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The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Why were Napoleon and King
Richard Beaten?

Napoleon had nerves of steel at Aus
ten liz and dyspepsia at Waterloo. King
Richard suffered the agOnies of insomnia
the night before ne met Richmond on
the fatal field of b Jsworth. iii health,
low vitality. nervous and physical eX-
haustion are always the causes of lack
Of success in whatever YOU undertake.
Weak nerves, low vitality, female com
plants, insomnia aud dependency pre-
vent women from attaining their object
in life, in work or society, or fulfilling
their duties IA wife, mother and home
maker. Nervous debility shattered
nerves and physical exhaustion from
overwork, indiscretions and excesses
stand as stumbling block in the path
of success for NEIL Absolutely the only
hope of attaining success in life lies in
getting back our health, and you can
do 80 il you adopt the right means.
You have perhaps tried TO get well and
failed. Simply because you have not
used the right means. Yon have taken
drugs and poisons which have dore you
no good. Why do you not use the
wonderfully curative harmless vegetable
medicines of Dir. Greene, "a Temple
Place, Boston, Mass, discoverer OF that
grand restorative known and used all
over the world, DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy? This is but
one of the many marvellous cures for
different complaints and conditions of
disease which DIR. Greene has discovered,
and the fact that he is a regular physi-
clan, "A skilled and experienced specialist
In the treatment aud cure of all forms of
nervous, chronic aud lingering COM
plants enables him to perfectly under
stand your disease ana prescribe his
health restoring medicines to cure.
Consultation, examination and advice
are given to all absolutely free of charge.
You are welcome to call, or if not con
venient, write him fully and freely about
your case and in perfect confidence. It
costs you nothing to consult him and
find out all about your complaint, and
we assure you that you will be cured if
you will adopt this treatment by harm
less vegetable medicines.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Town of COrnYille.

From the printed report of the Town
of Cornville for the year just closed we
learn that the expenditures of the year
including the cash balance in the treasury
March l. amount To SIS, 5S5 70. Some of
the principal items making up this
amount were county tax, 1922. A; State
tax, $685.. IS; support of poor. 81, 292 rs
roads and bridges, 81 ,224.70; breaking
snow roads, 1894 AZ; support of schools,
Sl.3SSS2; repairs of school houses,
s52s.17; town officers, S547.31.
The liabilities of the town consisting
of outstanding town orders and interest
thereon aggregate 1882 0S. The re-
sources including 1914 cash amounts to
SAG, leaving the net Indebtedness of the
town S917 0s.
Miss Elgie A. Fogg was supern-
tendent of schools for The year and makes
a report in detail of the expenditures for
all school purposes for the year including
the items. teachers salaries. Sl,139.76
transportation Of scholars, 1851 IS; wood
S47 10; repairs, SS6.9l; school books
s62 IS. and various other smaller neces-
sary items.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
ISiDley.

The town meeting OF Monday passed
off very tremendously 10 a striking con-
trast TO the annual z gatherings of the past
few years. The article in relation to
road commissioner being passed over, the
selectmen will have control of that depart
ment coming year The report shows a
balance against the town of $377.94 and
an interest bearing debt of 81 278 90.
Among the visitors in town during the
meeting we noticed Messrs. Rackliff and
Supt of Schools Smith of Corinna; (, A,
Mower, Osgood Eaton, r. NJ Kimball,
F. l. Briggs and Albert Elms of Dexter ;
Preston Libby, V. A Bragg, VIM Lang
and others of ST Adams.
Ripley citizens were panied to hear o.
the death of the esteemed citizen of the
neighborng town of St. Adams. N. H.
Vining who passed away SO suddenly last
Sunday.
Mrs. Geo Chadbourn who has been
sick for long time is very low.
Mrs. c. Z. Trip has gone to the
hospital to undergo a surgical operation
AID is reported as in critical condition.
Mrs. c. B Seavey returned to her home
S urday and will be followed thus week
b, her son Harry and The remains of her
husband, the late Cation Seavey, who
died recently of diphtheria in Lawrence,
Mass.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
AT WASHINGTON.

