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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-11
BRILLIANTs.

Life is not so short but there
is always time for courtesy.
The really strong never at
tempt to conceal their weakness.
Exchanging time for pasttime
leaves the profit all on one side.
Simplicity gives the modest
coloring to a transparent charac-
ter.
One who controls his will has
his only real property well in
hand.
Sel6shness comes to the front
in time of need only when draft.
ed.
It's not the correct thing for
theatres to employ singers whose
notes go to protest.
Idleness is the dead sea that
swallows all vlrtues-the self
made sepulchre of a living man.
He who has learned how to ad-
gust himself to the surroundings
is usually found at the head of
his class.
The unexpected never hap,
pens; there are always people
around who knew things would
turn out that way.
The man who staggers least
under the weight Of reverses is
the man who walks upright when
the sky is cloudless.
Big words have often proved
the saw in the hands of the user
that severed the limb on which
he was perched.
Does anybody suppose that if
Washington were President now
he would start a war before he
knew what he was fighting about
The only way the conflicting
accounts OF eye witnesses 10 the
Maine disaster can be reconclled
is by supposing that they mus
have seen it from many different
points of view.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-11
LAST popuLAK MIp-wINTER
Excursion to washlugton.-B. & o.
Railroad.

On Thursday, March oath, the
last nid-winter excursion to
Washington. via the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, will be run at the
very low rate of one fare-for the
round trip. Tickets will be good
going on regular trains, and good
to return on regular trains with
in ten days. including date of
sale. Do not miss this last OPP
portunity to visit the National
Capital during the session of Con-
gress. Get tickets and full par
tlculars from Agent Baltimore &
Ohio R. r. ltd.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-03-11
$500 ReWardl

FOR EiTnkIt srx. his r.medy
bsing INJECTED difretly TO tho seat q
thnaS diseases ofths Gentle Urinary Or.
,eanS, requires no change Of diet OF
naussous, TIereuTiAl or poisonoua med
isinssto DO taken internally. Whsn
The times., 1898-10-30
Sing a Song Of Dress Goods.

Shelves filled to the top, 80, 900
pieces range without stop. We've
varied the old rhyme to suit our
ues ds just as we've changed the
old wa, of doing business to con-
form with Our revolutionary ideas.
Yes, revolutionary for we've over
thrown the despotism that high
prices held over you and we've re-
placed-in its stead-a new form
of business governmental which
you have the say-in which your
needs were as much regarded as
our own convenience. We don't
want it all our way. We'd much
prefer to pursue our course hand
in hand with you, sharing our
every opport nifty and expecting
in return your favor. Tomorrow
we've carried out this principle to
the letter. We've made every ar
The times., 1898-10-30
81 and Si.D satin Duchesss Brocade, 6!

Effects that you have never seen be-
fore. This. store itself has never shown
such ideal qualities The goods are stiff
and heavy-every thread is silk Not
plain black but various brocaded effects
ranging from neatness to pronounced
patterns. You'll soon see the other
stores showing them But
nowhere will you be able to
get them under CSC and half m
the places they'll ask you hOC
$119. ............ wv
The times., 1898-10-30
Four Astounding SikItenls.
Sc and sl.le Fancy Taffetas, &c.

The assortment is mixed. Natural, for
there are over five lines combined in
this single offer. They're fancy in the
full breadth of the word. Prettier
checks than the price ever brought. A
dozen different sorts of stripes and a
myriad of indescribable. charming nov
city effects. As for the shades il would
be much easier task to tell of the few
that AREN'T HERE than to enumer-
ate them. The shop windows
of the town are full of all /n~
these goods But they're hA
ticketed CSC and s119........ Wv
The times., 1898-10-30

rangemen break record of the best dress goods
closely linked with
prices?
The times., 1898-10-30

Crush felt hats in gray. red. navy
brown, and black. ! A shipment of 81
dozen of 'em. Natty in look and right
UP to date. The Bc kind of other IQr
The times., 1898-10-30

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mill dh haer Viewed dr ead duhh heart of ory ryand
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
Chinese Drugs.

