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The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-23
STATE OF MAINE.
Thanksgiving Proclamation
By the Governor.

As we approach the termination of the
year, we should be devoutly conscious of the
manifold blessings which it has SO abundantly
brought to our State and all that dwell there
in, with no grudging hand. Abundant har.
vests, successful business activity and enter
prise, unprecedented prosperity, happiness
and progress have signally marked and en-
phasized the benefits and enjoyments which
have crowded the rolling seasons of the year.
For these and many other temporal blessings
for health and exemption from all calamties
and contagious diseases-for higher religious
and educational privileges and advancement,
and especially for the spirit of patriotism, self
sacrifice and devotion to the best interests of
humanity, progress and good government
that has guided and determined our onward
march as people among the nations of the
earth, we have, indeed, abundant reasons for
for thanksgiving and for humbly and reverent-
ly recognizing the goodness of "the Lord OF
Hosts, wonderful in counsel and excellent in
working" Therefore, l, Llewellyn Powers
Governor of the State of Maine, conforming
to adopting the time named in the Thanks
giving Proclamation of the President of the
United States, do, with advice and consent OF
the Executive Council, hereby designate
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-23

Fine line of hair goods at Curtis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08

with popular writers on natural his
tory. and many accounts have been
written of its ferocity. which are al
most invariably denied by naturaliStS:
yet / am inclined to think that in some
Instances certain individuals are more
or less pugnacious. L have handled
scores of them from the gulf OF MeNi-
co and California and observed only
one iDstance-the one cited-where the
animal deliberately rushed to the at
tack, though l know of two others.
One was observed by Mr.. Ralph Ar
mold. 4 geologist of Pasadena. He was
wading among the pools at low tide
at Point San Pedro when suddenly he
heard cry, and, turning, saw some
children in a pool, wading, and moving
toward them . large octopus, its long
arms raised above the water. Whether
the animal would have attempted TO
attack them is 4 question, as it was
interrupted in Il more or less violent
manner. y resident of Washington
told me that once when visiting the
shore he was advised by the fisherman
with him to avoid the pools and when
ii became necessary to cross them TO
pass over as quickly as possible, as
large Octopi frequented them. He con-
Sidcred this the eNaggeration of Il fish
2rman and paid but little attention to
it; but once in crossing pool, stepping
from stone TO stone, suddenly Il long,
lvid arm shot out of the water and
reached insinuatingly for his legs. the
entire animal moving rapidly toward
him. He, however. reached the rccks
safely and bOmbarded the animal with
stones. He estimated its size at %
feet across. judging the tentacleS to
have been u feet in length. Again, it
cannot be determined from this wheth
er the animal would have seized him.
though The observer was confident that
it would and that it was large enough
to have held him under water had he
been pulled inc. + Holder in Scien-
tific American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
A Grewsome Superstition.

A rumor got about i'll 4 village IN
Russia. not far from the German from
tier, that the corpse Of n woman who
had recently been buried had turned in
the coffin. Everybody i'll the village not
only believed the rumor, but aScribed
the prevailing drought as the cause. y
village council was held, and it was de
.ided that the husband of the woman
should have the coffin opened and the
body replaced in its original position.
The husband. however. promptly re-
fused, and nothing could persuade him
to yield to the unanimous wish of his
fellow villagers, whereupOn the latter
took the matter in their own hands and
went to the churchyard to dig up and
open the coffin. To their great surprise
the body lay in its original position.
Their establishment was not lCSSened
when the legal authorities appeared on
the scene and opened an inquiry. with
n view of imposing punishment for the
Dissertation of the grave.
The whole neighbOrhood was pos
sesSed with the idea that newly buried
persons were to blame for the preva-
lence of the dry weather, for in anoth-
er village, not far off, a grave was
opened and the coffin unscrewed to
pour water on the corpse. The be-
nighted peasants of this village were
of the opinion that this was the best
to supply them with much needed rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
ANDALUsIA AIRINGS.

