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Worshiped For Her knowledge.

DR.. Hu King Eng the Chinese girl
who graduated from the Philadelphia
Woman Medical college. is now prac-
ticing in southern China and is known
in her own locality as the miracle
lady" because of some of her marvel
GUS cures .
Among the nobility of China she has
performed several noteworthy cures Of
eye trouble The Chinese worship her
as a god by reason Of her various sue
cessful operations. Much Of her practice
lies among the families Of the first rank
With Marguerite Wang, another dis
tinguished China woman, DR.. Hu is 90
ing to London to represent the Chinese
women 1T the medical convention She
will report, among other Improvements.
the noticeable progress made against
the custom Of foot binding a rule has
been made that 10 Chinese girl can en-
ter the mission schools unless her feet
are unbound. At first the girls parents
Were unwilling TO let their children at
tend school under these conditions, but
now the schools ale filled with girl7
with natural sized feet IIu King Eng
Is not the only Chinese woman that has
been educated in America and gone
back home 10 work for the good Of her
people.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Wonderful Figure.

One o1 the most marvellous workmen
IN the world is Hananuma Masakichi
of Tokyo, who has carved figure IN
wood SO like himself that when the two
are placed side by side it is said to be
almost impossible TO tell which lives
and breathes and which does not
By several oonnoisseura ID art this
wooden figure has been pronounced the
most perfect and human image of man
ever made. Masakichi has faithfully
reproduced every scar, vein and wrinkle
10 be seen on his own body The figure
is composed Of 1000 pieces Of wood,
doyetailed and jointed with such Won
derful skill that no seams can be de-
tected.
Tiny holes were drilled for the recep-
ton of hairs and the wooden figure has
glass eyes aud eyelashes in which no
dissimilarity to Masakichi own can be
detected.
The japanese artist posed between
two mirrors while modelling this figure,
and for some time after its completion
he posed frequently beside it, to the
confusion of spectators, who were often
entirely at loss as to which was the
artist The figure stands with a little
mask i'll one hand and an instrument
for carving in the other The lifelike
eyes are apparently gazing at the mask
and the face wears look Of intense ab
sorption.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The Duchess of Sutherland has de
clared herself in favor of the divided =
cycling dress She rides in the coun-
try a diamond framed machine, which
of course involves a divided garment
as necessity, aud, though she wears a
skirt only separated into two down the
back, she does not hesitate to say that
she thinks Knockers and straight cut
coat would be d better and more sensi :
Bile costume for country wear. Her sis
ter, Lady Warwick, by the Way, has
been protesting against the idea that
she is most enthusiastic cyclist She
AYERS that she rides chiefly when she
wants to get somewhere to see after
some business more quickly and more
readily than she can do by waiting till
horse is put in. and indeed she is a
very busy woman. Her energies seem
inexhaustible. Recently she made a
speech to geological class, largely
composed F working GOLFERS, and
pointed out TO them the interest of'under-
standing the earth in which they toll,
excuing herself for her presence by the
explanation that she is a colliery pro
prietor. Black and White.
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and was able to do nearly all my own
work continued the use of your medi-
cine, and feel that ] owe my recovery to
you. cannot thank You enough foryour
advice and your wonderful medicine
ANY one doubling my statement may
write to me and l will gladly answer
all inquiries.-M NELL HURST, Deep
water, Mo.
Letters like the foregoing, con-
stantly being received, contribute not
little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
are assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
Mrs. Pinkham's address, Lynn, Mass
AL suffering women are invited to
write to her for advice, which will be
given without charge. 1t is an ex-
perienced woman's advice to women.
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Women Competing with Men.

Relations Of the sexes are being mod
flied, says an English magazine, by the
association of men and women in study
and sport, The genuine sportswoman
scorns any concession on the ground Of
sex. II she is competing with men, it
must be on equal terms, and she will
do her best, taking beating, if the
fates so ordain, in true sporting spirit.
The same feeling is also shown in the
educational world An examination
was proceeding recently at one Of the
medical schools, and tea was served
during the interval to the exam
liners. Two ladies who were awaiting
the ordeal were asked to join in the re-
freshments. One accepted the courtesy
with gratitude, but the other, more
modern in her manner of thinking de-
clined because the men were not also
favored
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The millinery and dressmaking firm
which is to be opened next winter under
the auspices Of two women in the smart
set has created quite stir in society,
as these two young matrons were
thought to be above the needs of work
ing for living. One is Mrs. Hone,
daughter of the late John Hoey. She is
one of the best dressed women in New
York, and her husband is member of
the Knickerbooker club. Mrs Belmont
Purdy, the other has always been in
the front rank of metropolitan society.
She is separated from her husband, who
is a cousin of the Belmonts New
York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
An Old Favorite.

