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The sun., 1897-12-02
COSTLY RUGS At A SACRIFICE.
Rugs, Bric-a-brac and China Sold to
the Highest Bidder. No Offers
Refused and the Highest
Bidder Takes Them.

The sight Of costly japanese rugs worth
anywhere from $50 to $40, being sold at
alction and knocked down to II bid Of
$500, is enough to make the average
Storpkcrpor tear his hair. Yet this is
what happened last night at No. 4l5
Market street. The manager sat with
smiling lace and watched tie beautiful
fabrics pass ont Of his possession for less
lhU il cost to pay for their transpor-
tation. Brautiiul pottery, "f the most
unique and quaint designs, went for
about onc-lrnth Of their value. China
tea sets, the like of which it would be
difficult to find at SD sold for fI.5O
The reason for all this is that the man
ag"r Of the Japanese Fair Company is
determined not t. tax" an article OF all
his great stock away "itA him. II he
can rot sell il, lr vii! give il away
There i: on" ru". however. thNt money
could not buy. It jeHn old Chinese rug,
thick and ~oIt without sign Of wear,
although it has been in existence for
over two h1ndu y"as. Anything else
III the place you put your own price
On and take it away. will
srIi every article in the place at any
Drlcr-nr Niirr refused. ~uch Il chance
f,r bargains h,s u,rr b 5r" struck VIII
mugton, ami. in "uu-a.t.ncp, the triple
daily ~a!@r biz lajr t. ""p'rJe the stock in
a very short tjIMc
Preferred n,@,r 70 an A',u-T,ou,o.
No>D,rr y. Y, Dec. Thomas
Hv.-. formerly Il wr',-to-do resident Of
th.mHn NJ iGuias. "as taken TO the
CuUHl Poor Iin-na few day. a%o. lie
haj ..u.I u.-m"ury. Reeves declared
,at Jowouii comuly suicide rather than
Ii e paupar Yc~lcslay hi% dead body
WIS found along the railroad track near
Nrw PATTI. II is isthouGht that hc threw
himself before a rain and was killed.
y chance to secure Japanese goods at
your own price does not come often.
Make the best Of the one now given you.
The Japanese Fair Co.., are selling their
stock at sacrifice at their store, No. 415
Market street, sales three times each day.
beginning at 1880, 2.3O and 7.3O.
The sun., 1897-12-02

Frances q. Mcraiiorly was this morn-
Ing appointed by Postmaster Moore as a
temporary c'orl, in the postolIice. and
will remain ON du.y until February 2Sth.
The sun., 1897-12-02

Eagle Graphophones-talk, sing, play
all instruments. Only $40. Robelcn X
Co., 7lO Market street.
The sun., 1897-12-02
lorbctt and wilson tsS;nu

RALEIGH. y. G.. Dee. John \. Cor
bau and Col. Wilson assigned today.
Liabilities qn0r,cr Of Il million, assets ff-
t zen thousands.
The sun., 1897-12-02
TrainOI's Hotel Sold.

New York, Dec. 1.-Trainor's Hotel,
at hiry-third street and Sixth avenue,
was sold today to Harry johnson for
$l20,00O.
The sun., 1897-12-02
Found Dead in the Woods.

NAncK, Mass, Dec. 1.-The body OF a
man was found in the Natick woods yes
terday afternoon by hunters. 1t has not
been identified. The man had evidently
died from starvatnn as the body was
much emaciatcd. He is supposed to
have become lost in the woods.
The sun., 1897-12-02
Go"e,ar &. v. ;Yay.a sYn.u wife N.

Go"ras.I q. y. "lo.'. .h1,H Wife Il!
VALLEY NI~w, n.y., Dec. 1.-po,;or
Northcot ordered INIT Ho one should see
the young wife Of trnr.M {. ". Clay,
who is sick AT the home o' her brother
here. The reason was jiaD hcr condition
is serious.
The sun., 1897-12-02

Every article in the stock Of the Japan
cse Fair Company is to be sold regard
less Of cost. Everybody has an equal
chance to secure tie best OF bargains.
No reasonable offer refused Three sales
each day until stock j. disposed Of. A
sale at lO:3O, one at 2;3O and another
II I.Al
The sun., 1897-12-02
Commerce and Finance.


