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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-09

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Elm Wtel ar 9ertreibnng biefes eben 10 gedbrli1en
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-09

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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-09

y Wpran ertennt man einen tii9ti=
gen pieroetne6t 4? Gin otter Bauer
iaste einmal nod LANCER @rfabrlng :
9Denn elm &neht Iaat unierem Serrn
feline pfe1be", bann tau9t er nihts,
man 9ebe ibm ieinen 2obn - unb jage
i'm fort. gDenn elm &neht iagt !:
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balten. Nenn aber Elm Gne6t iagt :
vWeine pferoe", oann 1T er out uno
niht nit @elo gu beaablen.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1896-09-09
YuGIenS Nrntfa SaIbe.

9ie bette Salbe in Der Welt fir
S1nittwunoen, @ei6piire, Sal3fluB,
Giebermunoen, 9lusidlag aufseiprun-
gene Sdnbe, Srpitbeulen, 9iibnerausen
uno aQe 6autausl6ldge, iopie iie be-
itimmt 6dmorrboiben beilt. sic miro
garantirt, bic bette 3ufrieoenGeit 5u GEE
ben ooer bas @elo miro suriifgegeben.
Yreis Is Gents per Sda9tel bel s. s.
Wiiller q Sobn.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
AN INDIGNANT ElSH.
One Burgall Deprived of Its Prey by the
Reckless Interference of Another.

One Bnrgall Deprived of Its Prey by the
Reckless Interference of Another.
While the burgall, known also as the
Gunner, is not altogether Il bottom feed
ing fish, still it feeds mostly on the bot
tom, taking whatever it can find there,
nipping the head off clam when it
gets a chance and not neglecting the
worms of many kinds which find Il
homo there.
There were two bJrgalls IN tank at
the aquarium. One day u noreis showed
its head above the sand and gravel oh
the bottom Of the tank alongside "a little
pebble. The nerris is marine Worm
that lives at the bottom. This particu-
lar nereis might have been three inches
in length ly an eighth of an inch in d.
ameter. Ono Of the burgalls saw 1t as
soon as it lifted its head above the bot
tom, and he began to make for it al
once, hut not precipitately. In fact ho
did not seem IL notice the nereis at all.
He Just loafcd about in the water, and
it just happened apparently that his
general movement carried him in that
direction.
The nereis was probably looking for
food. Gradually it raised its head until
itWas half an inch above the sand. The
burealI, which had started foot or
more away, Vas then within six inches
Of it, Then the other burgall saw the
nercis, and this burgall made Il rush for
it. There was nothing for the first one
to do now but to make a rush for it too.
The two burgalls met head on with
their noses right over the pebble along
side which the nereis had raised its
head, bnt the nereis had disappeared.
The force Of the collision threw tho
first burgall off his balance. For a mo-
ment he lay in the water at an angle Of
ID degrees, but he righted himself
quickly and instantly started for bur
gall No ?, and chased him round and
round the tank and finally up into u
corner, where he held him for minute,
and then hc swan solemnly away, in
dignant no doubt that the reckless i'll
reference Of the other had cost him the
prey he had so carefully planned to
take New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
THE TEACHER TAUGHT.
Why Sir Edwin Arnold Ceased to Use the
Rod ON His Pupils.

