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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

All the new colors and shapes in hats
at Stems.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

Rev. Sheldon's edition Of the Teps Sa8
Capital and L. w IIeweis edition q
The Top ka Stare Journal ate. psueslss
news a moi
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

All the new weaves in black dress
goods. at NJ +. Andrews.
Look at the prices 1T the Economy
Shoe Store 10A Nest Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

a little accident occurred Thursday
afternoon at the Central coal chutes,
whereby a box car loaded with coal was
forced thru the east end of the building
and down to the ground, a distance of
about twenty-five feet. Engine Jos,
which was out for a lmberlng up, in
charge of Engineer Ed Brown, was as
sisting in the switching and was in the
act of showing some coal cars up the
chute. One car was standing in the
east end of the building and the other
cars We're crashed into it with such
force as to knock it off the trucks. thru
the building, onto the ground below.
The engineer claims that the accident
was caused on account of the failure of
some part Of the engine to respond to
his touch, causing him to be unable to
get the engine reversed in time to avoid
the collision.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

See the pretty wash goods, at New
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

suaared walnut dates, figs fine eei'7.
feeiioners, oranges, lenlans and baaaRE
Is, for sagurdaS trade at Reynolds
WATSON a. CAS-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

Miss Minnie Cs'qss. 10 The n9St9tiieaa
spent TAuss5lay as the eues q Mr.. ~
j. 1salall, railway isail clerk on the
sfesY City loianeR ran q the esiitissE
making the run l9 Story City and back
with Mr.. lseniar am aseel.taiti,4s ipw
a p5siotiiee IS cendueted OF a rails ay
train.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-16

4 quantity OF fremont furniture.
which has been stored since the fore
closure OF the recent landlord George
W. Wilson, which was removed back
10 the hotel this morning, let 10 anoth-
or rumor that the hotel was sold and
weuld be soon reopened. The matter
of fact is no deal has as yet been
closed, but the furniture Will be kept in
thehotel in the future to avoid paying
storage rent. 1T is thought some sort
of deal With the property will be
consunlmatsd in day or two.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
BLACK Diamond DIS,

Black diamonds are comparatively
rare and correspondingly high priced
They are three or four times as hard as
the white ones. and fire cannot harm
them, however great the heat, but II a
drop OF water should touch them while
heated they will explode and leave
nothing but little heap of sand In
their place.
Their beauty is not remarkable. but
on account of their extreme hardness
they are invaluable for dressing sur
faces impervious to the friction Of any
other material. The largest black dia-
monds are set in the end of round
short bar of steel, with a handle Of
wood, and are used In dressing emery
wheels that have lost their ''truenesr. :"
A black diamond is the only substance
that will not be ground away by con-
tact with the emery surface.
Black diamonds are also used as
points in scoring pencils which are
used by sealers Of weights and meas
ures to mark glass receptacles. They
are used by dentists for drilling teeth
before filling them with gold. Ia ap
pearance they look more like shining
little splinter of iron or grain Of c al
than a precious gem, and their chef
mission is a distinctly commercial aud
not an ornamental one.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

