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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-02-24
,g AsEGUROS CONTRA INCENDiOS

Y MARITIMOS en- las respetables compaffas:
eLa Northern. deLonirea
eLa North British and Mercantile, de
Londres.
<La Marina, de Londres.
<La Trasatlantica,, de Hamburgo.
sLa Trssatlantica,s de Berlin.
Pagos con prontitud Premios
muy m6dices Ell Agente:
Ludwio Duplace.
Tetuan H. San Juan Puerto Rico P
~. De Barros nos informan que quienes
tuvieron la culpa de que se concuyera ell baile
en- casa del sefior Alvarez, fueron los guardias
mpuicipales q meucionsmos en- nuestra anterior
edic6n, los cuales prohibieron sporque sf, que
continusra Is fiesta, habiendose pagado va los
derechos que cobra el municipio. sY hay que
sdvertir-sgrega el amigo que escrlbs-que
esos mismos guardias Sc gsstaron bailando la
noche anterior en- la misms casa, con uniforme,
sable, revolver y todo."
-. Nos informan que el pr6ximo domin'
60 tendrA efecto en- Morovis una gran mani.
festaci6n phblica en- celebration del plantea
miento de Ia autonomfs. AL efecto Sc enouen'
ira en- esta capital nuestro estimado amigo don
Pedro Jose Rivera Segundo, vecino de dicho
pueblo, geationando la oonfecoi6n de estandar.
tes. In MoroVls nay mucha anlmaclon para
dicho acto cfvco.
-. FL sef1or don Vicente Usera ha dirigi.
do Gel Heraldo de Puerto Rico, una carts,
e1plcando los motives de su actual actitud po.
Utica J del telegrama que envi6 al seflor Egoz'
cue. Entire otras cosas dice el se7ior Usera 10
siguiente: "Haoe un afo pcco mas 8 menos
slzo su cabeza deforme el sjuniperismo,, frac.
cion dominadora dentro del partido incondicio
nal, ;, donde antes no sc averiguaba ell sitio
del nsoimiento, Sc vi6 combatir solapads 6
abiertamente hombres como Egozcue, Rivero,
BalbAs J Gonzalez BeltrAn que hsbfa servido
lealmente 81 partido con su prestigio,s ,su plums,
sus fuerzas todss J hasts con riesgo de Ia vids,
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Literary Notes.

The lessons of the Action of our Navy
In the late Spanish war are brilliantly
discussed in the November Atlantic by
Ira Nelson Hollis, whose forecast last
June attracted so much attention.
Many of the problems he then put for
ward were not brought to the test of
action, but he shows what has been
developed and proved, and what should
be the lessons learned from what was
actually accomplished.
The recent threats of a new outburst
Of Vesuvius give timeliness to an article
by H. j. w. Dam on 1.-THE Mystery Of
Vesuvius,' to appear In the November
number of McClure's Magazine. Mr..
Dam and the artist G. X. Linson made a
recent exploration Of the volcano, for
McClure's; and the article embraces
much new information thus gained. 1t
will be illustrated from special drawings
made by Mr.. Linson on the spot.
Besides "The Adventurous" which
Messrs. Harper & Brothers publish in
November, Mr.. Marriott Watson has
finished story called "fhe Princess
Xenia," which will appear serlally in
Harper's Magazine next year. It's scene
is laid In the ''Grand Duchy of Wesser-
Dreiburg." A more serious piece Of
work on which the same writer Is en-
gagged is an historical novel of the time
Of Charles III.
Captain F. E. Chadwick, commanding
the Flagship New York." and Chief Of
Staff to Admiral Sampson, writes In the
November Scribner OF 1.-THE Navy In the
War;" and presents for the first time a
deliberate professional account of the
way the situation was met and the
lessons learped regarding modern types
and classes Of vessels. Many questions
that waited to be solved were answered
10 the destruction of Admiral Cervera's
feet, and these, with suggestions that
bear pertinently on our future naval
policy, are fully dealt with by Captain
Chadwick. His theories concerning the
elements of Spanish character that led
to their defeat, and clear statement Of
the strategical purposes of Admiral
Cervera In his attempted flight from
Santiago Harbor are both new and
especially interesting.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

