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l WILL" said Peter, soberly.
PETERS REASONS.


Many years aftervard, when Peter ,ay
upon his bed in mis- cottage, old, help
less, lame and blind, there entered in at
the door three cockatrices, who perched
in row upon the head o. his bed. I'VE
are thIse unUished wishes granted by
the grass-green gnomes," said they.
I'VE have waited in vain to be wished.
We have called to know why We have
never been called
Why" said Peter, ''to tell the truth
| have never needed your assistance
Everything has gone on pretty nearly
as yell as | could expect, and as my
grandmother used to say, Let well
enough a'one.'"
But" said the first wish, you might
have a mint of money for the asking"
yes, so l might, answered Cautious
Peter; but look you. | have always
had as much as like to eat and TO drink.
Expensive dishes such as great folks
have are rot to my taste and do not
agree with me. As for clothes, | have
dressed as vel a. my nsighbors. and
to dress better would only provoke ridi-
cule or envy and hatred
But" said the first wish, you might
have travelled and seen something Of
this big ball of dirt before you were
ready to leave it,"
True" said Cautious Peter, "but I
have talked to folks who have been far
away as Bremen, and they all tell me
that nowhere car be found as pleasant
a village as ours. So | would not care
TO go farther 10 ,ook for comfort; espe-
cially to the errdS of the earth, where I
am told you meet folks with black or
red or yellow faces, who cannot even
speak the German tongue. If one can
not find ccntentment at home among
his owns people, he certainly cannot ex-
poet to find il among a sat Of outlandish
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folks who lived at the end of the word
amid ice and snow who had something
like it, but it was so mixed up with
stupidity and ignorance as to be prac-
tica3ly useless for any one but them
selves"
When the cockatrice failed to find it
on the face of the earth he sought it
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foreigners. Besides all this, the money
is much safer where it is than If I should
collect it and put it away somewhere.
AS long as have but TO wish for it to
have it. it is better than to keep it in
bank, which may break"
THE COCKATRTCES ARGUMENTS.
But" said the second cockatrice,
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gnomes to procure it for you, you shall
Useless QUEST.

The cockatrice vanished. He had gone
to the Cave OF the Winds, where their
mothers kept them tied up in logs. She
was on the most friendly terms with The
grass green gnomes and received and
welcomed the ccckatrice. She said she
had SO much trouble with her four sons,
especially with The North Wind, she
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DANIEL RITcHIE,
CESS-p00LS And PRIYY VAULTS

CLEANED ON SHORT NOTICE.
Any one wishing my services, please ad-
dress 1881 Market St, or 2606 Main St..
Wheeling, W. Va. All work left in my
charge will be attended to promptly. Tel
ephone No. 4S7. apl6eh
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seer. Nellie Morton, sec. l.. Allen.
steward L. Z. Holway, asst steward 3.
+ II. Butler, chap. L. S. Miller, treas .
Harry Hale, sec; {. Newman, &. K :;
Mrs. II. Gilman, Pomona Mrs /. Lowe,
Flora Mrs H. Hale, Ceres Lizzie Hol-
way, /. A. S. About sixty members of
Victor Grange were present and fine
supper was furnished by the home
grange, an excellent time was enjoyed
w. NJ. Murphy left yesterday afternoon
for Orono for short visit, he will return
Monday.
Miss Blanche A. Whiting Of Portland
is stopping few days with her friend.
Miss Jessie Miller.
Mrs. Katherine Luce who was taken
some three weeks ago with a shock while
visiting friends in Madison, was brought
home to Mr.. Haggetts Tuesday, having
improved considerably
There was a sociable at Mr.. Chas.
Writings Tuesday night.
The Grammar school has a sociable
and entertainment next Wednesday night.
Miss Carrie Hilton entertained a party
of friends Tuesday evening.
F. ! Watts is in Boston this week on
business connected with his coat shop.
".
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National Reed Club.

The National Reed Club organized at
Calais, November 18th, last, is doing
good work for Names popular candi-
date:
The plan of the Club is to secure as
many names as possible of Republicans
formerly OF this State, and the names of
Republicans of other States favorable
to Mr.. Reed, and interest them in the
work, to disseminate creed Literature. "
and also to enroll as many as possible of
the Republicans of this State ito show
that Maine Republicans are thoroughly
il earnest in their effort to promote Mr..
Reeds candidacy and election"
The organization depends for its sup
port of the Republicans of this State
who desire to see Mr.. Reed nominated
The amount of effective work it can do
is limited only by the amount of the
contributions received. Every Maine
Republican will greatly assist the cause
by promptly forwarding his name and
address to National Reed Club, Calais,
Me. And all that are able and willing.
are earnestly requested to toward such
money contribution as il pleases them to
make. All moneys received will be
faithfully applied to the objects of the
club
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The SkoWhegan Market.