The employees in the office Of the APP
praiser of customs were busy examin.
ing shipment Of Chinese medicines,
and the place smelled like fertilizer
factory
There were the usual number Of dried
snakes, the looks OF which would be
certain to kill or cure any intelligent
patient. There were also number of
plump lizards, spitted on rods and ex.
banded with slips Of bamboo till they
resembled tennis rackets; lot Of sea
horses" long, slender fish, with a
nead like horse and prehensile tail !;
bundles of centipeds flattened out and
pasted on sticks; cans full of preserved
polliwogs and angleworms and many
other curious panaoeas, each of which
smelled worse than the other. There
were pills as large as prunes, hand
somely decorated; roots and YARDS of
many kinds, which would paralyze a
Quaker doctor, and boxes and bottles of
unknown mixtures which would para
lyze ybody.
The 40 separate and distinct smells
of the town of Cologne are nothing as
compared to the odors arising from
about 500 worth OF Chinese medicine
which made some of the men handling
the stuff sick Foul smell seems to be a
requisite In most medicines, and if the
beneficial effects Of medicine are pro-
portionate to It's odor the medicines of
the Chinese should be the best in the
world. Portland Oregonian.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

In September, 1875, there was q re-
union of the Army of the Cum berland
at Utica, n. Y, at which President
Grant, General Sherman, General
Hooker, General Slocum and Governor
Seymour were present.
Long and loud cries arose for "Grant
Grant !" who, slowly rising from his
chair, expressed his pleasure at being
with his friends, but his dislike at be-
ing asked to speak and his diffidence in
doing so.
but there are those, - be added dry
ly, pointing to Sherman and others,
"who are not troubled with any sort Of
diffidence. "
The three generals present made wit
ty, telling speeches, and then arose cries
for Seymour SEYMOUR
The governor, who had been the de-
feated Democratic candidate against
Grant for the presidency in 1868, came
forward and said:
81 think / have some soldierly traits
myself At all events, General Grant,
you must acknowledge that in little
contest you and l had a few years ago
you ran great deal better and farther
than did .
This telling allusion to the presi-
Dental contest brough hit down the house.
General Grant, convulsed with laugh
ter, rose and bowed his acknowledge
ments. Youth s Com panion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
Skowhegan Markets
PRICES PAID PRODUCERS.

PRICES PAID PRODUCERS.
BurrKR-First quality. stamped, IA to lspe }
BEEF-Ox beef. & to cts.
-Hand-picked yellow eyes, sl,25 to si.4o
pea beans, so
OATs-31Cts
EGGs-lo to p IT'S. per doz. fresh
HIDES ANp Sk1Ns-Light hides, q. IL.
OK hides 7iects. lamb skins "a to 81 ets
each calf skins, y to leo each.
rorLrKN-Fo~ls, stolo els. PER h. chirkeis
RouNp Hos cts.
Wool 'nwashed, "a to 20 cts.
TALLow- Rough ct, per TO-.
Potatpes-$0.40 a hu.
RETAIL MARKET.
New Maple Molasses y cts per OF
tHEESt-l2 to Il per III.
FLoCR-Spring wheat Patent, $500; Winter
wheat pat Ais Winter wheat choice, 81 90 to
50 50
CoRN-slO0 per bag meal and cracked corn 90
{. :. MEAL-Si.& per bag.
FEEp-Middlings, SO.eo to 1l5per cwt hioaeo
gluten LOO
TKAs-20 to so cents per III.
COFFEE-l5 To IS cts. per 10.
OKANGEs-l2 To 80 cts. per doE.
LEMONS . to 80 cts per doz-
KERosENE-l0c. per gal.
LARp-Demestic' 10 cts Western, cts.
Pure cts
PoRK-SC.
MolAssEs-rure Ponce, ~; pune Barbados,
30.
CHOICE COOKING MOI ASSES 2So.
DRY FGsH-Cod, 10 cts. per H.; POLLOCK,
cts.
ONIoNs-3 c. per h.
EGGS-20 to "A cts a doz
SUGAR-Granulated, Sugar hest quality ls
pounds for Slls'
brown. 20 pounds for ST.
BUTTER-l6 to % cts. per H.
oATs-WesteTn, -
Potatoes-$o.5o a Blu.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