8 O'Clock 10 the forenoon before we nte
anything. We came TO large hemp
grove and sat down TO breakfast. it be-
ing the only thing we had eaten since b
o'clock the night before. Breakfas
through we again started forWard an
reach our fiual d stination a II. 30 II.
IN. of the next day after ma eli al
night. This town was called San y :
cente. No mure trouble wAs eucuuutrt-
ed afteI we left the lasf fowu on uuf
way To Sau Vncentr where " stopped
to camp for The night.
A mofe miserable uigif never was pu
in by human beibg- | don't believe ihaa
we put in that night. The ants Ii eraly
covered US all oVer, got iufo our clothe-.
down our hacks and fairly bit the lifr
out Of US. The mO-quito- hung around
and watched Tor spot that he anti had
missed. TO get in their work. Turaufu-
las. lizards and scorpions each IN turH
tried 10 walk IF with our haversacks
and failing in that would attack u
The least noise or a glimpse Of anything
moving outside our lines would immrdi
atelY draw fire from our outposts. Car-
sequently during the night v htr hotsr
and two big dogs were killed for coming
too near our ever watchful seutries
We lived through the night. however
and at daybreak started for BAY by
where we arrived about duner time
without any more trouble, aud did jas-
tice 10 the soup that was wtiting for u
as only lot Of hungry soldiers could
That Ia only one Of the many hykes thai
we have been on. Some have been d
good deal harder and others less so, bur
that one description will be enough fuf
this time. +. Pomlow. Corp. Stitch
field and myself manage to get on mos
all OF the hYkes that is going, for per
son is just about rs we'll off on one OF
those hvkes as he Ia IN the garrison
where he is obliged to 90 on guard ever,
other day.
At present we are having tvphoon
WHICH generally lasts five or six days.
1t lifts the top clean off of some OF tn
weak shacks and blows them a quarter
of a mile. The surf comes in on the
beach four and five feet high where NJ
other times there is not ripple on the
water. Vessels cannot land and have To
seek the opposite side OF the bay for
shelter while the storm lasts. Now that
all hopes Of our going to China are pass
ed we are perfectly willing to go home,
so much so that saiboat would I'D n
load of passengers should we be allowed
to embark for the states. One OF tn
boys expresses himself this way, II
would rather be dead in the states than
alive over here That is two thirds of
the sentiment of the BOYS in z company.
could tell you OF a number of different
things that is happening every day
which the public is in ignorance Of bur
| think should the REPORTER publish
this much it will not have room for any
more. The Add has had the biggest
fight of any regiment, even the regulars,
in this Philippine campaign, having had
in one fight 20 men killed. lasting five
DAYS and killing over 200 insurrectos.
The taking of Manila was the next larg-
EST but in all three items did not reach
ours. Yours,
GEO. F. w. FOSTER, Musician,
Co. E, 43 Iuf.. L. S. v,
Manila, p. |.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Death of Mrs. Frye.

Mrs. William p. Frye, wife Of Senator
Frye OF Maine, died at the Hamilton
Hofel at Washington, Friday morning
at 8 40. Mrs. Frye had been i'll for some
time, hut her immediate death was due
to heart failure.
Mrs. Frye was woman of marked
literary ability, lover of history and
poetry. keen student of public affairs.
Daring her life 10 Paris, while her hus.
hand was a peace commissioner 10 the
settlement of the Spanish-American
treaty, she wrote interesting articles for
the papers. In organization she WAS q
power and In her relations to some Of
the great nafional bodies OF women's or
ganiz .tion, Mrs. Frye bore an active
DArt. In her domestic life she WAS a
counselor, n friend, a helper, true and
devoted wife and mother, and loved
by all who knew her.
She leaves two daughters and two
sons besides her husband who are nearly
Frustrated by grief over their great loss
The funeral took place from her late
residence in Lewiston, Sunday afternoon
at 2.30, conducted by Rev. G. M. Howe,
pastor Of the Pine st. Congregational
church. Fhe attendance was large and
the fiJral tributes numerous and beauti-
ful.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
A Somerset Mans Promotion

The Monongshela (Pa) Daily Repub-
lican of Dec. Sth, gives the following of
Somerset man, Mr.. A. G. Mitchell
Esq, son OF Rev. T. G.. Mitchell of Mad
ison:
As hinted in Yesterdays Republican,
A. G. Mitchell, Esq, the present engi
ueer of 2. V. & G. R. r., was promoted,
Thursday, to be superintendent of the
entire Monongahela division. MI.
Mitchell has merited the advance for
some time and his friends have expected
1t. He has received offers OF advance
ment before, but they necesstated bis
leaving the Monongahela valley and
were declined. Mr.. Mitchell came to
Monongahela City some years ago, and
at once Unidentified himself with the
town taking interest above the average
of railroad officials and soon became
prominent in social and church socials.
He is native of Maine and a man of
unusually pleasing address. Everyone
rejoices at the appointment of Mr.. Mitch
ell to be superintendent and is glad that
the head Of the operating department Of
the road Ia Monongahelsn.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

