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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14
Canaan.

The Easter exercises at the church,
Sunday evening. were largely attended
aud all passed off very well, the children
doing their part In commendable
manner. Mr.. Brown, Colby 80, preach.
ed In the morning and aided in the exer-
cises of the evening by his singing which
was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr.. Sanford
of East Skowhegan, also assisted with
his tenor which Is always appreciated
here.
Mr.. Martin will preach here next Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Mitchell were in
town, Sunday, and attended the concert
In the evening.
Mrs. l.. Stevens has returned home
from her brothers at Moore's Mills.
q. T. Johnston and wife are spending
few days In Pittsfield.
Moses Furber has gone to Eustis tC
work In hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thompson OF
Hartland, we're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. d. Harris last Friday and Satur
day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14
A Mothers Experience

quiet and getting better. When ] had
taken two bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
and box of Hoods Pills l found my
hands getting better. l kept on with
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14

From generation to generation the
faint of impure blood is transmitted,
and in the same way the beneficial
hlood-purifying effects of Hoods Sar-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14
NIAGARA FIRE INSURANCE co.
Of New York, N. Y.

Incorporated and commenced business ia 1880,
Harold Herriek. Pres. Geo w Dewey. Sec
Capital paid up in cash S500,00
ASSETS DECEMBEk 81, 1897.
Real Estate owned by the
company, unincunl bered SWOWO 10
Loans bond and mortgage first liens) ]02, 700 no
market value, lO14,9S5 90
Cash in the company's principal office
aud In bank. l2O.265 81
Interest due and accrued, other Assets, l5,4l9
Premiums in due course of collection, 254,j82 u
Aggregate I all the admitted assets of
the company at their &C ual value, 216i'2 -
LIABILITIES, DECEMBER 81, 1897.
Net amOuat Of unpaid losses ard c.ams l33,O62 81
Amount required to safely re-insure all
outstanding risks, l2s7,6A t7
All other demands against the company,
viz: commissions, etc, l23,2bg *
Total amount of liabilities, except capital
stock and net surplus, l.553,956 "
Capital actually sad up in cash, 900 10
Surplus beyond capital, 73'760 %
net surplus, plus - ''''' ''s'' 2767,7a2 IS
3wl5
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14

Buy your barbed wire at Blunt's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14

Hoods Sarsaparilla and my hands con-
tinued to improve and now they are per-
fectly healed. Ny little boy is strong and
healthy. Hoods Sarsaparilla has given
me strength to do my Homework. My
husband has taken Hoods and says 1t Ia
as essential In the family as -four" MRS.
PROSPER ANTOINE, Box 2s, Justus, Pa.
Get Hoods and only Hoods.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-14

Buy your farming tools at Blunt's.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
In MemOriam.

Ed. ENTERPRISE :-Essie Beanford.
daughter Of James A. and Eliza
j. Bowers, aged II Years and I
months. departed This life Nov. q.
lS9S. Beaufort was ii loving and
obedient child. Her physician.
DIR. :. j. l%lnson, and loving
parents, brothers, sisters, relatives
and friends did all they could TO
relieve her r. her suTerings and
restore her to health. bnt our
Heavenly Father saw that it was
better to transplant her from
earth to heaven. Brother and Sis
ter Bowers hereby tender their
sincere and hearty thanks TO DR..
Hinson for his kind. close and
faithful attention 10 their daugh-
ter, and to their neighbors and
friends for their Kindness in help
ing to nurse their loved one.
Weep not for the departed one
You cannot bring her back again,
but you can 90 to her, and to-
gether with her, enjoy the rest
that remainetb to the people of
God. john 5. CRoXToN.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
From New Zealand.

