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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-12-24

Poisons engendered by food fer
menting in dyspeptic stomach are
the direct cause of rheumatism, gout,
bronchitis, liver and kidney con-.
plants, asthma, pneumonia and many
nervous ailments.
These results are prevented by the
use of the Shaker digestive Cordial, a
remedy discovered and prepared by
the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, N. Y.
1t is IN itself food and has power to
digest other food taken a0iM it, Thus
it rests the diseased stomach and fin
ally masters the worst cases of dys-
pepsia. 1t acts promptly and fresh
strength and increase of weight soon
follows. The first dose, taken i'm
mediately after eating, abates the
pain and distress SO dreaded by dys-
peptics. Trial bottles enough to
prove its merts-Io cents.
Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
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ury in excess Of the reserve amounts
to So for every family in the United
States. This put back into circulation
would tend to quicken business and
ought not to be held out of circulation
permanently"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-12-24

Failures in the United States last
week reached the number Of $50,
against 333 in the same week last
year, and 43 in Canada against 81
last year.
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absorbed, and needless of things 60
ing on around them. Sometimes they
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body, fushes of heat in head, cold feet,
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Young girls are not free from incip,-
ent womb troubles.
Mothers should see to it that Lydia
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-12-24

The January DemOreSfS keeps to
its usual high standard of fiction; Gil
bert Parker contributes an intensely
interesting story, "The Gift of the
Simple King; Margaret Sutton Bris-
coe concludes her sprightly play, GA
Dinner Engagement and in sour
Girls " department is humorous
sketch, "The Curing of the College
Graduate" by ]. Y. Newcomb.
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In effect Nov. l5 1896
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For New York, Philadelphia. Reading Potts
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Daily, except Sunday. Daily. Flag station.
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on
through trains between Sunbury, Williamsport
and Erie, between Sunbury and Philadelphia
and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Samples,

Careful inquiry at the leading dry
goods stores III this city shows that but
few of them give samples indiscrimi
nately nowadays All of them prefer to
send samples by mail. The average Gus
toner who asks for samples is requested
to leave her name and address and the
goods will be forwarded to her This is
especially the case if she wants what is
called line of samples that is,
pattern upon pattern of the same style
and species. Every big shop employs its
fifties of persons whose duty it is to at
tend to nothing save the cutting and
sending of samples. I'VE never spend
less than 81 900 "A year i'll goods to be
cut up for samples, said the mail de-
partment manager of one firm, land
sometimes the sum is much larger 1t
is generally understood among dry goods
houses that all samples sent are to be
returned. OF course dressmakers are al
ways favored with samples, which they
are not requested to return nor pass
along to their next door neighbor. They
are "A privileged because remunerative
class. The new order of things in the
sample line Is due TO the crazy quilt
fad, which cost many merchants lot
of money and no end of annoyance -
New York Letter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Moon Heat.

Many people suppose that moonlight
possesses great potency and has won
derful influence ON or over animate n
inanimate things ON our planet. Sue
persons should remember that moon
light is only reflected sunlight, and that
the quality and quantity of the light
thus reflected is not what Is generally
imagined. In fact, it is a truth which
has often been demonstrated by the
speculative astronomers that 1t would
take 618,00o full moons to afford an
amount of light equal to that emitted
by the sun, and, Furthermore, there is
only sky space for 10, 600 such disks.
Some heat comes from moonlight.
However, it is i'll quantities so small
that it cannot be measured by ordinary
instruments. Flammarlon says that the
amount of heat emitted by IA full moon
while at the zenith cannot be more
than one-eighty thousandth OF the
amount that the sun supplies when
standing on the meridian OF. IA favorable
day in July. Such being the case, it is
really surprising that intelligent people
should consider that the moon has such
a wonderful "infuence" over terrestrial
affairs. st. Louis Republic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
CAST HIS LOT WITH BLACKS.
White Man Who Was brought Up
Among Slaves.

