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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
REMARKABLE TOWNS.
One In England That Is Made of Railway
Carriages.

Scattered throughout the area of
Great Britain are numerous towns and
villages of a curious character. One
large village actually consists of old
railway carriages, even the little mis-
sion chapel being built out of four large
horse trucks. Another village, with "a
population of l. 100 and a ratable value
of ES, 600, has neither church, chapel
nor school, the only public editice being
pillar letter box.
Villages with "a single inhabitant are
not unknown. At Skiddaw, in Cumber-
land, there is solitary householder,
who cannot vote because there is no
overseer to prepare a voters list and no
church or other public building on
which to publish one, while the only
ratepayer in a certain rural Northum-
berland parish has recently declined to
bear the expense of repairing a road be-
cause he considers it quite good enough
for himself.
In the isle of Ely there is a little
parish which has been somewhat con-
temptuously described as "a portion of
land, with three or four houses and per
haps IL inhabitants. This place has
no roads at all and is consequently put
to no expense i'll keeping them i'll repair
AS a matter of fact, there are no ex-
penses of any kind and no rates.
One of the most remarkable villages
in this country is Kempton, near Bed
ford, which is seven miles long and ex-
tremely struggling. To walk from one
end of the village to the other occupies
two hours
Sometimes whole villages will prac-
tically disappear. A little Shropshire
village has gradually sunk, until now
it is almost out of sight. 1t is built on
a disused coal pit, and the sinking goes
on steadily every year. Now and then
tottering house is propped up to keep
it standing, but in spite of all precau
tons buildings are constantly falling to
the ground, and i'll course of time doubt
less nothing will be left but few
bricks to mark the spot where village
once stood
There are plenty of deserted villages
throughout the country. A diversion of
trade into other channels is sometimes
sufficient to produce this effect. Not
many years ago the proprietors of an
iron works at townlet near Sheffield
being unable to obtain certain conces-
sions from railway company, removed
their works. Shortly afterward half the
place was to let, and the windows of
many of the houses were boarded up. -
London Tit Bits.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

At the session OF the National Associa-
ton OF Paper and Pulp Manufacture, at
New York, Thursday of last week. pa per
was read by Or. b. T.. Fernow, chief of
forestry division Of the Department of
Agriculture, on the subject Of forestry
and pulp wood supplies. He estimated
the combined investments Of the paper
and pulp trade at sl70t00 900. with a
production of more than 3 O00. 900 tons Of
material worth 800 000, 900 annually.
The matter of supply OF raw material
was, he urged, one OF the most import
ant confronting the trade. There was
TOO much disposition among business
men to think only Of the present, where
as II WAS necessary to provide for the
future.
The consumption Of wood pulp 10 paper
manufacture was equal to at least 1000
oo0 cords per year. mainly spruce IN
other words, the supply was largely from
That class OF timber already heavily
drawn on for lumber supplies 10 general.
oix-seVenths OF the pulp product, he es-
timated. came from the northern states
-three-fourths from New England, New
ork and Pennsylvania. In his opinion
the consumption of the next decade
weuld leave the supply in such an ex-
hausted condition as to demand serious.
attention.
1t was dangerous, he said, to work on
the theory that the virgin wood supplies
are inexhaustibe; sooner or later Il
shortage must occur if present methods
were persisted in. Forestry was 10th
ing more nor less than the rational use
OF forests, the art of managing aud re-
producing wood crops, the securing of
future supplies. One of the first consid-
erations was the protection Of forest pro-
perty against fire; next 10 this WAS the
scientific and systematic care of forests
Papers were also read by Louis Bell.
Pm. d., on use OF Electric Motors in
Paper Making by Charles f. Scott.
chief electrician of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company.
on "Electrieity in Paper Making by
Charles E. Emery, Phi. d., on The
Economic Use of Steam in Paper Max
ing; : by Austin Cary, of Maine, on The
Application of Forestry TO the Spruce
Lands of New England" Clifford Pin
chot, consulting forester, spoke upon
"The Sustained Yield of Spruce Lands. =
illustrating with stereoptieon views.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