Trade in Flour was restricted to small
lines to satisfy actual wants of jobbers,
and prices were weak to sell, though
without quotable change. Spot Bran
was in small supply and firm for the bet
ter grades which were in fair request. De-
sirable Hay was steadily held, and re-
ceipts were kept closely sold up. Rye
Straw was not much wanted, and holders
were anxious to sell on basis of quota
tations. Refined Sugars We're steady, with
fair inquiry. Provisions were un-
changed, and sold moderately in job
bling way. Wheat ruled strong, under
higher cables and good speculative buy
ing in all domestic grain centres and the
call closed &c. above last evenings rates,
Export demand, however, was only
moderate. Corn options ruled firm, with
"a good demand from export
ers, but the call closed about the
same as last evening. Local car lots
were easier, under freer offerings and
only a moderate inquiry. Oats in car
lots were in moderate but adequate
supply and prices ruled steady. Cotton
was quiet and unchanged.
The sun., 1897-12-02
Butter and Eggs.

The following are the official whole
sale prices recorded to-day at the Phi!a-
delpha Butter and Egg Board
The sun., 1897-12-02

Council has been commended
minded citizens Of Smyrna n
officer Garner for clubbing 4
attempted to rescue II friend
ldcr arrest. The negro br, u ,ht
The sun., 1897-12-02

Ii G Il parprr. Yesterday his dead body
WIS found along the railroad track near
Nrw PATTI 1t isthouSht that he threw
himself before a rain and was killed.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
MAR RED.

Pittsheld, Oct 23-By Rev. G. H. Hamilton,
Albert B Douglass and Miss Mabel Z. Bragg,
both of Pttsheld.
Brighton, Oct l1-By Rev. z. J. Whitman,
Perley Wyman and Miss Sadie Raymond, both
of Brighton.
st. Adams, Oct 21-Eugene Wood of Lewiston,
and Miss Blanche Brown of St Adams.
Cornville-Oct. 81, by Rev Mr.. Preble,
Clifford W. Deering of Belfast to Miss Lillian
+ Sanford OF Cornvile
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
Job Printing,

The Job Printing Establishment connected
with the SohRRsET RRRoRTKR is prepared to
do all classes of work, the richest as well the
most common Jobs. Competent and expert
enced workmen are employed and large
stock OF paper, envelopes, advertising, we'd
ding and business cards in great variety.
orders of dances, bills of fare, programs etc,
etc, printed in great variety OF styles on short
orders by mail will receive careful attention
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

Do not forget that we carry one of the
largest lines of hot water bottles in
town; prices guaranteed. At SIMPSONS
the corner druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
nEw ApvERr,seMEMrs.

For Sale-This ONCE.
Cautions. q. Foster,
Another-E. b. Curtis.
Yarn-M. B. Heselton.
Stoves-Chas A. Ross
Babyland-C. K. Graf
Cloaks-W. p. Ordway.
sheriff Ssle-E. P. Viles.
French Ball-Coburn Hall.
sheriff Sale-F. p. Pennell.
Snag Proof-C. II. Gardner.
Fur Opening-W. H. Wildes.
Wanted-Foster Avery & Co.
White Plume-D. II. Bartlett.
Notice-Leroy I. Carleton ct ais.
Wood Heaters-f. @. Heald g. Co.
Mems Underwear-Chas. +. Ward.
Flowers Etc-South Side Greenhouses.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
DIED.

Cornville- Nov. 3rd Mrs Seth Getchel
formerly of Skowhegan, aged 81 years mo.
Skowhegan-Nov 2, Mrs Lovina (BuzzelD
wife of Joseph NJ. York, aged IS years.
Hartland, Oct, 21-Mrs. Samuel Sraulding
aged 81 years, months.
Athens, Oct. Laura Poland, wife of f. b.
johnson, aged As.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

For lame back or side try DR.. Edwin's
quick relief plaster, 15c, two for 25c, at
SIMPSONS the Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

The best way to test good coal is to
put it with fire, Give our coal test
and you will find it the best in the
market STANDARD COAL Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
Fur Opening
w. n. WILDES'
WEDNESDAY NEXT, NOV. 10.