White Man Who Was brought Up
Among Slaves.
Take the case of Rev. W. ]. White.
the editor of Baptist weekly published
at Augusta, Ga. White Is man of in
telligence and integrity. and his &C.
count of his early life has never been
disputed.
Briefly this is the story \ few years
before the war dark faced boy made
his appearance on large Georgia plan.
tation. lie was supposed To be a mul. T.
to, and when the planter died the
youngster was sold with the estate.
After tls war this alleged mulatto
picked up an education and investigated
his ancestry. He Was not much sur
prised TO learn that he did not have
particle of negro blood III his veins. His
mother was an Indian and his father
was a white man
White was not long IN deciding to
FAST his lot with the blacks. He had al.
ways been classed with them. 1t seemed
to be the will of the Almighty that he
should share the burdens of the negro
race, and he made UP his mind TO stick
to his old companions.
He prospered and became leader
among the people He Las the respect
and confidence of both fa6es, but he has
never attempted to rise above what he
believes To he his diyinely ordained
sphere 1t is easy to see Al glance that
this man is not a mLlatto or u quad
room, fer his mixed Indian and eau
easian blocd cannot be mistaken but he
has no desire TO cut laose from the ex-
slaves with whom he has spent the
best years of his life.
Many of the white ministers of his
denomination know tire peculiar facts
of his case, ard they treat him with
great consideration. OVERWHELMINGLY
he leads his life of sell sacrifice. and his
only object seems to be the advancement
of his adopted race lie married Il mu-
latto and submits to all the laws and
social distinctions Which separate the
two races in the south.
Few men similarly situated would
have followed White example As Il
rule, people of Indian and white parent
age claim to be the social equals of the
whites, and if they have Poeahontas
strain in their blood thy ATE proud OF
it. - Chicago Times Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
A LITTLE DUTCH GARDEN.

passed by "a rden, little Dutch garden,
where useful and pretty things grew
Heartsease and tomatoes
And pinlfs and potatoes.
And lilies and onions and rue.
l saw in that garden. that little Dutch garden.
chubby Dutch man with a spade,
And rosy Dutch frau
With shoe like a scow,
And faxen haired little Dutch maia
There grew in that garden. that little Dutch
garden,
Blue flag flowers, lovely and tall
And early blush roses
And little pink posies-
But Gretchen was fairer than all
My hearts in that garden that little Dutch
garden.
IL tumhed right in AS passed,
Mid 'wildering mazos
OF spinach and daisies
And Gretchen is holding 1t fast
Hattie Whitney in Boston Budget
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Beware
Of the Knife.

NJ Lincoln Nelson, of Marshfeld, Mo-,
l .it For six years I have been a
s @ from a scrofulous affection of
SUI sun Glands of my neck, and all efforts
w u ,5bysicians in Washington, D. c.,
SS,nringfeld, ILL.,, and St. Louis failed to
o slEdnce the enlargement. After six
nanths constant treatment here, my
nahysjcisn urged me to submit to re-
vi OF the gland. At this critical mo-
mt mt friend recommended S.S.S.,
n m LAYING aside a deep-rooted preju-
s Saq against all patent medicines, l be-
YIN a.n its use. Before | had used one bot
K. sa the enlargement began to disappear,
.ad now it IS entirely gone, though am
ant through with my second bottle yet.
pp' only used your SIS. long ago,
! Ia would have escaped years of misery
and saved over S15o,"
This experience is like that of all who
.neer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and even
.beir resorts to the knife prove either
srnitless or fatal. SIS. is the only
rsaj blood remedy; it gets at the root of
The disease and forces it out perma-
rautlV
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
COLORADO HOTEL RULES.
The Gentlemen Guests Are Prohibited
From Doing Lots of Things.

