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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01

Mrs. Daisy Savage from Skowhegan,
came up Saturday. the guest of her
r other, Mrs. l.. +. Rines.
Miss Elmira Wescott went TO East
Madison. Monday of last week.
Miss Rose Corson has gone to East
Madison. TO work for her sister. Mrs.
John Harville.
Mr.. Leroy Buchanan has returned
FROM Chickamauga, Ca, where he has
been sick in the hospital.
Mrs. Geo. Williams and Mrs. Ann
GRAY of New Portland are whiting rela.
tives and friends in town.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01

visiting at her brothers, Rosco Dunbar.
Mr.. BRYANT Leavitt has gone to Ben
ton TO work for rh- pulp company.
Mr.. Isaac kimhall aud daughter have
gone up river for n weeks visit.
Miss Lzzi- Prisons has returned from
her visit IN toriiville.
Mrs Fred Nelson and little son of
Bowdoiuham are visiting IN this place
few days.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01
West Athens.

Miss Viola E. Noyes has gone to Skow
hogan to stay few weeks.
Miss Blanche Devoll. who is at work
at Cass Corner, was In town Sunday.
Mr.. d. A. Corson went to Fairfield
Tuesday, returning Saturday and brough,
his son Cleba with him.
Miss Edna Buchanan, who has been
to work at Hartland, returned home
Saturday.
Miss Lillian Fellows of Bangor, is In
town visiting her grandmother, Mrs. B
j. Tilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Bowden Of Wins.
low, came up here last Friday, to spend
q few days with relatives and friends.
Mr.. George Foss Of Brighton, passed
through town Sunday.
Mrs. Alma Cooley and children OF
Augusta, is in town visiting her mother
Mrs. l.. E. Rines.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01
His Umbrella.

The other evening man was rush.
ing through the streets of London hur-
rying to an appointment when swell
passed in front of him who held his
umbrella at a dangerous angle. The
hasty pedestrian pulled the umbrella
away from the swell. and then, step
ping around to him. said in suavest
tone: "Oh, by the way, here's your UNI
brella. l found it in my eye. Pick
Me Up
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01
Wealth on Its Travels.

Miss Ollabrod - There's clever
sculptress down this way. You ought
to see what she can make out of butter.
Miss Ritchley Greest-She's a good
one if she can make as much out of it
as my pa makes out of oleomargarine.
Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01
North AnsOn.

The concrete sidewalk was completed
Saturday. The distance is 418 feet.
Mrs. L., Williamson, who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Helen Hinkley
in Augusta for the past few weeks has
returned home.
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Good Impulses.

A man should allow none but good
impulses to stir his heart. and he
should keep it free from any evil that
may beat it down and harden it. Rev.
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Ripley.

James 3. Lewis, Esq, of Sherman, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. H Ran
dell. and will 90 from here to Skowhe-
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East Fairfield.

The heating apparatus for the house
on the Skowhegan town farm has arrived
at this station and is being removed AID
set in place.
Miss Sarah Dunbar of Lynn, Mass, il
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amended proposed by resolution OF the leg
mova from the se causes filled immediate the
district"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01

Hair, lime and cement at Blunt's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01

Apple parers at Blunt's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01

Barb and plain wire at Blunt's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-01

YOU
BUY
COAL :!

You want the best to
had for it lasts longer. I'd
also want it at a reasouahi
price, for the average md
has mo money to burn" an
does not care to spend al
more money on coal than \
can help.
We have the best grades
coal at lowest prices, and w|
get what we bill you eyed
time.
We are now receiving ID
highest grade Of coal evd
shipped to Skowhegan.
WE WANT
YOUR ORDER,
Prices Right.
Everything RICH
Leave Your Orders with
Bixby & Buc||
Or SEWELL ". SMITH.
The sun., 1898-02-14
He WAS A LITERARY MAN.
Well known New England Commcr-
ciaI Man Demonstrates His
knowledge of Literature,

