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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
Business Affairs.

K. &. Dun Il Co. In their review of
last weeks situation say;
Business is passing well through the
diffi eulties that attend the, winding up OF
war, which are generally greater than
those involved while war Is in progress.
The rush of orders kept back while war
lasted by those who thought 1t shrewd
not 10 take any chances has lifted prices
n little and caused larger demand for
the time than can continue but there Is
ample evidence that the consuming de-
mand is very large.
Wheat has come forward much more
freely and the price has advanced &c. Ii
Is supposed that the advance ia largely
due to the milling demand coming upon
narrow supply. Widely differing &C
counts Of foreign supplies and demands
do not explain the market, but 1t may
be noticed that large -four contract has
been closed at Seattle for Russia
The returns of foreign trade show
S35 ,429, $50 excess of exports over i'm
ports in August against $40, 92O, 415
under the extraordinary conditions u
year ago, with the biggest export move
ment ever known in August.
Failures for the week III in the United
States against 204 last year aud % IN
Canada against40 last year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
st. Adams.

Hiram Hawes' buildings were burned
the 18th inst, together with nearly all
its contents, including storage of WOO
and beans He and his son had, this
season, moved and remodeled his barn
The loss falls heavily upon him, being
an old man, with no insurance.
Miss Mary shaw was married at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry shaw, the
18th, to Mr.. Childs. They will stop for
season with Mr.. /. Homestead and
wife, on the Walter Keene place.
Mr.. Halls wife and children are stop
ping with Mr. and Mrs. Magoon.
Mr.. B. F. Curtis, leading merchant
of Richmond, with three acquaintances
made trip with a two-horse team
through northern Maine, Pennington
Rangeley, Moosehead, Monsoon, then to
st. Adams, where they tarried two
nights with his sister, Mrs. J. l.. Palmer
" hile there they visited all the places
of interest. At their arrival home they
had covered the distance of 35l miles
and passed through 50 towns and several
townships.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

Boston Advertiser: WHY Mt give
prohibition credit for Names PECULIAR
excelencies if pr h'bition is to be charg-
ed with every fault that manifes. itself
in the Pine Tree State? Her Delegation
in Congress is not large. but it ia influen-
tisl at Washington all out of proportion
to its numerical strength. The people
Of Maine appear to know enough to
chot g. The choicest timber out of which
to make senators and representatives
and TO have sense enough to keep them
at Washington term after term indtfi
nitely. This political shrewdness indi-
Gates sobriety, steadiness, clear-sghted-
ness. enlightened s'lf interest and an
unfaltering eye 10 the Maine chance.
These are temneranCe qualities.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

Maine Farmer: There was honor
enough gained in the war which has just
closed for all who had any part in it,
though it would appear that some are
anxious for fear they will not receive
their full share. Future history will
give no greater honor to any Of the lead.
ing characters than to President Nc.
Kinley. No President ever rose more
fully to the great responsibilities of a
serious situation than did he, and no one
ever showed himself more completely
above party and that he was the Presi-
dent OF the whole country than did Nc,
Kiney during the war. He will always
have the gratitude of all well wishers OF
the Nation for the noble work he accom-.
plished in celebrating the North and
South
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Fairfield.

Miss Fannie Cote went to Berlin Falls,
saturday.
Rev. Harry Taylor is the guest of
Rev. John Hatch
The store occupied by w. F. Bradbury
is being painted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Blackwell have
gone to Madison, where they will be the
guests of Mr.. Blackwell's parents for a
week.
Messrs II. G. Daggett and A. L. SAT-
ford of Salem, Mass, hydraulic engi-
neers, are in town OF business connected
with the survey of the kennebec which
is being made here.
Wheelmen have bad habit of riding
beside the electric cars evenings. lt is
done for the sake OF the light. AT n
proper distance there Is no danger but
many ride close TO the front end where
slight mishap would cause bad acct
dent. Que rider was thrown recently, in
this way, and got a nasty tumble, al
though he WAS not seriously hurt.
Many others have had narrow escapes,
nevertheless, in spite of the repeated
warnings of motormen, the practice is
continued.
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Athens.

