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The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

The june number of St. Nicholas is
full of the Out-Ot-doors spirit. Ii opens
with a poem, "Laddie's Fishing by
Rev. w. II. Woods, illustrated by Varian
steering Without a Compass" by
Gustav kobbe, tells of the various de-
vices that sailors depend upon in guild
ing the course of their ships, and is filled
with quaint bits of sea-lorc. "The Risks
of "a Fireman's Life" is one of a series of
articles written for this magazine by the
artist Charles Thaxter Hid, who proba-
bly, knows more about the New York
Fire Department than any other out
slider. He describes the dangers of suf-
locating cellar fires, of the dreaded
"back-draft," of falling walls, and of
showers of broken glass and melted
lead-a few of the almost deadly perils
that confront the metropolitan firemen.
Mr.. Hill has drawn a number of spirited
pictures TO accompany the article. To
the series Of papers devoted to life on a
man-of-war, 1t. John NJ. Ellicott con-
tributes chapter on "What is Told by
the Bell"
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, formerly
United States ambassador to England,
brought with him upon his return to
this country, a very important docu-
uent. 1t was the Bradford manuscript
history of the Plymouth colony, some
times called the log of the Maytlower.
Rut while it contains an account of the
voyage, it is also history of the colo
nv from 1902 to 1916, written by Gov
ernor william Bradford, and handed
down in his family through at least four
generations. AS Massachusetts was
originally part of the Diocese of Lon
don. this manuscript found its way into
the library of the See of London, where
il was discovered in 1916. At the de-
sire of the governor of Massachusetts
and various historical societies, the
President made request through the
American ambassador that it be given
to the United States. This request was
complied with, the only conditions of
the transfer being that Photographic
COPY of the book be left with the En-
glish custodians, and that the original
be placed in a safe place where persons
concerned may have access to it. We'd
nesday last, Mr. Bayard formally pre-
sented the manuscript to the State of
Massachusetts,.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

Bicycle tires. s. a pair, best o.. Full
guarantee. Njneralized Rubber Co,
New York. Agents wanted. 4w.
old people often have troublesome and
persistent coughs Sometimes you can cure
them and sometimes you cant. But Adam
sons Botanic cough Balsam always sootbes
and relieves the patient old FOLKS.
Well Provided For Did your uncle mention
You in his ~iil's "Oh. yes. he left me
thousand dollars tha. owed him 10 The
Kelley institute"
am trying TO think where yoa got cured of
rum drinking / VAS cured At the
kEELEY INSTITUTE, PORTLAND, AK.
Settled him He. They say dear, that
people s. h live together get to looking alike
She Then you must consider NY refusal as
f.nal.'
Have Yer e1rathe, toothaehe sore throat. pans
Nr >Eyeliin-> of any SORT 4 few applications II
!tr. Ghana, Eeieetrs al. VIII lrIu- relief a.laa>-
instantly
~ife why do YOU persist IN boring Us 81
uE IA sIng about tGe tariff Husband
"sImyly because II + duty
Even chronic dia7sfla >HAoaat> aHaa 81 -
Ia foWief = N. rt Mild strawberry aat.He
Own specific tar al! howel eaal amt,
DO yoq think the English have On; %
boast Ct Their superior blood We, ;heze
certainly ism much humer to ,neRi
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
Blundell to be Tried.

The trial of Gilbert Blundel of Lowell
town, for attempted murder on the Cana
dian frontier, will probably take place at
the term of court which opens in Farm
ington next week Blundell speaks with
great apparent joy of the rapid recovery
of Jack Moses, the victim of his bullet
that Christmas night, and says that how
his gun should have been turned on that
night against his warmest friend and boon
companion, he could not understand.
Liquor was alone to blame for his act
for he had no desire whatever to harm
him. With tears in his eyes he speaks
of his sorrow at his friends suffering.
and says that even in his intoxication he
had no intention Of shooting Moses.
Liquor was terrible curse, and he was
done with it forever, In the remorse and
agony that he had endured during these
months of suspense as to whether Moses
would live or die, liquor has lost all
charms for him. He says he would never
again touch it in any form Bundell
is a muscular lumberman, and his Jail life
has told severely upon him. He has been
a model prisoner.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
4 GfTLE CRAVE.
Dark are the raoraYis lr.e the snow blast /.

