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To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. IS cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Antifat Mr.. Banting's Joke.

The late George Won BunseD, the &c.
complished and delightful son of the
baroness whose Life and Letters are
we'll known in America, once told me
an anecdote of the late Princess Mary
of Teck and the celebrated Banting.
The princess became, in her middle life,
enormously stout, and finding her
weight a burden tried several methods
of reducing it. At last, having heard
much of Banting, she sent for him. She
was surprised to see that he was still
extremely bulky, and after few civil
preparatory remarks she said, but
your system has not made you very thin,
Mr.. Banting."
And proceeding to unbutton his coat
he disclosed large wire structure over
which the garment fitted. Inside was
the real Banting, incased in another
coat.
"This, madam" said he, pointing
with pardonable satisfaction to his
cage, twas my size before l commenced
dieting" He then nimbly disembarrass
ed himself of his framework and stood
before the royal lady exhibiting his ele.
giant figure.
Apparently the interview led to moth
ing but amusement, for the good Ouch.
ess of Teck remained very stout to the
end of her days.-Exchange
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
The Schools of Maine.

Inc annual report Of Superintendent
oil Schools W. ". Stetson, has lust been
compiled and il Il an unusually interest
ing document. The condition of the
common schools In every city. town and
plantation 10 the State for the school
year ending April l, 1897 is given. as are
also the lumber and condition of the
free high schools for the year ending
June |, 1897.
Inc whole number of persons 10 the
State between the ages Of 4 and Il. ia
09.f9s, an Increase OF 543 over the year
previous. The whole number of differ
ent scholars attending school during the
year was 1910, decrease Of 2.OOl
from the preceding year. The average
registered attendance per term for the
year was / IA 5o4. decrease of $50 from
the preceding year. The average daily
attendance per term for the year was
94,9I2. an Increase Of l.704 over the
preceding year.
The average length of the school year
was u weeks, l day. an increase of 3
days over last year. The aggregate
number Of weeks per year was ll9. 49S,
which Is BIG weeks more than a wear
ago.
There were est teachers employed
during the year. decrease Of 80 over
last year. OF these 925 were graduates
OF normal schools, while a year ago
there were SOB from the normal schools.
lhe average salary per month of the
male teachers was s34 80, an increase of
81 % over last year. The average salary
per month of the female teachers was
S22.44, an increase Of 50 a.
There were at the time of the making
of this report. 4,39l schools. 81 more
than last year. OF this number l.074
were graded schools. 81 more than last
year. There are 4, l9G school houses in
the state, "a less THAI wear ago.
The estimated value OF all the property
is 81, 13s, SOC, au increase of S345. 445 over
last year. The legislation of 1897 has
had tendency already TO raise the STAN
dard Of the free high schools. 50 Mr..
Stetson declares. and its effect will be
still more emPhatically apparent during
The next year aud years following. az
the new requirements come 10 be more
fully understood and more generals
complied with. The decrease in the
number of scholars, while the number of
schools has increased, and the large COM
parative increase in the number of pupils
taking advanced studies show that the
schools have been more carefully graded
ana that the requirements in this respect
are being complied with
There are z62 towns that have free
high schools. 10 more than was the
case year ago. There were 1000 pu-
pills registered, a decrease of 675. There
was an average attendance of 1873. a
decrease of | ,l40.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

The usual press dispatch of Monday,
states that the Congregational ministers
of Cumberland county on that day. ex
pressed 10 a resolution their disapproval
of the conduct of Judge Foster. In the
passage of the resolution the association
wished it distinctly understood that the
resolution was unanimous only 80 far as
it affected those actually present. The
resolution urgently asked that Governor
Powers refuse to reappoint Judge Fos-
ter, unless the charges against him be
proved false. The proposition that
charges should "be proved false" is not
correct one as we understand law and
usage in such cases. The charges
against Judge Foster should be proved
to be true by "preponderance of evil
dence" 10 order to count against him,
and, if so proven, no power or influence
on earth should cause Governor Powers
to nominate him for another term upon
the supreme bench of Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

The Curfew law is growing in favor
In many places. More than 300 cities
and towns have adopted Curfew laws,
requiring children under fifteen, unless
accompanied by parents or absent with
leave, to be at home by nine p. Ia. in
summer and eight in winter. Lincoln,
Neb., was the first city to adopt such a
law, about two years ago. Among those
that have followed the example are
Omaha, Neb., Denver, Colo, Kansas
City, Mo-, Des Moines, Ia, Topeka,
Kan, and Evanston, H. These laws
were at first regarded with some ridicule
but Mayor Graham of Lincoln, says
there was decrease of rs per cent in
the arrests of youths during the first
month of the ordinance. The superin-
tendent of the Nebraska reform school
says there has been a decrease in com
mitments to his institution. The chief
of police of st. Joseph, Mo-, says that
seven-eighlhs of the people approve it.
There has been reduction of so pei
cent in commitments to the reform
school from that city.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Cut and Strikes.

