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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-11

Muslin UhdergarmentS.
We submit the following lots of Womens
Undergarments, representing the best intrinic
values obtainable for the prices:
Womens Muslin Gowns Hubbard style
SOC Each.
Women's Cambria Gowns, Hubbard style,
65c Each.
Women's Whic .Gcisha" Dressing Sacques.
$100 Each.
Women's Nainsook Gowns, Bishop or Hub
bard style.
$I.00 Each.
Second floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-11

Ideal Shirt Waists at the following prices,
One lot 39c, now 25c.
One lot Soc, now 39c.
One lot 69c, now 49c.
One lot White Pique CSC, now 49c.
One lot Colored Waists SOC.
White Lawn Waists 49c, 99e, S1.24 and
81. 40.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

bee to fill the old school house on the
Skowhegan road with combust5les and
get so it will make FIRE worthy the name
and then get the agent TO come and show
US how to put it out: OF course We think
that if there should be any occasion we
could put out a good sized FIRE ourselves
but ii will do US no hurt to have the e1-
perience Of man used 10 the business.
There is only one Round Oak-we sell
it. Beware OF the imitation that is "just
as good. You can tell the Round Oak
BY the name on the door and leg, ia
silyer.-Neasie & Jones
The little girl which was born asst Fri
day to Mr. and Mrs Carol Staples, dice
Tuesday
7. D. Emery has severed his connect
ion with Z. B Nickerson & Co. and left
town.
Eben Miller and Lyman Emmons have
returned from Pleasan. Ridge and brought
three nice deer to show for their mark
manship. One Of them was large buck
The subject OF the !. !. S. meeting
next week will De odd Plantation days
before the war," with quotations from
Uncle Toms Cabin.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett and son OF Unity
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Ames.
Albert Mitchell and wife have gone to
Waldoboro where be has good position
W
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

In the United States fish poisoning is
most frequently due to decomposition
in canned fish. The most prominent
symptoms are nausea, vomiting and
purging. Sometimes there is a scarla-
tinous rash, which may cover the
whole body The writer has studied
two outbreaks of this kind of fish poi
soning In both instances canned saln-
on was the cause of the trouble. Al
though discussion of the treatment of
food poisoning is foreign TO this paper,
the writer must call attention to the
danger in the administration of Opt
ates in eases of poisoning with canned
fish.
Vomiting and purging are efforts OH
the part of nature to remove the poi
son and should be assisted 10y the stom-
ach tube and by irrigation of the colon.
In one of the cases seen by the writer
large doses of morphine had been ad-
ministered in order to check the voni-
iting and purging and to relieve the
pain In this case death resulted The
danger of arresting the elimination of
the poison IN all cases of food poison
ing cannot be too emphati cally con
demned.-Victor G. Vaughan in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

Old sailors sigh as they wander
around the water front these days and
note the disappearance of the famous
old fgurehead, which used to be the
delight of every clipper ships crew.
They We're huge wooden images of al
most everything Imaginable, but the
female form predominated. Many fig
ureheads were to represent the fair
one after whom the ship was named,
and there is an old sea yarn about a
sailor who fell in love with the hand
some wooden female which adorned
his ship. He used to slip down the
dolphin striker and hang on there,
while the ship bowed and lurched.
talking love to the figurehead. Finally.
according TO forecastle tradition, the
figure sneeZed and the sailor. who was
known as Lovely Mike because he
was the ugliest man that ever set foot
on a ships deck. nearly fell into the
sea He recovered his senses and said
Did you speak?"
mo, | didn't speak" returned the
figure. II just sneezed TO attract your
attention. You're known as Lovely
Mike amt you? You're Il married
man, amt you? And your wife has to
take in washing both when you're at
home and when you're away, because
she can never get cent out of YOU.
Mr.. Farmer, just climb back to the
forecastle and don't bother any more
about me-
This rather curt interview is alleged
to have worked marked change in
Mike, and when he got home he aston
ished his wife by giving her a couple
of dollars Baltimore News.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol
lowing are the real estate transfers re.
Gently recorded at the county registry;
Embden-Wm. W. Hamblet to Mary
Ann B. Burns, $l38; F. w. Wells to
Sarah j. Salley ct al, $500.
Pitts Mary E. Lancaster ct al
to X. A. Conant, 81 800.
st. Alhans-Iuhbt. of st. Albans to
Minnie G. Southland, $3.50; j. 5. Parker
w. f. Parker, 500; }. 5. Parker to
Rens r. Parker, 1920; Ann j. Emery
TO p. f. Emery, $3.50
Caratunk-S. a. Dinsmore to Leon.
ard Atwood, trustee, $l,00.
Canaan--Asa II. Tozier to Susie f.
Jewell ct al, $500; Helen g. FTnttle to
Canaan Grange, No. 239, $300;iJ. Q. A.
Butts to j. +. Alexander, 500; j. q. A.
Butts to j. +. Alexander, $75.
May field-Beni. W. Adams to Chas.
Green, 81 90.
FairfeId-C. G. Totman to Melville
Emery, $500.
Ripley-W. A. Bigelow to C. A.
Moulton, 800.
Smithfeld-N. II. Caswell ct al to
Chas. 5. Tracy, Sl.00.
Fairdeld-Josrph Dulac to Z. p.
Remick, 1871 SO; Susan f. Totman to A.
z. Williams, 81 90; Hattie Avery ct al
to w. w. Edwards, $15l.50.
Mercer-Hattie Il. Hill to Mary Jane
Palmer ct ais, 81 900
CornviIle-Mary A. Fogg ct al to
lLhbt. of Cornville, $50.
ambridgc-Samuel Littlefield to Mel
son Watson, $40.
Norridge wock-Sylvester RancOurt to
Joseph Carriveau ct al, $l.00.
Palmyra-J. F. Conner to Waverly
Wooden Co., $50.
Skowhegah-H Harry II. Cushing to
James Lumsden ct NJ, 81 POO
Athens-Wayland Leighton to l.. T..
Jacobs, 81, 200.
st. Albans--Julia A. Dearborn to O.
w. Ireland, 5000.
Solon-Sarah r. Moody to Mary f.
Whitmore, $500.
observation-disclosures F. Briggs ct al to
c. W. Hoxie, 5000.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
South African War.