Dark are the mounds leie the snow blast is
swet, in,
Wild Il the e-y CT the ~inl "a it, Sight,
Cold is IL d. 1T tLat tho npr il se.r l. hcaping
Over tie nursing alone So j.4e III. hti
Alone IN the night md Tie daTk that went
creeping
Out Of her arms bat r eaybreals go
Anguished viii sor.oy9. Ter sa,.h sic is keep
ing,
Far would sic follow through storm and
through SNOW.
Eay, tender mother, have done with your
weeping.
Not Ia the night and the dark hi,s he part
His all Of bright heaven saee when he i4sleeping
And dreaming of heaven, warm, warm IN
your heart.
Harper Bazar
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
Further Particulars.

We are able to give some further par
ticulars in regard to the approaching
Canton convention to be held here June
9th and 10th.
A banquet of the official council of the
convention, Wednesday, evening at Hotel
Coburn, and" it is expected that the
largest banquet ever in Skowhegan will
be given in Coburn Hall, June 10.
Chambers orchestra will furnish musi C
and in addition the Hatch and Skillings
refined musical company, of Portland,
has been engaged. The musical enter,
tainment will be in progress while the
banquet is being served. Among the
distinguished visitors who will probably
be present will be Brigadier General
Merrill and staff of Massachusetts and
also the brigadier General of New Hamp-
Shire and staff.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
Colby's Commencement.

The Colby commencement program is
as follows =
Sunday, June 27-ro.3o A. M, Bacca-
laureate sermon by the president, Rev.
Nathaniel Butler, D, D. 100, sermon
before the Christian Association by Rev.
{. V. Hanson, D. D., of Skowhegan.
Monday, June as. 80 p. NJ, Junior
presentation day exercises on campus by
class of 90 7.3o, Junior exhibition at
the Baptist church. 7.3o, annual meet
ing of the board of trustees; meeting of
the alumni.
Tuesday, June 2o-1o A. NJ, senior
class day exercises at the church. P. M,
annual meeting of the alumni. 2.3o
senior class day exercises on the campus.
4.3o Phi Beta Kappa banquet 7.3o Phi
Beta Kappa Grafton at the chnrch by Rev.
George c. Lorimer, LII. D., of Boston.
Wednesday June 900 A. NJ, Com.
mencement exercises and comforting OF
degrees at the church. 1890 NJ,
alumni dinner at Memorial hall. 3,
alumni ball game. s. Presidents recep-
ton. Music by Second Regiment band
of Lewiston.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
LAFlTTE THE PIRATE.
Now Version of tho Story Told by Gal.
weston Oystermen.

WESTON OyhJerneu.
Galveston island, Texas, is very
proud of Lafitte, the pirate. Indeed,
his fame, like that of Captain Kidd,
grows greater with every year. Out on
the island, a few miles from the city,
Is grove known as Lafitte's grove. A
number of wind bent trees encircle
dancing pavilion and are surrounded
with a choice collection of oyster shells
and tin cans. The elderly woman of
the party, her old fashioned ourls bob
bing Historically, hurried to a native
who was placidly wrestling with a half
dozen bushels of oysters.
Say, mister, who was this La1tte
that they talk about2" she began, note.
book in hand.
We'll, lady, he was a powerful big
man. | don't know all the rights of the
matter, but somehow he had the habit
OF jerkin folks money away from EN-,
and once in while he brought lot Of
1t here to the island and buried it. -
us there any buried here in the
grover"
"No, lady. This grove was just a
gathering place for 'em-Laftte' and
his crew. They used to come here O.
nights an bring their booty which they
had gathered from ships pirated an rob-
bed. They divided it up, an each man
got his share, an then. they had kind
o. war dance around any victims they
had brought in before KILN EN-
How horriblel"
YES, it was terrible, lady, but that
was not IA circumstance to the things
tn chief pirate used to do One time
when there was big party in one Of
the rich houses on the island he an his
crew suddenly appeared in the ball
room. They drove everybody outdoors
except the women an made them dance
with 'em. Then they went to the din
In room an had big feast, endin
with carrying off all the silver in the
house. "
THAT is very interesting" making
more notes.
Eyes, m, " with placid face. but
there's worse yet to come. Once man
refused to give mp his poeketbook to
Latitte, an tn pirate took him an tied
him by the waist to the stern of the pi-
rate boat an dragged him for a mile
through the sea. By that time he was
ready to give up"
Did the pirate get the pocketbook?"
Yes, m, the man was dead. But
the end come at last, ma am One day
the other pirates did not like the way
Latitte did things, an they rebelled on
him. They murdered him in his bunk
one night when he was asleep"
What terrible fatep" making more
notes.
Yes m, an they stuck his head on
pole, where they kept it for ten days
an nights. Then they brought it here an
buried it in this grove, an he haunts this
part of the island every dark night
yelling an screeching awful ="
The listener shuddered and made
some more notes, but the FISHERMAN
went placidly on with his work, uncon.
scious apparently Of the effect his
marvellous Interpretation of history had
caused. If Lafitte had not already
haunted the grove, he surely ought to
have done so after SO strange a peryer-
sion of his biography. New York Post
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
A Michigan rhiIanthronlst.