Andalusia, Nov. S.-Mrs. Burtus
has returned to Muscatine.
Mrs. Alex Hayes is visiting friends
in Taylor Ridge.
The dance last Thursday evening
was well attended
Andrew Simmons has returned
home from Oregon.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira johnson Saturday.
Frank Seefcldt and family were in
Rock Island last week.
Harry Anthony, Of Rock Island,
was Il caller in our village.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Finley spent
Sunday with the latter's mother.
There will be preaching at the
Baptist church Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
Miss Carrie Walton, who has been
teaching the North Buffalo Prairie
school, is home on Il vacation.
William NiXdorff, of Sherrard, and
Mr.. EXstrom, of Reynolds, spent Sun
day with friends in our village.
There will be quarterly meeting at
the L. b. church Saturday and Sun
day evening and there is to bea series
of meetings at the church next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
spain.s Greatest Need.

Il. p. Olivia, of Barcelona,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S.
C. Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in the back of the head. On
using Electric Bitters, America s
greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all
pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that it
cures liver and kidney trouble puri-
ties the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor
and new life into every muscle, nerve
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed, only so cents. Sold by
Hartz q Uilemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
soUrH HEIGHTS HAPPENINGS.

South Heights, Nov o.-Miss Mary
McCarty is spending a few days with
Miss Alma Wilson, near Sherrard-
The brickyards of j. w. Graham
and Redeker brothers have finished
work for the season.
Mrs. +. w. Lewis, of Geneseo, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wood, and other relatives.
Mrs. Frank Norris. who has been
very sick with erysipelas, is somewhat
better, as her friends will be glad to
hear
c. Birkemeyer and family have
moved up from Rock Island and are
living in the house owned by William
Luc as on Eighteenth avenue.
Sidney Fleener has sold the proper
ty which he bought from William
Nepka to w. T DriPps. of Milan
Mr.. Fleener and family have moved to
Rock Island.
j. c. Irwin, of Moberly, Mo, who
was visiting here few days last week,
sold his property to Perry O'Haver, of
Milan. q. c. Pinkerton and family,
who have been occupying the Irwin
house. viii move down to Seventeenth
street near Eleventh avenue.
Master Leo Pinkerton gave party
to 20 little friends last Saturday after
noon. 1t was n parlor picnic and 4
right good time the children had.
They played in the leaves which had
been put in an empty room for them.
Mrs. Pinkerton served refreshments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
Black Ink rs n Face Wash.

8 British traveller in Africa, weary
md exhausted, was received Hospital
bly, one evening in the kraal of Il Hot
tentot prince. Early next morning he
was about to write down the events OF
the previous weeks when he perceived,
To his dismay. that the ink in his trav-
cling case was dried up. With n sigh
of disappointment, he was packing up
his writing materials when his eye fell
on n glass vessel standing on n bamboo
shelf, which. on closer inspection.
proved to be genuine ink pot nearly
full to the brim.
Delighted at the discovery. he sat
down and worked away ut his diary.
Suddenly he was disturbed in his occu-
patton by young ncgress, who,
springinG toward him, snatched the ink
pot from the table in passionate haste.
Her agoniZing screams soon attract
ed the other members of the family,
and the unSuspecting stranger was
soon made aware that he had commit
ted the heinous offense of laying sacri-
legious hands on the carefully guarded
provision of ink which the rich aunt OF
the monarch had bought from a Euro
pean trader as a toilet preparation for
improving the complexion.
The explorer was forthwith arrested
and sentenced to death, and the edict
would have been put into execution
had not a British man-of-war arrived
in the bay. The captain, learning of
his countryman's exploit, promptly
interviewed and appeased the irate roy
al house by a gift of half 4 pint of
black ink
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08

J. e. BgRKHART, ND
MRS. HADA NJ. BURKHART' H.
DRs. BURKHART u BURKHABT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
DIR. CORA EMERY REED,
Homeopathic Physician.

s,sc,al attention TO diseases OF women and
children also diseases of eye, ear, nose ana
throgt ONCE hOurs-9:3O TO II q. M, 70 : p
no 32I Sixteenth street, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
Licensed to Wed.
ID viii NOT be a surprise to ANN wh

1t will not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
tiles of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy,
to know that people everywhere take
pleasure in relating their experience
in the use of that splendid medicine
and in telling of the benefit they have
received from it. of bad colds it has
cured, of threatened attacks of pneu-
monia it has averted and of the chill
dren it has saved from attacks of
Group and whooping cough. 1t is n
grand, good medicine. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
Read Testimony:

