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Evening star., 1897-05-31
pecome. a Lieutenant Colonel.

Mr.. George 8. sickles, son of Gen. Daniel
e. Sickies. who has been appointed secre-
tary Of the United States legation at Mad
rid. has been commissioned an assistant
a6jutant general OF the National Guard of
the state Of New York, with the rank of
lieutenant colonel. He sought this military
honor In order that he might be able to ap-
pear at the court of Spain in the uniform
of soldier rather than In the plain attire
of civilian.
Evening star., 1897-05-31
WIN Represent the Navy.

Passed Assistant Engineer Walter M.
Mcfarland has been detailed to represent
the United States navy at the meeting of
the naval architects and marine engineers
to be held In London during the progress Of
the celebration of the queens Jubilee. He
San Francisco. flagship of the European
station.
Evening star., 1897-05-31
Prof. Richards Address.

The address yesterday afternoon at the
rooms of the Y. M. C. A. by Prof. J. Fraise
Richard on the subject. Going Through the
World" was well received. and his auditors
say every young man in the city should
have heard it. The line Of thought was
new and calculated to impress upon all the
value Of having selected definite life
work or mission.
The speaker presented three elements.
which he denominated the trinity OF sue
cess" These are concentration, enthu-
siasm and perseverance,.
Evening star., 1897-05-31
BE PLWMP AND ROSY,

UNITED STATES COAST AND GEoDETIC gIJ-
REAU, CAPITOL HILL DC. 10th April, '9T
Mess lf'ring Co., AZ W. 22d ST., New York City
Gentlemen: few months ago l. as a hard
student felt depressed and In need Of a remedy to
renew my health and spirits. I found such an
agent in your Fat-Ten-U and Corpula, and am ell
tirely recuperated firm their My weight in
creased also, by some eight pounds, from the
use OF those admirable foods
You this Testimony.
EDWARD LOPEZ,
81 Co st NV
Corpula and Fat-Ten-U together recognized by
the medic al profession a safe and certain crlrs
for nervous prvstration They perfectly harm
less to ally in any condition however delicate.
FatTen-U is put up in tablets and in liquid form.
Some prefer liquid remedies Some like the tablets
bee ause They are handy to take while traveling
attending TO business. The liquid Fat-Ten-U and
the Fat-Ten-C Tablets alike in effectiveness and
curative power.
Fat-Ten-U Tablets. s1.O0. Liquid Fat-Ten-U.
$1.00. Corpula. S100-
A months treatment, $500.
Lorng's Fat-Ten-U and Corpula Foods sold by
leading druggists.
WRITTEN GUARANTY TO refund the price IL
Corpula and Fat-Ten- I taken. according to di-
rectons. without goo- results. Write CHI
CAGO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT NEW
YORK MEDICAL DEPARTMENT for free ndvice
about your thinness and debility any other Gis-
ease. Be write IL ruptured Best truss and
treatment devised. To insure prompt reply
mention department below and use only the near
est address. We send free How 10 Get Plump
and Rosy"
Evening star., 1897-05-31
Page w. Skinner Found Dead.

Page w. Skinner of Fredericksburg. Va.
aged thirty-two years, and a carpenter by
trade, was found dead at his home, 342
New York avenue. about o'clock this
morning. He vas afflicted with a trouble
OF the throat, and 1T is thought that a spell
OF excessive coughing brought on a fatal
kemcrrf age. The coroner was notified
Evening star., 1897-05-31
Crack Local Nine. Meet

The crack Bureau of Engraving and
Printing nine will play the Canterbury
Athletic Club team at National Park this
afternoon. beginning at 3 o'clock. These
clubs were champions last season of the
lively.
Evening star., 1897-05-31
GAINED FLESH,

EDWARD LOPEZ. WELL KNOWN IN WASH
NGTON. GIVEN NEW FLESH. HEALTH AND
SPIRITS BY LORING's FAT-TEN-U AND COR
PUIA FooDs-THEY REJUvENATE PREAIA-
TURELY OLD MEN AND woMEN-rAKE
THEM Now-BE WELL THIS SUMNER.
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Gave n Reception.