Mrs. Agnes L. d 'Arcambal of Mich.
gan is philanthropist of rare merit.
In Kalamazoo many years ago, she Wis
tied the jail and the state prison. In
1872 She began work for discharged
prisoners and secured library for
them, eulistine the school children of
her city Il earn money and buy books
for it With their help she gathered 900
volumes Later she has established a
home of industry for discharged pris-
oners, which has proved of great value.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

The members of the Cumberland Bar
are to tender banquet to Hon. Charles
W. Walton, who after many years of
able service has recently retired from
the supreme bench. 1t is not probable
that the event will occur before the law
court convenes in Portland in July when
the associates of Judge Walton on the
bench may enjoy the opportunity of also
rendering their mark of respect and adj
miration for the venerable jurist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

The Eastern Maine Fair managers offer
5 different special premiums for exhibits
by oranges in Maine, at the fair to be
held at Bangor, beginning the last Mon
day in August. As the Lewiston and
Bangor fairs are to be held the same
week, this year, there will be some lively
hustling to secure exhibitors, attractions
and patrons for the two shows.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

sOMERSET PICk-DPS.
The North New Portland corregpon-
dent in the Bangor Commercial says
tina. q {. sheldon, Esp. has opened a
law Office in Augusta.
The Bra kett brook in Detroit has
been closed against fishing Of all kind,
for four Year,. except between the 10th
Of May and 10Th Of June each year
+ Z. Hanson il one Of the St Adams
farmers VINO does not believe ia Aalf
doing things he has already sown fifty
acres Of oats aud vii put in thirty acres
more.
Tie Text Union Grange meeting II
the towns Of Pittsdeld, Palmyra, s.. Az
bans. oflnna. Exeter, Newport and NJ.
New port oranges will be held with No.
Newport grange, Wednesday. June 3th.
Or. +. {. Bryant Of Pittsdeld has been
appointed by Dr. ] H. DalEof Boston.
Is one Of the executive committee Of the
New England Dental society and has
also been appointed by GOV. Powers On
the state dental examining board If
Maine.
Tie date Of commencement AT tie
Maine Central Institute, Pttsdeld, IS
June j. continuing 10 the 18th. The
graduating class numbers - Tie
valedictorian is Miss Ethel Xickefy Of
Pittsheld the salutatoriau, Z. "
Staples Of Harmony.
Mr.. Albro L. Chase of Portland.
Grand High Priest assisted By other
grand officers Of the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter Of Maine, will constitute Ira
Berry Royal Arch Chapter Of Pittsheld,
and install its officers at Masonic Hal
on Friday evening, June j.
The graduating exercises Of the Lancy
street grammar school, Pittsfeld, oc-
CURED last Thursday evening. class
of - participated in the exercises. The
following day the class presented the
principal, Prof. F. P Bailey, an album
as an expression Of their esteem.
The report circulated in regard .
Fairfield's scarlet fever and diphtheria
epidemic, last week, proves to have
been without much foundation There
has been but one case Of scarlet fever
and the patient is now all right The
board Of health know Of no deaths
either from diphthera CT scarlet fever
Messrs Frank ". Hoyey, Gordon
Dobson and Emery L. Barnes, the com
mittee charged by Pittsleld with the
duty Of building the new schoolhouse
have prepared plans and viii commence
work Oh the foundation. The COM
mittee have several lots in view for To-
cation Of the schoolhouse and choice
viii be made within a day or two.
Melvin 0. Whittier Of Mercer Hill has
returned from Worcester, Mass, where
he was called by the sickness and death
of his wife. She was taken with pnea-
monia while visiting her father, Loring
Cross, in that city. Their only child.
Mrs. &. B. Churchill, is with her hus-
band in Germany. who is studying
there. They are expected home in June.
The managers Of the keanebec worst
ed mill, Fairfield, do not intend TO get
caught with FIRE and no supply Of va
ter, as has been the unfortunate ex-
perience on several occasions in the pas
few years in that town, and are having
erected in the northwest corner tank
of very large dimensions supported
above the building at a height that vii
give them good supply in case the city
water works should fail in time Of need
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

