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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Buving ncttcr Goo.a.

svtuG AbCNtCV OOOS0s
Merchants all over the country are
reporting through the medium of
newspaper correspondents that not
only are their customers buying more
goods. but also that they are buying
better goods. a st. Paul CIinn.) mcr-
chant said, for instance: women
who last year We're buying 25-cent
stuffs for shirt waists and dresses. are
now getting dollar materials" 1t is
the buying of higher-priccd goods
which in part swells the volume of
trade for 1899 beyond that of 1898. 1t
is the better quality Of goods which is
represented by these higher prices
which in large measure marks the adj
vantage which the people of the coun-
try will have in 1890 beyond that
which they had in 1898.
Last year the prosperity which came
in with Protection was of sufficiently
great proportion to give all the people
of the country who Were willing to
work all the necessities of life. and in
many cases to settle up the debts con-
tracted in Tariff reform times and to
make them square with the world.
The additional year of prosperity, of
increasing prosperity, since then, has
meant such IN increase Of O that
the luxuries of life. in quality as we'll
as in quantity and variety. have been
brought within reach.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20

Mr.. Zangwill had a hard struggle
with adversely before lie achieved
fame. Born in the Ghetto of very moor
parents-they We're alien immigrants
he received his education at the Jews
Free School in Spitalfields. where he
rosc to be n teacher at the same time
that he graduated and took high hon.
ors in philosophy at the University Of
London. The amount of hard work
tina. he got through at the free school
was extraordinary. His days were
spent in the exhaustive labor of teach.
ing large. unruly classes: his nights
were divided between studying for. his
degree and writing for the press. I'm
til he was 81 lie never knew what It
was to spend an idle hour. He was a
poor youth. unknown, and absolutely
friendless when, in collaboration with
another free school teacher. he pro.
duced 'Tlle Premier and the Painter"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
HI. was an ornh,o.

A very amusing story is told in, con.
nection with Leopold de Rothschild's
father. The son was,in the habit OF
taking the same cub every morning
from PfceadilIy to st. Swithin's lane,
and always gave the .Jehu half a crown
the sire hailed the conveyance. and at
the end Of the Journey gave the driver
a. form. Cabby looked at the coin visit
fully. What's wrongw asked the old.
man.. Nothing. sir" was the reply.
"but Mr.. leopold always gives me half
a CROWN" II don't wonder mt it. Mr..
Leopold is o. s%pendthrift. but he can at:
ford it-hc has a rich father. l am an.
orphan. and can't"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
"You May Bend the Saplinq
Bat Not the Tree.
His Match.

During the recent strike of cotton OPP
eratives at Clitheroe. near Blackburn,
a man, seemingly somewhat tipsy. ac-
costed a number of non-aociety weav-
ers who We're standing by a factory
gate one dinner time and rather rough
ly said:
"Say, lend me nematch."
One young chap. struck by the pecn-
liarity of the request. and thinking to
raise n laugh at the drunken fellows
expense, drew a box of matches from
his pocket. handed the other u match,
and then sharply said:
"But when will you return the
match?"
after the STRIKE" came the answer
as quickly IS it was uncxpected.-Tle
Bits.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
lightly Nation.

Oswald O%ttendorfer says that this
country is no longer the ideal America
to Europeans that it WAS. 1t must be
confessed that it has changed in some
of its features. At one time it was the
Mecca of the poor of Europe. wlin mi.
grated hither because it offered a wei
como to the home seekers. Then it
Was also the market for European
products. Now we are IL mighty ma
ton, invading the markets of Europe
and growing prosperous ut the expense
of older countries.-Seattle Wash.)
Post-Intelllgenccr.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
Trusts in Isn1land.

English manufacturers apparently
do not need Protection to father their
trusts. Although England is n Free
Trade country, the large number of
trusts is being rapidly increased. Even
so conservative a paper as the London
Economist advises that sit is absurd
to keep going a hundred inefficient
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20

competing agencies to do what one
efficient consolidated agency can do as
WE'LL 1t seems that trusts do not de-
pend for fatherhood upon Projections,
despite Havemeyer's assertion to the
contrary.-Tacolna Wash, Ledger.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
us. Enrthanwars.

Cool; nothing in iron vessels that you
can cook in ~eartilenware. The hcat in
the latter is more uniform. the flavor
better preserved and there ia less lin.
bility to burn.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
had for cal.m,ty crnakers.