Lincoln Relief Corps gave one of its so-
ciai receptions Friday evening, its guests
being the G. A. R. and w. R. C. of the
department of the Potomac and their
1riends. The large hall was decorated with
bunting and flags, and flowers lent their
beauty and perfume to the scene The
assembly was the largest that ever con-
gregated there, and crowded the hall In
the stairway and filled the gallery.
Ihere was short musical and literary
program before the attack on the commits
ana cream. cake and cooling drinks.
one or the enjoyable musical numbers.
partcuiariy to- the old soldiers, was the
Battie OF Manassas," played by Miss Lulu
fine effect "-''-
Mr. Lem Wiley gave the old wartime
bugie calls and the martial spirit with such
enthusiasm that he Had to respond to two
Miss Abbie Johnsonfgave. by request her
very funny Natural Laughter sketch.
but refused to respond to a bombardment
OF encores after she had proved that laugh
ter is catching. q isi
M. Miss Emily Giil was also pleasing in the
to the hearty encore, Miss Patterson also
encore. oIs a
Mrs. Katie Philips gave some homely
Colonel Marion T. Anderson. past COM
mander of the department, made a stirring
patriotic speech in eulogy of the w. r. c.,
and Lincoln Corps In particular. and was
followed by Commander Bresnahan of
Lincoln Post. who told pathetic stories of
why thew r. c. and the old war songs
were dear to him.
Lincoln Corps Band" six lads, rendered
patriotic airs throughout the evening. The
leader is the son of the president Of Lin
coin Corps. Mrs. Marion NJ. Lewis.
The relief fund Of the corps was largely
augmented from the proceeds Of the recep-
ton.
Evening star., 1897-05-31
A Lawn Eefc.

Ihere Will be lawn fete at Waugh par
sonage, corner Sd and streets northeast.
next wednesday evening. The grounds
will be Illuminated and there will be music
and other attractions. Refreshments will
be served.
Evening star., 1897-05-31

For the Benefit of Mrs. Crabbs.
The Star has received a check for SO
from Mrs. Robert j. Wynne for the benefit
or Mrs. Mary Crabbs, who was injured by
Deihg run over by a fire engine at the
fire last Thursday at I'LL D street.
Evening star., 1897-05-31

About 6I per cent were native born: that
is. ]. .605, ,765 out of the Its, ,304 enlistments
in the northern armies. In the southern
armies the percentage was greater prob
ably.
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Eor Good Citi.enshfp.

A meeting on Good Citizenship wal
held Friday night at Central M r. Church
The singing, decoration and spirit Of tht
meeting were very patriotic. Rev. Howard
wilbur Ennis and F. NJ. Bradley made
stirring addresses Solos were rendered BY
Mr.. Geo. e. Terry and Jas. A. DuLaney
chairman R. L. Dutton presided at tbs
meeting and made few remarks.
Temperatures for Twenty-F0ur Hour
The following were the readings Of thu
Thermometer at the weather bureau during
the past twenty-four hours. beginning at :
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
May 3ot p.m.. IS: pm. 81; midnight
g.
May 314 am. g.: 8 am. "a: II m. 20
Maximum, 72, at pm. May 81; mini
mum, 81, at am, May 81
Evening star., 1897-05-31

ALL OF EDISONS OBESITY REMEDIES. AS
we'll IS all Of Lo-ing's Flesh producers. for sale
by G.. G. C. SIMMS,
my22-tf Cor. 14th ct. and n. Y. avenue.
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Lansburgh & Bro.
Here Are Lawn Bargains.

Many OF you disappointed last week because
waited too long for the Lawn bargains advertised We
promised then would the country
gains equally good After patient position
values that good and possibly better
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Loring & Co., Dept. s,

NO. 42 WEST 22D ST, NEW YORK CITY.
NO. 115 STATE ST., CHICAGO, ILL
my24- witt
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Capt. John H. Welsh Of Florida said:
Mr.. Chairman. Defenders of the Union.
Survivors CT the Greatest War of the Worli.
Ladies and Gentlemen: From the far-orr
southland by the sea I bring you tidings
OF great joy-a message announcing to
mankind the elimination of your fond
est hopes-the keystone of your every ac-
tion. 1t Is the story Of nation reunited.
1t Is of universal love of the stars ami
stripes. enduring as endless time
Gathered today at historic Arlington.
sacred to the nations dead. see before me
multitude wearing the familiar blue.
whose military bearing and still flashing
eyes tell me they are here for no idle pur-
pose. and / pause to ask. What is their
naissionr Are they here for power. for
glory, for the acquisition of wealth? Tha
answer to this Is an emphatic negative.
No. my friends. theirs is no mercsnary
motive. no idle purpose. They are here be-
cause they were soldiers and sailors of the
Union They are here to greet once more
old comrades in arms to teach the lesson
OF loyalty. to tell OF q love of country mn
changeable as our everlasting hills-and "a
laurel the graves of that grand veteran
corps In the great unknown who died that
the nation might not perish.
Standing again beside all that is mortal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12