If you eat what you like, and digest it,
you will surely be strong and healthy.
But if you don't digest ii, you might
almost as well not eat, for what good
will your food do you if it doesn't nour
ish you?
If you find that You can't digest it,
there is a simple help for your stomach
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial, made
by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon. II
has never failed to cure the worst ease
of indigestion.
Strength and health come from the
food you eat, after it has been digested
and gone to the blood.
The best tonic is digested food The
best aid to digestion, Shaker Digestive
Cordial
When you have acid quotations nau-
sea, headache, wind, dizziness. offensive
breath, or any other symptom OF dyspep-
STA, Shaker Digestive Cordial will cure
you.
At druggists. Trial bottle 10 cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

To the neighbors and friends who so
kindly assisted us during the sickness
and at the death and burial of our dear
one we would express our gratitude
and thanks.
Mr.. EZRA WORTHEN,
Mrs. IDA MCELMON,
MRS. FLORENCE +. MoRRELL,
Mr.. CHAs. w. WORTHEN
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

The Oriout-But you will not deny
that our attachments in occult science
at last far surpaSs yours.
The Occidout-Occult; Say, right IN
my own town there's fortune teller
chat I'll back against anything that
ever came down the pike. Why, she's
the seventh daughter Of the seventh
daughter of the seventh wife Of a seventh
husband Detroit Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03
A Enmilinr- nccnrrrnce.

"There are in the histories of all ma
tions ~ sand the earnest man, "crises
when some few men must step forward
and save their country from utter ruin "
Eyes, - replied Senator Sorghum,
that's very true. 1t happens once every
four years with us, the next occasion of
that kind being scheduled for 1900. -
Washington Star
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

Portland Press: The United States
bmetailic commission seem to fluid Paris
particularly pleasant from social point
of view but according to the French Pre-
mier, NJ. Meline, there is not the re-
hottest likelihood of France taking the
initiative in calling monetary confer
ence until Great Britain agrees to take
part in such conference, should it be
called. In the meantime Great Britain
main ainsa stolid and exasperating
silence.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

Turkey is in possession of Thessaly
and there seems TO be doubt whether she
will stand by the Berlin treaty and get
out. She will have to if the Gar says
so but he is an uncertain quantity with a
decided leaning toward Turkey.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

Soda season has come and finds us
with all the leading flavors made from
the fruit and juices, at SIMPSONS.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-06-03

The Colby commencement program is
as follows -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
MAPLE RIVER VALLEY.
Its Future Poss, bilities.-Senator Nudge
Believes They are Extensive.
UNDERWOOD.

It's Future Possi bilities.-Senator Nudge
Believes They are Extensive.
Senator Nudge delivered an address
at Perry's hall last night upon the
theme Maple River Valley and its Fu-
ture Possibilities" He said in the dis
tant geologic age there was a deep and
broad depression extending from Lake
Huron to Lake Michigan of which Sag
NAV Bay formed a part, known by
biologists as Huronian River" Drift
deposits indicate its depth at 500 feet
In the drift age this valley was filled in
from the north still leaving along its
southern border well marked depres-
sion known geographically as e
Saginaw Valley. This is the lowest and
shortest depression across the state, the
water shed being only &c feet above
the lake level, while the water she'd
north and south of this depression
ranges from five to seven hundred feet
The advantages of this depression for a
trans stale canal were early understood
and, under the internal improvement
policy of Gov. Mason, the construction
of such a canal was commenced. The
waterway at Grand Rapids which af-
fordS such an immense water power
was part of this proposed canal and
near st. Charles may now be seen the
remnants of the work done on the east
ern portion. Congress recently appro-
priated 500, 900 for the improvement Of
the navigation of Grand River below
Grand Rapids and the last Legislature
passed an act authorizing that city to
bond itself for $500, 900 to improve the
navigation of this lower portion of the
river. When the the proposed improve
ments are made Grand Rapids will be
virtually lake port.
Less than 100 miles will remain to
connect Grand Rapids with Saginaw by
a water way. The speaker thought a
movement should be inaugurat-
ed at once to construct water
way from Bannlster TO Muir
combining with the enterprise water
power, drainage and road bed for cleo
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17

