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The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns.


o. J. Moulton, wife and son, Wallace
went up to Dead River, last week, visit
ing relatives aud friends.
Mr.. Willard Waldren, who has been In
town, visiting, for short time, has re.
turned 10 his home at Cross Hill.
Mrs. Ellen Bean has bought the
Frank Towns stand and taken posses
sion.
Ada Gordon is visiting at Bingham,
the guest of her aunt.
Mrs. Ada Garland, and Mrs. Marshall
Burns and family were at Madison last
Thursday, visiting friends and relatives
R. o. Churchill and Lincoln Atwood
were at Scion, Friday last.
Mrs. Lincoln Atwood called on her
mother, Mrs. Ellen Bean, last Tuesday
afternoon.
School commenced on the Bluff, Mon.
day, August %, taught by Miss Gertrude
Hamblet. Miss Hamblet is boarding At
Coney Robinson's.
Mrs. l.. E. Doves and Mrs. F. d.
Bean were in Moscow one dav last week,
the guests OF their brother, j. A. Bean
and wife.
Almon Collins is boarding at Marshall
Burns's.
Mrs. Perry G. Young was in town last
week, the guest OF her parents, L. Z.
Doves and wife. She returned to her
home in Lexington, last Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles Bickferd has moved his
family to Bingham.
Morrill, Rowe, wife and two daughters,
Stella and Helen, were on Pleasant
Ridge. the guest of Mr.. Rowe's sister,
Mrs. John Bray, last Sunday. s.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
a Fighting Swan.

That n swan will fight fiercely was
shown by an exciting struggle, be
tween ii swan and park policeman on
the upper lake In Waterlow park. Eng
land Some india rubber balls had
rolled into the water, and to get them
the constable padded out In punt
This drew the notice Of the male swan
which deserted It's consort and the
brood of cygnet and went for the con-
stable with great fury, Once or twice
1t almost upset the punt by causing
the constable to overbalanee 1t In saw
ing his legs from the birds beak. II
was only with difficulty and risk that
the balls were recovered. The swan
then followed the punt to the bank
making vicious darts at the constable.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

1t was at railway refreshment
room. The passenger was hungry and
In Il hurry.
please pass me them pertaters, mis-
ter" he said, addressing an elegant
gentleman who sat next him.
The latter slowly focused his gold
eyeglasses on the speaker. Did you
think that was one of the walters p
he asked Jelly.
The others held their knives and
forks suspended in midair, expecting
to see the man shrivel up, but no such
phenomenon took place. He turned
and beckoned to the nearest waiter
George, come here. please"
what Is 1t, sirT' asked George.
81 wanted to apologize to you-that
Is all. You see, | mistook this party
here for you. but hope you won't be
offended at It, Now pass me them
pertaters, and Wen go on with the
rest of the meal. London Tit Bits.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
A FaI,ary About Cheese.

Cheese" said some wiseacre long
ago, "digests everything but itself. .
Never was there a greater error per
petuated by a popular proverb. 1t aid
In the digestion OF nothing, and, beI :
almost tota. y indigestible, simply ado
another burden to an already over
burdened digestive system. The fe,
ing of comfort produced in persr
Of robust digestive faculties by parta
ing of llttie-a very little-cheese Is
due entirely to the excitation of the
flow of digestive huid provoked by the
ingestion Of a completely indigestible
substance National Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
East SkOwhegan,

The showers of Friday afternoon and
night and Sunday, completely laid the
dust and it is hoped that 1t will help fill
out the corn.
Whoever threshes E. b. Richardson
grain will find nice Clean lot there be.
ing II loads in bundles and ten loose.
Some pieces of potatoes are very good
others are light and small. Beans half q
crop.
Ii you want to see some handsome
blowing look into the field OF Henry
Richardson.
Albert Webb and wife of Sangerville
visited relatives and friends In this town
and Canaan, last week. Thursday even.
Ing they attended the Grange meeting AT
Canaan and the hall was well filed
The treat of Ice cream and cake wal
splendid and all went home happy
Quite a number of visitors attended from
other oranges.
The field day appointed by the Skow
hogan Grange TO take place at Lake
George, Aug. Both, was grand success
80 far as a big crowd was concerned blu,
SsSwhegan Grange put in small ap
pesrance there being only IA from thai
town. Mr.. S. +. Emerson was the only
officer present and after dinner he called
the people TO order and made a few re
marks saying that he was sorry that nj
more we're present from SkOwhegar
grange as IL WAS their field day and ap
pointed by them and all others were in
vited guests. Mr.. Emerson appointed
Mr.. smith of Cornville, to preside at tn,
meeting and he filled the Office will
satisfaction. A few short speeches wer'
made and song sung by A. F. Sandfort
and the exercises closed for the day b,
the grand march. The meeting would
have been almost total failure If tn,
Cornet Band had not attended. Thei
music was good and appreciated by tn
crowd. BY good judges 1t was estimat
ed that there were more than 1000 PEG
pie present. Mr.. Washburn did all b,
could to care for the teams and afte
filling his stables the balance were hitch
ed in the grove and the woods were full
OF them.
Mrs. Alfred Austin and her children
have picked 70 lbs. Of strawberries ant
sold them at 16 cts. per Id. and has pick
! ed 1912 OTIS. of raspberries and sold then
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