The people of Belgium evidently be-
lieye in training their children III hab-
its of economy Possibly no better
method of convincing the young folks
of the wisdom of looking after small
things could have been found than that
resorted to i'll the public schools Of
Brussels. The Outlook gives the result
of the experiment:
Some time ago the children were re-
quested by their teachers to gather up
all the waste and apparently useless ar
ticles that they could find on their way
to and from school and to deliver them
to their respective teachers
For eight months the work of collec-
ton went on. Such objects as tin foil,
tin cans, paint tubes, bottle capsules
and refuse metal were especially looked
after. The result was astonishing
Nineteen hundred and twenty We
pounds of tin foil rewarded the chill
dren's efforts, together with 200
pounds of metal scraps, A, 400 pounds of
bottle capsules and old paint tubes that
in the aggregate weighed 220 pounds.
But it was when the articles were
disposed of and the money applied to
useful objects that the full force of this
economy was manifest. The proceeds
completely clothed 800 poor children
and sent 80 invalid children to re-
ouperation colonies, and there was IA
goodly balance left to be distributed
among the sick poor of the city.
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CORRESPONDENCE


Mr.. Benz. Foss of Skowhegan, Is in
town visiting his brother, David Foss.
Mrs. Fanny Brown of St. Adams, is
in town visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Farrin.
Quite a number of the Brighton PEG.
pie attended birthday party at Daniel
Clarks, Friday evening.
Mrs. Amy Crossman of Waterville, is
in town. visiting her brother, Mr.. Sum-
ner Strickland.
Miss Molie Farrin is stopping in Wa
terville for the present, as she is having
her eyes doctored.
Albert Walker has moved from Her
bert Wyman's house, and is renting Mrs.
Wyman's store.
Miss Isola Farrin has gone to st. Al
bans, on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Fanny
Brown.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. O. Libby attended
the wedding of Mr.. Leon Cooley and
Miss Maria Hall of Mayfeld Sunday,
the 8th.
As L. o. Libby and wife were return
ing from Sabbath school, the harness
broke, causing the horse to kick and
making quite smash-up.
Mrs. Pike and her two daughters,
ARA and Sadie, of Waterville, are spend
ing few weeks at their old home here.
Social dance at Brighton, Aug, 10Th.
Dan Bryant is on the sick list.
Miss Myra Jones and Gertrude Hay
den have gone to Roach River to work.
Misses Annie and Cindy Bryant are Wis
iting their parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Dan
Bryant.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12

An English inventor-name or loca
ton we do not find giyen-is said to
have contrived tool capable of being
attached to any machine or apparatus
having a transversing slide and fixed
table that will bend cardboard without
tho need of IA score cut, thus preserving
the full strength of the material at the
bend The tool in question is formed of
metal or wood and is in two parts, one
having recess on one edge and the
other straight edge, having the upper
edge rounded off to fit into the recess
ON the edge of the first part, allowing
space between eqnal to the thickness Of
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12
ALTRUlSM IN ANIMALS.
ssme Show Friendly and Unseifish Traits
Difficult to Understand.

Ssme Show Friendly and Unseifish Traits
Difficult to Understand.
A French scientist has lately written
an interesting paper on altruism in ami
mails, arriving at the startling Gonclu-
sion that animals are perhaps better
Christians than men. He says, Ami
NAL societies are less polished, but per-
haps more humane, all things being
equal, than our own, and gives several
instances of animal species made use Of
by another and performing services for
the latter without receiving anything
in exchange.
Among others is mentioned the case
of the crocodile and the bird trochilus
on the banks of the Nile. This bird per-
forms two services for the crocodile. 1t
enters into its mouth and dispatches
there the worms and leeches which
trouble the crocodile. 1t flies rapidly
away, giving vent to a peculiar cry,
when the ichneumon, the enemy of the
crocodile, approaches, thus apprising its
companion of the ichneumon presence.
In return the crocodile shakes its tail
whenever it wishes 70 close its mouth,
thus giving the bird warning. The croc-
odile i'll no wise recompenses, but con
tents itself simply with respecting the
person of the little animal The service
rendered is unilateral. But it is easy to
understand that by the exercise Of ex-
tremely little intelligence, if not un-
consciously, the crocodile may be led to
defend its trochilus
Sometimes one animal Will borrow
the services of another temporarily, as
in the case of the serpent who is ferried
across "a river by duck, or, as fire.
quently seen, several animals assist one
another i'll crossing streams of water, in
lifting large stones, III moving the
trunks OF trees, in constructing dams, in
hunting or in mutual defense. Aphids,
who have the power of secreting an abb
dominal fluid Of which ants are passion
ately fond, are kept by the ants in sta
bles like milk cows and carefully
watched Chicago News
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ENGLISH ROYALTY.
What 1t Is Said to Cost tho British Tax.
payer Yearly.

