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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
having closed their work at No. Fairfield.

having closed their work at No. Fairfield.
Miss A. Ella Hatch closed most sue
cessful term of school in the Bigelow
hill school house, last week. Miss Hatch
ia an able and thorough teacher, and
should be kept at the work.
Miss A. M. Gullifer returned home,
last week, from okowhegan, where she
has been teaching.
Mrs. Eunice Winslow is once more
domiciled at home. She has been stop
ping with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Pad
dack in No. Fairfield.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
LarOne.

Well not say anything more about the
mild winters of Maine.
Mrs. Charles Packard's niece, Miss
hurry of Madison, Is stopping with Mrs.
Packard for the winter
At the Sunday meeting Hoffman and
Hall gave appointments for evening
meetings every evening this week, they
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

Commlssary-We are almost out of
provisions
Arctic Explorer-Then we can't wait
longer for the relief expedition. We
must return home at onoe.-Detroit
Journal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
Embden Centre.

This has bee the most stormy Feb
urary for many years.
Mis-. Mellen II. Berry presented her
husband with fine valentine, of which
Neil will take extra care.
Michael Berry and wife are both in
feeble health this winter.
John Hodgdon is driving the main
stage from Concord, to North Arson.
Palmer Williams is suffering from a
sprained wrist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

For some time, | have suffered with
rheumatism and tried every inn X inable
remedy, without effect. Mr.. F. G. S
Wells advised me to try Cham berlain's
Pain Balm, telling me that it had cured
many cases Of long standing like mint,
| have used four bottles and feel sur
that one more bottle will make my cure
complete.-A. p. kontz, Claremore, Ark
Sold by Horatio w. Cushing, druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
THE HOMElIEST MAN IN
SK0WhEClN.

As we'll as the handsomest, and others are in
vited to call on any druggist and get free q
trial bottle Of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, q remedy that Is guaranteed to
cure and relieve all Cronic and Acute Coughs,
Asthma. Bronchitis ahd Consumption. Price
Csc. and SOC.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

You plead guilty" said the court
SIS there any reason why | should NOT
give you the full penalty?'
"Yas, sab, yo' honah. Dat was the
skinniest turkey ebah lifted, sah. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
TRY GRAIA.O! TRY GRA|N.0

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you pm I'M
age OF GRAIN o, the ntw food drink NAV NAV
takes the place OF coffee. The children i iii
drink 1t without injury as well as the su iii
All who try 1t, like 1t. GRAIN-O has tna' ID
seal brown OF Mocha or Java, but 1t Is ss.iinsl
from pure grains, and the most oe y In
stomach receives 1t without distress. ~.
price OF coffee. 25c. and Is cts. per psof'''
Sold by all grocers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
OF No Conscience.

sis your play copyrighted" asked
the intimate friend
"Oh," said the dramatist, with utter
indifference, "some of it was probably
indianapolis Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
An Earnest Bidder.

Daughter do you think young
Thompkins means business?'
"Of course. papa. have just received
his sealed proposal. Chicago Record
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

Note-A pamphlet explaining DR.. Hunters
treatment of lung complaints can be obtained
free by all readers of The SOMERSET RE
PORTER by addressing him as above.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

There may be chocolates as good but
we guarantee there are none better than
the Apollo at SIMPSONS drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

Mingled virtue and vice makes very
uncertain twilight in the human soul
hence these neutrality-suspicious. Trans
cript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03

