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The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27
Notice OF First Meeting Of Creditors.

the District OF Maine, Somerset Conn Y.
In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
JOSEPH n. WALKER In BAnkruptc1
RANkRtFT.
To the creditors Of Joseph H. Walker OF
Pittsfeld. in the county OF Somerset and Dis
trict aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the lst day Of
July d. 1899, the said Joseph II. Walker was
duly sdjudicated Bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be held st the
Coburn House, Skowhegan, Maine, on the 4th
day Of August D. 1899, AZ II O'Clock in the
forenoon, AT which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims. appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt. and transact
such other business as may property come
before said meeting. twS0
July n, 1879
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27

SOMERSET SIS Clerks Office. SUP. Jad. Court.
Received and filed 18th day Of July 1sqa
Attest y. W. BRAINERD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

In the District Court of the United states ia
the District Of Maine, Somerset County.
In Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27
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TO BE CURED.

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The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27

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Mr. J w. Loving of Colquitt. Ga, says: For eight
cen years suffered torures from fiery eruption
INV skin I tried almost every known remedy but they
failed by and told that my age, which is
sxty six was against me, and that could never hope
70 be we'll again finally took S. s. s., and it ceansed
nv blood thoroughly, and am in perfect health"
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27
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is the only which guaranteed
freefr potash, and other damaging
herbs chemicals whatever
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will Swift Specific Atlanta
The Somerset reporter., 1899-07-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

of modern enterprise The lion may slowly
raise his shaggy head and growl a bit,
but, well, Its his nature to-"
The foregoing phantasy may be objected
to as indicative of irreverence. Undoubted-
" that is true But while 1t has chiefly
been employed to point the moral of con-
dition rather than a theory, 1t also leads
directly to well defined characteristic and
practice peculiar to American constructors,
namely, the knowledge of when. and the
courage to promptly discard outfits of spe-
cial tools. even when originally very eXpen-
sive, and yet measuredly efficient IN per-
formance when a still better and more
productive design is suggested for substi-
tuition. This is where American civil and
mechanical engineers have scored their
greatest successes, the outgrowth, IT may
b., said of cultivated dissatisfaction with
anything susceptible of Improvement. Such
actions frequently involve sweeping changes
and complete Encouragement Of machinery
and personnel, and an upheaval of this kind
is the most severe test of the duplicate sys-
TEN. Right here may be quoted some OBJ
ServationS recently expressed to the writer
by one of the most expert and successful
mechanical engineers and superintendent
in New England: The. chief trouble with
foreign mechanics is that they know only
one branch of the business, which Is due
to the laws of their trade unions, which IN
many cases prohibit the working or run
ming of more than one machine: hence they
learn only one branch Of the business. This
destroys the ambition of the workman, and
limits his production and his value. This
is especially the case with the English
trade union mechanic For files and
filters, or wise men only, Germans are the
best men for this class of work we can
get Their early training at hand work
makes them expert in this line. The
Swiss are fine workmen, and they take adj
vantage of machines very readily.
The Scotch and English workmen are also
hand-workers, and they are our blacksmith
or anvil forgers. They are the only fine
smiths in America today, as this business
has no attraction for the native boy. who
usually prefers to take a clerkship at about
one-half of the remuneration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

London Comes to a Realization of
What War Means.