t.t' t~ , NIa' h'.tt ? lN
fl1IlE- ir-tqraHu stamped ]. Pc il
Rtrf-uN beet p to vte.
ht ~ Hag4-Il'kru !,'H" go. SO.
fra heaus. = go
pAI>-#-lr-
ErGs- I5gfs. Der dog fresh.
Hlpis ANI' ShiN~. Light hides. cts.o1
hides IS lamb skins q 10 20 cts
eaeb cali skins -7 O. 'v each
forlThY-Fc" rs, t"ID ct> }"r a.. ohlebens
4 faI3 Ht~
RalNp Hoo- cts.
Wool uuWa~hrl. Int ID cts.
JAIIoN-E HU- o.. 3D. cts. Per No.
htIAlI NARkkr.
CFrH>t-12 fu IA cts. yer 10.
CoEN-sl II" Ver bag mtal and efafked eara
.p cents.
{. :. MFtL-Sl30 per bag.
FIpt R-t huioe family extras SSbo: winter
wheat patent, $425t to As spring wheat patent
S4.75. feed -four, Sl.l0 per cwt
FfEn-M iddlings, Sllp Ter vt, 1fal arc
shorts, SO to rs
TEAs-20 10 50 cents per H.
CoFFEE-2o to IS cts. per 10.
oRANGFS-l5 TO 80 cts. per de-
LFaoNs-20 cts. per doz.
kERosENF-l4c per gal.
ARp-DomeStic, 10 cts Western, cts
HoRK-SC.
MoLAssEs-rure Ponce, -, pure Barbadoes
so to IS.
CHOICE COOKING MoLAssEs o5c
DRY sH-Cod, 10 I cts. per IL : pollock
1 cts
ONIONS - C. per 10.
SUGAR-Grapulated, l. pounds for 81 0o: lgl
brown. 70 pounds tor 81.
BUrTER-l5 to Is cts, per 10.
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So. Madison.
Halle Simonds is improving.

Halle simonds is improving.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs Milton
Merrill is no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ward were in
Skowhegan this week.
Ernest Ward of Lewiston is visiting in
this vicinity.
Mamie Hilton has been quite sick but
is improving.
II ram Corson of Skowhegan, is build
ing portable saw mill at Hayden Lake
We hear also that he is to open store
at that place soon.
Little Vesta Ellis has been quite sick
but is better now.
Ed Moore has bought the Dinsmore
Cleveland honse on Blackwell hill, and
taken it down. We hear that he is tC
make stable of it.
Mrs. Charles Houghton was home
from the village over Sunday. ULA.
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4 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Portland,
Thursday, April 18th, 1896,

Ter the purpose of selecting six candidates for
electors of President and Vice President of the
United States, and four delegates at large and
fsur alternates TO attend the National Republi-
can Convention to be held at St Louis, Missouri
on Tuesday, June IL, 1896, and transacting any
ether business that may properly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as follows
each City, Town and Plantation will be entitled
to one delegate, and for each seventy-fve votes
cast for the Republican candidate for Governor
IN 1894, an additional delegate, and for a fraction
Of forty votes in excess of seventy.fiV votes. an
additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any City, Town
OF Plantation can only he filled by IL resident of
the County in which the vacancy exists.
The State committee will be in session in the
reception room of the hall at nine O'Clock on the
morning of the convention for the purpose of
receiving the credentials of delegates. Dele
gates in order to be eligible to participate in the
convention, must he elected subsequent to the
cate of the call for this convention: and dele
gates under this call should not he elected to
the State convention to be hereafter called for
me purpose of nominating a candidate for gov
ernOT.
All electors OF Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in sympathy with
the sentiments expressed in the call of the Re
thblican National Committee for the Republican
National Convention. are cordially invited 10
unite with the Republicans of the State In elect
lAe delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman,
BYRON BOYD, Secretary
Augusta, Maine, Jan. %, 1896.
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The President or Friday sent to the
Senate the nomination of VIM. H.
Anderson of Portland, Maine, surveyor
of customs at Portland, Maine. Mr.
Anderson is in every way admirably
qualified for the place but he has not
been prominent worker in the Demo
cratic cause like his principal competi-
tor, Hon. Charles f. johnson. who was
twice the standard bearer of the party in
the State election, and did valiant work
for the party on the stump. This action
of President Cleveland is interpreted as
a rebuke to the State Plum Trust, that
has been so active in distributing offices
heretofore.
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ENTERED AS SECOND oLAss MAIL MATTER
To Our Correspondents.

