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The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
How to Take "a Ruth.

II cannot understand why it is, . SAYS
n physician, that when | order cold
tub bath for my patients, the tempera-
ture to be at 60 or 10 degrees they
never can understand how they are to
do it. Il suppose | shall let the water
stand overnight, says one. But it Is
not necessary to let the water stand
overnight We are living under civil
lied conditions, and the very simple
plan of turning ON the hot water faucet
for few minutes will moderate the
water to exactly the proper temperature.
Some people do not understand taking a
cold bath anyway. | don't wonder they
take cold To battle properly, when the
water is in the tub turn down the night
clothes and hathe the face and neck
Then, stepping into the tub kneel on
ono knee and with the sponge throw
the water first over one shoulder and
then over the other down the spine
That causes the reaction which makes
the body warm Quickly sponge over
the rest Of the body make a few mo-
tions forward in the water, as if swim
ming, and then jump out into the bed
room slippers 1t need not take more
than moment. Such bath Is very
beneficial to many thin Dlooded people. =
New York Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Time was when the logs We're drawn
over roads of SHOW and ice on the great
rude sledges to the banks of some river,
drawn out on the ice and left until the
springtime when they would be hoated
down stream to the mills. In some
places the system is still in vogue, but
in large measure all this has been
changed. Logging railroads have been
built into the forests, enabling the OWL
ers of pine lands tn reach forests far
from any stream. Spurs from the main
branch of the road are built out like the
fingers on an enormous hand clutching
at the defcnseless pines. After tortu.
Gus passage through the paths of the
woods the log is loaded upon the skid
way-an incline leading down to the
railway track. The skids are long,
tough poles of tamarack or some hard
wood, placed about 20 feet apart
The logs easily roll down on these
sllids and are drawn by horses up on the
short wide freight cars, and as fast as
one ear is loaded another takes it,
place until a train of perhaps 30 cars
is made up. The road is very rough
one, and the trains are supplied with
the best Of airbrakes, Tor the grades are
steep, and great care must be exercised
or the trains will break in two and
disaster and possibly loss Of life viii
follow if "A part of one Of the train,
breaks away and starts down the grade.
Mountain climbers, the powerful en-
gines III use i'll mining regions. are 4
part of the equipment of a logging rail
road.-"Tho Story of a Pine Board, -
by W 5 Harwood, in St Nicholas.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catauh is a blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order TO cure it You must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
l was prescribed by one OF the best ply
SicianS in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. Il is composed of
the best tones known. combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton OF the TWO ingredients is what pro-
duees such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Tole-
do, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

One would think the IL apostles were
rich gentlemen, Judging by the freedom
with which the ancients assigned them
emblems in the way of precious stones
Thus Peter, the Rock. was represented by
the hard Jasper Andrew was given the
blue sapphire as the emblem of heaven
ly faith. Bartholomew, the martyr,
was assigned the blood red carnelian /;
James, the affectionate, the white chal-
cedon, and the gentle, loving John the
emerald With the same view to fitness,
James the younger was assigned the
topaz, and the enthusiastic and energet-
ic Matthew the amethyst, while the
chrysolite was the emblem of Matthias
the beryl, Thomas; the ehrysophrase,
Thaddeus, and the pink hyacinth, Sim
con of Cana. To the present day the en-
blem of Matthew is the sacred stone or
namenting cross and pastoral ring OF
the Roman Catholics. -Pittsburg Dis
patch
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Thank giyiug

lldIh- ~ lux,
TIE cold way struck town ready for
business, Tuesday afternoon,
NJ ana Mr.. Heury Hu-,cy are su.nd-
ing th'lr lhark, giving With Mr.. Has-
sel = parents at Cofiafh.
NJ D,y,roux has re.ur.ed from Bos-
ton.
La Saturday qui.e humber Of cur
ggaHefs went - L.rane 20 Il ckea
,haaf. ih,y captured nra.y ,he whole
ou.hf.
N Honry o'Briar If Tuesday. 10
iaa In hu>'aLiia >t.#Jotr, y. 4.
IT, poverty party al TIN Beptisr ses-
Try Has great success. Everybody
seemed To be 10 hafpv frame Il md
eYen though they Neie poor.
Quite large party viii take dur ~
the Quiuuebassett, Thanksgiving =.
Holhrook Bros Il g. have been put
ting in large exhaust fan 10 taxi he
sawdust and shayiags from their ma
chimes and carry il L. the boiler.
The following pupils Of Mrs Bailey
room We're not absent one half day.
Arthur Hun. George For.ythe. Ethel
Stshf Y. Ida Robinson. Carol Wheeler.
Leele Jones, Arthur Adams. Ouie osfs.
Alton Horn. Elmer fotey ara Elsie
HUI. Several wert absent one AID Two
day nu eccouLt # sickness.
Cote t. W. Wing for stationery ard
school supplies. He is also agent tar
all the leading magazines AMI neW pa
per- save expense and trouble Of Send-
ing yourself. by leaving your sutserip-
tiau, wiki him.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
NicIlols-HOlWay.