LOnOOn ZONES 10 a Incarnation OF
What War Means.
From the London Times.
One of the most noticeable features Of
the departures 1 have previously witnessed
has been the general absence Of poignant
emotion both on ship ana on shore. There
must have been sore hearts In the crowd,
but they have known how to conceal their
wounds in public and the superficial aspect
has been one of cheerfuiness and even gay
ety. with lust a touch OF restrained feeling
here and there Today 1t has been very
different The most pathetic and painful
scenes have shown without any disguise
what the war means to thousands of ten
der souls at home.st Perhaps the long lists
of killed and wounded have had their eff
feet and have made people realize that the
business in hand Is 70 h 3, lay. trip, as some
matter of life and death; perhaps the PROV
unity of the Albert Dock to London tempt
ed many who would otherwise have stayed
at home or taken a short farewell at the
railway station to proiong their agony at
the ships side.
However this may be, they came and a
prolonged agony it certainly was. 1 heard
several officers remark that these fareweIls
should be done at home and thank good
ness that they had no one there to see them
off. could not but agree with them as
| watched the crowd from the ship when the
moment came for her to cast off from the
quay. Nearly all the women were crying
piteously, some in a passion Of despair,
their faces convulsed with the very aban-
donment of grief, others standing with
| white. strained features: gazing in heart
breaking way, trying pitifully to force a
| smile, and in the fancied security of the
crowd making little intimate signs of love
which 1t seemed a sacrilege to witness. I
shall never forget the pose and expression
OF one tall, slender young woman, lately
married. as I judged from her left hand,
: which she held ungloved. Two gave way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
REALISTIC SCENE.
Red Riding Hood In House & Herr
mann's Window.

mann's Window.
AS Christmas display Messrs. House &
Hermann at 7th and ! streets northwest,
have arranged in their mammoth show Win
dows on the 7th street side of their estab-
lishment a realistic representation or the
meeting in the woods of Little Red Riding
Hood and the wolf, when the former, ac-
cording to child-iore, was on her way 10 the
cottage of her grandmother with lots of
nice Christmas things in little basket.
The window decoration is one Of the most
elaborate and complete ever seen In WASH
ington. and is attracting great attention
from the throngs of holiday shoppers down
town. In fact many persons have made the
tourney to the center of the city for the ex-
elusive purpose of viewing the prettily pic
tured scene. The story of Little Red Rid
ing Hoods experience will live as long as
there are children In the world. 1t has
survived from year to year, generation TO
generation, and has lost none of Its popu-
larity interest value in its moral aspect.
In the House & Hermann window the
general scene is wonderfully clever owing
to the attention paid to detail. The grand
mothers cottage is built of wood 100 years
old and is covered with moss and lichens.
Real trees, ferns, shrubbery and earth
merge panoramicaliy into realistic back
ground of painted canvas. A bridge spans
a stream, and winter birds, squirrels andother
small animals of the woods are included in
the picture Through the open window of
the cottage the old grandmother lies abed
beneath a craZy-work quilt All of the
scenery of the foreground is real. some of
it being secured only after thorough
search of the woods. OF course little Red
Riding Hood is there. She stands in her
scarlet dress talking to the willy old wolf
in whom she placed too much confidence.
People gaze long at the scene. 1t is so
realistic and carefully worked out as to
| offer no end of interest. The children are
| especially delighted with it. In fact, the
| window has started up great boom for the
Red Riding Hood incident, and is being
! thoroughly talked about all over the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

altogether and had fallen to the ground
but for their friends, who held them up till
the paroXysm Of anguish had passed. Even
many of the men were excited out of their
self-control. and two or three quarrels, all
about nothing, compelled the police to in
terfere, which they did in their usual quiet
sensible way. When calm was restored it
became apparent that the offenders were
not drunk, as one expected, but merely des-
perately anxious to get near the ship. The
distressing grief exhibited on shore affected
even those on board the ship who had no
personal concern in it, SO that everybody
felt pretty doleful. And it all went on so
long, for fully an hour and a half A big
ship moves very slowly in dock, and as the
Chicago glided down to the lock the people
followed, running round from one point
of vantage to the next, where the same
pathetic scenes were re-enacted once more.
Eventually they all gathered near the lock,
where a pause was made to enable us to
get ashore, and the ship finally moved into
the river through forest of waving hand
kerehiefs and storm of cheers, half
choked by sobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
The Star for Christmas.

