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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Bismarck bad no great opinion Of the
French He believed that they are too
easily swayed by popular catchwords
Talk to a Frenchman about liberty
equality and fraternity. tell him that
his nation is the greatest in the world
and You can do anything with him
You can impress the French more than
any other people if you tell them it Is
done in the name of freedom
Asked his opinion in the case of n
certain French spy. he said Its a
sad case You We got to hang him. bnt
do it with the utmost politoness. SO As
not to hurt his feelings -EXchange
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

81. Louis Globe Democrat. Tie late
Nelson Dingiev had more miuu.e tech
ricai Know ledg- # IL tafif question
than auy other mau Vito ia. ,sryed ia
Con gre-s At ANY time In In psst quarter
of a century. with thu excep'ial. per
haps. # William y. kelley. # Penn
-NlyaHla. Who died 4 ie~ k.afs ago.
Dlngley, however, was much broader
man than Kelley. B. hid cla,er ac-
quaiutaaee with politics IL geaersi He
Was . greater statr>man- A III head
Of thu NY and me4ns cauuif,e, and
thus he leader Of he uni THY party on
the Il or of The House. he h4a r. impor-
taut j. flaence on Legislation. The tariff
act Which bears BIZ, uam- Wa leading
factor 10 the financial ra.lF which has
come IL the past two YEAR, though, Of
course. the placing Of he god standard
90 solid basis. which was also Involved
in tn Republican triumph Il l.a6. tore
decisive part in the business improve
ment. In Que particular the experience
of the Dingley tariff has ben ike that
IF the Morril tar fl. If the spanish war
had not occurred the reytnu- uuder the
present act would fully MT tie txpen-
ditures of the COVER u4rai Had the
Mar # It crssinn been svrr'e1 ihe Morrill,
tar II. which was passed iust before that
war tegsH, would doubtedly have
furnished abundant revenue
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

The trumpet sounds again. and the
espada takes his sword and his muleta
and goes out for the last scene This
which ought to be, is not always the
real climax The bull Is often by this
time tired. has had enough of the sport
leaps at the barrier, trying to get out
He is tired of running after red rays
and he brushes them aside eontemptu-
ously He can scarcely be got TO show
animation enough to be decently killed
But one bull that | saw was splendidly
savage and fought almost to the last
running about the arena with the sword
between his shoulders, and that great
red line broadening down each side of
his neck on the black. like deep layer
of red paint one tricks oneself into
thinking
He carried two swords in his neck
and still fought When at last he. too
got weary he went and knelt down
before the door by which he had enter
ed and would fight no more But they
went up t. him from outside the bar
rier and drew the swords out of him.
and he got to his feet again and stood
to be killed Saturday Review
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

The foundations for the keel of the
new battleship Maine have been COM
pleted at Cramps shipyard in Philadel-
phia, and the laying of the keel itself,
which will take place early next week,
will be an occasion to stir the patriotic
interests of the country. The events
which succeeded the destruction of the
original Maine enlarged history and en-
riched naval architecture; and the new
Maine will not only be worthy name
sake Of the old in all essentials, but it
will be certain to typify the most ad-
vanced ideas in constructive naval archi-
lecture. If the ship could have been
built at Bath it would have been very
appropriate and also gratifying to Maine
people.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
She Let Him ON,

One night Green came home very late
and found his wife evidently prepared
TO administer a Caudle lecture. Instead
of going to red, be took seat, and,
resting bis elbows on his knees, seemed
absorbed in grief, signing heavily and
utterng such ordinations as Poor
Watkins Poor fellow p
Mrs Green. moved by curiosity, said
sharply, Whats the matter with Vat
kins;'
"Ah, " said Green, This wife Is CIV
ing him fits just now. "
Mrs Green let her husband eff that
time Liverpool Mercury.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

DR.. II. T. Lemen of Alton. Ills says
II often meet people who have such a
wholesome fear of appendicitis that they
do not eat grapes, tomatoes tigs or
fruits containing little seeds becansp &
a fear that these seeds will lodge III tae
appendix and cause appendicitis
whenever | hear person say he
denies himself fruits because Of Tins
fear | take occasion to assure him that
it is useless to take. any such precau-
tions If You like fruit. eat it. for APP
pendicitis. seven in ten instances IL
due to OTHER things than seeds Little
particles of food of any kind can lode
in the appendix and produce append
citis. even bread crumb being capable
of it. In addition. great many cases
are caused by something entirely out
side the appendix. something causing
the inflammation
ITO all would say. Go ahead and
eat anything You like. for all precau-
tons you taay take are not going to
save you from appendicitis if you are
going to have il The inexphcable
things to which the majority of cases
are attributable cannot be guarded
against, and it is useless to fight the
minority
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

