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makes Tile " ACdlly @AV,VoV'
said Colonel Finerty. CAN of this,
with the exception of $1,000 received
from the East, was contributed by the
United Irish Societies of Chicago"
DIR. A. f. Conroy to be in Charge.
DR.. A. f. Conroy will have charge of
the hospital corps, and the following
experienced physicians will constitute
his staff: DIR. John R. MacNamara,
for several years assistant county ply
stefan; DR.. J. J. Slattery, graduate of
Bellevue college, New York, formerly
chief surgeon of Dubuque hospital and
at present practicing medicine at
Wentworth avenue and Root street;
DR.. H. H. McCauley, surgeon general
of the North Carolina National Guard
during the late war, with Offices at No.
100 State street, DR.. Condor, OF Phila-
delphia. and DR.. Aderhold, of No. 1900
Wabash avenue. DR.. Aderhold, who
was born in Georgia, is the only volun-
teer of German descent, although two
MISUNDERSTANDING Linschorten, who
has already served seven years In the
Boer army, and Albert Verelines, who
was a member of the First Illinois
also belong to the corps.
DR.. MacNamara has examined near
ly 400 applicants, who were DESTROYS
of serving in the hospital corps, dur
ing the past month at the headquarters
of the United Irish Societies, No. 81
South Clark street; while Chief Ply
stefan Conroy, who is a graduate of ST.
Jarlath's college, Tuam, Ireland, was
chief examiner in the Seventh regi-
ment when the Chicago recruits were
sent to Camp Alger.
Veterans From h Seventh.
Among the well known commissioned
and non-commissioned officers OF the
Seventh infantry, I. N. G., who belong
to the corps and who will leave to-
morrow are: Captain Patrick OCon-
nor, company B; Captain Edward j.
f16dly, VI Oopehih co -
Quin, company F; Lieutenant Dan
Daily, Company I; Sergeants OHara
and McTigue of company F; Sergeant
James v. Coyne, and Corporal John A.
Murphy of company B.
The Clan-na-Gael guards contribute
the following officers: Capt. Hugh B.
Ryan, adjutant of the c. N. g., who
recently resigned his position in the
city hall to volunteer; Capt. John Duff.
company G; Lieut.. Thomas Naughton,
the well-known athlete; Lieut.. Patrick
Griffin, of Company B; Lieut., Michael
Enricht, of Company A, and Lieut.
William Dwyer, of Company e.
In addition to the officers mention
ed, the following rank and file will
leave with the corps: From the
Seventh Illinois, Michael O'Hara. Jas.
Elattery. Michael Morrissey and
Michael Dewey; from the Second NIL
nois, John F. Rogers and Edward
Eaean; from the First Illinois, Albert
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WAR BULLETIN.

WAR BULLETINs
LONDON, February 12.-The Pie
termaritxburg correspondent of the
Daily Mail, teIegraphing yesterday,
sayss
ssThe Beers have occupied BIoy's
Farm, south of the Tugela, which is
under an hours ride from C~hieveley.
and have turned the homestead into
q hospital.
son the farm are hills command
ing both bridges over the Tugela
as well ms forts Wiley and Molyneux,
and from which a view of Bulwana
and Ladysmfth is o~btainable.
"There is much apprehension here
regarding the Boer movements, and
WAR BULLETIN.
MODDER RIVER, Saturday, Feb
ruary 1O.-Apparent1y the Beers
have brought all their big guns
from Mafeking to shell Kimberley.
Our naval guns shelled Mayors
fontefn to-day, but the BOer guns
were silent.
1t is supposed the enemy have
withdrawn their artillery. They
are blowing up the permanent way
beyond Morton siding.
The Beers still man their trenches
but their numbers are apparently
reduced. The bulk of their force
has gone to Kimberley Dr. toward
our flank.
WAR BULLETIN.
LONDON, February 11.-Midnfght-
The War Office has just issued the
following dispatch, dated to-day,
from the General commanding al
Cape Town.
"CIements reports from RensburR
that on Friday, February 9th, the
Beers tried to turn his right flank,
but were beaten of. Position main
tafned. Casualties small.
"Kfmberley reports that the BOeH
fighting force was apparently in
creased on Wednesday, February
18th. Next day the Beers commence
ed the construction of trenches to
the east, nearly parallel to the
glacis and 1000 yards from the
Premier mine. A native reported
that he accompanied some Beers
who left Mafeking for Kimberley,
carrying with them a sfx-inch gun
and a quick firing field gun. The
former opened fire on Kimberley.
"~otherwise the situation is I'M
changed"
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WAR BULLETIN,