Why Sir Edwin Arnold Ceased to Use the
Rod ON His Pupils.
Sir Edwin Arnold, i'll his autobiog-
raphy, tells the unique story of how, rs
master of the Birmingham Grammar
school, he was caned by one Of the boys.
The class was engaged on Cicero.
Some disorder occurred near the master
chair, and Selling the cane he gave a
nasty cut upon the too tempting back of
one youth who seemed to be the offend
er. " IF you please, sir, " said the boy,
squirming Il did nothing 1t was
Scudamore that kicked me III the stom-
aeh underneath the desk "
The statement was true. Scudamore
had demanded from his neighbor quite
illegitimatoly, the explanation of an OBJ
scure passage, and, not being attended
to, had taken this much too emphatic
means of enforcing attention. Having
called the class up, Arnold said to the
doubly Wrongod boy, who was still rub
bling the place: 1t is Iwho am most to
blame for having dealt You an undo
served blow. Take that cas% and give it
back tome as hard as You got it " No.
SIR, the lad answered; I can't do
that. The whole great schoolroOm was
now listening, masters and all. Arnold
insisted. Jones' you must obey me,
and il yen disebey, l am sorry to say |
shall make You write out that page of
Cicero th1Ce times, staying III TO do it. "
Whether il WAS desperation at this
dreadful alternative or the sparkling
eyes Of Ii, class follows, evidently long
ing u have The good luck themselves #
Ticking IL master that suddenly in
spircd Jones, | know not. What l do
know is that he reached forth his hand.
took the cane and dealt me no sham
stroke, but the seyerest and most telling
cut over my shoulders l had no idea
that the ridiculous instrument could
sting rs it did, like scorpion Rub
bing the place. i'll my own turn, man
aged II thank Jones for his ohlieing
compliance, and then s&l to him:
Break that detestable weapon across
your knee and throw it out Of the VII
dow. Never again will we have any
thing to do with such methods here -
Sir Edwin Arnold adds that corporal
punishment is, i'll his view, Il coWardly
and clumsy eXpcdient and that The
Who cannot teach without the stick had
better get some other business. Lon
don Globe
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Honesty Best, After All.

Two hungry Workmen ON the tramp
lately came to village where lived Il
Catholic priest who was known to keep
a good table
Mate, sand one Of them, "wo shall
get nothing there if he finds out that
we are Protestanis, l shall tell him IN
a Catholic.
do as you please, replied the 9TH
er Il shall tell the truth.
They knocked ut the clergyman S door
and asked for relief,
His reverence asked them among 9th
er things what confession they belonged
to- and they replied as previously agreed.
Then he babe them wait and went back
into the house, returning soon after
ward with a couple of plates, on one Of
which was roast duck and on the other
little boiled rice.
Friend " he said, addressing the sol
disant Catholic, las it is fast day,
have nothing better to give you; hut az
for you, :" he said, turning to the other,
being a hereto, you care nothing for
fast days, and may therefore eat meat. "
New York Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
THE OLDEST LOCK.
Il Formerly Secured One of the Doors of
a Palace OF Nineveh.

II Formerly secured Ono OF the Doors OF
Palace Of Nineveh.
The very Oldest loek in existence is
one which formerly secured one of the
doors of palace of Nincvoh. 1t is a gil
gantic affair." and the key to it, which is
as large rs enc man can conveniently
carry, reminds enc Of the Scriptulal PAS
sage where the prophet makes reference
to such instruments being carried on
the shoulder. Tho exact words in the
passage referred to are, And the key
Of the house Of David l will lay upon
his shoulder. .
This enormous key to the lock from
Nineyeh is nearly 5 y feet i'll length
and Of the thickness Of four inch dram
tile. twas found at the end of "A ruin-
ad chamber, where large wooden door
had probably once stood, the gigantic
brass hinges and heavy bars being still
III fair condition, though somewhat cor
roded. This relic of the olden times has
but few points of resemblance to the
keys of modern manufactures or even to
those e the early part of the Christian
era Tho tubular idea had never been
thought out in those days. but the key
is fcarfully aud wonderfully made, be-
jig equally as intricate piece Ct ma
chinory as Inc lock in which it was
used. A great many Of the bars and
pegs in the lock are believed to have
been made of wood, as their places are
now empty The notches and pegs in
the key, however, show that there were
corresponding pegs and bars i'll the lock
at one time. The great lateral iron bars
at the end OF the key, with their com
plicated series Of notches, crossbars
bumps etc. are proof that the lock was
once similarly provided. This being the
case, it is reasonable to suppose that at
one time the door to that palace could
not have been opened until the key had
been inserted and the impediment to
the drawing back of the bolt removed
by raising up 50 many bars and pins
which hld fallen down into their places
upon ths key having been withdrawn
Similar locks and keys We're in use in
Egypt ., 600 years ago.-St. Louis Re
public.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
MONEY AND MUSIC.
How Some Famous Composers Were Paid
For Their Brilliant Creations.