A few bones and q handful of dust
were all that was found in the alleged
casket OF Columbus when it was opened
at Cadiz, last week. That is all which is
left to Spain of her American empire-a
few bones and even handful of dust.
Aud there is doubt even of the genuine
ness of these. Spain is good example
for use 10 pointing a moral in favor of
good government and fair usage to sub
jects or citizens.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Bilkins was seated in an easy chair
enjoying his paper while his wife WAS
busy with fancy work Bobby the
4-year old-son of the household. on the
floor was fighting battle with tin sol
diers Presently the little fellow tired
of his play and exclaimed
Mamma. won t you please tell me a
fairy story
II don't feel like it tonight. Bobby
said Mrs Bilkins "Go and get your
papa to tell You what detained him
down town SO late last night -Ohio
State Journal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

North Dakota legislature like that of
Maine is in favor of the ratification of
the Paris treaty. Both houses of the
State legislature at Bismark unanimous
ly passed resolutions requesting Sena-
tors Hansbrough and Roach To vote for
the ratification of the peace treaty,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

We are authorized to guarantee every
hottle Of Chamherlain's Cough Remt dv
and il not satisfactory 70 refund the
money tn the purchaser. There il no
better medicine made for "a grippe. colds
aud whooping cough. Price, - and soc
per bottle. Try il. II. W CUSHING.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
Love at First sight.

do you believe in love at first
sightY' she asked
"Of course. answered the savage
bachelor do you suppose. if a man
had the gift of second sight. he would
fall in love- Cincinnati Enquirer
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

"Why de they call it the matrimonial
yoke | wonder
Because there is generally calf at
one end Of II guess Cleveland
Leader
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

We, the Undersigned, agree to refund
the monsr on d fifry-eeat bottle Of
Greene Warranted syrup Of Tar II it
fails to cure your cough or cod We
al-o guarantee twenty. five cent bottle
10 prove satisfactory or DO pty. 6mn40
II. ". tU>HING. rIxBY x BUCK.
". Il. FULLER, {. ". FOLSOM.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Il is not impossible that the Eignn
court martial may put not only General
Eagan but General Miles and Secretary
Alger on the gridlton before all its cor
8, quences have been exhausted. The
report is that to the charge of conduct
unb,comng an officer and gentleman,
General Esgan will plead not guilty, and
to the specification under this charge
guilty. This seems at first sight con-
tradiction, but it is not. Should General
Eagan take this course, in effect he
would not deny that he publicly called
General Miles liar, but would at once
admit the truth of the statement of the
specification. Then by pleading not
guilty to the charge, he compels the
production of evidence and has chance
to show extenuatng circumstances.
This may open the door for the introduce
tion of charges against General Miles,
and altogether the court martial will
have to steer very carefully to avoid try
ing two il not three persons at once.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
Last Call on Taxes

must settle with the town of Skowhegsn at
an early date, and would notify all delin-
qnents that il hey would settle without costs
they must pay me on or before Feb LIST 1899.
This is imperative, govern yourselves ae-
cordingly. II. X. WHITE, Collector
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Notwithstanding electrici'y's displace-
ment of horses on the street railways
the consumption of hay in New York
city for the last six months OF 1898 was
considerably greater than for the GORE
spending period for many years. For a
long time the average daily consumption
of hay in the city has been placed at ont
thousand tons. In the last half year ii
was at the rate of twelve hundred tons,
and for several weeks it was above that
figure. This is explained by improved
trade conditions, the increase in truck
ing and ;he larger shipments of live
stock. This does not effect the eastern
market for hay very much. 1t comes
largely from the west, these times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