Read Testimony:
Mr. Matthew Young, of this viii
lage has entirely recovered. He was
afflicted with cancer of the lower lip.
The cancer was removed the 1st of
September by DIR. Uriah Branch, of
St. Paul. who is a cancer specialist.
DR.. Branch did not use n knife, but
put on a salve which drew out the
cancer. The principal cure was
effected by some internal remedy,
which DIR. Branch says kills the can
Ger germ, and which has proven true
in Mr.. Youmg's case, for he was cured
in 10 days. No scar remains and the
cure is permanent"
DR.. Uriah Branch's Office is No. Il
East Seventh street, St. Paul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
Settled 1t,

He "a suilor) - Grammarians have
never been quite sure of the proper
distinction between II shall' and Il
will,' but to my mind there is no diff
Guilty.
She-I don't quite know the distinc
ton myself.
He thinking he sees his opportuni-
ty)-Well, take the question. "Will you
marry me-" Supposing / ask you, your
reply would be not Il WILL" but
She (emphatically)-I won't,-Judy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
Physicians.

ONCE Tremann block once hours 70 IL
TO ara to Q =. NJ. 'Ebone No. SUE
ROCK Island, III. Night calls answered from
ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
c. T. FOSTER NJ ID.
Physician and Surgeon.

once between Third and Fourth avenues or
Twentieth street. once hours: 10 ii d m
PLo4p IN and to9p. u. Night calls fror
oh-ce Phone 1854
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
PHYSICIANS.
7. II. FIRST, IL. D.
Physician and Surgeon

p,ora 4 m 1897. Omce, S2o Twentieth
erect once hours: &c To i2 o. m; 70 ana
7tosp m Sunday, $50 10 $50 Q. nj l;5o 10
d.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
DR.. 6. IL. MILLER,
veterinary Surgeon ara DENTIST.

.ud,seases of horses and cattle treated on
anproyed principles. Surgical operations per
formed In . sciensiiic manner. Dogs treated
All calls promptly attended to- Residence,
1928 Fifth avenue. Telephone 44Ol- once
and infrnary. IGI5-i6l1 Fourth avenue
IMsucker's stable), opposite No. ire mousse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
To Make the EYES BRIGHT.

The simple plan Of bathing the eyes
with cold water every night at bed
time and the first thing on getting up
in the morning viii make the eyes
both clear and bright. The applica-
ton of cold water causes the blood in
the numerous little blood vessels which
surround the eyes to circulate freely,
and in consequence the eyes viii be-
come stronger and brighter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08

a genius has arrived at the conclusion
that a gold coin passes from one to an
other 1000. 600, 600 times before the
stamp or impression upon it becomes OBJ
liberated by friction.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-13
ACTRESS
Is Turned Against by Her Man
Some Surprises.


scripps McRae League.
Toledo, o.. Dec l3-rheatrical Man
agcr Joe Harris showed a letter Co
day written TO him by Actress Julia
Morrison a few hours before she shot
and killed Actor Frank Liedcn on The
stage az Chattanooga, Tenn where
she is 60 bc tried this week The let
tcr indicatcs she was laboring under d
high degree of excitement on account
of imaginary abuses by Licdcu, who
wts travelling managcr She perslst
ed. Harris says. in wearing inappro-
pirate costumes, aud Liedcn eXPottu.
lated This made her angry, and liar.
ris SAYS hc is convinced she undertook
TO trap him into position where she
would have au apparently good reason
Tor killing him. She says In the let.
ter, among other things.
Not another day will ! endure OF
this hell. Now you telegraph Frank
Liedeu TO shut his d--n mouth and let
me alone. for / will go no further. Tie
leaves or I leave
Harris was supposed 10 bc Ia sympa
thy with Miss Morrison, but be says
he thinks the woman Hnd her husband
are anticipating acquittal by south
ern court, and are already preparing
20 advertise accordingly. tie wall
have some surprises TO spring at the
trial. tie says ,he woman had previ'
ously been involved Ia a shooting
affair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-13
sucoNp HANciNc
in 90, r,rrltof, and rir.t in The rcrritop
aklrk's case.