Fur garments popular this and the variety
of styles is so large that it impossible for any outside
of the largest cities carry full line different kinds
Mr. representing the large manufacturers, Messrs
Hall & Arbes OF New York, will be here on the above
date with his full line consisting Of Jackets IN Astrachan
E ectc and real Seal, Fur lined and Fur Capes Neck
Wear Coaretes and all the and fashionable shapes.
Mutfs and Fur Sets in q eat variety.
The different kinds of furs will interest every whether
wishing to purchase 0 not. All invited.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

A very pleasant gathering of the
members of the Choral society, oe-
Cured at the Congregational vestrv
on Monday evening, at which time
a very dainty supper was served,
and a general good time enjoyed. At a
business meeting oflthe board Of mana
gers held during the evening, II. F.
kimball WAS unanimously elected as con
Frost, pianist. 1t is expected the new
music will be received in time for the
first regular rehearsal on Monday even
ing, Nov. sth, when all who would ike
to join the Chorus for the coming year
will have an opportunity for doing
so, and will be most cordially welcomed.
The trustees of Bloomfield Academy,
who have direction of affairs at the
Public Library, have recently taken
action providing that every family in
town of known responsibility be entitled
to take one book each week from the
library, free, and all are entitled to pur-
chase library cards ut the usual low
price as heretofore. This is a move in
the right direction. The trustees will
do their whole duty in this respect
when they give all reputable citizens or
families of our town equal privileges in
our Free Public Library" We are in
formed that about 3 300 books are taken
from the library per year under the late
practice of restricting free delivery to
the shareholders of the defunet Skow-
hogan Library Association, against
about 5000 per year before this re-
striction was imposed. 1t was doubtless
necessary under the circumstances, to
make some restrictions upon the use of
the library, but. as we view it, once
the bequest Of Gov. Cohurn for free
public library was accepted, any neces-
sary restriction should apply alike to all
responsible citizens of our town. Share
holders of the former Skowhegan Ii
brary Association are now entitled to
take out two books per week.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04

The place TO buy first-class Dbl. of
flour is at the South Side Grocery, Jas.
Lumsden & Co. propr's.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-04
Special prices on all kinds of yarn at
81 4 L.. L.

Special prices on all kinds of yarn at
M. b. Heselton's this week.
Have you seen the ladies' macintosh
w. B. Steward is selling for S3.9s?
See the big Uncle Tom" show to
night. %, 35 aud SO are the prices.
Enoch Young of Lowell, Mass, was
In town this week, on Il brief visit to his
brother, Oliver Young.
Mrs. Frank T. Ross and young son of
St Stephen, n. B. arrive in town to
day on visit to her mother, Mrs. Gala
B. Ward.
George f. Simpson is moving this
week into the Gilman house on Maple
street, lecrn'lv purchased and re-
modelled by A. *. Perkins.
A hdy would like a place as house
keeper or would help do light house
work and sewing, as she will remain
here all winter. Address Mrs. S. T.,
Post office.
The most unique as well as convenient
invention yet made in scales can be seen
at the Skowhegan Market of A. Fl.
Lang. This new invention not only
registers the weight Of your purchase
but tells both buyer and seller the exact
cost Of the article at a glance, doing
away with all figuring. They are well
worth visit. Nor is this the only re-
cent addition to this model market as he
has recently added an oak pedestal for
displaying pickles, a commodiOus oak
chest of patent design for keeping
corncd beef, while his lard and sausage
room has been remodeled and machinery
added that is of the most modern kind.
Do not forget that we carry one of the
largest lines of hot water bottles in
town; prices guaranteed. At SIMPSONS
the corner druggist.
The best way to test good coal is to
put it with fire, Give our coal a test
and you will find it the best in the
market. STANDARD COAL Co.
For lame back or side try Dr. Edwin's
quick relief plaster, loo, two for 25c, at
SIMPSONS the Corner Druggist.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-30

Miss Pauline Neumann will leave for
trip to Maui on the Claudine today.
Dry goods at reduced prices for one
month at Goo Kim's, 30 Nuuanu
street.
October bills against the Government
will be paid next Saturday, December
4. The tax money is being used 70 the
best advantage.
George Ashley says Makaha is a
good place for a game of freeze-out
He found the temperature there Sun
day a reminder of life in the noun
tains of Nevada.
A There was quite crowd at Nor
igan's yesterday for the auction sale
of the contents of the wine cellar oil
hthe late Capt, A. G. S. Halves. The
Ystores went readily and at good prices
The sale was in lots, with immediate
delivery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-30
Ladies'
Trimmed
Hats
For $1.OO.
= 8 & & &
For one week only. Elegant Trim
med Hats, in fashionable shapes an
beautiful trimmings. Make your sele'
ton early.
GIVEN AWAY

With every dollars worth Of patterns,
WINTER HOLIDAY
6OUVENIR-1S97-S, containing select
I'd Recipes, Storiettes, Fashions and
other matters of interest. Single copy
10 cents at
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-10