Miss Fanny Crosby, the blind poet,
is best known. through the thousands of
hymns She has written, yet her secular
poems and eantatas if collected would
fill number of books. Among these
are "Never Forget the Dear Ones and
"Music In the Air. The royalty on
Resale, the Prairie Flower, alone
amounted to nearly 50, 900. She has as
sumed such variety of pen names that
many of her most popular songs have
never been credited to her. Miss Crosby
lives i'll Brooklyn, n. y, and still
writes with enthusiasm. She is de
scribed as merry and simple as a child
in her manner. \ few weeks ago she
wrote some songs for Sankey to sing to
our troops at Tampa. Boston Wom-
ans Journal
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FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Dan T MoAllister of Concord
County OF Somerset state of Maine by his
mortgage deed dated May 3lst. 1870 conveyed
to T. F Boothby, then Of Embden, County and
state aforesaid, now deceased. a certain piece
of land with the buildings thereon situated in
said Concord and bounded as follows; on the
north by Martin Berry land on the east by
the higgins farm, on the south by Frank
Atwood's farm and on the west by FRANK
Atwood's and Martin Berry's land, containing
fifty acres more or less. also another piece OF
land in said Concord en- the King road so
called ,beinglthe same decided to said McAlister
bv said Boothhy May 81 1850, containing
seventeen and one half acres more or less and
whereas Lyman e. Jewett and Charles n.
plavse Administrations Of the estate Of T F
Roothby. by their assignment dated Aug. 10
1876 and recorded IN Somerset Registry OF
Deeds Book PAL. Page 2C3, conveyed the above
described mortgage to me and whereas the
conditions Of the above described mortgage
being broken claim a foreclosure OF the
same. -
scion sept Sth lSts SwS6
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Miss NJ. i. Lowndes an English
writer, has just published an admirable
biography of Montague far surprising
in scholarship, appreciation and accu-
racy any previous volume on the sub
ject. a work SO interesting, so salts
factory and complete should have the
sex of its author clearly defined, and
Miss Lowndes ought not to disguise 1t
under initials. This is important tor
the encouragement and support of other
women as we'll as for the convenience
of reviewers and librarians. So appre-
ciative, thorough and intelligent work
does credit not only to the author, but
to womanhood. w oman 5 journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The masculine young woman who
creates IA sensation in the theater by
doffing her alpine or sailor hat and
placing it, man fashion, i'll the rack be-
meath the seat is perhaps responsible tor
a fad to be observed now on trolley
unusual sight to see the feminine tray
eler with hat removed, apparently en-
joying her emancipation from the veX-
ing problem, is my hat ON straight
Theater goers are hoping that the Gus.
tom will continue throughout the sea
son usually made hideous by the thcater
hat.-New York Letter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
women's Good work.

The Woman Civic Federation Of
Elizabeth y. J., has incorporated II
branch society for the prevention of
cruelty to children. This federation l.
engaged in a very large work of assist
ing INDECENT people to become self sup
porting. 1t has published IL report Sc
verely condemning the pawnhrokers of
the city for charging 10 per cent Tor
loans. The federation gives out work to
poor women who can s'W and then sells
the garments at cost price 10 other poor
women who cannot.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
A WomAn's EncyclopediA.

The women Of Germany have found
out simultaneously with English women
the need for an encyclopedia that con
Germs itself solely with the doings Of
women. They are bringing out their
"Frauenlexikon" very shortly. Miss
Simon, who some two years back came
over to England to study economics,
sends the news that for some time past
she has been colleague of Frau Sche-
werin and that she has taken under her
particular care that part of the Frau
enlexikon" dealing with the working
woman's movement and questions
affecting it.-London Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
STATE OF MAINE.


