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The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
A Narrow Escape,

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
Z. HAT of Groton, d. "W as taken with
bad cold which settled on my lungs
cough set in and finally terminated in
consumption. Four doctors gave me up
saying l could live but short time.
gave, myself up to my Savior, determin
ed If could not stay with my friends
on earth, would meet my absent ones
above My husband was advised to get
DR.. Kings New Discovery for consump
ton, coughs and colds. | gave it trial
took in all eight bottles. 1t has cured
me, and thank God l am saved and now
we'll and healthy woman" Trial bot
ties free.
At Pattens' Drug Store, c. W. Folsom
Proprietor.
Regular size, SOC and sl00. Guaran'
teed or price refunded.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
s. Madison

Rufus Mckenney lost nice colt,
Thursday. IL was sick only a short
time.
Mrs. Sadie Hayden of Skowhegan, is
in town visiting her friend, Mrs Irwin
Ames.
A. II. Ward and wife were in Skowhe-
gan, Thursday.
Mrs. Iva Mcguire of the village, visited
her parents, Sunday.
Mrs. 4. F. Stevens returned home
from Mercer, last week.
John Chandler of the village was in
this vicinity, Saturday.
Eli Halves lost nice horse, last week
ULA.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

Theodore-I declared myself, Alfred,
but | don't know whether she accepted
me or not. That's what I'm trying tC
make out, you know.
Alfred-What did You say to her?
Theodore-I said that | thought the
world of her, and she said Its IA querr
world " That was all, don t you know,
and deuced if l know whether it meant
she is in love with me or nor Boston
Transcript.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
Harmony.

Rev. Mr.. Preble preached at Main
stream, Sunday, to good audience.
Mrs. j. c. Foster of SkOwhegan, has
been spending few weeks, at her old
home at Mainstream, and during that
time has had some interesting meetings.
The town of Harmony will have to
pay $3.50, on account Of the large snow
storms. 1t seems too much for little
snow.
Parties that were hauling pulp wood
to the & M. II. X. have abandoned the
work until another season.
Mrs. Jane Folsom who has been very
sick is much improved. NJ
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
Mayfeld.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Flanders were
called to Bingham, Thursday, by the
serious illness of their grandson, Kleber
Campbell. He has typhoid pneumonia.
Emma Flanders, his aunt, came from
Skowhegan, to help care for him. He
Is better now.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
and fitted from head to foot, topping all

and fitted from head to foot, topping all
with high hat.
At church the doctor introduced him
as the Rev, Samuel p. Jones from
Georgia Mr.. Jones arose with his new
hat in hand and repeated, Eyes, the
Rev. Samuel p. Jones from Georgia, "
and added: And this is the new suit
of clothes and this the new hat your
pastor has presented to me. II your pas
tor had as much of the grace of God in
his heart as he has pride, he would con
vert all Brooklyn and would not need
me. "-Homiletio Review.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
THE HOMElIEST MAN IN
SK0WHEGhN.

As we'll as the handsomest, and others are in
vited to call on any druggist and get free Q
trial bottle Of Kemps Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, o remedy that is guaranteed to
cure and relieve all Cronic and Acute Coughs,
Asthma, Bronchitis ahd' Consumption. Price
DC and 5OC.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

For some time, | have suffered with
rheumatism and tried every i'm iginable
remedy, without effect. Mr.. F. G. S.
Wells advised me to try Chamberlain s
Pain Balm, telling me that it had cured
many cases of long standing like mine.
have used four bottles and feel sure
that one more bottle win make my cure
complete.-A. p Kontz, Claremore, Ark.
Sold by Horatio W. Cushing, druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
TRY CRAIA.O! TRY GRAIN.O !

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you pack
age OF GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. The children may
drink it without injury as we'll as the adult.
All who try 1t, like It. GRAIN-O has that rich
seal brown OF Mocha or Java. but it is made
stomach receives Il without distress. ' x the
price Of coffee. 35c and rs cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

Money wasted. Ethel: "They say it
costs Perry Van Noodle $4,000 year
to live" Penelope: "Dear me! then
what does he do it for?"-Puck.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

Australia is 26 times as large az tie
United Kingdom, 10 as large as France
and almost equal to the United States
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
UNION CASUALTY & SURETY CO.


