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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
EARNED NOT BOUGHT.
Staying Power Counts in a Long
and Stern Race.

Skowhegan people need not be told
how hard il Is 10 gain and maintain a
good reputation and how easy it is to
lose one. After such "A loss 1t is we'll
nigh impossible To regain the ground
and the majority who have slipped by
the wayside have been forced to stay
there. AS with man 5 reputation So it
is with medicinal preparations, Some
achieve reputation which stays with
them 1t is founded On intrinsic merit
and not sustained by elaborate advertis-
ing Ii faces the public backed up by
honesty and works Its way quietly but
thoroughly. >kowhegan people want
no better proof of the reputation earned
by Doan's Kidney pills than the follow
ing experience from citizen
Mr. James Frost. of the boot and shoe
firm OF Merrill II Frost, says Il had a
lame back number OF times. but never
so severe as when went across the
street To Patten' $ drug store and got
box of Doan's Kidney Pills. | was in
clined to think il was caused by the
kidneys as | had other slight symptoms
of kidney complaint, but it makes no
difference if il was the kidneys or the
back, had the backache and had it bad.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured it. There
has been no return of it and if there
should be at any time l would use
Doan's Kidney Pills again. If / should
meet friend who has a lame back or
kidney disease l will have a good word
for Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cts.
Mailed by Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

European assassins now seem TO be in
clned 10 kill queens. Two instances OF
this character came TO light within "A
hours. the 10th instant That of an at
tempt upon the recently inaugurated
queen of the Netherlands some days be-
fore that ceremony, and the other upon
the queen of Austria, Saturday, with
fatal effect. These persons show their
despicable character by this attack upon
women. 1t is mean and wicked enough
TO assassinate men.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Officers Reelected.

At the annual meeting of the life
members of the Maine state Agricultu-
IA! society held Thursday, the officers
were reelected as follows: President,
Isaiah Pompilly, Aabnrn; secretary,
George Il. iafke, North Arson; treas
uier, Z. g. Eveleth Auburn; trustees,
b. +. Hamilton, Biddefard; Isiah Pou-
pilly, Auburn: A !. Libby, Embden; ;
A. ". Gilman, Foxcroft WJn. e. Mars
hall, Belfast. There was an effort made
to elect John :. Head Of Portland in
place Of l.. F. Hamilton, and l.. {.
Morse Of Liberty in place Of VIM. c.
Marshall, the result being close in each
case. This reelection indicates that
the management was successful and
satisfactory.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Cost of Armies.

The cost of the armies of the different
powers varies very widely Russia leads
the line with an annual expenditure of
S154, 500, 000 and Germany comes next
with 1882, 000,0 France is close
third with S130,000,000 These are the
only powers whose land forces cost over
$l00,000,000 year. Great Britain
ranks fourth with $1,000, 900, and Aus
tria fifth with $50, 100000 Italy brings
up the rear with S53, 100000, a charge
which, though only about one third as
large as that sustained by Russia, is
undoubtedly harder to bear than the
war load laid upon the broader should
ers of the Muscovite people. The fig
ures we have given foot mp $649, 49,
600. That Is tremendous burden,
falling as it does, in the main, upon
countries where the earnings of labor
and the cost of bare living is cut on
a very narrow scale, and, indeed, is too
often quite invisible.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
Sale of Course Tickets.

Choice of seats for course tickets of
the Maine Musical Festival, were sold
to subscribers at auction at the City
Hall in Bangor, on Thursday, Septem.
Der 18th, at $50 a. M, and will be sold
at the City Hall in Portland, Monday.
September 10Th, at $50 a. IN. Out.of-
town subscribers can order tickets by
mail, with or without premium, stating
amount of premium, if any, they wish
to pay, aud enclosing remittance for the
full amount, with directed stamped en-
velope. Such orders will be carefully
filled and promptly mailed at owner !
risk, or by registered letter, if necessary
stamps are sent. They must be ad
dressed to Homer n. Chase, Manager,
Auburn, Maine, and sent so as to be
received four days previous 10 the adver-
tised auction sal. Seats unsuld at the
conclusion of the auction sale can be-
obtained at NJ. H Andrews music store
in Bangor. on Friday morning. Seprem-
Der 10Th. and at Cressey. Jones & AL
LENS in Portland. on Tuesday morning,
September 20th. and at these places
thereafter until the openi"g dav of the
Festival, when all tickets will be on
sale at the Auditoriums in each city.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The reception accorded to the Grand
Army of the Republic in Cincinnati has
been enthusiastic in the highest degree.
If anybody thought the war with Spain
was going to wipe out the memory of
the war for the Union, he was much
mistaken. There is no danger that the
old veterans will be crowded out from
their places in national gratitude by
the new veterans. The 10000, 600
hearts of this great land are big enough
to find room for all its heroes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
BuckIln's Arnica 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.
G. w. Folsom's Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Justice White declined to serve on the
Peace Commission and Senator Gray of
Delaware, was appointed in his place
and will accept. This completes the
commission. lis personnel is, Secretary
Day, Senators Davis, Frye and Gray
aud Whitelaw Reid. The commission
will meet in Washington, this week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

The wheels of the Pioneer mill of
Pittsfield, were started last week, and
the mill is now in full operation and
all the employees are at work once more.
For several months the mill has been
shut down on account of there not
being any business, but now the orders
have come in in such a way as to war
rant the starting of the mill again. 1t
is probable that the mill will now run
on full time for the whole of the win.
ter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15
A Mothers
Misery.