Quite serious engagement came off
near Belmont, Natal, Thursday last in
which the British succeeded in rOut-
ing the Beers, but were unable TO fol-
low up the victory for want of suffi.
cient cavalry force. The pursuit of
the defeated column, was not very ell
ective, and their retreat was orderly.
A reconnaissance in force in the direc-
ton of Highlands station, from Moot
River, Friday, discovered big force of
Beers with guns. The Beers shelled
and the British guns replied. The
scouts also reported another strong
Boer force to the northwest of the
camp The British guns returned to
camp and the infantry fell back.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

A Russian correspondent sends US
details of very interesting and anus.
ing tale told by Russian veterinary
surgeon who was sent into the Ural
district TO buy horses and hay for the
peasants Of the famine stricken prov.
inces. He had TO do mostly with the
natives (kirghizh, who are half saw
age but who. nevertheless, were found
to be extremely honest and absolutely
Trustworthy in all buying and selling,
some of them even offering to give
horses for the starving peasants.
Quite different story has the sur
geon to tell Of the Ural GosSacks, who
did their level best to cheat him in
the most barefaced manner and on
whom no reliance was to be placed.
And yet these Cossacks are very re
ligious and so simple in certain re
spects that swindler succeeded in
selling them quite a number of tickets
for-paradise, The veterinary surgeon
saw several of these tickets, which
were marked First rows" and sold at
25 rubles, back seats bringing consid-
erably ess.-Commercial Intelligence,
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

A respectfully dressed old woman ap.
parently in deep distress was noticed
standing at the foot Of the steps of an
elevated railroad station the other day
just at the hour when the rush was at
its height. The woman had apparently
lost something OF value. She searched
her pockets, shook out her skirts and
scanned the ground on every side. OF
course 1t was not long before her dis
tress attracted the notice Of passersby.
IL have lost my ticket" she said In an.
swer to the query Of man who stop
ped for a moment III bis rush for the
train. Il don't know what to do, for |
have not nickel with me and | live
away up town"
The mau pulled a string OF tickets
from his pocket, tore off one. handed il
to the woman and resumed his rush
without waiting for her thanks. But
the woman did not follow She mere
ly moved across to the flight of steps
on the other side Here she resumed
her search. with the result that a nickel
was transferred to her pocket by a
passing woman. Next she crossed the
avenue and gathered some more nick
els and tickets from the passengers go
ing in the opposite direction. finally
returning 10 her original stand where
her plight attracted as much compass
sion as before While the observer was
looking on the woman made two
rounds of the stairs, each round oeeu
pying about ten minutes. 1t is prob
able that her average earnings We're a
the rate of 50 i'll nickels and negotiable
tickets an hour.-New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
Skowhegan Markets.
Prices PAID PRODUCERS