payer Yearly.
The chancellor of the exchequer went
out of his way recently, says Labou-
chere, in London Truth, to explain how
little the monarchy costs England. The
crown lands, he said, belong to the SOW
ereign and produce So, 060, 600 per an
mum. The queen receives instead Of
this revenue 81, 925, 600 and the rest of
the royal family 81 06O, 600 Therefore
the total cost of monarchy to the tax.
payer is 1925, 600. The entire calcula.
ton proceeds on the erroneous assump-
ton that the crown lands are the pri-
vate property of the sovereign. This
they are not. They originally formed a
portion Of the general revenue Of the
country, ont of which came the main
tenance of the sovereign.
That abject flunky Lord Butte, wish
ing to curry favor with George III, in,
serted in the civil list act which was
passed on that monarch 5 accession a
remuneration by him of the crown lands,
and this remuneration by "A sovereign Of
what he did not possess is the basis Of
the theory of these crown lands being
the private property of the occupant Of
the throne.
According, therefore, to Sir Michael
Hicks Beaeh's own figures, monarchy
costs England 81, $50, 900. The real
amount is, however, much higher, for
there are numberless expenses incidental
to the institution which he does not in
clude. The hard fact remains that in
France the president receives 5000, 600
per annum and fultills with decent
splendor all the duties of the head of
the state, while with England the mon
archy costs nearer 91 200, 900 than
1000, 600 francs. A defense, therefore,
of monarchy on the ground of economy
hardly holds water.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12

Leon l.. Webster and Forrest Williams
of Carratunk, were in town sunday oil
last week, on their wheels
Willie Holway of Dexter, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Dora Jones of Carratunk, were
in town Monday, making calls.
Mrs. Eta Packard of Boston. Mass.
and her sister, Mrs. Nellie Stevens oil
Fairfield, Me-, are visiting friends and
relatives at this place.
Everett Meader returned from dowr
river, Wednesday.
Mrs. Myra Moody and son, Harold
Moody, are visiting at her mothers Mrs
Nancy Forsythe.
Miss Edith Butler of Carratunk, wa,
in town, Monday.
y. II. Swift of Skowhegan, was in
town few days last week.
Mr.. Chas Church returned here Thurs
day afternoon, after a few weeks stay
at his home in Canaan.
Miss Bertha Mantor of Madison, will
tend the post office during the absence
OF our post master, {. +. Ball, who vii
teach school at Carratunk this fall.
Mr.. Omar Clark and wife of Carratunk
were in town, Wednesday.
Miss Laura Williams of Carratunk, is
the guest of Miss LOttie Bean.
Mr. Chas. Nicholas of Skowhegan
was in town Sunday, on his wheel.
Mr.. Chas. York went, Sunday, to at
tend the funeral of his brother, Albert
York, who died at Skowhegan, Satur.
day. He leaves two brothers, Chas
York of this place, and George York OF
Skowhegan, and three sisters, Mis-
Susan Foss of Skowhegan, Mrs. Ellen
Merrill OF Portlsnd, and Mrs. Eta
Jewell of Mass.
Rev. j. c. Gregory of Bingham
preached at the chapel Sunday evening
A large crowd was present. He preach
ed very interesting impressive sermon
the text taken from the 18th chapter OF
Luke; subject, Life.
Saw Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Hall of Cara
funk, in town Sunday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12

"Quite irrespective of the immense
number of workmen who hold trade Sc
crets of their respective employers, few
people ever realize what number of
workmen there are who hold small Sc
orets-some of them may consist mere
ly of knack of doing some particular
thing in peculiar way-of their own,
and most rigidly guard these" re-
marked a we'll known trades union
official
Il could cite many remarkable cases
where workmen, on account of their
method Of doing some one apparently
simple thing, have always been at a
premium with various masters, and
only the other day | was talking to the
head of great decorating kRm about
such man.
This firm has often, in decorating
great mansions and public buildings, to
carry out certain scheme of color, and
that one color has to be uniform
throughout great area of covered
space This firm had one man who, if
100 rooms had to be painted, could in
ldlllDly lila lIesn suppllts VI COlOr W
the exact shade, but during its 40 years
of existence the firm never had another
workman who could do this
II could name for you 100 trades
where some one man effects his object
with few strokes where others labor
long and patiently, but what l want to
impress On the public is that workmen
possess and guard far more minor trade
secrets of their own than the masters
ever did or do Pearson Weekly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12