The speakers at the senior exhibition
at Colby college We're announced Satur-
day and Harold Hanson Of this town, is
one OF the honored ones. They are as
follows: From the womau's college,
Misses HoXie, Buck, Foster and Ward
and from the mems college, Chase. II. 5.
Brown, spencer, Hanson, Richardson
aud Stevens.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
A Pleasant Event
somerset canton Of Sknwhrgan Entertain
Madison o. . }

Somerset canton Of ~kowhegan Entertain
Madison ! O. o }
Grange hail vas me .crae If very
pleasant social time last Thar-dsy. the
occasion being the entertainment If
Indian Spring lodge, No. 10. / o. y. r.
Madison, hy The Caution Somerset. ~.
~ Of sk0whegan. The mosic f9r The
occasion was furnished By tie Cfe.ceut
Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Two special cars over tie s9mer-ot
Traction line brought about forty or
more Odd Fellows and their ADJ. who
marched into the hall between mo lire-
Of the Somerset Cantous to music b. the
orchestra
Col. {. \. Marston in behalf Of Canton
Somerset made the address Of welcome
aud the following program ~as then
rendered: Music, orchestra: song Ms.
EIdeua Smith; mandolin aud 6asio due.
Messrs Thomas and Vigue; cong Elmer
Harris; piano solo, Mis- Ncya johnson;
banjo, mandolin and piano trio, Mes-rs
Thomas aud Yigue and Mis- Whittier
music, orchestra; song, Nj. New
johnson; music. orchestra
An intermission was then announced
aud the company marched 10 the hal
below where dainty refreshments await.
ed them. Toastmaster Capt W p
Ordway introduced Col. c. A. MAfston.
who spoke upon the subject Of Cantons
Capt. W. A. Bailey, who spoke upon the
Encampments; and D. 6. N, c. O.
Small, who treated the subject Sub
Lodges.
The company then adjourned to the
upper ball where social hop VAS e,joy.
ed for an hour, the grand march being
led by Col. {. a. MArston and Mis-
Blanche fantish and participated in by
about 60 couples. after which the com.
pany started on their homeward Journey
all agreeing to the delightful time they
had had as the guests Of Canton somer-
set.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Our Book Treatment for Diseases" Mailed Free.
Doctors Signature and Directions every bottle.
All Druggists. l. S. johnson Co., Boston, Mass.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Positively cure Bore~oe. - oirk IIeada che liver
and bowel Compel. mel AL impurities
from the blood D. irtte vt,nen find re.irf from
using Them Price 25c; five l. Sold everywhere
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
THE sNowsToRM.


From out the north last night a spirit
came
Waving wizard wand. This morn
ing. 10,
An immeasurabe vastitude OF snow
A5etting the earth as In nawless framel
From hill to hill the landscape seems the
same;
The wandering rillet half forgets to flow;
Like pilgrims, standing in a solemn row,
The druid trees the sorcerer's power pro-
claim.
How silently this white magician tolls.
His feet as noiseless as the feet of Time
Whose SHOWS. relentless and remorse-
less, cling:
We may escape This necromancer's coils
When spring unlocks the letters of his
rime.
Will Time thus yield to an immortal
Spring?
by Clinton Scollard. in Chautauquan.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
PITH AND POINT.

Anger closes the eyes OF reason a.
soon as Il opens the mouth. Rams
Horn.
Daughter---"Anythiug in the paper
to-day, map" Ma--"More French fuss
-Dreyfus and Fusshoda. Fun.
Mr. Simper Ito child of the house)--
Come and kiss me, dolly Dolly
(bashfully)-"You do it, mamma
Town and Country Journal.
"I hear that olga Nethersole has
decided to dispense with her kissing
scene" "Well, don't blame her. KISS
ing's become SO commonplace since
the sear."-Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Homespun Indignantly -
Here's an article says that in Formosa
wife costs five dollars" Mr.. Home
spun (thoughtfully-"Wal, good
wife is wuth it"-Spare Moments.
NO, Willie, dear" said mamma, mo
more cake tonight. Don't you know
you cannot sleep well on full stom-
ach?" We'll" replied Willie, u can
sleep on my back" Philadelphia
Press.
Jollydog-"Our American heiresses
appear to have the same trouble as our
candidates for Office" Pollywog-
whats that?" Jollydog-"They find
it very hard 10 get a square count
Town Topics.
Mrs. Sad-"When I'm dead you will
think of all the cruel things you've said
to me-" Mr. Sad-"And it will be just
like you to go and die in order to give
me a chance to think Of them. Dos
ton Transcript,
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19