There is ne profanity In saying that
any certain thing as not worth a tink-
ers dam" although 1t Is so considered
by many. The expression originated
many years ago, when tinkering. or
mendng leaky vessels WAS much crud-
er than it is now.
In former times the use of rosin to
on tin was not generally understood. at
least by the rowing tinkers. When one
of these gentlemen Of the road found a
job. such as mending a wash boiler or
other tin household utensl. he would
get from the housewife or domestic a
piece Of soft dough. With this he
would build a dam around the place
where he intended TO put his solder.
Inside OF the circle thus formed he
poured the melted lead. When the
metal had cooled, he would brush
away the dam of dough that had con
fined it to the desired limits. The heat
had hardened the heavy paste and
baked it thoroughly, so that 1t was alb
solutely Of no use for anything else. 1t
became one Of the most useless things
In the world, and there was not enough
of it even to be worth while carrying to
the pigs.
Hence the expression. which was
originally intended to convey a certain
idea. appears to have been retained.
while the origin Is not generally
known
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

In paper To the Anthropolosical In.
stitute Dr. Westermark showed from
Investigations in Morocco that the
special race of beings created l,fare
Adam. of no fixed form and assuming
like ProtcuS, who was perhaps Per
sonage of the same extraction. almost
any shape they please. Bad giuus at
tack mep but are kept away 10y salt
or steel and verses of the Koran. The
author supposcs that the belief in ginas
has come down from saltleSS and
lronless age, hut was absorbed and lie
veloped ut q later time under the iutlu.
ence of Islam.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
LOTS MORE LIKE IT.
Plenty More Like This and All from
SkOwhegan People.

No chance for argument here.
No better proof can be had.
What a >kowhegan man says
Is the best of evidence for Skowhegan
people.
Read this case.
We gave lots more like it.
Mr. g. E. stevens of Middle ST., near
Spring St, says: II was troubled at
intervals with my back and an annoying
urinary difficulty. Every time that /
was not feeling just right or caught cold
my back was sure to hurt me. If | re-
mained in a STOPPING position for little
while it was painful to straighten again.
Il was for this trouble that took Doan's
Kidney Pills, for sale at Geo e Samp-
sons the druggists. After the treat
ment did not feel symptom of my old
complaint
For sale by all dealers; price 90 cents.
Foster. nilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan'
take no other.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Stain-CromWell Case.

The hearing on the petition for par
don in the case of David L. Stain and
Oliver Cromwell, both of whom are SER
wing life sentences in the States prisons
at Thomsston for the murder of John
Wilson Barron on Feb. o. 1878, opened
before the governor and council in
Augusta at l045, last Wednesday morn
ing. The hearing lasted two days and
all the many detsils of the case which
happened % years ago, were brought
up. The decision is expected at the next
meeting, Dec. 81.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Ex Gov. Wolcott Passes Away

Former Governor Roger Wolcott died
at his home at Boston at $40 p. N. FRI
day, his death being due to typhoid
fever.
Roger Wolcott was born in Boston,
July 13, 1877, a descendent of Roger
Wolcott, who was second in the COM
mand OF the expedition which resulted In
the capture of Lousburg. He was
educated In Boston private schools and
at Harvard from which he graduated IN
the class 10 He was graduated from
Harvard Liw school in 1874 and WAS ad-
mitted to he suffolk bar the same year.
Governor Wolcott's public career be-
gan in 1877. as a member of the Boston
common c,uncil, in which he served
three years. Then he WAS elected to the
lower house nf the legislature, where he
served from 1882 to 1884. taking posi-
tion among the leaders and winning dis
tinctipn as a hard and trustworthy
worker.
H" was elected Lieut.. Governor in
1898 '94 nd 50 and upon the death OF
Governor q ceuhalge became acting
Governor IN 1896. La the fall of 1896 he
was chosen Governor, and in 1897 and
1898 hr was reelected.
Shortly after the resignation OF Gen.
william F. Draper, as ambassador TO
Ialy, In 1900 President Mckinley ten
dpred the post TO Mr.. Wolcott. The
offer WAS declined on account of the
pressure of private business fflirs.
The funeral ceremonies took place,
Monday forenoon, from the Trinity
Church, the leading Episcopal Church
of Boston, conducred by Rev. Howard
n. Brown. the Unitariau minister Of
Ancient Kings Chapel, where Governor
walcott worshipped. Thirty six ushers,
twenty of whom were former members
OF Gov. Wolcort's staff, had charge OF
the church. La addition there were
present details from the first corps Of
cadets from battery l. OF the heavy ar
fillery, and the national lancers. The
C, fiji VAS borne by eight classmates and
twelve honorary pail bearers OF repre-
sentative men. Despite the great crowd
OF distinguished men the services were
extremely simple,
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
President Butler Resigns.