On certain hot summer day cele-
brated naturalist entertained company
of distinguished savants at dinner, at
the conclusion of which they all went
out in the garden
In the center of the grounds there
stood on pedestal large glass globe.
One of the guests happened to touch
this globe, and found, to his amaze
ment, that it was warmer on the shady
side than on the side turned to the sun.
He communicated his discovery to the
guests, who at once proceeded to verify
the statement.
What could be the cause?
An animated discussion ensued, in
the course of which every imaginable
law of physics was made TO account for
the strange paradox. At length our
scientists agreed that 1t must be SO
owing to the laws of reflection, repul-
sion or exhalation or some other law of
physics with long name.
The host was, however, not quite
convinced, and, calling the gardener,
be said to him:
'sPray tell us why the globe is warm
er on the shady side than on the side
turned to the sun?'
The man replied:
Because just now turned 1t round
for fear of it's cracking with the great
heat London Tit-Bits
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Primitive Artillery.

As to the character of the first instru-
ment for the throwing of missiles and
Just when it was invented we have no
certain knowledge but ii must have
been at an early date, for we read In
Genesis x, 8, that "Nimrod was n
mighty hunter before the Lord, ;" and
surely the skill that has kept his name
in remembrance for thousands Of years
must have been gained by the use of
some surer weapon than the clubs or
stone knives of primitive man.
Without doubt man early learned
how much execution can be done by a
we'll aimed stone, and attempts to hurl
it with greater force and accuracy
probably led to the invention Of the
sling, one of the simplest as we'll as
most formidable of these early weapons.
1t was long one of the principal instru-
ments of war among the anoients, and
the story of David and Goliath is good
illustration Of what could be done by
one skilled in it, use. This skill, how
ever, could be acquired only by early
and careful training.
In the Balearic islands, it is said, in
ancient times the parents suspended the
dinner of their boys upon poles and re-
quired them to bring it down with
sings before they were allowed to eat.
-Lippincott' Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

SEAL. |


SOMERSET IS. Supreme Judicial Court
September Term, A. d. 1906 !
And now in this term, it is ordered that
general notice of the tendency of said action
be given to all persons and parties interested
in or owners of said logs, described as afore.
said and attached in the above named writ to
enforce lien therein for labor and services in
cutting and hauling said logs, and that the
same are attached, by publishing an attested
copy of the above notice with this order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the Som.
ERsEr REPORTER, public newspaper pub
lished at Skow hogan, in the County of Som
erset, the last publication to be thirty days
at least before the next term of this Court to
be held at Skowhegan, within and for the
County of Somerset, on the third Tuesday Of
December next, that they may then and
there appear and show cause, if any they
have, why judgment should not be rendered
and execution issued against said logs.
And it is further ordered, that special
notice of the tendency of said action be given
to John P, Clark the supposed owner of said
logs, by serving him with an attested copy Of
the foregoing general notice, with this order
thereon. Ia days at least, before the next
term of this Court, to be holden at Skowhe-
gan, within and for said County Of Somerset,
on the third Tuesday of December, next, that
he may then and there appear in said Court
and answer to said suit, if he sees fit.
Attest; N. w. BRAINERD, Clerk.
true copy of notice with order of Court
thereon. 3w45
Attest; N. w. BRAINERD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to all persons and
parties interested, that certain logs in the
month of June, A. d. 1898, then lying on or
near the west bank of the Kennebec river in
Carrying Place Plantation in Somerset
County, marked and described as follows,
viz All the logs marked with a girdle and
the letter w on each log, said logs lying as
above, about twelve thousand feet of said
logs being on land occupied by Cyrus T.
Briggs, and of the value of one hundred
dollars, and about eight thousand feet Of
said logs being on land occupied by John Q.
Williams, of the value of seventy-hve dollars,
all as the property of Henry J. Lane and
John P. Clark, on the sixth day Of June, A.
ID. 1903, at two O'Clock in the afternoon,
were duly attached on a writ in favor Of
Andrew n. Rollins of Moscow in said som.
erset County for the sum of three hundred
dollars and against Henry !. Lane of Bing-
ham in said County, in order to enforce and
secure the said plaintiffs lien thereon for his
personal labor and services of his team per-
formed in cutting and hauling said logs dur
ing the months Of December, A. ID. 1897,
January, February, March and April, A. b.
1893.
Said action was made returnable to the
Supreme Judicial Court, then next to be
holden at Skowhegan, within and for the
County of Somerset, on the third Tuesday OF
September A. d. 1893, and was duly entered
in said court The writ in said action was
dated May II, A. d. 1895.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

