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The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

The chameleon is little lizard who
possesses the wonderful power of chang
ing his color to suit bis own conven-
ience. Florida produces several species
of these lizards i'll abundance. This is
the process by which the little lizard
effects his changes:
Certain colors through the medium of
the optic nerve produce contraction or
expansion OF the pigment or color cells.
The result is a protective tint or one
which resembles that upon which the
animal is resting, The eye receives the
stimulus or impression, which passes
from the optic nerve to the sympathetic
nerve, so reaching the various series OF
the lizard S little color cells under the
skin.
The pigment cells are distributed ali
over the body with more or less regular
ity. and upon their contraction and ex-
pansion depends the prevailing color Of
the animal.
The scientist discovered this by blind
folding lizard and found that when it
could not see the color of the surround
ing foliage it ceased to change its own
color. Louis Republic.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
THE CARE FREE ViENNESE.
They Rarely Take Life Seriously Unless at
Funeral.

Funeral.
1.-THE native Niennese is jolly, good
natured, shiftless creature, writes Ed
ward A. Steiner, discussing Austria
and Her Troubles in The Woman S
Home Companion.
"No people on the earth are SO jolly
or so easily and SO much amused. Go to
the Prater, the largest public park i'll
Europe, and from 100 different beer
gardens comes the noise of footing brass
bands and stamping feet and beating
drums Merry go rounds swing old and
young, and dime museums and music
halls are as full of people as they are
empty of decency. Go to the theaters on
any night and you will find them
crowded by an enthusiastic audience,
the galleries filled by noisy students and
working girls. The court theaters,
which present only legitimate dramas
and operas, have also their numerous
devotees Go to the coffee houses, of
which there is one on every corner and
you will find them full, especially in
the afternoon, with merchants with
their noses i'll the newspapers and clerks
slipping their Mocha and officers snok
ing their cigars and cue pushing and
card shuffling youths, At night these
coffee houses become the rendezvous Of
the lower element. / have never seen
the Viennese serious, unless it be at a
funeral, and | suppose that even out of
that he manages to get some fun, let
he is easily excited, and although loyal
and law abiding his good nature may
quickly turn into fiery passion, and a
Viennese riot is serious matter for the
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The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
East Fairfield

Rev. q. w. Hnckley is away at pre-
sent visiting. He went from Calais, last
Thursday, direct to New York.
M. D. Holt shipped no cattle from here
this week, on account the travelling.
Carl was up from Augusta over Sunday.
Mr.. John Currier died quite suddenly
last Thursday, after few hours illness.
He leaves q widow, a son and daughter
to mourn the loss of kind husband and
loving father.
Mr.. D. A. Ames and family were
called to Shawmut, to attend the funeral
OF his mother, who had lived to be over
eighty years OF age.
Ed Canes hay press is at work at Scott
Hollis.
Charles Green and Will Hoxie are
loading cord wood at this station.
The entertainment at the c. E. Moody
school building last Friday evening, was
a great success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lovejoy of Augusta,
visited at her brothers, Russell Barrett,
last week.
Our roads are all filled full again
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
Madison.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Ire
land, % Madison street, was the scene
of very pleasant gathering, Saturday
evening Feb. 10, it being the occasion
of the 25th anniversary of their wedding.
About 10 friends and relatives were pres
ent.
The snow plow on the Somerset Rail-
road ran into a team driven by sam
Bracket at the Main street crossing
about 5.15 p. M, Tuesday. Both hind
legs of the horse were broken and the
horse and sled were dragged several
rods before the plow could be stopped.
Mr.. Bracket was thrown into the snow
and escaped with only lamed shoulder.
1t was very narrow escape for Mr..
Brackett.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

10. aud ihev were out in full force, to-
gether with several invited guests. The
exercises consisted of several reeitations
and dialogues bv the young people.
which were finely rendered and inter-
spersed with singing by the male quar-
tette, and instrumental music. Refresh
ments consisting Of cake, confectionery.
and fruit were served, after which socisl
games, participated in alike by young
and old, closed PLEASANT evening.
These meetings should be held more
fr, quently and should form part of the
work of everv grange, and will always
be found TO be source of profit and
pleasure to young aud old.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
SPRING NEEDS.
What Everybody Requires at
This Season.
Some Things Are of the Utmost
Importance to You.