Mr. Archie Emery of Waltham, Mass.
arrived Friday. Mr.. Emery has been
very i'll and has come to Athens hoping
to regain his health.
Miss Emma Turner is very sick at
Harmony, where she has been at work
for Mrs. F. o. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Cleveland held a
reception last Thursday evening, at their
home on Stickney Hill.
Mrs. kingman has bought the Henry
Cleveland place in the village and is
having it repaired for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Calden have
been entertaining friends from New
York, the past week.
Mrs. Horace Emery is nursing in
Skowhegan.
Calvin Jones, Esq, is enjoying a visit
from his son, Calvin Jones, Jr., who has
lived in the west for number OF years.
There was grand entertainment at
Maplewood farm, at the reception of r.
d. Cleveland and wife A large number
of friends gathered at their home with
many beautiful and useful presents, too
numerous 10 mentlOn. <eITeSHIIlt1tS.
consisting of coffee and cake were served
and fine social time enjoyed until late
hour. All were much pleased and happy.
The Madison quarterly meeting of the
Freewil Baptists, was held last Saturday
and Sunday at the Corson school house,
West Athens.
r, D. Cleveland runs a two-horse
barge to Buker hill school daily
Ernest Cook starts for Melbry, Mass .
Oct =. where he will make his home
with his brother, Herbert. Mr.. Cooks
father and mother intend to spend the
winter in Massachusetts.
Miss Lillian Brown returned home Sun
day, from E. Hathorn's
We hear that Mrs. Kingman has
bought her brothers place in this village.
She has very nice farm.
Miss Ella Tucker, who has attended a
four years. term of school in New Hamp-
shire, has entered Bates college, Lewis
ton, Me.
Selden Poland is very sick with typhoid
fever, Dr. Ellingwood is attending him
Nahum Mason, one of our oldest citi-
xens has been sick all summer. c 5 c
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A Compliment for Maine.

They do some things very well in the
State of Maine. There WAS Maine
regiment in the camp ut Chckamauga
that suffered very seriously from the
change of climate and the perils of camp
life. 1t had lost fourteen men from
camp fevers, had large proportion of
its members in the hospital, and was
losing one man a day. The surgeons
said that the best chance for the sick
men was to take them home. The gov
eminent gave the invalids thirty days
furlough, and the State of Maine hired a
big engine and seven Pullman sleeping
cars to bring them home. One hundred
and twenty Maine boys sick with typhoid
and malarial fevers and other diseases,
were loaded into that train and started
north. OFF they went to Cincinnati, to
Cleveland, to Buffalo, Albany, Boston
and on to Portland, and the country of
pine trees and granite. Supplies, order
ed by telegraph, were furnished for
them without money or price, chiefly
by the Red Cross. Delayed ten hours at
Cleveland by breakdown, their train
was sent to the lake-shore, where 1t got
the cool lake breezes. All those sick
soldiers got back to Maine alive and
most of them improved very decidedly
on the journey. A good job that, well
done, and an incident of the war worth
remembering .-Hd,per's Bazaar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
Literary Notes.