DURHAM, February 11.-It is ru-
mored here that Gen. Joubert is
marching with a column of 5000
men to OutfIank Gen. Butler.
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70 A|l1WES
A HOSPITAL CORZS OF IRISH HAVE
LEFT CYzC1GON EN- ROUTE
40 YREToRIA.
THEY BEAf THE RED CROSS,
THE PARTY INCLUDEkN VETERANS
OF THE SPANISH WAR.
Have with Thew q Full OUTFIT of
Medical and surgical supplies
The Cost AImoA Nine Thousand
DolIars-Dr. ~ F. Conroy is In
Command of fhe Fifty Men Who
Make Up thefParty.

CHICAGO, February 1f.xAtfired in
khaki uniforms and bearing the insig-
MIA of the Red Cross soci}y. thirty
nine stalwart REPRESENTATIVES of the
United Irish Societies of/ehicago left
the Lake Shore depot/h morning
at 1890 bound for PHforia to serve
as a hospital corps Nth the Boer
forces. Eleven volunteers from Boston
will join the Chicago contingent in
New York, increasing the corps to fifty
men, all of whom have had military ex-
perience, the majority having served
through the recent war.
1t is the first opportunity the Uni
ted Irish Societies of Chicago have had
to show their sympathy with the Boer
cause. Col. John F.. Finerty. COM
manding the Clan-na-Gael Guards, in
| vited subscriptions and issued a call
for volunteers a few months ago. The
success of the movement resulted in
the present ambulance corps. Hun
dreds of volunteers proffered their SER
| vices, but the number of acceptances
had to be governed by the finances at
the disposal of the organizers.
Is a Bona Eide Hospital Corps.
Colonel John F. Finerty said last
evening: This is a genuine hospital
corps, organized for the purpose of
aiding and assisting wounded Beers.
The present contingent consists of fifty
picked men-thirty-nine from Chicago
and eleven from the East. We secured
our hospital supplies yesterday, and
they have been forwarded to New
York" The cost of fitting out the corps,
as given by Colonel Finerty, follows:
French Transatlantic line, pas
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22

The reported capture of young
Dutch girl named Miss Bester, who
was leaving Ladysmith on horseback
for the supposed purpose of giving
Information to the Beers, reminds one
that women have played Il notable
part as spies in wartime. especially
during the American civil war. For
example. one of the most devoted of
the Confedtrates during the American
war was "A Miss Ford. who lived at
Fairfax Courthouse, which was used
! as the headquarters for the staff Off
GERS of the Union army. Among these
men Miss Ford was quite a belle and
very popular as she was to all intents
and purposes an adherent of the north.
Believing her to be such. the officers
often dropped items of Information
about their army. but all this informa
ton Miss Ford received in an ap
parently very careless and no-interest
to-me-l -assure-you manner. which
quite deceived the men. All the same.
the little rebel managed to oh
tain all the news she desired from the
nonsuspecting officers, and this she
conveyed to the Confederates in a
quaint manner. Frequently there used
to visit her Il simple, green. raw coun
try youth, who would sit quite openly
on the piazza with Miss Ford. exciting
not the slightest suspicion. This "coun
try youth" however, was no less II
person than Mosby. n famous guerrilla.
whom the northern officers would have
given worlds TO catch. And Miss Ford.
who was honorary aid-de-camp 10
Brigadier General j. L. b Stuart, was
giving him. almost within the hearing
of the enemy. the whole scheme and
plan Of campaign of the Union forces,
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22

Mgr Calino. the simple hearted and
Ingenious Frenchman. happened 10 be
riding in train in the same compart-
ment with lady who was in constant
fear of a smashup.
At every sudden stop. every jar, ey-
Fry sound of the bell or whistle, she
cried out:
"Oh. Oh. Have we run Off the
track? Is it a collision? Are we going
to be killedY'
Calino paid no attention. but remain
ed wrapped in solemn silence. Pres
pntly IL lady said to him
And you. sir. aren't you afraid of
railroad accidentsY
Not L. madame" answered Calino
reassulingly.. at has been foretold
thai | am TO die on the guillotine"
HE nrrNoG> woman went into hys-
tercs and had 10 be removed from the
rain ut the upXt station. - Youths
companion.
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Mrs. Sarah Grand on Dressing.

