halo
and various other emblcmatia objects.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Secretary Carlisle pronounces the
statement that if he desired he could
retain his position as secretary of the
treasury under Mckinley, too silly for
thought or answer from him. He
said, 81 am as good Democrat as
ever was, always expect to be. have
no aspirations whatever for any public
position. There is no man ia the coun-
try who will welcome the advent of the
fourth of next March more gladly than
mVselfn
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Portland Press. W oftea hear the
expression "from Maine 20 Texas" but ii
i not often that we see freight sent to
this state for shipment to Europe by
the English steamers from the Lone
star State. This has lust been done
though and the freight sent here
was two carloads of cotton from Texas
consigned by parties in that state to
Liverpool brokers. Why this freight
was NOT shipped directly to Liverpool
from Galveston is not known aud prob
ably Texas cotton will not bc shipped
from this port to England again in u
dozen years. In order 10 reach thi, part
the cotton craSsed half the continent
Frogg in the Throat for haa-sacss
sore throat. ete. al Simpsons. .He
corner druggist
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

The people of this country certainly
have cause for thanksgiving and praise.
There have been times when business
affairs have been more satisfactory,
when employment has been more gener
al and lucrative. but health and plenty
prevail throughout our land, peace
abounds and a measure of prosperity
above that of many nations, while Sc
curity to person and property is general
and we have so long enjoyed liberty of
conscience and freedom to worship God
without dictation or hindrance, that we
do not fully appreciate them.
These are blessings that are more
emphatically brought out and their value
more fully realized. when we compare
our condition of freedom guaranteed by
law with that of Armenians in the dark
land of the "Unspeakable Turk where
despotism takes the place of govern
ment, massacre supereeeds legal methods,
and misery and extreme restitution and
suffering abound; or contrast our con
diton with that unfortunate war-strick-
island country where bloodshed, suffer
ing, restitution prevail, and the torch aud
sword devastate the fair land or with
those parts of India, where drought
prevails and famine is imminent.
Thanksgiving Day is or ought to be
more than day of festivity and pleas
ure. Its significance is deeper and
broader than eating, drinking and max
ing merry. Deeper even than family
reunions, the gathering of friends
around the old family hearthstone
These pleasures are well and it is prvi-
lege and duty to enjoy them. Families
aud kindred have stroug attachments.
1t is right and proper that love and
friendship should prevail and these
gatherings contribute to this desirable
end. But this day should cause US to
think also of our country, our govern
ment, the welfare OF our countrymcn,
of law and order, morality and Christi
anity, and to contribute our labor and
influence for the supremacy of law and
the good of our fellowmen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

L. 5. Ambassador Bayard is conf lent
tn 1t the possibility of war between Eng
land and our country is remote. He gave
the prizes at the Mechanics Institute at
Burnley, England, recently aud remark
ed that there was no reasonable cause of
difference between Great Britain and the
United States, and dwelt upon the atli 4
ity of the two nations. He believed, he
said, that when he returned to the | nit-
ed States there would not be capful of
wind in the political sky nor the faintest
cloud to disturb the friendly relations of
Americans and Brtons. So mote it be.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Concord y. H., Nov. 2l.=The bonds
men of Albert /. Foster. the detaultins
tax collector of this city. against whom
the city has a claim for 100000. have
made proposition to settle. They have
submitted t. the finance committee of
the city government an Offer 90 % cents
on the dollar Tho committee has as "
taken no action.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
ItchineSS of the Skin and Ec-
Zema.

The only remedy in the world that
will at once stop itchiness Of the skin on
any part of the body that is absolutely
safe and never failing is Doans Oint-
ment. Free samples at Roland T. Pat
tens, Is Water St. Skowhegan. Me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
The A Is G of 1t.