Scarcity OF wOrkmen and high prices
for common labor now characterize
the industrial situation throughout the
Northwest. Such conditions are not
conducive to the agitation of calamity
theories. Prosperity is silcncing many
political demagogues. = Minneapolis
lMinn.D Progress.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
STRIKE!
Hundreds of Thousands
Are Involved.
Trouble in, an Important Part of the orsan,za-
ton Affects All the Rcst-A Perfectly
Harmonious System Easily
Thrown Out of Gear.

Organized labor has reached such n stage
that anything affecting II particular branch
OF 1t draws all. the rest into the d 1iculty.
1t Is exactly the same way with the diff.
ferent organs of the human body. Work
too. hard, eat too much, drink 100 much, ex-
ercise but little, be IL LITTLE irregular in any
way. and the liver quits work.
Then the bowels become constipated and.
the stomach goes on strike. The heart is
affected. the brain follows suit, and every
part of the hody is dragged into the trouble.
The only way out Of it is TO 20 at the
source of nil this-the liver. Square your
self with the liver and all will get back to,
regular natural work.
Cascareis Candy Cathartic make things
right with the liver. They perfume the
breath.. prevent food from s,ur ng ON the
stomach: give tone to the bowels. strength
on the Intestinal naus,ies, VIII le they a.o
cleaning and stirring up the liver to re.
newed activity.
No matter how long a case has been in.
curnbie.. Cascarsts are guaranteed to put
things right as they should be. and set the
whole machinery .-soins. and you can
get them at amy drug store or by mail for
R.ice,lOc: &c; or soc. Address Sterling
hcnledy Co., Chicago or New York.
m<v~ This is the CASCARET tablet.
@SSsESGasN Every tablet Of the only genuine.
(EeHMeM Cascaret bears the magic letters
H&szSSss&s1sj "CCC." Look at the to.1Iet befors>
SSSsSSEsE8 You buy, and beware of fcauds~
ND limitations and substitutes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20

Barbed Wire for Italian Vineyards.
The use Of barbed wire is increasing
largely in Southern Italy. 1t is used
for trailing vines and is found of great
service in keeping thieves out Of the
vineyards after dark. The vines be-
ing in many cases only q few feet
apart. it is a matter of cons dcrablc
difficulty to avoid the barbs, even in
the daytime. and Mt night 1t is practice
ally impossible. The wire need be only
of the lightest kind, as the lengths used
are comparatively short and 40 cattle
have to be contended with.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
Nar,l Ur for Ar-um,,ts.


With Montana wool bringing from 1s
to 1S1la cents. it is hard for the Demo-
cratic papers of the State to work up
an argument against the Republican
plan of protection to home products.
Very little has been heard from them
recently regarding the free entry of
raw materials for manufacturing" and
tariff for revenue 'only."-Bouldcr
Age.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
How IN Produce a poric

A Democratic victory next year
would bring the prosperity promptly
to an end and precipitate another panic
like that which Cleveland's election in
1902 caused.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crQt,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20

Love is a very one-sided AFFAIR when
the husband thinks he should have all
of 1T and carries none Of it home to his
wife.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20

vague. terrible way. that those words to
winch she listened were as the words of
doom.
Il can never tell you who that person
was. said Glade: land You. by virtue
OF inc word Won have pledged me. YOU
must never ask me-
never WILL said Il low voice. from
winch the music had all gone and into
Which II came no more. II never will
I'M person SAW him. and spoke To
nm: he left Eastwood the same day Aus
tin died. and reached Valparaiso only
three days before the letter which re-
called him."
III cannot believe it. Glade: do not
lie angry with me. | cannot believe it,"
Ask him" said Miss Rcaton. HE is.
Non say. the soul of trut!i-hc will not lie
4" you: if he he truthful. honorable, as
Non say. then lie will tell you. Ask him.
III he say no. l. with You. will believe him
against the evidence of my own sense.
against the evidence of every creature
who saw and spoke to him. Shall tnat
he the tcst?!"
II will ask him." said Lcnorc. II am
quite certain that his answer will be
No. L stake my life upon it thar he
laughs and says No. Then You will
that it was IL dclusion. IL fancy-and
that the one who fancics Cyril spoke to
him was mad. Oh! what cam it mean
what cen ii mrnn?'
She threw her white arms in the air.
then buried her face i'll the cushions of
.le chair: and Glade watched ner with
the same keen delight %i.;, which in
olden times the Roisan cmpcrors watched
the writhing of their victims.
THAT is inst how l suffered" she said
to herself: II used to fling my arms in
the air and cry aloud. Vengeance is
justice: l am taking mine. and it is sweet
-swceter than love-
Then Lady Vernon raised her head.
Suppose he says 'ycs.' what does tina.
prove-tcll me-. Glade. what does it
prove?"
~ do not know replied Miss Benton:
but though her words were few. the tone
was full of suggestion.
The golden head sunk on the false
heart. and Lcnore said:
"lf amy harm comes to Cyril l shall
die, Gladie-I shall most surely die"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
The Value Of Confidence.