When Mrs. Norton was in the heyGay
Of her lSveliness, very beautiful Ital-
ian woman came to London, bringing
letters of introduction. Mrs. Norton
asked a small party of fashionable peo-
pie to meet her at dinner among whom
was Lord Normandy, a great admirer
of pretty women. All the men were en-
chanted with the beautiful stranger and
all the women rather jealous One of
her great beauties was a profusion OF
splendid hair, dressed in innumerable
plaits. The women decided they were
not all her own. Before the evening
was over Lord Normandy expressed his
admiration of the wonderful hair and
intimated how much he should like to
zee it let down.
"Since you wish 1t, my lord, said
the woman, and she forthwith unplaited
one massive coil after another, while
the other women looked on, devoured
with envy. ~ am doing for you, my
lord, what l do not do for anybody, !"
said the houri, casting up her fine eyes
at the eDraptured Lord Normandy
from under her mantle of flowing locks
1T is three weeks now since last un-
did my hair, -
Which announcement in some degree
consoled the English danes for their
inferior locks.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
East SkOwhegan.

Monday morning, Oct. 3lst, Ames &
Eaton's machine started in to thresh
Willie Malbon's grain and in the fore
noon they threshed IA bushels of oats
and knocked out ID teeth running rock
and horse shoe through the beater.
The machine was put in good running
order Saturday, and had the grain been
carefully raked by hand no accident
would have happened. The grain was
raked with horse rake.
Isaac Ames had quite an i'll turn one
day last week but has been on the gain
since.
Mr.. j. B. Abby and wife from the
village made US pleasant call Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Austin picked one day
last week handful of nice ripe rasp-
berries.
Thanks to General Shepherd and N.
w. Brainerd for their remarks in rela-
ton to changing the town government
to city government. The next meet
ing will be hell Nov. Goth and let every
voter in town be present. A. X.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Dairy Conference.

Last week we used an item ANNOUNCE
ing the meeting of the State Dairy Con-
ference In Portland, December &, and
5. ut which Secretary Mckeen announces
new departure substantially AS follows:
The meeting IN be held directly under
the auspices of the Board of Agriculture.
II has been decide II invite ereameries
aud dairvmen from other States Tn put
In exhibits In open competition with the
creameries and dairvmen of Maine.
This is done for the purpose of making a
Just and fair comparison of the Maine
goods with those from other States.
The competitive exhibition will be con-
fined to butter put up in ten pound tubs,
without distinguishing marks, and ex-
hibitors are asked to contribute their
samples to the Board, that they may be
sold and the proceeds used to Increase
the amount of the premiums, all express
bills to be paid by the Board.
The various dairy supply houses and
salt manufacturing concerns, as we'll as
the butter and produce dealers of our
cities, in considerable number, have
generously offered to contribute from
five to twenty-five dollars each to the
amount to be offered In premiums. As
the meetings are to be held 10 large
hall, where there will be ample room, 1t
has also been decided to have an exhibit
of dressed poultry, eggs, poultry foods,
incubators, breeders, etc, for which
special prizes will be offered.
The program of the meetings will be
confined strictly to the dairy interests,
and noted dairy speakers from away, as
well as those who are actively engaged
In the work in our own State, have
been secured. Favorable rates on rail
roads are secured.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

Curran could say mordant and cut
ting things but perhaps no man was
ever insulted with such dialectical neat
ness and righteousness as Curran was
by the famous maker of bulls" Sir
Boyle Roche, in the Irish house Of com
mons. 1.-THE honora BILE gentleman says
he is the guardian of his own honor, y
said Roche in reply to speech of Cur
ran, "but on the other occasions l have
heard him boast that he was an enemy
of snecures. -
Curran was defeated in a converse
tional contest with Lady Morgan, the
Irish novelist, one evening in that lady s
drawing room, when, exaggerating the
prevailing fashion in short sleeves, she
wore merely straps over her shoulders
Curran was walking away from the lit
tie party who witnessed the conflict of
the two wits when Lady Morgan called
out, "Ah, come back, Mr. Curran. and
acknowledge that you are fairly beaten. ="
AT any rate, said be. turning round
II have this consolation, Lady Morgan,
that you can't laugh at me in your
sleeve. :"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Portrait md Sinner.