A quiet wedding took place at the
Methodist parsonage, Saturday evening,
Nov. 18th. The parties united in mar
rage were Mr.. Bert Allen Nichols and
Miss Mary Ellen Holway, both of Skow-
hogan. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. B. c. Wentworth. The newly
married couple have the best wishes of
their friends, whom they will be glad to
receive at their home on North street.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Great Britain favors the proposition
made by Canada to the United States for
a commission to settle all the border
questions now pending between this
country and our neghbor on the north,
There is manifest on the part of the
mother country disposition to close all
irritating issues and in favor of cordial
relations between the two countries. If
the commission is agreed upon the ne
gotiations will be lengthy, Judging from
progress made in the past in diplomatic
movements where England aud Canada
are factors.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
About Taxes.

We have of late heard some complain
about taxes in our town being high. L
is a fact that taxes during - years pas
have nearly doubled in the rate, and it
1890 the State valuation of our town wa,
placed above reasonable figures, anc
thus the amour paid by Skowhegan fol-
the State aud county tax is out of a fail
relation with other towns in the county
and State.
But there are other causes for increase
and they are not difficult to point out
The hydrant rental of $4,000 per year
the building of two new school house.
aud the renovation of several others
with the expensive heating plants placed
therein, the sewer system in our village
the macadamizing of our business streets
the construction of miles of concrete
sidewalks, and the $4,000 aid voted the
). q n. electric railway, are largely in
the line Of permanent improvements OF
extraordinary expenditures. These per
manent improvements will not have tc
be repeated, but they are not yet all paid
for,
We cannot expect very much in way
of reduction for several years, but the
utmost care should be observed in town
meetings, that the appropriations be
kept within reasonable bounds. We dc
not advise parsimony, bat economy.
The money paid for hydrant rental has
saved the town several times from disas-
trous CONGREGATIONS and has also pre-
vented insurance rates from being
largely increased. 1t also gives peace
of mind and sense of security to our
people that comes from a knowledge of
adequate facilities for fighting fires.
The sewer system has been secured at
much smaller expense than most towns
have paid tor the same extent aud size
of sewer laid. The system is not yet
completed but is being extended year by
year. In a town like Skowhegan, sewers
are not luxury, but necessity, and
to their effect immunity from prevailing
diseases, SO long enjoyed in SkoW hogan,
may iu measure be fairly attributed.
Our school houses are credit To the
town and our schools take good rank
with other Maine towns. \ town like
ours cannot afford to be delinquent in
school affairs. The streets and walks OF
our town show that money has not been
thrown away.
The improvements in the directions
above mentioned have been somewhat
gradual and therefore not so apparent,
but if we contrast our town to-day with
its condition 10 years ago, in these par
ticulars, the evidence of progress and
advancement will be overwhelming.
These things "come high but we
cannot we'll get along without them, and
the higher taxes and small debt they
have left upon US. as reminders of their
existence, are burdens incurred for last
ing good of our town and its citizens,
and we would not part with them for
the money they have cost if we could.
Our town has been, for many years, in
the van, aud should keep there.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Mrs. Eliza A. Gardner.

Mrs. Eliza A. Gardner, widow of the
late John o. Gardner of Canaan, died in
Skowhegan, Nov. Il, aged 81 years and
0 months. She was the mother of seven
children, only two survive her, Mrs.
Woodbury. Of Canaan, and Mrs. Raj dali
Nye of SEowhegaa. With the hitter Mrs.
Gardner has lived more thln three years.
Twelve Years ago she bad stroke of
paralysis aud since that time she has
been cripple, hut during the last
thirteen months she has been conflned 10
her bed in a state of helplrssness hut has
received The most tcuder and patient
care that loyiag child could possibly
besto~ upon morher While she WAS
great sufferer, aud has passed through
exceedingly trying circumstances, she
she has been patient, mnnitesting the
spirit of Him "who was made perfect
through suffering" Her faith in Christ
and the resurrection was source of
great joy aud comfort TO her all through
life. Her funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. b. G. Wentworth at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Nye in the
parsenee of the members of the family
and IA few friends. \
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Swiss Glaciers.