Nodd-Blinker had a hard time the
other day. His head clerk is In the
habit of giving him checks to sign. and
Blinker, who has every confidence In
him. always does so without question.
This day his wife filed out one. and
the clerk took it in. Blihker signed 1t.
Todd-Ruin him?
Nodd-No. 1t was for such large
amount the bank wouldn't cash It,
Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
The Bravery of Woman

Was grandly shown by Mrs. John
Bowling of Butler, Pa, in three years
struggle with a malignant stomach
trouble that caused distressing attacks OF
nausea and indigestion. All remedies
failed to relieve her until she tried Elec
trio Bitters. After taking it two months
she wrote: ~ am now wholly cured and
can eat anything. 1t is truly grand
tonic for the whole system as gained
in weight and feel much stronger since
using It," 1t aids digestion, cures dys
pepsia, improves appetite, gives new
life. Only soc. Guaranteed
Aft. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
cobb, BATES & yERxA CO.,
BOSTON, MASS.

at 12t cts. per quart; 80 OTIS. of black.
berries at 124 cts. per qt. Total amount
Sl42.50. In addition 10 the above the
boys went up-river and picked about 25
bushels of blueberries and sold for differ
ent prices not reckoned. II any family
have done better than this let US hear
from them.
Charles L. Oickey's family of Canaan,
has picked over $50 worth of raspberries
this season.
Mr.. Nathaniel Lyons father from
China, aged SO, visited his son who lives
on the Sanford farm, last week. Mr..
Lyon is nice looking old gentleman,
hale and hearty for map of his years.
A. r.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
A Sure Thing.

Biggs-On my last trip to Europe l
lost 5000 betting on the ships daily
run.
Boggs-You must have been very I'M
lucky.
Biggs-Yes; found out afterward
that had been betting with the chief
engineer -New York Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
Strange Things In Nova Scotia.

1t was here | met a woman who had
never seen a peach, a young lady who
had never owned a box of chocolates
and, best of ALL handsome. intelli-
gent young fellow who had never seen
a drunken man. 1t was here attend
ed a concert consisting of songs, reci-
tations, organ solos and a duet, all
furnished by one woman. The duet,
she announced. was between herself
and the organ. the organ taking the
soprano and she the alto.-Bay Of
Fundy Letter In New York Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

Judge A.-Well, Uncle zeb, where
are you going?
The BENEDICT wuz jis' going to de
cote, sub, to see you, sub, and get a
remorse from dat yeller limb dat l
married the yarder day.
Judge A.-Why. see here, that won't
do! Didn't you promise me that you
would take her for better or worse and
all that?
The Benedlct-Yas. sub, but den she
am a sight wuss dan took her fur
Harper's Bazaar.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH You ?

II not, drink Grain O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: 1.-THE first time
made GrainO did not like it but after us
ing 1t for one week nothing would induce me to
system. The children can drink it freely with
great benefit. It 10 the strengthening sub
stance OF pure grains. Get package today
from your grocer follow the directions in
making 1t and you will have a delicious and
healthful table beverage for old and young.
I5c. and Csc.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

Springfield Mo. Republican: By
mentioning the Tariff as being respon-
sible for the trusts, the Iowa Demo.
Gratis throw out the hint that they
would like to make the Tariff question
the issue. Very we'll. The Republicans
have licked the Democrats many times
on that issue and they can do it again
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