The short session of Congress adj
journed Saturday at noon.
Both the Senate and House agree to
all the appropri alton bills. At 1870 a.
M each House assumed sessions after a
recess. The necessary business in the
way of messages between the houses
and the signing of enrolled bills is now
in progress. The Pacific cable amend
ment failed. In the naval appropriation
bill the House won all its amendments
for increase of the navy, and the Senate
amendment reducing the price of armor
plate to $500 prevailed. The Senate
amendment for an armorplate factory
was eliminated from the bill.
President Mckinley is taking short
trip to Thomasville, Ga. for health and
rest.
Ain ough no information on that
point has yet reached Washington, the
authorities are confident that the new
Spanish cabinet just indicted into office
at Madrid, will secure the ra ification of
the peace treaty.
The both Congress has been history
maker. Among the important measures
favorably acted upon were:
The treaty of peace with Spain.
The naval personnel b IL.
The provisional army bill.
The bill to make George Dewey an
admiral.
The bill for the taking of the twelfth
census.
The bill to improve the condition of
seamen in the merchant marine.
The appropriations made were also, of
necessity, exceptionally large.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Prevention of Disease.

Mr. Miles Menander Dawson. con-
sulting aetuary and anthor of standard
works on life insurance, says in an in
terview From one-tifth to one half
of the deaths that occur in youth and
middle age could be prevented by a
decent regard for sanitary conditions
and by common action of society for
the benefit of all 1t is not enough that
a man should take care Of himself Dis
ease is communicable, and protecting
man against il Is social function
Fully one-fifth of the total number
of deaths are caused by zymotic dis
eases which are as purely accidental as
falling and brea king a leg And one
fourth of the deaths in addition are
from digestive and respiratory diseases
almost all of which are preyentaEle
About II per cent of the deaths among
insured lives is from consumption and
per cent from nervous diseases. all of
which are now believed to be prevent
able
This means that fully oneh half of
the deaths among young and middle
aged persons could be prevented and
the proportion could no doubt be great
y increased if parents paid proper re
spect to the laws of heredity 1t would
certainly be "a most important achieve
ment for the human race if united ac
ton could be taken to secure that a
larger proportion of persons would at
tain cid age than at presnt -Ainslee' 8
Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Death of Mrs. Ruth Green.

Mrs. Green was the wife of Mr.. j.
Miltemore Green of Cornville. She was
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
.Judkns and was born in Cornville. Dec.
%. 1874. She died of pneumonia Feb.
23rd, after a brief illness of only six
days. Mrs. Green was woman highly
respPcted in the community. At the age
of eighteen sine professed religion and
united with the Free Baptist Church, and
since that time has lived consistent
Christian life. She leaves a husband,
five children, one sister and two brothers
to mourn her loss.
Her funeral service took place Sun
day afternoon and was conducted by
Rev. X. g. Wentworth of Skowhegan, in
the presence of large circle of relatives
and friends.
The following verses were found in
her possession which her Oldest daughter
desired should be printed in connection
with her obituary.
Mother dear has passed from this life
From earth with all its cares and strife,
In realms of glory in heaven above
She reigns happy In Gods great love.
Let us not weep for mother who is gone,
For she is happy in the angel throng
Arrayed in a robe of shining white,
Her eyes are luminous with heavens light.
Time will somewhat lull our grief,
Anc we shall fade like the falling leaf,
Then some day the boatman pale
Shall guide us to the unknown vale.
Then the mysteries of life shall be DER
As we stand on the beautiful shore,
And Join in the song of the Angel Band
Sweeter music than in the living land.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

William Llghtfoot Nlsseher in The
Woman Home Companion tells this
Characteristic story Of the Hon Isaac
Parker famous IA the terrible Judge at
Fort Smith Ark who probably gen
fenced more men to be executed than
any other Judge that ever lived This
was not however because he was so
unrelentingly severe but because he
had tn, hardest and most numerous lot
Of criminals to deal with that ever
came within the jurisdiction of such
an official one day when there was an
unusually large batch of culprits to be
sentenced the Judge looked compassion
ately over hi- spectaces at one young
scamp aud said
In consideration of the youth and
rnexperlence OF this prisoner shall let
him off with fine of $50
Before the Judge bad done speaking
the very fresh young man coolly stretch
ed his right leg and ran his hand into
his trousers pocket on the side, remark
ing nonchalantly as he did so
That's all hnnky judge I've got
that much right here in my Jeans
And one year in the penitentiary,
continued the Judge Then. looking over
at the convict in a quizzical sort Of
way he added. DO you happen to have
that in your Jeans2
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

