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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-09-10
A Little Mixed.

The writer met with an amusing
experience about three years ago
| The GAZETTE office was then down
in the old wooden block which
burn ed about two years ago. One
day man came in apd said that
he wanted to subscribe. His name
was written down and he paid his
dollar and walked out The writer
noticed that he was pretty full. He
could walk pretty straight and
keep his hat on, but his eyes had a
CLASSY appearance and when he
came to a stop he had to steady
himself to keep from falling over.
About an hour later the writer met
him in the street opposite Wauge-
mans score. He had had two or
three more drinks and was badly
mixed up in his mind. ssWhen he
saw us he stopped short and said,
"See here, 1 want to get that paper.
Here's a dollar"
"Why. you have already sub
scribed, only about an hour ago"
mo, | haint done no such
thing. If I had Ide knowed it,
and don't know it 80 that settles
it,"
but you paid dollar"
II don't remember nothing about
it; you must think I'm drunk
Any man who says I've been drink
ing is liar and can lick him"
That settled it and his name was
put down without further words.
1t was about half an hour later
when the writer heard someone
calling him across the street. He
said, "|Say, you GAZETTE man, l
want to see you a minute" When
he came up he could hardly walk,
but he had one idea uppermost in
his mind and that was he wanted
to subscribe. He said, Say, when
! left home this morning my wife
told me to be sure and get the GA
zETTE while I was in town, and
now I want it without any more
foolin,. If go home without sub
scribin' III catch h-rl. Here's
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-09-10

whSre. All agreed Except the
farmer, who got mad, J that the fire
must be in his bale, and made him
hold it few hours and watch re-
suits. And sure enough, after sew
eral hours, fire was discovered in
the bale. 1t was cxtinguished but
the bale had to be pressed over.
There were over 1900 bales on the
platform and q serious fire would
have been the result if it had been
rolled among the rest of them as it
was about shutdown when it was
weighed.
OBSERVER.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-09-10
@ othing at Cost

for the next 30 days at Henry
Krause's to make room for a heavy
fall stock. Here is your chance
for bargains in clothing
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-09-10
At Half Price.

All summer goods going at half
price at Henry Krause, to make
room for his fall stock.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15

Fabulous prices are sometimes paid
for the sensational features in the mag
azines. A writer who claims to speak
with full knowledge Of the facts claims
the Century company paid $50, 900 for
its Life of Lincoln, " $18, 600 for the
serial rights to Mrs. Humphry Wards
novel, ''Sir George Tressaday; :" from
$3.50 on up to $3.50 for Kipling's verses.
according to size. Charles Scribner's
Sons paid ]. M. Barrie $25, 900 for the
serial rights to Sentimental Tommie; -
Robert Louis Stevenson received 81, 900
for one of the serials he sold to the Nj;
Clure syndicate. Other and equally re-
markable prices are not lacking. Sue.
cess in literature nowadays means money
just as certainly as does success in other
pursuits. It's all in the name and the
fame. Family Call.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15

The way that Wilfrid Laurier formally
succeeds sir Charles Upper as premier
Of Canada is this; Upper resigns in
consequence Of the Dominion elections
having gone against Sir Charles party,
the Conservative. Then the governor
general Of Canada, Lord Aberdeen, sends
for Wilfrid Laurier and asks him to
take the place of prime minister and
form O cabinet of other ministers of the
Liberal political party. The proceeding
is similar to that which takes place
when one political party gives place to
another III Great Briuain-the old prime
minister resigning and the queen SUM
moning the leader ii the victorious
party to become premier and choose his
assistants.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15
hTURDAY, ...... AUGUST 10, 1896.

1t is not worth while to be scared
about leprosy or its spread. There are SO
many certain and immediate unpleas-
ant things TO be overcome that they re-
quire all our attention On the spot,
without letting 1T wander off to doubt
full dangers. The only real colony Of lep-
ers i'll the country Is that neal New Or
leans. Severe precautions should he Ia
ken to keep the patients there entirely
isolated, and no GouDU this will be done.
Meantime the disease Is not spreading
any and Is not likely to spread. Some
how it has never made much headway
in the clean, live Anglo-Saxon blood. 1t
belongs among degenerate and decaying
oriental nations. so long as we keep
the strong, young blood clean there is
no fear that its white corpuscles cannot
down the leprosy bacillus. even it there
be such u thing.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15
Indian Tan Gloves
AT fss
WADSWORTH COM
MERCIAL co.


