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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

Sci Der NGbe Srantret9s purben S6lob
nno Sniel oft Ous 3iel frun3Dfti6er @infGae.
9o4 Die tarten Mauern BON Garisbroof
piOeritanben jebem Sturm. @inen unbern
4usgang nabm Die 8elagerung bes S9lofes
mGbreno bes en9ltf6en 8iirgerfrieges. 9az
mails bate oas S6lpB nur cine 19pd9e
tonig(i4e 8eiabung unb mar nur fir nentge
Sage NIT Propiant berIeben. Die @inno6z
ner Der na6en Stabt Netpport bagegen, Mnz
bdn9er oes Parlaments, beIaBen OOrtreffli9e
8e19ibe urb tpuroen bur9 cine Nbt6eilun9
Seeioloaten Oeritdrtt. SIN S9Iofe battle bic
9rdfin BON Bortlanb nit flint &inbern, bic
Satin bes @ouberneurs Der Sn1el, 3uflu9t
~gefunoen. 8ur3 bor 8egtnn bes Sturmes
1G9 man lie nit elmer 2unte in Der 9anD auf
Der Mauer eri4einen. 02it lauter @timn1e
rtef tie ben 8eldgerern gu: r9epdbrt uns
e6renbolen Ql63ug, tpenn ni9t, 10 min i9
nit eigener 9dn6~ Die erfte &anone abfeuern
uno biefe Mauern ,bert6eibigen, Bis Tie urs
unter tbren Sriiutmern begtaben." 9teie
f1r9tloIen Worte ma9ten Ginbrud duf bic
8eGagerer unb ite gepGbrten Der 8efaBung
freien Mb5ug. @inige Sabre ipdter LAB Scarf
uls Gefun9ener i'm S@IoB, 3pur purOen
INN Nnfungs grOBe Sreibeiten %gelaf1en. gr
betpp6nte niat nur bic StaatsgemG4er unb
bate elm 5abIreihes @efOlge, ionbern burfte
cu4 in 8egleitung ietner Wd4ter CUR Sagb
retten. mmdbGi4 tpurben inn bieIe Sreiz
beiten ent3ogen; er muBte ii4 nit benz On
Bid ber liebli9en Sbdler bur9 bic bergttz
terten Senter feiner Wobnung begniigen;
nur Elm Spa3iergung I'm Die Mauern bes
S9lofes Dber auf Dem friiberen Surnierz
pGub, Der gu elmer Reselbabn berpanbelt
porben mar, purbe INN 9%eitattet. Stat be5
5a6lrei6en 9efolge5 bebiente i'm 3uleBt muir
Elm alter gebeugter Man1, Der Morgens fam,
I'm i6m bas 9euer a%n3u3iinben. @r las ltn0
T9rieb bel unb unterbielt itb nit ben We=
nigen, bic nod 3utrttt GIT ieiner perion
Gdtten, iiber @0ttli9es un0 Wen19li9es.
Sin lateintI6er @ers, ben er in zines ieiner
8i9sr 19rte6, briift feline SeeGenfimmung
aus. Sn b0ien 3eiten, beiBt es BARN, lerne
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04
Die Snfel blight.
Gin 6Ied6en Groe pol moIerif6er Sarofdaf=
ten. - Das ate Dectis DER Bonner.