A 10 to II per cent cut in wages OF
operatives in cotton mills i'll the New
England States took effect Monday and
has thus far been accepted generally,
but there are strikes in some places.
New Bedford is the strike center.
About 1900 operatives struck Monday
in IS mills run by nine corporations and
later the other four were obliged to
shut down from lack of workmen.
In Maine the operatives in the mills
in Saco and Biddeford, numbering about
s, 900 refused to enter the mills Monday
and the PSI, 1854 spindles are idle. The
operatives in the Androscoggin mill and
the Androscoggin Bag mill, about $50
in number, remained out Monday.
1t is estimated that 1880 cotton mill
operatives are out in New Bedford, Fall
River and Fitchburg, Mass, Burlington,
Vt, Saco, Biddeford and Lewiston,
Maine. The contest bids fair to be a
long and stubborn one.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
AMERICAN LUMBER SUPPLY.
The Planting of Forests Likely to Be IN
Important Industry.

The Planting Of Forests Likely to BE sn
Important Industry.
Looking not very far into the future,
it seems that the planting Of American
forests will become productive indus
try. Preservation of old forests, with
their masses of dry underbrush and fire
inviting collections of dry leaves, may
be advisable for some reasons. These
Immense masses of firewood undoubted-
ly tend to collect snow, which, by its
gradual melting, furnishes supply to
the water reservoirs beneath the surface
of the ground. Snow thaws less quickly
under the shade of trees than in the
bright sunlight Less water, therefore,
runs to supply floods and freshets than
when the snow is made to pass away
gradually. But this question does not
affect the solid timber interests.
In old forests, where there is strug-
gle for life among the trees by reason
of their growing so thickly together,
the result is the necessity of waiting
many years before the trees will reach
size to make them desirable for tim
Der purposes. Where trees have room to
grow and are properly cared for most
kinds of American trees will furnish
useful timber in 90 or 80 years. and for
many other purposes they can be en-
ployed even younger. 1t takes we'll on
to century for the struggling trees in
a dense wood to have any marketable
value.
While good timber is becoming grad.
ually scarcer on account of our annual
forest fires, rising from the conditions
already stated, the demand is increasing,
and, what is more remarkable, Europe
is already calling on America for sup
ply of lumber. American oak especially
is in great demand in the old world
while our black walnut is closely fol
lowing in its wake Our lighter woods
also-such as the tulip tree and poplar
are coming into great demand there
for packing boxes and cases where light
weight is a great object. Those who are
interested i'll forestry in our country
should take up the matter of encourage
ment of forest planting. 1t will soon bt
greater question than forest preserya
ton. -Meehan's Monthly.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased porti~r OF the ear. There is
only one way to care Deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachan Tube.
When the tnbe gets inhamed you have a
rumbling sound OF imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever: nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an in1amed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh]
that cannot be cured by Halls Catanh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
F. !. CHENEY 4 Co, Toledo, O..
u Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Madison.

Rfv' A. }. Wheeler of Auburn. lec-
tured at the congregational church. last
rloay evening His subject was Rum
Rags and Ruin IN Europe aud America .
Mr.. Wheeler is an a6le speaker and
handled his subject to the entire satIs-
faction OF the large audience.
The Indian Spring wooden mill en-
ploys 225 hands in its night and dav
shifts. The NIL has orders that will re-
qulre several months to I'll. which il a
very gratifying outlook, especially to
the stockholders.
Mr.. L. W. Weston Of skowhegan.
owner Of the gfi-t mill at this place. and
II. h. Perkins. the former miller. will
Win Mr.. Weston, DO generous grain.
feed and milling business under the firm
name Of Perkins & Weston.
The Mfg Investment Co. will shin
"o sample orders OF about TWENTY-FIVE
tons each of their best pulp to New Cas-
tie, England, and Leigh. Scotland. II
Is hoped that this viii prove an opening
wedge TO The markets Of the tinted
Kingdom.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
State Agricultural Association.

