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consess,on of a Millionaire.

A millionaire confessed the secret OF mig
success in two words-hard work: He said
he put in the best part of his life IN gaming
dollars and losing health, and now he was
putting in the other half in spending dollars
10 get back health. Nothing equals Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters for restoring health
to the overtired body and brain. 1t gets at
the starting point-the stomach-and over
comes nervousness, sleeplessness, dyspepsia
and Indigestion.
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Must Wear American Clothes

BY order of the emperor of Korea the
members of the Korean legation in
Washington must hereafter wear cloth
ing required by the custom of this
country. Hitherto they have appeared
in oriental garb.-N. Y. Sun.
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THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
Increase in Area, Formulation nnd
Revenue in the Last
Thirty Years.

The empire is now a territory of H.
100000 square miles, or 100000 if we
include Egypt and the Soudan; and in
this territory there is population of
about 407 100000, or of over 42O, ,O0O 900
if Egypt and the Soudan are included
"a population about onefourth of the
whole population of the earth. Of this
population about 5O,OOO,OOO are of Eng
lish speech and race, the ruling race
in the United Kingdom, in British
North America, and in Australasia;
and the remaining 35O,oOO,OOO to 37O,-
100000 are the various subject races, for
the most part in India and Africa, the
proportion of the governing to the sub
ject races being thus about one-eighth,
says the Spectator.
The Increase in area and population
in this empire, excluding Egypt and the
SOudan, amounts since 1871 to 1854 900
square miles of area, or more than one
fourth of the whole, and to 125,000.0 900
of population, which is also more than
one-fourth of the whole. The increase
of the ruling race included in this popu-
lation amounts to about 12,500,000, or
about one-fourth of the number in 1897;
and the increase in the subject races is
112, ,000, 900, or nearly one-third the num-
Der in 1897. This increase is largely due
to annexation. The existing revenue of
the different parts of this empire added
together amounts to e257, ,653, 900, and
the imports and exports to e ,375, ,O0O,-
600. The increase since 1871 is e115,-
IA. 900 for revenue, or more than 40 per
cent. of the present total, while the in
crease in imports and exports is 1885,
100000, or about one-third of the pres
ent total.
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Family of DANCING Masters.

The D'Egvilles, of London, have
taught dancing since the days OF
George III. The present survivor de-
clares that dancing among the upper
classes has degenerated into vulgar
romp. His principal work now is teach
ing young women how to walk, how to
enter a room and to coach them for
presentation at court.-N. Y. World.
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Tn the New West.

In few years the people out west Will be-
engaged in lynching the automobile thleVes-
Washington Post.
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His Exnarfonoa

The Boy wouldn't mind if we had
another war wild somebody.
The Man-You amt thinkin' of goin'
to the front, are you?
NO; but there's nothin' like war
for sellin' papers. Puck.
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Prof.
'
r. H
" A
vi n "A
Caldwell

Prof. Caldwell, the eminent specialist,
who has been in Skowhegan, for the past
few months. closed his office here Satur-
day, to take a much needed rest for bis
business has been so large that it kept
him busy from early until late.
He has treated many in this vicinity
and turned away large number of incur
able cases in as kindly manner as pos
sibe Many have testified in the paper
to his cures. Should he return next
month he will find many friends who
were his former patients to welcome him.
We wish the Professor the success his
energy and ability deserves.
He has left his machine in DR.. Bige-
lows keeping. Anyone wishing to cor
respond with him will address Prof. A.
J. Caldwell, IS West 90 ST., New York.
NY.
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Respectful,
Spot Cash Meat, Fish and Grocery Co.
Skowhegan, June 7, 80.
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas. Charles Fl. Spaulding of Harmony
in the county of Somerset on the tenth day
of March A. ID. 1883 by his deed of mortgage OF
that date, recorded in Somerset Registry of
Deeds, Vol. 179, Page 343 conveyed to Matthew
Wing, then living but since deceased, certain
lot or parcel of land situate in said Harmony
and described as follows, yiz:-Being forty
acres OF the south part of Lot number one in
the Twelfth Range OF lots in said Harmony,
bounded on the North by land of Levi Trafton !;
on the East by land of AloDzo Spaulding; on
the South by land OF Columbus Brown and on
the West by land of Hosea Lord, being the
same pre- misses conveyed to Samuel F. Jordan
by Joseph NJ. Jordan by deed recorded in said
Registry, Vol. 1853. Page Is. And also another
piece or parcel OF land situate in said Har-
mony, contain ing sixty acres more or less, and
bounded on the North by land of Alonzo
Spaulding, on the East by road leading north
by Samuel F. Jordan's House. on the South by
the road leading by VIM. Richards House to
Columbus Browns House. and on the West by
land occupied by Columbus Brown to secure
the payment OF certain notes therein describ
ed, and whereas Fred NJ Perkins, Administers
tor OF the estate of said Matthew Wing, on the
irst day of April A. ID, 1897 by his Assignment
OF that date recorded in said Registry OF Deeds
Vol. 23i Page 33, granted, transferreds and
assigned the said mortgage to the undersign-
ed. And as the conditions OF said mortgage
have been broken, | claim foreclosure OF
said mortgage. according to the Statute in
such case made and provided and give this
notice for that purpose.
July 5th, A. d. 1899, -
JOHN TOMLINSON.
3w2s By j. F. HOLMAN, his Atty.
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Mercer.