Geife6anbbii6er ~be6aupten, man f0nnte
Die engGif9e SnFG @ig6t in brsi,
penn eSietn miiBte, in einem Sage abn1a1
9en, unb geben Die nDtbigen Gat9i9ld9e
bafiir. &Iein genug 1T Die Sniel. Mfan
lam opn iebem bD6eren 6iigel Die bldue
@ren3linte ringsum rrbliden, felbt bon Der
8oftutf6e aus iie6t man an FINER Steue
mitten auf Der Sniel gu beioen Setten 6dS
Meer in Der 5erne aufbIiben. Senno9
finDet man auf bieIem tleinen groenfled
cine groBe Qbtpe9sIun9 Der 6cenerie. Die
Get6e &alfbiigel, pel9e bas 3iidgrdt oes
gilu1bes bilben, nit fur3em 8ruie unb
@inffergeftriipp betpu9fen, tbeilen Die Snz
lei in cine n0rbIi9e unb cine Iioltde
6dlfte, Die in 8obengeitalt urb Pflan5en@
tpuds bur6ous berI9teben bon chamber
finb. Die fiibti9e 9dlfte 1T Die an Baum
puAs Grn1ere, bic &reibez unb Die Sdnb=
ffeinbiGbung 6errf9en bier bor; nar IN Der
@iiboitede bat ft9 bur9 bas 9erabfalIen
Der Der &reibe b~orgelagerten Sanbfeinz
bl0de iene iippig fru9tbare &IitenterrafIe
Der ltnbertliffs g%ebilbet, Die tpegen ibrer
qef9iiBten Gage mnb berrli9en 8egetatipn
ais bic Ribieru @nglunbs be3ei9net ipirb.
BON Der 8eri9iebenurtigfeit Der Saez
merle fam man 1t9 zine 8orielung ma
den, penu man Die PpittutI9e gu einem
Qusfluq nah benz in Der Mitte 9elegenen
gartsbropfz@ Cattle benuBt, Die englii3e
.Gpu9" 1T ni9t gang mas man in
9tutf6Ganb unter elmer 9otfutf9e bertebt.
sic 1T 3par na6 benz W3uiter Der alien
gilpagen eingeri9tet, aber cine fe9r mos
berne Mieberqeburt berIeIben. 9as Snnere
Der RutI6e pirb nur als Baum fir Si9er,
MGnteI unb onbere 9epddftide benuBt, Die
gafagiere iiBen auf Dem 9a4e, aiem1i4 in
olei6er 6D6e nit Dem &utf3er Dber nod
iber ibm t6ronenb. Man geldn9t auf Be-
quenen Srittleitern htnuuf, bic Der Stauz
tne6t, Der in rot6em Srat einen Der &idz
fiBe einntmnt, ie na9 8ebarf anfteGt unb
abnimmt. Der &utf9er felbit in bObem'
6ut unb beIer &raDatte bat nur nit benz
2enten feiner bier itdttlihen Rpffe gu tbun,
bic ct ni9t 10 fe6r nit Der peitf4e, als nit
einem Ieifen @anuI3en Der 3unge gu einem
turaen, f4urfen Srabe anfeuert. Simmer
aber gebt es berga6, um Die g%epunbenen
Gfen, auf ben oft engen Wegen nit ben boz
ben 9eden gu beiOen Seiten, NIT t0itIi4er
@i9erbeit. Inter ben f9metternben SOnen
be8 6ornes nimr1t man bon benz Stdbt6en
N6i4ieb, uuf ebener StraBe gebt es am
Nfeere %entlang, mebrere bunoert SUB ii6er
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

man bas 2eben bera9ten, aber ber Sapfere
beritehe gu letben. 3peimal purbe Der Ser
fu9 gema9t, ben &Dnig gu befreien unb Der
erite pdre g~elungen, ipenn ni3t Ous 5enIter,
bur4 nel6es er entflieben ioute, tpegeu Der
GiienftG6e gu e1t9e getpeien tpdre. Q1s man
bieIelben BET benz 3peiten @erIu4 bur9idgt
butte, tparen bic WG9ter bur4 aufgefangene
8riefe, beren 3eiGenI4rift errat6en ipurbe,
g"etparnt unb batten Die n0tbigen 8orfeb=
run9en CUR 8ereiteGung bes Planes getrofz
fen. gaub fiinf3e9nmOndtliGer 9aft ipurbe
Der &Onig i'm S9ube Der Na3t fortge6ra9t,
um u4t Wo9en fpdter gu W9ite6aG bas
S6uffOt gu befteigen. 4nbert6alb Sabre
ipdter bra9te man 8tpei ieiner &inber bier
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04
Rudolf KneifeI's Goo.

&u6oGf aneiiel, Der befannte brdmatiIGs
S9riftfte1er, 1T nuA langem, f9nerem 2eiz
ben in feiner Wobnung in Partpp bei Ser
lin ge1torben. Der @erblt6ene, cen mir lnz
ieren 2eiern i'm 8ilbe porfibren, lit am 8.
Mai 1882 in 80ni9sberg /. pr. geboren.
Sn fetnen iungen Sabren trat er orf ber>
f3ieOenen 8ibnen Der probin5 uls S9auz
Ipieler alf rnb iibernabm fpdter bic ielbits
itGnbige 2eitung mebrerer Sbeater. SIN
Sabre 1886 8pg er nab Berlin. 8ereits in
feinem 5pan3igiten 2ebensiabre bet6dtigte
er 1i9 als bramatif9er S6riftfeIler. Sat
ale feline Stiide 8ei4neten fi9 bur6 Ori9i@
nalitdt aus, e%rtpieien ii4 als 9ef9id! dufgez
baut unb purben gu beliebten unb Geperz
tcireitiiden. Sn Der 3egel gingen fte i'm
Samburger Sbalia>S beater alerit in Scene.
0pn 8erliner S6eatern mar Defenders bas
frii6ere WdQnertbeater &neifels OomGne.
8ielen alien 8erlinern biirften gtiide ipie
,9apageno", nSo9ter 8elials", tpel6es in
8ien preisgetrDnt purbe, n2ieber oes Mh1z
fttanten", Ser 9ompfaff", rOas We1penz
ne t" nod frtf9 in Der @rinnerung iein,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