REEFTON, New Zealand Nov. o3, sd
am very much pleased to state
that since | took the agency of
Chamberlain's medicines the sale
has been very large. more es
pecially Of the Cough Remedy.
In two years | have sold more of
this particular remedy than Of all
other makes for the previous five
years. AS to ITS efficacy, have
been Informed by scores Of per.
sons of the good results they have
received from it, and know it's
value from the use of it in nv
own household. 1t is so pleasant
to take that we have to place the
bottle beyond the reach Of the
children. T.. j. SCANTLEruRY.
For sale by j. +. Mackev a. Go.
and Il. &. Hough L. Co.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
Short

MIR. j. +. Craig lost a fine
JERSEY GOV last week.
-Miss Essie Killian of Fo TT
Lawn is visiting MIR. II. b. Par
dues family.
The pastor will Conduct a
Thanksgiving service at Shiloh
Church at II 4. m.
Mrs. Judge Ira B.Jones spent
the week with relatives and
frien DIS in Columbia.
Miss Margaret Humphreys
has returned home after a five
months visit in Virginia.
Mr.. II. X. Cunningham had
some of his African limbless cot.
ton at the Fair this week.
House to rent at Heath
Spring. Terms easy. See
1t w. s. l.. PORTER.
Rev. S. w. Henry, pastor of
the Heath Spring Methodist
church, was married last Wednes.
dav to Mis- Minnie Wolfe of
Sandy Run, Lexington county.
Services will begin in the A.
K. p. Church Friday morning and
continue through Sunday, when
the Sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per will be observed. There will
be two services each day at IL a.
M, and 1870 p. IN. Rev. w. G.
Ewart will do all the preaching.
The public is cordially invited
Rock Hill Hearld.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
A Runaway.

Prof. NJ. V. Bennett, of Oak
hurst, while returning from Ian.
caster last Saturday, became in
volved in a runaway scrape. HIS
spirited animal became brighten.
ed from some cause and went
yonder." The Professor was be-
ing carried through the air with
such frightening velocity that he
was unable to hold his horse; so
hastily deciding that he would
be safer elsewhere, he hurriedly
snatched his physical anatomy
from the grasp OF the roaring
buggy and threw it to the & ground
and safety. The buggy alone
was able to follow the fleeing an.
imal, until at length it was slight
ly disabled and forced to give up
the chase. No other injuries were
sustained by either of the pur.
suers.-Heath Spring Gem.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature e s's Of &XNzM


CON" tn Mc Ur>t Tor Mr rrrU
Best.
Our Mr.. j. C.ElliOtt left Thurs
dav for the Western markets 70
purchase a car load Of Mules and
Horses, which are expected to ar
rive Monday, or Wednesday at
the very latest. We are going to
supply the market this season
with the most suitable stock to be
had and at prices that Will knock
competition in the head. 1t will
pay You to wait until our stock
arrives before You purchase.
CLNEUEN a. ELLIOTT.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
1yrircd! Horses. Nules Uud
WuyOns by the car LOUd.

"
A a load Of Horses. Mares aud
Mules, selected especially for this
market and bought to sell at
prices IN keeping with the low
prices of cotton, have just been re-
ceived at our stables.
Also, another IA load of the
celebrated Tennessee and Old
Hickory Wagons. the only rella.
BILE. This is our second shipment
tins season.
Call early. We will treat Won
right. Respectfully,
FARMERS b. Il NJ. CO..
j. NJ. Hoop. Manager.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

Rheumatism often causes the most in.
tense suFcl NC. Mary have for yraY.
vainly souG IG, relief from this disablinl
disease, and are to-day worse of thai
ever: Rheumatism is II blood disease,
ana Swift's Specific is the only cure, be.
cause 1t Is the only remedy which can
reach such deep-sratcd diseases.
Afow years ago I was taken with !aNrmma.
tory Rheumatism. whic!. becnme So l,,.n..
that l was for weeks uual,a to wall. -. I
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

sever. prominent ~ I.
clans and took .r;~,.,.
meat faithfully. h", w..i
unable 10 i;ct the s.. 49,
est rcli":. !. fact. ~ con.
dit!on -ccClSd t. grow
wcrs". t!!c disease read
over my entire bod; AID
from November to .:a-"',
/ suffered rrony. l tn. !
many i....,.. Mcu!C!: e,
but none relieved . q.
Upon tho q d vice .! q,
friend decided IN ,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
st. MONDAY IN DECEMBER,

