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The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
The Bookkeeper,s Bette No,re.

Ask a bookkeeper what his "black
beast" is, and be will tell you the
monthly trial balance. Some of you
know what that is, Of course, but the
majority of you perhaps do not Let
US explain briefly. In double entry
bookkeeping, the only kind that de
serves the name of bookkeeping, every
debit must have its credt-that is TO
say, every item that If carried to the
the credit of another.
Say, for example, you buy bill o.
goods from merchant. He enters the
amount to your debit ON his books and
at the same time credits an account
called merchandise, " this account be
ing dehited with all the goods brought
into the stock and credited with all the
goods sold from it. When you Fay the
bill, you are credited with the amount,
and an account called leash II dt bit
ed, because il receives the money.
This will explain to the uninluated
the meaning of the term double IN
try and it will also explain why,
alter IDe entries nave all UttD carried
to the ledger and balances have been
struck thereon, the debts and the crod-
its viii agree if the books have been
correctly kept To test the correctness
of his work the bookkeeper takes off
every month trial balance, which
consists simply of the debit balances IN
one column and the credit balances in
another. If they foot up the same, the
work has been correctly done If they
vary, he must look for and find the er-
ror or errors before the next months
business is entered on the ledger
You can readily understand, there
fore, why the trial balance is the book
keeper black beast. " We have known
cases in which trifling errors have elud-
ed the most caresul search for several
days and nights and even for weeks
torturing the soul of the bookkeeper
almost past endurance. But he has TO
stand it, for the error must be found.
Philadelphia Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
CURIOUS INSECT.


1t is in August that the uaturalists
observe the marvellous insect which Is
born, reproduces and dies in the period
of a single night, on the banks of the
Marine, of the Seine, and of the Rhine.
1t is the ephemere of which Sirammer-
dam has written and which is spoken
of in Aristotle
The life of tins insect does not last
beyond tour or five hours 1t dies to-
ward ! / O'Clock in the evening, after
taking the form OF a butterfly about six
hours after midday 1t is true, how
ever. that before taking this form it
has lived three years III that of worm,
which keeps always near the border of
water in the holes which it makes in
the mud
The change of this worm in the
water to an ephemere which flies is so
sudden that one has not the time to see
it. If one takes the worm in the water.
the hand cannot be taken away before
the change is made unless by pressing
the worm slightly in the region of the
chest. BY this means it can be taken
from the water before the change takes
place.
The ephemere, after leaving the
water, seeks place where it can divest
itself of "A fine membrane or veil. which
entirely covers it This second change
takes place III the air
The ephemere assists itself with the
point of its little nails as firmly as it
can 1t makes "A movement similar to
that of "a shiver, then the skin on the
middle of the back breaks apart, the
wings slip out of their sheath, as we
sometimes take off our gloves by turn
ing them inside out. After this strip
ping the ephemere begins to fly. Some
times it holds itself straight up on the
surface of the water Oh the end of its tail,
Tapping its wings one against the
other. 1t takes no nourishment in the
five or six hours which are the limit of
its life. 1t seems to have been formed
but to multiply, for it does not leave
its state of worm until it is ready to
deposit its eggs, and it dies as soon as
they are deposited
In three days time one sees appear
and die all species of ephemeres They
last sometimes until the fifth day, for
the reason that some malady has affect
ed some of them and prevents them from
changing at the same time as the
others. Exchanges
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

The Rev. Walter Cotton, author u
"Ship and Shore" and other books, gay,
a most forcible illustration of the char
acter of an officer on board the ship il
which he was attached as chaplain.
The officer was always meddling witt
other peoples business and was seldom
i'll his own place. Consequently he war
most unpopular with the sailors.
One of them, goaded to unusual irri
tation, said one day, ~ do believe thai
at the general resurrection the leuten
ant wall be found getting out Of some
body else's grave"
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
M essenger's Notice.