Who owns the glaciers and moraines
of Switzerland-the state, the cahtonS
or the townships: As no grass grows ON
them no one seems heretofore to have
cared who owns them, but by u recent
decision i'll the Canton Nalais they be
long to the communities within whose
limits they lie.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Governor Powers in mis- thanksgiving
proclamation alludes to the fact that
"the harvests of Maine have been less
bountiful than usual" This condition
is not emphasized in this State paper, of
course, but it is realized by farmers and
business men generally that the short
crops on the one hand and the small
amount of products of Maine farms
upon which money can be realized this
year, neutralizes to quite an extent the
benefit resulting from increased activity
in manufacturing, and retards brisk re-
vival of business. We expect it will
take year for Maine to overcome this
condition.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

We have received With the compl-
ments of B. c. Stone, grand scribe, the
journal Of proceedings of the Grand
Fncampment of |. o. o. F. of Maine at
the sd annual session held in Portland,
October 10Th, 1897
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

1t is common saying and true one,
that "idleness is the Devils workshop"
This being the case from moral point
of view the giving employment to men
or making employment for them is a
virtuous act. From an economic OF
business point of view also, nothing is
worthy of greater commendation than
expanding money or making investments
that will extend industrial enterprises
and give increased employment to labor.
The effect is seen and felt in multitude
of ways; upon business, schools,
societies, public improvement, the
thrift and enterprise of the people and
upon their pecuniary betterment. 1t is
very much of a problem whether giving
money or property, be it much or
little, is beneficial to the recipients. We
are inclined to believe that iudicious
giving to persons where the cireum-
stances are thoroughly known, in ma
i0rity of instances is well, but the cases
where such acts are injurious are by no
means solitary. One may have no
fears in giving honest employment
to labor with fair remuneration, that he
or she will thereby be acting unwisely
Those who do this are benefactors in the
best sense of the word
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
RETAIL MARKEr

New Maple MolasSes 25ctS per ct
CHEEsE-l2to Ia per 10,
FLoUR-Spring Patent, s. So spring extras
S5,75; winter patent, $3.50, winter extra, So 20
winter choice, So feed hour.Sl.po
CORS-S0. 93 per bag ;mealand CRACKED corn S
c. :, MEAL-Sl2S per bag
FEED iddliugs, 5000 tal1o per cwt; bran
and shorts S.soto 90 golden gluten meal fl0O
TEAs-20 To 80 cents per 10.
CoFFEE-lh To IS cts. per 10.
ORANGEs-12 To 50 cts. per doz,
LEMoNS-2a To ~ cts. per daz.
kERosENE-l4C. per gal.
LARD-Domestic, 10 cts Ne Tern : cts
Pure cts.
PORK-SC.
MoLAssEs-Fu Ponce, a. lnre Barbadoe,
30 10 IS.
CHoICE COOKING MOLASSFs DC
DRY FIsH-Cod, 3 10 cts. FER H.; pollock
cts.
ONIONS c. per 10.
EGGs-24 cts doz,
SUGAR-Granulated, Il pounds for 81 %
brown, ls pounds for 81.
BUTrER-iS to 20 cts. per ID.
OArs-Domestic. new 80 Western, -
New Potatoes-so95 bu.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

The reorganization of the Waterville
& Fairfield Railway and Light Company
is perfected with Hon. |. c. Libby,
president; Hon. f. F. Webb, clerk and
treasurer; w. S. Spaulding, Boston,
Chas. F. Woodward, Bangor, E. F.
Webb, Waterville, |. C. Libby, Water
vile, and Elias Milliken, Augusta, d.
rectors.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Arbela, which gave its name to the
third great battle between Alexander
and Darius. is town in the Turkish
villayet of kurdistan, on the caravan
route between Bagdad and Mosul, about
40 miles southeast of the latter city
The battle, however, was not really
fought at Arbela, but at a place 80
miles distant then called Gangamela,
now Karmelis.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK.