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the books of registration for the general
election to be held November 3, 1896,
for the election OF National, State, County
and Township officers are now open and
will remain open daily on all legal days
from 10 O'Clock a. m. to 6 O'Clock p. m.
until October 10, 1896, and from October
10, 1895, to October 20, 1896, from Z to 3
O'Clock p. m. in addition to the hours
heretofore mentioned, at which time the
books for registration will close at 6
O'Clock p. m. Naturalized citizens will
be required to produce their papers al
the time they present themselves for
registration.
n. A. HuMNEL.
Justice of the Peace and ex-Otficio
Registry Agent for Wadsworth Town
ship, Washoe County, Nevada.
Wadsworth, July |, 1896.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15

The English have for 90 years been
trying to get y bill passed in parliament
allowing u man to marry his deceased
wife's sister. That august and persistent
matchmaker the queen has been i'll
favor of it tor family reasons. SO has
his royal bighness the Prince of Wales.
The scene was u striking Il when ON
the passage Of this bill 10 its second
reading. after half a century's agitation
in It's favor, both Albert Edward and
his son George, duke of York, appeared
in the house of lords and voted for it.
Still it is not yet absolutely certain that
it will go through. with all the stiff
necked. old fogy bishops Of the church of
England opposed to it. The chief reason
urged against it reminds one of the old
stock argument that used to be brought
in this country against freeing the
slave, do you want your daughter to
marry a nigger?' The stock argument
of the British against letting a widower
marry his late wife's sister is that il
such liberty We're permitted then single
sisters would flock to the homes of their
brothers-in-law Ind poison their own
sisters SO Us to marry the brother-in-
law. 1t may be that women in England
are thus desperately hard up to get hus-
bands, but they certainly are Lot SO in
this country.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15

In every gas JET. Gil light or any kind
Ct flame light nlne tlnNs ~ much heat
As llgAt IS ALWAYS pleAueed.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-08-15

The Japanese never have sunstroke
because they wear very light clothing
and no hats or bonncts at all.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-02-19

Ia fine assortment of Island
views colored and uncolored.
Special orders taken for coloring
photos. King Bros, Hotel st. n
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
A GORDON BLEU.
How the Title Was First Given to a Fine
Cook,

How the Title Was First Given to a Fine
Cook.
Although the late Due de Nemours
had no pretensions to being an epicure,
he was the last ''cordon bleu" in
France. We mean by this that he was
the last survivor Of the Chevaliers de
ST. Esprit. He was also of the last
creation, that of 1929, when there were
only two knights made, the Due de Ne
mours and the CGlnt de Lecce. The
Order of the st. Esprit was created
in 1887, was suppressed by the revolu-
ton and was revived by Louis XVIII in
1914. To speak rightly, Louis XVIII
considered that the order had never
ceased to exist, for he had given two
collars during his exile, in 1910, the
one to Francis |, king Of the two Sioi-
lies, and the other to his brother, the
prince of Salerno, the father of his
brothers. wife, the Duchess d'Aumale
The ribbon of this order was light
blue color, 1t was worn around the
neck in the reigns Of Henry III and
Henry ~, but was changed by Louis
XIV, when it was worn across the chest.
The Chevaliers of the ST. Esprit were
always known under the name of Les
Gordon Bleu, and this was the supreme
honor during the monarchy Of France.
1t was from this that the title of "cor-
don bleu" was given to a first class
cook. A gentleman one day declared,
after u good meal. that he who had
L.. 4 L 1.
"oordon bleu" among cooks-in other
words, the master Of his art. The title
became quito the rage, and is now al
ways used tadesignate good cook with
out the persons who use it knowing
what it means or still less the origin Of
the title. Exchange
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
The Waltz In Africa.