The story Of this rs tie every day history of
thousands whO suffering as ste d,d, aoho can BE-
cured she aasj uho aoiHA THANK her for so1os,g Them
tie aOay TO good health.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

Even Bangor men praise the Maine
State Fair, this year. They cannot we'll
help il.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

skatesf
mrs. Rambo-wel, he gets most of his
skates at his clsb.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

X nnebec Journal, Sept. 10: Seere-
tary and Mrs. Clarke Will leave, Sstur-
dav evening. for their home in North
Arson With President Pompilly they
can feel proud of the record that they
have msde this year. Mr.. Clarke was
congra ulsted all around. TODAY. bv the
throng that came ii the gates on his
re-eec on as secretary uf H. associa-
ton. By tn success Of his first year
and by his gepiaii,v towards all he has
become very popular, and il Low looks
IS though he could have the Office as
loag a, he wanted H.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-15

For forty years Or Fowler Extract of Wild
Strawberry has been curing summer complaint.
dysentery, diarrhpa. bloody tiu&. pain in the
stomach, and 1t has never Yet failed To do every
thing claimed for 1t.
This is the parlor, ehs. tentatively remark
ed the real estate agent. who was looking over
the house
Yes" replied old man kidder; but l
usually call il the court. room-I We got seven
daughters, you know"
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-23
Deatness,Oannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dItion of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube When this tube gets
inflamed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when 1t is closed
entirely DEAFNESS is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube can be restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused
by catarrh. which is nothing but an
inhamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
tor any case of deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. !. CHENEY & Co., Prop,
Toledo, o.
Sold bY Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-23
KIondyke. Two Versions.

The most contradictory state
ments still come forth IN regard to
Klondyke. A Glasgow gentleman
has received a letter from Klon-
dyke, dated Feb. s7. from which
the following is an extract: "If you
know Of any fools thinking of COM
ing out to Alaska, tell them, for
Heavens sake, to remain at home
The bulk of the talk as to the for.
tunes to be made is an advertise
ment of Klondyke companies and
speculators. A friend has Just gone
back to the home country, being
the only living one Of six men who
left in company tor the goldhelds.
But more striking instance is the
departure homewards of two men
out of a company OF thirty-fve who
journeyed together. The thirty
three were buried at KlOndyke. 1t
is madness Tor young men to come
out here"
On the other hand, Mr.. Ogilvie,
of the Dominion Survey Depart
ment, who IN 1887 went to the dis
trict which Aow iascinates the at
tention of the world, is reported in
an interview as follows: There
can be no dispute about the wealth.
Though it is perfectly true that
great many Klondyke stories
ought not to be swallowed except
with very large pinch Of salt,
there can be no doubt about the
riches of the country. l have no
hesitation in saying that to my own
personal knowledge there is at
least SIoo, 900 900 worth OF gold in
sight; probably an estimate of
twice that amount would be we'll
within the mark. 1t is impossible
to say what the country is not
worth, but, if all indications are
not purely accidental, should put
it at something like FIVE hundred
millions. ! have had every oppor-
tunity OF judging the mineral
wealth of the country, TOR there is
coal as well as gold, and its riches
are tangible enough, l can assure
you. 1t is, of course, impossible
TO generailze IN country I25 900
miles in area, by far the greater
part OF which is unexplored. This
district contains about 1000 linear
miles of river. stream and gulch,
nearly all more or less gold bear
ing, of which only about two hun
dred have been tested and devel-
oped, For all / know there may
be halt dozen Kondykes hidden
away in the interior; on the other
hand, there may not be one. No
one ever will be able to speak with
certainty until the country has
been prospected."
The scientific expedition to the
goldhelds, under DR.. |
Nordenskjold, will start from
Gothenburg on the a3d instant.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-23

PROFESSOR ANpREE, who with
two companions sailed away from
the island Of Spitzbergen, last sum-
mer ia a balloon, to explore the un-
known North. has been again re-
called to the public mind by the
news from the Klondike region
that a letter from him has been
brought to that part Of the world
Dv carrier pigeon, and is now on
its way south.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-23

our soldiers; and if they could do
nothing else, they cut up cast linen
and shredded It 10 make lint for
the wounded.
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-23
S0IID sIjII.iIT iVITE:S;SIIIBULE EXPRESS TRAlNS