A kidney education starts with
Baekache means kidney ache, lame back
means lame kidneys, weak back means
weak kidneys, cure means Doan's kid
ney pills. Read about the free distribu.
ton in this paper and CAL at Roland T.
Patterns, pharmacist, 4j Water St,
Skowhegan, Me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

w. c. Robinson formerly of North
Arson, Maine, sends the REPORTER a
Toronto paper of October 10Th an edition
devoted to the new mining boom town,
Rossland, in the Dominion of Canada.
Like such towns on this side of the
Canada line, this one is not ayerse to re-
eeiving eastern capital.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr as chairman
of the committee of Ways and Means
of the House at Washington, occupies a
conspicuous place before the pu9lic and,
furthermore, he is mentioned for the
important position of secretary Of the
treasury in Mi. Mckinley's cabinet.
There is probably no man in the United
States better posted in public affairs
than Congressman Dingley, aud his fit
ness for this high Office cannot be q,es-
toned.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Habana, Nov. "a. Captain General
Weyler arrived her last evening from
the province of PIMA III Rio. His re
turn has caused mueh comment, but as
yet it is impossible IL learn the true
reason for has leaving his command and
returning To the capital. The military
authorities vouchsaia no information on
the SuhippI
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Gen. Weyer has returned to Havana
and says he will postpone the annihila-
ton of the Cuban army until Chaistmas.
Meanwhile Gen. Gomez of the Cuban
army, says he has 35, 900 well equipped
men and purposes to proceed with them
to the province of Havana He evident
ly doesnt intend to wait until Christmas
before beginning active operations.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Portland A.e NOV. -. General SeIdeE
Conner ~ this city. at present adiutaHt
general a. Maine. Is candidate Cor re
appointment under MckuIay.s admin
iatratiou to lhe position of United states
pension agent Of the district of Maine.
General Dounor was Instrumental i'm
having thu Maine pension district set off
by itself and as the pension agent of the
new district won great praise for his
efficiency
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
Unexp ected ARRIVAL In Habana
Causes Comment.

No Explanation Tor IL" step Is offered
by Authorities Cipher fablegrain Saws
lie Was Frightened by Price Placed on
Ills Head by Maceo
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26

Try 10c box of Cold in the Head,
and get relief at once, at SIMPSONS, the
corner druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
ROsTON rRODIfCF NAnIlI-.r

Flour Au irregular Gour market 4.
noted Spring wheat, clear S4Hl 2u.
straight 81 05ai 5p. spring pat 81 So,
/ h. winter wheat, clears 81 G4u4 I'D. v.itI-
tar heat. straight s. 6aub g1 patents
n S5a5 %
corn corn is rathereasy Na.a 9.1Ia,.
H. arrive is quoted at Sac. with s.at rafr
nj @la&5c Steamer yellow tIH,k sft
-5t. Steamer mINnI. afD. Itssf g.ru .-..,
sSc. no grade, 25a3oc. a s 10 condition
Cheese heesr is steady. Nffr n "a.
lemaud: TVin. ln"s n Tic z.re. s. non.
mai. at lhls ieafes sag ilaIff.s. fa.=
biug L. more. Liverpool Is quoted n =.
Beef There is a quiet market 4n Da...
with only fair trad". TIN position Is
firm however with quotations The san.
as last noted.
Eggs Eggs seem To be ~teaay at Nh.
decline. Storage l6alSe. Western frr>I
22q24c; eastern fresh. 2502>, uearh..
5On32c.
Hay-Hay Is quiet at SI2aiN as 10 uuaI-
ny. Rye straw is fully sustained at 50
G21 80. cat straw Sl0Hl0 80
Butter-Butter is very steady. With
New York firmer The tone is mentioned
as looking strong.
Pork-The pork and lard markets ar
quiet. at the SLIGHTLY lower prices prtri-
Uusly noted.
Apples Apples are moving alau.
quietly, with quotations unthauerd
Oats-oats are rather easy. though
very little changed in quotations.
The white lily in the south of Europe.
particularly in Italy, is an emblem Of
sweetness. h-ht and life Ia some OF
the country districts of the Italian pc
ninsula lilies are always placed on the
collins of young girls.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
WEyER Is BACK. IN HUB MARKETS.
Cold Weather My Improve
Butter Business.