1t is possible, of course, that bust
ness may be somewhat unfavorably
affected by the political battle of next
year, this being a not uncommon ex-
perience in the year Of presidential
contest, but the danger of this will be
reduced to a minimum if events shall
be such US to create general confidence
in Republican success. Let the fnan-
cial and commercial interests of the
country feel we'll assured of another
Republican triumph and the national
campaign will have little effect upon
business.-Omaha Bee.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
The 4Robhcr Raron.."

In the days of Grover Cleveland the
puddler in an iron mill found his wages
shrinking until they got down to s$o.4O
per ton, says the Outburst. When
William Mckinley came into power
and the Republican prosperity dawned
over the land, like Il welcome sunrise
after IL long dark night of anxiety and
commercial distress. the aforesaid pud-
dler found his stipend rapidly increas-
ed until it reached $3.50: and two
weeks ago the ''robber barons"-as
Bryan calls the owners of the iron
mills-gave him Il further raise to 81.
Another set of ''robber barons' who
manage the great Pennsylvania Rail-
road has recently established IL perma-
nent pension system for faithful en-
ploSes who have grown too old for me
active service of the road. and so the
terrible work of the .'robber barons"
goes on. while the labor agitator, who
sucks his fat living from the sweat
earned wages of the honest workman.
rends the air with cries of "tylanfly,''
because dynamite and lawless destruc-
ton are not encouraged by the govern
ment under which we live.-ColfaX
(Wash.) Gazette.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20

Health lies in labor. ard there is no
royal road to 1t but through toil.-Wen.
dell Phillips.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
Tin Jlatc Pr:c.s

TIN T1atG Pr:cea.
Every one knows THAT tin plate has
ADVANCED considerably in price within
the present year. The Democratic the.
orists claim that the advance in the
United States is due incidentally to the
tin plate trust and primarily to the
tariff. it being their theory that a pro-
tective tariff is a promoter of trusts.
Now let us look at the prices which
the Welsh tin plate manufacturers re-
ceive. They 10Y obtain, $f.45 Il box
o than they did in January last.
Thisis'a greater advance than has been
made in the United States.
We respectfully ask our Democratic
friends to explain this. If the protec-
tive tariff and the trust caused the adj
vance in the prices of tin Plate in the
United States, Whit caused q greater
advance in price in Wales, where there
Is no tariff at ala We pause for re.
ply.-Toledo Blade
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
VII no. &c.

Senator Vest of Missouri will not see
or believe that any prosperity has come
to the farmer in.the past two years.
He said in an interview at Toronto,
Canada, on Monday: Republicans
claim prosperity as due to the tariff
policy. but farmers have received no
particular benefit from the prosperity,
and are as dissatisfied as ever" Facts
from all sections of the country, espe-
cially the great farming West, dis
prove the sentence above uttered by,
Mr. Vest. Millions of mortgages in
Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri, Iowa and
the Dakotas were in 1898 paid Off by
the increased sale Of their products.
and millions more will be paid and
Cancelled before Christmas chimes are
rung from the gold the 1890 crops will
bring them.-Eremont (Ohio) journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-20
Recso. to Celebrate.