In olden times people believed in all
manner of fabulous creatures, and the
scientists described them in all sober
ness just as if they really existed. One
famous old writer, who was supposed to
be very accurate, was telling about ants.
After relating several stories about the
common ants he says:
"There is another kind of ant in
Ethiopia which is the shape and size Of
a dog. They have strange habits, for
they scratch into the ground and ex-
tract therefrom great quantities of fine
gold. If any one wishes to take this
gold from them, he soon repents of his
undertaking, for the ants run upon him,
and if they catch him they devour him
instantly.
""The people who live near them
know that they are fierce and savage.
and that they possess a great quantity
of gold, and so they have invented a
cunning trick. They take mares which
have unweaned colts and give them no
food for three days. On the fourth the
mares are saddled, and to the saddles
are fastened boxes that shine like gold.
Between these people and the ants flows
a very swift river. The famished mares
are driven across the river, while the
colts are kept on the hither side. On
the other side of the river the grass is
rich and thick. Here the mares Craze,
and the ants, seeing the shining boxes,
think they have found a good place to
hide their gold and SO all day long
they fill and load the boxes with their
precious gold, till night comes ON and
the mares have eaten their fill. When
they hear the %neighing Of their colts,
they hasten to return to the other side
of the river. There their masters take
the gold from the boxes and become
rich and powerful, but the ants grieve
over their loss"
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-10
THE BUTTERFLIES.
BY IRENE PUTNAM.

o butterflies above the meadow grasses,
Above the daisies with their golden eyes,
The shadow of a cloud that lonely passes;
walk with you, o wandering les
The freckled wings that faunt and fall so
gently,
That cross before me dappling to the skies,
The wings with fairy jewels marked so
quantity,
Are you M ~childhood's happy butterflies
Dear butterflies that rest upon the clover,
And joyous then in winged lightness rise,
o n one pathway 1 would tain dis
cover,
All, lead me home, free, wandering butter
flies!
Show n what way you passed from my old
My childhood summers, under tar-of
skies;
Familiar wings, you pilgrims, you light
corners,
Home to old meadows, happy butterflies!
On one. green hill with grassy m hol-
low,
The old, old home, the long-lost garden
lies;
Fit not so high. too spent am l to follow;
Yet soon I'll come, my laughing utter
flies.
And earth will place her ancient palm so
lender
A little while upon these darkened eyes,
Then soft III wake, the early morning
splendor
To climb with you, my old, sweet butter
fiipsi
The INDEPENDENT,
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-10
Personal %Intrepidity.

The bravery of battle is surpassed in
the quality and fibre of its intrepedity by
the courage which faces a conflagration or
a wreck, because the battle-fervor is
helped out by patriotism, esprit du corps,
and other emotions which have a distinct
place in the soldiers heart. The great
fire at Paris, and particularly the heroic
death there Of the Duchess d'Alencou,
recalls a brave exploit of this lady's uncle,
Duke Charles of Bavaria, many years
ago.
1t was in 1928, and some sort of exoep-
tional representation at the Residence
Theatre at Munich had attracted a large
and brilliant audience. Duke Charles
was seated in the royal box. Suddenly
an attendant rushed in and whispered
exoitedly:
"Your highnt ss, the theatre is on
fire! Make your escape before the panic
breaks out"
This alarming ANNOUNCEMENT did not
cause a change of expression on the
princes face. First satisfying himself
by a word of inquiry that the stage was
really or fire, The prince rose, Stepped
calmly to the front of the box, and said
to the audience:
Il am informed that a fire has broken
out on the stage. There is time enough
for you all to get nj before the danger
becomes imminent; the only thing that
you have to fear is a panic. l urg you,
therefore, to quit the hall in most perfect
order, and l give you my word that if
you do SC you will all escape. To prove
that l mean what l say, l shall now sit
down, and shall not leave my seat until
the last one of the audience is out of the
house,"
Duke Charles then sat down as un-
moved as If the performance was to
proceed. The sight of HIS calmness
treasured the audience, and the people
moved deliber 1tely out in an orderly
manner; the flames burst through the
curtain to the procenium; the people
looked at Duke Charles, who still sat i'm
perturbably in his place; DO one could
make a cowardly rush in the face of sucb
an example.
In ten minutes the house was entirely
emptied, no one being hurt; Duke Charles
was the last one to 60 out. In another
instant the interior was all or fire, and
the house Has completely destroyed
Youths Companion.
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-10
About Letters.