'-liIHl He.
GoAGRfGATIoaAf GHHfon-Rey. J. A. Jones.
basl25. SUNDAY Morning service. I0 ~ sun
DAY seb9el, u "; !. Z. :. .. E.7rM 4eapes-
aay eteHiHps-FfaJtr meeting followed b. a
teacher meetink
ihk ChEi-Ins ESbfAYoR society Of tho
S59ht fstaiipnai church,. Cleveland presI-
cent btiIe Alan-. see.5 AID Treas Meetings.
| eunday eFe iD yestry
d. fAFfIsI fHrEcH- Re-. Z. r Turner. pastor.
9aaaas dorhIhg eertlee, 100 sunday sehs,8l
Il N prayer meetInR. IN.
TIE fHRf-TIAs Esbr44oE Society - fta
BAPTIST ehurch-B / Tuner Tre. NJ.
Ore" zee Mn. Z. :. Whiting Treas stept-
lnRs Wednesday evenings IL srstry at n.
IH9 NEHEMIAH soeifTY Of ne baptist church
C II Hu--ey, Pres. 8r. r Weleh. -
Mr.. Lucy iussey IRA. Meetibg- ne 4
month on call
SOCIETIES.
LKRAsoS LoDoE Ne. JIG T. * A. N.-Ge.sfge
.. Can Master &. A. Harrington See F =
oahi2fih, lfras. Regular meetings -a.ufday
Oh or before the fun # the moon.
:, QlIss .hhAssE11 loDeE 70 100 J. o. o p
I. v. Wing Noble Grand v y. JaIpIev
Sec y c HoIt, Trea= Meetings NaHsas eye1.
nings at ~.
Somerset LoDGK So. - RFBFKAH-Deiafa
milton, Noble Grand deaHette q. johnson. Re
eordibg Sec Lillian Hal. Treas Meeting ma
and sih Friday EVENING"
bcHo LnpGH ln3 KNIGHTS OF PYrnIAs-W. Il.
murphy, Chancellor; " l.. Pierce X If Z &
- :. atl-t Matter oi Ixlhc4 ler. tuesday
evenings At Miller Hal
Old POINT LODGE Ne 81 I. o. G.. T-Perley
Aeasey {. I, y. Il. Jewett. Sec Lila arr
lIeas. Regular meetings Thursday evenings IN
Grange Hall.
soakRsET GRASGE ". + 2. Of HI p HaI-
WAY raster f. n 1aheY. sec Eben Miller
Treas. Meetings Thursday evenings au n hs-
for fun of the moon and TWO weeks sfter az
Miller Hall.
BATS Posi- No. . O A. RIB. T. Wei.
Ff"4l1ahder; {. A Harrington, Adj. He1fert
+ Haze Quaretmaster Meetings fri Tue
day evenings IN Grange Hal
RAfEs RELIEF Corps No. I4-Mrs Lizzie b
Jones, Pres; Mrs. Mary L. Carr Sec. Mr..
Eleeta I. Tohey, Treas Mee;ings second and
fourth Tuesday afternoons Of each month At the
homes Of the members
TIE VILLAGE INrEasENENr -orurY-Hf.
~ y. Hathaway Pre- Mr. j. T.. Aue-
SEC @fs e. \. harrington Treas Meetings
hfsi and third Friday Afternoons ~ The month.
oosoLA toMNASpEBY So. -. L. q. q. -
y. Ame-, Noble Commander. Mr.. Caroline
Amt, heeuer Of Record. + Z. Over 1rea-
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

to paint, just remember that J. d,
Rawles & Co. are agents for the paint
that covers 4 better and wears at least
n longer-made by F. w. Devoe e Co.,
New York, the oldest and largest paint
manufacturers In America. II
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Ex-Mayor Edwin L. Curtis has carried
nearly all the wards of Boston, in the
Republican eaueuses for Mayor and is
sure of the nomination. Mayor Quincy
will be renomnated by the Democrats.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

The excess of merchandise exports
over imports for the month of Septem-
ber reached the large figures of So Isl,
lS7, and the trade balance in favor of L.
s., payable 10 coin was So 900, 900.
Not a bad months showing.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Lavender is still used in English lin
en- closets, but the supply is threatened
with extinction. The growers III the
village of Hitchin, one Of the chief cen
tiers of the lavender industry. assert that
owing to a succession of bad seasons the
plant is dying out there and that more.
over, they cannot compete with foreign
limitations of lavender water.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
best sense of the word