Labor Day this year should have had
an extra big celebration. 1t stands for
moro than. it has stood for for u number
of years past: for more. ut least. than
1t has stood for since the f~ree-traders
got in their knock-down blow at Ameri-
can industries in 1852. 1t is the years
holiday which is especially dedicated
to the wage-carners. and the wage
earners OF the country have plenty of
reason to celebrate this year. They
have had more work for which to cele-
brate ard more money with which to
pay for their celebration.
What Ecl'ow-f c,.,cd Politicians s,v.
THIS is a Republican year--and the
bank clraraices and commercial
agency reports show that fully so per
cent. mere business is being done in
the United States to-day than was done
during the reign of Grover III. And vet
you will now and then run across n
ilollow-heaGed politician who will tell
You that it would he we'll for this coun-
try to go back to the dead-sea stagna-
ton of these hard old free-trade and
free soup Democratic days.-Darlins.
ton (AIo.) Record.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
A Rough Experience.

d. s. Waite Of Boston, collector for
the Collier Publishing Co., of New York,
and b. Domenicho, proprietor of the
fruit store here, had an experience with
the blizzard which will linger long
time In their memory. Last Monday
they went to Madison on business.
They left that town for Skowhegan at
5 o'clock, p. m. The trip to the. lake
was made without mishap and all hands
stopped at Buffers for supper. In the
meantime the snow pillow got along and
it was thought possible to proceed for
home. At point about "a of mile
this side Lakewood the pillow and car
became stuck in 3 drift and could not
move In either direction. Mr.. Waite
went back to Buffers and passed the
night, but Mr.. Domenicho, who is not
used to tramping 10 the snow, remained
In the car all night. Tuesday morning,
he. Waite and the others started to walk
to this town. Mr.. Waite is a young
man, long of limb and long of wind, and
1t was no great OF a task for him to
cover the five miles between the lake
and here. Not so with Mr.. Domenicho.
He is the opposite, being short of limb
and breath and unused to the klondike-
like condition of the road. He WAS
game, though, and after five hours of
weary trud9ing through the drifts. over
fences, stone walls, etc, he reached
home, footsore, perhaps, but happy.
Mr. DomeDicho says he has travelled in
all kinds Of weather but never went up
against so tough storm before. He
intends to visit Madison again In the
near future, but will consult the Far
mer's almanac and the weather reports
before he starts.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
February Term.

The February term of Probate court
was held, this week, beginning Tuesday
morning. Because of the impossible
condition of public highways and cleo
trio lines the attendance was light the
first day when the business is usually
largely done.
Wills were presented of Maria A. Fox
and Philinda Church, and approved and
allowed of Oliver Cromwell, Sylvanus b.
Steward, Manuel Morris and Mary
Watson.
Accounts were presented in the estates
of Edgar j.. Garcelon and William a.
Pomrov and settled in the estates of
Mary E. Berry, Esther Marston, Sy lvia
Black well, Joanna Archer and Andrew
Archer.
Petitions for administration was pre-
scented in the estate of Myrtle DuttoD
and administration WAS granted in The
w. Taylor.
The name of Sarah A. Dinsmore was
changed 10 Sarah A. Smith.
License to sell real estate was granted
in the estates of Mary p. Kidder and
John Quincy.
Widows allowance was granted from
the estates of Llewellyn Curtis.
Petition for license to sell real estate
WAS presented in the case Of Leander
Pooler.
Petitions for change OF name were
presented OF May G. Worthing TO May
e. Bowman and Frank +. Hanson 10
Edwin +. Hanson.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
Death of Ill. Nj. Foster.

Henry NJ. Foster died at his home In
Gardiner on Friday morning of last
week, after an Illness covering a period
of thee weeks, although he had been In
failing health for year past, the imme-
diate cause of his death being due to
typhoid fever.
Mr. Foster is we'll RENE mbered by
sko~hegan citizens, having resided in
this place for term of years during the
late 70s and early sos, being engaged
In the manufacture Of axes, a business
he was still engaged in at the time OF
his death.
A wife, who is a sister of the late Mrs.
Geo. D. Arnold, two daughters, Mrs.
Neva Drake and Matte, and one son,
Harry. Who ia now located in Moi
Cal, in the employ of the Wells, Fargo
Express Co, survive the decreased. The
body WAS brought to this place on Mon
day, for burial in the family lot, accom-.
panied by sorrowing relatives.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
For the REPORTER:
High School Notes.