lSt. MONDAY IN DECEMBER,
next. within the legal hours of sale, the
following described real estatp,to-wit
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land, lying, being and situate in Lam
caster County in said State containing
TWO 1T NDKED AND EIGHTY
FIVE ACRES,
NOR" or less, and bounded a follows
On the North by lands of Berry Mob
ley and estate" lands of Matte 4. Mob
ley. on the East by lands of Berry
Moblry: on Tia" south by lands Of
Lewis Holling>. Mrs. =. i. iiorton,and
c>tat" Lands of John A.. Bowers. de
ceased, and on the west by lands of
Berry Moblry and estate lands of Mrs.
Matte y Moblry, deceased.
TERMS oil sALE:-Ono half cash, and
tn" alamo" of tn" purchase price on a
credit Of n year. with interest there
on from h day of sale. secured by the
bond o! h purchaser and ii mortgage
on the premises: the purchaser 10
nave Tn, privilege "i paying all cash
on the day of sale.
Purchaser or purchaser, to pay for
papers.
W. :. l.. PORTER. &. g. G. r.. l.. c.
W. {. ll"ugh, Attorney.
Nov. II. lS?S.
Pursuant 10 an order Of Hon. Geo.
w. Gage, Circuit Judge.in above cause.
dated Nov. 18th. 1898, all creditors of
the late Mrs. Sallie l.. Moblcy, decd.
are hereby called upon, and required,
to appear before the Clerk Of Court
for Lancaster County, >. c.. at said
office. and establish their respective
claims. against said estate. on Dec.
10Th, l>9S; all creditors being cnjoined
by said order of Judge Gage. from
bringing suit against the estate Of the
said Mrs. Sallic J.. Moblry. decd.
W. :. l.. PORTER.
4. q. {. l.. l.. &.
Nov. 18th, lS?>.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup cures
coughs and colds. Don't 80 To
church or public meeting and
disturb the audience bv incessant
coughing but use this wonder nj
remedy at once.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

MANY household is saddcncd by death
because Of the failure to keep on hand q safe
ana absolutely certain cure for Group such as
one Minute Cough Cure. See that your little
ones are protected against emergencies. Craw.
ford BTo--
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

DtRSl ANT no AN ORDER OF
l. Court mad" IN the above stated
cause hy his Honor Judge George W.
Gage, dated the 9Th day Of October.
lN9S. | will sell at public auction at
Lancaster Court House on the
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
Clerks Sale.
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
LANCASTER COUNTY.
In the Common pleas.)

Julia Barnes Mobley, Cora Robert
son Moblcy and Clarence Mcmillan
Moblcy. by their Guardian ad Item,
Berry Mobley, and r.. Blanche Creech.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

{. S.s. Before allowing mo to take II. hr2
ever, my guardian, who was q chemist. "a.
Sy.ed tho remedy, and pronounced It IRE, q
potash or mercury. ! felt co much better e. .
taxing two bottles, that I continued the y,
edy, and in two months was cured cornpl.,
Inc cure was permanent. for | have nevtrS'. !
nAd . touch OF Rheumatism though l.la.. a.,
umes exposed to damp and cold weather
ELEANOR NJ. TIrrxLL,
1T1 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia.
Don't suffer longer with rheumatism.
Throw aside your oils and liniments. M
they can not reach your trouble. Don;
experiment. with doctors-their potash
and mercury will add to your disabil-
itty and completely destroy your diges-
kfOp
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

PARALLEL.

The people are with us. They are show
ing their loyalty. W. are selling more
goods than all the rest of the town put
together. There is no use Of taking the
boys Oft and having a quiet talk with them.
You cant change them; they are going to
support their own cause. Why, we have
got the best cotton market in the State.
Who said so? Why, everybody. And what
do you suppose caused it? Did you ever
have it before No Why, we are the
milk in the Cocanut,'-To us is the praise
due. We are fighting for the farmers of old
Lancaster: Show your appreciation then by
bringing us your cotton.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
So-To- Bac for FiftS Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. maEeS weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, d. All urugsisu,
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19

Eliza l.. Evan. Defendant.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
Blood