Eminent doctors, skillful nurses, the
best food and medicine all failed. Then
| consented to an operation. That, too,
failed and they said another one was nee
essary. After the second | was worse
than ever and the world was darker than
before.
ut was then / heard of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People.
IL heard that they had cured cases like
mine and / tried them.
"They cured mel They brought Sun
shine to my life and filled my cup with
happiness;
1.-THE headache is gone, the twitehing
is gone; the nervousness is gone; the
trembling has ceased, and have gained
twenty-six pounds.
Health and strength is mine and am
thankful to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People for the blessing"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have proved
boon to womankind. Acting directly on
the blood and nerves, they restore the
requisite vitality to all parts Of the body,
creating functional regularity and perfect
harmony throughout the nervous system.
The pallor Of the checks is changed to
the delicate blush Of health; the eyes bright
en-; the muscles grow elastic, ambition is
created and good health returns.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, who universally consider them
the most important remedial agent they
have to dispense.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
Town Of Emblem.

The annual report for the town oil
Embden has been printed and is ready
to be submitted to the town meeting TO
be held March 9TH.
The appropriation for the year were
For schools, $723.75; building school
house. $500; support of poor, $500
town expenses aDd town debt. 1000
guideboards, $40; total St743.75. The
valuation was real estate, S1S25S3; per-
sonal $26. lis; numbers OF polls, Sl54
rate of taxation 026.
By the treasurer's report it appears
that the receipts including SlS6G2, on
hand at beginning OF the year aud ST.
1880, borrowed money, amounted To
S7.767.9l. The disbursements including
1913 % on hand Feb. 12th, ,9S, baltt ced
the receipts. Some of the items OF dis
bursement were paid loans aud interest,
81, 1877 80; railroad bonds and coupons
SLABS; State tax SOB So; Cou rty lax,
500 90; State pensions, sl44; teach ng
schools, SS00.50; board of teachers.
S2s7.25; text books, Sl07G3; wood,
S24.e3; conveyance of scholars, SIG re-
pairs on school houses, S275.70; new
school house and lot, $6O2.65.
The following is the financial standing
of the town.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
\ Peculiar Case.

\ unique and move .uit tried before
Trial Justice Haskell. Saturday lasf.
promises ibtere-tirg developments AID
out 81 which "A fo'g,rs ea-e 10 which ~
efal patti sfr IMPLICATED nav be iusfi-
'utrn. and tih.r -. zHnaal develop
meut- iHYo.yifg tha agaat of a wholesale
liquor finn IN thr -aIe = 10 liquor.
a ~ d. *" III tiru Of Reuben
Ring n 20. "h4Ir-azs sfqppr dealers In
bostoo. breu2H SUI sgaau-t one John
Gibson. night watch n fbe nil here Tor
HE price 81 TWO cases of Od Bourbon
"hi-key alleged 10 haye been ordered by
mail Of tic pla,u,fl By h. defendant
Gibson.
~ the testimony develop d and a.
claimed BIZ Gibson and Frsnk Noble. the
latter sent letter 10 Boston 10 plaintiffs.
ordering he Liquors and -igned Gihson's
name 10 the letter. Noble admit ed that
hr signed the name of Gibson 70 the or
der; that when the liquors came. he
Noble took hem from The Express Of
fee, used them himself aud Gibson never
had any kDo" ledge Of the transaction
whatever.
John Gibson is man well and fayora-
/ bly known aud a. Noble claimed he and
W. L. Hunnewel. the agent Of Reuben
Ring Il Co., both planned to have il
come this way. Noble claims that Hun
newell, the agent of the plaintiff. knew
he whole transaction and participated
III The illega. act; that through Hume
well and David p. Burton who. he claims,
was working for Hunnewell. it was
planned to have it come this way as less
/ likely To seizure.
The firm If Reuben Ring & Co. threat
en- to prosecute Frank Noble for forgery
and he IN turn brings countercharge
against their agent. Hunnewell. for COM
plicity in the crime and for soliciting
orders for the illegal sale of liquors.
MeanW bile John Gibson j. awarded iudg-
ment in his favor ard complaeently
smiles upon the contending parties who
have used his name against his wishes
and authority. The plaintiffs appealed
from the decision Of Judge Haskell aud
the case v i'll be aired in lhe upper court.
&. H. Morse. Esq, appeared for the
plaintiffs. Reuben Ring Il CO.. ard Hou.
Frank W. Hovey for John Gibson
B9Hgor Fhiq.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
Pension Payments.