The following list shows that great
deal of money is made from popular
music in England:
Sir Arthur Sullivan is said to have
realized el0, 900 by his celebrated song
1.-The Lost Chord" Balfe appears to
have received high prices for the copy
rights of some of his songs. For II
Dreamt Dwell In Marble Halls" he
got fS, 900, the same for when Other
Lips, and e5, for THE Heart
Bowed Down. When recently put up
for aoction, 81, PIP los. was obtained
for the copyright of Michael Watson's
song A-eAole IA. "-Harper's Round
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12
Tariff Comparisons.

The completed comparison of the
tariff bill, prepared by Mr.. Chas. II.
Evans, the tariff expert, has been made
public. The folloA ing are some of the
comparisons, in addition to those given
last week:
The average ad valorem duty of n"
flax, hemp and jufe schedule ia lower in
the new law than in the Wilson law.
That OF the wilson law was 1864 per
cent. The present law il 45.lS per cent.
The average ad valorem OF the pulp,
paper and book schedule under the pres
emit law is 5000 per cent; under the
Wilson law. - IS per cent.
The average ad valorem of the sundrv
schedule under the Dingley law is 23.35
per cent; under the Wilson law it was
24.70 per cent.
The total value of articles transferred
from the free list 10 the dutiable list is
placed at SOL .96s 81.
Only two articles were transferred
from the dutisble to the free list These
were cocoaunts in the shell and sheep
dips.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12
MICHIGAN House
Lake George,
CANAAN. MAINE.

Season of 1897 Opens Saturday, June 12th.
The best of boating, bathing and fish
ing. Fine croquet grounds. An excel
lent tennis court. Large, commodious
stable. An ideal inland resort.
Many desirable changes have been made at
this popular inland resort since last season, and
as the comfort and pleasure of the guests will be
looked after personally by Mr. and Mrs. Wash
burn, this is sufficient guarantee to the stand
ard to be maintained.
No inland resort in Maine surpasses this adj
mirable place with its beautiful lake, fine hotel,
numerous cottages, large amusement and dano-
ing pavilion eroquet and tennis grounds, bowl
ing alley, swings and other amusements. The
fishing is frst-class, and fine boats for rowing
are always at the wharf.
The table at the Mohiean House is famous
throughout Maine as being unexceed at a sim
liar resort for variety and quality.
On and after Sunday, June 20, a blackboard
accommodating ~ people will leave the Skow-
hogan House every Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock
for this resort Fare round trip, 30 cents. Par
ties desiring to visit Lake George on any week
day may also engage this team on most favorable
terms.
GEORGE {. WASHBURN, Prop.
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ShaWnluf.

Most of the farmers of this vicinity
are nearly done haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Emerson of
Phillips, have been visiting his father, E.
Y Emerson aud family for the past
three weeks. They were visiting
friends in Athens, part of last week
returning Saturday evening and spend
ing the Sabbath with Mr.. Emerson :
father, leaving Monday morning for
their home in Phillips.
Morris Priest has returned home from
Bangor, where he has been visiting, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Priest.
Mrs. Holden of Jackmon, is visiting
her sisters, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs,
Barney.
Mrs Page and little daughter, Camilla,
are stopping at Lake George for few
days. VIcK.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12

Movable carriage wheel guards are
made chiefly for use with light carriages
that are not equipped with fixed guards
The movable guard is of willow basket
work. In its general outlines it is some
thing like "A coat or cloak hanger. 1t is
made to fit over a section of the rim of
the wheel. The carriage guard is car
ried i'll the carriage, and when required
for use to protect the gown of woman
getting in or out it is simply held on
the wheel. Exchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-12
NIayheld.

There was quiet wedding at V. [.
) Halls, Sunday, the contracting parties
were Leon Cooley of Brighton and Miss
Maria c. Hall of this town. We wish
them long and happy life.
Mr. Chapman and wife from Scion
were in town last week.
Misses Annie and Cinda Bryant and
Mr.. Toban from Skowhegan were in
town Sunday.
Mayfield S. S. visited West Mayfield s.
s. Sunday p. m.
Belle Clarke, six years Of age, caught
one day last week ten white perch and
one pickerel the later weighing three
lbs.