The most diabolical sefishness is smil-
ing and gentle.
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+. o. Affeld, II. C. Buchenberger.
MANAGERS.
CAPITAL PAID UP IN CASH 1900 0O0
ASSETS, DEC. 81, 1897.
Stocks and bonds owned, market value, 4l3e4 rs
Cash in Office and In banks 62370 ni
Interest due and accrued, 200 90
Premiums In due course of collection, ll30s9 a.
Aggregate of all the assets of the CON.
pany at their actual value, 81, $3.50 ,480 So
LIABILITIES, DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses and GAINS, $4,000 90
Amount required to safely reinsure all
outstanding risks, 806,642 70
Total amount of liabilities, except capital
stock and net surplus, 887 ,302 10
Surplus beyond capital. 702iT7 SO
Aggregate amount of liabilities including
net surplus, 81 $50 48e 68
3w9
DINsMoRE & BIoKFoRD, Skowhegan, Agents
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A household necessity-Dr Thomas Eclect-
ric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds of aD y sort;
cures sore throat, Group catarrh, asthma;
never fails.
A wild guess. "T here" said Mrs.
Grumpy ''that a German philosopher says
that the sun is shrinking. What do you think
of it. Mr.. Grumpy" "Work OF the coal trust
l suppose"
"a dose in time saves lives" DR.. Woods
Norway ne Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
sort
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Dinsmore & Bickford, Agents, Skowhegan, Me.
C. b. Haskell, Agent Pittsfeld, Me.
C. A. WILDER Agent, Madison, Me.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
NO WONDER BILLY,s RIcu.

The Way He Does business Is Very
Lewyer-Like.
"You know that he's rich now" said
the pioneer business man of an inland
town while they were sitting about his
Office stove discussing a former resident
who fills a very important public posi-
ton, says the Detroit Free Press. Yes,
Bills rich. We used to cali him Billy.
When he first came here aid hung out
his sign as a lawyer he was so bright
and busy and willing to work that [
threw everything his way that l could.
/ had a lot of tough old accounts that
l didn't think worth very much, but
Billy was a screamer in the collection
line and | concluded to give him q
chance at them. So l made out a sched-
ule of all these notes and bills and
made half their value over to him.
Now, Billy, / said, half of each M
OF these accounts belongs to you. I
call that a liberal percentage. See what
you car do with them 1t wasn't long
until some old customers who had quit
me began to come back and l made I'D
my mind Billy must have been fixing
things up with them. So l drops into
his office one afternoon. Yes, he had
been doing very well with the accounts,
better than he expected. Then | SUD-
pose you car turn over something to
me, Billy; I'm a little pressed for
money just now There's nothing to
turn over answered Billy, coolly. I've
only been collecting my half. There
was no use trying to get it all; you
know that But I don't understand
OF course, you don't. You're no lawyer.
l am one. If you care to pay for an
opinion in the matter I'll give it to
you A dread of being laughed at kept
me quiet, and l uess Billy knew that
it would"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Revolutionary sonolArs.

Rev. George Canning wrote an ac-
count of the school Of his youth, which
he attended just after the Revolution.
Girls and boys attended together the
primary school, and sat on seats made
Of round blocks of wood Of various
heights, which were furnished by tho
parents. Children bowed and kissed
the teachers hand ON leaving the
room. The teaching Of spelling was
peculiar. 1t was the last lesson Of the
day.
The master gave out q long word,
say multiplication. with a blow Of his
strap on the desk as a signal for ell to
start together, and in chorus the whole
class spelled out the word in syllables.
The teachers ear was 80 trained and
acute that he at onoe de- scted any
misspslling. II this happened he de-
mAndsd the name Of the scholar who
made the mistake. II thsre was any
hcsitancy or refusal in acknowledge
ment he kept the whole class until,
by repeated trials Of long words, ac-
suraey was obtained. The oar of the
many voices OF the large school, all
pitched in different keys, could be
heard on summs- days for q long dis
tance.-The Chautauquan.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

The great Marchesi like other IA.
nous singers, was the recipient of val
liable gifts from an admiring public.
Many of these were Of a perishable ma
ture, and some were rich and rare; one
only bore the character of absolute
practically. During a concert tour in
Switzerland, there was one concert in
which the prima donna was especially
brilliant. She sang a varied program;
a song from Handel, an Italian air,
some German songs; and not only
through the greatness, but the diversi-
ty of her gifts, reused the audience to
a tremendous pitch Of enthusiasm.
Many Of them crowded up to her when
the concert was over, overwhelming
her with the profusion of the flowers
they brought. After the crowd had
dispersed, a bashful-looking girl came
up, holding a parcel in her hand. You
delighted M SO very much at your last
concert" said she, that today / should
like to express my admiration for you
in person. Flowers. however. fade. I
therefore beg to offer you a lasting and
practical souvenir which will keep me
in your memory" With these words
she u%nwrapped a silver soup ladle, pre-
scented 1t, and disappeared.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
DON'T.