Registered at the Clayton House last
week was a well-known comnerclal man
from New England.
His home is in Massachusetts,, and
with due allotment Of that literary spirit
famous to all Yankees, he has, during
the leisure moments from the hurry and
worry Of his business life. made some
valuable researches in literature.
One night last week in speaking to II
number OF acquaintanccs at the we'll
known hoslelry, the New Englander
said
"Few people know that Hawthorne
came near publishing 'Evangeline,
which I.ongfellow finally wrote, but it is
Il fact. \ few years ago there died in
Salem, Mass, an old gentleman named
Horace Ingersoll, who was not related tc
Bob !ngcrS"ll, but who was a wonderful
man in his way. Years and Years ago
Horace IngcrSol heard the story OF
'Evangclinc from Il woman friend Of
his VIII" had been spending sometime in
Nova Scotia
"Onc day the old gentleman, who was
IA personal friend Of both IIawthurn" and
LOngfcllow. was dining AT i ng'rll"w' ;
home in Cambridge, and Hawthorne
was there also \ ter dinner lngcrsoli
told to the two writers the story of
'Evungrlinr,' ami Hawthorne decided
then and there that he would max" n
novel Of it. He Wrut" Il Jew chapters
and then gave it up in despair, pcsal~'
hc found that tlc SUI jcct Wa too !ranl
for his rr,Saic pen. 81 !ngcr>uII gave
I 4 81
SoncI into one OF the masterpieces OF
literature.
81 knew Ingrrsoil personally and he
told me OF the circumstance only Il few
months before his death. And, by the
way, it is worthy Of mention that Ingcr'
soil died in the house in which lIAw.
thornc lived for many years.
The sun., 1898-02-14
CIGARS MADE BY PATRIOTS.
The Cuban Republic Makes Its First
Shipment Of the Smoking
Weed,

Cubans OF this city were talking last
night about the first shipment of cigars
made from the Cuban Republic.
They have been received by Benjamin
J. Guerra, of the Cuban Junta of New
York. 1t was not very large one,
simply bundle of twenty five cigars
from the first factory put into operation
by the patriots. The factory is es-
tablished at Camaguey, and the product
is for the use of the soldiers in the army
Of the republic.
The cigars are made of Vuelta Arriba
tobacco, which is not very high class,
but of which the Cubans have facilities
for a constant supply. They are well
made and packed in the old plantation
style, tied with strip of bark fibre and
then rolled in an outer sheat thing OF
Yagua or bast. This covering is obtained
from the bark OF the palm tree 1t is
sottened with water and while pliable is
wrapped around the cigars. Later it be-
comes stiff and hard, and the bundl.
may be thrown around like u piece OF
solid wood without breakage.
Local sympathizers think that this is
the first shipment OF u large trade to
come
The sun., 1898-02-14
Mattfeld, Staudigl and MN. kraus,
Fischer, Staudigl and Rains.

The Boston symphony Orchestra VIII
play at the Metropolitan, Of New York,
on Thursday evening. c. NJ. Loeftier
will be the solist. The following pro.
gram will be given: Beethoven, over.
ture. "Eymont;" c. NJ. Loeffler, DIVERT.
mento for violin and orchestra in A
min r: Mrs. II. II. A. Beach, symphony
in f. minor Gaelic" Rerlioz, mlnnet,
waltz, and march from the "lAmnatlon
of Faust;" Rimsky- -Korsakoff, symphonic
suite, "Schehera1ade.'
Josef Hofmann, the pianist, VINO If
coming to this country under the man
apement of the Chicago Orchestral AS
sociation, sails from Bremen on Tuesday.
Camille UArvilIc has introduced into
"The Highwayman, y Il new song, "tor
This" by Ieunlinc Staniield and Regln-
aid de Koven.
Duse is said to pay her entire company
all the wear round. although during the
last eighteen months she has given only
twelve performances
The dramatization OF Ian Mac'aren's
Beside the Bonnie Briar- Bush will
have it, first prcse ntation at McNickcr's
Theatre, Chicago, on Easter Monday.
Grau may produce in New York next
season Mancinelli's "Hero and Leander'
and "Sapho." Jean De Reszke will be
heard as Siegired in "Goetterdaemmer-
ung.'
Gilmore's Band, with T.. A. Couturier
as CONDUCTOR f. q. Stone manager, and
Clarancc Walters, business manager, will
shortly begin concert tour, opening at
Philadelphia. Victor Herbert is now
the conductor OF the Pittsburg Orchestra.
On the recent anniversary OF the death
of Sadie Mcdonald, the talanted Ameri-
can soubrette, in Sydney, Australia, her
grave was literally decorated with
flowers by some Of her former associates,
as well as by number of friends she
had made during her tour OF the Anti
podes.
DeWoli Hopper announced last week
that he would engage Miss Percy Has
we'll. now with William II. Crane, in "a
Virginia Courship," to replace his wife,
Edna Wallace Hopper, as the prima
donna Of his company when he produces
Sousa and Klein, new opera, 9Th,
CharIatan,' early in the summer.
The sun., 1898-02-14
COUNTERS FROM THIS CITY.
Straightcn Up Accounts at the
National Treasury.