No Material chang. noted Do ,s.s-+
Receivers of Ises ~hsri oa i#f.-a sap.
plies -fotalus-, Apule, ina tHanH.rf.f.
Plentiful
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the subject.

dav night and yesterday morning for
Canaelaria and san CT stnlal. in order 20
prepare for the arrival at Artrmtsd uf
Captain General Neyler. At O'Clock
in the morning. Artemisa and is vicinity
was in a state OF considerable excite
ment. for it became known thai the emp
tain general was at Maugas. i've milns
distant.
General Arolas accompanied 10y his
staff and an escort of cavalry. started
soon afterwdrd for Mansas. and at ga
news WAS received at Aftemtsa that the
cruiser Le Gazpi had arrived at Mariel
the port at the northern extremity Of thu
military line across tine province Of
Pinar Del Rio, with Instructions 10 he
commander tn place his vessel at he
disposal of the captain general
At O'Clock, General Wayler entered
Artemisa with til columns commanded
by Generals Aguilat aud Afolas ltWas
seen that the captain general Wa> cor
sidefably sunburH.4 Ito Nare 4 field
inform with "A panama hat. and rode "A
black horse He pun up "a ths house o.
preluue citizen. Nhesa alee garden
enabled the span -b commander To To-
ceive there the sim officers aud others
and transmit ot4,rs in various dire
tions Thera he ALSO Transacted cansiloi=
able business Wiz lis shIaf If staff
The captain general $40 received OF
his arrival at Ar Hsa lbs tHa town au-
thoritiea. crowds of srarl. aud bands al
music Trumpet .a#ut#s were sounded
and the bells Wa# runE 600 his honor
After visiting The HbtDy hospitals ana
breaktastug IN aHtaH general started
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-26
Thanksgiving.

sarRRRD AS SECOND CLASS MAIL NATTER.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-04-04
AN EVER YOUTHFUL QUEEN.
Her Majesty of Dsnmnrs l. SIN FRET
~ nj seyenty-eight.