The question is often asked of Gen.
Selden Conner, United States pen
sion agent, by the uuinitiated. "What do
you do after the PAYMENT Some think
there is nothing to do except make the
payments, three or four day s every quar-
ter. The Augusta office has over 20, 900
names on its list and pays out each year
SO 900 900.
AS soon as one payment is made the
office force start addressing the envelopes
and Gen. Conner begins the arduous
work of signing the 20, 900 checks, which
are drawn on the assistant treasurer in
Boston. Mass, as well as attending to
the other duties of his office. He has
nearly finished the work of this next
payment which comes March 4. when
checks aggregating $750,000 Will be sent
out all over the State, varying in amount
from 1886 to S2lG.
OF these 20 600 nearly one-tenth go To
the National Home AT Togus. There are
more $36 checks than of any other de-
nomination and but very few of the S2l6
on he rolls of the office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

A matter that is of considerable inter
est to the people of st. Adams is the
legal fight promised in the effect to be
made by relatives to break the will of
the late Mrs. A. D. Holmes, who died
Dec. IL. Mrs. Holmes left two brothers,
John G. and Levi L. feathers, the form
er an invalid, due to the effects of shoe .,
and a sister, Mrs. j. NJ, skinner. Levi
resides on a farm that Mrs. Holmes
owned and in her will it was left with
the understanding that he would make
his home ON it during his life. All the
other property was left to Mrs. skinner
with the understanding that she pro-
vide for her invalid brother during his
life time. The will was drawn with
Jesse G. Mower of st. Adams, and Fl. b.
Flint, clerk of courts, at Dover, as wit
nesses. The brothers interested in break
ing the will, have placed their case in
the hands of Forrest Goodwin, Esq.
Skowhegan, while Mrs. Skinner has EN-.
ployed Hon. d. d. Stewart, as counsel
The latter states that the will cannot be
broken, as it is legal in every respect
Another element of interest is added
when it is considered that Mrs. Holmes
did not have any children and by heI
death, Mr.. Holmes occurring some years
ago his legal heirs may come in and
claim their share in the real estate. The
property is variously estimated. The
place on which Mrs. Holmes died is one
of the best farms in the town, is well
stocked, and comprises about 800 acres
and ought to bring $1,000. The balance
of the property represents several thous
and dollars more. The farm is situated
about five miles from st. Adams village
a short distance off the road leading IL
Dexter Pittsfeld AdrertiSer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
No Check in Business

The dreadful disaster to the Maine, -
says he Dun agency in its review of the
business OF the week, much as it affect
ed all hearts, has not much affected bust
ness. Nothing has occurred TO check
the increase IN production or in working
force. The proposal of a general strike
In the cotton mills to support the New
Bedford strikers does not thus far seem
likely to meet much response"
An advance Of 10 per cent in wages by
some OF the mines is expected TO be gen
elal throughout the lake region, except
ing the Mosab district, and prices of ore
from other ranges this year have been
advanced 10 per cent with an allotment
of 5000, 900 tons outside Carnegie mines,
which betokens an output much the
largest ever known.
Exports exceeded imports in January
by So $3.50 546 and in the past six months
by $3.50, 407 ,652, the customs and internal
revenue in II days of February are more
than 81 100000 larger than in the same
part OF January and the 81. 800 600 i'm
ports of gold in January are already ex.
ceeded this month. Wheat has risen g
cents, and exports continue so heavy
that material advance is natural. At
lantic exports in three " eeks have been
S,4l6,495 bushels. flour included, against
5,26l, 971 last year. and Pacific exports
have been 2,476, 652, against l,474,7s
last year.
Such shipments, with heavy engage
meDts for the future in spite of l,430,-
S3l bushels Of corn exported, against
II, 501 ,2l4 bushels in the same weeks
last year, are conclusive proof of the
urgency foreign needs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

