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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-01-13
Sheep Ticks,

Every one who has sheep knows the
tick, the worst pest of this animal, that
does serious harm to the young lambs
without suspicion Of the cause to the
shepherd. This reddish brown creature
is wingless fly and very greedy blood
sucker. A dozen of them on lamb will
quickly suck the little one dry. 1t is to
be looked after at the time of shearing,
when these insects go for shelter to the
lambs. 1t is found mostly where the
animal cannot reach it-on its head,
buried in the skin, sucking the blood.
Its skin is tough, and it is not easily
crushed with less than blow of ham
mer. In small fiocks it is not much of a
job to go through, with a pair OF
small scissors to cut the ticks i'll two,
but where the flock is over score il
will be necessary to dip the lamb s.-
Exchange.
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Magazine Notices.

The article on Arthur Henry Hallam,
by Mr.. Gladstone, In the New Years
number of The Companion, is one Of
the most fascinating literary papers ever
written by the great English statesman.
Ii carries one back TO past full OF
charm. The remainder of this number
abOunds In interest. There is the begin
ming of new serial story by g. A.
Stephens, good story of reporters
interview with the late Emperor Dom
Pedro of Brazil, several other short
stories Of exceptional merit, and the
usual rare selection of miscellany.
The January number Of the New Eng
land magazine opens with an article on
the Old Middlesex Canal, by Arthur Il.
Hopkins. The life and achievements Of
Nathaniel Greene. major general OF the
Continental army, are we'll set forth bv
Mary A. Greene, one of his descendants.
The city Of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Is
treated by Rev. George Fl. Young, u
prominent citizen OF Lawrence. Mr..
William l. Cole of the South End House,
Boston, whose article on the Children's
Institutions of Boston, appeared In the
November number, now writes of the
Penal Institutions OF Boston, giving u
most interesting account OF the Houses
OF Correction at Deer Island and South
Boston, his paper being we'll Illustrated.
Other interesting articles are Dudley
Leavitt's New Hampshire Almanac,
Two Years with Colored Regiment, bv
Mrs. F,alces Beecher, Ideals of College
Education by Prof. F. Spencer Baldwin
OF Boston University.
The January number Of the American
Monthly Review of Reviews in its open
ing editorial department, The Progress
Of the World, gives clear and exhaus-
tive summary Of political conditions In
both hemispheres at the threshold of
1898. The elaborate article on The Flu
ture of Austria Hungary, by an Aus-
trisn, Is by all odds the best account vet
given In the English language of the
warning forces which threaten TO under
mine the dual monarchy Of central Eu-
rope; Mr.. Charles A. Commits clean-cut
analysis Of the present demands for cur
rency reform In the United States is
something that no practical man Of
affairs should fail to read. DR.. w. Fl.
rolman's summing up OF the municipal
progress Of New York City under Mayor
Strong Il just what is needed at this
time as an encouragement Of efforts for
civic betterment everywhere.
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SOMERSET PICK-UPS.
h. L. Flanders has been appointed
postmaster at East Athens.