STATE OF MAINE.
SOMERSET ss:- COURT or ISsoLyESCY.
In the case OF George W. Ware, of Norridge-
wock, insolyent debtor
This is to give notice that on the 18th day Of
Aug. A. D. 1887, warrant in Insolvency Was
issued out Of the court of Insolvency for said
County OF Somerset against the estate OF Geo.
W. Ware, OF Norridgewock, adjudged to be an
iusolvent debtor on petition OF said debtor,
which petition was filed on the 26th day Of
Aug A. ID. 1897. to which date interest on
claims is to be computed. That the pay
ment of am debts TO or by said debt
or, and the transfer an9 delivery of any pro-
perty by him are forbidden by law. That a
meeting of the creditors of said debtor to
prove their debts and in case there assets
sufficient to authorize the same. choose one or
more assignees of his estate. viii be held at a
Court OF Insolvency to be holden AT the
Probate Court Room in Ssowhe gan, on Tues
day the l4th day OF sept A. D. 1897, At O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. 2w35
+. p. NILES Sheriff
as Messenger Of said Court Of Insolvency.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas Joseph Butler. Of skowhegan. in
the county Of Somerset snd state Of Maine.
by his mortgage deed, dat d the third daY Of
Aprii, a. d. lNS and recorded n the Somerset
Registry Of DIS, Book ls4, page Sos. convey
eel TO mt. the undersigned. certain piece or
parcel OF land situated in SkuwheEan sfare-
said, on the STREET that runs west from North
street back Of the intermediate >ohoolhouse
lot. being the house and lot aud other build
ings built and occupied by the late George
Butler and devised to said Joseph Butler BY
lsst will and testament OF said George Butler.
bounded on the east by land OF George Butler.
on the south by the street and on the north
and west by land owned by the late John
in two mortgages OF George Butler to William
Folsom and whereas the conditions OF said
mortgage have been broken. new therefore by
reason OF the breach of the conditions OF said
mortgage. l claim = foreclosure thereof. Dated
this twenty third day Of August, 4. a. ls9-
SwS4 EDWIN : PRESCOTT
BY Edward P Coffin, his Attorney.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

The undersigned having been appointed hy
the Hon Judge Of Probate Tor the County OF
Somerset on the Second Tuesday Of July A u
1897, commissioners to receive ana exam ne
the claims OF creditors against the estate OF
Mary W Kicker late Of Canaan in SAID county
deceased. represt nted iusolVeut. hereby give
notice that six months from the date OF said
appointment are allowed to said creditors in
which to present and prove their claims. and
that they will be in s6ss on for the purpose Of
receiving the same at e. Barretl's office in
said Canaan on Saturday the 18th day OF Sept
next and on Saturday the 2oth day ~ NOV. y
ID 81 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of each day
Dated this 2sth day OF August \. d. 1897
r. G. PURISToS, ...z.;..-
NOAH II. BURRILI.A
SYsh
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
THE CONTEMPORARY suIroe.

Time was that strephon. when he found
Chloe to his mind,
Sought not how Dun reported her.
Nor Jagged while time distorted her.
But rushed right in and courted her
As nature had designed
It's different now. Ny Lucy. there.
How gladly would WOO.
But shapes of such monstrosity
Confront with such ferocity
My impecuniosity-
What Is man to do9
strephon and Chloe had a hut
And, though about the door
The Vol might raise his serenade.
Ne latter day menagerie bayed
lts warning grim to man and maid.
Wed not If ye are poorl'
But What monsters must face
When for Lucy sue;
What landlords roaring for thor ro,t
what troops of duns by grocers sent
ana Shapes OF want and discomfort
Calamitous TO view
stay, Lucy, stayl I'm bold and stout
III rout the erisly crew.
BE constant, love, and hope and wait
And by the time you re thirty eight
may perhaps have conquered fate.
AND when I've won the right to mate.
you're not too much out of date
Ii surely mate with you'll
Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

1.-The Gold and Silver Gospels" is
the name of very peculiar book now
preserved in the Upsala library in Swe-
den. 1t is printed with metal type, on
violet colored yelum, the letters being
silver and the initials gold. When ii
was printed, by whom or what were
the methods employed, are questions
which have great interest for the curl
Gus, but have never been answered.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Tses of Science.

THE wretch, . cried the girl, kissed
mel
Surely, . they exclaimed, exchang-
ing chances of alarm, you must be mis-.
taken.
She shivered affrightedly.
No, she said, Il cannot be mis-.
taken The microscope revealed thu
characteristic bacillus "
She had had her doubts in the begin
ming, but meteorological examination
had discovered beyond the possibility OF
cavil that she had been kissed. Lon
don Fun.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Mountain KanRes.