Charles Dickens was lover of cats.
He owned a large white one named
Williamina, who selected corner of
his study for her kittens and brought
them in from the kitchen one by one
Dickens had them taken away again,
but Williamina persisted in bringing
them back The third time of their re-
moval she did not leave them in the
corner, but instead placed them at her
master feet and taking her stand be-
side them, looked imploringly up at
him. Most Of the family were finally
given away Only one remained. The
little creature followed Dickens about
like a dog and sat beside him while he
wrote
One evening the author was reading
at q small table upon which was a
lighted candle. AS usual the cat was at
his elbow. Suddenly the light went
out. Dickens was much interested in
his book and relighted the candle. 1t
was only when the light became dim
again that be turned suddenly and found
the kitten deliberately putting the light
out with her paw She was lonely. she
wanted to be petted, and this was her
device for bringing it about.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

On Wednesday evening. Nov 9th, by
invitation from the A. o. U, W. and D.
of H. lodges of Madison. about one
hundred members from the correspond
ing lodges of this place took the special
car at 80 enroute for Madison. Upon
arriving there we were escorted to the
large hall on Main ST., where we were
met by the reception committee and
given seats i'm the hail, where a large
number of members and invited guests
were waiting.
A short address OF welcome was
given by Brother Frank Powers, after
which a program, which had been ar
ranged for the occasion was carried
out, which consisted of music both vocal
and instrumental, recitations, etc. and
concluding with the drama entitled
"rhirty minutes for refreshments al
rendering their parts in a manner that
gave them much credit.
We were then conducted to the dining
hall where supper had been prepared
and to say it WAS very fine is not enough
All about US seemed TO speak in Ian.
guage palmer than words, that no time
or pains had been spared to make the
evenings entertainment success.
After supper an hour or two was pass
ed in a social way, renewing old &C.
quaintances and forming new ones, and
at a late hour We babe our friends good
night, and started homeward. And all
unite in saying we had fine time and
that Madison people know how to enter
tain.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
Negotiations at Paris.

The Peace Commissioners at Paris
seem to make slow progress. On Tues.
day, the Spanish members asked for
further time to prepare their reply to
the argument Of the American members
submitted last week. This was granted
and Wednesday afternoon the Spanish
commissioners presented long docu-
ment.
By mutual consent the memorandum
was handed to the Americans without
being read and the meeting adjourned to
Saturday next.
The Spanish communication was trans
lated, and it's contents will be discussed
by the United States commissioners at
their usual daily session, today.
The Spaniards, In their communica-
ton, re-affirmed the position which they
had assumed against the discussion here
of SPANS Philippine sovereignty.
They insist that the words "shall deter.
mine the control, disposition and govern.
ment of the Philippines" in article 3 OF
the peace protocol, do not warrant any
reference tn SPANS withdrawal from
the Philippines, except on her own
terms; and therefore the Spaniards pro.
pose arbitration on the construction to
be placed in the words "the control, dis
position and government"
Spain Is very deliberate in its diplo-
matte movements.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

He was fragile youth and didn t
dance all the dances.
LET sit it out, he said to his pretty
partner.
"Where?" she asked
"On the stairs.
So they went up little way and sat
down.
Wh-why. what's the matter, Mr.
Stackpole?" cried the fair young girl,
for the young man had hastily risen
and was gasping for breath. He could
not reply. His face was lived. His eyes
were rolled up, and with one shaking
hand he clawed feebly at the skirts of
his Tuxedo.
"What kind of an attack is it?" she
gasped.
At this question his voice came back
to him.
"What difference does that make?
he harshly growled. Then, without a
word of apology, he dashed up the
stairs and flung himself into the men s
courtroom.
And how was she to know that it was
an ordinary carpet tack that the man
who canvased the stairs had carelessly
left standing ON its head?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

In Georgia court not long since a
case involving jaokass came on for
trial The attorneys after lndulging in
fine frenzy entered the following in
spired motion ON the docket:
If the court will consent. we will take up a
oase;
II treats not of section, country or race,
1t Is OF no interest to any, be 1t ladies or lass
1t begins and il ends with humble jackass
Thereupon the judge, hastily sum
moning his muse to his assistance, en-
tered up the following order;
'This case coming on this day to be heard
considered by the court to be quite absurd
And the motion herein the court doth decide
To be hereby overruled and denied,
And the movers thereof shall not be exempt
From fine of one dollar each for contempt,
Wherein, until paid, the court further pssses
As sentence, that they be deemed said jack
asses.
Law Notes
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