THIS WILL TELL YOU JUST WHAT
YOU MOST NEED NOW AND HOW
TO GET 1T.
In the spring changes always take
place Ia our systems which require at
tention. There is u tired, languid feel
ing, depression, the digestive organs
become deranged, the blood Is bad, caus-
ing the complexion to become affected
and the person feels MI inability to work.
At such a time a spring medicine is
absolutely necessary, and DR.. Greene's
Neryura blood and nerve remedy is the
medicine you want It will overcome all
these conditions. Ii will invigorate the
blood, regulate the digestive organs,
clear the complexion and make you feel
strong and we'll.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
Lessen Your Wants.

More of the true enjoyment of life
lies in this maxim than is generally
thought. We may indeed go to extremes
and cut to the quick, like that cynic
philosopher who threw away his wood
on cup on seeing a vagrant boy drink
from the hollow of his hand. But the
truth is we create many of our own ne
cessities, and with the growth of luxury
pew wants come in, not by ones, nor by
tens, but by hundreds. New York
Ledger
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

A "hedge" doctor, kind of quack in
Ireland, was being examined at an in
quest ON his treatment of patient who
had died. Il gave him ipecacuanha, "
he said "You might just as we'll have
given him the aurora borealis, said the
coroner.
"Indade, yer honor, and that's just
what 1 should have given him next if
he hadn't died. Hospital Gazette.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
Chicago MOdesty.

"Did she have church wedding?'
"No. There's no foolish desire for
ostentation about her. Why, every time
she's been divorced the case has always
been heard in the judges little side
room. '-Clevelaud Plain Dealer.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
The Herring.

A medical authority OIL the virtues of
various kinds of food declares that the
herring gives the muscles elasticity,
the body strength and the brain vigor
and is not flesh forming g-Pittsburg
Bulletin.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
One Of the BLESSINGS of Work,

"Oh, guess it's good thing have
to work SO hard p said brooding per-
son.
"Why?" said the other.
81 don't have so much time to think,
said the rst.-New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

Kimbsll had the first shock about ten
DAYS before the second and had only par
TALLY recovered from that. He leaves
wife and two children to mourn his loss.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

5randfather's hati And within 1t you see.
Srandfather's favorite cough remedy.
whether twas Asthma, Bronchitis or
Group,
Or baby at night waked the house with
whoop,
with Ayers Cherry Pectorai Gran'ther
was sure
That no cold or cough would e'er fail of
cure.
In hats the styles change. but the records
will show
Coughs are cured as they were so years ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

Robert Morris Bank of North Amer
lea, founded at Philadelphia at the end
of the year 1881, was the first banking
institution founded ON the American
continent.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24
Ayers Cherry Pect0ral

has no equal as a remedy for
coughs, colds, and lung dis
eases. Where other soothing
elixirs palliate, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral heals. 1t is not a
cheap cough syrup, which
soothes but does not strength
en-; it is a physicians cough
remedy, and it cures. It is
put up in large bottles. only,
for household use. It was
awarded the medal at the
Worlds Fair Of ninety three.
It has a record Of
SO Years of Cures.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

A Turkish turban of the largest size
contains 20 yards Of the finest and soft
est muslin.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-02-24

The first envelope ever made is in
the possession If the British museum.
Evening star., 1898-12-20

all affected by the rainfall, as it will be
along the river about and above the first
dam, where the fall amounts TO an average
of about twenty-five feet a year. This
matter Of rainfall has ever been one of the
most important and veXed questions con-
nected with the canal, as its direct effect
upon the rivers along the proposed route is
vital. The protiles, which have been care
fully prepared by the commission, and
taken from the gauge stations on the San
Juan and San Carlos rivers show the in
crease of outflow at points near the pro-
posed dam sites to be greater in January
than at any other time of the year, the
least appearing in March, April and May,
The middle of juno shows the beginning of
the rainy season, the increase of the San
Juan at this time amounting to fully 100
per cent. This continues through June,
July and August with little dminution
and extends to January, when 1t decreases
rapidly. The San Carlos follows on the
profile almost the same course in this re-
spect as the San Juan, similarly rising and
falling, the volume, however, being smaller
AS the rivers at the dam sites will neces-
sarily have to be turned from their courses
during the time employed in constructing
the dams in order to remove the seventy
Evening star., 1898-12-20
THENICARAGUACANAL
Facts and Figures to Be Reported by
the Commission to Congress.
ENGINEERING TROUBLES TO OVERCOME
Proposed Construction of Harbors,
Jetties, Dams and Locks.
THE DREDGING REQUIRED

