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ut seems so strange" said the lady
who had returned 10 visit the old
scenes again. that your son Arthur is
a poet. Wien knew hin. never
suspected that be had an inclination In
thai direction. suppose though. tbat
you have seen It IN tim from the
firstY
No" The young mans mother re-
piled; he never gave any indication Of
1t as boy His schoolbooks are DOT.
a. one would naturally suppose. serb
bled full Of rhymes He did not lisp
In numbers. as we read that other pc.
cts did indeed Arthur was about as
plain aud practical boy as could nave
been found anywhere
That's the way he always seemed II
me When vas it discovered that he
had this giftT"
We'll. The first time we noticed II On
him WAS one day after a heavy sign
which had projected out over tn
street. fell as he vas walking along
and struck him Gu the head As soou
as he regaurd consciousness be sem.
ed to be a poet Chicago Times Il er.
aid
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The siIverW wedding.

| have been asked several questions
In relation 10 the celebration of a silver
wedding and am glad of the occasion
to give YOU the last hints in this mat
ter. The most general celebration Is
an afternoon reception, which may or
may not be followed by dinner party.
Sometimes the celebration begins with
dinner party or consists only of that.
The number of guests is a matter of
choice.
Invitations to any of these gatherings
ought TO be issued three weeks ahead
on cards printed in silver in the name
of husband apd wife. If for a dinner,
the invitation should say so, for a
dance the hour of the celebration
should be stated and the word dane
ing pla ced at the left hand lower cor
ner of the card. Every invited guest is
expected 10 send a gift suited TO the
OCCASION. but not necessarily costly.
whether the invitation is accepted or
not. The gifts and cards of donors
are usually exhibited during the ccle-
bration and are the means oftcntimes
of leading one into extravaganza. We
are such slaves to appearances.
Husband and wife receive together
at both dance and invitation. When it
is possible to have the attendance of
best man and bridesmaids of the mar
riage ceremony. there is added luster
given to the occasion. They assist in
receiving. At IL dinner party on such
an occa sion the host takes his wife in
to dinner ANA places her ut his right
hand. a. he did at the wedding break
fast % years before. They usually pre-
cede the guests. The table decorations
should be white and silver, and. When
the hostess can afford it, a white ant
silver gown is pretty and appropriate
1t really costs no more to do thest
things appropriately. Good taste count,
quite us much as money philadelphia
Times
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SeaISkin In High Favor

This wear Soalskin is I'm favor above
everything What a proof of oar yer
satility. In recent years this prineely
fur has been slightly neglected not
withstandnc its dark and becoming
color. its rich soft. velyety quality and
its harmonging SO we'll with the iii
cate compilations that are due II our
refined exstences and with the golden
hair which makes all coquettrs reSem-
ble elves of fairy tales
Now II appears that the seal is di-
minishing In number-in fact. diSap-
pearing-and that several laws are in
operation respecting sealing The price
of the fur has become prohihitive and
fashion DEGREES that sealSkin is 10 he
the leading fur
Sealskin, moreover, is n superb fpr
and goes with any complexion and
with every shade of hair II ma es. a>
formerly, magnificent jackets, boleros.
stoles and mantleS in iheXhaustible va
riety for stout or slim women. II suits
every one. y person inclining to he lot
stout will avoid garments composed
entirely of fur and will content herself
with using it for rich trimmings or lux
urious aeccssories.-New York Herald
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Feature. Of Dinner Downs.

There Is quite question as to the
difference between q dinner and ball
gown these days, and 1t Is rather diffi.
cult to tell al first glance. for many OF
the dinner gowns are quite elaborate
enough To wear at dances; but, on the
other hand, n dinner gown can be much
palmer in design, says Harpers Ba-
Ear.
For instapce, long sleeves In a ball
gown are not considered good style
while most of the dinner gowns have
long sleeves Indeed these long sleeves
are rather feature of the very smart
new gowns. A gown of pale yellow
panne velvet, cut very low In the neck
and quite off the shoulders, has very
odd pair of sleeves of the velvet that
start below the straps of lace over the
shoulder
These sleeves are unlined, are very
long and have rather the effect of
mousquetaire gloves the same shade as
the gown. for they are loose enough to
wrinkle on the arms, although they are
fitted as tight as though they were
gloves.
This particular pair of sleeves can be
taken out If so desired, and the gown
is then quite smart enough for ball
gown. as the materials are of the very
handsomest. The lace sleeves are so
exceedingly becoming that women wear
them as much as possible. and they are
seen on the handsomest gowns. They,
like the velvet ones, are unlined very
long and fit closely to the arm.
Then in some few of the gowns that
are made of velvet and satin the sleeves
are of satin. also made to look like
mousquetaire gloves, but they never
are put into the armholes at the top.
There is always a space left in which
the arm shows through, thus heighten-
ing the impression of long gloves rath
err than sleeves.
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PROBATE NOTICES.
To All persons interested In either Of n
Estates hereinafter named.