The long, undulalng folds in which
the Appalachians We're produced When
first thrown up are Characteristic Of
mountain ranges the world over. The
Alps. the Pyrnces, the Caucasus,
Himalayas, Andes and Rockies are
built in just that way They are enor-
mously thick beds or masses, and they
are all ridged up into these folds.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Better Than Wealth.

1t is laudable ambition which
prompts any person to earn and to save
8 portion of the earnings The founda-
tions of most if not all of the colossal
fortunes of the rich people in the world
had their beginning i'll that way. But
there are better things in the world than
wealth Good health is one of them.
We are quite apt to envy the possessor
of great wealth, but far more is to be
envied the man or woman with robust
health, unwavering courage and the
disposition to go through life with a
song and a smile, The happiest people
in the world are those who work and
work cheerfullY. Housewife.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

The North Frisians are very unmer-
ciful to people who don't marry, One of
their legends says that after death old
maids are doomed to cut stars out of the
zon. and the ghosts of the old bachelors
must blow them up in the east, run
ming. like lamplighters, all night up
and down ladder.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
M essenger's Notice.
STATE OF MAINE


SOMERSET S.: COURT or INSOLVENCY.
In the of Joseph b Twaddle OF Nor
ridgewock, Insolvent Debtor.
This is to give notice that ON the 9Th day OF
Sept. A ID. 1897. a warrant in Insolvency was
issued ont Of he Court Of Insolvency for said
Coul tV of Somerset against the estate Of
said Joseph b. TwadGle of Norridgewock ad
judged to be an insolvent debtor on petition of
saiu debtor, which petition was fl led on he 6th
day OF sept. A. D. 1897, to which date interest
on claims is to be computed. That he PAYNE /
OF any debts to or by said debtor, and the
transfer and delivery OF any property by him
are for hidden by law That r meeting OF the
creditors of said debtor, to prove th,ir debt s
and in cast there are assets sufficient to
authorize the same to choose one or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at Court
of Insolvency to be holden at the Probate
Court Room in said Skowhegau, On Tuesday,
the 18th day of Oct A D. ls97 at one o'clock
in afternoon.
Given under my hatd the date first above
written. 2w35
+. P NILE>, sheriff,
as Messenger of said Court Of Insolvency
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

Whereas George Butler. OF Skowhegan, IN
The County OF Somerset, by his mortgage deed,
dated the thirtytrst day OF July, D. 1881.
and recorded in the Registry Of Deeds for
Somerset County, Book Ia, page 100, conveyed
to William Folsom a certain piece or parcel of
land, situated in SkowheRan Village and being
the house and lot. with other buildings. then
occupied by said George Butler, and bounded
on the East By lana OF Thomas Butler on the
West by John Pierce 5 and aud whereas the
said william Folsom, on the third day of April,
A. d. lss6, 10y his deed OF assignment % that
date, recorded in said somerset Registry, Book
ga page POI, did grant and assign to Edwin =.
Prescott, the undersigned, the said mortgaged
premises and the debt by SAID mortgage
secured and whereas the conditions OF said
NOR gage have been broken. uoy- therefore
by reason Of the breach Of the conditions
thereof ] claim atoreclosure Of said mortgage.
Dated tni= twei ty-third day Of August. A. d.
1877. SwS4
EDWIN =. PRESCOTT.
By Edward p Cotdn. his Attorney
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
STATE OF MAINE.
TKEA.ERERe OFHcK.