Incorporated in 1872 Commenced business in
1898. C. P. Ellerbe, Pres. Jno. Greenough, Sec.
Capital paid up in cash $25O, 10000.
ASSETS, December, 81, 1897.
Loans on bonds and mortgage first
liens) S174,137 80
Stocks and bonds, market value, 292, $50 90
Cash in Office and In bank, 1918 ~
Interest due and accrued 31i1 AZ
Premiums in due course of collection, 202, 100 I5
Aggregate assets at actual value S718,902 81
LIABILITIES December 81, 1897.
Net amount of unpaid losses and
claims, $93,476 Il
Amount required to safely reinsure
all outstanding risks, 315,9l0 SO
All other demands, 6S6 80
Total amount of liabilities, except
capital stock and net surplus, $4l0073 80
Capital actually paid up in cash, 250,t0O 90
Surplus beyond capital, 5s,s2S ~
Aggregate amount of liabilities in
Guiding net surplus, $718902 81
C. f. jones' Skowhegan, Agent. 3w8
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

81 suffered for months from sore throat Ec-
lectric Oil cured me in "a hours" NJ s. Clst,
Hawesville, Ky.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10

There may be chocolates as good but
we guarantee there are none better thar
the Apollo at SIMPSONS drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
WORK.

Combines h cut hair made into switches
puffs, etc Hair Goods furnished and done
TO order, gray hair a speciality, all goods war
rsnted to give satisfaction. Mail orders
promptly filled.
Miss d. G. Downes ~ North Ave. At resid-
ence Of John Kidder nearly opposite Univers-
alist Church. 5mois
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.
He Shot to Knl-A Negro Troopers
Quick Shot at sharpshooter-Chur
Building soldiers-Under Fire of
Savage Army.
A Puzzled Parcnt.

Bring on your maps of Europe and your
mighty gazetteers,
Your aliases and globes, too: for. you
see,
Each continental power on the verge of
war appears,
And my wife refers the children all to
me.
I've just gone through weary siege of
geographic names,-
For months 1 had to locate Samson's
fleet
And when err in teaching them my
pretty helpmate blames,-
I'd like to know il Khartoums down in
Crete!
Sir Kitchener, the Mahdi, Abdul Hamid.
and tho rest,
Who can tell me where to find out who
they are?
Where's Omdurman? Who's Dreyfus?
Where's the Devils Isle? I'm blest
If from tho maps such names 1 would
MT bari
I'd just located Cadiz when Fashoda
some one said
King Menelek had chosen as the seat
For warlike operations, 1 humbly
bowed my head
I'd like to know if Khartoum's down in
Crete!
Book agents cultivate me and I'm buying
from them all;
I've Stanley's Travels" Taylors
"Tramps Abroad"
A hundred others: as for maps, I've COW
cred up the wall.
I've all the mighty tones that critics
laud;
But who is Captain Marchand that the
papers tell about?
And EsterhaZy floors me off my feet!
The children's ceasless questions often
put their Pa to rout,-
So I'd like to know If Khartoum's down
in Crete!
Roy Farrell Green.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

offered to draw the plans, while his
men volunteered to begin the building.
The natives brought the material, and
before the joyful eyes of the Christians
the walls went up swiftly.
What surprised the natives more
than anything else was an arched door
way designed by the architect They
had never seen such thing, and were
confident that when the woodwork was
knocked away the arch would collapse.
Only with reluctance did they admit
that it was possible that the white men
knew best
On the day when the woodwork was
to be removed they came by hundreds
to see the arch fall. OF course they
did not see what they came to look at,
but they did see the arch standing
firm in its graceful simplicity, and they
had higher opinion of the capabili-
ties OF white soldier from that mo-
ment.
The engineers were called away be-
fore the church could be used, but the
natives did not forget at the opening
services to offer prayer for the men
who had helped them to build their
church, and for the white chief who
had acted as it's architect. To these
natives the English soldier never after
ward appeared in the light of an es
sentially destructive man.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
Still at the Front.