The REPORTER is fortunate in having
enterprising correspondents in most
Somerset towns, and in recognition of
their valuable services we will send to
those who indicate their preference,
either of the following named publca-
lions for the coming year: Boston
Journal (Weekly), Boston Traveller
weekly, New Y ork Tribune (Weekly)
Mirror and Farmer weekly. To any
lady correspondents who prefers it we
will send McClure's magazine Monthly,
nsread of one of the above.
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Portland Press: In the civil suit of
Plummer Us. The Express, Judge Strout
ruled in substance that in the case of a
charge against public official relating
to his official conduct it was sufficient to
constitute a complete defense to show to
the satisfaction of the jury that the ac-
cusation was honestly made in the belief
that it WAS true, without malice, and
that the newspaper that made it had
reasonable grounds to believe it was
true. That certainly gives the news
papers all the latitude they can reason
ably ask Tor in the criticism of public
officials.
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Bodies Blown to Atoms.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb 4-John Lee
and man named Gordon were blown To
atoms last night, and thousands of panes
of glass broken, by an explosion of dyna-
mite, which the two men were heating at
the sewer extension west of Broadway
Lee and Gordon were ut work on the
sewer which tunnels under the canal at
this point. They were in a small boiler
she'd when The accident happened trag-
mant> Of their remains were found several
hundred yards from the scene of the y
nlas-on.
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IN CONGRESS-.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. Ex-senator Tillman's
speech on the financial question consisted
mainly of q torrent of abuse on the president,
whom he termed renegade, violator of law
and user of his office for his private gain
The speech was listened 10 in silent and con.
temptuous amazement.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - Senator Mitchell
made an elaborate speech in behalf of the sill
yer substitute. house committee reported
In favor Of seating Culberson from the Fourth
Texas district.
WAsH1NGToN. Feb. AFTER whole day Of
debate the senate decided to vote upon the
bond bill at o'clock this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The senate passed the
silver substitute for the house bond bill. Gen.
eral Copplngers nomination was confirmed
WAsHINGToS, Feb. 4-Congressman Robert
son of Louisiana made charge, in speech in
the house. against the A. =. A. Much
wrangling INDUCED in over appropriations.
WAsHINGToN, Feb IA free silver subst=
tute for the house tariff bin was offered in TIN
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Nth the successful test We have made
IN Anidrosis. ! now wish to secure
the exclusive right OF this county. 1t
seems next 70 a miracle, what this treat
ment las done for my wife. Il has freed
her bloated condition. reducing the
limbs from X inches to 81 She is now
doing her house work. at the age of g
years. May hear from you soon.
5Lt GEo. \. ECkEK
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Dear DR.. Conant- Having been cured
OF swelling rheumatism for over TIVE
years and found entire relief and now
20 through my work of standing upoH
the floor ten hours a day without dis
tress or swelling feet. and found nv
general health better than for ten years
by three weeks at Androsis Sanitarinm.
Sangerville, Me. Jan. end. ls96.
Please send supplies for check en-
closed. am in perfect health, entirely
free from lameness and owe my freedom
to Anidrosis
t. IFrx-Afa4-ru
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Edgemont, So OAK, Dec. 18th, ISL.
Dear Doctor-Please ship supplies to
Mayor Shamrock here who is practically
well due 10 the use of Your Androsis
He blesses the day that ! introduced
him to yonr Baths, by ordering his out
lit. His wife is now under successful
treatment for eczema. You deserve
success. l hope To again visit you IN
Skowhegan.
W. V. PHIIBBIe. NJ. D.
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Presidential Electors Must All Be
Chosen in State Convention.
HEADQIA RTERs
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE,
AI-i.I s,r A III AINE i = ~ 1SuE


lo the Republicans of Maine. Prior tu 1892
Two Presidential electors at large. corresponding
=" me two United States senators, were nolnI-
mated In State convention, and the remaining
electors, corresponding to the members of the
nl'ed states House of Representatives were
nominated by the several congressional district
conventions.
Ihe passage of the Australian ballot law en-
uIely changed the procedure. Under the law,
an conventions are n portion of our election
system, and this ballot act requires that candi-
safes to he voted for by the voters throughout
me whole state must be placed IN nomination
~ Convention representing no less constitu-
ehcy than the whole state. Hence, all the can
sldates Of party for Presidential electors must
ee nominated in state Convention. and | have
therefore inclued in the call six electors. 4w
j. IL. MANLEY, Chairman
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NUmbe.6
ANIDROSIS.