81 ran across a station agent up in
the hills the other day who came as
near being jack Of all trades as any
man ever struck, " said Henry Darby.
81 refer to little dried up looking Eel
low, with more energy than Garter had
oats and moro irons in the fire than any
blacksmith of long experience could
possibly keep his eye on. To start with,
my little friend is express, freight and
ticket agent, has 10 cent store, sends
q telegraph message when he has to, al
though his is not train order office; is
postmaster, treasurer for the local Sun
day school union and two lodges and
acts as distributor for Bible society.
Then he is examiner for an insurance
company. issues policies for fire, acct
dent and tornado insurance, is switch
tender at his place, buys fruit for one
eastern house in summer and produce
for another in fall and winter. He has
long been a justice of the peace, was
twice school trustee and councilman, is
a deacon in his church and leader of
the hamlet choir. He was chairman OF
the city Republican committee, has the
agency for platform scales and riding
cultivators, sells thrashers and light
vehicles and finds time to fish little
every spring. louisville Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

The women Of today are not as strong
!. their grandmothers.
They are bearing a burden IN silence
Nat grows heavier day by day; that is
.,pping their vitality, clouding their hap
,,;osss, weighing them down with the woe
Of III health.
Mrs. Alexander B. Clark, of AT Michi-
can Avenue, Detroit, is typical woman
II today. A wife with such ambition as
only loving wife can have. But the
;oys Of her life were. marred by the ex-
iaenee Of disease.
Suffering as thousands of her sisters have
suffered, she almost despaired of Life and
vet she was cured.
To-day she is well!
She wants others to profit by her ex-
o-rience; to grow well /; to enjoy health
10 be as happy as she is.
"For five years | suffered with ovarian
t,ooble," is Mrs. Clark's own version of
the story. ~ was not free one single day
from headache and intense twitching pains
| IN nv neck and shoulders.
"For months at time would be con-
fined to my bed.
AT times black spots would appear
before my eyes and would become Blind.
My nerves were in such state that step
/ on the floor unsettled me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
Export Apple Trade.

The total apple shipments to European
ports for the week ending Feb s, 1898,
were I6.76G barrels, including 1905
barrels for Liverpool, ro4I barrels for
London, All barrels for Glasgow and US
barrels various. The shipments included
384I barrels from Boston, 1883 barrels
from New York, 1850 barrels from Phila
depha, and 1912 barrels from ST. John.
For the same week last year the ship
ments were 64,93I barrels The ship
ments thus far this season have been $50,
$40 barrels, against 3,4I6,269 barrels Tor
the same time in 1896 The apple ship
ments in detail this season have been 50,
662 barrels from Montreal, 62, 23S barrels
from Halifax, SI,343 barrels from Port
land, 1857 barrels, Philadelphia and 6667
barrels from ST. John.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

Speculation in regard to the cause OF
the explosion of the Maine is still rife
and there is a great diversity of opinion
| in regard to it. The divers are at work
| upon the ship under the direction of the
naval court of inquiry, and thorough
investigation will doubtless be made
The point is raised that there is a fault
! in construction of the ship in the prox.
unity of coal bunkers to the magazines,
and in there being but a single wall Of
separation between them. This is fur.
thermore said to be the case with other
u. S. iron war ships. If this is the case,
the reconstruction of these ships in this
particular will properly be in order,
These ponderous steel clad vessels have
not yet got beyond the experimental
stage. Their utility in actual naval war.
fare is yet a problem. Ii the destruc-
ton of one second class ship like the
Maine by accident involves such appal.
ling loss of life, what must be the Sc
quence of actual warfare between an
tagoustic fleets made up of several first
class war ships on either side, each
seeking the destruction of those they are
pitted against in deadly combat. The
proper use of these ships is to prevent
war and if their business has this effect
it is well.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24