The formal resignation of Prof. Ma
thsniel Butler of Colby University to
take effect June, 30th, WAS announced,
Friday last, having accepted posi-.
ton on the faculty of the Chicago Uni
versity. Nathaniel Butler was born In
Eastport, Maine, May %, 1853, son of
Nathaniel aud Jeanette Loring Emery
Butler. His father, Rev. Nathaniel
Butler, d. d.. was a Baptist minister,
well known in Maine and Illinois; and
his grandfather was noted minister
aud teacher, having established in 1925,
the first strictly female school in Maine,
where he instructed over five hundred
young women. DR.. Butler attended the
public schools of Camden, Maine, the
Waterville Classical Institute and Colby
University, graduating from the latter
In 1873.
Immediately after his graduation he
went West aud engaged in teaching near
Chicago as Assistant Principal of Ferry
Hall Female College, Lake Forest, where
he remained from 1873 10 1876 He then
became Principal of Highland College
for women at Highland Park, Ill.,, con-
tinuing there from 1876 to 1884, when
he accepted the Professorship of Rhetoric
and English Literature Ia the old Uni
versity of Chicago. When that institu-
tion closed its doors in 1886, Mr.. Butler
went to the University of Illinois, where
he taught first Latin, then English
Literature. When the University of
Chicago, as 1t is known today, opened in
1892, Prof Butler was chosen one of
President Harper's staff He became
Associate Professor of English Litera-
ture and continued till 1896 In the
summer Of 1894 he represented the Uui,
versity of Chicago at the international
Congress of University Extension at
London.
President Butler assumed the duties
as President of Colby, January lst, 1896,
after the position had been offered to
him twice before accepting it. When
he became president of that institution
he awakened a renewed interest in Colby
all over the State and the four years he
has been In charge of the affiirs the
college has been very prosperous. Presi-
dent Butler has lectured much through
out Maine and is and an interesting and
instructing speaker.
Regarding the resignation DR.. Butler
gave out the following:
81 have taken this step after long and
careful deliberation, and after a struggle
with many considerations inclining me
against II. | have come to love the
college, Watervile and Maine. My re-
lations with the Trustees have always
been and are most cordial. Their kind
ness to me and their sympathy and sup
port would be without parallel, II a
parallel were not found in the Faculty of
the college. | shall leave Colby with
many regrets. do not feel justified in
declining the call that has come to me
to another field, and | have good hope
and strong confidence that, as often
happens, change OF leadership will
supply new and powerful impulse in
the direction in which Colby is now
moving toward a still larger and more
secure prosperity. Colby's history, her
equipment and present influence, and the
great compass of her graduates and
other friends are guarantees of her fu-
turp
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Russell-Bessey.

A pretty and quiet wedding was
solemnzed at the M. E. parsonage, Mad.
ison, last Wednesday evening, Dec. 10Th,
when the Rev. S. f. Leech united In
marriage Mir. A. Milford Russell and
Miss Ada E. Bessey, both of whom are
residents Of Madison. The wedding was
private, only few witnesses being pres
ent. The ring ceremony was used. The
bride was beautifully attired. Their
many friends unite 10 good wishes for a
happy life to the young couple.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

Francis Iathmau, the historian had
Mosaic idea of Justice. \ friend net
him one day walking along the Ste t
leading street boy with either hand
"What il the world are You diving.
ParkmanT' asked his friend Il f.u i
that Johnny here had eaten all of the
apple mstcad Of dividing with his ,tle
brother | am going to buy another flr
the younger boy and make johnny
watch him while he eats il,
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

How is the landlady this morningY
asked one of the boarders
Threatening and cooler" answered
TN. man with the newspaper. misun-
derstanding the question.
And the other boarder, who was no.
toriously slow in settling with the land
lady. looked partly cloudy.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

Intense. suffering was endured by wit
ness T L. Martin of Dixie, Ky, before
he gave this evidence: II coughed every
night until my throat was nearly raw;
then tried DR. Kings New Discovery
which gave instant relief / have used
it in my family for four years and recon-
mend it AS the greatest remedy for
coughs. colds and all throat, chest aud
lung troubles II will stop the worst
cough aud not only prevents bat abso
mtely cures consumption Price soc and
81 90 Every bottle guaranteed. Trial
bottles free
ATT. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned desire to express
their sincere gratitude To all who in any
way aided them during the Illness and at
the funeral of heir beloved one. Espeei-
ally would they recognize the constant
attention, uustint,d kindness of neigh
bors and the fl raj offerings Of mem
bers If Wessefur srtt Orange No. 34f.
Mrs. PuLANuEE e, IUTrLF,
MIR. sud Mrs FRANK NJ. HUBBARD,
FLORA Vi. FUTILE.
ROLAND 2. lUTTlE.
FSTELLA NJ. Iuttle.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Told the Truth.