The dancers seen at kambuidi's were
Bisa and Luangeni. There were four
drummers and one old man with rattles,
who gave very picturesque perform
ance. The drummers had small, barrel
shaped drums, with frightened skin at
either end The drums were suspended
by rope from the left shoulder. The
dummers played to any crude, unframed
songs in splendid time, and while play
ing and singing danced about most
gracefully, some steps resembling close
ly the waltz All wore long loin cloths
of bark, reaching from the waist almost
to the ground. They were wonderfully
active, dancing and singing vigorously,
whirling round on one leg and squirting
the ground with the other foot They
sang, drummed and danced in perfect
time. The old man had two rattles,
each composed of five small, round,
dried wild fruits with noisy, rafting
seeds. These were threaded en- brochette
ON thin sticks, one of which the old man
held in each hand and kept time with
the others, besides doing his share of
the dancing From the Journals of the
Late f. j. Glave i'll Century.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
DELICIOUS RUSK.
How This Dry and sweetened Bread Il
Satisfactorily Made.

satisfactorily MADE.
A dried rusk is a pastoral sort Of
bread, recalling the feasts of Phyllis and
Corydon under the green trees, with
plenty Of berries and flowing bowls Of
milk. These dried breads date back to
the earliest classic times, when for con-
venienoe large quantities of bread were
baked and prepared so that it would
keep long time.
German rusk is usually slightly sweet,
but the time honored recipe here given
is made without sugar and is especially
delicious when served with creamy
glass of iced milk in summer 1t may
be eaten fresh, as it is an excellent bis
cult.
Add half cupful of butter to pint
of lukewarm milk. Sift enough bread
-four, with a teaspoonful of salt, to make
a batter about as stiff as you can stir it.
Beat in half cupful of homemade
yeast or half yeast cake, and finally
add two eggs and beat the batter until
it is in blisters In summer it should
not rise over eight or ten hours, accord
ing to the weather. In the morning add
merely enough -four 10 roll out the
dough. Let it rise two hours; then roll
it out until it is little less than half
an inch thick Cut it into small cakes
and put one on top of the other until
they are all paired, and let them rise
for half an hour longer. AT the end Of
this time bake them for about 20 min
utes in a quick oven. When they are
cooled little, separate the cakes and
pile them loosely i'll large dripping
pan. with their soft side up. Set them
in the closet under the oven, to become
thoroughly dry, for day or two and
then hang them up in bag in the
kitchen near the range, to Cure" for
three or four days longer. Where there
is no range closet under the oven, the
rusk may be put in the oven at night
after the fire is covered and the drafts
turned off and left till morning. They
will not be very much browned-merely
dried and crisp. Like all rusk, these
biscuits are better for keeping week
or even fortnight. - Philadelphia
Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Division of Time.

A solar day" is measured by the ro-
tation Of the earth upon its axis, and is
of different lengths, owing to the clip
ITCHY of the earth's orbit and other
causes; but 'mean solar day" is "a
hours long, as reckoned 10y the time
pieces
An astronomical day commences at
noon and is counted from the first to the
twenty fourth hour. A civil day"
commences at midnight and is counted
from the first to the twelfth hour, and
then again commences with l and fin
ished with IL. A nautical day" is
reckoned the same as the civil day, "
only that the reckoning is begun at neon
instead Of III midnight
A calendar month" varies from 80
to 81 days. A mean lunar month" is
20 days, IL hours, A minutes, ga Sec
onds. A year is divided into 365
days. A ''solar year, which is the
time occupied Ly the sun in passing
from one nornal equinox TO the other,
consists of 364. 2l244 days, which is
equal to 800 days. D hours. AZ minutes,
40. 036 seconds.
A Julian year is 3G5 days even. A
"Gregorian year" is 800. 2425 days
The error III tht tiregorian mode of time
reckoning amounts to but one day i'll
each 1911 years,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
A CURIOUS OCCUPATION.
Men Who Live In Dark Caverns In France
aud Raise Mushrooms.