Don't rush from single blessednesa
into double wretchedness.
Don't imagine that there Is anything
harder to keep than an umbrella.
Don't think for a minute that al
ministers preach what they practice.
Don't try to do the smallest amount
of work possible for the pay you get.
Don't think because a man Is a bar
Der that he always possesses a sharp
razor.
Don't forget that other people may
think you are as silly as you think
they are.
Don't form an opinion until you have
heard both sldes-except In case of q
bass drum.
Don't marry a large-hearted person.
You will find they have a capacity for
loving too many at one time.
Don't delude yourself with the idea
that there is a good-looklng woman In
the world who doesn't know 1t.
Don't imagine that 1t Ia possible for
any girl to look u%nconcerned the first
time she wears an engagement ring In
public.-Chicago News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
RHEUMATISM AND LA GRIPPE.
A Remedy Which Is Sure to Cure These
and Many Other Diseases.

A Remedy Which Is sure to Cure These
and Many Other Diseases.
80 Drops is a remedy for rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, catarrh, la grippe and
kindred ailments. The manufacturers
of 80 Drops" have many letters from
those restored to health, of which the
following is a sample:
Paris, Texas, Jan. 8, 1893.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., Chi
cago. Gentlemen:-I write to accept
the agency for your medicines. Will
send you the amount mentioned In
your letter, and please send me the
remedies to begin with. / have some
orders all ready. Please send as soon
as you an. With many thanks to you
and God, / am enjoying better health
than | have for years. | feel as II l
am spared to do some one else gooo
now. Yours truly,
MRS. M. J.. JAYROE.
During the next thirty days the CON-
pany will send put 100, 900 of their SAM
pie bottles for rs cents a bottle. From
the past they know that even a sample
bottle will convince one of the merits
Of 20 Drops" Not sold by druggists,
only by US or our agents. Agents
wanted. Write to-day to the
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 1877
Dearborn street, Chicago, III. This
company Is reliable and promptly I'LL
every order.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Micro-OrSanisMR,

The Investigations Of Nsnki have
led him to conclude that the time will
come when it will be possible to re-
move oil heterogeneous from food.
As regards the question whether their
action Is necessary for the normal pro-
cess Of digestion, he presents reasons
for / elieving that it Ia not. this eon-
olusion being based ON the following
grounds: The acid of the stomach
destroys the majority of the micro-or-
ganisms, onlya small number sscap-
ing this fate and getting with the food
into the intestinal tract. In the small
intestines their action is confined to
the decomposition Of the carbohy.
drates and the formation of lao tic and
succinio acids, alcohol, etc. It is only
In the large intestine that the deeom-
position Of albumen and the formation
Of r omatio bodies, and of the different
acids under their influence, take place.
New York Tribune
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SAWS.

A plum year a dumb year.
A cherry year a merry year.
1t is bad luck to kill q swallow.
Lisping people are good natured.
Fair hair is the prison Of Cupid.
Women with blue lips are scolds.
The cries Of wild duck portend rain.
Break an eggshell to prevent witch
craft.
Keep till mex Easter for luck and
for fun.
When nan lost free will, woman
found 1t.
To talk like an apothecary" is to
talk dnintelligibly.
April the first Is All Fools day be-
cause Noah shut out the dove on that
day.
For the complexion, eat bread and
butter spread with the powder Of eye
bright.
my DEAR" said the girl to her lover,
'I wish thee everything except a good
understanding" But why?" Be
cause then you would no longer love
me-"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
WRITINGS OF BOILEAU.