bemfel6en, tpte bur9 einen tpeiten @nrten
Dber Part, auf ber &iibenterraiIe Der I'm
bertliffs. gfehts er6e6t it9 brGuenb oft bic
iGbe 5elstpanb nadt unD grau; beutli9 5eiz
gen fi9 barin bic S9i6ten bes 9eIteins,
aus Dem ie aufer6aut lit. @us benz griinen
Rafen bes 8OOens ragen nod BIN unb tpiez
Der Die gepaltigen, 6erabgei4leuberten
Selsmaffen empor, alSa6dtten fie in einen
@iguntentumpfe gu @urf9ei9ofIen %gebient,
bGufig iebO4 fin0 fie bur3 gpbeu unb 9ras,
@eitriipp unb 8aumpu9s bal6 berbedt.
Nuf Der 606e Der Selsipanb breitet iib Der
8oben gu einem nd9 benz Snnern it9 FEM
tenoen Plateau aus. Sci 6eftigem 8inbe
1T Is gefd6rli4, gu ndbe am Ranbe biefer
5elStpano GIT tpanbern. Man erSG6Gt bpn
elmer Srau, bic NIT &egenI9irm unb 8Or6
iiber ben Ranb Der &lippe 9%ebluien purbs,
dber bas Slid batte, in ben 8ipfeln Der
barunterfte6e1ben 8Gume bdngen gu bleiz
ben, Biz tie bur9 bic 9ilfe BON 8orii6ergez
ben0en aus i6rer unbequenen Gage befrett
tpuroe. Sft ge6t Die GtraBe burb tpulb6ez
fpd4iene S3lu6ten, auf oeren 9runoe elm
tlares 8G9Iein murmelnb ba6inflieBt. Der
8oben lit nit 6i9tem gp6eu bebedt, Der
feline a3pet9e nit ben f6Dn gef9petften,
burtelgrinen 8ldttern an ben Stdmmen
emporrantt nnb @uirlanben bon 8altm gu
Baum f6lingt. Damn 0ffnet It9 pieber
bic StraBe; Elm bellies 2anbbaus nit groz
Ben GrterFenitern, Die Mauern nit NAM
~nigfaltigen 8letterpflan3en umranft, liegt
mitten in einem 8arten nit fammetqriinen
3afenfld9en bor uns, 8dune, @ebif9e
1no 8lumen aus alien 6tmmelsitri3en itez
ben berein3elt poer in @ruppen lumber. !0ter
ftredt Die Si8te bon G6ili lire nit bretz
edi9en Nabeln rafpenfDrmig gefebten Qefte,
bort brettet Die 4raucarta ibre f6irmf0rz
mi8en 3neige aus, Balmen unb 9almfarne
er6eben ii9 iiber 2or~beergebiiId, Rofen,
blaue unb tpeiBe glematis unb bas Seer Der
bunten, prd9ttgen SommerbGumen e%rfiiIen
Die 8eete. SIMMER a6er erblidt man CUR
2inten bas bluue Meer nit neiBen Gegeln
roer ben f4ipar3en 9umpfidOrnfeinen gr0z
Berer unb ~tleinerer G4iffe unb 8Dte.
Run aber ma4t bic &iite unb nit i6r Der
Meg cine I3urfe 8enbung na9 @siten, unz
ten fie6t man ben 2eu9ttburm Der Suboitz
Ypibe. Die 5elsnanb erbebt Ii9 re9ts bD6er
uro b0ber, bic Seiten perben tabG, uno MIR
o1f bori3ontalen @te1en limb Ie nit nieOriz
gem 8ras nn0 &ral1t 6e0edt. 9ebiil6e err
hltdt man nur nod BEL ben penigen, iebt
INNER 0erein3elter auftretenben 9duiergrup<
pen, bier 1T ules Sells, @ras uno gteer,
Sn i~ilberner 8ldue i9immert es, in tpe;tem
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