land denounced the whole scheme. All
hail Maryland. Advance column of
the people"
In conversation with your correSpon-
dent afterwards Representative Gros-
venor continued: Il tell you the floor
Is atlame with the subject, | do not
think that there are many or Us who
would vote to strike the present law
down, but we would modify it SO that
the most of the objectional features
would be done away with. Up 10 the
last election the average citizen had but
limited idea of the law and its work
ings. He knew that occasionally some
member of his community through the
medium OF an examination secured a
place under the government, and that
it was whispered about that he would
hold the place the rest of his natural
life if he behaved himself, and wasn't
aggressive or even expressive. He
knew that his old home place saw but
little of him, except on vacations, and
then he was usually careful to come
home at time when there was no cleo
ton booked, in order that he might
keep himself free from the partizan-
ship, which this sainted commission is
liable to throw at the head of a man
who takes an honest interest in his
country's welfare, and dares TO express
it on the highway. But, as | say, the
average citizen thought but little of it.
1t was only when Cleveland put the in
ternal revenue department under cover
that our average citizen got practical
illustration of the workings of the
scheme. The officers under the col
lector had up to this time, been re
garded as good patronage, and were
distributed among the workers of the
winning ticket. Ubder Mr.. Cleveland,
we will say, in one community, Jim
Smith was made deputy. Jim put
on some airs, drove a good horse, and
chalked himself up as being somewhat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
CIVIL SERVICE

from General Grosvenors Standpoint.
-He Attacks the Commission on the
Floor of the House. and then Tells Our
Correspondent The Tale OF Jim Smit'
Pen Pictures OF the Avenue.-The Future
Of German and Morrison.-N Drinking
at the Capitol
Washington, Dec. Is, 1897.
No one can question that there is to
,e vigorous onslaught on the ranks of
aivil service reformers after hearing
General Grosvenor's keynote speech on
the floor of the House. lie did not
mince words on handl NJ the subject.
As to the paragraph in the Presidents
message concerning the service, the
general said: Il am compelled TO differ
from the President when he says that
the system has the approval of the
people, | have tried with great tidel-
.ty to keep in touch with the tone and
sentiment of the people of this country,
aud | believe that if you will cross the
Allegheny Mountains aud submit the
question of the civil service law and
regulations as now administered Yes
and the same proposition No, that 95
out of every 100 would vote against it.
/ know that it is said that the Republi-
can who differs with this bureau is run
ming a tilt against the republican party;
but caution gentlemen that since the
extension of the civil service rules and
operations by the edict of Grover Cleve-
Gand the First, after the people of this
country had ordered him out of office,
here has been no Republican declara-
lion in favor of the UNFOLDING of that
system. The great state that have
the honor to be a resident of has de-
nounced 1t in the bitterest kind Of lam
guage in the resolutions adopted at
their Toledo convention. So, too, with
all the other states whose platforms |
have read that were enacted in the year
1899; and so, too, by nearly hundred
thousand, the popular vote of Mary
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17

For five weeks | lived on cold water
so To speak - writes a man who suffered
terribly srom indige stiou
He could hardly keep anything on his
stomach. What stayed, wasn't properly
digested and gave him terrible pangs
This is not an uncommon case.
Dyspeptics don't get enough nourish-
ment. They are generally thin and
weak. They may eat enough, but they
don't digest enough. Much OF what
they eat turrs into poison. If this
keeps on there 8 no telling wi az disease
they may get next That's why it is
best to take Shaker Digestive Cord al
as soon as symptoms of indigestion
appears
It curos all tie evils Of indigestion,
and prevents the evil, which indigo stiou
causes. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to 81 90 per bottle.