VII Uure perfectly hnd p~ermAncntl".
1t Is guaranteed purely vegetable, and
contains no potash, mercury, or othr.
mineral. Books mailed free by Swift
Specific Co.. Atlarta Ga.
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s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-17
RECKON rLL HAVE TO TAKE ,EM

ficer: Ensigns D. c. McDougall, to the
Hist; M. b. Monroe, to coaler; w. A. Nc
Nally, to Aileen, and J. NJ. Bower to the
scindia; Ensigns ]. de P. Doow. to South
erby, and A. Houston, to the Newark as
captains clerk.
Assistant Surgeon H. D. Averill, to the
Lancaster.
Lieutenant r. P. Carroll, to the Newark.
Ensigns r. c. Mcconnell. to coaler, and
J. HI. A. Day and E. T. Hooper, to the
Restless.
Sailmaker E. C. Minter has been ordered
from Norfolk yard to the Lancaster
Boatswain d. F. Hennesepy, to the Wa
larhug Lieut.. Commander T. S. Phelps,
from Mare Island yard to the City of Pekin
for passage to Asiatic station. Chief En-
gneer j. McElweH, retired, to be senior
member of the naval examining board at
Philadelphia. Chief Engineer c. ]. Habig-
hurst detached from Columbia Iron Works.
Baltimore, and ordered to the Puritan.
Lieut. Commander R. Wainwright has
been ordered to command the Gloucester,
Lieut., A. Rush has been ordered to the
Hist as executive officer, Lieut.. J. F. Luby
to the Yankton as executive officer and
Acting Lieut.. T. J. Madge, to the Scindia
as executive officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-17

business of any of these telegraph cables.
as the necessities of the war will permit. 1t
has expressly made known its preference
that the companies shall have exclusive
control over their own cables. To this end
the United States has accepted the formal
agreements of thu presidents CT authorized
agents of these cable companies, given in
writing, that they will neither receive nor
transmit messages forbidden by the FORE
going restrictions. 1t is recognized that
these companies cannot exercise an eX-
haustive censorship over all messages in
plain or open text, but it is expected that
they will especially refrain from transmit
ting information as to the movements of
naval vessels or current military opera
tons.
THE United States has expressed it's de-
sire to interfere 10 the least possible extent
with the receipt or trans mission of COM
mercial messages
No Reports to Give Out.
AS he left the Navy Department at II
o'clock today 10 attend the cabinet meet
ing, Secretary Long stated that he had no
information relative to the movements of
the fleets in the Gulf of Mexico that could
be communicated to the public.
No report has reached the Navy De-
partment to indicate that disaster has over
taken any of the American vessels on the
blcckading station. If 1t should be true as
reported from Havana, that one of the YES
sells engaged in the removal of Spanish tor
pedoes at Cardenas was blown up it could
have beer nothing larger than steam
launch at most. for that Is the class of
beats employed in such work.
The Cnse of the MyrtIedean.
The fact that several vessels under neu-
trail flags have been permitted to pass the
blockade lines on the Cuban coast is not to
be taken as an Indication that the govern
ment intends to relax in any degree the
blockade. But 1t has happened that some
of the naval officers on the blockading sta
ton, unaware of the fact that the blockade
proclamation issued nv the President allow
ed neutral vessels in Cuban ports thirty
days to clear, had summarily ordered some
of these ships to leave Immediately, on the
establishment Of the blockade. This was
the case with the steamer Myrtledean,
which was yesterday permitted to pass the
blockade at Cardenas. The ship had been
previously required to leave the port by
the senior officer of the blockading fleet.
She was entitled, under the proclama ton.
to remain in port until the 22d day of May,
and when this fact was brought to the at
tention of the proper authorities orders
were sent to Commodore Watson to let the
Myrtledean re-enter Cardenas harbor and
enjoy the privilege she had a right to
claim under the proclamation. So there is
not, might have been supposed at first,
any ground on tine part of other neutral
nations than Great Britain to claim the
right for their vessels to pass the blockade
lines unless the conditions are like those in
the Myrtledean case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-17
CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTES.
The Attention of a Law Officer Called
to Their Methods