"or II was. Next Thursday night.
That's why we wanted to 90 to Joe
Corlett's without you. We were GO
ing to get Joe and the three OF us were
going around to invite the girls and
boys. We'd have gone down on the ice
boat ourselves, but we were going over
on the north road to invite the Gibsons,
and coming home around that way.
We weren't going to breathe a word to
you about IT, We hadn't even told moth
er. not yet"
Its what we've been doing so much
whispering about lately" said sgd.
For me-" said Edna, slowly. "a
surprise party!" She grew red; her
eyes filled. "oh, dear! I've been aw-
fully mean. I've been real hateful and
horrid Oh, dear me. SUI. 1t would
have served me right If I'd-well, I'd
just ought to have broken an arm, or
something!"
mo, you hadn't" said Gilbert. at
was real spunky of you to do it, Edna"
Two or three lessons, and you'll be
a dabster with an ice boat" said Sgd.
And it's all right about the surprise
party" said Gilbert, "all but the sur
prise; we'll have it just the same.
You'll have just as much fun, nyhow.
Come on We'll go the rest of the way
on the ice boat seeing it's here. And
look sharp, and We'll show you how
TO run her."
"Oh, deari" said Edna aoa;n "T,vo
been too outlandish for anythlng!"
And when they brought the ice boat
she took her seat on it meekly.
But there was new brightness in
her eyes and a new happiness in her
heart. For Gilbert and sgd would
never again seem to her like enemies;
they were her good. loyal friends.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
Unique Obituary.

Obituary notices seldom touch on the
shortcomings of deceased persons. and
for this reason the item from the Pleas
anton (Kan.) Observer, of which the
following is an extract, is unique: His
greatest fault was the extravagant use
of profanity. Ii was almost impossible
fol him to engage in anysort of conver-
sation with man, woman or child with
out using it. He no doubt often swore
uuconsciously."
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19

Shelf you had to take your choice,
which would you rather do, eat donkey
meat in Havana or dog meat in the
Klondike?
He-Oh, think I'd go to the dogs.
"There, told Maud Ripley she was
wrong when she said you had all the
characteristics of cannibal. Chi
cago Evening News.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19

Occasionally you strike gem of pur-
est ray serene in theater programme,
This appeared in a chiropodist's adver.
tisement in one OF these sheets the
other night:
Free! Ladies' and gentlemen do not
suffer. ] will remove one corn free oi
charge, If you have more than one,
Corns removed, 25 cents each-both
feet 81. Instant relief guaranteed.
Bring this ad. with you"
A surgeon who will remove both feet
for people for one dollar, aud guaran.
tee instant relief at that. is certainly q
genius, and cheap. Boston Transcript
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
A POINT OF HONOR.
How Duel Between Celebrated Men
of Nearly Century Ago
Was Prevented.

Last June Mr.. Augustine Jacquelin
Smith, of New York son of the late
Mr.. Augustine c. Smith, of Winchester,
Va, was at the University of Virginia
as the representative of Mr.. c. b. Rouss
at the dedication of the Rouss physical
laboratory, which the blind million
aire founded. While here Mr.. Smith
met a lady, descended from William
c. Riyes and bearing his name, and re-
lated how his father and the states
man had once appeared on the field
of honor as mortal antagonists. Re
Gently Mr.. Smith has written an ac-
count of this affair, from which the
following is taken:
MY father when at William and
Mary college in 1905, had as classmates
John Tyler, afterwards president of
the United States; William c. Rives,
afterwards United States senator and
minister TO France, and Abel 2. Up
shur, afterwards secretary of state un-
der Mr.. Tyler. They were like broth
ers. But one day in a heated discus
slOi ONtNOOH NANlAls lHC pun IJOl VI
which | never learned, words of a not
very amiable nature were exchanged
between young Rives and my father.
and they went out upon the field des-
ignated by the code where wounded
honor was TO be vindicated. North
Carolina was selected as the place
where the battle would take place, and
to that state the combatants quickly re-
paired. A enerablelooking gray
haired old gentleman in the neigh bor-
hood of the spot chosen for the con-
test had been told of the suspicious
assemblage, and he hastened to the
scene. He reached the ground just as
the principals had taken their positions
for hostile action. He pleaded for a
hearing. He told of his own expert
ence of a similar nature-of his hav-
ing killed a dear friend on the field
of honor for trihing matter that
for false pride. He told of his unhap-
piness since, and of the neyer-ceasing
remembrance of the sad event and of
the scene upon the field when the NOR
tai wound had sent into eternity
young man in vigorous health and of
splendid ability. He spoke, also, of the
misery that came to more than one
household because a dear one had been
slain. AS he told all this the tears
rolled down the burrows of his kind
hearted but sad face. The effect may
be imagined. Each face was moistencd
with the tears that could not be re-
pressed. His story was the counter
part of the case which had brought the
two young men before him who were
then facing each other in hostile atti-
tude. They all recognized this fact,
and halt was called. A reconciliation
took place, and both principals lived
many years afterwards to serve their
country with distinction-Mr Rives to
become one of the most distinguished
men of the time in the civil department
of the republic, and my father to serve
his country and state in both the mill
tary and civil service, as a colonel for
years in the regular army, and after
his resignation in order to return to
the bar, which he preferred, to serve
with distinction in the senate of his
native state. e."-Richmond Dispatch,
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19