He Emphasized the Most Vital Character
of the Taste of the French.
Although the satires of Boileau were
largely suggested by what had been
enected in that direction by the an
cients-indeed, the subjects of some
were directly taken from writings that
have come down to us-yet he man
aged to make them perfectly original,
says the Gentleman's Magazine. The
outlines were Latin but the details were
entirely French. His v%ersifcation and
general style were considered extreme
ly good. The following opinion of M.
Demogeot may be held to express the
estimate formed by the fairest judges.
After remarking that Boileau had ap-
pretended and emphasized the most vi
tai character of the national taste
namely, a raillery funded on intelli-
gent good sense, and after declaring
that the ancient French spirit of Villon
and Marot had been ennobled by the
language of the classics, and the ele-
CANT niceties of the age of Louis XIV.
10 that B%oileau's real position was that
Of a bourgeois Of Paris in the grand
gallery of Versailles, he adds: His
criticism was clear. simple, accessible
to all; negative rather than suggestive,
reducing the principles of art t those
of common sense. 1t was piquant, full
Of raillery and delicate malice and en-
livened by personalities. In truth, It
delivered its precepts in imperishable
verses, brilliant alike from imagery
and pregnant meaning; and condens-
ing what was desired to be said into
proverb-like expressions, to be received
without remanstrance and remembered
without difficulty"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

why. mamma, we Is playin'," was
the reply; ives playin' that Yves
grown-up womens."
Tommy" said his ann one day,
"slip upstairs quietly and see II papa
is asleep" Tommy soon returned and
said: Yes. mamma. he's all asleep but
his nose"
Flossie, aged 4. heard her mamma
say that the new cook spoke broken
English, and running to her father she
exclaimed: "Oh. papa. re cookie is a
broked Englishman an she tant talk
plain.
Clara" said the mother of a little
6-year-old miss, who was entertaining
a couple Of neighboring girls of her
own age, why don't you play some
thing instead of sitting still and look
ing miserable? ?"
Little Mamie had often watched her
father shave himself, and one day when
o man anne to whitewash the fence.
after a few minutes silent contempla-
ton, she asked: Mister man, is you
dom to shave re whiskers of Eat
fence?"
Little 4-year-old Willie was visiting
his grandparents in the country. One
morning he heard a mule braying for
the first time and running into the
house he exclaimed, "Oh. grar'ma, one
of gem horsies has dot re hoopan-
tough"
Little Harry had a picture book of
animals and his father sometimes de-
scribed the traits and peculiarities OF
those represented. One day in describ-
ing a hare. among other things he said
the hare had no tail to speak Of. Next
day he asked: Harry, what did I tell
you about the hare yesterday" "Oh."
replied Harry, you said he had a tail.
but II wasn't to he talked about"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
stands third in the list of freight
equipment according to the report of
the Official Railway Equipment Reg
lister, in the possession of eight wheel
freight cars for all purposes. The
total number of cars is 34,674. OF this
number almost $4,000 are box cars and
$4,000 coal cars, the others being re-
frigerator, live stock, passenger and
caboose cars. Even with this equip
ment there are many days that a
shortage Of cars is severely felt.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
PRES. M,KINLEY VS.. FREE SILVER

A battle of giants is going to take
place this summer on 10000 farms n
America, not in talk or votes, but In
yields. Salzer's two new potato mar
wells are named as above, and he Of
fers a price for the biggest potato yield.
also $500 in gold for suitable names for
his corn az inches long) and oat pro-
digies. Only seedsmen in America grow
ing grasses, clovers and farm seeds
and selling potatoes at $3.50 a barrel.
The editor urges you to try Salzer's
Northern Grown Seeds, and to
Send This Notice with 10 Cts. in stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis. for II new farm seed samples,
worth $1,000, to get a start. and their
big catalogue. w.n.m
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional dis
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
cure Is taken internally, and acts direct
" on the blood n mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a ouack med
iclne. 1t was prescribed by one of the
pest physicians In this country for years,
anu IS a regulgr prescription. 1t Is COM
p3sea OF the best tonics known. combin-
81 with the best blood purifiers, acting
uirectiy on the mucous surfaces. The
peI1ect combination of the two ingredi-
en,s ID what produces such wonderful re-
suIts IN curing Catarrh. Send for testi-
f; J; CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
S2iu by druggists, price 75c.
haiis Family Pills are the best
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