Der gd6nenOe 9fa9en zines getpulti9en Ruubz
tbieres ausfeben, anbere gepunben unb tief
in ben Sells eingei9nitten. Sic ~entftanben
bur9 Die ausb0blenOe Nrbeit Der 8G9e, bic
ii3 einen 0eg our9 Die 5elfen 6dbnen mub=
ten. Die Chimes bon 8tadgang unb S6antz
lin iinb bic beiu3teiten, allein es 9iebt nod
cine groBe &n5abl unberer, beren Qmpbi>
tbeuter burA iippigen 8uumpa4s unb bo6e
S-tuuOengetpG6ie nit buntfurbigen 9liit6enz
buf4eln ausgefiiat iinb, tpdbrenb einige, ME
bas 3u 8ladgang, MIR ben nadtsn, buntlsn
Sells 3eigen, Der Bel mun6en burd3 an ben
Seiten berborftdernbe Sta6lqueuen seIbr0t6z
Ii3 geflimmt erf4eint. &ur5 bOr g6ale
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

6aGbtreis ausgebreitet, es gilbert i'm Spnz
nenf9ein unb beri9pimmt an 9oriaont in
bunftigem 9uft nit benz 9immel. 8pn Der
906e unierer StruBe feben bic 0umpfer unb
Segelf6iffe iebt pie tpin5ige goote aus.
N6er nun begintt in biefem i'm Sonnenli6te
funtelnben Burabieie, tpo bic 2uft pom fri
f3en Seepinbe gefiiblt unh nit ben 0iiften
bon 9ras unb &raut erfiiat tit, tpG6reno Der
Slid ent5idt iiber bic fanft gstrdufeIte
5lG4e bes Wteeres gleitet, bic Nuf5Gbllng
Der S9iffbrii3e, Die an bteier aiite tattz
gefunben baben. Mand' bruOes S9tff, bas
bor Der @utb beg Stnrmes unb Der Wogen
bier 3uflu4t geiu9t bate, lit gei6eitsrt,
benn Der Stranb 1T fIud unb Der Meeresz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

Die NngelId6Ien erbauten bann ben pierediz
gen, unfDrmli3en 8urtt6urm, pelber Der
Mittelpnnft bes alten SeuOaIi9loFes nltrbe.
.3u Mil6elm bes @roberers :3eit purbe bic
san3e 5ld3e Der 9ii9elipibe in bic 8efeFiz
gung 6ineinge5o9en uno cine itarfe Mauer
nit Nalgraben ringsum erri9tet, nG6renb
ipeitli4en @nbe Elm 8iered BON WD6ngez
md9ern erri9tet purbe. 6ier i'm &Dnigsz
iaoGe, Bel fludern0em 5adeGli9t, bas bon
ben Riiftungen Der 8itter 5uriid9eporfen
tpuroe, ipielte fi4 einmal cine bramatiI9e
95ene ob. Wtlbelm flagte ieinen 8ruoer
Stbo, einen r0mtf4en prGlaten, bes Ser
ratbes an. Ra9 Der @uf3dblung ieiner Ser
f4ulpungen ma9te Der 80nig cine pauie,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

bpben nt9ts als Der barte 5eGs Der 8Gippe,
Der unfeblbar ieben &iel 5erbridt. Ser
feline &ir6bOf bes 5ii4erbprfes G6aGe, has
nit elmer alien Stride aus 9rauem Stein nit
bieredigem, ftumpfem Sburm in GINGER @nt=
%fernrng bonn Meere liegt, entbdlt man9es
NIT bi4tem Rafen bebedte @rab, poria bic
an bas rfer geipiilten 2eiAen Der S9iffe
brii3igen ruben 9o4 bebOr mir an 0ieien
melan9olif6en Srt fommen, gilt ss, cine Der
Sebenspiirbigfeiten Der SnieG uuf3uiuden,
bas Chine BON 8Iadgung. On Der san5en
&ifte entlung finbet man BON 3eit gu 3eit
S4ht4ten, Shine" genunnt, einige baIb=
treisf0rmig unb ampbit6eatralii4, bic pie
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