b. L. Flanders has been appointed
postmaster at East Athens.
Cards have been received by a large
number of his former Pensioners In
Pittsfeld announcing the marriage OF
Rev II. r. Townsend, late pastor of the
Pittstield universalist church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend will reside in the Brook.
lyn district of Greater New York says
the Pittsfleld Advertiser.
A hearing was given at Augusta.
Thursday, by the railroad commission
ers on the approval of the two highway
crossings of the Wiscasset & Quebec
railroad in the town of Pittsfeld F. w.
Hovey, representing pittsfeld, opposed
the approval asked for on the ground
that the charter of the railroad had ex-
pired by limitation and they had no
right TO build at all. Hon. w. c. Phil
brook, for the company, argued that the
act of the legislature of 1878, chartering
the company, WAS still in force by reason
of successive renewals. Hon. L. +.
Webb, the Waterville attorney of the
Maine Central railroad, was in attend
anoe.
The passenger station, freight house,
the section house and car of working
train belonging to the Maine Central
railroad at Pittsfeld, were broken into
Thursday night or early Friday morn
ing. five mileage books containing
checks for 1000 miles each, a number OF
western tickets and about So belonging
to the Western Union Telegraph Co.
were taken from the Office. several
packages in the freight house were
broken into, bnt nothing is missing.
| The burglars obtained the tools used to
gain an entrance to the station from the
section house. The burglars, two IL
year-old boys of Pittsfield, were caught
later in the day and the tickets and
coupons found upon them.
Officers of Stephen Davis Post, No. IL,
G.. A. r., Pittsfeld, we're installed by p.
com. Abel Davis, assisted by P. Com.
Err. Withee as Officer of the Day, viz;
Richard NJ. Daniels, CON-; George w.
Varney S. V. c.; Silas Sprague, j. V.
| c.; Geo. w. Patten, AdJt.; Ezra Withee,
10 M; Henry Judkins, Surg; Grin
tsoule, Chap; John Weymouth, o. D.;
Daniel Fl. Pooler, O. G.. Jacob NJ. Pat
item, :. NJ; A. j. Harding, Q. NJ. 5.
After installation of the Post officers,
1.-THE officers elect of the Womans' Relief
Corps were installed by Messrs. Davis
land Withee as follows: Mrs. Mary l..
Phillips, Pres Mrs. Ellen Patten, S. V.
tPres. Mrs. Lizzie j. Cramp, J. v Pres.
Miss George j. Phillips, Sec; Mrs. U.
A. Sylvester, Treas; Mrs. Delana Cook,
Chap; Miss Addie Phillips, Con-; Mrs.
Martha Libby, A. c.; Mrs. Hattie Carr,
Guard
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East Madison.

The annual meeting of the B. B. club
was held with Mrs. c. F. Tufts, Thurs
day, Jan. 9th. A pleasant afternoon
was spent In the usual business of the
club, 1t being the eleventh anniversary.
At the organization, it was decided to
have library, and it was started with
one book. Sweet Cicely. 1t now contains
about 200 books Of good reading matter,
with Mrs. A. M. Thompson, librarian.
Miss Clara A. Morrison, who has been
passing her vacation with relatives In
town, has returned home.
The l.. n. o. s. will hold their next
meeting with Mrs. C. F. Tufts, Jan. 18th.
Reading from Macbeth; conversation,
Women of Maine.
At the annual meeting of Lakeside
lodge, d. of H., Friday evening, the fd<
lowing officers were elected for the en-.
suing year: p. C. Of H., Agnes X.
Moody; c. of H., Addie Messer; l.. of
H., Carrie French; G. of c., Della Deane;
recorder, Maud Holbrook; receiver, j.
T. Hayden; flnancier, Filena Hayden ;
usher, Abbie Hilton; l. W., Lila Deane
o. W., Lester Jackman. Representa-
tive to grand lodge, Agnes Moody, alter
nate, Della Deane.
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East SkOWhegan.

Farmers Ia this place have been very
busy the past week, In getting up theii
wood.
The first of the week we had about
inches of snow and the roads had to be
broken out, then followed good rain
which nearly CARRIED it all off but lit
tie thrown on the bare spots will make
1t good shedding again.
John LOOMS shot another fox near the
school house, Thursday, standing in the
road.
A. F. Sandford is at home for few
days but will leave soon to continue his
mission work Of supplying the destitute
with Bibles.
Those who attended Elder Ora M.
Chase's meeting at Moore's Mills, Sun.
day. heard good deal OF plain truth
which cannot be denied. He will have
another meeting In two weeks, Sunday
the 23rd, at half past l. p. m. Now
friends come and hear the truth and you
will be glad. Perhaps Elder Ora Is like
the old minister, who said he could tell
In half an hour as much as could be done
In whole week. A. R.
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HARMONY.

The Good Templars lodge has disband-
ed and divided the funds among the
members In good standing.
The Odd Fellows had an installation of
officers, last Friday evening, which WAS
public and followed by u supper of pork
and beans and pastry, gotten up by the
Odd Fellows wives and families.
The free high school will begin on
Monday, Jan. "a. On the Saturday pre-.
cediDg there will be an examination of
scholars for admission to the school. IL
is to be taught by f. p. Dyer, principal
of Han tland academy.
The officers of the |. o. o. F., this
year are N. g., w. b. Huntress; V.
G., VIM. Mclaughlin; X. s., <. ). Reen
F. s., Hosea Hurd; treasurers, A. p.
Bailey, w. Sherburn Leighton; con-
ductor, k. H. Reed; chaplain, l.. s.
Reed; r. ). n. g., Lendall Chadbourne
L. 5. N. G., Chas. Cromwell; |. g., NJ.
D. Brown, o. g., Stedman; r. S. V. g.,
L. j. Heal; l.. 5. V. G., Charles Staples.
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The Discovery of the Day.