In Richard Harding Davis descrip-
tion of THE Rough Riders Fight at
Guasimas," in Scribners Magazine,
there is a story of a cowboy, good to
read and remember
One trooper, Rowland Of Deming,
was shot through the lower ribs. He
was ordered by Lieut. Col. Roosevelt
to fall back to the dressing station,
but there Surgeon Church told him
there was nothing he could do for him
then, and directed him to sit down un-
til he could be taken to the hospital at
Siboney.
Rowland sat still for short time.
and then remarked, restlessly, II don't
seem to be doing much good here" ana
picking up his carbine, returned to the
front. There Roosevelt found him.
II thought l ordered you to the
rear?" he demanded.
''Yes, sir, you did," Rowland said,
"but there didn't seem to be much
doing back there"
He was sent to Siboney with the rest
of the wounded and two days later he
appeared in camp. He had marched
from Siboney, a distance of six miles,
uphill all the way, carrying his car
bine, canteen and cartridge belt.
Il thought you were in hospital, {"
Col. Wood said.
Il was" Rowland answered. sheep
ishly, "but l didn't seem to be doing
any good there"
They gave him up as hopeless after
that. and he continued his duties and
went into the fight of the San Juan
hills with the hole still through his
ribs.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
a Private by Another Mama

From the Washington Post. An
army officer here in town-captain hi,
rank is these four years or more
has bit of story to tell which
throws sidelight on the ways of re-
cruiting officers. In his command dur-
Ing the Cuban campaign was a private
who came every day to ask for letters.
Joseph Murphy was his name ON the
roll, but the tang of his tongue did not
suggest even remotely the Emerald
Isle. Day after day and no letter came
Murphy's face grew longer. his ouery
more pathetic every time he appeared.
mo letter." said the officer one
morning. mo letter for you. There's
only one addressed to-let me see-to
Giovanni Paladini Castellazzia-or
something like that. None for you."
Murphy's face beamed with delight
THAT a-one for me-" he said. "Mv
name lika that. go to the recruiting
Office. ! am wanting to go to fight
officer say. What your name?' I saw
Giovanni Paladini Castellazzia.' ana
he sa?, oh. helladam, that no name for
you You not fight with name. Yo,,
fight with gun. All that name trin
you up. You be Joseph Murphy. be
Joseph Murphy now, and that is INV
letter"
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
Under Fire of Savage Army.

The magnificent charge of the Twen-
ty-first Lancers at Omdurman affords
perhaps the best illustration of the
British soldiers love of fighting for
fghting's sake to be found in the whole
annals oil war. 1t was a conspicuous
exhibition of pure bravery on a day
which gave the honors, so far as cour-
age alone is considered, to the barbar-
ians.
The Dervishes lost $4,000 in dead,
and for five hours they had charged
upon death itself
The orders to Col. LenoX Martin, who
commanded the regiment were to pre-
vent the Dervishes from returning to
the city.
BY some mistake they concentrated
their attention upon small detach-
ment of 300 Dervishes, overlooking 3d.,
900 more hidden in a ravine, and, rid
ing ahead, they rode straight into an
ambush.
1t was no longer a question of turn
ing the Dervishes back. They must
get back hemselves-somehow, any
how. And they did-plunging, slash
ing, thrusting until lances broke;
shooting, employing all tricks of horse
manship using every weapon, laying
about them with bent sword or stump
of lance, until. torn, wounded, broken
and ragged, they forced themselves
through.
And then, when it was all over, the
men wanted to go back and through
once again-"just for the sake of the
divarshun," as an Irish sergeant, with
tears of entreaty in his eyes, explained
to the colonel.
And the colonel, convulsed with
laughter, was compelled to threaten
death and murder and court-martial
for every one in the regiment before
he could induce the men to keep still.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
He Shot to Kill.
Roy Farrell Green.