6ieqt Der @eg bom Wteere al unb fi6rt nun
ldnoeinpGrts. @r it oft eng unb auf beioen
@eiten NIT boben 9~uge0Orn6eden eingeTaBt.
@ilbe &ofen, 9agebutten unb 8rombeerz
ranfen tpubern ba3piIden. SIN Sdube
fGeiner 8if4e balDen Die fleinen @Ogef lire
NeIter unb i6lipfsn 5piti4erno aus nnb
Elm; biel bunte 8lumen bliiben bier I'M Trubz
ling, pG6renb NUN Der 4aronSitab feline
9elbrDt6li6e 8liitbentraube bin nno pte0er
pprbrGngt. DAP bies cine @iftpfIun3e 1T,
fi6lt man initinttmdBig, penn man, DON
benz biibi4en Orange Der 8eeren oerlodt, tie
pfGiiden min nnb bann bic gan3e PfInn5e
nit Der Oiden, peiBli4en, unOer5lpeigten
Wur3et fi6 beraus3iebt unb ie lDie cine
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

S4Iange in Der 9unb bdGt. Die @egenb
bat etpas. gaadtes unb Stables, ben 8oben
bilbet Der griinli9e SanOitein, Der 3tpar unz
ter Dem @influB Der 2uft 1nh bes @efers
berpitternb einen fru9tbaren Aebmboben
ubgiebt, es bier aber nur au elmer biinnen
Qdertrume gebra3t bat. @ebro9en berbGlt
er it9 anfangs pet3, bod ipirb er buGo,
iuenn er Der @inpirtung Der NtmoIp6dre
musgeiebt 1T, bart 1nO bauerbaft, ipie bic
bielen a%ltersgrauen &ir9en b~e3sugen, bic
baraus erbaut ftnb. 9oben 8aumipr9s
giebt es bier nur ielten, bin n,b p:eber un=
terbri9t cine lltr1e, cine eide bic Naonotonis
Der 9edenreiben, unb ebenio Dereinaett grupz
piren fi9 Die 8dume um bic IpdrIih perz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04


in Der 9offnung, buB feline @uIaaen ft9 bss
@errdt6srs bemd9tigen tpirben. ODD gtie>
r1anb ribrte ii9, oenn Otbo mar als ru9>
iii9tig betannt unb eri9ien dls p~rieiter UNI
antatbur. pa iprang Wil9elm feIber auf,
f4ritt bur4 Die Reiben Der Sitter unb erz
sriff St6o beim Nrm. 4Iein biefer pe6rte
fi9 unb risf aus, baB nur Der pupit i'm
ridten t0nne. Op9 Der 8Onig, uuf bieien
@inipanb bOrbereitet, erpioerte: rg2t9t ben
8rieIter beitrafe t9 in Dir, fonbern ben @az
IaGen, gu tpeI4em i9 Ielber Did gema9t
fabe." 8aruuf unringte i'm bes &Onigs
2eibtpo9e unb fibrte i'm iiber's Meer, mo
er in Gouen uIs @efangener perblieb.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04

Nu9 beute nod lift aneifeGs bramatiiae
Muie in Der 9roOin8 Elm germ gefebener 9dit.
Qnfang Sdrlar bieies Sa9res iourOe Der
iebt 8erftorbene BON einem S9taganfaG be-
%troffen; er fat ii4 ntbt tpie6er erbOGt. Au@
BerOem fit er IN Der 3udertranf6eit. 8d5>
renb Der lebten Sage bor Ieinem 3ooe mar
8neifeG pbne 8epuBtietn. @r binter1dBt
cine Srau unb 8tpei &inber. Seine So9ter
1T nit Dem Director bes StraBfurter Sbeaz
ters Mi4els berbeiratbet, iein So9n 1T
S4au1pieler.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-10-04
BerItner Seben.

Die MISUNDERSTANDING am Sebrter Sahnhof.-
Gin Stenot9etn fir ole Serliner nno
2lusp6r,ieer. = 1n Der uSeceffon".
6Ypnotiide SiIoer. - Bel nSdulte".-
I'm yKinflerbaus". Sci Keller nno
Reiners. Gin 6ef i'm 3oolo9if4en
Garten.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
PishOn's Ferry.