The cultivi Hon of mushrooms is really
q matter of ancient history" in France.
The people are so fond of them and
find them so nutritious as well as profit
able that very few Frenchmen are so
poor as to be obliged to do without their
beloved vegetable.
Notwithstanding the antiquity Of the
mushroom it is, even in these days of
enlightenment. a mystery. Nobody.
save few savants, knows much about
it, but everybody in France knows that
1t can be made to grow in almost any
quantity desired.
The mushroom loves a place that is
cool, damp and dark, and it is for this
reason that the mushroom is almost in
variably cultivated in subterranean ex~
cavations throughout France.
In the department of the Seine there
are over 5000 of these caves, and in
them live about 800 people" cham
pignonists, who rarely see the day.
light. The descent into these caves is
by way of rope ladders.
One of the most interesting sights
around Paris is the subterranean exca-
vations where this vegetable is raised
Some of the caves are nothing more or
less than tunnels, while others are ex-
hausted stone quarries quite number
of them extending under the streets Of
the city. These caves have to be spe.
cially prepared for their growth, and
great care and attention are given to
their keeping and perfect preservation
The temperature varies but little in
summer, and only climatic influences,
that is "A very wet or very dry season,
more than one of heat or cold, tends to
affect the daily production of the beds.
AS nearly as possible temperature of
az degrees f. is maintained. 1t is
also considered of great Importance that
the air currents move invariably in the
same direction. This should be from
north to south, and never more than
slightly appreciablc. The mushroom
beds are prepared by sprinkling guam
tity of dried and pulverized wild mush.
rooms over a layer Of earth heavily en-.
riched; then, in alternate layers, the
mushroom powder and earth are put to-
gether until height Of about three feet
is attained. In about three months from
the time the bed is prepared they begin
to bear and when once started continu-
ously bring forth large quantities each
day, regulated more or less according to
the atmosphere of the caves San Fran
cisco Call.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
A Thirty Story building.

A 80 story office building is to be
erected on Park row, New York city,
on the site of the old International no.
tel and will be 1856 feet high from the
curb line. There will be 81 main floors
and floors in the side towers, 80 floors
driven into the sand, cut off below the
water line and covered with concrete
and masonry bases for the columns. The
outer walls will be carried by oantale-
vers, as in many other sail buildings of
this character. Engineering News.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Not a
Dotted
Question.

Some people advertise all work salts
factory or no pay When We advocate a
thing we know to be successful we are
not compelled to raise doubt as to our
sincerity by telling what we will do if we
can. For twenty years we have done the
Painting and Carriage Repairing for the
people of Skowhegan and surrounding
towns, and our ever increasing trade at
tests to the popularity of our work.
So it is not mooted question where
you shall take your Carriages to have
them Repaired or Painted.
We have nice, clean, well ventilated
rooms, that will hold over one hundred
Carriages, that we want to fiji up this
winter, so we can paint them and have
them ready for our customers IN the
spring.
Bring your Sleighs 10 now. 3m4o
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Commission rs' Notice.

The Undersigned Commissioners appointed by
the Judge of Probate for Somerset County, to
receive and examine the claims of the creditors
against the estate of Henry Mcclellan late of New
York in the County and State of New York, de-
six months from the eighth day of Sept, 1895,
are allowed for said creditors to present and
prove their claims, and that they will be in
session for the purpose of receiving said claims
and proof, at the Office of Walton x Walton In
Skowhegan in said county at ten O'Clock In the
forenoon of each day, on Saturday. the 3ist day
of October 1896 and on Saturday, the sixth day
of March next 3w4l
Oct. I 1896.
LYMASL WALTON,
EDWARD COFFIN,
Con uissouers
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

The young woman who takes mCslc
lessons and pr,se ICES scales had an
nounced 10 h.r friends that she was
going away.
Isn't it rather II sudden uetermina-
tion?''
Eyes It's the doctors orders ~
"Why, you don't look the least bit
Ill. ="
''Oh, I'm perfectly well. Auntie is
the one who is sick - Washington
Star.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
CAKE AN OLD INSTITUTION.
The Ancients Made and Ate 1t, but 1t
Was a Simple Affair.

Was a Simple Affair.
The ancients made cake, but it was
not the rich, highly seasoned and fla
vored CONNECTION which we indulge in
nowadays. They had plain cakes made
with flour and water. some of them
without suspicion Of sweet or favor.
Some of them were not unlike our
plainest crackers and were often eaten
as we eat bread.
Wedding cake was an institution
among them, as with us, but the cake
was plain one and was broken above
the head of the bride as she went to her
new home. This was special feature
OF Roman marriages 1000 years ago.
The breaking Of the cake was part of
solemn ceremony. All of the cakes of
ancient history are plain and simple.
1t is only as we come down to more
modern times that we hear of spices
and fruits and all Of the rich and lux
urious ingredients in which present day
cakemakers delight. In Queen Eliza
beth IS time spice cakes and buns were
eaten at weddings. From these the
fashion and fancy grew for all sorts of
elaborate and deliciously unwholesome
combinations until there seems to be
perpetual struggle for something new
and more unusual to stir into the cake
of tie period.
Very many persons think cake is I'M
wholesome. Some sorts OF cake may be,
but why simple cake with a little
good fruit in it should be specially in
furious is puzzling question. Cake
made with fresh, sweet butter and fresh
eggs can scarcely be tax on the diges-
tive powers, and no other shortening
save good butter should ever be put into
cake. -Philadeiphia Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
Patents In England.