This is to be indirectly swindled in a
transaction or to pay an exorbitant price
for thing in consideration of long
credit A variant is to be bored through
the nose, 3" bored" here having the
meaning of cheated. deceived;
At this instant he bores me with some trick
--"Henry VIII, |. /. III
One that hath gulled you, that hath bored
You sir-"Lfe Of T. Cromwell" l6U2, II. II
@
And Howell in his instructions For
Forren Trayell" (l650), page SO, "had
known divers Dutch gentlemen grossly
guild by this cheat the selling Of forged
manuscripts to young travellers in Italy j.,
and som English bor'd also through the
nose this way, by paying excessive
prices for them. Notes and Queries.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
Teachers Meeting

The program for the Teschers' Inst
tute at North Arson Thursday and
Friday, is as follows:
Thursday forenoon, 10 o'clock-Open-
ing exercises; address of welcome, Supt.
Paine. No. Arson; response, F. G. Far
rington, Skowhegan paper, What should
the grammar school do for its pupils
Miss Mabel Steward, No. Ausou; paper,
The necessity of self-control on the part
of the teacher, Miss Elgiva B. Luce,
Skowhegan; paper, Geography, Miss
Alta Reed, Madison.
Acknowledges, How shall we
teach history? Mr.. A. b. Hoag, No. An
son paper, The importance of English
grammar, Miss Bertha Files, Madison
The resources of the sciences from .
teachers standpoint, Mr.. &. W. Marston,
Skowhegan; paper, Reading in the lower
grades, Miss Head, Skowhegan; busi-
ness.
Friday orenoon-Address, Civil gov.
eminent in the lower grades, Mr.. A.
Simmons, No. Arson; paper, Language
in the lower grades. Supt. A. A. Badger,
Skowhegan ; paper, The value of psychol-
ogy to the teacher, Mr.. l.. R. Folsom,
Norridgewock address, Rev. H. w.
kimball, Skowhegan query box.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
White-FellOws

The marriage of Mr.. Bruce Miller
White of Sandon, British Columbia, and
Miss May Elise, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. james Fellows of This town, occur
red in Bethany Baptist church, Wednes-
day noon, the 10th instant, the Right
Reverend Henry A. Nicely, Bishop of
Maine, performing the ceremony in &C.
cordance with the rites of the Episcopal
church.
Mrs. Grace Coburu Smith, Misses
Annie Allen, Lena Wyman, Lizzie
Hussey and Eolia Bray officiated as
ushers and Miss Josephine w. Smith
presided at the organ.
The decorations of the altar and organ,
consisting of palms, ferns, evergreens
and cut flowers were rich and artistic In
arrangement.
To the sweet strains of the Lohengrin
wedding march the procession advanced
to the altar, led by the ushers. The
bride, attendt by her father, Mr.. James
Fellows, was preceded by Miss Hannah
dkts Va anu IttlC AhlSo
Florence Philbrick, flower girl, and was
met at the altar by Mr.. Bruce Miller
White, the groom, with Mr.. John r
Phibrick, his best man.
The impressive ceremony was then
performed in the presence of a largt
number of invited guests, after which,
to the joyous music of Mendelssohn's
wedding march, the wedding party, con-
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. White, preceded
by the little flower girl and followed by
the maid of honor, the best man and the
ushers, passed down the center aisle and
retired from the church.
The bride was attired in white satin
gown with dainty chiffon trimming and
the maid of honor woIe white muslin
over pink. The maid of honor, organist
and ushers were all members of the
Poonoosae Club of which the bride is a
member This club also had charge of
the church decorations.
The wedding WAS "A very pretty one
throughout, every feature being pleas
lug, every detail happy in conception
and execution, doing great credit to
those having the arrangements in charge.
The guests from out of town consisted
of relatives and very intimate friends
from Watervlle: Mrs. j. w. Foster,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Philbrick, Miss
Fannie Philbrck, Mr.. Ben Philbrck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Heath, Mrs.
Drinkwater, Miss Frances Dunbar, Miss
Mary Sawtelle, dean of the Woman's
department of Colby College, and Misses
Rachel Foster, Helene Bowman, Lenora
Bessey, Alice Purinton, Maud Hoxie
and Mary Evans, members of "Sgma
Kappa, the College society Of which
the bride is member.
Mr.. White Is successful business
mau, mine-owner in British Columbia,
and Mrs. White is one of Skowhegan's
fair and accomplished daughters, a
musical artist of repute, who has de-
lighted audiences of our town by her
proficiency as violiuist, is held Ia high
esteem by our people and was remember
ed by her friends with many rich and
beautiful wedding gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. White left here Wednes-
noon afternoon and it is understood they
purpose to pass several months travel.
ing. They have the best wishes OF
Skowhegan people for their highest joy,
with happiness unlimited and long con.
tinued, in which THE REPORTER hearth
| IL Joins.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
Angnst Blower.