Mr.. and Mrs. X. B. Wells and Miss
Susie Stinchfield passed Friday, with
friends in Watervile.
Mrs. Hunter, the mother of Mrs. w.
V. Totman, is in failing health.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gardner of Corn
vile, were guests OF NJ. d. Holt and
family several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Parker returned
last week from a visit with relatives in
Ripley.
Miss Bertha Williams of Canaan, pass
ed Saturday, at M. d. Hollis.
Misses In,z Taylor and Eta Swift of
Sidney were guests at Eeazer Kelley's
the past week.
There was a quiet wedding at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burgess,
Tuesday, June s, when their daughter,
Annie, was united in marriage to Mr..
Eugene Cain of Clinton. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. w. Hinckley
of Good Will Farm in the presence of a
few family friends. Both bride and
groom have host of friends who wish
them much happiness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cain will make their home in Clinton.
Llewellyn Decker, Jr.. who recently
returned from Portland, is learning the
tonsorial art with Mr.. Gould of Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam'l. Cone returned
Saturday night, from visit with friends
in Fairfield.
Miss Ida Foster of Oakland, aecompa-
MED by lady friend came Saturday on
visit to Mrs. Betsy Kelley.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15

Mrs Bolivar heayed a deep sigh.
Before we were married she said.
"you promised me that my slightest
wish would be Your law.
Did II" said Mr. Bolivar, in a tone
of surprise.
You said. continued Mrs. Bolivar.
that you would give up the club and
not play poker any more. .
did |. really
You swore that you would give me
whatever / wanted and that might go
to the seashore every summer and stay
as long as liked "
''ls it possible?'
ayes. And you said that you would
never take another drink and never firt
the least little bit. and now you do all
these things and have not kept a single
promise 1t proves conclusively to me
that you never loved me
81 beg to differ from you there. my
dear" said Mr.. Bolivar oratorically.
"Your premise liz all wrong. Your rea-
soning is woefuIly at fault. Your state
ments prove conclusively that did love
you In fact must have adored you
madly if | told such whopping lies to
get you.
And with this vindication Mr.. Boil
var considered the argument at an end.
Kansas City Independent.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
The Forks.

Minnie M. Benson's school Just below
the village, which has been closed two
weeks because of scarletina, reopened
Monday, June Il.
There will be q meeting of the teachers
Of Caratunk, Bowtown, Moxie, The
Forks and West Forks at the Bridge
schoolhouse in West Forks, Saturday,
June Is, with a basket dinner in the
grove near Henry Kennedy's. An in
teresting program has been prepared by
the COMMITTEES, composed OF Harry E.
Mitchell OF the Caratunk grammar
school; Eva NJ. Ames of the Bridge
school, and Alma n. Burbank of the
Comber school in The Forks. A similar
meeting was held May IL, at Caratunk,
and was found very enjoyable and help
full. There are now eleven teachers at
work in these townships and more en-
thusiastic, interesting, and painstaking
corps it will be hard to find.
The newly organized Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Congregational Church met
with Mrs. Bertha Judkins Ball, Wed
nesday of last week.
Mr.. II. + Mitchell, Miss Eda Baker
and Mrs. Minnie Powell of Garatunk,
attended church here last Sunday.
The sermon by Rev. w. l.. Jennings
last Sunday, was strong and inspiring
Landlord Merrill of The Forks hotel is
treating his house to coat of paint,
inside and outside. Harvey Given and
Herbert Prince are doing the work
Landlord York of the Holway House ia
having his old ehimneys torn out and
replaced by smaller ones by Orrin
Bailey. b.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
Tired EHeA.

A correspondent Of Popular Science
News tells of party of Alpine climb
ers who, having spent five hours among
the SHOWS Of the mountains, returned
to their homes after dark. A great
change had to all appearance taken
place since the night before. Instead of
being illuminated in the usual way.
the place was supplied with green
lights
1t took thu travellers a little time to
realize that they were suffering from
Daltonism, or color blindness. superin
duced by eye fatigue. The intense light
caused by the sun shining 1pon the
snow had for the time rendered them
unable to judge of colors and given rise
to their curious mistake. Three hours
elapsed before the eyes regained their
normal condition.
Chevreul explains that the eye can.
not gaze long upon given color with
ont tending to become insensible to it.
When the eye looks long upon a color.
it should be rested by the complement
tary color. Thus an eye that has grown
tired with green should he rested by
red, which is green's complementary
color.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
SkOwhegan Grange.

