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The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05
Trees In New Zealand.

The kauri il the monarch of the New
Zealand forest, an indigenous pine,
growing to enormous height, frequently
so feet, before it sends out Dough,
while its average diameter is from eight
to nine feet 1t is said to be 800 years
in reaching maturity. There is no I'M
derbrush in kauri forest, the prince of
trees permitting no rival within his do
main The totara is another species of
pine, which, however, has none of the
characteristics of the coniferfe of other
countries either in habit or in appear
ance.
The most singular of all is the rata,
q peculiar tree with somewhat the ma
ture of parasite. If it springs up near
a rimu pine, it winds about it like a
huge vine, its tightening coils gradual
ly crushing the life out of the unfortu-
nate pine. When it reaches the top, it
sends out branches and stands "A hollow
shell, its coils knit closely together by
a dense network Of fibers, which appear
in the last stage Of its growth. 1t has a
second rata springing up beside one of
earlier growth will absorb and destroy
it as it destroys the rimu. If, however,
neither rimu nor rata is within reach,
it grows up respectable and well be.
haved tree, attaining "a height of from
90 to GO feet, and is used for masts in
shipbuilding -Chautauquan.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

When "Our Mutual Friend was
published highly laudatory notice of
the book appeared in leading journal,
which was written by Mr.. X.s an ao-
quaintance of Dickens and very clever
man, who bias been dead for many
years. Mr.. X wrote to inform Dickens
of the service which he had rendered
him, and not only did he receive a
grateful, not to say gushing, reply, but
the author was SO delighted with the
timely lift which his book had been fla
vored with that he presented the re-
viewer with the manuscript of the
work, which Mr.. X. afterward it seems,
sold for 9250.
Anthony Trollope had stormy dis
oussion with Dickens at IA London din
ner party about the transaction, assert
ing with characteristic vehemence that
MIR. X. was wrong to inform Dickens
that he had written the review that
Dickens was much to blame for having
taken any notice Of his letter, and that
the gift of the manuscript should neith-
er have been offered nor accepted, as it
was practically bribery and corruption
--Iiiterature
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Literary Notes.

An interesting adventure in the Janu-
airy Mcclure will he a ride from London
to Glasgow on the locomotive of the
Scotch express (the preeminent "hyer''
of England), taken by Stephen Crane,
the novelist, and the late w. l.. Sonntag,
Jr., the artist M. Crane tells the story
in his own vivid, striking way; and pic
lures drawn from life by Mr.. Sonntag
(about the last work he did before his
untimely DEATH illustrate it.
Among the features of the present
issue of Harper's Weekly is an editorial
that discusses what is at present sub
ct of dominant interest TO Americans,
Imperialism and the People. William
Dinwiddie continues his special letters
from Puerto Rico, his subject for this
week being 1.-The Money of Puerto
Rico" Other leading features are
"Wassaiing," a description of a quaint
old English custom, text and illustra-
tions by c. V. DeLand, and mastery
review of DR.. Sven Hedin's noted work
of travel, Through Asia" by William
Elliot Griffls. The departments of
Music, Drama, Busy World, and ANA
teur Sport are very full, bright, and
comprehensive.
The January Atlantic opens the new
year and the new volume brilliantly and
forcibly with careful and discriminate
ing comparison between the Destructive
and Constructive Energies of our Gov
eminent. by President Eliot. of Harvard
University. President Eliot pays high
tribute TO the consummate skill and
energy displayed by President Mckinley
and Cabinet Officers in the management
of the late war, showing, moreover, that
these destructive war powers were, aud
always must be, previously prepared and
developed by the constructive arts of
peace.
Several features of striking interest
will be found in the opening numbers of
The Living Age for the new year. The
number for January Z, contains, among
o her things, a pungent and wholesome
lecture on Art and Morality. by M.
Ferdinand Brunetiere, which is trans
lated for the magazine and copyrighted
by it; the first instalment of The Fitch
ingham Letters, which are attracting
wide notice in The Cornhill by their
cleverness; and the beginning of short
serial
In finely illustrated article in the
January number of the New England
magazine, the life and works of j. b.
Carpeaux, the great French sculptor
receive admirable treatment at the hands
of Camille Thurwanger, who came into
close relationship with this great artist
during Carpeaux's later years. "A
genius among modern sculptors," Mr.
Thurwanger says of him, "CarpeauX
left behind, in spite of the brevity of his
career, works which will gain for him
the universal admiration of posterity.
No one else has been able, as he has
been, by displacing muscle, bv draping
a fold, by bringing sinew into relief,
to give to the cold, hard marble the
appearance of life and movement" The
article will have special value in view of
the fact that an exhibition of Carpeaux's
works will soon be given in New York.
WARREN f. KELLOGG, 8 Park Square,
Boston, Mass.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