Robinson-You don't consider It un-
lucky to have 13 people at table?
Jenkins-Not at all! Suppose some
misfortune did happen to one of them
wouldn't the other 12 be dead-lucky
to escape ?-Puck.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19
A LARCENY KINDERGARTEN.
Japan Has an Institution Where
Children Are Trained TO
be Wicked.

There are two classes OF children IN
Toxic who become professional beg
gars-viz., those small unfortunates
who have run away from home in order
TO escape harbarous treatment from IN
human parents and children abandoned
by their parents, whose nomadic In
stincts induce them to get rid of their
too numerous offspring. and thus avoid
the trouble of dragging them round
from one village 10 another These
latter confide their children TO old pro-
fessional beggars, who soon teach the
Young outcasts 10 earn their own live
lihood
Some of these chiefs of the mendi-
cant profession enjoy wide reputa-
ton, and have scores of heggars and
thieves in embryo under their tuteldge.
There even exists in Toxic a we'll
known house, Kodomo no souryoya.
which is a regular agency for the let
ting out of children.
Beggars of 40 or so years Of age (near-
" always thieves hors de combat and
crippled in some way OF other) call
upon lHIS HIlh every e"y anu i'i "
child of four or FIVE years old, in whose
company they prey upon the charity
of the public. The price per day for a
child is from three to ten sen (1hd. tc
sd) and as the object of the child is to
inspire pity, weak and aiing children
fetch the highest prices.
From five years upward the children
do their begging by themselves. AT
the age of IA or Is, under the pretext OF
gathering waste paper and other rub
bish. they prowl around the court
wards of the houses and commence to
thieve.
Their usual weapon is long stick
the end of which is STEPPED in glue, and
with which they are very adroit at re-
moving tritics from open windows.
At 16 they are taught the art OF pick
Ing pockets with skill and dispatch and
from being beggars rise to the rank OF
botahajiki (pickpockets) or kopparn;
t.hieves).
There is no real difference between
the thief and the beggar The child
commences as a beggar, becomes in
due course thief and takes TO begging
once more when old age overtakes him.
Daily lessons are given TO the youLg
thieves by the chiefs of each band. and
the apprenticeship lasts as long as from
~ to 10. The whole thing mas been re.
duced to regular system, and poke.
picking and burglary are carefully
taught in every detail
One specialist spent year in Berlin
in order to acquire perfection in the
art of sub:ilizing purse. Since this
gentleman's return 10 Toxic his class
has been very successful, and has hun.
dred intelligent rupils at the present
moment.
The whole thieves colony is rcgu.
lated by code Of laws, and these are
administered with the utmost stern.
ness. The youngest thieves keep ten
per cent. of their earnings, the better
class of pickpockets 40 per cent, and
some 80 per cent. or even 60 per cent.
The surplus of the profits is invested IL
the teaching of pupils and employed
as the chiefs of the community deem
necessary for the general well being
Pearson's Weekly.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-19

He--I never discuss matters upon
which / am not fully informed
She-What do you ever talk about be-
sides cigarettes?-Chicago Evening
News.