"Lawlessness" is the topic for treat
ment by Bangor clergymen for Thanks
giving service this year. 1t is a perti-
nent subject for consideration In general
There are plenty of instances In any
community at any time and Bangor per-
haps is as good place for the discussion
as any Maine city, There are two
phases of iawlessness more apparent
than any other that are treated with i'm
punity or allowed to exist with very
little effort for suppression, viz: rum
selling and dealing in games of chance
Bangor is supposed to be in condition tc
give greater emphasis to the former thar
most Maine municipalities, and we have
some curiosity to see how Bangor clergy.
men will handle their chosen subject, II
certainly is not condition - call forth
thanksgiving.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Whom the church. home and morsl Influences
ceases to reach the inebrate. the keeley cure,
l5l Congress st. Portland, reela5ms them 10
sobriety aud usefulness
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Patten beats the record. There were
shipped from that town on Saturday on
one train, 80 deer, 4 caribou and moose,
which required fiat car on which TO
load them. For single shipment this
cannot be beaten.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

If women are ever elected to Congress
there will be more than one speaker of
the house.
If beauty was taxable there would be
no delinquents among the fair sex.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
The Christmas Tree Industry.

Can it be that the time will come when
Maine will have to place restrictions on
the expectation of Christmas trees? II
has been taken for granted that the
State could supply the country and still
have plenty left; but the Lincoln Coun-
ty News this week mentions that not so
many carloads as usual of the trees will
be- shipped from Winslow's Mills, this
fall. as the trees are getting scarce there,
some already having been hauled from
Somerville TO supply Winslow's Mills
dealers.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

The Franklin and Megantie Railroad
has been sold to Weston Lewis of
Gardiner. Its officers are Josiah S.
Maxcy and p. II. Wnslow of Gardiner;
Horace F. Horton of Providence, r. /;
and Leslie c. Cornish of Augusta. 1t is
said that the road will be much i'm
proved.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

Russia protested against Turkeys pro-
posed reorganization of her navy until
the arrears of the Turkish-Russian war
indemnity had been paid and now the
Turkish government announces the
postponement of naval reorganization
until spring. The "sick man is little
afraid Of the 'bear," fortunately.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

ASK for sample of Forest Queen per
fume 1t SIMPSONS, corner druggist,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

1875. Twenty-Five.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

1926.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04
Eppy.s vlsTAscoPE.

Experiment Suggested ~ = Dream
Rcsslts n . Discovery.
Mr.. w. a. Eddy, whose feats with kites
and achievements in aerial photography
have brought him fame, recently made
an experiment suggested by the dream
OF a friend. lie succeeded in suspending
q camera obscura high in the air from
kites, and by its means showing spec
tators at Bayonne. n. j., q distant view
of land and water toward st. George,
S. I. He calls his apparatus a vista
scope, and believes it can be used for
discovering distant vessels at sea. with
out going sioft" for inspecting an enc
my's encampment beyond high hills in
time of war. aud for purposes of amuse-
ment. In building his device lightness
Of construction was essential II it
weighed 20 pounds it would take Is
OF his kites. involving . pull Of $50
pounds. and strong reels and lines to
raise it 500 feet from the ground. A
mirror IA inches in diameter was set
ut the top of q light frame of kite sticks.
A five-inch lens, with . focal length of
81 inches was placed beneath. A sheet
Of parafined paper was stretched across
the inside of the frnmc, to catch the re-
Election from the mirror a. it fell
through the lens. The sides Of the
frame were covered with black paper.
to exclude the light from the picture
ON the parafined paper everywhere ex-
cept from the lower opening through
which observers would look. A tandem
lire of four kites carried the vistascope
$50 feet from the ground. The pictures
were readily seen with the naked eye.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04
cnAlNLess WHEELS.

they Are Especially Adapted Ter
Coasting and Aill Climbing.
There seems to be a good deal of dis
cussion lately As to the merits of bevel
geared bicycle in comparison to the
chain driven wheel. In coasting and
hill climbing contests the bevel gear
machine has freueqntly demonstrated
its advantage over the chain wheel 1t
is nm undisputed fact that on muddy or
dusty roads it is superior. being proof
agaist either dust or mud and conse-
quently avoiding the annoyance which
both Of these elements are bound to
produce. The recent remarkable per-
formance Of Constant Huret on an
Acatene (chainless) in which he broke
the worlds - hour paced record. cover
ing a distance of 568 miles 1910 yards
riding through rain, wind and encoan-
tering the most disagreeable conditions
of weather in general, il conclusive that
it has equal Knot superior speed which
should certainly b enough to silence
adverse criticism.
The former "a hour record OF S33 miles
i.4s0 yards was held by CASTOR Rivierre
being made on June 2S. 1S96-end was
also made on q chalnless.