C. A. Berry has been at home the past
week
j. NJ. Yarney went to Augusta, Mon
day.
Lucy Wade has returned to Madison.
There was a special prayer meeting at
the Lsdd school house, Monday evening.
The public telephone Office has been
located at A. b. Dunton's store. He
has had new instrument put in TO give
more power, AS so many are having in
struments, also switch-his has been
assigned the central office.
The "Fourth" WAS celebrated with the
usual amount of noise, such as town of
this size is capable of affording. In adj
diton the fantasies made their appear
auce in the forenoon. In the afternoon
a picnic was held In Croswell's grove.
la the evening about $25.00 worth of
fireworks were exploded, which lasted
about two and one-half hours and we're
very beautiful.
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The Forks.

Gardens well watered.
Farmers who began aying last week
wish now they hadn't.
NJ. l.. French and w. Z. Forsyth with
their wives have been passing few
days at their sporting resort at Otter
ponds, where trout weighing from two
to eight pounds are said to be caught
with flies.
Mrs. Edith B. Cameron and little
daughter of Skinner, Me-, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and MIS-. c. E York.
DR.. Piper was in town last week.
w. M. & c. o. Adams and Orville
Forsyth are at work in Scion.
John Holden of Moose river was the
guest of Mrs. elem Durgin last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Josephine Kennedy has closed her
school at Moxie. With seven boys in
eight weeks there were but three cases
OF hardness aud only one lost time and
he, only the first two days. Their ages
ranged from seven to twenty. Children,
parents, and teacher must have been in.
terested.
Mr.. Scott Durgin has been sick the
past week but is better now.
Lewis Moore of Boston, is with par
ty, exploring Salmon stream tract for
capitalists who wish to purchase.
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Athens.

Mrs. H. c. Tobey was taken suddenly
and alarmingly i'll on July A. DR.. Ell
lingwood being absent DR.. Tarbell Of
North Arson was summoned by tele-
phone, who pronounced it case of ner-
vous exhaustion, caused by over exer-
ton and heat.
A fine rain set in late Saturday after
noon. One farmer predicts that 1t will,
with the rain a few days previous,
double the hay crop in this vicinity.
Mrs. Maria Hight is stopping with
her niece, Mrs. Nelson Rowell, since the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie
Tobey.
Leo Merkle is again boarding at Mr..
Charles Dore's.
Mrs. Eta Bowden, daughter of Jeffer-
son Calden, with her children, is making
her parents visit of few weeks.
Misses Ina and Annis Emery closed a
successful term of school, July Z.
Green peas are being peddled about
town by the farmers, prices ranging
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Bingham.