Philadelphia Inquirer; Capitalists
combine the world over, whether under
a Protective Tariff or Free-Trade. II
these combinations can be regulated,
we'll and good, but don't undertake to
make the Tariff responsible for them.
That is rank nonsense.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

all think they buying Mocha and Java
price give 100 PER CENT
OF THEM will to pound
GENUINE Mocha and 34c
pound, n sells it lower price.
a of OF
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
The Forum for September is a number

The Forum for September is number
of worldwide interest. Mr.. William t.
Stead, editor "Review Of Reviews, y
gives his views of 1.-THE Conference at
The Hague" President Robert f. Jones
of Hobart College discusses washing
toms Farewell address and Its Applica.
tions;" Mr.. Ramon Reyes Kala, a native
Filipino. writes entertaingly of "The
People of the Philippines !" Prof. Rudolf
Eucken Of Jena tells of the. progress
Of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Cen
tury;" Charles DENLY, Jr., contributes
an article on "Cotton.Spinning at
Shanghai" Sir William Fl. Rattigan, an
eminent jurist of India, portrays SIN
dian Famines )" and A. Cahan furnishes
review of 1.-THE Younger Russian
Writer'S" "A Word to the Next Speak.
er" is the title Of paper by friend OF
Gen. Henderson. This friend calls Gen.
Henderson's attention to the fact, that
Speakers of the House have been In the
past and will continue to be In the
future, important factors In moulding
the country's history.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
In I.uck.

"You think you know all about wo-
men, don't your asked the newly mar
ried boarder
NO" replied the savage bachelor,
"and | am mighty glad l don't."-Tn-
dianapolls Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

To Cure Cough in One Day
To Cure Cold in One Day
To Cure Sore Throat in One Day
To Cure Hoarseness in One Day
Take Cleveland's Lung Healer, 25c, trial
size free. IL it fails to cure, your money
will be refunded. H. W. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07
BOSTON Blend COFFEE

BOSTON BLEND is NOT Mocha and Java. BOSTON BLEND
is ALL Coffee FINE Coffee and all AMERICAN Coffee.
think they drinking Mocha
because they high will give BOSTON BLEND
trial. per BLEND
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

McClure's Magazine for September
opens with poem on the Dreyfus affair
by Edwin Markham which proves that
the mark reached by Mr.. Markham iu
''The Man with the Hoe" was not be
yond his reaching again. 1t is truly q
high and noble strain which he strike,
here, exhibiting in apt, strong, rhythmic
phrase the inner, universal import of tn,
most singular episode Of recent history
Following this comes character sketch
Of Admiral Sampson, by Ray Stannarc
Baker, giving many interesting incidents
aud anecdotes of the Admiral's life al
boy and young man in his home town o
Palmyra, New York, and estimates ant
"reminiscences of him by his associates IL
the navy. 1t Is illustrated with seriei
Of portraits and various other pictures.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-07

The story number Of The Youths
Companion, out September 9TH, offers a
story for girls by Mary Hews, 1.-THE In
SEPARATION of Louise Harding;' story
for boys by "R," "Stashus, the Camp
Follower" which tells Of the adventures
of Carlo donkey boy at the Battle of
Omdurman; "Pippins," by Ray Stan
nard Baker, an incident In the strenuous
life of Chicago newspaper reporter; a
story of the good old times, "A Colonial
Bride" by May Champion and a story
of hardy country life, entitled "Dicker-
mans Wild Cattle" by Winthrop Pack.
ard.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08

grades pupils ran as low as zero, wnlie
one entire grade averaged only IL.
Whether it is more difficult for ninth
grade pupil to reach 81 per cent than
for a seventh grade pupil to reach "a,
depends, of course, upon the relative
severity of their respective studies, as,
for instance, whether it is harder for
15-year-old boy to learn multiplication
than for a 13-year old to learn add
ton. Assuming the most logical the
DRY, that each is given work CORE
spending to his ability to grasp 1t, we
must give Wong Book Yue the credit
which the figures stand for, and call
him the top-notch pupil in the lists.
There is a daily attendance of about
$4,000 pupils in the San Francisco pub
lie schools. Wong Book Yue has, APP
proximately, 5000 competitors. He
holds a bigher record than any. Is he
the superior of them all in precocity?
Wong Book Yue's school is one of those
unique places in the city which not
even the old residents, who think they
have seen everything of interest that
is to be found here, have ever discov-
cred. It is a familiar fact that San
Francisco contains many such odd
corners. which no one seems to know
the location of when eastern friends
are to re entertained Win s.e.,,s s,'eii'-
Inc Chinese public school is one Of the
most interesting Of them all and prob
ably quite the most novel to 4 stranger
taking a survey Of our city. 1t is pre-
sided over by Miss Rose Thayer, who
is assisted by five associate teachers.
There are five grad in the school,
most of them primary. Only Chinese
pupils are in attendance. These num-
Der about $50. Superintendent Webster
Is attracted by the unusual features of
the Chinese school to the extent of
having formed some speculative ideas
upon its effect in local education. He
thinks that the ladies' Of the school are
doing great work. He does not know
in what degree to compare their pupils
with the white pupils whom the other
teachers of the city are given charge of,
for, as he says, there are many circum-
stances which make the instructing of
Chinese children very different mat
ter from that of teaching the white
idea how to shoot.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08