In another part of the armory l
found some men in the hospital corps.
of whom eighteen went to Cuba with
the Seventy-first. Among these was
DR.. Robert Froelich, who told me
good sharpshooter's story.
1T was on the morning of July g"
he said, "and l was going down the
Savilla road toward Ell Caney, when
l came up with a detachment of artil-
lery that pretty well blocked the way.
One of the men sung out to me to keep
my eyes open for sharpshooters, who
were picking off soldiers all about.
had gone on hundred yards or SO
when l heard the peculiar bit of a
low-hying ball, the dangerous kind
quite different sound to the bee-ee-ee
of ball singing over your head, which
can't hurt you.
Il dropped down quick behind gun
carriage and studied the trees to find
out, if / could, where that ball had
come from. Just then big buck niger
came down the road whistling as if he
was going to ball. He carried car
bine and lot of water bottles. l was
just thinking that he had better be
careful, when a bullet sailed past his
head SO closely that he must have got
the wind of it. And he hadn't taken
three steps more before another bullet
came by closer yet.
"'Dat mans gettin' real pesky,'
heard the niger say. and then he
threw himself on the ground like a
football player making a hard tackle.
And as he crouched he, too. studied
the trees and l could see that he was
an old Indian fighter, and knew the
tricks of the business. For two or
three minutes he never moved nor
made a sound. Then he sprang up as
suddenly as he had gone down, and
fired his carbine as man would drop
his pistol, like flash. without taking
aim. At least, l don't see how he had
time to aim, but instantly after the shot
l saw disturbance in very tall
cocoanut palm. and presently, as
watched, l saw a rifle drop from the
branches, and then a dark body come
tumbling to the ground, clean fall
of fifty feet.
"'Guess dat's one noah fob me- said
the niger, and, without further inter-
est in the matter, he picked up mis-
water bottles, which had fallen to the
ground and went on down the road,
whistling as before.
EFF you boys wants dat Spanish
gen'lmun, you can have him. he called
out, as he started off, and two or three
of us hurried to the spot where the
sharpshooter had fallen. Some of them
said he was Frenchman. / don't
know how thew made that out, / only
know that he wore tightfitting skull
cap, and had two large palm leaves
pinned over his breast. so as to give
better concealment in the tree. Up
there in the crotch was a little plat
form which had supported him, and
on it was food and water. We found
about 400 Mauser shells strapped about
the body, and he would doubtless have
used every one of them on us IL our
colored friend hadn't stopped him |
don't think / ever saw a quicker or
prettier shot tnan that."-Clevelan
Moffett, in Leslie's Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29

Nearly all of the new freight equip
ment ordered by Receivers Cowen
and Murray Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad during the past few months
will be delivered by January 18th.
The orders consisted of 5000 stand
ard box cars, from the Michigan Pc
ninsular Car Company; 1000 box and
1000 gondolas from the Pullman
Company; 1000 box cars from the
Missouri Car and Foundry Company;
1000 steel coal cars of 100000 pounds
capacity from the Schoen Company,
and five 50foot modern mail cars
from the Pullman Company. Each
of these cars is equipped with the
Westinghouse air brake and H. o. P.
automatic couplers.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
w. C. ID PATrYsnN

with the old and new testament, but
continues in the book of Mormon and
later in the book of Doctrine and Cove
nants, compiled from alleged revela-
tions given in the years 1927 and 1874
by Joseph Smith and few of his
followers.
These alleged revelations supplement
the book of Mormon and are to be
found in the Doctrine and Covenants
OF the Utah church, and what is called
the Reorganized Church of the Latter
Day Saints, which has branch at In
dependence numbering about 1000
members. Part of this book which con-
tains the alleged revelations up to
the year 1884 is also the standard for
the Hedrikite Mormons, whose church
building on the Temple Lot was burn
ed by Mr.. Pattyson, the person who is
held to answer under the laws of Mis-
souri, for the crime of arson and who
contends that he is justified in his
course toward the Hedrilzite congre-
cation at Independence by the allie
glance which he bears to the principle
OF progressive revelation, championed
by all the Mormon churches.
If permitted at his trial, Mr.. Patty
son will prove from sacred Mormon
writings that he is the one denomi-
mated by Joseph the martyr" as
mighty and strong, who would come in
due time to consolidate the factions OF
Mormonism and restore the church to
its primitive excellence, which culmi-
mated at Nauvoo in the death of the
martyr"
Judge Wofford declares that Patty
son is insane, or at least that plea OF
insanity should be entered In his case
and submitted for consideration of the
jury. Pattyson will tell the Judge that
he is not mad, noble judge, "but
speaks the words of truth and sober
ness" He will show that the doctrine
of progressive revelation which he
holds is the doctrine of one-half mil
lion adherents of the Mormon churches
and that If he is insane, because of his
belief in this doctrine, the thousand
faithful at Independence are also in
sane; the 10000 members of the reor-
ganized churches are insane; and the
100000 of the Utah church are also in
sane.
1t is no matter to Pattyson II he
only believes that he has received the
information from heaven that 1t is his
duty to drive the Hedrikites from their
temple lot by the destruction Of their
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu-
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ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith In its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure Send for list Of
Testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills the best
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
HEAT FROM ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Incsudescent Lamp Can Set Inflammable
Fabrics Ablaze Quickly.