The annual meeting for the year OF
1893 of the Maine State Agricultural As
ISOLATION was held In Auburn, Friday,
Jan. 14th. A new board of trustees
were formed as follows: President,
Isaiah Pompilly; secretary, George Il.
Clarke; treasurer, E. G. Eveleth; trus-
tees, Isaiah Pompilly, A. J. Libby, A.
w. Gilman, Benjamin Hamilton, w. c.
Marshall.
Hon. r. o. Beal representing the
Eastern Maine Agricultural Association
and Alonzo Libby representing the
Rigby Park Association were present
and were called by President Pompilly
into a joint session with the Maine
State Agricultural Association for the
purpose of announcing dates for the
three fairs.
The question before the conference
was fully discussed and inasmuch as
Rigby Park Association had claimed
their dates viz: August %, %, "a, 20
and 20, and since the Eastern Fair AS
ISOLATION had claimed their dates viz.
August 80, 81, Sept. l and 2, therefore
it was voted that the Maine State AS
sociation should adopt Sept. 5, @, 7, s
and with the full understanding that
all future dates of each of these fairs
be settled by joint action of these
societies.
President Pompilly made appoint.
ments as follows: for Supt. of the horse
department, B. F. Hamilton of Bidde
ford; for Supt. of the cattle department,
A. j. Libby of Embden; for Supt. of the
ticket department, A. ". Gilman OF
Foxcroft; for Supt. of the hall depart
ment, w. c. Marshall, Belfast. The
next meeting of the association will be
held in Auburn, Feb. 18th.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
ANCIENT POLITICAL RINGS
Olden Time Schemes For Obtaining Wealth
and Power.

Olden Time Schemes For Obtaining Wealth
and Power.
The evil of monopolies and rings was
known to ancients, Aristotle referring
to them in his politics, and then, as
now, it was found necessary to hold
them in check by legislation. The mo-
nopolist was in Roman law called a
dardanarius and punished under the
Lex Julia de Ammonia. Monopolies of
clothing, fish and all articles of food
were prohibited by the Emperor Zeno
under pain of confiscation and exile, SO
that it is certain that the "rings" of
the ancient days were as mischievous as
they are now. At Athens law linn
tied the amount of corn a man might
buy. The earliest recorded instance we
have was corn ring.
There is an ancient tradition that the
king who made Joseph his prime mini
lister and committed into his hands the
entire administration of Egypt was
Apepi. Apepi was one of the shep-
herd kings and ruled over the whole of
Egypt as Joseph's pharaoh seems to
have done. The prime minister during
seven years of remarkable plenty bought
up every bushel of corn beyond the alb
solute needs of the Egyptians and stored
it. During the terrible famine that fol-
lowed he was able to get his own price
and bartered corn successfully for the
Egyptian money, cattle and land, and
taking One-fifth for pharaoh, made him
supremacy wealthy. 1t was not merely
provident act, but very polite one
his policy being to centralize power in
the monarch's hands. London An
SYara
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Dawson,s Food Supnlv.

Seattle Wash, Jan. 19-Twenty-two
persons have just arrived from Dawson.
In reference to the food situation they cor
roborate previous reports that. while food
Is scarce, there will be no starvation. They
consider that it will be Impossible to get
a relief expedition in at this season of the
year. Relief expeditions can easily
reach the foot of Lake Lebarge, but the
trouble will begin when the Yukon river
is reached
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
CHI RICHES.