The Gentlemen Guests Are Prohibited
From Doing Lots of Things
A gentleman of Carrolton, who has
lately returned from the west, has
brought with him copy of some of the
rules he found posted in hotel dining
room.
The hotel was the Rustlers Rest, at
Little Cayuse Creek. Colo. The rules
for the guidance of guests follow:
AL gents With shooting irons or
other weapons must check them before
entering the dining room. Walters are
too scarce to be killed
Gents are requested not to attract
walters attention by throwing things
at them. This Is 10 deaf mute asylum.
Seven kinds of pie are given with
every dinner.
'Tableeloths are changed every Sun
day.
"Our food is all Of the best quality.
Our milk is pufe, eggs new LAID, and
the huttel sreakY 1or itselt.
"Gaests uppins WATERS must pay
funeral hcn1Hts IN casf one should die
from heaft o3sea>e.
Ne more iE..a SIX Eggs Will be given
each al ii sittinl, Al. guest found try
ing to work oil ia Is on "A neishbor
Will be fired from the table.
Biscuits iound Ilveicd together can
be opened With etisel supplied by Il
waiter The Use If dynamite Is strictly
Forbidden.
Disputes over articles OF food must
be settled outside
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
BIG CALIFORNIA FORTUNES
Half of Those Who Inherited Them Are
PeDnilass

Half OF Those Who Inherited Them Are
Penniless.
California has long had a reputation
as the home of the bonanza king, and a
recently issued document, based on the
records OF the San Francisco probate
court, tells an interesting story of the
contests and entanglements which have
massed about the last testament of many
famous millionaires and the final dispo-
sltlon of the vast sums they left behind
them. The document gives the history
of 63 wills, disposing of $l75, 600, 600.
About 400 heirs divided that vast sum,
and today nearly half of that number
are penniless again, and only few
have succeeded in adding to their in
heritance.
The average number of persons pro-
vided for in each will was ten, though
IN a number of instances, the most not
able of which was the case of Florence
Blythe, the entire estates passed into
the hands of single heirs. The compar-
atlyely small estate of Kate johnson,
which was appraised at $3.50, 600,
reached more heirs than any other, the
number on the list being 20, while the
81, 600, 900 of Thomas Blythe went to
the one child, Florence, after "a celebrat-
ed trial. The estate of Maria Coleman
was valued at 81, 757, 900, and it went
equally to three heirs. Charles Crock
ers S22, 900, 900 reached six persons,
while Mary Ann Crocker's $l1, S83, 657
went share and share alike to four Of
the six who got Charles Crocker' larger
fortune.
Peter Donahue's So, 708, 312 went in
equal parts TO three heirs Mrs. Theresa
Fairs 81, 693, $50 went to three persons
Charles L. Fair. Miss Virginia Fair
and Mrs Herman Oelriehs-while Will
liam 2. Fuller distributed his $1,771, :
262 to seven persons of his name.
Emanuel Goldstein' 81, 000 900 went
to six heirs. George Hearst IS, 1888, 1877
went in equal parts TO his wife and son,
while Walter 5, Hobart's $5,273, 366
went in thirds to his three children
Walter Hobart, Miss Ella Hobart and
Mrs. Winthrop Lester. Mary Hopkins
$40, 694, 1872 went TO two persons. Rob
ert c. Johnson's $3.50, 500 went to II
persons in almost equal portions.
There are few exceptions to the
general course of estates, as in the case
of Lick and Stanford The $4,000, 900
of the Lick estate went chiefly to one
heir and to IA number of trusts of pub
lie nature created before James Lick 4
death. Charles Mclaughlin left his
81, 476, 900 to his widow, while Alexan-
der Montgomery 81, 1866, $40 went to
three heirs. Daniel Z. Murphy's 80, :
Gal, GO went to six heirs. William s.
O'Briens 50, Goo, $50 reached eight per-
sons James Phelan left an even mil
lion, which reached four persons in
shares and number of small bequests
A. j. Pope's $1,000, 600 reached four
heirs, Washington Ryer left 81. 276, 398
to 10 persons. Leland Stanford's ST.
68S,319 went to four persons and the
trust for the university. Denver Field
and Farm.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
LINCOLN COULD GET ANGRY.
As. For Example, When His kilograms
We're Delivered to Stanton.