A touching anecdote, associated with
a picture in the National gallery at Ed
inburgh, is told by an English lady in
her book. "Potpourri From Surrey
Garden" She writes:
Several pictures stand out with pecul-
lar interest, especially the life sized
Gainsborough of the young Mrs. Ora
hame. She sat for the picture as a
bride, but before it came home she was
dead, and her husband had gone to the
wars
When he came back, he never had the
courage to open the case which con
tanned his young wife's portrait. On his
death, many long years after it was
painted, it was opened by his heirs
and inside the case was the little white
slipper she had left with the painter to
help him to finish his picture.
The portrait was given to the Edin-
burgh gallery, and the slipper was kept
by the family
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, ILL.,,
makes the statement that she caught
cold which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for a month by her family ply
stefan, but grew worse. He told her she
was hopeless victim of consumption
and that no medicine could cure her.
Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption; she bought
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from the first dose. She con-
tinued Its use and after taking six bot
ties found herself sound and well; now
does her own housework and is as well
as she ever was. Free trial bottles of
this great discovery at
G. w. Folsom's Drug Store.
Large bottles so cents and $1.00.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
SOMERSET PICK-UPS.

A. II. Felker, Palmyra, raised 235
bushels of yellow corn on II acres of
ground.
George w. Varney, Palmyra, picked
over 70 barrels of fine Baldwin apples
this year.
A locomotive has been stationed at
Madison, the past two days to handle
the coal cars in the pulp mill yard.
Two thousand landlocked salmon
from the U. S. hatchery at Green Lake
were taken to Hartland, Tuesday and
placed in Moose pond.
E. V. Weymouth of Pittsfeld, has
purchased a bay gelding of Charles
Batchelder of Troy. The horse is a
good one and much admired by horse
men.
Preparations were made by the A. O..
U. W. and D. of II. of Madison, to cele.
brate the twelfth anniversary of the
workmen, Wednesday evening, Nov. O..
Lodges have been invited from Skowhe-
gan and North AnSQn.
A San Diego, California, paper of Oct.
26, states that Mrs. Samuel Davis of
Fairfield, Me-, arrived the day before
and is now stopping with her son, L. A.
Covel, on Twenty-second street, where
she is enjoying San Diego climate.
The following officers were elected by
Eureka Lodge, l. o. G. T., of Madison,
Friday evening: c. t., M. M. Spear; V.
T., Mrs. E. Maxim; P. c. T., Mrs. j.
Wentworth; F. s., Arthur Taylor; T.,
Alonzo Gratrix; Secy., E. H. Taylor; NJ,
G. Porter; c., Mrs. A. Sawyer; G., M.
Wyman; S., Arson Gratrix.
Died in Arson, Sept. 20, James R.
Briggs, aged 10 years, II months and 10
days. Mr.. Briggs was the son of the
late Samuel Briggs, NJ. D., of Wareham,
Mass. At the age of four years he
moved to Arson, where he has always
resided. He was member of the
Methodist church about fifty eight
years.
Hanging on the wall at the Grange
hall, Palmyra, is very fine representa-
tion of the exhibit in the lower grange
hall during the last annual fair. There
are three different views combined in
one picture, nicely finished and neatly
framed. 1t is the work of Chamberlain
of Pittsfield and was presented by him
to the grange.
At a joint hearing at Kingfeld, by the
county commissioners of Somerset and
Franklin counties, on a petition for a
road from Lexington Plantation to King
field village, the petition was denied, the
Franklin commissioners voting for the
road and the Somerset commissioners
voting against The petitioners will
appeal to the court.
Mrs. Mary E. Shaw of Pittsfield, was
robbed few days ago of quite sum of
money which she kept in locked room
in the upper part of the house in a car
pet bag. Some jewelry was taken from
Miss Shaw's room but papers of con-
siderable value were left untouched. A
detective was placed on the case but has
not terrified out the guilty party yet.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

The scallop aooomplishes locomotion
by series of leaps. When it is alarmed,
or wishes to change its location, it
opens and energetically closes its
valves thus expelling the water. The
reaction shoots it backward. By this
means the creature is able to travel long
distances. Sometimes scallops make
considerable journeys in large COM
panies. One scan scarcely imagine a
lovelier sight than that of flock of
these pretty creatures, with shell of ev-
cry hue from purple and white to black,
enlivened with shades Of pink, yellow
and fawn, darting about in clear water
In their fiightlike movements, vertical,
horizontal and zigzag, they are more
suggestive of flock of winged animals
than of bivalve mollusks.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Ice In Polar REGIONS.