Arthur N Burke and his daughter
Ethel have gone 10 Boston. where Mrs.
Burke has Tor some time been stopping.
George H. York was in town, this
week, looking up timber land in this
section.
Mrs. Jefferson Bran of N. Madison,
was the guest of Mrs. Chas. Church last
week. Mrs Bran is eightvseven years
of age but has retained her faculties to a
remarkable degree.
Miss Grace Scott of N. Arson. has re-
Gently been visiting Miss Carrie Steward.
Pearl Jenkins is visiting relatives at
Skowhegan and Madison.
Fred Preble has been clerk for w. b.
Goodrich for the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. George Eames are board
ing at Mrs Fannie Smiths.
Sporting parties now pass through
town almost every day on their way TO
the fishing ponds up river.
Frank Adams is driving The Forks
stage while Albert Murray attends to his
haying.
w. B. Goodrich has new lot of shirt
waists and PRINT and lawn suits.
Fred Moore and Ida Collins both of
Moscow. were united in marriage, June
10th, at the parsonage by Rev. c.
Gregory.
Mrs. Ada Scott of N. Arson, was a
visitor at Ben Stewards over Sunday.
Mr.. Collins OF r. l. is spending short
time at Charles Colby's.
Helen and Marcia Steward went to N.
Arson Monday morning for a weeks
visit.
w. B. Goodrich and family have just
returned from few days trip to Pleasant
Pond, where they enjoyed themselves
very much and caught twenty-three trout
Two fine lectures were listened to Tues
day afternoon and evening at the Con
gregational church, given 5y Grace Conk-
ling.
Harry Williams of Hartland is a guest
of his cousin, DR.. F. G.. Williams.
School in district No. 3 closed Friday,
June 81. Pupils not absent were Eva
French and Willie Tuscan. Those not
absent more than two days were ::
George Tuscan and Walter French.
Forest Moody, aged 6 years, living two
miles from the school house, missed only
one day, on account of sickness. Those
not missing in spelling were; Lizzie
Gilman and Harry French. Eva French
received prize for leaving off at the head
most times in spelling. Whole number
pupils attending school, eleven. Aver
age number nine. Miss Nettie Wiley
of Athens, teacher. Length of term, .
weeks.
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from twenty-five to thirty cents per
peck.
Officers aud directors of the Woman's
CLUB met at the home of Mrs. Lewis
Elliott, Saturday afternoon. to prepare
next seasons work. Subjects OF study
for several meetings we're arranged, and
a meeting appointed for further business
transactions ut the home OF Mrs. Calvin
Jones, in the near future.
Rev. Mr.. Card of Albion occupied the
pulpit last Sabbath for the first time
since last autumn. His sermons are
highly appreciated here.
The Athens base ball nine PLAYED a
matched game at Harmony, July 1, and
were beaten by the Harmonys. Har-
mony will play the Athens on the lat
ter's ground soon. when, we predict, the
result will be different.
Dr. and Mrs. Ellingwood drove to
Skowhegan, Saturday.
John Hight Ia doing the work on Mrs.
+. A. Chords buildings.
Miss Blauch Goodrich arrived home,
Monday evening in company with her
sister, Marie. who will pass few days
in the old home. Miss Goodrich has
resigned ner position III Tue OODneCIlcul
schools for Il more lucrative one in Wo-
burn, Mass.
Our stage driver sent a substitute to
Skowhegan with the mail on the 4th,
and took a coach full of young people to
Harmony to celebrate.
Mrs. Eta, widow Of the late Rev. [.
G. Lyons, with her two children, are
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Ella Foss, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Mile Beals of Skow
hogan, returned Monday evening.
Raspberries are coming into the mar
ket this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Chester Butterfield,
who have been visiting Mrs. Butterfeld's
parents, Rev. and Mrs. NJ. \. Preble,
returned to their home in Southport,
Me-, Tuesday.
Mrs. Flora Judd of n. Y, with her
children passed a few hours with her
sister, Mrs. J. F. Holman, Thursday, on
her way to the old Hathorn home in
Scion. 6.
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yellow corn planted from the dry seed
the 30th day of Nay which had leaves
that measured AZ inches six weeks from
the time of planting. t is rarely that
one sees a better field than his.
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Hodgdon of
Cboate, Michigan, came here, Mond ~
right TO visit his father, james Hodg-
don of Embdeu.
Miss Emma Niles of Norwood and
Miss Iva Bailey of Medford, Mass, are
the guests of Miss Lizzie Dinsmore.
A large number of our people
are camping at Lake Embden now.
This pond is becoming more popular
every Sear with the people in this sec
ton. Among those there this week are
Misses Frances, Paulenah and Carrie
simmons, Mr. Cleayes and Miss Nudd of
Waterville, Miss Nellie Hapgood and
Mrs Ellen NJ. Poore and members of
the cooking club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pease and their
two children of Minneapolis, Mimi,
arrived in town Saturday night, the
guests of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Pease. They will take a carriage
drive up the Kennebec valley Thursday
for few days absence and will leave
for home the last of the month. Mr..
Pease is one of the firm of Pease Broth
ers of that city and left his home here
Is years ago and is one of the prosper
GUS young men which our town has sent
out into the world.
The rear drive on the Kennebec pass
ed under the Patterson bridge, Tuesday
afternoon with y men. This year each
section drives its own rear. Years ago
100 or more men usually followed the
last of the logs down the river but tn ose
were the days before the hanging boom
or the small lumber cut such figure in
numbering operations. At that time 1t
was the long three foot in diameter pine
that struck hard on the gravels. The
water required to float them would al
most float jam of the small logs of to-
day. The big pine and spruce trees of
the primeval forest are gone save here
and there one standing like seminal
over the graves Of their departed
Future generations will see the placid
waters of the old Kennebec rolling on
to the sea undisturbed by the labors of
men. In the great future other agen'
cies will manifest themselves in some
time-saving and economic ways, the
of which has not yet entered
the mind of man, and so the world
moves on, the impossible of today be-
coming the possible of tomorrow.
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Solnn.