could not walt any longer and we win
all three walk home together, and you
shall know all about It.
II hesltated for second and then
said to myself that would meet fifty
aunts sooner than say good-by to the
niece before I had convinced her that
I was not always stupid. and that l
could sometimes be other than a NUS
ance. not only walked home with
her and faced the dismayed and re-
pentant aunt, but l stald my full week
at Greencroft. When l came away
was engaged to be married, and had
already began to call Mrs Scob!e
aunt partly to show her that bore
no malice and partly by way OF EN-
phasizing the triumph that the man
whom she had called stupid had won.'
Pail Mall.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08
HERO TO BE HONORED..

The city of Mobile, Ala, is to dc
honor to the memory of Rear Admiral
Raphael Semmes of the confederate
navy, one of the greatest sea captains
of the rebellion. Semmes was born
in Maryland, the state of Rear Admiral
Schley, and was appointed midship-
man in the navy of President John
Quincy Adams. He served with credit
during the Mexican war, and when the
rebellion broke out offered his services
to Jefferson Davis. His most noted
engagement during the rebellion was
as commander of the famous Alabama
during its engagement with the Kear-
sarge off Cherbourg, France. The Mo-
bile monument will be of heroic size,
the figure of Semmes being eight feet
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08
THERE IS NO oRETNA. GREEN.
Place whore Romantic HIarrissoo Take
Place Has No Existence.

Place Whore Romantic MarrisSoo TnEe
Place Has No Existence.
From the Genealogical Magazine:
The novelists have woven a romance
about Gretna Green and its village
blacksmith which will last for all time
and which for all time will supply a
denouement to the wares of successive
professional story tellers. The sordld
facts of Gretna Green marriages and
the still more sordid details OF the
Gretna Green registers are widely dill
ferent from the picturesque romance
which we associate with the days OF
postboys and the mad racing and chas-
ing through Carlisle. The history OF
Gretna Green and its marriages rests
upon the abominable marriage laws OF
Scotland We call them abominaple,
for they are the curse of the Scottish
genealogy. The marriage laws in Scot
land were and are for they remain I'M
altered) atrociously simple, and there
in lay the temptation and attraction OF
Gretna Green. Probably the novel
reading public will be shocked to hear
that there is no such definite place as
Gretna Green; the name applles 10
district comprising some NUMBER OIL
villages OF hamlets some miles apart
All that was necessary was to get over
the border into Scotland and there
make the necessary contract before
witnesses. The blacksmith's shop on
the high road north from Carlisle was
the most easily accessible and was
probably the best known, but there
were some houses just over the border
which kept witnesses at hand and re-
| tanned register of the contracts en-
| tered into. The registers were sec
ondary matter and the fees demanded
were frequently large and, where Sc
crecy was an object, eXtortlonate.
| Those Gretna Green marriages still oc-
| casionally take place, though now only
| between residents in the neighborhood,
| but as similar ceremonies take place all
| over Scotland there is nothing espe-
| cially distinctive about the contracts
made at these Gretna Green marrying
| shops. But unless an actual anu
proper ceremony takes place we believe
these Scottish marriages are not valid
upon persons where both are of Eng
lish domicile, though to those intend
ing to elope we can offer the consola-
ton of the fact that the preliminary
residence and advertisement necessary
in England are not compulsory in Scot
land, and a marriage in a Scottish
church is binding. So a couple OF re-
turn tickets to Scotland may still
carry matrimonial advantages. The
British law attaches great weight to
domicile and, provided domicile be
established, marriage legal under the
laws of the place of domicile is held to
be valid in England.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08
Fnmon. Medium Is Dead.