Aug. j. Bogel, the leading druggist of
Shreveport, La, says: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough and 1t is the best seller
1 have" j. r. Stafford, merchant of
Stafford, Ariz, writes: "Dr. Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed for
it; it never fails and is sure cure for
consumption, coughs and colds. can.
not say enough for its merits" DR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds is not an experiment.
1t has been tried for quarter of CEN
fury and today stands at the head. 1t
never disappoints. Free trial bottles
At Pattens' Drug Store, c. W. Folsom,
Proprietor.
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COST OF SABLES.
How the Price Advances After the Skin
Leaves Siberia.

How the Price Advances After the bk1n
Leaves Siberia
Up in the great watershed dividing
Siberia and Mongolia lives peculiar
race of people, half Chinese, half lib
etans Few Europeans have ever seen
them. In fact. with the exception of ole
or two enterprising explorers or geo.
graphical enthusiasts who have crossed
the Altai range, European eyes have
never gazed upon the aboriginal Syots
of northern Mongolia.
Sable hunting in the Siberian noun
tains and northern Mongolia is confined
almost exclusively to the Syots and 9th
er native races, and it would surprise a
good many fur dealers in England to
know the prices which are paid by the
Siberian traders to these poor aborigines
for the skins they collect.
The Siberian trader, knowing bis
market. makes periodical journeys into
Mongolia 1t is safe to say he does not
take kopek of money with him, but he
drags behind him we'll stuffed caravan
loaded with tea, tobacco, gunpowder
and shot, strings of beads for the wom-
en- and roughly made moccasins for the
men. In due course he will come across
Syot encampment.
The trader sits on his wagon and bar
tiers cheerfully. With the eye of con
noisseur and with fingers rendered deft
by long practice he sees and feels the
smooth, warm skins of the little ami
mails.
This small black one-well, a two
ounce packet of tobacco is enough for
that; that large black one-a handful
of shot and an equal quantity of gun
powder; packet of tea for lovely
skin with a long black stripe down the
center; this one, a fine skin, but lit
tie bit hurt by the shot entering the
blackwell, say string of beads for
that.
In their original undressed state it is
safe to say that the skins do not cost
the Siberian trader much more than II
few pence each on the average. As the
poor sable travels farther westward,
however, he gets dearer and dearer. III
Tomsk one can buy very good sable
lot Something ike Ut D TuDlts, aDout
lbs. In Omsk few are sold under 10 ru-
bles-91 Is. In Moscow 100 per cent
goes on. In. st. Petersburg no one ex-
cept the middle class or functionary
would wear a sable under Go. In Paris
and London real Siberian sable skin
will fetch anything up to $40, but the
imitation sables of the present day have
done much to depreciate this wonderful
trade. London Mail
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THE COURT JESTER.
A Practical Joke That VIII Sommer'
Played on Cardinal Wolsey.

A Practical Joke That VIII Sommers
Played on Cardinal wolsey.
Amelia Wofford tells of THE Court
Testers of England" in st, Nicholas.
The following is related Of King Henry
Wis jester:
Sommers, like Soogan, liked prao
teal joke, and one that he played on
Cardinal Wolsey is thus quantity told
by Armin:
"Of time appointed the king dined
at Windsor, in the chapel yard at Car
dinall Wolsey S at the same time when
he was building that admirable work
Of his tombe, at whose gate stood a
number Of poore people, to be served
with aims when dinner was done with
in, and as Will passed by they saluted
him, taking him for a worthy person
age, which pleased him. In he comes,
and finding the king at dinner and the
CARDINAL by attending, to disgrace him
that he never loved, Harry, sayes hee,
lend me e10. What to doe? sales the
king. To pay three or foure Of the car
dinall's creditors, quoth hee, to whom
my word is past, and they are now come
for the money. That thou shalt, Will,
quoth hee. Creditors of mine? sales the
CARDINAL. lie give your grace my head
If any man can justly aske me penny.
No, sales Will. Lend me e10. If pay
it not where thou owest it, lie give thee
e20 for it. Doe SO, safes the king That
l will, my liege, sales thee CARDINAL,
though owe none. With that he lends
Will g10. Will goes to the gate, dis
tributes it to the poore and brought the
empty bag. There is thy bag againe,
sales hee. Thy creditors are satisfied
and my word out of danger. Who re-
ceived, safes the king, the brewer or
the baker? Neyther, Harry, sales Will
Sommers. But, CARDINAL, answer me in
one thing, to whom dost thou owe thy
soule? To God, quoth hee. To whom
thy wealth? To the poore, sales hee.
Take thy forfeit, Harry, safes the foole.
Open confession, open pennance. His
head is thine for to the poore at the
gate paid his debt, which hee yields
is due, or if thy stony heart will not
yield it So save thy head by denying
thy word and lend it NEE Thou know
est am poore and have neyther wealth
nor wit, and what thou lendest to the
poore God will pay thdf tenfold.
The king Taught ut the Jest, and so did
the CARDINAL for shew, but it grieved
him to jest away Gl0 so. "
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HIS HIGH PRICED EYE.