Mr.. Caspar Whitney, who was with
General Shafter throughout the seige of
Santiago, is now on his way TO the
Hawaiian Islands, on a mission for
Harper's Weekly. On his return he will
again edit the Amateur Sport Depart
ment In the Weekly; in the mean time
he Is preparing papers on the present
condition of sport in France, Germany
and England and also series OF articles,
entitled the jungle Hunter" in which
he will give the results of his shooting
trips in siam, Malaga and Sumatra.
Edward Marshall, the heroic cores
poudent who insisted on debating his
account of the fight while supposed to
be dying on the field, Is now in New
York hospital and has written his recol-
lections of the Guasimas fight which the
September number of Scribners contains.
What it means to be shot and to be in a
field hospital expecting death has never
been presented so feelingly before.
What most affected Mr.. Marshall was
the unselfshness and kindness of other
wounded men around him. Another
correspondent, J. f. Chamberlin of the
New York Evening Post, was in the
thick of the fight, and describes How
the Spaniards Fought at Caney". 1t is
generous recognition of what so many
officers in the regular army have com
mented upon-the brave fighting of the
Spanish in the trenches.
DR.. NORTH Busch, who has been some
times described as Bismarck's Boswell,
and who enjoyed terms of special in
timacy with the great Chancellor, is the
author of an Important paper on Bis
marck and William l., which is publish
ed entire ia The Living Age of Sept. 3.
II was written with view To puhlica-
ton after Bismarcks death and 1t con-
tains so much that was communicated 10
the author by Bismarck himself that it
is almost photographic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

beans and all ate a good dinner. First
after dinner, band music, then followed
French clog dance by Miss Addie
Tascio, Il years old, music furnished by
her father. Nothing pleased the crowd
more than this dance and collection
was taken for her benefit. Then follow
ed song by her and sister, Clara, II
years old. This pleased the crowd as
much as the dance and they were hearth
ly cheered by the crowded hall. Dane
ing was next in order. Levi futile
played the violin and his daughters, by
turns the piano, with viii Futile and
Fred Rolf. by turns, the cornet. At 4
o'clock the band played'a closing piece
and all went home feeling happy. Colo
mel Mitchell had charge of the hall and
managed to the entire satisfaction of all.
A. r.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

The New York World says Maine is
one of the smaller States not only in
area but also in the really important
matter Of population. She has only four
representatives in the lower House of
Congress. Yet of these f0ur-all of
them Just re elected-three are men of
national fame and two are known
throughout the civilized world. Fur
Their, these Maine men dominate the
House Of Representatives. Reed is the
Gar, Dingley is at the head of the Com
mittee on Ways aud Means, which holds
the purse strings of the nation, and
Boutelle is not only the head of the i'm
portant committee on Naval Affairs, but
also man Of large personal equation.
And in the Senate this small State has
Hale and Frye men of high character
and national reputation. The reason Is
that Maine tries to get good public SER
wants, and when she gets them tries to
keep them. Clearly the Estate of
Maine" is of the class of things which,
as Solomon said, are little but exceed
ingly WISE"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
East COrnville.

Mrs. Augustus Wyman of Eustis, Me-,
Is visiting her sistersMrs. II. N. Long
fellow.
Alfonso Foss, wife and little daughter,
who have been visiting friends In this
vicinity, the past two weeks returned to
their home In Lewiston, Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Gardner had hen steal
her nest, set and Matched only two
chicks. The old hen left them when a
Brown Leghorn chick ten weeks old
took charge OF the little motherless
chicks, by cluckng, scratching and call
ing them and lowering and making II
first class mother. The little chicks
seem satisfied while the young mother
seems proud of her little family.
Miss Alice M. Smith is visiting in
Augusta aud vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Warren and Miss
Vivian are ut his fathers for few days.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
How to Look Good,

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on healthy
condition of the vital organs. If the
liver is inactive you have bilious at
tack; if your stomach is disordered you
have dyspeptic look; if your kidneys
are affected you have pinched look.
Secure good health and you will surely
have good looks. Electric Bitters is a
good Alternative and tonic. Acts directly
on the stomach, liver and kidneys, pu-
rifles the blood, cures pimples, blotches
and boils and gives good complexion.
Every bottle guaranteed. Sold
C. W. Folsom's Drug Store.
so cents per bottle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

Turf Farm & Home: Secretary Clarke
had no more than been elected when he
was presented to the society and made a
speech 10 which he stated that If hard
work and strict attention to business
would prove any factor in the admins
tration Of the Office to which he had just
been elected, he felt sure the society
would not have reason to regret the
choice they had just made, but he as
sured the members that he could not
make a fair success alone and unaided,
and bespoke the hearty cooperation of
every member. The work OF 'getting
up" the fair just closed, commenced
right there and "hard work has won a
great victory. Never did an official
strive harder and see better and more
pleasing rewards for his labors.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
mOHICAN HOUSE
Lake George,
CANAAN, MAINE.