r..
Augusta, Aug -. Lss7.
Pursuant 20 chap sec = Of the Revised
statute, WI At the state Treasurer.s office
a. Augusta. on the tweut} ninth gay Of sep
= mteF aeKt, At u 0 r ocE, a H., sell and CON
ICY hF deed 70 the highest bidder. all the in
terest Of the state ia the tracts o. lard herein
after described, lying in unlncorporated town
SHIPS, sad tracts having ,. eu forte ted to the
state Tor state taxes. and county taxes certi.
ted to the Treasurer Of Site FOR he year 1895
l ne sale and CONVEX ance o. each tract kill be
made Sd lect to right IN the owner or part
owner whose rights have been forfeited 10
redeem the same at any time within one year
AFTER the sale. by paying OF rendering TO the
purchaser his proportion Of what the pur.
chaser paid therefor at tue sale, with Interest
a. the rate Of twenty per cent per anuDm from
the time OF sale, and one dollar for r. lease or
such owner may redeem hi- interest d pay
ing as sforesald to the Treasurer o. safe as
provided ehap. {. sec. ; nf The Revised
statutes
No tract, however will DC sold a. a price less
man the fuis amount due thereon For such IN
paid tat and county taxes. Interest AID cost,
as described IL the following schedule
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Courts of Love.

Courts of love" were established in
the middle nges, when chiyalry was at
its height and love the serious oecupa
ton of life among the higher class OF
society. The first court Of love- was
established i'll the south Of France in
the twelfth century and was composed
of knights, poets and ladies, ana their
decisions on subtle questions connected
with affairs of the heart wire given
with great formality.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

The herd of European bisous protected
by the czar, Of Russia III the forest Of
Bjelowski, Lithuania, numbered 1000
in 1856, but Is now reduced to 800 and
shows no sign of increase The dwin-
ding of the herd is ascnbed to inhreed-
ing, due to the confined area of the res
ervation.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

ington, DC, says:
| was for a long
time under treat
ment of two OF
the best physi-
clans OF this city,
Tor a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
My mouth was
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

In Brittany there is said to prevail Il
curious marriage custom ON certain
fete days the young ladies appear III red
petticoats, with white or yellow lor-
ders around them The number of Der
ders denotes the portion the father Is
willing to give his daughter Each
white band denotes silyer-l0o francs
per annum, each yellow band represents
gold 600 francs year
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Two Queens.

81 was much struck, says Max Null
Ter in Cosmopolis, by the extraor-
binary power of observation of a French
friend of mine, who, when in 1855 the
queen and the Empress Eugene entered
the Grand Opera at Paris together and
were received with immense applause,
turned to his neighbour an EnRlishmaD,
and said, Look at the difference be-
tween your queen and our empress.
They had both bowed graciously and
then sat down. Did you not observe,
he continued, how the empress looked
round to see if there was chair for her
before she sat down? But your queen
a born queen-sat down without look
ing, She knew chair must he there,
as surely as she is queen of England, "
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Maid and Widow.

By the old Saxon law maiden and
a widow were of different value. The
latter could be bought for one half the
sum which the guardian of the maid
was entitled to demand. A man, there
fore. who could not afford to buy a
maiden might perhaps, be able to pur-
chase a widow
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
No Bargains.

Eternal vigilance shouted the
orator, is the price of libertyW
The women electors exchanged
chances.
THAT is the Same price as last year, !"
they remarked, and shrugged their
shoulders.
There were no bargains to be had,
and they lost interest in the proceed
ings Odds and Ends.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

An old Welshwoman of the old school
says that the best thing to do with boys
who are rough and stubborn is to send
them to work i'll the pits. Weak
ones, she added, fought to be brought
up as ministers, and them as isn't
rough nor weak as pupil teachers, y
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
WHAT Do LIE CHILDREN DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee Have you tried
the new drink called Ora Il % 1t is delicious
aud nourishing and takes the place OF coffee.
The more Grsin-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through their
systems. Grain-O is made OF pure grains. and
when properly prepared tastes like the choice
grad of coffee but cos's about i as much.
An RroCtrs sell II. l5c and DC.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet 1t
cures painful, swollen, smartlnK feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns auC bum
ions. It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tighJ-i tin g
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it to-oay. Sold by all druggists ana shoe
stores, By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial pack
age FREE. Address, Allen 5. Olmsted, lie Ro! ,
n
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
NOTICE..