How Clever Bunko Game Was Played
on n Son of Sunny Italy.
A well planned scheme was worked
on a down town Italian confectione1
the other night whereby he lost $50.
About p IN. man who had one good
eye and one glass eye came wandering
along the street and stopped at Il
Italian s fruit stand. He stopped over
to look at some of the fruit, when un-
expectedly his glass eye fell from its
socket down among the bananas aud
oranges.
The pretending purchaser at once be-
gan dii!gent search for the missing
glass eye. With both hands he clawed
into the fruit, scattering it i'll all di-
rections The Italian came forward and
told the stranger to stop. The one eyed
man explained that his glass eye had
dropped down there and that he wanted
to get it
The Italian became enraged and told
the stranger to come around i'll the even
ing and he could get the other eye. The
man explained he was a stranger and
would not be here i'll the evening but
if he tthe Italian) found the eye 1t
should bring it to his hotel, where 800
would be paid to him.
An hour later another man came
along, pretended to make a purchase,
and while lingering around in the fruit
suddenly espied the wonderful glass eye.
The man from Italy made grab for it,
but was too late, as his would be Gus
toner already had it. Both claimed the
eye, and quarrel ensued The Italian
patched matters up by giving the stran.
ger 500 tor the eye, thinking he would
get 800 upon returning it and he
would have 500 clear.
He went to the hotel with the eye c
get the 800 that he was told awaited
him there. He found that no such man
had been there and no 800 was left
there for him. He then saw how he W at
worked and notified the police. Pitts
burg Commercial Gazette.
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Negroes with Red Hair.

"A man sees lots of funny things
while travelling around the country, but
the most peculiar sight l ever saw was
in Omaha the last time was there, "
said Charles Killinger of Cincinnati.
while walking along the street there
recently saw two negroes with hair as
red as any red hair you ever saw. 1t
was as kinky as the negro wool usually
is. 1t was funny sight, and | stopped
to look at them rs they went down the
street. A friend of mine who resides
there told me those negroes had come
from the south some years ago, and, as
far as he knew, were full blooded dar-
kies. Six fingered people are not unoom-
mon, but for freaks those darkies took
the cake. denver Republican.
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After several weeks tour OF inves'ig
ton in Cuba, Congressman King Of Utah,
has returned to this country. Speaking
Of his trip, ne said II found that no
one has ever half depicted the awful hor-
rOrs of the reconcentrados. These peo-
pie, naked and emacisted, are dying like
sheep In the streets of the towns where
they are still huddled. To realize just
what This means, one must see for him
self. found that the Spanish people
have evidently very little faith 10 the
new astronomical government, for they
are strongly In favor Of annexation, and
want 1t at once. Gen. Blanco has not
succeeded In his efforts to alleviate the
suffering for he has not the financial
assistance to carry 1t out. | have inter
viewed insurgent leaders, Spanish off,
GERS and Americans, and have some def
mite idea Of what 's going on In that
terribly devastated island. | know posi-
lively that Gen. Lee Ia not going out
with Gen. Blanco to see Gen. Gomez"
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Athens.

Mrs. j. F. Holman returned, this
week, from visit to relatives in Bos on.
DIR. w. f. Tarbell is i'll at North An
son. We trust his illness may prove 10
be slight one.
A little daughter, Gladys VerIina, has
been added to the household of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hayden.
Mrs. Rose Hayden is confined to her
bed by illness.
Quite party of our young people at
tended the party given, Friday evening,
by Carl Hight Of Cornville. who is n
student At Somerset Academy. They
report delightful evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Frost of Harmony,
were in town, last Sunday.
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What 1t Means.