A. COURT OF PROBATE held at skow-
- hogan, within and for the county OF som
erset, on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF JASUARY.
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety nine the following bust
uess having been presented for action there
upon hereafter indicated it is hereby Ordered:
That public notice thereof be given to all PEI
sons interested. that they may appear az :
Probate Court to b. holdet a. said SkowhegAl
at the Probate Office on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF FEBRUARY,
next at nine Of the clock 4 the forenoon. ard
be heard thereon aud object il they see cause
Clara r. Wymsn, lsAe Of Skowhegau, de-
ceased. VIII aud petition for probate IN. reof
pr sented By Harley Nsman. the executor
named therein.
Amos X wells. OF s.. Adams. Of unsosnd
mind eecof and final account OF Nathaniel
Il. Vining. guardian presented by annie L.
Nining, admiDlstratfIx Of said Nathaziel H
Ninii Is estate.
Nathaniel II Vining. la,e Of ST Adams. de-
ceased. widows PETITE Z for allowance, pre-
scented.
ed. Petition for license to sell and convey
real estate presented b. Mary Burnor, execa-
trx
Charlotte f. Hoxie, late OF Fairfield. deceA.-
ed. Fiis- and final account Of Joseph 5. Tay-
Tor sno Charles H. HoEie .ladministrators pre-
sented.s
Samuel Oak. late Of skowhegan, deceased
VIII AID petition for probate thereof. pre-
sented by Nahum ;. Steward, the executor
Joseph ID Brackley. lac Of New Portland
deceased. Will, cooicil and petition for pro-
bate thereof presen ed b. a y. Brackley, the
executor named therein.
Mary +. Waldron. Of Hartlsnd. insane.
Second account OF Calvin Blake. gu rdi al pre-
! scented.
Mary AIbee late Of Embden deceased. VIII
/ and petition for probate thereof, presented by
| Isaac Allbte. the executor named therein.
/ Luther Holbrook. late Of Stsrks, deceased.
/ Petition for sppt iutment Of a phonzo J. Hol-
I brook, adui TRAITOR, presented by los Z. Otis
daughter OF deceased.
! Annie l. JUDI ins. late OF Hsrtlsnd deceas-
ed Resignation Of L. Z. Judkins, ad nj aistrA-
! tor, ard petition fof appointment Of b. r.
| Davis, &C n Illustrator Il 5onis non. present
william c. Parks late Of Pittsheld, deceas-
! ed. SecoFc sccpuIt q Lle~ellyu Parks trus-
&c for Eliza A. ana ardeila Parks, presented.
H. G. Jones late q Starks deceased FIRST
/ and ina account OF Charles L aolbrook, ad-
j ministratrr Wit VII Attn 1ec. esnfed.
Herbert o. bartlett, late Of Harmony. de-
/ Ceased. Widows petition for allowance pre-
I scented
Mary } Currier late Of 81 Adams deceas-
/ ed. WI and petition for probate thereof.
I presented By william y. Lang, the executor
1 named therein.
Amos T Par in, late Of Skowhegan deceas-
I ed. first aud final account Of John Nc
/ Clellan, ad n nistrstnr, p scented.
Manley Butterfeld. st. Of FsiIt ID. de-
/ ceased Resignation Of Ardell stiles. guardian
/ OF Adele VI Butterf-ld. presented.
{. +. DANFORTH, Judge.
Attest:-NATHAs FovLER. Register.
Post Office address. Judge and Register
sSowhe gan, Ne. 3Ss
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The consequences Of diseased condi-
ton Of the stomach and digestive and
nutritiye system are most disastrous to
the whole body. One by one every
organ may become involved. The mis-
cry IS maddening. The most extreme
cases Of stomach troublen and the cvils
resulting from it have been cured by Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. IL
strengthens the stomach, purifes tho
blood and builds up the body with sound
healthy flesh.
y was taken With severe headache. y writes
Thomas A owarts. BIZ 100. Sut-Station c Co.
lumpus. ONO, then camps IN the stomach and
my TOD would not digest then kidney and iiveg
trouble, and my back got weak 50 l could
scarcely get around. just gave money to the
doctors whenever thought they would do rza
any good but the more doctOred the worse