The Treasury Department at Washing
ton has been counting its silver.
Twenty expert counters, two OF whom
are from Wilmington, have more than
five months hard work counting the sill
yer dollars stored in the vaults OF the
said Treasury After several hard day
labor they have found that there is just
eight hundred and tiity-nine dollars lack
ing, which has been stolen or misplaced.
1t will cost the government $4,000 t.
find out that fact. Treasurer Morgal
will make up the deficiency and then til,
Congress will reimburse him, after which
people will believe silvera very cconomi-
cal form of money.
The sun., 1898-02-14
NO Tax On AGENTS '::''': 'sv :t '''' ca:

~ United States Supreme CouIt, and
other prominent jurists, and have
decided that all State, County and Town
laws or regulations exacting fees from
agents, canvassers, distributors and drum
mers are unconstitutional.
The sun., 1898-02-14
ms AND OUTS At 4 FIRE.
The Former Quiet, The Latter NOisy-.-
Explanations by Fireman, Cop
and Laynan.

A group OF men we're talking last night
OF the different lelupcralnents OF people
who are present during IL fire.
There is a great difference said one,
'bctwecn Il fire in this city today and
one in this city twenty years ago. Then,
as soon as it became known by the oc-
cupants Of a building that it was alirc,
you would Sc" people pitching beds and
clothes ont Of the windows, and "a few
minutes later the people themselves
would be out, scurrying about in excite
incnt.
"Now that is all changed. Take for
instance the late fire at Fourth and King
streets. The occupants OF klcitz 4
Spcrlc's building than those who were
entirely removed from the threatened
danger.
"Thcre was one woman who was read
ing. She looked out when she heard
the engine. watched the unrccling Of the
hose, and then returned to her book. |
studied her and she did not look from
her book aftcrward The people on the
ground appeared to be more interested
than those in the building. | have
noticed the same thing on similar Occa.
sions. asked an old fireman once if he
could explain it. He couldn't He said
he had noticed it, and added that the
, people who were most troublesome to the
department were those who were not IN
the building. asked u policeman and
he replied that there was nothing new
in it to him. That it was the same old
story Of worrying about other peoples
business. My own opinion is that the
people have confidence in the Fire De-
paltncnt.
The sun., 1898-02-14

AGENTS-Just out, little
BLACK tulnbling acrobatic bug;
the mystery of mysteries; most
sensational and fast selling nov-
city On the market; to show one
sells a dozen; sample and cata-
logue, &c. Heustis Novelty Co.,
69 Laidlaw ave-, Jersey City,, N J.
The sun., 1898-02-14
Samuel l'cO Bought II.

The saloon at No. 2O5 Market street,
formerly occupied by John Mcaley has
been purchased by Samuel Pco and will
be conducted in its previously respect.
able manner. II will be known as the
Washington Hotel. This saloon has
always borne good reputation and is
well known throughout the State. A
grand opening will take place on Satur-
day next. An orchestra will be in at
tendance, and Mr.. Leo will be pleased
to see his many friends at his new place
Of business.
The sun., 1898-02-14
Few 'CO0nS in Market.

'Coons come TO this market in only
limited numbers. 1t might be that a
wholesale dealer in poultry and game
would receive not more than a half Il
dozen in a season, and even taking them
altogether the aggregate receipts here are
small. Some come from the South, but
the greater number from the West, per-
haps, chiefly from Illinois and Iowa.
They are sent mostly by shippers Of rab-
bits. If the shippers happen to get any
'coons they put them in and send them
along. Tie demand for raccoons is not
great, but there is sale for all that come.
They are bought mostly by colorcd pco-
pie. They bring pretty good price,
'coons selling at retail for about 90 cents
apiece.
The sun., 1898-02-14
AGENTS NEED NO LICENSE.