OF the many important questions be-
fore and to be disposed of at this last ses-
sion of the present Congress is that of the
Nicaragua canal, the result of which is at
tracing universal attention, not only
throughout the Americas, but among the
European nations well. The commits
sion, consisting of Admiral John G. Walker,
United States navy retired; Gen. P. c.
Hams, United States army, and Prof.
Lewis NJ. Haupt, are practically holding
daily sessions, with closed doors, at the
commissions office on 10Th street. The
work of the commission has progressed to
such an extent that its members have taken
up the project in detail. Estimates about
completed embrace the section leading from
Grey town, the proposed eastern entrance
(where the work of construction will begin
in event of building of the canal under this
report becomes facD, to Lake Nicaragua.
This section will be more closely treated
in detail In the forthcoming full report,
from the fact that upon the engineering
problems involved between these two points
depends largely the feasibility of construct
ing the canal at all under this survey, the
western portion along the Rio Grande pre-
senting far less difficulties.
Admiral Walker. the president of the
commission, who has just been called from
New York to furnish an outline of the work
in advance of the report in detail, together
with the other members of the commits
sion and Mr.. Il. s. Wheeler, chief engineer,
is highly pleased with the successful prog
reSS of the work, and will, as speedily as
circumstances will allow, prepare the state
ment called for. The forces of assistant en-
gineers and draughtsnen have been called
upon for some time past for extra services,
and the preliminary outlines can be readily
supplied.
The question of the canal and its con-
struction has been laid before the public
in SO many ways that an extended refer
ence to Greytown, or San Juan del Norte
Evening star., 1898-12-20
Fifty-TWO Christmas Gifts n Year.

Christmas present that comes not once
a year but fifty-two times, is a present
well worth receiving, and we'll worth Civ
ing Such present is supplied by a sub
scription to the Saturday Star. 1t comes
every week, and each time brings a wealth
of good things. 1t costs but a dollar, and
yet it gives Vastiy more pleasure than a
much greater sum could give if expended in
any other possible way. Order it sent to
some out-of-town friend, and you may rest
assured that one, at least, of your Christ
mas gifts VIII be thoroughly appreciated
many times. 1t will be Christmas once a
week 10 the fortunate recipient.
Evening star., 1898-12-20

not been taken up to such an extended de-
gree as the caste n. Three locks have been
decided upon, which will correspond in nro-
portion and costs to those of the Grevtou,n
sectlon. Similar construction will follow in
the brlton a. adopted in Greytown harbor
excepting one jetty only will be NECESSARY
IN the former, Briton Head being so sitnat
ca geographically as to be readily used in
place OF second jetty. -''
How the COmmissioners Stand
"hat will be the individual renor+s
oi the commissioners is 10 a large do
gree speculative. Admiral Walker he
Iore MS appointment on this commission
committed himself, declaring for the
Mar1tlme Canal Company's project as
puollshed at the time, but since then
mas obtained a vast fund of informa-
tlon IN regard to that portion of this com
missions survey. which differs from tho
Menocai or Maritime route that NAV or
may not enect change or modifcatio,, of
opinion Prof Haupt was formerly CON
hected with the Maritime company and
may lean toward conclusions favorable to
It's survey. General Hams, the ranking
and senior engineer of the commission is
a warm personal friend and collea gue of
zen. W. X. Ludlow, now governor of Ha-
vaha, whose adverse criticisms of the
Menocal route We're published in the report
OF the Nicaragua canal board of 1896 of
which he was the head. but that does not
indicate that with the information gained
from personal connection with the present
commissions survey he would coincide with
General Ludlows views. 1t is readily un-
derstood that General Ludlow had not the
data before him for consideration now at
the service of the present commission, his
board having less than S150,OO to spend
While the commission of 1888 has already
Evening star., 1898-12-20