A years subscription to The Saturday
Star is a Christmas present that would be
appreciated by some out-of-town friend or
relative. 8. r. Crockett. author of THE
Stickit Minister" 1.-The Raiders" etc, has
written a newsstory, and his best, entitled
The Isle of the Winds" 1t will be printed
as a serial in The Saturday Star. running
through eighteen numbers. 1t will be fol-
lowed in turn by another capital story. The
Saturday Star will be sent to any address
in the United States or Canada one year
for one dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

Misses and Ch:ldren's Refer Jackets. in
sizes to fit girls from to u years. Of plain
and fancy rough cloth, with notch and sailor
collars. either plain or combination collars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

Lot Of Cbildren's and Misses Refers in
sizes 2 10 u years. Of the finest grades of
plain and fancy rough cloths, elAborately
trimmed with notch and sailor cOllars-not
garment in this lot Is worth less than IS
and most Of them are worth Sc and s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

You would be surprised to see how many
of these beautiful little Puritan OIL Heat
ers hre being purchased for gift-gfving.
After ALL they are among the most useful
and sensible gifts, and any one would be
glad to have one.
Prices range from $3.50 up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

From the Chicago News.

Have you any nice light bread?" asked
prospective customer in bake shop.
Yesm,' replied the new boy. I'VE have
some nice pound loaves that weigh only
ten ounces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

Judge-"Have I not seen you twice under
the influence of liquor?'
Prise 1er-"If you were in that condition,
your honor. You probably did.''-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

Hoax-"How did you finally get rid of
those undesirable neighbors?'
Joax-''Well, first | hung a scarlet fever
sign on the door. and when that didn't have
any effect 1 began taking lessons on the
trombone. '-Phiiadelphia Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds of situations are filed
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15

Cousin Clara has just answered letter
I wrote her a year ago.
That's queer
mo, 1t isn't; you probably didn't mail it
until you got out your winter overcoat
this week-"-Chicago Record.
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

Adams and his noble wife Abigail. a
woman q century ahead of her times. lit the
altar fires; and there. within its confines,
have been enacted scenes Of the gayest
festivities and the saddest tragedies in the
history of the American people.
THE EAST ROOM.
There Mrs Lincoln had grand ball on
the eve of a great battle. and scarcely had
the sounds of revery died away until
President Lincoln ordered the East room
opened to receive the wounded from the
battlefield of Bull Run; there President
Lincoln went forth TO Ford's Theater on
that fatal night of April 14.1S65. in the first
flush of JOY that mantled his sad, wasted
features after the vigils of four long and
terrible years; went forth to return as stark
and cold as any OF the tens of thousands of
brave boys whose death he daily mourned.
There President Garfield lay wounded
unto death by the hands of an assassin.
and there he fancied himself at his Mentor
home. reading the "Shakspere" of Charles
and Mary Lamb to his little children.
These are the sober shades of the White
House. But there too. has come the merry
vision of little children, the music of the
bridal, and the crush and clamor of great
official functions.
The White House has massive portco
and portecochere in front added in Jack
sons time. A semi-circular carriage drive
leads Ip from Pennsylvania Avenue. and
here the carriages roll up bearing transient
visitors and ofiice-seekers galore. if they do
not come on foot. All the rooms devoted to
public receptions are accessible at times to
the general public, with polite attendants to
conduct you from place to place.
Passing from the vestibule you enter a
large reception hall and this is where the
Marine Band plays its popular music
when the Presidents receptions are going
on.
Tho Fast Room lies tn the left or the ma IN
entrance, and was originally designed for a
banquet hall. though for the Last 20 years il
has been used for state receptions only. j,
is noble apartment so feet long by AZ
wide. the richly paneied walls rising to q
hight Of 22 feet. There are eight marble
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