Perhaps it is not generally known
that the incandescent electric lamp Is
essentially device which transforms
electricity into light, but mostly into
heat, says the New York Press. AS
is well known, the carbon filament of
the lamp is a substance Offering great
resistance to the passage of the cur
rent, and the product of this resistance
is light and heat. 1t is an instance OF
the translation of one form of energy
into another. The light thus produced
is, after all, only a small percentage OF
the energy manifested-Some D or q
per cent. at the most.
The fact is important, bearing in
mind common notion that the electric
incandescent lamp is free from the
heat rays. 1t is true that the lamp,
when working, is not comparable with
a flame of naked light, but at the same
time the heat evolved is such as may
lead to ignition. This point is deserv
ing of emphasis, because the incandes-
cent electric lamp is used for purposes
of illumination in shops without re-
gard to the possibility-even probabil-
ity-Of fancy goods which happen to
be contiguous being fired.
Indeed, so firm is the idea that the
incandescent electric lamp is free from
heat that it is frequently to be found
buried in a mass of easily ignited and
highly infammable material. This is n
mistake. and care should be exercised
with the electric lamp in its applica-
tion in this connection. But, of course,
the risk is not so great as where naked
lights are employed. 1t has been found
by experiment that, on immersing a
sixteen -candle-power lamp 600 volts
pressure) in half Il pint of water, the
water boils within an hour, and in pro-
portionately less time when n thirty
candle-power lamp is substituted.
If. again. the lamp is buried in cotton
wool, the wool soon begins to scorch,
and ultimately bursts into flame. In
one experiment which was tried this
bursting into flame was accompanied
by a loud report, due to the explosion
of the lamp. 1t clearly appears from
this that the incandescent electric
lamps cannot be regarded as an un-
likely means of starting IL serious fire,
and shopkeepers. especially those who
exhibit highly inhammable fabrics,
should know that there is risk in plac-
ing such goods too close to n lamp.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
Church Building Soldiers.

AS rule soldiers are destructive
rather than constructive. and although
now and again they leave land richer
in the way of roads and forts, 1t is not
to the soldiers or to wartime that peo-
pie look for an increase of conven-
fences or of wealth.
In Africa, however, during one of
England's little wars" the natives
learned that n soldier can do some
thing better than batter down, other
mems habitations and leave towns and
villages desolate.
A company of Royal Engineers, wait
ing in Bechuanaland for orders, felt
much sympathy with the native Chris
tans, who sadly needed new church.
The officer In charge of the company
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
IN A NIGHT VISION
CAME A COMMAND TO APPLY
THE TORCH.
Why Pattyson Burned n Church-Bc-
lieves He Is the Chosen Instrament
of God-The Question of Sanity
Trial In the Criminal Court.

The case of w. D. c. Pattyson, who
set fire to and burned the Hedrickite
church of the Temple Lot at Inde-
pendence, Mo-, which is docketed for
trial i st. Louis this month, will in
Volve doctrine held by all Mormon
sects and not generally understood
by the public. 1t antagonizes the gen.
orally admitted assumption of Protes-
tanism that revelation from God to
man, before given, ended when the
scriptures were completed and that
these contained all the revelations
from God necessary to mans salvation.
1t is cardinal principle of the Nor
mon sect that revelation does not end
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
MAY he A.he. Of sul,u. cw.ar.

Excavation around the base Of a col
uIhn discovered in the Roman forum
recently, marking the spot where the
body Of julius Caesar was cremated,
has resulted in n new discovery. A
heap of ashes, carefully covered over
with bricks, We're unearthed. The
ashes are considered to be without
doubt che remains of the funeral pyre
to mark which the column was reared.
The discovery has given new impulse
to the work of excavation which the
government is prosecuting.-Chi
Record.
Gilpin observer., 1898-12-29
nrs. w. R. BATES, nansfleId, L., writes:

Before writing to you | suffered
dreadfully from painful menstrual
ton, leucorrhea and sore feeling in
the lower part of the bowels. Now my
friends want to know what makes me
look SO well. do not hesitate one min
ute in telling them what has brought
about this great change. 1 cannot
praise Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound enough. 1t is the greatest
remedy of the age"