Mrs. Grand has been speaking before
a woman's club on "Chiffons and the
Progress of the World" She is an
adept speaker and seldom has any dis
course been ushered in by such well
chosen words so gracefully put. She
picked this word chiffon. of French ex-
traction. to pieces. 1t suggested to her
mind something of the softness of this
tie down and could be translated as
rag. tag or trif1e, but nevertheless it
Influenced the progress of the world.
In these days of many calamities ii is
without doubt the new position that
women take that is to exercise the
healing influence. and those coura-
geous. noble souls who first pioneered
the way to women's higher status
made a great mistake In ignoring the
potency of dress and tritles. She made
the great point In her discourse that to
be pleasing in manners and appearance
Is a duty which the individual owes to
the community at large. No woman
can ignore the potency of this Pretty
manners are the outcome of a noble
nature. the head and heart devoted to
courtesy. We cannot dssociate ndi-
viduals from their outer aspect Who
could fancy Elizabeth Fry bent on her
noble mission to the prisons dressed as
Jezebel. with paint and brilliant appar-
ell. or Ieznbel in Quaker attire? Car
riage and dress are part of the cultur-
ed atmosphere of womanhood. If we
are not judged by appearances. how
else are we judged? Appropriate dress
Ing is all important. short hair manly
Coats and skirts and sailor hat will
not carry the average woman through
life. The woman movement Is an evo-
luton and not a revolution. Nine,
Gand's concluding words, DO let US
look our best" will find many an echo
in women's hearts.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22
Foreclosure of Mortgage.

Whereas Amos Tucker. Lydia a. Tucker
+ iiah - Aitche /, o. HartlAnd. in he county
o. somerset, aud the state OF Maine. by their
mortgage deed, lated October II. 49,, q ID re-
corded in Somerset Registry OF Deecs, Vol
IN Page 15o, cDuv, we'd to james F. Con or, OF
Fittsheld, county OF Somerset state Aforesaid
"a certain parcel of real estate. situated in
HarilanC, Couu Of Somerset aforesaid,
bounded as follows TO Wi: on the north by
aud Of A /. " Woodbury. aud Wan! Stesdman;
on the east By lsnd OF Aaron SOule on the
south by land occupied by Cyrus McCAus-
l4ud, Joseph Church, and the road extending
II N Fuilers Corner BY the selling house Of
". :. Church on the west by land occupied
by Cyrus Nice auslsDc sno by land occupied
by :. 7. Neyens, contsining one hundred and
thirty five acres more or less, being tie same
premls s convey ed 10 hem by &c OF Fred
ertek r. browning. OF saio Har land said deed
ot srIng date, Apri Is, A. D. -.
MesLing the same conveyed TO James p
Conner, b. Amos Tucker. Lydia A. Tucker.
Elijah - Mitchell, October =, 49,"
And whereas the said Jane. Connor hAa
assigned the said mortgage for valuable
consideration to the Inhabitants OF the town
oi Hsrtsnd by his deed Of assignment on the
back OF said mortgage dated February 18th. A
y. lss5 aud recoro ed in Somerset Registry OF
Deeds Book 242. Page i2l
Now therefore the conditions OF said mort
gage having been. and row remaining broken,
b. reason thereof. the Inhabitants Of the town
Of Haifiand claim foreclosure thereof and
give this notice for that purpose.
Hsrtlapd, Maine, February 10, 1850.
lSHABIrANT> OF TIE rowS or HAKTLAsp,
BY A. ". MILLER, J Selectmen
W + SMITH authorized
3S7 F. : BUhRILL therefor.
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An eminent lord chief justice who
was trying a right of way case had be-
fore him witness. an old farmer. who
was proceeding to tell the jury that he
aad "knowed the path for 60 year, and
NY fcyther towld | as he heard my
Granddaughter say
Stop" cried the judge. I'VE cant
have any hearsay evidence here"
"Noir' exclaimed Farmer Giles
Then how dost low who thy feyther
was. 'cept by hearsayg"
After the laughter had subsidized the
judge said. In courts of law we can
only be guided by what you have seen
with your eyes and nothing more nor
less"
"Oh. that be blowed for tale" re-
piled the farmer. Il ha' got a bile on
the back of my neck, and | never seed
'un. but | be prepared to swear he's
there, dang 'un!'
This second triumph on the part of
the witness set in a torrent of hearsay
evidence about the footpath, which OBJ
tanned weight with the jury albeit the
judge told them it was not testimony
of any value. and the farmers party
Won
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22