When we advertise that we will guar
antee DIR. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters, Bucklen's Arnica Salve or DR..
Kings New Life Pills 1t means that we
are authorized by the proprietors to sell
these remedies on a positive guarantee
that if purchaser Is not satisfied with
results we will refund the purchase
price. These medicines have been sold
on this guarantee for many years and
there could be no more conclusive evil
dence of their great merit. Ask about
them and give them trial. Sold at
Patterns Drug Store, G. W. Folsom,
Proprietor.
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The L'gro Spaulding Shoe Manufac-
turing Co., Belfast, assigned, Monday,
20 VIM. h. swan. A. {. Sibley, r. p.
Dunton. the assignment to date, Jan. l.
The factory was started about a year
ago, and was supported principally by
local capital. II has employed about 100
persons. The 8 ockhOlders met, Mon
day, and adjourned until Thursday,
without action. The factory is 81 i'll run
ming and " is expected that arrange
ments will be made to continue it.
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The Counts Mlstake.

80 Gwendolyn is not to marry the
count after ALP"
mo, poor man. He tried to tell her
that her singing was something that
made one glad to live, and his pronun-
citation was so broken that she thought
he said it made one glad to leave, and
then she requested him to leave. lii
dianapolis journal.
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Weak Men-Here Is Hope
For You.

You are fearfully depressed and dis.
eoursged by weakness, nervous debility,
Exhausted powers and vigorless condi-
ti0n. Do you know that the great
specialist, DR.. Greene, "a Temple Place,
Boston, Mass, is the most successful
physician In the world In curing. this
class Of diseases9 His medicines are
most healing, strengthening, invigorat.
ing. He can make you again vigorous
oman. You can consult him by mall free,
Write him without delay. 1t costs
nothing To get his opinion and advice by
letter, and writing to him will probably
lead to your cure.
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PittRfald.

Warrants were issued, Monday, for
the arrest of the proprietors of the Lam
cey house, for the safe of liquor to sew
eral boys in town, among them being the
Jellson boy recently taken for the lar
ceny at the Maine Central station. 1t
appeared at the hearing In another case,
that liquors were being freely sold to
about half dozen BOYS, from Is to is
years old, whose affidavits were taken.
Trial Justice Bowden, upon complaint,
at once issued warrants against the pro-
prietor, who is woman, and the clerks.
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Blackwell.

Miss Mildred Wills spent Saturday,
with friends at Madison.
Will Davis of Madison, called upon
friends in this vicinity, Thursday of last
week.
Miss G. NJ. Paine was in Skowhegan,
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Hilton and sons of
South Norridgewock, passed Sunday,
with Mrs. Veasey.
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e. The churches Of Naples are SO over
run with mice that most Of the pastors
have been obliged to keep cats in them,
ct the risk Of provoking comic scenes
like those sometimes witnessed in thea
ters when cat walks across the stage.
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NOTICE,

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed executor OF the last
will and testament Of Jeremiah M. Watson
late Of Boston in the County Of Suffolk and
the law directs. All persons having demands
against the estate Of said deceased are desired
to press Mt the same for settlement, and oil
ment Immediately. 8wl
December nth, 1887.
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Davis Bros NEURALGIA Cure,

mended for anything else. 1t is taken intern
ally, and will cure any nerve pain in any part
of the body BY healing process, and in that
way cures Nervousness, Nervous Prostitution,
Neuralgia in the head, fare and eyes. Tic.doul-
oureux, Toothache, Lumbaso, sciatics, Neu-
Pleurisy pains, or pains in the shoulders,
arms, neck. cheat, back and limbs. This is a
vegetable compound and contains no poison
oua drugs, It will cure permanently cases that
will yield to no other treatment. 8m43R&u
For sale by Skowhsgan Druggists.
DAVIS BROS, $50 Washington ST.,
Care OF Weeks q Potter Co., Boston, Mass.
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TRY ALIENS FooT.EAsE,

powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
this season your feet swollen and hot, and get
tired tasily. II you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Ailen's Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures and prevents
spots. Relieves corns and bunions Of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try 1t to. day Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
LIE Roy, N. Y.