W. S. Hancock and Gen. John A. Rawlns,
while statue OF Franklin, in heroic size, in
the dress of Minister TO the Court of France,
seems TO emphasize a good time coming
when we can truly say, THE pen is
mightier than the sword"
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS.
You reach the Treasury, where Penn
Sylyania Avenue takes a turn to the north.
but YOU will not follow it; you will go
straight along and enter the White House
from the front. You have been posting your
self, and know that the entrance from Penn
Sylvania Avenue is not the main entrance,
after all; that it is the one Oh the south
side. which is reached by passing through
tae wooded grounds that rise up before you.
In front of that entrance. which is at the
head of a rising slope. is the knoll where the
Washington children meet every Easter. as
their little Saxon ancestors did many hun
dred years ago. in the days Of Siegfried and
Brunhilda; which shows that children are
pretty much the same in all ages, and the
same may be said Of grown folks. too
There is high iron fence all around the
White House grounds on the south. and a
wide iron gate where the Avenue takes a
bend TO your left. There was time when
you could go through that gate and GO
along the shady walks until you emerged
at the gate exactly opposite. 1t gave you
a pleasant sense Of proprietorship to feel
yourself part of it all. Now you must go
long ways round. all the longer from the
feeling that the older the Republic grows the
more it takes upon itself the airs Of king
dom and the farther it is away from the
homely ideal our first fathers talked about
| a country in which the Chief Executive is
] safer in the hands of the people, than with
| bolts and bars and uniformed police all
around him. But, then, there were no
cranks and assassins in those days.
The White House was modelled after a
Tfthiin r,alacp and tfpat oftar ha ItaIi n
plan. In those days the shades of Pericles
and Michael Angelo still stalked abroad.
and classic art had not yet been supplanted
| by pretentious travesties. The beauty of
the White House is its noble simplicity.
Washington laid the corner stone; John
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
EVANS MUST GO.

Wagner Command, No. 1, Z. Y. T.,
Minneapolis, Mimi, A b. Appln Colonel
and II. ID. Carter Adjutant, has adopted
forcible resolutions, reciting that the MEM
bers have always been ardent supporters
of President McKinley's policy, but that
Henry Clay Evans is devoid of sympathy
with the veterans. and unjust in his inter
pretationS of the laws, and requesting his
removal
Nihil Memo, Fredonia, KY, thinks that
youth in the prime OF manhood, who, at
the hour Of peril, when our very existence
as Nation hung on n thread, as it were,
and when Father A Abraham called loud and
long for 100000 more rushed frantically
to the Quartermaster'S tent and there
offered his young manhood and great
talent to Gen. Meigs for a period of 80
days is just the man to continue Lochren's S
nefarious policy.
Geo E. Place, 18th Nh, Lakeport, NH,
in an article Of temperate criticism, thinks
that Evans's main faults are that he holds
| claims too long in the crucible of investiga-
ton, in the hypercritical attempt to break
up possible fraud. 1t is also manifested
in the contempt with which the ratings of
examining boards are treated, frequently
i lowering their rates and sometimes reject
ing altogether. This practice is standing
insult to the medical discernment of the
physicians. The inference must be con-
ceded that the medical judgment of the
| DnySlclaTlS III tle IcHSlOn OIUce is con-
sidered superior to all the rest of the coun-
try, and indicates morbid fear that a
mistake will he made.
In his annual address to the Department
of California, Commander Cahen said
1T seems to be the purpose of the present
Commissioner of Pensions to barrica6e his
bureau against many worthy applicants
and by his arbitrary rulings regarding
impossible requirements set aside and com.
pletely cut off many well-defined claims OF
the most deserving character. The only
remedy that suggests itself would be by
replacing Commissioner Evans with an
other whose conception of official duty
would accord n more generous considera.
ton of the claims of Union veterans"
1 think Etans'i is the wrong man and
ought TO go. am getting So month
not enough to pay my doctors bills, and
can get no attention paid to my claims fol
increase. ! was wounded twice, am rup
tured, and have varicose veins. / can dc
no work. | served in the 10Th n. j., and
went with it through Charlottesville
Gettysburg, Mine Run, The Wilderness
and Cold Harbor. ! would like to heal
from some of the old boys.-URIAH S
WALKINs, Sergeant, d, 18th N. j., Kyles
Eagle Chief Post, Augusta, Okla, has
sent a communication to President McKin
ley, denouneipg Evans, and requesting
his removal. ~
The National tribune., 1899-06-22
PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE.
Finest Avenue in the World.