in che r'rritof, and Iirst in the Trrritor,
-kifk's Case.
Judge McAtee has very unpleasant
task 90 perform when he sentences
Taylor Kirk today. n ire judge as
sesscs the death penalty which was
b ought iu by the jury IL will be the
arst time q prisoner was ever cor
dcmncd 20 death m Canadian county,
and the second one iu the territory
The legal hanging in the territory
was that % the negro Brown who wac
executed la 1850, in Oklaboma county,
for the murder a a man woman aud
child
Several prominent lawyers of this
city say that when "a man Be- sentenced
Co death be- is hung in the county
whore bee was sentenced N this is true
sheriff Crosby 90 Canadian county will
-pring the trap that will launch the
soul - Tay lor kirk into eternity
a great many people thought Kirk
would break duwn when the jury
brought in the verdict, bat be did not,
ON the contrary he held his head erect
and no one 90 look at his face would
think it trou bled bin in the least lie
has great nerve.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-13
OUR CLUB LIST

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ers OF the following newspapers Tor
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Persons who are already subscribers
to the Leader can take advantage Of
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paying the amount now due for the
Leader.
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The Weekly Leader and Atlanta
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ADDRESS an Communications 20 the
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ron CLlnNs AND CARRIERS.

4 Sperial CiNii service Examination Co be-
Held January q. 1900.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that special ex.
animation will be held by its poet
on board Of examiners In the city
an January 3, 1900, commencing
at0R m, tor the positions OF clerk
aud carrier in the postonice iD this
city.
The examiLAtion will consist Of
spelling, arithmetic, letter.writing,
penmanship, copying from plain copy.
geography Of the United States aud
reading addresses The arithmetic
will consist Of tcstt Ia the iundamcnt.
a. principles extending a. far a. com
mon and decimal fractions and em
bracing problems.
The age limitations are as fol- 'ows.
Clerk not lesh than is years.
Carrier, between 2i and 90.
Applicants for carrier must weigh
not less than l25 pounds. must oo not
less than o a.. in iL height, and
must hle With their applications a
medical certificate on form II, show
them 10 be not under the required
weight and height and 20 possess the
required physical qualifications.
No application will be accepted for
this examination unless hlcd Ia com
plete form with the board At the post
Office in Guthrie, before hour OF elos-
ing. business on December 26, 1899.
This examination Is open 20 all citi-
zens OF the United States who may de-
sire 20 enter the service, and who
comply with the requirements, All
such persons are invited 20 apply; but
attention is invited 10 the fact that u
| h practice Of the postofice department
[ Ia making appointments 20 the grades
/ OF clerk and carrier 30 give preference
I 90 those eligitles who are legal resl-
dents OF the territory included within
/ the general postal delivery oi the city
,n which the examination ia held
/ Subject 20 this preference applicants
I will be examined, graded aud certified
\ with entire impArtiAlity, aud wholly
/ without regard 20 any confederation
save their ability as shown by tue
I grade they attain Tn the examination
For application blanks Forms iOl
aud ll0l, full instructions, specimen
examination question aud Information
reletive 90 The duties gAlArles OF
the different positions hHH tae loca
tiou % the examination room, apply
20 the secretary Of the board Of exam
iners al the pCstofilce Ia the city nam
ed above.
CARRIE N pERKISs,
Secretary Local Board
nutHrfa nlfnhuma
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Guthrie, o. T., Dee. Z, 1922
Notice IL hereby given that bids win
be received on or before the 3oth day
oi December, 1899, for the leasing q
all the vacant ,chool, public building,
university or indemnity lands In tho
territory Of oklahoma. subject 10 the
following conditions aud general
rules
All hids must be for term Of three
ycars from January 4, 1900, except in
cases where leases whose term expired
October D. 1899, have failed 90 avail
themselves of the non competitive rule
prescribed by the secretary % the IN.
terror, who " ill be- required 90 make
their applies tions from the date Of the
expiration of their late lease.
Each bid must be accompanied b.
ths amount of the frat years rental.
the bid is accepted, notes Cor tho
deferred payments will be sent for cS-
ccuuon, payable October !, 1901, and
October 1 1909
East ~ Range "a no person will be
permitted 20 lease more than one
quarter section West % said range
,no in quantities as may bc desired
Lcssees whose leases expired Oct 4,
1899, Who diu not apply 10 re-l@eee ana
who have fulfilled All the terms 90
their lease in good faith are hereby
notified that they may remove any and
all Improvement they have placed ON
the land
The board expressly reserves the
right o. reject any or all bids.
Lessces will be- expected 90 fully
comply with ths rules and regulations
oi the board adopted May e, 1890.
Lists Of lands effected hy this notice
and blank applications will be sent 10
ny person on application 20 the Soc.
retary OF the Hoard
By order Of the board for Leasing
school Lands.
q. NJ BARNES Governor.
WN. NJ. IKsKiNe. Secretary
s. N HorKiNB,
Supt Public Instruction.
CnAs. II. FIIsoN
Secretary Board.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-13