10 Their Methods.
The attention of the assistant attorney
general for the Post Office Department has
been called to the methods employed by
the so-called civil Service Institutes"
operating throughout the country.
For some time the civil service COM
mission has been investigating these in
stitut1ons and this is not the first time the
attention of the authorities has been called
to the matter Some of the institutions
adopt names which would lead the un-
acquainted to believe they had a direct
connection with the civil service commits
sion and thereby receive business. Be
cause OF the similarity of names the civil
service commission receives letters every
now and then intended for one of these
institutions. Recently letter came to
the commission in this way from a plumb
er in the west who had evidently read one
OF the advertisements of an institute and
was ready to do business with It, No ex-
amlnation is requested by the civil service
commission for positions in the trades be-
yond a satisfactory showing as to age
character, experience and physical uualj
ncatlons. In this case the institute. upon
receiving query from the applicant for
the position of plumber, notified him that
the first sheets Of the examination oues-
lions would be furnished upon receint of
the first fee, "a. Other cases have been
prousht 10 the attention Of the commits
sion, and the matter will be pushed now
upon some important evidence
Some time ago the commission in this
connection issued the following:
THE commission frequently rece,vas lat
tiers from different parts of the country in
closing advertisements OF individuals and
bureaus claiming to have special tnfor-
nation OF value to applicants and special
facilities In preparing them for civil serv-
ice examinations The writer's of these
letters inquire whether in the opinion of
the commission, the claims of these in
dividpals and bureaus are genuine or not.
iG Had % L..
manual Of instructions and the schedule
OF examinations, which are furnished to
every applicant upon request, contain ali
the information about the times and places
OF examination, the method OF marking
papers. certifying eligibles and the pros
pect of securing appointments, and thew
also contain specimen questions Of ex-
eminations. No person has any infor-
nation Of importance to applicants con-
corning examinations which cannot be
obtained without cost from this manual
or by request to the commission, Ali
claims to the contrary. are therefore mis-
representations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-17
NAVAL ORDERS.

Official Announcement of Appoint
ments ind Assignments.
The following naval orders were issued to-
day:
To the Viking-Ensign E. r. Cassiday,
Ensign E. E. West. To the Gloucester
Lieut.. G. H. Norman, jr., Assistant Surgeon
]. F. Bransford.
The following appointments are an
nounced
Lieutenants-Jas. o. Porter, to the Cats
kill; Geo. II. Gardiner, to the Catskill; G.
S. Selfridge to the Catskil; II. Jenkins
and VIM. j. Wilson.
Lieutenants, Junior grade-Felix II. Hun
icke, Royal p. Carroll and G. H. Norman,
Enigns-AIbert NJ. Lavender, Chas. H.
Parker, Albert Houton and Gerald L. Hol-
singer.
Passed assistant engineers-John McKer-
man, X. S. Talbot, Frank d. Terry VIM s.
Halsey, F. w. Barker, Thos. Nelson and
Saml. Thompson.
Assistant engineers-Percy n. Neal, Hora-
ito Emmons, Frederick Nelson, Arthur L,
Jenkins, Lee d. Fisher, Morris L. Cooke,
Herbert NJ. Morrison, VIM. r. Strickland,
Jas. L. Smith, Thos. Award. Walter H.
senger, Nelson Macy, Jno. w. Gilmore,
Jas f. Hanley, Louis d. Craig, Thad. c.
Dunlap and John NJ. Hitz.
Ensigns. Douglas C. McDougall. Moses D.
Monroe, VIM. A. O'Mally, VIM. c. Powell,
Ernest E. West, Edward r. Cassidy, Ed
ward T.. Hooper, ]. A. II. Day. Richard G..
Mcconnell. John de p. Doow and F. b.
Case.
Passed assistant surgeon, Norval H.
Pierce.
Assistant surgeons, r. O'Neil and L.
Blake Baldwin.
Passed assistant engineers, Granville
Kimball. John McLanahan and VIM. H.
BALKAN.
Ensign F. B. Case has been ordered to
Judge Advocate Curtis office; Lieutenant
8. Jenkins, to Abarenda as executive of.
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the members of his cabinet at Washington.
'(b). Messages exchanged between any
ambassador or minister of Austria Hun
gary, France. Germany, Great Britain, It
ally and Russia in Washington city and their
duly recognized consular officials
"(c). Messages exchanged by neutral Eu-
ropean governments and their consular
agents. provided that such messages are
officially signed and addressed.
Third. All messages in plain or open text
that on their face contain information
against the United States in the present
war with Spain.
IN addition to thess general restrictions,
the cable companies at Key West, Fla and
the Haitien Gable Company in New York
city decline to receive or forward any mes
sages communicating information as to the
United States naval vessels of current mil
itary operations.
THE United States has officially express
ed its disinclination to exercise military
control or government supervision over the