The best of boating, bathing and fish
ing. Fine err quet grounds. An excel.
lent tennis court. Large, commodious
table 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
Washburn. this is sufficient guarantee as to
the Standard to be maintained.
No inland resort in Maine surpasses this ad-
mirable place with its beautiful lake, fine
hotel, numerous ,ottages, large amusement
and dancing pavilion, croquet and tennis
grounds, bowling alley, swings and other
amusements. The fishing is frstclsss, and
fine boats for rowing are always at the wharf
The table at the Mohican House is famous
drought Maine as being unexcelled at sin.
liar resort for variety and quality.
On and after Sunday, June 10, buckboard
accommodating IL people will leave Il e skow.
hogan House every Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock for this resort. Fare. round trip 50
cents. Parties desiring to visit Lake George
on any week day may also engage this team
on most favorable terms.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
BucklIn's Arnlca SaIve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per.
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box.
C. W. Folsom's Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

Belfast journal: Governor Powers
has abundantly demonstrated that he Is
the right man in the right place. His
appointments have commanded general
approval, and the clear-headed business
like manner In which he has managed
the affairs of the State has been recog-
nized and approved by the people gen
orally. His reelection by the large off
year plurality of $4,000 is, therefore, no
more than his due.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

the result. The large red splotches on my
chest began TO grow paler and smaller. and
before long disappeared entirely. l Tegaineo
my lost weight, became stronger. and my eP-
petite greatly improved was soon entirely
we'll and my skin as clear as piece OF glass.
II. L. MYERS. 100 Mulberry St., Newark, N. J.
Don't destroy all possible chance of q
cure by taking the doctors treatment
OF mercury and potash. These minerals
cause the hair to fall out, and will
wreck the entire system.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
Copper Colored
Splotches.

There is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison-the disease which has
completely baflled the doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing 1t from
view. S. S. s. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
every trace of the faint.
Twas afflicted with terrible blood disease,
srhinh WAS In anots at first. but afterwa rds
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

spread all over my body.
These soon broke out into
sores. and 1t Is easy TO
imagine the suffering /
endured. b efore | be-
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
| had spent a hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. I h e n
tried various patent
medicines, but they did
not reach the disease.
When l had finished my
first bottle of s. 8. 8. I
was greatly improved
and vraa delighted with
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

"Is Blanche modest about her literary
successp" eyes; except when she has on
her bathing suit"
"Has Miss Dobbs given you any en-
couragementp" Well, she declines my
offers of love, but she accepts my boxes
of candy"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

"My wife can tell what time it is in
the middle of the night when it is pitch
dark
"How does she do it?"
"She makes me get up and look at the
clock
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
TRY GRAIH-O! TRY GRAIK.O!

Ask your Grocer to day to show you pacs
age OF GRAIN.O, the new food drink thar
drink it without injury as well as the adult,
All who try it, like 1t. GRAIN-O has that rien
seal brown OF Mocha or Java, but it is mace
from pure grains; ana the most oe y The
price OF coffee. Csc. and rs cts per package
Sold by all grocers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22
WE
w E

We
will do your work
promptly and have il
at the time promised.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

Would like to do
your PRINTING, such
as Bill Heads, Bust
ness Cards, Circulars,
Letter Heads, Envel-
opes, Hand Bills, &c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-22

We
will do your work
IN a neat and pains
taking manner, at a
FAIR percentage OF
profit.
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The Kelley institute

NORTH CONWAY, n. TT.
The Leslie E. Kelley Remedies have betn
used for the past six years under the d.
Iection of our own skillful physician,
with phenomenal results.
The record-union., 1898-06-27
RATTLERS GALORE.
How They Bothered a Party Of
Trout Fishers.