Charles Fairbrother of Lakewood was
in town the last of the week.
Frank Green of Embden, was in town
Thursday forenoon.
Judge Boswell arrived home from
New Hampshire, Thursday night.
c. B. McIntire was at Bingham, Fri
day, on business.
Alonzo Moore and wife of Madison,
were visiting friends here Friday and
Saturday.
Leon Parlin of No. Anson was in
town, Friday.
Mrs John Swain and Mrs. Leander
McIntire we're at Madison Bridge, Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. Mark Savage of Bingham was in
town Saturday forenoon.
Mr.. II. J. Chisholm, president, and
Mr.. Underwood, officer of the lnterna-
tional Paper Co. were at the New Cara
funk TO dinner Friday. They came and
went by special train.
Miss Eunice Bodwell arrived home
from Portland the first of the week
where she has been attending school.
Streeter Danforth was in town the
last of the week.
Reue Mcguire of Madison, was at
Will Y0rk's, Sunday.
John Swain was up to Moose River
the last of the week.
Mr.. f. P. Viles of Skowhegan, was in
town Saturday and Sunday.
Hon. Turner Boswell went to New
York the last of the week.
Mrs. Will Mccarthy went to Fair
banks, Friday, after few weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Holway.
Miss Lillian Brown was visiting at
Athens, Saturday night and Sunday.
Sumner Wilson and his niece Miss
Mary Wilson were at Skowhegan over
Sunday.
Mr.. Doyen of No. Arson has returned
to finish up his work on j. Goodwin's
house.
Mr.. l.. S. Merrill's eyes are gaining
slowly, although not able yet to attend
to business all the time.
Mrs. Naomi Stevens, who has been
visiting at No. Arson for the past week,
returned home Wednesday.
Miss Blanch Nye of Skowhegan, was
at home the last of the week.
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BORN

Canaan-July 8, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brown,
a daughter
EN- bden-July 10, to the wife of Reuben
Case, daughter.
Harmony-July e, to the wife of H. E. Git
ford, daughter.
starks-June 26, to the wife of Olof Olsan, a
daughter.
Madison-July /. to the wife of Stanley A.
Wright, a daughter.
st Albaus-July l, to the wife OF belmont D.,
Raymond, a daughter.
Madison-June Il, to the wife of Edgar Per-
ry, son.
Madison-July l. to the wife of f q. wescott,
a son.
Harmony-.Tuly 8, to the wife of Charles
Cooley, a son.
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Mayheld.

Mrs. Mary Clark Is quite sick. Her
brother, Nathan Burton aud wife visited
her last week.
George Look, wife and little son visit
ed relatives and friends at West May
field, last week.
John Mason, wife and daughter were
in town few days ago. The daughter
visited at the house where she was born
twenty years ago this month.
Ida Mabbett, husband and children
came to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. J. Brown. They were very sick with
grippe most of last winter but are now
slowly recovering
Mrs. Nancy Morrison and children are
stopping at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
V. +. Hall.
The 4th passed off very quietly with a
5. 5. picnic. No one killed and no one
hurt.
A. l.. Flanders has shut down his mill
until after haying.
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Steward Bros, at the Island Mills.
Probate Court.