Willie Holt was visiting in the school
Wednesday the 8th.
Miss Donnigan, class of '9S, was visit
ing friends in the school on Friday.
We are glad to see Mr.. George Plum
mer back; he has been sick the past few
days.
The Lever Association held a meeting
last Friday to consider the resignation
Of Miss Elsie Walton associate editor,
from the senior class and also to elect
her successor. At the meeting Miss
Walton's resignation WAS accepted and
Miss Lottie Moore chosen to take her
place.
The Legomathenian club held its regu-
lar meeting last Friday evening. For a
program there was n debate, the ques-
ton being: Resolved hat the salary of
the Judges of the Supreme Judicial
Court of the State of Maine is sufficient.
The affirmative was discussed by Mr..
Truman Carl and Mr.. f. G. Harrington.
The negative by Mr.. Linwood Corson
and Mr., Arthur French. The question
was well discussed by both sides and
many interesting points were brought
out. The debate WAS decided in
the negative. After the main debate
very interesting general debate WAS
i t., 49, ,.f b.,
f. N. Merrill, Esq was also present and
gave US n good talk on the question and
also some remarks that were highly APP
preciated by the club. 1t WAS one of
the hest meetings which we have had
this year.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
Welded Half IA Century.
MI and Mrs Augustus Waller Celebrate
Their Fiftieth Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs Augustus WALLER Celebrate
Their Fiftieth Anniversary.
Last Saturday evening at their home
on the corner of North avenue and Win
ter street, surrounded by relatives and
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Waller
observed the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage.
Mr.. Waller was born IN a little
Canadian hamlet some six miles from
Quebec 10 1923. Mrs. Waller was born
in the town of st. Clare, nearby. Her
maiden name was Emily Burnor.
Forty-fve years ago last August Mr..
and Mrs. Waller came to Skowhegan
and with the exception of few years
passed in St. Adams and North Arson
have made this town their home since.
Both enjoy excellent health, Mr.. Waller
still working at his trade of carriage
building and his wife doing her own
homework. AS a matter OF fact Mr..
Waller never had a sickness of over
three days duration in his life.
Fourteen children were born to them.
eight Of whom are living or these six
reside in Lynn, Mass, one in North
Arson and one in this town. Fifty in
vitations were issued to the reception,
most Of which were accepted, and the
house was crowded with their friends
eager to congratulate the couple upon
their fifty years OF married life.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
Smart Little Girl.

A little girl who has just entered
school jubilantly announced to her IA
Their that abe had beaten all the girls
above her in the arithmetic class and
gone TO the top.
THAT was clever of you, said he
encouragingly How was itt'
"Well you see, the teacher asked the
girl at the head how much was and
o, and she didn't know and said 10.
and the next girl said o, and the next
one said II. and the next one said IA
Such silly answered. Then tho teacher
asked me, and l said IS. and abe told
me 70 go top Course IL was l3
''Thst was nice, '" said the father II
didn't think you could add 30 well
How did you know ii was 1877
why. guessed it Nobody said
ID "-Pearson' Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
Letter to Chas. Dusty,
Skowhegau, Me


Dear Sir: AS a painter, perhaps you
object to Devoe lead ard zinc, and paint
lead and oil. Let US have a few words
on the subject.
You say a good job will last three
years, and you say house ought to be
painted once in three years, no more ar d
no less, or not much more and not much
less.
Do you want your work TO last longer
What do you say to six years. You'd
have to have twice as much work, you
know or you'd be losing money.
Consider the case Of your doctor.
You call him in. Is it better for him to
get your child out of bed tomorrow or
keep him sick for month?
You prefer quick doctor. SO does
everyone else In your town, and county,
and State. We are all alike; we all want
our doctors quick. A doctor that gets
his patients up quick, is the doctor that
gets the patients-gets rich too, II he
isn't run to death.
It's about the same with a painter,
isn't ii? Suppose you object TO Devoe,
and your competitor paints Devoe; your
work lasts three years and his work six.
You cost your customers double; he
costs half. Who'll get the business and
who'll go to Texas?
Devoe lasts six years-not exactly
We know Of its lasting seventeen-and
it never wears out in less than three, so
far as we know. On windy, sandy
seashore house, it lasts three years.
Lead and oil lasts one year there.
Devoe lasts two or three times as long
as lead and oil; and it's going to paint
your town. Do you want TO be in it?
Yours truly,
F. W. DEVOE & Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-02-16
'Rhe I.IbeIous ssThey Say"

The one term they say Is respon
Gible for nine tenths Of the lies which
repetition and familiarity finally con
vert into seemingly bona fide evidence
One usually hears an exciting bit Of
gossip launched forth with these words
while at the same time the speaker
sdroitly shields herself by declaring that
personally she does not know it to be
true The man or woman who thus
screens himself or herself is nothing
short of coward Josephine Hill in
Woman's Home Companion