Agreeable to the annual program the
grange observed "Children's day.
Wednesday, June 7. In the afternoon
the routine of business WAS transacted.
One application for membership was re-
ceived aud three applicants were initiated
in the first and second degrees. y. A.
Withee was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Ansel Hol-
way, as one of the executive committee.
In the evening the hall was opened to
the public and the children gave the en-
tertainment under the direction of the
Worthy Lecturer. 1t was by far the
most varied, interesting, and successful
of any children's meeting the grange
has ever held. For two hours the boys
and girls, future members of the order,
held the close attention of the large au.
dience with their fine recitations, dia-
logues, tableaux and songs, interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music. At
the close refreshments were served in
the banquet hall.
For number OF months past Skowhe-
gan Grange has, through the free con-
lTloullOn VI ius ihcinpeis anu WuTh Vi
the sisters, provided bedding and other
furnishings for one of the rooms IN the
Grange cottage at the Good Will home.
Committees were appointed TO take
charge of this charitable and praise
worthy work and have carried it for
ward to a successful termination. The
building of this cottage afforded the OPP
portunity for members OF the grange to
do large amount of good, and nobly
have they responded to the call.
SEC RETARl.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
A GNn6 Trick.

The parrots determination to speak
his set phrases under all sorts of cir.
cumstances often produces strange sit
nations. The story is told of sleight
of hand performer who kept parrot
that he had trained to say. whenever
one Of his master 9 tricks had been fin
ished THAT good trick What the
next ONE"
One day the juggler, being in sea-
port tozn, gave his performance in
loft on one of the wharfs, which hap
pened to be just over the place where
large quantity of powder was stored in
kegs. The jnggler was about to perform
some feat which required the lighting
of candle. He lighted it and threw
the match away without making sure
that the blaze had gone out. The match,
still burning, fell through crack in
the floor, and dropped into one of the
kegs of powder, which exploded with
great force, throwing the building into
the air.
The parrot, who was blown up with
the Test, did not stop until it reached
the pinnacle of the topmast of a great
chip which lay off the wharf. There he
chung desperately, and looking down to
the world below he called out in a
shrill voice:
That's a good trick What's the
next one?"-San Francisco Examiner
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
Browns Corner.

Laforest Barnes is gaining slowly, has
been able to ride out some of late.
Several new wagons have been pur-
chased in this vicinity of late.
F. l.. Brown of Palmyra, was in town
last week buying stock.
Several from this place attended cir
Gus at Waterville. Friday.
Albert Chase is making an addition to
his barn and raised the frame of the new
part on Monday.
Elder Mclaughlin of Exeter, held a
meeting at the city. on Sunday. Will
come again July 9th.
Mrs. Forest Herrln and daughter of
Cornville, were in town Sunday.
Myra Keatin who has been caring for
her sick mother in Sangervile has re-
turned to Mrs. John Drew's.
Mr.. S. S. Smith of Newport, was in
town last week, with wagons to sell.
|. Crowell & Son have bought some
wild land in n. Hartland, and expect to
operate there the coming winter. They
have crew of men at work pulling pop
lar trees, which have been stripped of
their foliage by the destructive cater
pillars.
Misses Relief Nelson and Effie Crowell
are sewing for Mrs. Mabel Harris, dress
maker.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15
Trying Il on n Dog.

The sultan of Turkey is most in
quisitive as 70 what is said and written
about him abroad Every day transla
tions are laid before him from the
newspapers Of the world and these are
all closely perused His majesty, by the
way, is a bad hand at suffering
At one time he wanted to have an
aching tootl removed and dared not
Eight slaves had molars drawn out in
his presence that he might have an op.
portunity of Judging the extent of suf
fering entailed, and finally the sultan
decided that he would rather bear the
pain than undergo such an ordeal
The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-15

In the Dutch Amy man must be
able to swim as well as to fight More
over. if he is in the cavalry he must
have horse which will take a river as
easily rs hunter takes a fence
Swimming maneuvers are part of the
regular drill there Collapsible canvas
boats, manned by few oarsmen. lead
1.-THE horses, so that they do not attempt
to land on stone quays and other diff
cult points The men swim across with
their horses and on them They do it in
swimming costume and in all the &C
couterments of war
There are few nautical emergencies
for which the Dutch army is not pre-,
pared Some of the officers have even
reached a degree of proficiency that not
only their horses and kit cross the river
with them, but their pet dogs sit upon
their shoulders and are borne over al
most without getting wet. STRAY
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