Tweny sweeping decisions affecting
Agents, Auctioneers, Canvassers, Distribu.
tors. Drummers, Patentees, Peddlers, So
licitors, Photographers and all others ex-
empted from local taxation sent anywhere
for a Dime. Address law department,
TIE SUN, Randolph Building, station G,
Philadelphia, U. S. A. One of these De-
cisions appears in THE sun, every month
Subscription price twenty five cents year.
Sample copy, three cents; none free.
The sun., 1898-02-14
FOR LADIES ONLY.
SIMMS COMPOUND
PENNYROYAL PILLS.
The Ladies Remedy.
BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
81 4 BOX BY MAIL.
DEPOT sos KING,
WILMINGTON, DEL
Do YOU KNOW


That YOU can get Zilnmer's own
make of Sauer krout, also fresh
Tripe daily at stalls IS and 36
Third Street Market House. If
you can't call III person call tele-
phone No. $50 and we will send
Your order direct to your lesi-
dcncc.
A full line Of Imported and
Domestic Cheese, Fish and SAT-
sages, also Olive Oil, Mustard,
White Wine Vinegar, Chow
Chow and Peppersauce con-
stantly on hand.
The sun., 1898-02-14

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We descended the stairway, and

We descended the stairway, and
found the cellar bare and empty.
peered into every dark nook and cor
ner, but there was nothing which could
have caused the noise.
Nothing to be seen here, Sarah"
said. "Maybe we can find something
of interest in the old storeroom."
My grandfather, in his latter days,
had kept the village store and post
office
The house was built on the side of
small hill, so that it was three stories
high on the street side and two in the
rear.
The cellar was divided into two apart
ments by thick wall of stone. One
apartment was used for the house sup
plies. The other section was in turn
divided in two, the front facing on the
street serving as the store and post
office, the rear, deep, cavernous, I'M
derground room, having been used for
the storage of barrels of vinegar, mo-
lasses, tobacco and dried fruit
We descended the open stairway lead
ing down to the storeroom from the
main hall. The door was at the bot
tom, and at first l thought it was
locked. Upon closer examination, dis
covered that it had only become tightly
jammed by a slight settling of the sur
rounding timbers. A few vigorous kicks
soon caused it to open, and we stepped
down into the room.
The shutters to the windows were
closed. but there was above the door
leading to the street a small transom.
Through the dust and moisture-be-
grimed glass a few rays of light pene-
trated, producing twilight gloom in
the apartment, but not so deep that we
were unable to see.
One of the old counters still remained
and scattered over the floor were a
few empty boxes and barrels. I thought
of the white-haired old man whose form
had been so familiarly associated with
the room, and / glanced over to the
corner with a fancy that he was here
still, seated behind the desk.
"Vhy. where's de door gomez" Sarah
cried out, in tones of excitement.
What door, Sarah?"
"Nel, you know, you remember. Der
used to be a door to de store cellar,
and now dere amt any"
Sarah was right. There had been a
doorway, through which I had stolen
many times for the purpose of filling
my pockets with raisins and dried fruit.
There was none now. The wall of solid
masonry confronted us.
1t really seemed matter of very
little importance, but Sarah kept up
excited EXPLANATIONS about it, until l
finally stopped her
why, Sarah, don't see anything very
strange in the walling up of cellar
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doorway. No doubt Mr.. Sonntag, my
lawyer, had it done. / remember the
place was dark, damp and unhealthy.
He thought it best to have it closed
up, perhaps. There was another door
from that cellar leading outside, was
there not?"
Yes, right unter your bedroom vim
dow" Sarah answered.
well, that can be easily broken down
if you want to get in the place. But
what would be the use of all that
trouble? 1 don't want to use the Gel
lar"
But then I remembered the noise
which had seemed to come from be-
meath my bedroom, and the cause of
which was unable to discover through
out the rest of the house.
''We might take look at the other
door," 1 finally said, reflectively.
We ascended the stairway and went
around the house. Thick vines, reach
ing to my bedroom window, completely
hid the outside cellar door.
L parted the vines, and found again
the solid foundation wall. This door
way lldti dlSo DCch "dlltu up.
Sarah was so greatly impressed by
this new discovery that her excited ex-
clamations broke out anew, and she
again began to plead with me to leave
the place.
Again sought to quiet her fears by
laughing at her, although it did seem
a trifie strange that my agent should
have walled up the doorways. was sat
isficd he had had it done, and | won
dered what his reasons could have been.
Perhaps, after all, Mrs. Snyder was
right in affirming that there were mys-
teries about the old house. Perhaps
this walled-up cellar was the seat of
supernatural demonstrations, and my
agent had sealed it up for that reason.
81 do not intend to lose any sleep
over it," said, lightly. "Sonntag must
have had good reasons for doing this,
and | can easily find out what they were
by driving over and seeing him. Iwant
70 have talk with him, anyhow"
Here the rumble of wheels reached
my ear. AS l glanced down the road
way and saw the approaching turnout,
why did my heart beat faster and a
dimness cloud my sight?
Mrs. Snyder had also glanced in that
direction. "Vell. now look. Mr.. Nel,"
she began, excitedly. you can see
yourself how dey look. Dey is coming.
Dat is de Morleys."
My heart had given me the informa-
ton before the widows tongue.
There were two persons in the light
road-wagon which was being whirled
toward us at rapid rate by the spir-
tied horses. l could not be mistaken in
the graceful poise of the head and the
general outlines of beauty about the
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a Stickler for Realism.