CONGREGATIONAL CHuRcH-Rey. J. A. Jones
pastor. Sunday-horning service 10. 30. sun
DAY school. IL NJ; y. p. s. {. L. , Y. Wednes-
day evenings Prayer meeting followed by
teachers meeting
THE CBHBTTAg ESDEAgoR Society Of the
Congregai ional church-C. A. Cleveland, presi-
cent; Belle Adams, Sec; and Treas. Meetings
Sunday eve In yestry
BAPTIsT CBURcH-ReY. b. + Turner pastor
Sunday-Aorning service, 1880; sunday school
IL NJ prayer meeting p. M.
The CHEisTIAN EsDKAyoK Society Of the
baptist churchill. + Turner, Pres. Mrs. { T.
inSs Wednesday evenings in yestry at TO.
The NEHEMIAH SOCIETY of the Baptist church
e h. Hustey, Pres. Mrs. j. 7. WEIGH, sec !;
Mrs. Lucy Husseyi Treas. Meetings once a
month on call.
SOCIETIES
LEBANON LODGE No. lie r & A. M-Ceorge
q. Carr Master &. A. Harrington sec +. e.
Danforth' Treas. Regular meetings Saturday
on or before the full Of the moon.
QuINsEBAssETT LODGE No. 100 I. o. o p
4. W. Wing, Noble Grand ". b. LOngley,
Sec NJ G. Holt, Treas. Meetings Monday eve
nings at 30.
SOMERSET LoDGE No III REBEKAH-Delora
Hilton, Noble Grand; jeanette 6. johnson, Re
cording Sec; Lillian Hail. Treas. Meetings md
and 4th Friday evenings.
EcHo LODGE 1903 KNIGHTS OF t-THiAs-W. NJ.
Murphy, Ghancelor; W. b. Pierce, X. Of r. K
'st % W htA6f dHbSI VI f3GDtQuEf- TUESDAY
evenings at Miller's HALL
OLD POINT LoDGE No. 314 /. 0. 6. T.-Perey
Neasey, Z. T. G.. H. Jewett, Sec. Lila Carr.
Treas. Regular meetings Thursday evenings in
Grange Hall.
SOMERSET GRANGE No. Is p. of HE. P Hol-
way aster 4. II. Tobey, Sec; Eben Miller,
Treas. Meetings Thursday evenings on OF be-
fore full of the moon and two weeks after at
Miler's Hall
BATES POST No. IS G. A. RIB. b. Wells,
Commander; c. A. Harrington, Adj; Herbert
T. Hale, QuarteTmaster Meetings first Tues
day evenings in Grange Hall.
BATES RELIEF Corps No. l4-Mrs. Lizzie B
Jones, Pres; Mrs. Mary L. Carr, Sec; Mrs.
Electa 7. Tobey, Treas Meetings second and
fourth Tuesday afternoons of each month at the
homes of the members.
THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT socIRTY-Mrs.
j W Hathaway, Pres. Mrs j. ID. Ames,
Sec; Mrs. c. A. Harrington, Treas Meetings
first and third Friday afternoons Of the month.
OosoLA ComhANDRRY No. ga, L. 0. g. CD
ID. Ames, Noble Commander Mrs. Caroline
Ames, Keeper of Records: f. Z. DYER, Treas
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
YOUNG MURDERER,
sive-Year-Oid Child Killed by u Youth
at Phiiade fphia.

n fhiinue phiH.
Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-THE body of g.
year old Percy Lockyear, who Is believed
to have been murdered Friday night by
Samuel Henderson, Is years, was found
In the bottom of Redde's creek, Six
tieth and Catharine streets, and there
seems little doubt in the minds of the
police that Henderson Is guilty of the
crime. He Is now locked In cell at
police headquarters.
The body of the child when found was
weighted by two heavy stones, one about
his neck and the other around his ankles.
His skull was crushed in and there was q
knife thrust just above the heart and
similar wounds on his breast, side and
forehead, while on one side of his face
WAS a long cut extending from below the
| eye to the chin
/ Percy did not return home Friday
evening; the parents notified the police
and an unsuccessful search for him was
made. Saturday 1t was learned that
Henderson had been seen in the woods
with the child. Henderson, on beng
questioned, told different stories, but
finally said that while he was whiting
stick with large knife, Percy acct
uenldlly ltu d6diilSl the "0lCn
entered deeply into his breast. The
blood spurted from the wound and the
child fell dead. Henderson said he threw
the body into creek. He led the search
ers to where the boys hat and coat had
! been hidden and also pointed out the
! place in the creek where he had thrown
! the body.
! When shown the mutilated body of the
child, the prisoner admitted that he was
responsible for the cuts, but he still per-
sisted that 1t was an accident. The po-
lice believe that it was planned muir
der, in which the guilty one also pur-
posed ending the life of another boy,
Willie Addison, years old. Henderson.
1t is said, has been reading trashy novels
of the wild western stamp, and has
Shown desire to emulate the hero" OF
those tales. The police assert that Hem
derson accompanied Lockyear and Ad-
olson to the woods, but instead of any
accident happening to either, he tied
| both children to a tree. Addison broke
away and ran home. 1t was then. 1t is
said, that young Loekyear's death was
accomplished. DR.. Morton, the coroner
physician, who examined the thrust
above the heart. said that II caused the
death of the little fellow.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Mrs. Nack's Effects,

New York, Jan. 19.-The sale of the
effects of Mrs. Mack. sentenced to IL
years imprisonment for participating
In the murder of William Guldensllppe.
was commenced yesterday. After re
fusing several offers of $500 from mu-
scum proprietors for the entire outfit.
which consisted of clothing and house
hold goods, the auctioneer endeavored TO
sell THEM piece by piece. A large crowd
was present, but the articles disposed of
hardly brought their intrinsic value.
After about $50 had been realized, the
sale was stopped.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Getting Ready.