Will III. Young returned several days
ago from a camping and fishing trip
to the headwaters of the Mokelumne
River, whittier he went a few weeks
since with party of friends. He re-
ports having had most enjoyable out
ing and great sport with the trout.
His party were the first this season to
penetrate the wild country up along the
Mckelumne, and as consequence they
had the cream of the trout fishing
The only drawback to the sport,
Young says. was the presence of too
many rattlesnakes in that country, and
he speaks of them as unusually vicious.
One day a big. snake was encountered
by two of the party in brush
thicket, and the rattler at once showed
fight. He made for the invaders and
chased them down the hill into the
river.
Even then the monster did not STOP
and probably would have overtaken
the men in the water, had not another
of the party come to their rescue and
putting pole under his snakeship
thrown him back on the bank Of the
stream.
The party killed quite number of
rattlesnakes, one of them being Of i'm
menSe proportions.
The record-union., 1898-06-27
A SALOOn-K KEEPER ROBBED.
RAID ON FRED ALIENS PLACE
NEAR WALNUT GROVE
Allen Thinks He Shot One OF the
Robbers-Omcers Gone to
the Scene.

Shortly before midnight last night
Sheriff Johnson, District Attorney
Ryan and Deputy Sheriffs Conrad ana
Kelly left for Walnut Grove to inves-
tigate a robbery and shooting affair
that took place near there last night.
1t seems. from the somewhat meager
report received by telephone, that two
unknown men entered the roadside sa-
Icon kept by Fred Allen, two miles
south of Walnut Grove, and after being
there for some time proceeded to rob
the place.
They first stood up the proprietor,
but Allen resisted and was knocked
down. His watch and chain were taken
from him, but he fought desperately,
and freeing himself ran for his shot
gun.
The robbers fed but Allen followed
and fired several shots at them. He
reported that he thought he saw one of
the men lying by the roadside, and
thinks he wounded the other, but ap-
parently did not investigate further
as he could not say positively that
either was hit.
The officers expected to reach the
scene of the robbery and shooting ABOUT
j o'clock this morning.
The record-union., 1898-06-27
Weather Report.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been SS and 56 de-
grees. with gentle to fresh southerIy
winds and clear weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. m.
and p. m. yesterday were 29S1 and
29.I6 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday We're 81 and
80 degrees, and one year ago to-day
94 and 56 degrees.
The average temperature was -. and
the normal II, showing yesterday to
have been l degree warmer than usual
for the 18th day Of June
The minimum or lowest temperature
yesterday morning was II degrees
cooler than what il was for the pre-
vious twenty-four hours, or the hot
Friday night last.
The record-union., 1898-06-27
To Seventh Grade-Nellie Dase. Alice

To Seventh Grade-Nellie Dase. Alice
Curran ssss
To Ninth Grade-Harry Curran, Louis
Klotz Carrie Kunstle.
WHITE ROCK Jessie woodward.
teacher). 't'
To Second Grade42Mabel Bence.
To Seventh Grade-Louis Euer, Daisy
Bence.
WILSON (Clara r. Tracy, teacher).
To Second Grade-Willie Thome,
Rhoads Grimshaw, Hattie Murphy.
TO Third Grade-May Murray, May
Grimshaw.
To Fourth GradeTJulia Talbot, Jo-
seph Bauman, Emma Bauman, Frank
Conner, Bianch BrOOman.
To Fifth Grade Edna Murphy,
Emma Thome, Frances Taverner, Pc
ter Bagaloni, Reuben Schulp.
To Sixth Grade-Walter Murphy,
Frank Jaergar.
To Seventh Grade-William Master
son, Pauline Thome, George Talbot.
Victoria Taverner.
To Eighth Grade-Myrtle Schulp, Oh
i've Pierson.