Augusta. AHz. 81. lse4.
lur-N art iH tiaf. - - -. II the Revised
etatute-, Nlll az tis State Ifeasurer.- Office A.
augusta, Oh The tWentk=sI Khth daX Of Septem
ief next. al u p rlpek H#.l selI and convey by
deed To the hiShrsf Hiter all the interest Of the
slate 10 the tract- of aud hereinafter described
klhg IT, unlucurporatea townships. laid tracts
having leeh forfeited II the Stafa for State
taxes, and county taxes certified - the Trea.ur-
eT o. state for the Year - The ale and con
yeNance OF each tract a1iI t1s made 81 b{ect TO
rght IN the owner o. part OWNER whose rights
nave Een forfeited u redeem the same al any
time within one year After the sale. y paving or
tendenLg u the purchaser liz proportion Of
what the purchaser paid therefor at the sale
with interest at the rate Of twenty per cent uer
annum from the time of sale, and one dollar for
release, or such may redeem his interest
by paying a. aforesaid TO tie Treasurer Of State
a. provided in chap. s. sec = Of the Revised
Statutes.
No tract. however will be sold at a price less
than the fun amount due thereon for such IN %
PAID state and county taxes interest and cost
as described in the following schedule
AZ
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Woman's Right to Work.

Fraulen Marie Heller has recently
opened al employment bureau for wom-
en- i'll Berlin. She read a paper there re
Gently on 1.-The Right Of the Modem
Woman to Work She prophesied that
the woman who was jack of all trades
and good at none would find herself un-
able to earn living i'll the near future
and dwelt with emphasis on the neces.
sity of early professional training. To
give force to her pet theory Fraulein
Heller quoted Bismarck + declaration i'll
the reichstag, Il recognize uncondi-
tionally the right to labor and shall en-
force it as long Us remain in this
nlace ~
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
COLLEEN DHAS.

As roamed out one morning =
The stars We're in the sky, 7
But chantioleer his warning
Had flung 1t low and high.
The little birds were talking,
The mountains yet were gray,
When Colleen Dhas came walking
AT dawning of the day.
Her feet outvied the DAISIES,
Her hair outshone the sun,
Her beauty, like the Graces,
Did join all sweets in one;
Her eyes like twin stars married,
Her breath of newmown hay;
A milking pail she carried
Al dawning of the day.
"Now, are you tender Hebe.
Or maybe Juno bright?
Your name it might be Phoebe,
That robs the sun of light.
Or are you lovely Venus,
That close beside me stray,
With the milking pail between us
AT dawning of the day ?"
"Young man" she said, "don't flattsF.
Your glance Is bold and free.
No strangers praise will matter
To virtuous maids like me.
Pray go where you were going;
take the other way"
And | hear my crummy lowing
At dawning of the day
Upon bench of PUSHES
Alone sat and heard
Her voice outsing the thrushes
And every Weakening bird
heard the sweet milk squirting.
The hedge between us lay,
And longed that we were counting
AT dawning of the day.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The generous act Of a southern wom-
an toward soldier from Maine will
not soon be forgotten at Camp Thomas
4 Chattanooga matron, hearing that a
man i'll the camp was dangerously Ill
with typhoid lever, but had "a perfect
terror Of beng taken to the hospital,
had him sent TO her home and nursed
him herself The prospects for his re-
coyery are good, and kind hearted Mrs.
Sharp has SEM word to the army sur
geons that her house is open to two or
three more patients Woman 3 Jour
nal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
MISS ADELE GARDINER.

bred and has shown the courage to per
form deeds as heroic as any upon the
battlefield. Without rest and assisted
only by Miss Alice Babcock and Miss
Petersen, she cared for 100 soldiers who
were i'll of typhoid and malarial fevers
She prepared the dead for burial at sea
and cried when the bodies were slipped
over the rail Her interest in her duties
did not flag.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

In the Grand street shopping district
a nice old lady is a familiar fixture.
She stands before the show window Of
millinery establishment where gor-
geous headgeW for east side bellies Is dis.
played with prices tagged in big fig
ures. Waving her fan toward the dis
play, she repeats all day long these four
words Look at the prices Look at
the prices!' And every person passing
ON her side of the street looks. New
York Letter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The earth has shadow, but very
few ever see it, except III ecllpses Of the
moon, or else few recognize it when
they see it. Nevertheless, many OF us
have noticed on fine, cloudless even
ings in summer shortly before sunset Il
rosy or pink arc on the horizon opposite
the sun, with blush gray segment
under it. As the sun sinks the are rises
until it sttains the zenith and even
passes it. This is the shadow of the
earth.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Once while in foreign port Admiral
Dewey ordered the heaviest hosting
tackle i'll the ship to be got ont of the
hold without delay Nobody knew what
it was for, as there was nothing just at
that time, either heavy or light, 20 be
taken on board or sent ashore. After
two hours hard work the tackle was
III place, and Dewey then ordered that
large chew of tobacco which had been
thrown under one of the guns be hoist
ed overheard and dumped into the sea
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Seldom Is slch broad minded charity
Shown as III lhe will Of the late Miss
Anne Carton Of Southport She has be-
qreathtd El.CUU each to the schools II
connection with the parish church Of
ST Helen : aud that Of southport, aud
to the schools Of the Roman Catholic
church in those toWns exactly the same
sum; truly uncommon unSectarlm lib
erality. Women are generally too keen
partisans in such matters.-Blaek aud
White
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
ANGEL OF THE CONCHO.