BUrrER-klrst quanty, stamped 1t .-ttrld
BEEF-ux beef. to cts.
BEANs- Hand-picked yellow eye, pea
beans, $40
DATs-SsetS
EGGS-a4 - per .ia7 fresh
HIDES AND SkINs--Llght hides cts OK hides
s cts lamb skins 70 10 81 cts
each calf skins, % to St00 each.
FuULrRY-Fowls, stolo cts. per H., chickens
: 10 l3 cts.
RarNp HoG-5la cts.
Wool uvashed, 20 to = cts.
TAlLUW-RpuEh ct per 10
Potatues-so to 40 cts a hu.
RETAIL MARKEr.
New Maple Molasses . cts per ct
tHFESF-la per No.
FIuUR-Spnug wheat Patent. $500. Winter
wheat pat 4-ie Winter wheat choice, 81 90 70
s425
CoRN-S1.o5 perbag meal and cracked corn 90
{. : MEAL--Sl 40 per bag.
FBEp-Middlings, Sl.o0 10 4'i er evt Chicago
gluten 80 sack
TEAs-2o To 81 cents per 10.
CoFFEE-l2le 70 81 cts. per 10.
LARp-pomeStic, 10 cts, " esttru, cts Pure
5 cts
PoRK-sc.
MoLAssts-rure Ponce. A.; Iure Barbados,
30.
CHo1cH CooRlNG MOI ASSES 2sc
DRY FISH Cod. 10 : cts. per IL; pollock,
i cts.
ON1oNs--3 e per III.
EGGs- 20 \ zfGts uoz.
srGAR-GrtHulated Sugar best quality Is
pounus tot Sl.o0
brown, Is pounds for 81.
BUTrER--lS to 24cts. per 10.
0ATs-Western old. 40 cts.
Potatoes-4O so bu
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

Mr. Pneer You expect to he in San
Francisco ~ Il week? BY the way,
you know where my aunt out there
lives. have just written IA letter to
her. Would you mind delivering il
some day as you pass the house?
Mr. Pneers Friend No: but | might
forget IT, | think I'll just put stamp
on it and drop it into the first letter
box
Mr. Pneer All right. don't care
how you get it to her.-Chicago Trib
une
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

A queer case of cannibalism is re-
ported as having recently taken place
In the Solomon islands. The Jeanette
took from Noumea a Kanaka who had
acted rs orderly to the i'm migration Of
flee there and WAS on his honeymoon
with his wife. intending to land at
Aoba, where his wife's tribe lives lie.
however made the mistake of disem-
barking among the wrong tribe AMI
was at once seized by the natives, over
powered. killed aud eaten.
The widow was provided 10y the tribe
with a second husband. London Mail
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

Mrs. T II. Chase, OF Bangor, fourteen
years ago invested 500 in copper stock,
and now receives dividends on that
amounting to 800 monthly-sl 2o9eyery
year.
Mrs. Chase has a cousin, Professor
Treadwell, who, in 1885 was visiting in
Bangor. He was interested, says a
writer IN the New York Press, in the
United Verde mine, in Arizona, and
while in Bangor that year tried TO obtain
money for working it by disposing Of a
few of his personal shares of the stock
OF the company, then new. The mine
had been bonded by Professor Tread
well and Governor futile, of Arizona.
for 50, 900. The ore was being hauled
forty miles by mules, aud this cost 50
much that dividends were out of the
question.
Mrs. Chase was one Of those who pur.
chased stock at that time. taking shares
enough at 30 cents each to make her
total contribution 500. This was done
expressly in violation Of the advice Of
Mrs Chase S friends. She was woman
of slender means.
In 1889. w. A. Clark, Of Montana. now
Senator elect from that State, took an
interest in the United Verde, and. seeing
its possibilities, began buying in the
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order TO cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
the best tones known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. SEND for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Props, Tole-
do, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk Of Courts:
NEWELL w. BRAlNERp,. .................S kowhegan
County Attorney:
CHARLES o. SMALL, ...'........'. ''...'..M adison
Judge Of Probate;
IpwAED F. DANFoRTH,. .Skowhegan
Register Of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER. ............... ''Skowhegan
Register Of Deeds:
LlEwgLLYN GOODWIN, ...................Sk owhegan
Treasurer:
r T. PATTES,. ........... 'Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jailer
TgANK P. PENNELL,. .....''..... ....... Skowhegan
pEptrr1Es:-Wm F. Mutt, Fairfield; F. l.. Harding,
Madison; S. w. Herrick, HARMONY {. B. Haskell,
Phsheld F. S. Parsons, No. Anson; X. 5.
Williams, Hartland; Hiram NJ. Waugh, Starks
Charles +. Ham, bingham; 5. S. Walker, North New
Portland; Cornelius A. Merrill, solon; Calvin H.
Jones, Athens; B. +. Jones' So Norridgewock;
Guy Pennell, Skowhegan.
c. II. Mills, Messenger.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