Mr.. Wiggles-I ordered two dinner
sets sent home today, Maria.
Mrs. Wiggles - Two dinner sets!
Why, Joshua Wiggles, are you crazy
What in the world do we want of two
more dinner sets?
Mr., Wiggles-Why, didn't you tell
me yesterday that you were going away
next week to lie gone month? | want
to have dishes enough in the house so
that won't have to wash any while
you are away. --Somerville journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

Baltimore, Jan. 19.-Ferdinand A.
Dieffenbach. chief deputy warden of the
Maryland penitentary was probab. y
fatally stabbed by Levi Poindexter, a
negro convict The stabbing occurred
while the GGanvicts were at dinner, and a
table knife was the weapon used. The
attempt on the life of the deputy warden
is believed to have been the outcome Of
long cherished hatred for him on the
part of the negro. The negro was dis
armed and is in double irons in a dark
cell. Poindexter is serving a six years
sentence for receiving stolen goods.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

Governor Powers on Wednesday, made
a batch of nominations among which
were those of ". W. Stetson the present
incumbent for State Supt. of schools
Prof. II. L. Chapman of Brunswick,
trustee of normal schools; John o. Shaw,
orphan asylum; H. II. Powers, Pitts
field and Charles F. Dore, Athens, trial
justices for Somerset county.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
VIII Resist che Courts.

Chelsea, L. T., Jan. 1S.-Judge Wat
Starr is out with a sensational mani
festo in which he declares he will re
sist the federal courts and their right to
suspend the Cherokee courts until he is
arrested. He further says the Cherokee
delegation will help him out and de
fen1 him HtaIr is a Oh. rokct and jud T.
of the circuit court He is the only tribal
officer to make such declara ion, al.
the rest having submitted gracefully
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

Judge Strout, today, granted an in
junction on the petition of L. ID. Lancas-
ter of Pittsfeld, which enjoins Charles
d. Haines of Undertook, n. Y, and
others from disposing of stocks and
bonds of the Wiscassett & Quebec rail
road during the tendency of Mr.. Lancas-
ter's suit in equity against said defend
ants.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Clubbing Rates.

1t il now the season when our readers
are thinking about subscribing for one
or more magazines, and iE accordance
with our usual custom we make the fol-
lowing offers until January lst. The
magazines or papers named below and
the REPORTER one full year at the fol-
lowing rates:
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

Among the Maine citizens of note re-
Gently deceased was Hon. Charles A.
White of Gardiner, who was treasurer of
State in the year 1879. His death occur
red Monday, at the age of sixty-eight.
He was for many years prominent in
business affairs In Gardiner, member of
the firm G. A. & j. d. White.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

The steamer Corona arrived, Tuesday,
at Victoria, B. c., having on hoard 80
men from Dawson, who brought OUT
close upon million dollars. They
confirm the reported findings of quartz
lead on Bonanza Creek, but it is not the
mother lode. All the new creeks are
turning out we'll. There is no starva-
ton.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20

The Lewiston Daily Sun has been sold
by Isaac N. Cox of Manchester, n. H.,
to Rev. X. ID. Towne, until recently pas
tor of the Bates street Universalist
church in that city. The paper was
published under the new management,
Wednesday morning.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Loan ,I,naeer Missing.

Boston, Jan. 19.-Edward A. Knight
manager Of the loan business Of J. a
Canning, disappeared from Boston sun
day, and it is alleged that he has taken
part of tie valuables in the safe with
him. Examination Of the valuable
left behind and the books of the concern
shows that the amount taken reachcs
$50 900.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
Life In Kentucky.

Middlesboro, KY, Jan. 17-An ex-
traordinary series of crimes on Sandy
fork, in an isolated part of this state. be-
gan last Wednesday. when a party Of
negroes who were playing cards at what
Is called blind tiger got into a dis
pute concerning the way the game was
progressing. Drunkenness added to the
brutality Of the fight which followed.
-Four men were killed then, and subse-
quently the fight was renewed by friends
on both sides until the mortality list is;
equal almost to the casualties in a mill
tary engagement. The feeling aroused
grave apprehension of more crime