Take the most popular route 90 81
Louis and all points eaht, Kansas City
aud all points north aud west.
santa We trains make close connoo.,
tuna az Oklahoma City and Wiebita.
for oil points on the Frlsco line.
50 Louis and Kanans City mail and
express leaves Oklahoma Oity ~ 8Ti5
every morning; leaves ~. Louis 40 silOl
every evening and arrives AZ OklAhomn
City AZ $40 the following evening.
Through reclining chair cars with
out change Pullman palace sleepers
from Monett Va ~. Louis and Kansas
City. You can secure bcFtha before
leaving Oklahoma.
Further information will be cheer
fully given by The nearest agent or
y. OuNN.
dat, Fass. Agt wichita KanG
RvROH SNYDER, q. 4. A.,
~. Louis Mo.
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The colorod work in blggie herry
BOOK is an immensc aiS 10 berry grow
ers, 10 shows the leading bexs
ries true 20 size, shape aud color
They were first carefully painted
10y an experienced artIsi, and then re-
produced by photography AZ a cost of
over one thousand dollars. Aside from
the color work there are scores of re-
productions made directly from photo
graphs of berries, 90 that the reader
may have an accurate idea OF them
See publishers announcement in an
other colum. The price is so cents.
free by zaaii, address the publishers,
Wilmer Atkinson Co Philadelphia.
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WOODS0N
20 BE- Succeeded by q W. ~
SlOBch. Retired

Washington, ID cembcr i3.-The in
terror department will not delay the
appointment ofa successor 10 Major
Woodson, Indian agent at Darlington.
@ + Although Intended 10 be kept
secret Tor the present. it was learned
today that Msjor % W % stouch, y
retired army officer. will bc appointed
to dIl The vacancy. Major stouch is
here now receiving Instructions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-13

ST LOUIS. and all points
KANSAS CITY, and all points north and west
Eureka Springs has a world wide reputation a wonderful
health aud pleasure resort the curative properties OF whose
waters have equal the American continent and the grand
eur OF the scenery surpasses that OF Colorado.
Passenger train leaving Oklahoma City at $50 d. and
Wichita at 90 arrives st Louis the following morning
at 725 making close connection with all for the
Passenger train leaving ST Louis at dai arrives n Ok
lahoma City the following evening at o'clock and Wichita at
$3.50 making close connections a Wichita Oklahoma
City with the Santa Fe Our service unsurpassed We
latest improved seat and chair also Pullman observation
sleepers between ST Louis Oklahoma CITY and Wichita.
When pur nasng your tickets that they the
Frisco Line For further particulars call address
b. +. DUNN, Dist Pass. Agt, Wichita. kas
BRYAN SNYDER Gen, Pass Agt. St. Louis Mo.
T.. YOAKUM, General Manager
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Only direct Routo 30 raoinb Coast
Meals Served Va tnrtet Steam Heat fintseh Light
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-13

Pains in the chest when person
hasa cold Indicate tendency .ownrd
pneumonia A piece 81 hanuel dam
pened with Chamberlain Pain calm
aud bonnd onto the cbest over the seat
a. the pain viii promptly relieve the
pain and prevent the threatened al.
tack OF puemonia This same treat
ment will cure lame back Ia a few
hours sold Dy all druggihts.