BY the death of Miss Frances Willard
the world loses one of its greatest tenn
perance workers as well as one of the
most influential women of the present
age. Miss Frances E. Willard was born
in Churchviile, N. Y, Sept. 2S, 1899,
ar2 graduated at Northwestern Female
College, Evanston, ILL.,, in 1859. She
became professor of natural science
there in 1862, and was principal of Gene
see Wesleyan Seminary in 1S6667.
The following two years she spent in
foreign travel and study. From 1871 to
1874 she was professor of aesthetics in
Northwestern University and dean of
the Women's college where she deyel-
oped her system of self-government
which has been adopted by other edu-
Gators. Miss Willard left her profession
in 1874 to identify herself with the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union. AS
presdent.of the international organiza-
ton of the Woman's Temperance Union
for years, she was well known in both
hemispheres, wherever the English Ian.
guage is spoken and wherever the badge
of the white ribbon is seen. Miss Will
lard's life has been busy one. Few
leave behind them a record of usefulness
so extensively appreciated, few are ever
more universally mourned.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
The Discovery of the Day.

Aug. ]. Bogel, the leading druggist OF
Shreveport. La, says: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough and it is the best seller
| have j. F. Stafford, merchant of
Stafford, Ariz writes: "Dr Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed for
it; it never fails and is a sure cure for
consumption, coughs and colds. l can
not say enough for its merits" Dr.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds is not an experiment.
1t has been tried for a quarter of cen
fury and today stands at the head. It
never disappoints. Free trial bottles
At Pattens' Drug Store, c. W. Folsom,
Proprietor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
RATHER PECULIAR.
You May Have Noticed This Pecu
Iiarity Before and Probably
SpOken About Il.

Ii the reader lived ia Kalamazoo,
Michigan. and read IN the Kalamazoo
Telegraph that the most reliable statis-
tics of the town of SkuN hogan for 1891
stated there were - oxen, IS swine 70
factories. a board OF TRACE, : churches,
public water works and electric lights,
that statement To be accepted at par
would require the endoIsation of skow-
heCan's town clerk. II IN the columns
Of the same paper resident OF kalama-
zoo read a statement made 10y citizen
of Skowhegan which said Deans Kidney
Pills culed me of kidney cumn' mt
would that statement be as c.ns ing
rs one published in ka,au hA a
Kalamazoo citizen? The au>N't INST
be no Well, Doan's Kidney l', l4b-
lish nothing but local proof f. ill
locality Kalamazoo proof t,t h aff# E
zoo people. Skowhegan eyld,rH. III
Skowhegan residents. Here l>,' -:
Mr.. Louis eston, Cor. Ralhese -.
and Poplar St, says: My bu- So.
that of a sign writer and painter, does
not agree with me and has caused liaor
health, weak kidneys and the compile
tions which ensue. | took a lot OF md
icine trying to effect a cure, but | never
was successful. | had read of Dean ;
Kidney Pills repeatedly, but had never
used them, and one day happening Ia be
in Patterns drug store rendering for a
window sign asked him about Doan' $
Kidney Pills. tie advised me 10 try a
box or two which / did. They gave me
prompt relief. 1t was a regular thing
to have a severe attack every time
took cold. but since using Doan' 5 Kidney
Pills | have been confined to my bed
with very severe attack Of cold, but it
did not effect my kidneys in the least.
That | consider good test. Doan' $
Kidney Pills are Us good a preparation
as can Toe made for diseases of the kid
neys and urinary organs. | have recon-
mended them to many people since
used them
Doans Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers or will be sent 10y mail on re-
ceipt OF price, 80 cents. Foster-MllbuGr
Co.. Buffalo, Y. Y, sole agents.
Remember the name, DOAN'S, and
take no other.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-24
This is Certainly "A Wonderful
Chance.

We are aware that our people who suf-
fer from nervous, chronic or long-stand-
ing complaints do not have the same OPP
portunity to be cured as do the residents
of the great cities where the most emf
nent physicians and specialists reside.
DR.. Greene, of "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass, who has the largest practice in
the world, and who is no doubt the most
successful specialist in curing all forms
OF nervous and chronic diseases, offers tc
give free consultation by mail to all suf
ferers. Write TO him at once about your
sse. He will surely cure you.