got until SIX years passed. had beoone a.
poorly could only walk In the house by the ala
OF chair. and got 50 thin had giver ~ TO dss
thinking that could not be cured Then SAL
one OF my neighoOr boys and ne said Take nv
advice and take Dr. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery and make new man out Of yourseiEs
The first bottle helped ne 50 ! thought I yvosbk
get another and after had taken eight bottles
in about six weeks was weighed aud found
had gained twenty-beven { AZ pounds l havs
done more hard work in the past eleven months
than did in two year b>fore and am as s1oaa
and healthy to-day think as ever was
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cuxw
blliousneSs
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with regard to the arr of acting. who
shall say whether il is better or worse
today than il was 60 or 100 years ago.
1.-THE old playgoer" always tells us that
1t was better. But is not old playgo-
err simply the young playgoer grown
old. still imbued with his first impress
sions. his favorite aud most lasting
to have those first Impressions disturb.
ed? If one talks of the actor of today
the playgoer of past generation
speaks of Macready, Charles Kean and
Phelps.
People living in the times of those
three great actors would surely bark
back to the Kembles and Mrs Siddons,
and when these great artists were in
their prime they no doubt underwent
disparagement at the hands of Veter
ans who had summed themselves in the
genial art of Garrick But Pope. friend
and admirer of Garrick as he was.
Landed Betterton to the skies II ought
TO tell you nj the same time he can
dldly admits. THAT IN Betterton's time
the older sort of people talked of Hart
being his superior just as we do of
Betterton being his now"
In this way we could keep going
backward until-if we believed con
temporary critics at all points of stage
history-we should find that the first
actor presumably the serpent was the
best thai ever trod the boards Mrs
Beerbohm Tree in Queen
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When it comes to unique fancies in
household decorations, Elizabeth, queen
of Roumania, poet and sentimentaist
must he awarded the palm. She was
very much averSe to electricity for IL
Illuminating purposes until quite recent
~, and her bOudoir was lighted by
crystal flowers, in the hearts of which
cleaned pale colored lights and verses
all written by the queen or painted by
one of her gifted court ladies The
great dining hail is ornamented with
tall panels illustrating the principal
works of Carmen Sylya's novels, no
mances and poems. The room is very
somber. being furnished with black
oak aud Cordovan leather and lighted
only by stained glass windows bril-
liant in color and representing court
balls, wedding banquets and other roy
al festivities. but nevertheless they pre-
vent the sun from penetrating the
gloomy grandeur of the apartment.
says the New York Commercial Adyer-
tSer.
And this Ii why the queen, who loves
beauty and harmony. strictly forhldS
the wearing of black or dark dresses
at her table. She prefers uniform 10
conventional evening dress and does
not shrink from fancy dress If il he
gay and pretty.
During Pierre Lofts visit to Pelasch
the queen told him she hoped he had
brought with him some picturesque
costumes. Lott. WHO has n weakness
for asqucradine. appeared al dinner
the following evening in the Carb of
Pharaoh. The queen expressed her ad-
miration. hu1 the mirth of her ladies
and even of the lackeys was with dill
Guilty reprcSscd.
The queens ladies' in waiting are
chosen from among the pretticst and
clpverest girls in Roumania, and Sey-
Pral fine musicians and talented anna
teur actresses and artists are 10 he
found amongthem.
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Common
Sense
y aM with
Women