II was at Monte Carlo last year
said New York turfman. and was
amused watching the gamblers in the
casino playing systems If red would
win say four times hand running
every body would double up on black
The more times one color showed in
succession the bigger were the bets on
the other which was mathematically
an error. although you conldn con
vince gambler of it Once while | was
there red won IL times. and over 40,
900 francs were staked on black One
lone player had the nerve to put 90
francs ON red 1t won, and he let the
bet lay and il won again Then every
body got sudden idea it would win
once more and il was played to the
limit That time black showed
Did yon ever hear about runs Of
color asked somebody
II did over there, replied the man
who had been to Monte Carlo 1T Is
generally believed that when one color
wins the odds are in favor Of it win
ming twice more There's no sense in
it, but the records of the game do a
good deal to confirm the superstition
Queer thing. chance
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Canaan.

There are several IN town somewhat
indisppsed owing 10 vaccination.
Mrs. V. NJ. Pingree of Lewiston, visit
ed her sister, Mr.. Geo. smith few
days last week. She returned home,
Thursday. Her mother, Mrs. Betsy
Colcord accompanied her a far ms Fair
field, tn visit her sister, Mrs. TObey for
a few DAYS.
Mrs. Fred Chamberlain has gone to
Madison.
Several of our Young people visited
the lumber camp of |. Cro"ell again last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. T. johnson is the possessor
of fine new Wing piano.
The funeral of Miss sophia Wheeler
occurred NJ the home of her parents,
NJ. and Mrs. Bradford Wheeler, last
Thursday afternoon, Rev. +. j. Jackson
eff Eating. Many Of her friends gather
I'd to pay their last respects TO one
whom they loved aud honored. The
family wish 10 thank the Christian In
deavDr society tor the beautiful floral
anchor which they presented.
Mr. and Mrs. Perley Gerald have
moved into the house formerly owned
and occupied by Miss Wheeler and will
make il their home for while at least.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
At Augusta.

On Friday several important new bills
appeared Gardner of Patten put In q
bill doubling the present rate of taxa
ton on railroad property. Parkhurst of
Bangor introduced bill putting the
entire control of the new Bangor Insane
Asylum in the hands of the trustees of the
Maine Insane Asylum at Augusta, who
are increased from six TO seven. Brown
of Falmouth introduced bill providing
for the equippng of the Ieorganized
national guard from the money to be
received by the state from the general
government. The bill for the better en-
forcement of the prohibitory law in
Cumberland county was referred to the
judiciary committee after long discus
sion as to what committee should con
slider it. There was a debate in the
Senate over the Dexter normal school
resolve. Plummer of Penobscot moved
to substitute the minority report which
is favorable to the school. After sever
al speeches the motion was tabled. The
adjournment was to 1920 a. M. Tues
day, being over Monday on account of
the town meetings throughout the State
Tuesday bill was reported from
committee creating IA lien on hay for
cutting and pressing.
A remonstrance against the anti
scalping bill was presented in the Senate.
In the House resolve providing for
an epidemic or emergency fund was
read once.
Bill an act to authorize the town of
skowhegan to perfect its title to the
school property in said town. On mo-
-. rs Of
were suspended bin read the third time
and passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Gardner of Patten called up his
order relating to taxation of railroads
aud moved its reference to the commit
tee on taxation. THIS reference was
antagonized by Smith of Pressure Isle,
who moved it's indefinite postponement
in lengthy remarks, which were replied
to by Mr.. Merrill Of Skowhegan, who
warmly favored reference to the com
mittee. Remarks were also made by
Messrs. Walker of Starks, Gardner,
Harris, Cleveland, King, Macomber,
Marley, Virgin. The order was refer
red to the committee.
An order was presented by Macomber
of Augusta providing for the revision of
the statutes relating to taxation of all
property franchises of corporations and
all taxable interests in the state, which
after brief debate was referred to the
committee ON taxation.
The legal affairs committee voted
reference to the next legislature on bill
in relation to better enforcement of
the liquor law and ought to pass on act
relating to inn keepers and their guests.
Wednesday the Senate voted to refer
to the next legislature the bill to es-
tahlish normal school at Dexter.
A bill to establish municipal court
in Sku~hegan WAS presented III the
House of X preventative Merrill.
A resolve in favor Of Hartland academy
passed to be engrossed.
The Senate concurred with the House
in referring the Gardner order To the
committee on tax alton.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