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Cox.
Pairo agt. Holmead; auditors report con-
firmed.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Hagner.
Shoemaker agt. Shoemaker; sale ratified
nisi. Field agt. johnson ct al: auditor's :
report ratified. Potomac Electric Power
Company agt. United States Electric Light
ing Company; on hearing.
Probate Court-Justice Hagner.
Estate of John Costello; citation returned
served. Estate of Robert Beall; petition Of
collector for authority to direct sale of 49,
shares Capital Traction stock filed and or
der of court requesting Riggs National
Bank, pledgee, to sell stock. pay debt due
them and pay balance of proceeds over to
collector In re VIM. NJ Moore, guardian;
order of appointment; bond SO. Estate of
Richard Murphy: will dated October l..
1S9S, filed. Estate of Thomas McCauley:
will dated July 23, 1898, filed. Estate of
Sayles J. Bowen; affidavit filed. Estate of
Louise J. Otis; waiver of citation filed and
commission ordered to issue 10 appoint
guardian ad litem. Estate of John Mel
Stahl; petition for probate of will filed.
Estate of Samuel Thomas; petition of ex-
ecutriX for instructions concerning Batopi-
las Mining Company stock. Estate of John
Ii. Wilkerson; proof of publication. Estate
OF John II. Shannon; petition for allow
ance of claim filed. Estate of Mary V.
Thomas; order to deliver letter filed.
Circuit Court No. 1-Justice Cole
Duffy agt Capitol, North o Street and
South Washington Railway Co: continued
for term and not to be settled for reasons
appearing to court. Powderly agt. Hayes
clerk TO return $50, deposited as security.
National Capital Bank agt. Davis ct al;
judgment by default against Davis. Popp
aSt. Hellmuth; given TO jury.
Criminal Court No 2-Justice Bradley.
United States agt. Edw. Neil, housebreak-
ing; verdict guilty on second count only.
United States agt Robert johnson, assault
to kill; verdict not guilty.
Evening star., 1898-12-20
New Line From Russia.

The United States charge at st. Peters
burg reports that the Georgios, the first
steamer of the new United Steamship Com
pany of Copenhagen to run between Rus
sian Baltic ports and the United States
sailed from Riga November for Boston
and New York, and TO be followed by a
second sailing about the end of November
The company is satisfied that it can find
ample freight in the United States, the diff
hchty being to secure the cargoes from
Russia. The managers intend to build three
new ships themselves for this line and hope
to find capital for three others in the
United States.
Evening star., 1898-12-20

feet or more of sand and silt at the bottom
that bed rock may be reached, it will be
seen that for the threeh months of early
spring operations can be carried on without
any grave danger to the work. just how
much work of the dam construction, how
ever, can be accomplished in that time and
before the rivers double their volume can
only be surmised. At all events. the plans
mission are regarded practical by many
well-knOwn engineers. A dam LOO feet in
length, such as is proposed at Ochoa, with
its foundation 20 feet or more below the
bed of silt, with a rise? of 130 feet, is a
question of such magnitude that many en-
slneers have hesitated about advising its
undertaking.
The Three locks.
The three locks decided upon will have a
usable length of 62o feet, 80 feet WIDE the
Evening star., 1898-12-20
Suffering from
An Attack

of illness which had not only re-
duced my strength, but brought on
extreme exhaustion from inability to
appropriate food, | tried the effect
of Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. in
the usual dose of a wineglassful twice
or three times a day. Its use was
followed by marked effects: (1l
Food which had hitherto been found
to pass the ailmentary canal un-
changed, digested properly. (2)
There appeared an increased power
of evolving animal heat and storing
up fat.
Passing beyond my personal ex-
perience, | have experimental with
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract in other
directions, particularly upon thin,
cold and aged people, who are
unanimous in attributing to it, sus-
tanning powers which are not COM
monty observed with other tonicS. -
DIR. ]. ]. Coleman, Glasgow, Scot
land.
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract makes
flesh and blood. Avoid substitutes.
Evening star., 1898-12-20

this harbor. as proposed. differs from that
adopted by the Maritime Canal Company
of Nicaragua in its plan. and is believed by
the commission to be far superior to their
project. The country in which these har-
bors lie is for the most part low and fiat,
the Typographical contour seldom rising ten
feet above mean low water. 1t is partly
covered by dense jungle growth, which can
be easily removed by grubbing. The har-
Dor lies to the northward and westward of
the mouth of San Juan river, entirely with
in the boundary of Nicaragua.
Effect of the Rainfall.
Cutting along this locality will not be at
Evening star., 1898-12-20

expended nearly $3.50 600 Though both of
these officers might be likely to agree on
many engineering schemes, il does not fol-
low that they will do so in this case Cen
eral HainS having much more information
at his command. That there will be diff
ference Of opinion in the reports on many
points, however. is suspected, for il is gen.
orally conceded that working relations have
not proceeded as smoothly sailing on the
bosom of a great canal, if. in fact more
placid. at times. than the waters of the San
Juan in the rainy sea son
Evening star., 1898-12-20