II you feel weak
RmDa all worn out take
Sgg49WN' IRON BITTERS
Washington sentinel., 1898-04-23

"A - AONA Of a OhAkks--6A LllIALl-
ing shark story comes from Dur
ban, where one of the local divers,
named Batten, lately experienced a
shock and a narrow escape. He
had been engaged to recover a few
heavy rails which had fallen over
board between a steamer and the
main wharf. The rails were found,
and one had been hauled TO the
surface, when Batten perceived a
young shark swimming around
him. Having omitted to arm him
self with the usual divers knife,
Batten moved to the boat and Sc
cured a weap pom, intending to stab
the shark if opportunity presented
itself. On descending to the bot
tom again, however, Batten did not
see the prowling monster, and
proceeded to the rails which re-
nained to be hoisted. He was
about to attach the next rail, when
to his surprise and alarm he no
ticed huge shark. approximately
sixteen feet long, lying right
across the rails. The diver was in
quandary, because retreat from
such a monster was exceedingly
dangerous, whilst open hostilities
with the knife would have been
almost suicidal, not only on ac-
count of the size OF the shark, but
on account of its being literally
sheathed with barnacles. Further,
although the shark lay almost mo-
tionless, not single rail could be
touched without disturbing it.
With a view to frightening the
shark, Batten suddenly released
all the air contained in his suit,
which act caused a cloud Of bub-
bles to rise from the escape valve.
The shark did not bulge, and
when the suit was rehlled. Batten
made several faints as if to stab his
enemy, but again without the de-
sired effect. Then the monster
made the first move. Steadily he
rolled over on his back, showing
long white belly, and opened and
shut an enormous mouth framed
with rows Of ivory white saw-like
teeth. Batten wisely waited for
no more. but dipped the escape
valve, causing him to rise rapidly
to the surface. He lost no time
in scrambling up the ladder into
the boat out Of harms way A
number OF people spent the greater
part OF an afternoon in endeavor-
ing to hook the shark; various
kinds Of bats were tried, but with
out success. South Afr5ca.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, MAY IS. 1898

buggy and sent to Folsom for five years
In January of last year by Judge Smith.
1t was on the ground that her husband had
been convicted of felony that the plain
tiff asked for divorce.
The convict, through his attorneys, con-
tested the action on the ground that his
wife had been guilty of adultery with GER
tair Individual before the bringing of the
present suit and while he was cutting rock
In the Folsom quarries. When the case
was called for trial yesterday the defend
ants attorneys asked for a continuance
on the ground that they had been disap-
pointed by deputy constable, who was to
place them in communication with wit
nesses who knew Of the alleged adultery
They filed an affidavit to that effect, which
Judge Shaw pronounced insufficient and
he ordered the case to proceed. All this OPP
position to the granting of the divorce was
made by the friends of Luchetti because
the wife demanded permanent provision
for her support out of her husbands es-
tate, and they were 10th to let her have
1t. Judge Shaw granted the decree and
made ain order for alimony.
Judge Clark granted Alice M. Walton a
divorce from s. Walton because he failed
to provide for: her, The testimony showed
that after Walton's marriage. over two
years ago. he worked just six days. but he
was too lazy to work, and thereafter en-
ioyed perpetual repose. After he was well
rested from these six days work he skipped
for the north, where he remained.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
California at the Capital

WASHINGTON, May ia statement
given out at the postoffice department to-
day shows that the postal receipts at San
Francisco aggregated $40, 103 for the month
Of April, as compared with 81 ,511 for the
corresponding period of last year. This
is an increase of 1882 or 90 per cent. At
Los Angeles receipts were s1S02S and ST.
223 respectively; increase, $So5 or 4.6 per
cent.
Representative De Vries today secured
favorable report from the rivers and
harbors committee on his resolution to
make available Immediately $3.50 now to
the credit of Sacramento river work and for
the survey of the Stockton and Mormon
channels. ell also secured immediate con-
sideration of the bill to enlist volunteer
signal corps. This bill affects the enlist
ment of California signal corps in the
Philippine service.
California pensions have been granted
as follows:
Original-Robert Hurley of San Francis
CO, IS; Charles A. Berry of San Francisco,
Sc.
Increase-John L. Victorfouck Of Sold
ers' Home, IS to $40; George F. Baucler of
Veterans Home, Sc to 49,.
Reissue-James w. Murray, Jr., of Vet
erans' Home, Sc; James F. Mahon of
Vallejo, SIG
Widow-Sarah A. Hill of. Oakland, IS.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15