In nine cases out of ten a defective
looking figure is not so in reality. hut
Is simply the result of continuously
wearing badly fitting bodces and not
giving sufficient attention to the cut of
the underwear and the shape of the
corsets. This season all bodices and
coats are tight fitting. added to which
skirts are still made 10 cling closely
around the hips; therefore the under
garments must be made with as few
seams or crcases rs possible, rs they
show through the material of which
the skirt is made and make the han /
soonest gown look unsightly.
For this reason all the newest petit.
coats are gored right up to the waist
without n shaped band. The front fits
closely into the figure rs far as the
hips; the remaining fullness is then ar.
ranged to the size of the waist by
means of drawString. and in order to
still further reduce the waist measure
ment shaped to the figure cOmbina-
tons made of fine quality natural woe!
or silk are generally adopted by the
leaders of fashion in all grades of so
ciety.-New York Telegram.
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4, acts
for
Women

Any article, whatever its merit,
must be made known 10 the public by
means of advertising. Advertising
however, though it can do much for a
thing, cannot do everything 1t may
create a sale for time, but in order
to insure lasting demand the thing
advertised must have solid worth.
This is the case with Lydia h. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
solid worth.
Women everywhere have learned
this fact, and the result is that there
Is lasting and absolutely unequaled
demand for it, 1t has the largest sale
OF any remedy for female ills in the
world, and IL S has been the case for
years.
The reason for this is that Mrs.
Pinkham claims nothing that she Is
not entitled TO claim. She can do all
that she says Size can do and her
twenty years Of experience make her
advice invaluable. Herexpericnce has
been not only long but worldwide,
and she has helped more women back
to health than any one else in the
world. These facts should. and do,
have immense weight with all sensible
women. Remember these are not wild
statements but solid facts
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22
sHERIFF's SALE.
STATE OF MANI.

- n r Of MANI.
SoHkkssr -
SkpVhegan February Tn, loas
asfn On execution wherein }. +. Merrill Of
'ka~hfgan IN our county Of somerset "a plain
, III ard SAMUEL "hiftemsre Of said skouheyAs
II defendant, and viii be sold b. public z9etioW
N the nineteenth day NJ March 4. d 1870. "a
Ten clock "a the forenoon, - TIE Office Of T.
=. hefril IA Ak1Yhegau m said County. al
hf night 10 equity which he said samaaa
hinernofe has, " hsd Oh the twenty foaYth
dsy Of January A. b. 1873 a. eight clock and
hlfty minutes Ia the forenoon xheu the sama
VA attached On t's original urlt. h redeem
y following described real es'ate situated In
- ako~hegan and bounded aud described a.
iploWs C9m nencibg On the rpad leading
rom haskeils Corner u Athens Filsge at the
nar'h.~st corner II land now Or formerly
""ned ~ Hezskiah William; thence running
north ou said road thy rods to p1n, vhPrs
al old fence running cat and vest intersesas
ard road thence east parallel sith said VIZ
IA 'ns north line far enough ~ embrace sky
acres thence south Try rods % said William
land thence west On SAID Williams north
ire TO he point begun at containing sixty
acres. Said real estate u su6Jec. % Two mors-
"a ,es. one given b. said samuel WhittemoFs
10 Warren LOOMS Of said sk9waegsu recorded
in Som@rse, Registry u Deeds Book 209 Paxs
lZb, on which there Is said 70 BE due about
three hundred dollars The other given by AID
Samuel Whitfemore 70 kaid Warren Loonis
recorded in Somtrset Registry u Deeds BooG
239. Page 539 ou whch IS said to be due about
one hundred dollars, making in ali about The
sum Of four hundred dollars said - be due On
ssid mortgsgfs
Dated at Skowhegan The seventh day u
February, 1870
3a6 FRANK ?. PESSELL. Sheriff.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OFHAtNE