Children should be taught 10 act in.
stead of screaming in cases If pressing
emergencies Many mothers themselves
are woefully ignorant Of what 10 do an
/ Ill the doctor comes in cares that require
instant attention.
A few years ago. in school | attend
/ ed, a young girl tainted aud fell 10 the
/ floor. In a moment the teacher had
raised her n a sitting posture. and we
] frightened children crowded around her.
Wrineipg our hands and crying We
j thought she was dead. IN the midst Of
the confusion young girl Of dozen
years came to the rescue by stretching
the unconscious girl fat upon her back
+ In quiet firm voice she said. "~ara
has only tainted, and you must stand
/ back and give her air Instantly the
circle that had been drawn around her
widened. the windows were thrown
open, the compression about the chest
removed and in few minutes the young
girl was herself again.
"Who taught you to act 50 calmly
and promptlv:' inquired the teacher
MY mother. " was the answer
"Once. when my little brother had fall
en- down stairs and was knocked SENSE
less. the nurse picked him up aud began
] tossing him up and down. to bring him
to. as she explained. Mother took him
out Of her arms and laid him fiat On hi.
back on the eofa. Soon he began 10
breathe regularly. and then mother told
Us that as falnting was caused : the
failure OF the heart to eupply the brain
with blood the patient should always be
laid down if possible with the head
little lower than the body a. 1t was
easier for blood to run down bill than
up.
One Of the coolest days last winter a
patient in the dental char failed t. rally
from the depressing effects Of chloro-
FORM and the physician Who was hastily
summoned with the help Of an assist
ant dragged him To the door and dash
/ ed snow into his face, until the weak
ened action Of his heart gave out and
the patient lay back limp and apparent
ly lifeless in their hands.
"Stand him on his head That is
what father does when they.don [ come
around right. said a bright young lad
who had been attracted to the afiice
door by the unusual stir. So thu patient
was turned upside down. until be began
to show Signs of returning animation.
BY that time the boys father one Of
the leading physicians Of the place, ar
rived, and his sons timely direction
was followed by proper medical treat
ment. Belle Y. Chisholm in House.
wife.
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special duty Of the woman 10 look aftar
tbs home. To make that home pleasing
to man aud t. children. aud sine
this II ana always viii be the chef du.
ty and life work II the woman d ~AlIe
group Of virtues has grown up Tor her
exclusive use Among them the most
cOnsp icaous il TIE virtue If attractive.
ness. What cries the advanced enc.
Deck myself ont IN fine clothes u
please mere man: Never Madam, you
are doubtless within your night Dre-s
at you please, but if you refuse t. obey
this law If your being you will fail 70
persuade women, as you Will succeed
in making yourself disgusting t. mcn.
Do not reply that there are women who
are plain by nature. No woman need
remain unattractiye If 6be cuinyateA
Rraciousness, sympathy and becoming
dress. -
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

Two funny telegraph stories are print
ed by the Pittsburg Dispatch on the
authority of former employee of the
Western Union company.
He was receiving n dispatch from
Albany, in which the sender was not
oyercareful in the matter of spacing his
letters Lawton took the address as fol-
lows: "Dr. A Wing room car agent,
Central depot, New York. "
The dispatch came back with the
marginal report that there was no such
person at the address named. The oper
ator at Albany was called up, and ex
plantations followed, in consequence of
which the address was changed to
drawing room car agent, Central de-
pot.
A still more absurd mistake was once
made in the same offices when tele
gram was received for James w.
Giles, pie clerk, Brooklyn nasty yard. >
This was afterward amended to read,
flames w. Gillespie clerk, Brooklyn
navy yard. "
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