The July term of Probate court was
held this week at the court house, be-
ginning Tuesday morning, Judge Dan
forth presiding.
The will of Adelaide Marcou was pre-
scented, and that of Robert Mckenzie
was approved
Accounts in the estates of Sarah A.
Nichols, William w. Fletcher, Harriet
Thompson and John B. Sanborn were
presented, and in the estates of John
Tantish, Sarah B. Bigelow and Elbridge
l.. Young were settled.
Guardians were appointed of Frank
+. Goodrich, Wesley NJ. Bowman, Mar
garet A. French and of the children Of
John F. Lake.
Lolita Helena Allen was adopted by
James and Almira Mlliken and her name
was changed to Millken.
Petitions for license to sell real estate
were presented in the estates of Josiah
II. Tinkham, Simon Farnham, StiIlman
Curtis and Eben Taylor aud license
granted in the estates of Luther +. Ed
wards, John Tinkham, Blanche T. Full
Ter. Daniel Boynton, Louisa J. Merrill
and Jesse f. Huff.
Allowance was asked for from the
estates of Eliza A. Whittier, Laura A.
Quimby and Leslie M. Davis, and grant
ed from the estate of Richard II. rowne.
Administration was asked for the es-
tates of Andrew j. Libby, Charles n.
Wood. Eliza A. Whittier, Emma Corson
and Phillip Powers.
Among the ATTORNEYS in attendance
from other towns were A. Simmons,
No. Arson; r. b, Barrest, Canaan; Fl.
L. Croswell. Mercer; c. O. Small, Madi.
son; S. S. Hackett, Detroit; J. F. Hol-
man, Athens; ID. d. Stewart of st.
Albans.
H. Fl. Powers, Esq. Pittstield; Hon.
John Metcalf, New Portland; Herbert
l.. Kelley and Gilbert Kelley, Fairfield A;
J. w. NORM of Emhden were at the
Probate office. Tuesday.
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Emblem Center.

Crops are booming, SO are the weeds.
Hortense Hodgdon is at Scion where
she has situation.
Nettie Hodgdon is at John Walkers.
Raspberries are very plenty.
Our schools closed the last day Of June.
The teachers were successful in keeping
up high degree of interest with studies
taken by the pupils and there was larger
average attendance than usual.
Reuben Case and wife are smiling upon
the arrival of daughter.
o. w. Chase of Lexington, has been
in this and adjoining towns for few
days in the interest of the New York
Mutual Lite Insurance Co.
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abstract of Plaintiffs writ.)


Date OF writ, June 5, 1899. Addamnum $50.
Attachment of Personal Property June s.,
1899 at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Writ returnable July 8, 1899, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon before o. o. Vittum Esq, a
trial justice in and for said County OF Somer-
set at Thomas j. Young's office in Scion in
said County. Action, in the plea of the case,
for that the said defendant at Arson on the
third day OF February, A. d. 1889, was indebt-
ed tn one +. W. Bunker, in the sum OF eight
cen dollars and seventy five cents according to
the account annexed; which account the said
+. W. Bunker afterwards on the first day OF
June, 1893, assigned and transferred to the
plaintiff as by his assignment to be filed in
court with this writ will appear, whereby and
by force OF the statutes in such case made
and provided the defendant became liable
and promised the plaintiff to pay him said sum
on demand.
THOMAS j. YOUNG, Esq, Scion, Maine,
attorney for Plaintiff.
true copy OF the order of Court with ABB
stract of writ
Attest: o. o. vITTUM, Trial Justice.
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East Fairfi cid.

Miss Grace Huntoon has returned to
her home in Norridgewock.
There is at present a double crew at
work on the logs at this boom.
A Mrs. McFee and little child of Bar
Harbor is boarding at Mrs. sherman
Pishon's while her husband works on
the boom at this place.
Mr.. Fred Nelson and family of Water
vile visited in this place Sunday.
Mr. Erwin Boyden has gone to Benton
station as assistant operator for a few
weeks.
Miss Mae Palmer is visiting in Athens
at the present writing.
Mrs. Ira Palmer visited in Cornvile
over Sunday.
Mrs. Tracy and grandchildren intend
visiting in Sidney the last of this week.
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CornYilIe.

Thaddeus Green went TO Brighton,
last week.
DIR. Damon of Hartland was in town,
Tuesday and Wednesday. selling glasses.
Frank Paine, Leland Bosworth, G. W..
Bates and Arthur Savage have joined
the |. o. o. F. at Athens.
G. w. Bates has sold u bicycles.
The shower Tuesday, caught lots of
the farmers with hay down, ready to be
hauled in.
Frank Paine lost fifteen ducks, last
week. The pug dog thought he would
have some fun. but now Is kept in irons.
Dennis Thompson is very sick.