AS, For Example, When His kilograms
Were Delivered to stanton.
II have reGd several Lincoln ami |
yersary speeches, said Mr. Charles |
Frederick, and have been struck with |
the statement contained III some of |
them to the effect that Mr.. Lincoln sell |
dom got mad, and that when he did get I
mad he did not allow himself To get I
very mad. II these speakers spoke from I
their personal experience, it Is all right. T
but my personal experience with him T
one night satisfied me he could get up a I
terribly good SIZED ca.e Of mad at times T
: Was boy 1T the time and was I
messenger for the old American Tele- /
graph company, which in after years
was absorbed by the present Western
Union telegraph. For several days there
had been number Of kilograms for the t
president from army officers and among
them ! remember two or three from
General Mcclellan. | don remember
now why they did not come over the
military telegraph lines. Well, one
night started oyer tn tie White House
With telegram that knew came from
General Mcclellan. Il was fer the pres
ident
In those DAYS there was always a
guard of soldiers stationed At the two
avenue gates, Is alsa Al tire other gates,
but messenger boys were generally well
known. nd they We're admitted day or
night without Any question: At least to
the front door whtle another soldier
guard WAS also stationed. There was
always an officer About the door, who
receipted for kilograms. This night,
i however, | SAW Mr. Lincoln coming to-
ward the outer gate, and | thought l
would personally hand him the tele-
gram, which | did He smiled pleasant
/ ~ enough as he opened it, but change
suddenly came over him.
- Have you the other telegrams?' he
demanded Of me. | replied that | had
but the one, though | informed him
/ that | knew that there had been one or
i two others that day from General Nc
/ Clellan.
= That is what he says, added the
j president and what annoys me Is that
l have not received them
Then, turning 10 the sentry, he
said: send up to the door for the off
F Itl Ill tlidlBt anu ltlI Illl iildI NHt4
kilograms come here addressed to ma
they should and must be delivered to
me. Tell him also and by this time
the president was very mad. TINT if he
sends any more Of my kilograms over to
! Mr.. Stanton 5 house I'll drive him away
from here Mr. Stanton has enough tel
. egrams of his own and should not have
mine.
Though was but boy said Mr.
1 Frederick, L could see that Mr.. Lin
coin Was mad all the way through, and
that, for the moment at least, he was
displeased with his WA minister. Secre-
tary Stanton, and that he intended ex-
actly what he said. The president, then
directing himself to me, continued:
Boy, tell your folks that l must have
my kilograms, and that if these soldiers
about the door interfere any more IL
drive every one of them away. don t
want them and never did want them
about the place. Washington Star
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Gave Him Away.

Sophy (who had accepted Mr. Charles
Fleetwood the night before Does Mr..
Fleetwood strike you as being sensi-
tive man, Pauline?
Pauline twho doesn't know of the en-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., mol A man who
has been rejected by IA girls within six
months and gets fat on it cannot be
sensitive. Why, Sophie, what's the
matter?-Straud Mo-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Why is this so :?

Is It not a very plain proof
that Welcome must be the very
best soap?
The reason is the money other
soapmakers put into prizes, we
put into
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

Soliman |, sultan of Turkey, was
styled the Magnificent on account of the
splendor of his clothing. On state occa-
sions he is said TO have worn 81, 600, 900
worth of diamonds,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Taken ON N Jump.

He--Don't you think people ara very
silly in the honeymoon?
She-Oh, this Is sudden. but can
tell you better after our honeymoon. -
Detroit Free Press
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Insuperable Difficulty.

What became of your women s de-
batting club
We had to disband. We eouldn't
find girl who would act as chairman
and keep sull while the rest of US talk
ed Philadelphia North American.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

The Arabs, anxious to impose upon
travellers, often sell as genuine mummy
wheat grains taken from their own
hpIda
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Pleasant Place to Live.

A resident of Moscow or St Peters
burg cannot receive the visit of Il friend
who romans many hours without noti-
flying the police.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
A Question
for Housekeepers.

Welcome Soap has 4 larger
sale in New England than any
other laundry soap. notwithstand-
ing the fact that no prizes have
ever been offered with ii.
Any dealer will tel You the
above statement Is correct.