David Rowell passed through town
with his crew, Monday, for Roach
river lumber region.
Hiram Moore of Madison, sent auoth-
er crew in the woods. Monday
Mrs. Mary Clement passed away
early Saturday morning, after lnger-
ing Sickness. The funeral WAS held
Monday at 10 q. N. Her age was e.
years.
Mr.. jefferson Robinson has gone into
the woods to " erk, n Mayfeld.
Frank Folsom and son Bert, went
into the woods for David RoRell. Mon
day.
The rain comes sparingy, hut some
wells are slowly filling with water.
Fred Russell Of f. Madison. came
down from kingshury, Thursday,
with q nice buck deer. which he shot
weighing over 800.
Allie Square vert into the woods
Monday for David Rowell.
6. W. Bates shot a deer, Friday.
G. ". B.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

One of the agreeable circumstances of
the season, aud one that will cause feel
ings akin to thanksgiving, if not the
genuine article, is the rise of wages that
will go into effect early in December.
Eighty Fall River mills, giving employ
ment to 5000 people, will increase
wages 8 per cent, and it is expected
this movement will become general in
cotton mills throughout New England.
Maine mills will not be far behind in
the procession. Five per cent is not a
very big rise but it means that much, at
least, increase of home comforts and
savings to large number of worthy
people, who get little enough in the way
of compensation for arduous toll.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

1t is stated as a significant fact that
their is more custom grinding in grist
mills in Maine, this year than usual,
indicating that farmers are raising in-
stead of buying grain, especially vel
low corn. Maine farmers have neglect
ed this crop, late years, giving their
attention to the cultivation of sweet
corn for canning purposes. IL is well
to give the sweet corn crop fair chance
but not to the utter exclusion of the
yellow article for home USE. Certain
prominent farmers in Turner, Me,
have figured ont that it is cheaper for
them TO raise their own corn than to
buy it. MIR. {. II. Prince has raised
500 bushels this year, Mr. Daniel Cary
500 bushels. and Mr., II. +. Couant 300
bushels. The course pursued by them
is worthy of fair trial by Somerset far
mers.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

When the uncertainty had become
well nigh intolerable, Science yentured
TO go TO the Serpent directly.
is it or is il not a fact, o Ser
pent." asked Science. that you swal-
low your young when you are attack
edY
well. | always try to hold my
own" replied the Serpent modestly.
it is true, but eyasiyely withal
And so the bitter controversy wages
on.-Detroit Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

Ex Senator Edmunds is quoted as
statingas his opinion that Congressman.
elect Roberts of Utah cannot be refused
a seat in the House. Senator Edmunds
is one of the most eminent constitutional
lawyers in our country and his opinion
is entitled to the greatest weight. While
he holds this opinion he also believes
that Roberts can be expelled from the
House and ought to be, promptly.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

One lady writes that the greatest
"Dollar StTetcher" she has ever found
is the new and original method by
which J { Hubinger is introducing
his latest age. ion, Red Cross and
"Hubinger's Best starch.
She says: With your Endless Chain
Starch Book, received from my
grocer one large package Of Red
TOSS starch, one large package Of
"Hubinger's Best starch, and two
beautiful Shakespeare panels. all fer
&c. How far my dollar will go. l am
unable to figure out Ask your grocer
fer this starch and obtain the beautiful
Christmas presents free.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

An insane man, Henry b. Graves of
Lewiston, assaulted his niece, Miss AL
berta Graves, who resided in her home,
S lurday last, with a fatiron, from the
effects of which she may die. He was
arraigned, Monday, but was recommit
ted to remain until Saturday, when the
effect of the assault will be more certain.
This is another of Names fearful TRACE
dies, probably murder. They are dis
tressngly frequent, this year.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
Thanksgiving.