A New York Girl Who Sursed tho Sick
Soldiers Coming Home From Santiago.
Miss Adele Gardiner was apparently
the angel of the Concho which recently
arrived at New York with its load of
sick and dying American soldiers who
were stricken in the trenches near San
tiago. This young woman is rich. Is
Ieckoned among the Gotham Four Hun
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Elaborateness is neither fitness nor
art i'll summer entertaining, and it
should be put aside with heavy draper
les and other impediments, to breezy
ease or freedom. One more word about
hot weather luncheons. Do not have
your flowers too profuse. Do not over
salt anything, rs it induces thirst, and
do not forget that the trickle of ice is
sweetest of hot weather music. Use it,
cracked, under olives, and around toma-
toes if they be served alone. Shave it
and fill tumbers for tea, grape juice or
other cold beverages. Indeed introduce
it wherever possible. - Ella Morris
Kretschmar i'll Woman's Home Com
paniOn
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
MRS. PINKHAM'S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.
DrAn Mrs. PrNKuAM.-W When I urot

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-W When l wrote
TO you had not been well for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. ! had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. was in such misery ! could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
situation was Irregular and too pro-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
TRY ALIENS FooT-EASE,

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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

fuse, was also
troubled with
leucorrhna. /
had given up all
hopes of'getting
we'll; everybody
thought / had
consumption.
After taking
= five bottles of
Lydia +. Pink
ham $ Negeta-
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

STATE OF MAINE

KENNEBEC IS. CorRT or INSOLVENCY.
on this twenty-second day Of August, A. D.
1875 it is hereby ordered that said assignee
publish the above notice once wet k for two
successive weeks in the Kennebec Journal, q
newspaper priu ted Al Augusta in the county
Of ktnnebec, and in the Somerset Reporter, a
newspaper published IN Skowhegan in the
county Of Somerset.
In witness whereof have hereuI to set my
hand and caused the seal of said court to be
affixed this twenty-second day OF August, A. ID
lS,S wv 81
SEAL C. T. STEVENS,
Judge of said Court.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

One hundred and twenty three wom-
Gu students have entered Berlin unleer-
sity this term. OF these SIS are Ger
mans, II Americans and / Austrlans.
Great Britain, Hungary and sweden
send one student each.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
State of Maine.
Notice Of Assignee of His Acceptance.

At Augusta, in the county Of Ken ebec, and
state Of Maine the twenty second day of Aui
gust, A. d. 1898.
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF his
acceptance as assignee Of the estate OF Edward
Ware OF Watervile. in said county of kenne-
bee insolvent debtor, who has been declared
insolvent upon his petition by the court OF
Insolvency for said county of kennebec. aud
has given bond required by law.
CHAKLEs T. JOHNSON. Assignee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson will
sell her home in Samoa She is at pres
emit in Lonuon helping Sydney GOWN
in writing and editing the life and let
ters Of her husband.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

German physicians are still opposed
to letting women heal the sick. At the
recent conference of the German Medi-
cal association, numbering over 10. o0O
members, motion against encouraging
women To study medicine was adopted
unanimously
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Mere Sainte Ignace Ursuline nun OF
Boulogne-sur-Me recently celebrated
her centenary. The festivities continued
three days. Two hundred ladies, who
had all been pupils at the convent, of
fered their congratulations to the aged
nun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Miss Lizzie Marie Pierce will take
the place of Miss Florence Lauterbaeh
next year on the teaching staff of the
woman : law class uf the New York
university. She Will deliver the second
course Of lectures on domestic Rela-
tons and wills and Inheritance 10
the evening class. Miss Pierce is Il
graduate of the New York Normal col
lege, LII. b. from the university and
an attorney and counselor at law. She
has had valuable experience IN educa
tional work
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The crown princess of Greece, who l.
a trained nurse, Is making a thorough
investigation Of the German hospital
methods She intends also to make IA
tour Of the English hospitals with a
view to having number of up to date
hospitals erected III her own country
immediately upon her return.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
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