The Queen Of Denmark, after hftN three
wears Of married life. retains an atil'"S'
cirlish Affection for her husband: ihost
most in the presence oi the liuSlt iio%Ss Us
couple declare that II IS chai in'Hs Si7',, S7,,.
10 watch these two. he ali atienlloh anu
rsIlantry. and she accepting his allegiance
with so pretty and queenlS slaet' -"
rFther they discuss affairs oi STATE pay
with their grandchildren, and when etNA-
ing sets In bring out their chess ana 'dius'
and thoroughly ENJOY a game Us = -
frha queen. like her daughters after her'
bas tba gift Of perpetual youth. Al the
are of 7S-for she Is only it~ nohl -
,Guprsr than her husband-you mlsn stl!i
cali her a pretty woman II sIahgi ilut1- @
ers want TO keep young, she VIII sas !,
..thsv must have young people ahout
Them" And acting on this pFlnelple. ths
a,,.en mas always host Of youthful
friends and her Grandchildren, II possible,
s,a,-iDs. in the house. Like the king, shr
II fond Of going about unhindered, ana
when feeling well enough IN heallh she VII
nut IN an appearance az the illlIs !, '"i @
Unattended 10 see how her grandSons are
am nof grandmother, / am aunt 70 al El-
rome. = remarked the queen 70 iLieha AZ
conn And hardly a day passes that hrr
majesty does not write IN rtply 70 some
question put 10 her about the hsalth or
we'll being generally OF some ohe ot ~
wrote 10 ask her good aahlls aS ~ ho@
shs. should treat an attack OF lhiluth@a
from which her little son was SUFFERING
This was the reply: Dear NJ 1 srleEe
~ Lsar that little is suffering from in
fuenza Let me tell you Nhat ! hate
Here i the prescription. Give nun
a tablespoonful before each meal anu zen
TiD, mai his loving grandmother Will give
him a nice present II he gets well at once.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-04-04
spoTs or III ST
Thcy Were Hut Trincs, hut Helped TO
tnrayeI ~ Murder Mystery.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Chicago had a chief OF detectives hfteen
or sixteen years ago who compared In
many respects with the best European
talent. IL did some work which Tor neat
ness and adroit application was equal To
anything that Gaboriau invented. have
iu mind nov murder cas-" IN whlch ~
figured. some unknown person had shot
4 farmer living "a few miles out OF CHI
peued In the dead OF night and the victim
was dccoyed out OF the house TO meet
The farmers wife was suspected 81 he-
Ing trin- too fond OF dull-wittcd farm
hand who had been discharged hN IN"
dead man. ana was then working In chi.
caEo. This fellow was promptly placed
under arrest \ pawn ticket for re-
vclver was found in his pocket, IL was a
Wa. attached To the fact that the man
should have owned 10 and paWnei II At
that particular time. lie gave a reason
able account Of his movements on the
night OF tho crime. and the murdered
mans wife was urm IN her protrstations
that she had not seen him for weeks
During the inquest, however, the detect
ives observed that the bullet which came
out of the dead mans heart Was marked
in a peculiar way, II had scratches on
one side though ther" we're defects
In the pistol from which II was hred. tA-
animation OF the revolver FOUND IN the
rswnshop showed Two spols OF Iust IN
teotives nred the weapon three times INTO
a barrel Of water and the balls were
marked exactly Ike the bullet that killed
the farmer A number or oihtr plstol7
OF the same make ana callher were on
tanned and subjected 10 the sam" ifSlHs
hut none of the other bullets We're mhrksl
i'm the same manner as those from the
farm hands pistol II appeared, there
fore that the latter weapon hdl h"th
used in killing the man, hut; 'Ei Whiie IN, me
aeirg fact was loudly eNtolled shrewd
LAWYERS got hold of the case Tor the de-
fcnse ana succeeded IN getting the man
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-04-04

eject Every time a cup was offered "a
me l took IL and drank st. IL Is the custom
70 exchange Cuis. YOU know. You rims
your cup and oilcr II TO whomsCcVer YOU
wish You must offer 10 once at least tc
every one present. and YOU always receive
a cup In exchange There were twenty
nine of us at the funeral. ! had two drinks
with each one Of them,
Il told my host that when my time
came he must see that | was properly Cre-
mated He replied that st would be toe
bettar come and cook me- he said. Finally
vo decided that whichever went over hrS'
tho other should burn him and that the
town should have enough sake 20 swim iu.
We agreed. however. no; to die before We
were SS.
lust see how beautifully my father
burns my landlord said. That IL because
he Is the lucky age
Wait tiil you see me burn l replied.
YOU will be amazed. l intend 10 SO OF
like a keg % powder
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-04-04
THE nuRNING TREE.
IL Is Found in India, and Its Touch L.
Much Dreaded by the Natives.

From the Detroit Free Press
There mas lately been added TO the col
lection OF plants at the botanic gardens at
Madras India, a specimen OF a strange
tree, writes an East Indian correspondent
10 London 1t Is IN size scarcely more than
a bush but other individuals OF its spe-
cies are known 70 have attained. IN their
habitat. In the Himalayas, Burmah and the
Malacca peninsula the dimensions Of a
large tree from nIty 10 seventy five feet
IN height. The Madras specimen Is sur
rounded BY a strong railing. which bears
the sign: Dangerous. all persons are for
bidden 10 touch the leaves or branches Of
this tree"
il Is. therefore, a forbidden tree In the
midst Of the garden, but no one IS tempted
To touch IL, for II Is known TO be burn
ing tree" This name Is a missioner, for
the tree stings rather than burns. Beneath
the leaves there are Etlngs eomparab 10
those of nettles, which, when touched.
pierce the skin and secrete fuid which
certainly has burning effect.
The sting leaves no outward slgn- but