The last census showed that the in
crease in the poultry and egg business
had been - per cent in the preceding
ten years. From its value then it Is es-
timated thac the egg production alone
is now worth about $3.50, 600, 900 year,
which Is three times the value of the
output Of the gold mines of the country,
twice rs much as the pig iron, and more
than half as much as the wheat product
annually. Yet the egg and poultry bust
ness is almost entirely III the hands Of
women, and nobody pays much atten-
tion to its value Most of it is attended
to by housewives, who are classified by
the census as "employed i'll no galnful
occupation. Commercial and political
fortunes depend ON the gold, iron and
wheat r1oducts, while nobody stops TO
consult the interests or the wishes of
the homekcrper. whose egg industry is
only one ot her many ways Of contrihut-
ing In the wealth Of the worldly ON
ali Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05
stonewaII jackson MT ChapuItepec.

StonewaIl jackson at ChapuItepec.
The infantry suffered terribly 1t was
impossible to advance along the narrow
track, and when the guns were ordered
up the situation was in no way better
ed. Nearly every horse was killed or
wounded. A deep ditch, cut across the
road, hindered effective action, and the
only position where reply to the enemy's
fire was possible lay beyond this obsta-
Gle. Despite the losses of his command,
Jackson-managed to lift one gun across
by hand, but his men became democrat
lied. They left their posts.
The example of their lieutenant,
walking up and down on the shot swept
road and excaiming calmly: "There is
no danger, see? | am not hit, " failed to
inspire them with confidence. Many
had already fallen. The infantry, with
the exception of small escort, which
held its ground with difficulty, had dis.
appeared and General Worth, observ,
ing .Jackson's perilous situation, sent
him orders to retire. He replied it was
more dangerous to withdraw than to
stand fast, and if they would give him
90 veterans he would rather attempt
the capture of the breastwork Hen
derson's "Stonewall jackson and the
Civil War -
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Notice of foreclosure

SOMERSET IS.
Whereas. LsRoy s. Sevey Of Ripley in county
Of Somerset BY his mortgage deed. dated the
28rd OF December A, u 1882, and recorded in
somerset Registry of deeds, Vol 2lG page 2st,
conveyed to me, the uudersl gned, certain real
estate, situate in said Ripley in the county Of
Somerset and described AS follows. being a
certain tract lying on the west SIDE of the road
leading from the head Of the pond North Of
the Hin and bounded on the north by land Of
George Chad bourn; on the esst by said road
on the south by said Seveys land now owned
hv him. and on the west by land Of Edward
Skllings being forty acres more or less Also
other several parcels 80 land situate in said
Ripley and being the same premises conveyed
BY Turner n Lord to Nouey a. Sprague by
deed dated December 20th 1873, snd recorded
in book IA page a., somerset Registry" and
whereas the condition of SAID mortgage has
been bro ken, and remains broken, nov there
fore BY reason Of the breach Of the condition
thereof claim foreclosure Of said mortgage
January 2nd lS9t
ABNER SHEPHERD
3wl BY +. ID. Dearth his att
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No Right to URIiness.

Sir Walter Besant writes IN IA Lon
don magazine that it il reported that a
woman lecturer in New York has been
advancing "a new doetirne-a doctrine
of rebellion, She claims among the sa-
cred rights of women nothing less than
the Right-with capital R-to be Ug-
ly-with IA capital U-lf they please.
We old fashioned folk, who find moth
ing so delightful in the world as the
woman who is not ugly, the woman
who pleases and attracts by her lowell
ness of face and form, or by the gra-
ciousness of her manners, or by the
ready sympathy of her mind, or by the
grace with which she presents herself,
so to speak, in careful setting of dress.
need not be moved in the least by this
new doctrine. The woman lecturer can
not, try as hard and AS long as she
pleases, put off her womanhood and be-
come neuter The course of the world
has firmly established two strong points
in the human mind, even the most saw
age First, the man must always
have in him something of the warrior.
He must be quick to fight, strong TO de-
fend; inventive and constructive; IA
hunter after food and cultiHator OF
the soil 1t is, if he pleases his Right
always with IA capitalize be cur and
a coward but there never has been
man who openly, deliberately and with
out shame has taken up that role. 1t is,
ON the other hand, understood TO be the
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05
SHERIFF'S SALE.