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed Executor OF the es-
tate OF Abigail PhilbriCk late of >kowhegan II
the County q somerset, deceased
All persons having demands against the es
tate of said deceased are desired 10 present
the same for settlement. and all indebted
thereo are requested to make payment i'm
me6 lately
Swsi Aug. %. lSa7
JAMES FELLOWS, Executor.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

An old ruin has been uncovered on
the Moqui reservation in Arizona and
nearly 200 pieces of perfect pottery
found.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
FREEDOM NOTICE

hereby give my son Maurice Small, the
remainder OF his time during his minority.
shall claim none OF his earnings nor pay any
bills Of his contracting after this date
Athens, Me Sept, LIST 1897. 3wsS
ALBERT SMALL,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

The debt of London is $3.50, 600, 000
OF the annual tax to meet this So, 000,-
900 goes as interest and So, 800, 900 into
the sinking fund.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap-
propriate1y called the curse of mankind,
It is the one disease that physicians can
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in
more virulent form, resulting in a total
wreck Of the system.
Mr.. Frank B. Martin, a prominent
;eweler at o26 Pennsylvania Ave, Wash
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

6lled with eating sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, SO that for three
months was unable to taste any solid
food. My hair was coming out rapidly.
and l was in a horrible fix. l had tried
various treatments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when friend recommended
SIS. After had taken four bottles,
began to get better, and when l had
finished eighteen bottles, was cured
sound and well, my skin was without
blemish, and l have had no return of
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life
of misery" SIS. guaranteed purely
aegefable) will cure any case of blood
poison. Books on the diseas e
s. {; e.: :: :: g" e: 6: S S
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE.

F NJ SIMPSON, state Treasurer.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

and its treat
ment. mailed
free bv Swift
Sp ecifc Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

Aug 16lsg7
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-09
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.
The omro Herald has come out In
favor OF congressman Cook of Nee
nah for United States senator.

milwaukee, letter to the Chicago
Times~Heald; Speaking OF Babcock,
Phil Check OF Baiahoo tells good
story of the influence the congressman
Yields In Washington. Mr.. Cheek
said that an old colonel OF his regi-
started u republican paper, After
some years struggling he found out
that such venture was not half SO
good as saving wood. He went out
Of the newspaper business, He man-
aged to drift along with the tide after
fashion, and Cheek had almost for
gotten him, After the election OF
President Mckinley Cheek was sur
prtsed to receive n letter from his old
commanding officer In which after set
ting forth his hard luck, he said there
VAS little job as deputy collector at
lei Paso which would pay him Sl25 a
month, and he wanted Checks assist
ance in getting II, He asked Cheek to
give him u letter to his senator and
any one else who might be of assist
ance, Check sat down and, as he says,
wrote two strong letters, one to Sena-
tor Spooner and the other to Congress-
man Babcock, setting forth the old sol
dier's claim 10 recognition, Ho
never heard anything more Of the mat
ter until last summer when he was
returning from u "trip abroad he met
on the steamer man from Texas.
They became quite friendly, and dur.
ing the course of their conversation
Cheek happened to think OF his old
commander, AS soon M he spoke his
name tho Texan replied; "Oh, yes, |
know him; he has just got a place M
deputy collector at lei Paso. On his
return home Cheek wrote TO the sue
cessful applicant, and In return re-
eeived u reply thanking him for his
letters. Il only used one of them =
said the writer, II could not find the
senator, and therefore went to your
congressman, Babcock. He took me
right over to the president and inter
ested himself in my behalf, and did
not let up until | got the place. |
want to tell you that he has more in.
lluence in Washington than any other
man there" DESIGNATING the slight ex-
travngance of language due to u feel
Ing OF thankfulness, the incident goes
to show the standing the congressman
has among the party leaders In Wash
ington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-09
TELEGRAPHiC TICKS.

In Chicago Tuesday December
wheat sold for 1914 cents, May for
S9A and July for S27s.
he old Paul Revere house in Wa
tertown, Mass, was torn down Tues
day in the march of building progress.
Victor Berger, editor Of the Mil
waukee Vorwaerts, was married to
Miss Meta Schlichting, formerly a
cream city teacher.
Judge Horace Il. Buck, associate
justice of the supreme court of Mon
tana, fatally shot himself through the
right eye at his home In Lenox, a
suburb of Helena. The judge had
been breaking down in health for
some time and 1t is thought he was
seized with a sudden impulse to end
his uneasiness. He was A years OF
age and native Of Vicksburg, Miss,
and a graduate of Yale. He came
to Montana in 1873.