The British government makes no
examination TO determine the validity
of IA device for which patent is asked,
but takes it for granted that every in
vention is new and grants "A patent to
every applicant. leaving his claim. if
contested. TO be subsequently determined
BIZ the couits.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

Edward I of England was Long
shanks on account of his extraordinary
height. He is said to have been nearly
seven feet N stature Philippe V OF
France bore the same title.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

Counsel-Did you observe anything
particular al ont the prisoner?
Witness SO, his whiskers.
Counsel-N hat did you observe with
reference to his Whiskors:
Witness--Tha5 he had none. Lon
don Fun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15

Most leaves contain some nourishing
properties--in particular those of the
acacia tree. II would be quite possible
to subsist on leaves if the supply were
not stinted, and the shipwrecked mari.
ner will keep in very fair condition if
he chew them as he would his quid Of
lfhnnn.r -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-10-15
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.


To the Honorable Justice of the Supreme Jn
dicial Court, next to be holden at Skowhegan
In and for the County of Somerset in the STATE
of Maine, on the third Tuesday OF December
A. ID. 1896.
Wilbur G. Hapgood of said Skowhegan in said
County and State respectfully informs this
Court that at Sebec, in said State. ON February
9th, A. ID. 1879, he was lawfully married to An
ME NJ. Hapgood by Rev. N Il Turner, a Minis
ter of the Gospel duly authorized to solemnp
marriages, aud that said libelant end libeee have
continuously resided in said State as man and
wife ever since the aforesaid date of their said
marriage and have resided in said Somerset
County for three and che, half years now last
past; that said libelee at said Skowhegan on the
hrst day Of January "A: ID 1895, and on Other
days and times since their said marriage has
committed the crime of adultery with one h. D.
Treadway and also with divers other lewd men
whose names are to your libelant unknown and
has treated your libelant with extreme cruelty
and has also inflicted cruel aud abusive treat
meut upon him; that at said Skowhegan, on the
nineteenth day of May last past said libelee de
serted your libelant without just cause and went
TO parts 10 your libelant unknown and j. sup
p,,sed tn have eloped. since which time y0ut
libeiant has heard nothing from her
Your iibe'ant further alleges that he does not
know the place of residence of the said Ihelee.
that he has used reasonable diligence to a-eer'
tain the same. and that her place of reSilenre
cannot he ascertained by the use of reasonable
diligence.
Wherefore he prays for divorce from the
Dated at skowhesan, September ?Gth, 4 D.
1896.
WILBUR G. HArGoop.
STATE OF MAINE.
SOMERSET -. September 26th, 1895
This day personally appeared the above named
Wilbur G.. Hapgood and made oath that the fore
going libel by him signed, is true,
Before me
GEORGE w COVER
Justice of the Peace.
SOMERSET IS, Reo'd and filed in clerks OF
flee, Sup. Jud. Court. Sept. %. A. ID. 1896
Attest: n. W. BRAINERp, Clerk
STATE OF MAINE.
SEAL
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. IN VACATION
Skowhegan, Septembtr 29, ls'".
me. the undersigned, Justice OF said Court
that notice be given to the Lbelee by pub
fishing an attesteo copy OF the same 70.
gether with this order thereon, three weeks
successfully the Somerset Reporter,
County OF Somerset, the last publication 70
be thirty days at least before the next term
OF said Court to be holden at Skowhegan'
within and for said County, on the third tues.
day OF December next, that she may then
and there appear in said Court and answer
thereto. IL she see IT..
VIM. p. WHITEHoUsE,
Justice Supreme Judicial Cours
A true copy OF libel and order OF Coun
thereon.
ATTEST. n. w. BRAINERD,
3w4l. Clerk.