SPECIAL NOTICE
Members Of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
are notified that | not claiming any con-
nectloH with The company, nor am | using the
names Of NJ g. Emery. J. Harrison johnson. W.
\. II. Church. T W. Murphy Geo I. Dearing.
but soliciting Proxies in the interest Of Jesse
Il. Wilson. who Is meulber of the existing
Board Of Managers and that is the only state
ment that ! have made in this connection. Any
policy holder who wishes To retain Mr.. Wilson
III the management viii please NOT leave Il
proxy at the office. but send il TO him direct, or.
better still, come to The election January 10,
iSHgp and rOte in person
del6-tf SAMUEL {. WILSON
Evening star., 1898-12-20
Will Report to Gen. Brooke.

Capt. James A. Campbell, assistant quar-
termaster, l. S. V, now in this city, has
been ordered to report in person to Maj.
Gen. Brooke, l. S. A, for duty on his staff,
and will accompany him to Havana. Cuba.
Evening star., 1898-12-20
Berkeley Pure

Berkeley Pure
LC7c Its ahso,ute purity recommends it for
A>yS medicinal purposes; its delicious flavor
recommends IL for a beverage. Taken in mod
crate quantities it improves the health and wards
Of sickness 81 90 full quart.
JAS. THARP. SI2 + st. NV de14-1Od
MEMBERS OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Company rotited that Samuel G. Wilson,
former secretary. and ". II. CoyiEgtOn who are
reported soliciting for proxies in behalf,
Lot authorized to act, and further not
in any way connected with the company.
NJ. e. EMERY. President
W. 4. II. CHIT RICH,
GEO. +. pEARINCf,
J. HARRISON JOHNSON,
I. ". MURPHY,
deI6tf Managers
Evening star., 1898-12-20

Forecast till s pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Delaware. Maryland and Vir
gIna. generally fair tonight and Wednes
day: light to fresh variable winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm central Yesterday morning in
Arkansas has moved rapidly to Lake
Huron. increasing in intensity, and has
caused rain from the Mississippi valley to
the Atlantic coast. except snow in northern
New England. The second storm central in
Alberta has moved to Manitoba.
The temperature has risen in the lake
regions and the Atlantic states and upper
Missouri valley: it has fallen in the lower
Mississippi valley, and has remained near
~ stationary elsewhere.
The storm in the lake regions will move
in an east-nOrtheast direction, and viii
cause snow or rain, with high easterly
winds and warmer weather in New Eng
land, and rain. followed by clearing in New
York. Generally fair weather may be ex
pected in the Ohio valley. middle, south At
lantic and gulf states.
1t will grow slightly cooler tonight in
North and South Carolina.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-fOur hours:
Philadelphia, LOO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 40 am. and $40 pm; !;
high tide, 20 am. and 1:4O pm.
TomorrOw-LOw tide S:39 am. and 9:17
pm; high tide, 2:16 am. and 2:34 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, ia am; sun sets, All
pm.
Moon sets. 1:15 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, I:15 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by $50 pm; extin-
gushing begun at G:24 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 5:35 pm; extin-
guished at csc d.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following we're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
hermometer-Deccmber 10, pm, 81; s
p m, go; l. midnight. 81. December 20, 4
a m. 80; a m. 81; II noon. Al; = pm, 40.
Maximum, II. at l pm. December 20; min
| imuCn, b. at > am. December 20.
| Barometer-December 10, I pm. 1921; s
pm. 3o.1S: Il midnight. 30.41. December
20. 4 a m, 1898; am, 29.9S; noon, 29.95;
pm, 1870
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
&. m: Grelt Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
| tion, 10; receiving reservoir. temperature,
1T .iz,, ol
Evening star., 1898-12-20
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at 6
am: Grelt Falls, temperature, 80; condi-
ton, 10; receiving reservoir, temperature,
30; condition at north connection. SO: condi-
tiOn at south connection, &c; distributing
reservoir, temperature, &c; condition at in
fluent gate house 2G; effluent gate house,