Handel, had it not been for his ora
torlos and his operate speculations,
would have lived and died as poor as
the proyerbial church mouse Walsh,
his publisher, paid him pitiful prices
for his operas For at least II Of these
works he received no more than % gai,.-
sas each, and the largest sum he was
ever paid was only e105, which he got
for "Alexander's Feast. f." 1t must not
be thought from these small prices that
the composers works did not sell. On
the contrary, they always found u ready
market and proved a great source of
profit to the publisher From tie pro-
ceeds Of his first opera, s'Rinaldo,"
Walsh netted IA profit of over Ct, 500,
whereupon Handel joeularly remarked
70 the music seller "Well, you shall
compose the next opera, and | will pub
lish it. . Handel, as everybody knows,
lost fortune i'll trying to establish Ital-
ian opera in London, and, although he
subsequently more than recouped him
self by his oratorios, it was not the pub
Usher, but the public, who put it in his
power to do this.
Even when we come down to the time
of Mozart, we do not find that the claim
Of the brain worker to fair wage had
been recognized. 1t almost staggers ono
to recall the fact that Don Giovanni"
brought to its composer no more than
eco. For THE Magic Flute" he was
paid just leo ducats and yet the man
ager of the theater at which the opera
was first produced made Il fortune out
of it. No wonder Mozart had to be laid
i'll pauper's grave, the very site Of
which is unknown to this Gay. Sehu-
bert Jared even worse. Some Of his mag
nificent songs sold for less than a shil-
ling, and ut his decease it was difficult
To raise enough money to bury him.
Haydn income would today be deemed
small by a player in the theater or
chcstra. and his estate was almost a
minus quantity. Weber, who died about
20 years ago, received less than $500 in
all for his "I1reischutz, one of the
most popular operas ever written, whilc
from his five other operas he made only
81, 600 altogether. By "The Bohemian
Girl Balfe gained less than 81. 800,
although the Marble Halls ballad in
that very popular work put some CD, 600
into the pockets of the publishers. -
Chambers journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

A writer f note says that science
has come forward and declared perfumes
healthy, \ learned Italian has diseov-
cred that che ~, laurel, cloves, gera-
mum, lavender, mint, juniper, lemon,
lemon yerbcua, fennel, sage and berga-
mot exercise healthy influence upon
humanity by converting the oxygen into
ozone, and thus increasing its oxydizing
influence In the perfumes just mem
toned there Is a large quantity Of
ozone, Among those which he also ia
vors as Of ard in this manner, bat III a
lesser degree, are anise, nutmeg and
thyme. Among flowers that are medic.
inally qualified are the hyaeinth mi
gnonette, lily If the valley Of
which have ozone inclosed vessels. -
Exchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
RICHER POOR.

II could coin her golden hair,
Or pawn hcr bright lips rubies rare,
Or sell one priceless smile.
I'd like to take her to the play
And after that at some cafe
a supper served in style.
II I'd the diamond that lies
Embedded in her laughing eyes,
I'd have it set with caro-
And then Ia place the yellow band
Upon her dainty little hand
And leave 1t shining there.
II We're rlch-but then, you know,
Perhaps She wouldn't loye me 50.
I'm nat so very sure:
But il this wealth should mean To part,
To lose the love of her dear heart,
l think I'm richer poor.
Pearson Weekly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
USES OF A PIECE OF STRING.
Gf Importance to the Woodsman In Many
Emergencies, Both Big and Little.