When the sea freezes first is formed
the thin fake called by navigators
"sludge,' and as soon as this catches
and holds snow it is termed "brash. :"
When it gathers and doubles, the whal-
ers style it pancake" or ebay ice. " II
you can see the limit of this, it will be
"a fioe,' and an "icefield" if its
boundaries are out of sight.
Pack ice" consists of foes forced to-
gether and overlapping, and when this
again becomes broken and scattered by
q new wind the name of it is sailing
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
AIniden Sneechea

Sheridan, one of the greatest of Brit
ish orators and who entered parliament
after oonspicuously successful literary
career so nearly broke down in his
maiden effort that the general verdict
pronounced upon him was that mature
never intended him for an orator.
Brougham and Canning were equally
unsuccessful, and many of the most
celebrated speakers of the present day
displayed no signs of oratory when they
appeared for the first time before the
critical assembly at St. Stephens.
Mr. Gladstone's maiden speech, do.
livered Feb, FL 1888. was nervous.
hesitant and almost inaudible effort
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Athens.

Mrs. Leonard Taylor is very i'll.
Mrs. John Poland has been visiting
relatives and friends In Levant.
Miss Emma Scrbner has gone to Lew
iston to visit relatives.
L. c. Williams and party have return
ed from their hunting trip. They
brought home fine moose.
The Woman's Club met, Tuesday
evening, with Ina Emery subject, VIM.
E. Gladstone and Benj Disraeli. -
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
West Athens.

Harlow Rowell of East Madison, WAS
in town, Saturday.
Obed Moody of Skowhegan, was in
town, Monday.
Mr.. Eben Butterfield and family have
moved into Cyrus Corson's house.
j. c. Kincaid has bought new horse
Frank Butler and Lizzie Leavitt went
to Brighton, Sunday, returning, Monday.
Mrs. Helen kincaid of East Madison,
was In town, Sunday.
Guy Williams of Bingham was in
town over Sunday.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Buckiln's Arnlca Saive.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
sysr Sores letter al GhsPPeS Hand
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t Is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box.
C. W. Folsom's Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
CORRESPONDENCE
Mercer.

Mrs. Jonas Varney has got home from
the Hospital, very much improved.
Mrs. D. G. Wood is failing.
Will Harris is at home for a few
weeks. Jennie is to work in New
Sharon.
Kelsey Blaisdell returned to Augusta,
Monday.
c. Fl. Girdler was in Norridgewock,
Monday.
Schools closed last Friday.
Henry Jones was in Skowhegan, Mon
day.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Portland Advertiser: Recent sessions

Portland Advertiser: Recent sessions
of the war investigating commission
have brought out some ugly testimony
about conditions at Chickamauga and
other camps. AS the enquiry gets down
to the surgeons and officers of lower
rank, who came 10 contact with the
privates and were personally acquainted
with the conditions, it cuts across the
optimistic view of some of the generals.
All this does not look like an attempt at
withdrawing.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
A Gard.

We guarantee every bottle Of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remedy and will refund the money to
any one who Is not satisfied after using
1t. 1t is the most successful medicine in
the world for bowel complaints, both
for children and adults. Fl. w. Cush-
Ing, skowhegan; Sullivan Newton, jack
man.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

impossible to dress him
for three years. II / 9
head and body were 3
mass OF sores, and his
eyesight also became
affected. No treatment
WAS spared that we
Thought would relieve
him, but he grew worse
until his condition wasl
indeed pitiablc. | had
almost despaired OF his
ever being cured, when
by the advice OF a friend
we gave him s. s. :.
fggistia gDeciflcO A de-
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

A shrewd old doctor once said: IF l
wanted to torture an enemy, | would
tell him he had an able disease
His life would be miserable, and he
would be almost certain TO die before
his time
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10
Scrofu1a, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofula is the most obstinate of blood
troubles, and is often the result OF al
inherited faint in the blood. S. 8. s
Is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scrofula it forces out
every trace of the disease, and cure,
che worst cases.
Ny son, Charlie. was afflicted from infancy
with Scrofula. and he suffered So that 1t WA
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

Don't be. troubled with q cough, as
Sampson, the Corner Druggist, has q
cure he guarantees.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

The colder the climate the greater the
size of the human brain
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

cided Improvement was the result, and aftei
he had taken dozen bottles. no one who knew
of his former dreadful condition would have
recognized him. All the sores on his body
have healed, his skin Ia perfectly clear and
smooth, and he has been restored to perfect
health, MRS. S. s. MARRY,
800 Kim ST., Macon, Ca.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-11-10

Clashing Interests. "Alas!" she said, "that
our interest should lie in different sphers?"
None the less, it was too true. He was base
ball crank, and she loved golf.