The Youngest son of Y. p. Upper was
buried at SO. Scion cemetery last week.
He had been adopted by Mr. Alvia York
of CornvIe, The little fellow was less
than year old. He died of pneumonia
Mrs. HAnr ah Jewett is quite feeble.
There will be supper and entertain
ment at w. O. Paul's on Friday night
March I7th The proceeds to go towards
the purchase of an organ for the So
Scion Church.
There were some 20 articles in the
warrant for town meeting. but number
were passed over. The same town
officers were elected as last year with ex
ceptlon of road commissioner. The town
thought they could get along without one
and have the selectmen look after the
roads 1t was voted to build uew
school house at the village, cost not to
exceed S. 900, including lot and furnish
ings. 1000 to be raised this year
The amount raised for all purposes will
not be far from 5000, nearly as much as
raised last year.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

May Holmes, with her little neice
Erma Reynolds. was at home over Sun.
day from Winslow. Miss Abbie Biokiord
was at home from Waterville They have
not been able to come home for several
weeks on account of the small pox scare.
As Bert Foster of Rome accompanied
by a lady, was driving home from Water
vile one day last week, they met team
near the Benson place on the Oakland
road. and in some way the teams collided
which frightened Mr. Fosters horse and
he commenced to kick and run and kept
it up until he threw them both out and
entirely demolished their pung and run
about two miles when he was caught by
John Warren and Fred Hartford Very
fortunately no serious injuries were re-
ceived by any of the persons.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
1aratunk.

Mr.. James Merrill OF The Forks, is
under the care of Dr. Wing of North An
son, after a serious time with the grip, he
has been troubled with deafness.
Mrs Lizzie Willard has been visiting
friends in Skowhegan, the past two
weeks.
Those who were invited to the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace York of The
Forks, were Mrs. Myrtle Livingston, Mr..
and Mrs. Gene Powell. Laura Williams,
Eda Baker and her brother, Charles, but
owing to the canker rash at The Forks,
but few run the risk to 60.
Rev. T. B. HIATT was in town, Friday
evening He held services at the church
TO a good audience he spoke in his usual
fluent manner. All were pleased to see
him again.
Eugene Clark, who has been having a
serious time with pleura pneumonia is
gaining now very fast.
Rev. Mr. Jennings was called to Au-
gus,a, by the death Of friend last week,
Mrs. ANGELA Bean died, Feb IS, after
a long time of suffering. She was taken
with grip which ended in pneumonia.
All was done that could be to save her
life but in vain and she died on the above
mentioned day. Funeral services were
held at the home, Rev. MIR. Gregory OF
Bingham. officiating. She was kind,
loving wife, always ready TO help and as,
sist friend and neighbor in the time OF
trouble and her loss is keenly felt by all,
but more to her sorrowing husband who
has the sympathy of all.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Harmony.

Sunday ought to have passed for a
rainy day.
r. II. Marble recently disposed of his
wool. which Aggregates some 1875 900
pounds, 10000 pounds of which he re.
Gently purchased.
The town reports are out and show the
town affairs to be in a good condition.
Town meeting comes off Monday, the
18th. when the ladies' aid will furnish a
baked bean dinner for the voters.
Mrs. George Bunker is very sick.
w. S Bemis and father went to Park
man, Sunday, to attend the funeral of
his brother in law, Harrison Dorr.
Mr. Eli Shorey of So. Norridgewock
recently spent few days with his sister,
Mrs. John Collins.
Misses Minnie Marble and Agnes Reed
are home from Pennington for their
vacation.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Few countries have suffered so many
changes of uame as Ireland In the time
of Ptolemy the island was known as
Scotia Diodorus Siculus calls the island
lrs or lrisi IN the DE Mundo cred
tied by some scholars to Aristotle II Is
called lrenne IN the "Argonautica Of
Orpheus II appears as lrinus Slrabo
mention it as Hihernla Mela called il
Juverna The native names III Celtic
are lr Fri or Erin Pmtarch mentions
it under the name of Ogygia The name
Ireland is no doubt derived from the
native lr or Err but when II came into
general use Is Il question concerning
which scholars are much at variance
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Couldn't chill His Wit.