A piece Of string is often Of great
value to hunter or fisherman. Stout
string such as is used to tie up heavy
bundles, is most valuable Some sports
men put piece Of string at higher
value than any other single part Of the
camp outfit-apart Of course from The
implements of sport.
If the fishing rod breaks, the string
mends it again. If the suspenders break,
the string ties the ends together Should
the gunstock break, the string Is inval-
liable If pack basket skap fails, a
string takes its place. \ tear in a tent
is sewed up with string. Game is hung
up out of reach of animals with string
A lost man makes snares out of string
and catches birds and rabbits enough to
keep him from going hungry. Likewise
a stout string will serve as a fishline in
the absence Of regular tackle. If the
chain is lost, the dog may be led with a
string. A boat can be anchored with "a
rock and cord
In the absence of Il string a substitute
is made by cutting strip as long as
needed from a deer hide off which the
hair has been taken The voodsmen nre-
fer a rawhide string 10 all Others be-
cause it Is much stronger, if properly
cut, and the woodsman Is very expert in
cutting the string Of even strength
Where the hide is thin he cuts IA broad
strip; where it is thick he cuts narrow
one. He prefers horSehide to buckskin,
and a buck $ skin is better than Il does
A raft is easily made with string
and three or six logs, according to the
size aud many a skin boat is sewed with
rawhide strings With piece Of string
/ in his pocket no man need starye or lack
for sport, though lost and 10 miles
from anybody. He can break off hem
lock branch, make Il h9W, use a slender
sapling for an arrow. and shoot his
game as the Indians did If he has IA
jaellknife, so Yneh the better but the
string alone viii do. Fire may be start
ed in an unraveled string by striking
sparks into it from TWO hard rocks. \
very important use of string is stop
ping the flow OF blood from wound
y strip of bark, with Il round stone to
press into the artery, and a string to tie
tight over the bark, has saved many
lives and will save more. The strip Of
bark prevents the string from cutting
the flesh. In case of broken leg bark
sheaf and a string keep the bones in
place. New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

1t may be we'll to remark that the
canon law does not prescribe that the
pope must be a cardinal, or even cleric
Nevertheless since the election of Urban
VI in 1878 the successful candidates
have belonged to IN munbers If the
Sacred college, although as late as IDS
IA noneardinal was voted for several
times At least two laymcn-.John XIX
GO2) and Adrian V G27G)-have oc-
cupied the papal throne, and there Is to-
day nothing to prevent lsymen from be
ing created cardinals, although they are
not entitled To vote IN the conclaye un-
less they can produce "A special permit
from the late pope. Up to the meeting
Of the conclaye Of 1923 Cardinal Albani
had never taken orders, and there is
still some doubt as to whether he did so
then. William r.. Thayer III Century.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
THERE WERE FISH.
But 1t Took an Extra Quarter to Find
Where They Were.

" mere ihey wei
"The most taciturn people in the
world live in western North Carolina
and east Tennessee, " said IA department
clerk
Il went fishing near Elk Park, and
IN some Of the streams down there is
the finest trout fishing in the world.
There were four Of US in the party, and
we went up one Of the mountain creeks
for about three miles. A native passed
us, and | asked:
Are there any trout III the creeE?'
"'Yep.
1--WE threw our lines and fishcd every
hole in the creek for two miles without
getting bite, thcn walked back toward
town with empty baskets. Meeting the
native again, | said
L Thought you stated there were
trout i'll that creek
"'Thar is
Well we didn't get bite
"I lowed 30 all wouldn' t when
seed yo' try.
Why not, if there are fish there?
"'Yo' didn't AK me ef thar war trout
whar yo' was tishin
What did | ask you" I inquired,
getting angry.
" 'Ef thar war trout in the crick, an
thar is heap Of EN-.
"'Wherc are they?'
Still in the criek
"'What part Of the crcek?'
" In the middle, 'cept them as at the
sides. Thar amt none ON the banks.
Il gave him n quarter and he said:
They don't never come up this far.
Bout two miles down the cricA thar >
plenty,
1--WE went down the creek, and the
native was right, never saw better
fishing w Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