Boston. Nov. 18th. ~.
I3fAf Doctor Cvnant- lave carefully
i99kea INTO the results from your sapof
treatment and consider that a ecrmicIee
ID ne medical FapoT form can be nitro.
aneed INTO the blood through capillary
absorption, as original with yon and q
profound Fa.ue 20 the world. have
since graduating ia medicine been
seriously peipIe&ed Ia prescribing rene
dies that would not irritate and oYertax
d3sPepue stomach. ia very many de-
sioyih2 symptoms, for instance when
the CHIEF ailment is Brights disease
" III your system you oby.ate al such
difeulties by Permeatine the blood
much more quickly. while leaving lie
poor stomach to rest up for more m
po1tant work
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We desire to extend our sincere thanks
To neighhorS ard friends for the many
kind acts received at their hands during
the sickness OF our beloved mother. and
grandmother, and for flowers contrihut-
ed at the funeral.
Mr.. &. y. BARNARD AND FAMILY.
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Fire insurance war profitable business
in Maine last year. The volume of bust
n, So was large and the losses were but
80 per cent of the receipts for premiums.
1t is estimated that the cost of doing the
business is about 80 per cent and thus
the companies make a net profit of near
ly II per cent for the year. Is not
Maine entitled to a drop in rates?
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- Jul
AEfUrH TEiL Br-WFII. n. p.

Wheeler, 50. OAK, Jan. ID. Ia.
Deal Doctor Ny dropsy has all d.
appeared but the catarrh and eeld feet
are still with me but | know ny case
" "a complicated one. not 70 be cured
ID minute. Please ship supplies for
the money enclosed. as aticktoatiyeuess
IL my password as you gave II
Nh. MATTE RI NoIB-.
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Ex-President Harrison has written a
letter to friend declining to allow the
use of his name as candidate before the
st. Louis Convention. This removes
one candidate whose state would have
been solid for him, and makes Indiana
fighting territory for other gentlemen.
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Best thing for lame back DR.. Ed
wins porous plasters. lac, at SIMPSONS
Corner Drug Store.
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Madison, Kansas, Dec. 9th. lsa5.

Madison, Kansas, Dee. 9th ls95.
Dear Doctor Conant-I will admit
that your papers just received. contain
the most reasonable method OF combating
disease. | have ever read. Therefore
would like to know more about it. with
terms to physicians. as I desire an in
terest in its practice
G. A. YEARoUI NJ. D.
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Arthur james Baltour, First Lord of
the Treasury IN London, recently made
a speech in which he reviewed the issues
between England andAmerica, explained
the Monroe doctrine from British stand
point. exhibited the peace loving dis
position of English subjects and the
ferocity exhibited lately by people of the
United States, and wound up his speech
by stating that the British Empire is a
better fighting machine than it ever was,
and if they were driven into a war they
would not come out of it with diminish
ed glory or diminished power He
hopes that the time will come when war
will be impossible among English speak
ing peoples. That is just what we hope,
and to this end our government simply
asks that the Venezuela boundary ques-
ton be settled by arbitration; and it
will be.
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Buy four cakes of fine toilet soap at
SIMPSONS Corner Drug Store and get a
beautiful picture, large size, free.
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Prog In thc-Ihroat '-the popular
cough tablet. may be found az SIMPSONS
In Corner Druggist. 1uc per tux.
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The Somerset Reporter,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

, n SMITH. E. E. McNEELIE.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEs;-One year $50; six
months, rs cts, three months, 81 Cts, when
us will be charged il not paid until the
end OF year.
AnvERrIsMENTs;-B and legal adver-
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70 the space used, and the position given.
Pricesquoted on application.
Cards of Thanks and Resolutions of Respect
inserted at cents per line.
ENTERED AS SECOND GLASS NAIL MATTER,
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ciple, it is law, and suppression of the
traffic the vital issue.
Rev. b. c. Wentworth said he agreed
with most everything that had been said
that evening. An agency he said would
meet the legal requirements but it was
exceedingly difficult to get the right
man for the place. IL we could get a
man whom "God can trust" it would be
all right.
Rev. Il. W. kimbal said we should
realize that the work we have under
taken is no light task. 1t may take a
year or several years of continuous
earnest, methodical work to accomplish
1t.
On motion of ". II. Paine it was
voted that Sheriff Niles be requested to
enforce the prohibitory law to the best
of his ability and that we pledge our
selves to stand by him in so doing.
Hon. S. J. Walton alluded to the per.
nieious habit so prevalent among boys
smoking the deadly cigarette, stating
that probably dealers are not aware that
there is law against their sale to boys
under sixteen years of age, and, upon his
motion it was voted that Sheriff Niles be
requested to notify dealers to observe
this law.
Other gentlemen spoke briefly and The
meeting WIS q harmonious and earnest
one. Another meeting will be held al
the same place Monday evening, Febru
airy. 18th to which all persons interested
in the movement are cordially invited