NonHT OF -oNkRsEr 49, February . iaos
Whereas. Charles Wbue Of CanAan ia szsar
County of Somerset has brought tuit azainnt
Newell O. " odbU y Of .aid Canaan. and has
made al attachment on lot or quantity 81
orch and maple and hack n ack wood nov
j. ing and being on both sides Of the road
lea ing from SkowheRsu. Maine, to Caraan.
hsint, anc a. the place where said road
crosses the farm now oCcupito D. said Newell
u woodbury. a. fes1d -Bce, ia said Canaan.
SAID olrch and maple wood estimate ~
we've : lid cords no. cut up into stove wood
length. and said hacl metack wood estimated
elgbt feet long t. twelE feet long and all said
WOOD being cord wood and being the sans
wood that VA cut aud yArded bY the said
Newell .. Woodbury. IN Issa and 800 on said
farm IN said CanaaL on which said Newell g
" oocbuIY now resides. to enforce a lien clAiM
tor the sum Q sls.ts for th- personal 10 Dor
and services o. the Plaintiff in time commenc-
ing Dece nDer q, ls.e and ending January ae
Ieoo. al cutting and yArding said wood the
owner OF which is unknown TO the PaintiH
winch suit is row pending before me. a Tria1
Justice within and FOR said County OF Somer-
set. Date OF writ January q. 100, ad oamnam
SAINT S2l.
Now therefore. notice of said suit is ordereS
by the publication hereof three weeks fucceR-
siyely, in the So2EEsET RRFoKTBR. d rews-
= per pub shed IN Skowhegan, Ia "a d County
II oomefhet, the iast pub cation to be al iea94
seven Gays prior to tn thir1 day OF March A
~. 100, at ten o clock IL he forenoon, 70
which time sad suit l. Continued at Daniel
= merset when an wher. tn owner OF said
property may appear All become party to
Sale suit. 39s
o. A. PRfEST Trial Justice
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Grnndfnther,n Hxmnn.

The Contributors Club in The Allan
tic givrs some information concern
ing "grandfathers' hymns: Imagine
them and their good wives gathered in
the New England meeting house troll
ling forth such spiritual songs as the
book preserves for us:
Then blooming friends, long farewell.
We're bound 10 heaven. but you 10 he'll
Sal God may hear US while We pray
And change you the burning day.
"And be il observed. this burning
day To them was something as definite
as washing day This was none Of
your vague purgatorial way stations
but as fiery n pit of torment as the
Imagination can we'll conceive Here
IS glimpse of II.
"Hark the shril outcues OF the guilty wrctches !,
Lively bright horror and amazing anguish
Stare through their eyelids, while the living
worm lies
Craving within them"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22

France stands far behind other coun.
tries today In the number OF women
who have won success by writing for
the stage Feminine influence has
shown its effects on the stage. but In
recent years that has not taken the
form of authorship. The most con
spicuous example OF woman's iDterfer
ence on the French stage Is the thea
ter In Paris founded and constructed
by women most interested In the cause
of their sex. This society consists en-
tirely of women, the plays are written
and performed by women. and the en-
tire conduct of the society is under the
control of the sex. Most of the plays
are intended TO advance In some way
the theories of the women's problem
The New York Sun observes. with
much truth. that of greater general
usefulness just now would seem the
White theater. which gives every year
season of performances in Paris.
This enterprise is directed by woman
and Is intended to appeal especially to
women. The plays selected for per
formances are guaranteed to contain
no Objectionable features. and young
girls are permitted to see them without
hesitation. These plays are not writ
ten by women to any extent, and the
only feminine element in them is the
guarantee of freedom from moral of
Tense. Only In these two enterprises
does the French stage evidence dis
tinctly the influence of women. The
women writer's of that country do not
turn their attention to the drama to-
day although there are some illustri-
Gus names in former generations.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22
An Absentminded Profea.or

| have "A story of II gentleman now
engaged in educational work which Is
| think. somewhat remarkable and is
also quite true. This gentleman was
once professor Of mathematics in n
fine New England college. He was
greatly interested in the work and de-
voted himself so wholly TO /! that n
natural tendency which he had To alb
sentmindedueSs became much accen-
tuated.
One day when he had guests at din
ner and was helping them to fish from
platter be took plate bottom side
up. put fish on the bottom of the
plate and handed ii thus to one Of the
guests. There was laugh at once
and his wife said. My dear, if your
observation-disclosures has gone so far that
you are serving people food on the bot
toms of plates, shall insist on your
resigning your professorship
She did inSis, on it, and he resigned
and went into another and more gen
eral field of teaching. He is still lit
tie Rplincd Ia be forgetful-like some
OF the rest of us but he has never
since served food on the bottom of a
plate. Boston Transcript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-02-22

The Dawson City Water Works com.
papy has introduced novel method of
supplying ills patrons during the cold
Over the hydranl OF each person who
agrees TO pay 81 ii week fer the service
ii ereets wooden house measuring six
feet in all three dimensions Each of
these houses contains small stove in
which the company keeps a fire night
and 0aV