Mother Now. George. shall tell
your papa to punish you severely for
telling an untruth. You said you didn't
touch one of those six peaches. and
there is only one left. and found the
five stones in your nursery
Georgia. told no story, mamma.
The peach didn't touch is the one
that's left
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on so cent bottle
OF Greene's Warranted Syrup OF tar II 1t
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle 10 prove
satisfactory or money refunded. 6mo47
q. X. FoGG, GEO E. SAMPSON.
". ii. FULLER, r. II. WING.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
All There,

She-How many pictures have you
painted since you first began?
He-Oh, | haven't any idea.
She-Some day | am coming around
to your studio and count them.-. Ex-
change.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

The annual reunion of the students Of
the Shaw Business College takes place
at the college rooms at Portland, Au-
gusta and Bangor on Saturday evening,
Jan. s. 1901. All past and present stu
dents are cordially invited to be present.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

Cure that cough by using Sampsou's
syrup of white pine and tar at Samp-
som, drug store
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

It's the little colds that grow into big colds;
the big colds that end in consumption and
dea h. Watch the little colds. DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup.
Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.-
Publius Syrus.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk of Courts:
WILLIAM P. SEEKHs,... .................P P it tsfe
County Attorney:
CHARLES o. SMALL, ..........,... ........M adison
Judge of Probate:
EDWARD +. DANFoRTH, H,..................Sk .Skowhegan
Register Of Probate
NATHAN FOWLER. ................. .....Skowhegan
Register of Deeds:
LIEwELLYH GOODWIN. .......... .Skowhegan
Treasurer:
r. L. PATTEH,. ....................Sk .SkoWhegan
Sheriff and Jailer:
FRANK P. PEsNELL, ,............. -. Skowhegan
DEPuTiEs:-Wm. F. Mutt, Fairfield; F. L. Harding,
Madison S. W. Herrick, Harmony; C. B. Haskell,
Pittsheld; F 5. Parsons, No. Ansoni R. S.
Williams, Hartland Hiram NJ Waugh, Starks;
Charles r. Ham, bingham; 5. S. Walker, North New
Portland Cornelius A. Merrill, Soloni Calvin II
Jones, Athens; B. F. Jones, So. Norridgewock; w
Guy Pennell. Skowhegan.
County Commissioners
H. c. WEBER, Palmyra post Office. Newport)
ALoNze SMITH, Cornvle, post Office, Revere)
JoHN METcALF. New Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27

Those "little chap>' can be cured by
using Thelma cream; at SIMPSONS drug
store,
The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judicial The third Tuesday IN March,
September and December Civil and Criminal.
Probate:-The second Tuesday Of each month";
County Commissioner The first Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem-
br.
The representative., 1900-05-24
Saved His DOG.

A boy about ten years old went to the
Central police station In Kansas City,
Kan. one day last week, leading a fine
shepherd dog by short piece of rope
tied to his collar, relates the Kansas
City Star. The boys face was red and
swollen and he was crying.
well, well, we'll, what's the matter
here?' asked big policeman, stopping
down and looking into, the boys face.
1t seemed like long time before he
could stop crying
Please, SIR" he sobbed, my mother
is too poor to pay a license for Shsp, and
I brought him here to have you kill
him."
Then he broke out with another wall
that was heard all through the city
building. Shep stood there mute and
motionless. looking up into the face OF
his young master. A policeman took
out his handkerchief TO blow his nose
and the desk SERGEANT went out in to
the hall, absent-mindGdly whistling q
tune which nobody ever heard before.
while the captain remembered that he
must telephone somebody. Then Chief
Mcfarland led the boy aato the door, and,
patting him on the head, said kindly:
There. little fellow; don't cry any