British trade statistics show that tea
is driving coffee out Of the market II
the United Kingdom England has al
Ways been great country for tea drink
ing. and now the British taste for that
beverage is apparently stronger and
more nearly universal than ever I'm tho
United States, although very great
portion of the population is IF almost
unmiXed British origin, coffee complete
ly overshadows tea IN common use
There is no reason to believe that the
latter will ever become popular here in
the same sense that coffee is already
and the coffee trade increases constantly
Nations differ in such matters to Il
very remarkable degree. Germany, like
the United States, is "A coffee drinking
country, and so is France to less eX-
tent. Russia, on the other hand is more
devoted To tea than England, aud China
and Japan care as little for coffee as the
Turks do for the tea which the yellow
races Of eastern Asia consume in cnor-
nous quantities. In some cases the eli
mate seems to be Il determining iuflu-
encc, the lower the temperature the
greater being the consumption If tea
and the smaller the coffee trade There
are notable exceptions, however, FIR
Germany, where coffee leads by long
odds, is Il land of colder weather IN
winter than the British isles expert
ence, Japan. where tea is universally
used, is warmer than Asia Minor. where
the Turks drink coffee very freely
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constitutionally Disqualified.

First Tramp-It seems funny to me,
pard, that with Your fondness for debate
and your general interest in public
events, you never ram for Office
Second Tranp-You' re off your reck-
oning, old man. or you'd never be in
doubt ca that pint for minute.
First Tlamp-What do You mean?
Second Tramp mean that you ought
to know that wouldn't huve anything
that I've got t. run fer, Washington
Star
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11
It's Soap,
~ All Soap.

Welcome Soap is abso-
lutcly free from exec. If
aIkaIi, corrosive, and +
authorizations; that is WY it
is superior to any other soap.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

81 never did like that tEeater, " OBJ
served Mrs. Gaswell as they drove home
after the play. Its acrostic properties
are very defective, Chicago Tribune
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

The swallow has larger mouth, in
proportion to its size, than any other
bird. He needs it too, for he does all
his feeding on the wing, and big
mouth is great convenience.
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A Public Purifier.

My friend, said the solemn man,
''have you ever done ought to make the
community in which you live the bet
ter for your living in it?''
II have done much, sir, " replied the
other humbly, "to purify the homes Of
my fellow beings. "
"Ah," continued the solemn man,
with pleased air, you distribute
tracts"
"No. l clean carpets. London Tit
Bits
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Sired by NESS ENGER WILNEs.l- =
be IL NED WILKES

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sire al l'V rom ~ TO p. "# NJ ASH
laud wilkes sire "i J"ah tfe#i t.E H75p' =
station OF the "nT'd ht 'N 'fta. " Hht9' ana
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speed AS Ven A. q Sias9 "i het-t- "tisa 'Ht
market OF TODAY deiath"~-
mapH9 me Hf""H Rt'i''t+. IN. #.' G'H
i. 81 GrcnadIer champion Fesr,nr e. Maine
for Isl and again champion 8 leaf old f.
si ig, ,i bafb 'Phf5arip6ta aod Wv Yorg
Iorse SHOWS winning over eo) in prites ard
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Providence conceals itself in the de-
tails of human affairs, but becomes I'M
yelled in the generalities Of history -
Lamartine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

North Carolina in colonial days was
called the "Old North Colony, " and the
name, with state instead of colony, has
been retained to the present time. l.
has also been called Turpentine State
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-06-11

MAZE GROW Nursery stock at Geneva. y y.
Wv want agents in y. L. towns to sell il
Salary. Write quick. W. d. CHASE co
4 q 3ml7s Boston, Mass.
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1--WE went down the creek, and the
native was right. never saw better
fishing w Washington Star.