SOMERSET SIS, December 20, ls9s.
Taken on execution against Leander NJ
Morse, now OF Skowhegau, formerly Of 81.
Adams in the county of Somerset, and VIII be
sold at public auction to the highest bidder, 81
the Pos, ONCE in st. Adams aforesaid. on sat
urday the fourth day OF February 4, d. 1899, At
two of the clock in the afternoon, the follow
ing described real estate situate in st. Adams
Village in said county, to wit: bounded on the
north by land now occu pied byCharles Patten
formerly owned by r II. Weber; on the east
by Indian stream SO called on the south by
the public road leading westerly from the
lower bridge in said village and west by the
public road running northerly and southerly
BY the Town House in said village containing
one half acre more or less, and being the same
premises occupied and controlled by said
Morse more than forty years now last past.
Terms cash at time Of sale. Sw52
r. 5. WILLIAMS, Deputy Sheriff.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

Dr. Stivers If New York had large
dispensary clinic, and rarely day
passed that one or more cases of felon
did not appear. at won't hurt" was
always his comforting assurance to the
patient if the latter made any cutlery
Put your finger down there, - indicat
ing the edge of the table, land keep
stilll' he commanded, and patients. rs
arule, made little fuss. DR. StiYers once
had felon on his left forefinger lie
poulticed it for about week, and
walked the floor with pain at night. At
last he went to his assistant surgeon
who said gravely THAT ought to have
been lanced before. -
Posi- bly-but"- said DR. Stiyers,
and then, with long breath-.'per
haps you'd better lance 1t now.
Certainly, said the assistant sur
geon. Put your finger on the table. "
DIR. Stivers complied, and with face
as white as paper watched the knife
'Be gentle" he cautioned That's an
awful sore fingerp'
at won't hurt. remarked the as
sistant surgeon, and the sharp steel de.
scended There was howl Of agony
from DIR Stiyers, and with his finger
in his other hand he danced about the
room crying, "Oh, oh, oh 2
why, remarked the assistant sur
geon, Il have heard you tell patients
hundreds of times that it didn't hurt TO
lance felon =
mo doubt, TO doubt you have, 4"
groaned DR. Stiyers but that depends
on which end of the knife man is at -
Exchange
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tons, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what it has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and will recon-
mend it to my friends. Mrs FLORENCE
Z. HOFFMAN, Sig Roland St. Canton, O.
The condition described by Mrs Hoff-
man will appeal TO many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until oyertaken by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years She worked side by side
with Mrs Lydia +. Pinkham. and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as u hundred thousand ailing
women during single year.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05
,6X.ne Pills

i.f44e men with more haaaN af4 izent1I
..Hof bauISh weakness, cur nervous aeti-
itv. lack OF confidence, Varleoosle. lu>etund
ana mind wandering They help Yen u.-la-
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old hr Geo. E. sampson. Corner Druggist.
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THE BLOND MEMBER OF THE HAND
SOME DUNCOMBE QUARTET.
No Right TO UR1Iness-The widows
Mistake An InvRlid's Christmas
Gift-A Barbarous Custom-Beauty
Is Based on Health.

Ia Based on Health.
Lady Helen Vincent is one of the
beautiful sisters of one of those beauti-
full Irish families that have, like the
Cummings, both surprised and delighted
London society, There were originally
four Duncombe sisters in all, daughters
of the Earl and Countess of Feversham
The eldest llermione, married the Duke
of Leinster. enjoyed the reputation of
being a. lovely of character as .he was
far Of face. and unhappily died very
few years ago.
The second sister. CYNTHIA is mar
ried to SIT Richard Graham. Lady Hell.
en- Vincent is herself the third daugh
ter, while the fourth is Lady Ulrica
Duncombe. who deyotes herself chiefly
10 her studies at Girton and her little
Leinster nephews OF these four wom-
en- Lady Helen Vincent is as purely
blond as the others are dark of hair
and eyes Nine years ago. when just
out of the schoolroom, she married Sir
Edgar Vincent, diplomat, and since
then she has lived greater portion of
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAH;-Before using
your Vegetable Compound was d
great sufferer. ! have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pan
In both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