whom congressman had confidence nigh
be sent to talk to them. A congressman
will not talk with stranger on these
matters. He is afraid of his constituents
But send one Of his constituents to him to
show him that the measure Is a proper
one and that his people at home want II
and he will quickly understand. 1 have
been told that it costs some Of the New
York railroads $500 900 every year to explain
to the legislature at Albany.
Some men are very careful Of their
regulations, you know" continued Mr..
Huntington. "Their regulations are some
what tender, I presume, and wouldn't
stand bruising. never did anything in my
life that I didn't think was right. The
public was more interested than in lots
of these measures I was pressing, but of
course was there for myself"
Then Attorney Hayne wanted to know
If these professional explainers used much
money for champagne and good dinners
and cigars, in order to facilitate their
work Mr.. Huntington presumed that they
spent some of it this way, in order to get a
chance to explain to certain men. Up to
1856, he said, the money spent in explana.
tions amounted to $500, 900. "That was In
all the states and territories" he said, Gin
Guiding the District of Columbia. A great
deal of money was spent in Californa-in
Sacramento"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
FREEZE-OUT GAME
Secondhand Furniture Dealers Ac.
cused Of Theft

James D. Steele and j. Steele, second
hand furniture dealers of 255 South Main
street, were arrested yesterday afternoon
on a charge of grand larceny, brought
against them by N. J. Sanders. They were
taken before Justice Young and released
on $500 bail. Several months ago the
Steeles traded their store for a ranch at
Vineland, containing twenty-eight acres
the property of the complaining witness
They said that the value of their goods
was $500, but they exchanged them for
Sanders ranch, which was only worth
$500 and had $500 mortgage OF it, which
they assumed. although Sanders later on
paid 5000 Of that.
The complaining witness says that after
he had acquired the store the Steeles stole
on the night of Jan. 31st 5000 worth of the
furniture he had purchased He sued them
for its value in the township justice court
but the case was transferred to City Jus.
tice Morrison. and has not yet been tried
After Sanders had purchased the Steele
outfit he was told by them that they had a
lease on the store, and that If he desired to
remain there they were going to charge
him $500 rent per month. He was COM
PEELED then to move to 2915 South MAR
street.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-15
A GREAT OLD SCHfMf
EX-DRUGGIST H. GERMAN AC-
CUsED OF FRAUD
HOW THE THING WAS WORKED
The G. D. Smith Drug Company Of st.
Joseph, Missouri, Explains With
Numerous Details

The c. ID. Smith Drug company of
st. Joseph, Mo-, incorporated, yesterday
brought action against H. German,
druggist, who formerly did business on
South Spring street, below the Nadeau,
asking for a judgment in the sum of
1855 80, and that the defendant be ad-
judged guilty of fraud in contracting the
indebtedness. The complaint says that
German had been in the drug business
here for number of years, and that he was
.avorably known in his transactions, but
that he owed large sums of money, ag-
gregating $4,000, in the month Of August,
1897, and did not have enough cash on hand
to pay them
Two months previous to that time Ger
main, for the purpose of allaying suspic-
Ions of prospective creditors as to his ul-
innate motive, wrote to numerous drug
dealers in eastern states, asking quota
tons on whisky, continues the complaint,
and ordered large amount of wet goods
from these firms. larger than he needed or
could use In his business, on long terms of
credit. Among such orders there was one
to the c. d. Smith Drug company for three
barrels Of whisky at four months time, for
the agreed price of $21641. and another for
two more barrels at s1A2.5S. These spirits
were sent to German in Los Angeles, but
instead Of placing them with his other
goods in the South Spring street store, 1t
Is alleged that he sold them to outside
parties at such prices as he could obtain,
in order to pay off his indebtedness to a
money lender named w. e. De Groot.
In August of last year German trans
ferred his store to De Groot, after having
10 tad ri he
to California merchants and that were
payable in this state, there being less than
five at the time Of the transfer and after
that he settled with them at the rate of
from 20 to so cents on the dollar.
The complaint AYERS that all this funny
business was undertaken to strengthen his
credit in the east and settle his Califor-
MIA debts by cheating and defrauding the
eastern houses. and especially the c. D.
Smith Drug company, because he knew
that he could be thrown into insolvency
only upon the petition of five or more
creditors, residents of the state of Califor-
MIA, whose demands aggregated no less
than $500. provided that these creditors had
not become creditors by assignment within
thirty days prior to the filing of a petit
ton In insolvency, and because he was
aware, too, that creditor could not at
tach where the contract was made paya-
BILE outside Of the state. He depended,
Furthermore. upon his previous good repu-
ton to obtain as many goods on credit
from interstate parties. with the deliber-
ate purpose Of never paying for them. and
to apply the proceeds of their sale to pay
ing his California debts. The plaintiff also
alleges that part of Germans scheme, if
his creditors Should dun him too hard, was
to transfer under the color of sale his drug
store and contents to the said De Groot.