Mime ModJeska and her company
were playing one winter in the extreme
north much to the discomfort of Count
Bozenta the Polish stars husband
who hates the chilly northern climate
But at that time the show business was
at very low ebb in the south One
particularly cold day Nine ModJeska
found the count shivering from head to
foot in spite of the steam heat in the
hotel
"Oh, my dear my dear he i'm
plored Let us go south for the rest of
the season This climate will kill us
But my dear replied madame
the south is dead
Yes. said the count. but she is
such beautiful corpse
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

MIR and Mrs. W. {. Robinson returned
from " ashngton, d. {. saturday night
after an absence of three weeks. Mr.
Robinson was obliged to return sooner
than he intended on account of business
matters in the northwest and Wednes-
day he started for Alaska where he is to
superntend the building OF the Yudon
" hite Pass Railway. lie visited Nor
folk, Virginia, during his absence and
was present at the Bryan reception given
by the Virginia Democratic Association
to this distinguished leader in Washing
ton, February 22d. There were 800 of
the leading Democrats of the United
States present. Mrs. Robinson attended
the reception given by President Nc
Kinley to the D A. r. She was a dele
gate to that Congress from the Water
vile chapter.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Emblem Center.

Omar Chase is Canyassing this town in
the interest of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of New York.
]. L. Hodgdon and Sid Dunbar are at
New Portland hauling birch for F. E.
Trip.
Charles Littlefeld has taken the mail
route from Concord to North Arson.
Our annual town meeting was not held
the 9th on account of an error in the
warrant. We will try to have it the - h.
Mrs. All Moulton and J, w. MORN were
called to Madison, last week, on profes
sional business.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Zimmerman the eminent physician
erick the Great in his last illness One
day the king said to him. "You have. |
presume. sir. helped many a man into
another world
This was rather bitter pill for the
doctor. but the dose he gave the king in
return was "A judicious mixture of truth
and fiattery
Not so many as your majesty nor
with so much honor to myself
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Blackwell.

Moses Thompson, Esq, Of Embden,
was in this vicinity, last week, on his way
to Skowhegan on business.
Miss May Belle Prince has been visit,
ing her aunt, Mrs. J. II. Record of Show
hogan, for several days past
Some of our young people attended a
ladies meeting of the Madison high
school debating society, Friday evening I;
gentleman's meeting was held Monday
evening and from the two over sixteen
dollars were netted which will be used to
purchase reference books for the school.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Time 10 wake.

Judge Wheaton A Gray was hearing
"A criminal case in Fresno. and on a
warm day at the end of long har
angue by the prosecuting counsel he
noticed one of the jurymen asleep As
soon as the argument was completed
the Judge addressed the jury in this pc
culiar manner Gentlemen of the ju
ry, the prosecuting attorney has com
pleted his argument Wake up and lis
ten to the instructions of the court -
Argonaut
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Mrs Proudfoot = Yes Mrs Malaprop
that's an heirloom It's been in Mr.
Proudfoot's family over 100 years
Mrs Malaprop-Do tell I've been
nagging at John Henry to get an heir
loom ever since we moved to the city
but he can I find any. except second
hand ones. and | won t have them =
jewelers. Weekly
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

1t is not generally known that the
remains of all the czars of Russia since
Peter the Great lie in memorial chapel
built ON one of the islands of the Neva
All the cenotaphs are exactly alike
each being a block of white marble
without any decoration whatever The
only distinction by which one is marked
is the name Of the deceased emperor
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

The police Justice who had The repu
tation OF being "A strictly upright and
honest officer OF the law and had little
business IN consequence looked Iugn
brionsiy al the fravpd edges ot the ludi
clai coat
II am sorry be said nut | shall
nave to bind you over
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
w. BitfsfieII.

Mr.. Elisha Shaw of Newport and A. H.
Powers. Esq of Houlton, visited Mrs.
Walker, Sunday. They returned to New
port, Monday morning.
Mr.. Sceva Powers returned Monday
from visit to friends in Plymouth.
Miss Inez Powers is visiting her grand
m ther, Mrs. Walker, for few days.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
Men who Wear Corsets.

More men wear corsets than Is gener
ally believed A certain London corset
maker states that he makes hundreds
every year and recently had in hand
one pair of pink satin decorated with
flower de-luce and another of nile green
satin adorned with lotus flowers, one of
these being for an officer in India
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

Swell-Why is it that every clown
has such stupid facer Is he obliged
to look stupidY
Clown-Certainly If | had your
face. my salary would be doubled at
once. Fun
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

The tree known as the grizzly giant
of California is 275 feet high and no
less than 93 feet in circumference
The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09

derful tin mines in the world called
the Mount Dischoff mine