' tI 1di l VI tjpAs
), also suffered
with dizziness
headache, and
could not s'eep.
/ wrote YOU a
letter describ-
ing my case and
asking your
~ advice. You
= replied tell
ing me just
what to do.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05
Sooner or later ev-
cry woman must duel
with Death. Nature
has provided her with

a set Of extremely sensitive afgans upon
ihe condition II whiea the health Of her
Ha2-e BOY depcnde 81 NJ - ih.a.e
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Mary Jane Colby, late u Mad son, dece as
ed. Petition for appointment OF David Wilder
Colby OF Skowhegan admr. presented By him
self the said David Wider Colby: 50 petit
ton for appointing Of David - Jesett oil
Madison presented by Albert W. Williams and
David G. j. wet.
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1 7 a COURT OF PROBATE I'D a. -kow-
= hegan, within and far he c5aa;= q som
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-05

Abilene l.. CONN. lste of Skowhegsn. de
{ sd. VII ana petition for PROBATE ihereo
presented BY Harvey D. Eaton. executor names
erein,
The evening times., 1899-02-09

bow. The hottest fighting OF the whole
battle occurred just across the New
York's bows that day, just after the flag
ship at Altares turned her bow toward San
tiago harbor, and the entire Spanish fleet
sank well across her bow.
Revenue Gutter Also Wants a Share.
If to the flagship New York the honor
of participation in the destruction of Ger
yera's fleet is awarded by the Court of
Claims, there is no telling how many 9TH
er passive vessels which happened to be
on the south coast of Cuba at that time
will have to be admitted to the division of
spoils. The effort to have the statutes
stretched TO their utmost elasticity in or
der to put the flagship Oh the list as con-
structiyely present at the surrender of the
Colon, although she was at that time al
most hull down on the horizon. has de-
veloped another remarkable case, which
has been referred with that of the New
York to the Court of Claims. In this as
tonishing claim, which fully equals the
other. in audacity, Capt. Fred NJ Munger.
OF the revenue cutter Manning, sets forth
in behalf of himself and his men reasons
why they should have a proportion of any
prize money accruing from the capture OF
the Spanish feet off Santiago de Cuba. on
July B., In this petition, which fulfills
some interpretations of the law, Captain
Munger presents the following concise ar
guments:
base my claim on the fact that this shin
was IN signaling distance of the flagship New
York at the commencement of the engagement,
the New York being off Altares, and this ship
off Daiquiri, five miles cast
The evening times., 1899-02-09
LATE ARMY ORDERS.

Lieut.. Col. Geo. McC. Derby, chief engineer,
L. S Volunteers. will proceed from Augusta,
Ga, TO New Orleans, La, in time to arrive
there February 13, 1899, and place himself in
communication with the Assistant Attorney t.en-
eral of the United States, No. 1923 Second
Street. and furnish to that official certain in
formation from the public records in the engin,
eer Office at New Orleans, La.
Capt. Ambrose f. Gonzales will proceed al
once from Summerville to Charleston, S. c..
and report in person to Col. Daniel d. Wheeler
special Inspector at that place, for conference,
taking with him such papers as pertain tc
Charleston negro laborers employed by him al
Santiago, Cuba.
Lieut.. Col. John B. Bellinger will repair Il
this city and report in person to the Quarter
master General of the Army for conference.
Lieut.. Daniel B. Devore, Twenty third u. S
Infantry, will report to Col. Charles G. Byrne
president of the examining board appointed t.
meet at Governors Island, New York city. fol
examination to his fitness for promotion.
Capt Frank L. de Darlington, First L. s
Infantry, will remain on duty at Vancouve
Barracks Washington, until further orders.
Lieut.. Warren Dean, Sixth U. S. Cavalry, vii
proceed to Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and joii
his troop.
Lieut. Clarence f. Lang Second u S. Ar
tillery is relieved from duty with Light Bat
terry D, Fifth Z. S. Artillery, and viii proceed
to join his regiment. II 80
Capt Charles McQuiston ,Fourth U. S. In
relieve First Lieut.. John &. Stephens, Tent
L. S. Infantry. Lieutenant Stephens. upon be
ing thus relieved, will proceed to join his reg
iment - .E
Captain McQuiston is appointed acting quar-
termaster while on recruiting duty.