Some amateurs in a provincial town
gave theatrical performance. Just
before the curtain went up the star
actor took the manager aside and said
to him:
Now, look here; I don't propose to
drink water instead of wine in the
scene in the second act.
want wine-genuine wine. The unities
must be preserved. We want to make
this play as realistic as possible"
"Oh, you want champagne at is shil-
lings a bottle, do you?"
"Yes. Everything must be realistic. "
"All right" replied the manager. "In
the second act you shall have real wine,
and when you take poison in the last
act you shall have some real poison.
I'll see that you don't complain of the
play not being realistic enough. How
does prussic acid strike your ?'-London
Answers.
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young lady, nor in the grave dignity of

young lady. nor in the grave dignity of
the man.
The carriage swept along. When
nearly opposite us, the young woman
evidently caught sight of the group
standing back from the roadway, for
she leaned forward and sent glance
past her father toward us. / saw, even
though my sight was dimmed by emo
ton, her face turn pale and her eyes ex-
pand. She gave no ether sign of rec
ognition, however, and the carriage
swept by.
And this was all. After year of sep
aration, year of longing and home
sickness, / was greeted with a stare by
the girl who had declared she would al
ways trust and believe in me.
I watched the wagon until bend in
the road hid it from view, and then still
looked toward the spot where it had
disappeared.
A touch on my arm recalled my
thoughts, and / glanced around into
the solictous face of my old nurse.
II guess de young woman is putty"
said Mrs. Snyder. Zach, and you dink
so, too, Mr. Mel"
Eyes, she is beautiful, very beauti-
full" / murmured, more to myself than
for answer to the widows clumsy at
tempt at pleasantly.
Sarahs watchful old eyes and the
promptings of her affection for me dis
cerned something more in the fixed
gaze 1 had sent after the wagon than
suddenly awakened admiration.
What is id, Mel? Do you know her?"
the good soul asked, anxiously.
'I'll tell you some time" l answered.
Yes, yes; beautiful indeed was Flor
ence, lovelier than ever, and good and
true-well, 1 did not seem to feel so sure
of her faith. She had passed me by
without extending a salutation. l
could not blame her for not recognizing
me, after the resolve l had made, but it
cut me to the heart, nevertheless.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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THE PRIME OF LIFE.

oh. bless the glad suns warmth and light!
Away. my love. We'll wander.
To where the larch shines green and bright
Against the dim wood yonder.
The young shoots sprout so fast to-day,
The old oak leaves are falling.
And from the coppice far away
L hear the cuckoo calling.
Hark, there among the high elm trees
The thrush sings where he settles;
And see. below, anemones
Put forth their blushing petals.
Does not the poet tell how spring
Affects a young mans fancy?
And so my heart turns. while / sing,
To love and you, my Nancy.
Each step new charms does nature add,
New beauties still discovers,
To make this old world young and glad
For us, young, happy lovers.
Ours is the joy the lark feels there
Tuning his song to madness.
fThank God that we are young, who share
And feel the young years gladness."
Then let our years be sad or gay,
And be they few or plenty,
Yet, sweetheart. we'll forget to-day
We have been wed for twenty!
Marshall Steele. in Black and White.