This is the season when the time
honored custom, the observance of day
set apart by our rulers for thanksgiving
and praise, comes around. For many
years the last Thursday of November
has been the day designated, and it only
requires the proclamation of the presi-
dent and governor to give it the legal
form of holiday. 1t requires little urg-
ing by any one to cause our people to
enter into the holiday and festal features
of the day; indeed, so long has the Gus
tom obtained, hardly a suggestion Is
necessary to cause the assembling Of
families to enjoy the social intercourse
and to partake of the good dinner, inva-
riably one of the incidents If not the
chief feature, of the occasion. 1t is the
family feast.day of the year, even in
this respect, out. doing Christmas in New
Christmas observance detracts somewhat
from the feast feature OF that day, more
than the praise feature, epjoined by our
proclamation makers, does from the
general feasting of Thanksgiving day.
The proclamation of both president
and governor, very appropriately ard
with much force, rehearse the causes
for public rejoicing and thankfulness, of
which we as people truly have many.
u nf G
industrial and mercantile advancement
and Improvement, the favor of good
crops ard extended markets for them
and for the surplus products at favor
able prices, with the great stimulus
given to all lines of manufacturing are
indeed cause for graduation and
thanksgiving. The freedom from any
contagious disease, plague or pestileuce,
the favoring conditions of our great
country upon the health and happiness
of our people are blessings not to be
held lightly in esteem.
The success to the arms of our coun-
try on sea and land, with diplomacy
has brought peace with our former enc.
mics The dawn of peace that we
expect speedily to come in the island
provinces, received as the result of our
war with Spain, is likely to beautifully
| brighten the close Of the year.
Peace, honorable and complete. even
where there has been successful war
and minimum of casualties on our
side, is glorious news such as We may
we'll rejoice in and be truly thankful for.
This assured and there will be gladness
throughout our land aud in the isles of
the seas, which have come into our pos
session, recently.
Never were any people of this earth
more blessed in their heritage of a grand
country and sturdy, noble ancestry.
Our country has passed through many
contests and has been beset with many
peris, but the good ship of state sails
majestically on, freighted with rhe des-
tiny of mighty people. 1t has wealth
cred many a storm and is liable to en-
counter many more, but we believe it
will outride the gales and avoid the
breakers, and our nation become the first
among the nations of the earth. We
have reason to be thankful for our great
progress as a nation and our bright pros
pect for years to come.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

In a recent article Oh tie origin of
the Yosemite valley. Professor ". L.
Blake-a most adequate authority Oh
the subject remarks that the gorge. So
grand and impressive, is. in fact. only
q minor feature Of the glacial workings
above ii through hundreds of square
miles of the Sierra. Professor Blake
thinks that tie ice must have filled the
gorge. and mucl above il. to a thick
ness of 5000 feet. and with a pressure
upon the floor of the valley of 100000
pounds to the square foot; the ire
mendoIlS force of such weight, on the
under surface Ut which was a broken
mass of rock like diamonds in a drill,
grinding, planning and cutting. can
scarcely be imagined; for untold ages,
too, this mighty force was at work,
polishing the face of The country
through which it passed.
The character of the Yosemite rock
being granite close grained and VERT
cal in structure. with points of easy
fracture, it would appear that, as the
great mass of ice bore down upon this
vertical rock, it was broken aud knock
ed over 10y the moving ice. taking off
at the places of easy cleavage. Thus,
according to Professor Blake, the prec-
lpice was formed, and thus is explain
ed the dome shaped SUBMITS of the
mountains there.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30

About 5000 kegs aud barrels of ca
pers. a small, sour berry resembling in
color and shape Il green pea, are an
nually imported into the United States
from Spain and France" said IA Whole
sale dealer III all sorts of foreign coll
diments in New York to the writer re-
Gently. "Capers grow on Il bush, and
are extensively used by all GLASSES OF
cooks in this country for garnishing
salads and making II sauce which is
usually served with boiled mutton and
other meats. There are four sizes of
capers. The smallest are commercially
known as nonpareils and the three 9th
er sizes are called capucines, capotes
and surfnes. The smallest capcrs are
the most desirable and bring the most
money. Very few capers are imported
In glass. They are shipped to America
In kegs and barrels, holding from II to
40 gallons of the berries in brine or
vinegar. The work of nttling the ca
pers is done by the wholesale dealers"
Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-11-30
Thursday, The 30th Day Of November,
A. D. 1899.

as a day Of general Thanksgiving, to be OBJ
served by all the inhabitants of our State in
their homes and churches. And | earnestly
request them on that day to refrain from all
Unnecessary labor, and also to remember by
Appropriate gifts and substantial aid, the poor,
the unfortunate and the suffering, as charity
and benevolence are among the most dovout
and christian thanks that can be proffered to
Him whose "hand has been upon us for good
and whose goodness and guidance, we, one
and all, desire to thankfully recognize and
Acknowledge.
Given at the Executive Chamber at Augusta
this thirteenth day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety. nine, and the
independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and twenty
fourth
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
By the Governor
BYRON BOYD, Secretary Of State