IT is Il surprising facr," says Prof.
Houton, that in nv travels in All parts
OF the world. or the last ten years, |
have met more people having used
Greens August Flower than any other
remedy. for dyspepsia, dtranged liver
and stomach and for constipation. |
find for tourists snd statesmen, or for
persons filling ,tiee positions. where
headaches and general bad feelings from
Irregular habits exist, that Green's
August FL wer is grand remedy It
does not il jure the system by frequent
use. and i excellent for sour stomachs
aud Indigestion Sample bottles free
NJ Geo. f SIMPSONS. {. W. Folsoms or
Bixbk Il Bucks Sold by deal,r, in all
civilized countries
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

That MIR. Smith is n young man of
energy and ability, was demonstrated at
the time of his election. The Demo-
Gratis thought it would not be much of
job to run "the boy" off the track and
they nominated their best man, an old
campaigner, and put in their best work
to defeat Mr.. Smith but he was match
for them. He organized his campaign
and put in his work to win and did win,
handsomely.
We believe Mr.. Smith will make a
good record at Augusta the coming
winter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17
Law Court Decision.

The following decision has been re-
ceived from the law court:
Somerset county-David M. Parks va.
Grin f. Libby. The defendant made a
contr ct with the plaintiff to drive a
quantity of logs from Pittstield to Gin
ton for $142; but before the drive was
started the plaintiff sold the logs to Nc
Nally of Clinton, for Slab. In an
action against Parks for failure TO de-
liver all of the logs, McNally recovered
judgment for $403, as damages for the
shortage. The present action was to re-
cover damages for Libbys failure to
drive the logs in a proper manner, and
secondly, for breach Of his alleged agree.
nent to assume and pay the amount
which McNally might recover In the
action against Parks. The verdict was
for the defendant. The rule of damages
in the two actions was not the same.
The defendant might be liable for such
damages as arose from his negligence in
driving the logs, while Parks WAS liable
to McNally for not delivering the logs
according TO an agreement of sale.
After careful examination of all the
facts reported, this court ia not prepared
to say that the result necessarily indi-
Gated prejudice or misrepresentation on
the part of the jury, or that a contrary
result was the only reasonable one.
Motion Overruled.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

The National w. G. Il. U. committee
at st. Paul, Mimi, on tuesday, elected
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens of Maine,
president, she receiving 81 out of the
1856 votes cast. Mrs. Stevens was vice
president and since the death of Miss
Frances Willard has performed with
great acceptance duties of the presi-
dent. She is one of the foremost tenn
perance workers in the country and the
choice Is a wise one. Mrs. Susannah NJ
d. Frye of Minnesota, was elected cor
responding secretary. Miss Anna A.
Gordon, who was Miss Wizards private
secretary, was elected vice president,
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman, recording secre-
tary and Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker,
treasurer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-11-17

Doctors disagree. Senator Hanna is
reported as saying that because our
country has done such an immense ex-
porting business of late, it will be nee.
esssry to enact new tariff law. Gov.
Dingley on the other hand, according TO
the Washington Post, says that there
will be no revision Of the tariff The
government will need, for some time to
come, all the revenue produced by the
war taxes and, this being the case, there
will be no change, at least in this fiscal
year. Except 10 few minor admins
trative particulars, he says, the war
revenue act will continue ia force at
least a year longer. The present con-
gress will expire, March 4th, and the
months of its remaining existence will
necessarily be occupied in passing the
appropriation bills, In enacting the new
laws for the regular army and in decid-
ing upon the legislation necessary for
the government of Hawaii and attending
to the usual routine of affairs. From
the present outlook the session will be
well underway before the treaty of peace
with Spain will be laid before the Senate
and the ratification of that document
may not be accomplished before the 4th
of March arrives. Mr.. Dingley is apt to
be correct 10 his diagnosis of congress
sional symptoms.