An inventor has hit upon a method
OF putting stone soles on boots and
shoes. He mixes a waterproof glue
with a suitable quantity of clean quartz
sand and spreads 1t over the leather
sole used as a foundation. These
quartz soles are said to be very fexi-
BILE and practically indestructible and
to give the foot a firm hold even on
the most slippery surface.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right TO the
exclusive use OF the word ASTORIA" and
'PITCHER'S CASTORIA,' as our Trade Mark.
L DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachu-
setts, was the c-iginatoro of PITCHERS CAS-
TORIA," the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS. H.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the
original PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes of the mothers OF
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you
have always bought and has the signature OF
CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company of which Chas.
II. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, NJ. D.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

Freezing will not injure a newly pa
tented water pipe, which has a yield
ing core in the center, strong enough
to Withstand the force of the water un-
der natural pressure, but which col
lapses as the ice expands, and prevents
bursting, the core e%nlarging again as
soon as the water thaws and the pres
sure Is removed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

the wall paper business has become; how
much time and investment it take and
how little the profit" How many paint
ers and decorators who have lent their
influence t. push forward the wall paper
craze now f1nd their occupation rome. To
Alabastine can be used on either plas-
tered walls, wood ceilings, brick or can
vass. Is absolutely ireproof in its nature,
is durable, and anyone can brush it on.
Alabastine is sold by paint dealers every
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Is WHAT

coating for walls and ceilings entirely
different from all kalsomine preparations,
made ready for use in white or twelve
beautiful tints by the simple addition of
water --latest make being adapted to mix
with cold water), put up in dry powder
form, in 5 pound packages, with full d.
rsctions on every package.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

I an afraid it is all up betwee,
Jones and the rich widow"
made one Of his ridiculous breaks
Ipresume?"
Eyes. He asked her IL he was tn
only man she eve loved. "-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
THE FIGHTING cURKHAs.
eemethtng About the Men who win I'm
lsnd's Battles In India,

eemethtng About the Asa who win Rns
lands Battles In India.
The Gurkhas, 10 whose yalor wa owe
30 much on the Indian frontier. are
not afraid OF death In any shape or
form. have the instinct OF instant and
unquestioning obedience to orders
from superiors, and take an actual and
physical delight In fighting. II is a
popular error to suppose that they are
without caste. There are about thir.
teen different castles among them, and
several subdivision in each caste. But
when serving in British regiments and
while on . campaign, Gurkhas do not
allow their caste system to interfere
with their comforts, and will eat and
drink freely with Europeans and
among themselves. They have no OBJ
lection to taking q pull at q British
soldiers flask, and will share q "oha-
patti" with tho most mental campbell
lower. They will gladly take a cigar
or tobacco from European. but on NO
account must q man of n caste smoke
In the company OF another.
All Gurkhas trace their descent from
the Raiputs, Of Central India, the
Thappas and Gurungs especially claim
Ing to have the bluest Hindu blood in
India running in their veins. They
have. however, intermarried for gem
erasions with Mongolian women.
Gurkhas have n physical peculiar
lily. TAeir stature is below the aver
age and as they do not wear bssrds,
and their mustaohes. in spite Of much
care, never attain o luxurfant growth,
and to . casual observer q Gurkha reg
tment appears TO consist Of boys, NOT
nen. 1t is on record that when Lord
Roberts was marching through the
Kurram, the Pathan women and ohil-
dren cs<ne out to iser at the striplings
whom he was leading, rs 1t seemed, to
VI cir certain death. and they only
changed their opinion, when, largely
owing TO the heroism Of these Same
Gurkhas, the Afghan army are driven
headlong from the Psiwas Kotal.
The colonel Of o distinguished regi-
ment uaed TO tell q story of . Pathan
who had travelled . long distance to
get o glimpse Of the terrible soldiers
fhst had defeated his countrymen en-.
When he saw the little boyish-looking
Gurkhas standing guard ct the Bala
Hissar, he committed suicide "for very
shame" at least-snd this In the best
part Of the story-so the guard de-
elared when asked to explain the
presence Of the dead body.-London
Nays.