New York Journal: Lottie Fowler
the medium, famous once as a sooth-
sayer Of disaster, died in the Manhat-
tan State Hospital for the Insane.
twenty-five years ago all Europe was
talking about her. She amazed the
Old World with. her prophecies. In
England she predicted that the Prince
of Wales would meet with an accident
while out driving and that the coach
man would be killed. 1t came true
During visit to st. Petersburg in 1880
she predicted the assassination of
Alexander H.. The crime was COM
mitted six days later. Suspected of
being in league with the Nihilists. the
American medium was escorted to the
border and forbidden to return to Rus
STA. In 1870. while in Bridgeport.
Conn. she predicted an explosion in
the factory OF the Union Metallic
Cartridge Company An explosion did
occur a week later. and tHs sEpervis-
ing chemist lost his life. She was ar
rested. and a section OF the public said
she should be burned as witch. Tiat
MAD, her fortune.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08
DYING TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Giant Poplar In Maryland Has Lived
Two Centuries or More.

Giant Poplar In Maryland Has Lived
Two Centuries or More.
From the Baltimore Sun: The old
est and largest tree in Talbot county is
| dead 1t has been dying for twenty-five
! years or more. The tree is man.
moth tulip poplar In field OF Poplar
Hill farm, near the public road leading
from Easton to Trappe, about a mile
and half from Easton The farm has
been named for the tree for at lecst
200 years and is the property of MRS.
Edmund Law Rogers, born Platter. of
Baltimore, and was part of the orig
inal Platter grant made in early
colonial times. Scientific men who
have from time to time visited this
tree have said that it would take at
least 1000 years for this species of
poplar to grow to such size in this To-
cality. 1t stands alone, a picturesque
feature of the landscape, in an open
field, and can be seen for miles from all
roads and from the water courses.
The wonderful size of the tree is in
the magnitude and height of its trunk.
Approximately it is $50 feet high and
twenty feet in diameter. The head is
comparatively small and the first limb
Is 200 feet from the ground, and 1t car
ries Its diameter symmetrically all the
way up. From its top at night, for
many venturesome and agile climbers
have assembled it, the light in Sharp's
island lighthouse can be plainly seen.
horse and carriage behind it cannot
be seen from the nearby public road.
The lightning has not spared it. 1t Is
scanned and gashed and split by the
many bolts which have also knocked
huge limbs from its top. Tradition
says that 200 years ago, which is as
far back as tradition claims to have
known the tree-it is named in land
deeds $50 years ago--it had lightning
marks on it, and even then showed
signs Of failure. Three years ago it
was struck four times in one summer.
This fierce attack undoubtedly has
tened Its end. Well, the giant tree is
dead. The old poplar of Poplar Hill |
probably saw the beginning of the |
twentieth century and died just before
the beginning of the twentieth. 1t was
the Mount Shasta Of the Talbot land
scape.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-09-08

you are quick enough to watch the mo-
tions of a professional pickpocket!
That man has my purse. am perfectly
sure of 1t; and | shall give him In
charge the moment we get to Rugby
ut was clear that / must bolt from
the carriage the instant the train
reached Rugby platform, and before a
policeman could be called. The train
was already slowing and hastily gath
cred up my rug and umbrella and pre-
pared to move toward the door.
"'No, you don't. my man.. said Mrs.
Scoble, rising and taking possession OF
the door by the simple process OF
thrusting half of her ample person
through the window.
Il saw at once that the game was
up.
"'That man has picked my pocket
said Mrs. Scoble, as soon as the police
man opened the = or. Search him
and you'll find my purse in his posses
sion. 1t is marked "A. D. s., and has
four five pound notes, two soyerelgns,
and SOlu6 Cudh6C III ~
ticket
".What do you say to thls?' the po-
llceman asked me, evidently impressed
with the certainty of my guilt.
Simply that it isn't true Ireplied
4 know nothing of the lady's purse,
and I can easily convince you that /
am a respectable person.
"'My goodness exclaimed my &C
cuser. Why the fellow isn't deaf and
dumb after all! Constable, he pre-
tended to be deaf and dumb. Tina.
shows what a scoundrel he Isl
'I rose up to follow the policeman,
and my foot struck against something
that was lying on the floor of the car
rage. stopped and picked 1t up. 1t
was the missing purse.
"Is that your purse. madam l
asked, as held 1t up. You must have
dropped it when you were looking out
Of my window
II wouldn't advise him to play that
game any more, said the policeman
severely. Let me tell you sir, that IL
you travel under false pretenses you
needn't be surprised if you find your