When you write a letter and put q
ment two cents, or five cents, or one
cent, as the case may be, to take your
letter to foreign countries, or to this
country, or just 10 deliver a circular.
Did You ever think how mnoh labor must
be lone to get that letter TO its destina-
tion ? First, there is the making of the
postage stamp, and this employs artists ,
who must draw the designs; paper
makers, who must make the paper on
which the design is to be pri nted;
printers, gum arabic makers, and the
men who attend the machine that ap
plies just the right quantity of gum
arabic to the back of the stamp. Then
the stamps must be counted, so that the
government may know how many it has
to sell. Then there must be bcok-keep.
ing account kept. all because this little
postage stamp is something that the
government has to sell; then there must
be the clerk to sell it. After the stamp
is on the letter it must be carried to the
lamp post. Then a man must be hired
and paid by the government to take your
letter from where ever you have put it,
and he must see that it goes into a mail
bag and is delivered at the train which is
to carry it to the post Office or the place
to which you wish it sent. Then the
mail bag must be carried from the train
to the post office. On the train the gov
eminent has men who sort out your let
ter from others that are to be sent to
other places, and ~inclose your letter in
the mail bag which will take it to the
Office from which it must be distributed d.
Here another man must be employed to
sort out these letters, and if you live in
the country he must put them in your
mail box; il iE the city, it must be put
whore the mail carrier of your district
will get it. Now the government does
not own the railroads, 80 the govern.
ment must pay for the transportation of
your letter, and the plan adopted by the
government and the railroad is to send
your letter by weight.
Neither the government nor the rail
roads could afford. for the price that you
pay, to weigh each letter separately, and
some plan must be adopted which will be
fair to the government and fair to the
railroads. In u e.division of the postal
railway service in this country there are
one hundr red and seventy five railroads.
This weighing is done every four years.
All the mail matter sent over each road
in one day is weig he'd, and this weight
of the whole matter for a day fixes the
price the government is to pay. The
government pays forty-two dollars and
seventy-f five cents a year to a railroad
that carries two hundred pounds a mile
daily; the road carrying five thousand
pounds daily receives one dollar and
seventy fly cents for each mile over
which it carries that amount of mail
matter. The next time that you put a
postage stamp on a letter you will pro-
badly think a little of all the employ
ment that its making and use involve
The Outlook
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-10
The Doctors Advice.

Tommet is an old friend who was for
merly a prosperous young lumberman up
in northern Minnesota, but whose bad
habits of drinking had brought him to a
pretty "hard- up" condition, although he
has since reformed and was doing better.
How are you ?" asked Tom.
"Pretty we'll, thank you, but l have
just seen the doctor, to have him examine
my throat"
What's the matter?"
swell, the doctor couldn't give me any
encouragement. At least he could not
find what he wanted"
"What did you expect him to find 2"
81 asked him to look down my throat
for a mill and a farm which had
gone down there in drink"
"And did he see anything of them ?"
mo, but he advised me if over | got
another mill to run it by water"
The Monitor-register., 1897-09-10
GEMS.

Who does the best his circumstances
allow does we'll. acts nobly; angels could
do no more.
Simplicity is one of the first laws of
greatness, and another like unto it is
humility.
Loving kindness is greater than laws;
and the charities of life are more than all
ceremonies.
Life is an UNEMPLOYED sea. An educa-
ton is the field glass and compass which
help US find our way.
Sorrow is a stone that brushes a single
bearer to the ground. while two are able
to carry it with ease.
Those who are formed to win general
admiration are seldom caloula ted to be-
stow individual happiness.
The Inheritance of a distinguished and
noble name is a proud inheritance to him
who lives worthy of it.
Modesty is bred in self reverence. Fine
manners are the mantle of fair minds.
None are truly great without this orna.
ment.
When thou wouldst help another, study
to please, not thyself, in the doing, but
him thou servest. So shalt thou be un-
selfish indeed.
A good life is the best philosophy; a
clear conscience is the best law; honesty is
the best policy. and temperance is the
best physic.
Scientific truth is marvellous but moral
truth is divine, and whoever breathes it's
air and works by its light has found the
lost paradise.
Houses, ships and men are not made
for calm hours, sunny seas and freedom
from trial, but to stand storms, tempests
and temptation.
There can be no social beauty where dis
order prevails, no national beauty where
law is set at naugbt, no beauty of life
where the true ends of life are disre-
garded
The best of a book is not the thought
which it contains, but the thought which
it suggests, just as charm of music dwells
not in the tones, but in the echoes of our
hearts.