When one thinks of Washington it is
always of Pennsylvania Avenue: of the
Grand Review of the armies of the Union,
returning bronzed and bearded from vic
torious battlefields; of the pomp and page
antry of Inauguration Day; OF the splendid
procession of the National Encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, with the
first Generals of the war and The highest
civil dignitaries in the land walking side
by side with old-time comrades who are
still high privateS in the rear ranks of
destiny; of champing horses and tossing
plumeS, fashionable turnoutS and SNOWY
vehicles.
All these Pennsylvania Avenue has
witnessed and very much more that is
memorable and imposing; and yet it is the
Avenue without great dignitaries and noisy
crowds that concerns us now.
Washington showed himself possessed
of both artistic taste and military precision
when his plans comprehended an EXecu-
tive Mansion separated by more than a
mile from the National Capitol: and had a
more suitable @ ste been selected for ne
United States Treasury, which adjoins the
White House grounds on the Capitol side,
there would be an uninterrupted view be
tween these two disiinctiyely National
buildings, thing greatly to he desired.
AS it is, Pennsylvania Avenue, which
extends from the Eastern Branch on the
east TO the Georgetown Highs on the west
takes bend at the Treasury, the massive
gray walls of which stand like fortress
near the White House.
The ideal promenade on Pennsylvania
Avenue is going east from the White House
grounds, with the symmetrical dome of the
great Capitol rising steadily in the clear
nights of air, a true type of AmericaniSm,
which unfolds more and more into mag
nificent proportions as it is approached.
When one goes up the Avenue from the
western gates of the Capitol the impulse is
always to turn around TO get another
glimpse from a new point Of view. A
The National tribune., 1899-06-22

equestrians in the days when horseback
riding was an accomplishment. Perhaps
Jefferson was not so simple a democrat
after all when he went on horseback 10 his
Inauguration, considering that he was a
good horseman and went well-moun;ed on
one OF the fieeteSt steeds of old Virginia.
Washington was a born ariStocrat, and
always had the best turnout going: but
certainly there was not much speed, if there
was style, in that cumbrous coach,
weighted down with gilded concentrations.
Washington had his coachman and his
footman. too; and liveried at that. He was
not nearly as much of a democrat as was
his wife, Martha Washington, who laid
aside foreign finery and wore home manu-
factured garments as soon as she had be-
come the Presidents wife.
But of all the turnoutS that ever have
been seen on Pennsylvania Avenue, none
was more distinctively American than that
of President Grant. handling his own rib
hons and looking every inch the soldier.
The sailor is never happy figure on his
land legs, aud the rough rider is never at
home cut of the saddle.
So with Gen. Grant. He was not a parlor
gentleman, and when in social circles
seemed 10 sink into insignificance beside
more gallant men; but when on horseback,
or behind q pair of high StepperS, be was
always at his best, and one could see III
that steady poise the hero of Vicksburg and
tue cOnQuerOr OF AppODlaltOS.
If one has n memory long enough he can
see promenading Pennsylvania Avenue a
Daniel Webster. with his blue coat and
brass buttons and long buff vest; as late as
Il quarter of a century ago that costume was
occasionally seen. Bluff Ben Wade wore
il. and Luke p. Poland maintained his
right to please himself, until, as with
Holmes Continental" people would turn
and stare at him rs the Last leaf upon the
tree"
The attractions are many on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, and if one has time he can
tarry few moments in the rambling old
hotel long the fashionable resort for the
Clays, the Websters, the Calhouns, the
Davises, and high functionaries both of
Congress and the Supreme Court. He may
take de:our 10 the Center Market, where,
if it is the season of flowers, he will not turn
away without carrying an armful with him.
Looking up the cross streets one sees
classic vstas; the old City Hall. with the
Lincoln column before it, and stately build
ings, both new and handsome. There are
at intersecting points to Gen.