If a person is i'll and needs a medi-
cine is it not wise To get one that has
stood the test of time and has hun
dreds of thousands of cures to it's
credit?
A great many women who are i'll try
everything they hear of in the way OF
medicine, and this experimenting with
unknown drugs is a constant menace
to their already impaired health.
This seems to us very unwise, for
there are remedies which are no ex-
periments and have been known years
and years TO be doing only good.
Take for instance Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; for thirty
years its record has been one I'M
broken chain of success. No medicine
for female ills the world has ever
known has such a record for cures.
1t seems SO strange that some people
will take medicines about which they
really know nothing, some of which
might be, and are, really harmful ;
while on the other hand it is easily
proved that over one million women
have been restored to health by Lydia
z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound.
We have published in the news
papers of the United States more
genuine testimonial letters than have
ever been published in the interest of
any other medicine.
All this should, and does, produce a
spirit of confidence in the hearts Of
women which is difficult to dislodge,
and when they are asked to take some
thing else they say, No, we want
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which has been tried. and
never found wanting, whose reliability
is established ar beyond the expert
mental stage.
We have thousands of letters like the
following addressed to Mrs. Pink ham,
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The Future Population of siberia

The Future Population of siberia.
This is question upon which much
has been said and written. some writ
ers taking the stand that Siberia is to
have population of 60,000,0OO or So
100000 within the next 100 years.
while others hold this view is gross
eXaggeration.
A writer of the latter belief Armin-
us Nambery. using The Pail Mall Mag
azine as a medium, has this to say OH
the subject: with regard TO the future
colonization of this outlying portion
of the empire of the ear there is no
doubt that an unmistakable gain will
be derived, for the growth of the pop.
ulation in Siberia. where an area of
13,400000 square miles is inhabited by
only 100000 souls and where the ex-
traordinary wealth in minerals. woods
and arabic land still awaits exploita-
ton, will certainly proceed with great
err strides than heretofore.
without giving implicit faith to
Russian official statistical data. it may
fairly be assumed that owing to the
particular care the government has al
ways taken to further colonization. the
eminently agricultural Russian will
probably avail himself of the offered
facilities aud that the population in
the hitherto empty lands will consider
ably increase. 1t may be objected that
Russia. the most thinly populated coun
try in Europe, will hardly find a sur
plus to provide FOR the newly opened
territory: but il must be borne in mind
that the Russian peasant Is noted for
his migratory propensites."
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

The County Commissioners OF Somerset
County will receive seAled proposals for in
dexing the Records in the Register OF Deeds
office for ten years. Information in regard to
he work To he done ma be obtained BY call
ing At the office Of the Register Of Deeds
Proposals will be opep we'd March 6th $500, and
may be sent to Clerk of Courts, SkoWhtgau.
Maine, plainly marked eu the envelope IBID
for iudexing' The 50. Commissioners reserve
board Tvs
G wEBBER;, County Commissioners
ALONZO SMITH, OF
JOHN MEHALF.1 Somerset County
Skowhegsn Me. Jan, u, 1890
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A clergNmaL on Il recent Sunda V
gave out the following notice. says The
Christian Eudravo World:
The regular meeting OF the donkey
parade will he held as usual nj The
close of this service. Members will
line up just outside the church door.
make remarks and stare AZ the women
who pass, a. Is theIr custom
ANY member known To escort Il
young woman 10 church like man
and sit Will her like a gentleman will
be promptly expelled FROM member
ship
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Two Letters which Prove
that Lydia e. PinEthasss'S
Vegetable Compound will
Remove TusssOs' and Cure
Other Female Weakness

Two years ago | was great
sufferer from womb trouble and pro-
fuse flowing each month, and tumors
would form in the womb. / had four
tumors in two years. / went through
treatment with doctors, but they did
me no good, and l thought l would
have to resort TO morphine.
THE doctor said that all that could
help me was to have an operation and
have the womb removed but | had
heard of Mrs Pinkham's medicine and
decided TO try it, and wrote for her
advice, and after taking her Vegetable
Compound the tumors We're expelled
and | began to get stronger right
along, and am as well as ever before.
Can truly say that | would never had
gotten well had it not been for Lydia
f. Pinkham's Compound. MARY A.
STAHI., Watsontown, Pa.
After following the directions
given in Your kind letter for the treat
ment of leucorrhea, | can say that l
have been entirely cured by the use
of Lydia Z. Pin1ham's remedies, and
will gladly recommend them to my
friends. "A. b. DAyIDs, Binghamton,
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Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the Disuio, Court OF the nited States
for the Di>trlc, OF Maine
In BankFuptcR.

ANGIE !. GEASr In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors 81 Arsie A Grant. 81
Pittsheld, in the count! Of Somerset sud Dis
trict aforesaid. 4 bankrupt
Notice Is here by gwen hat on he Pot d 4 ay OF
Jauuar, u. 1900. the said Angie 4. Grant was
duly sdludicated Bankrupt; and that the f rst
meeting of her creditors will be- helc 81 Daniel
Lewis Office ~ SsoRheFau. Maine. on the - b
day OF February, \ p. lao. 81 10 O'Clock u The
forenoon, st which tiue the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims. appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt, aud transact
such other business A. may properly come
before said meefiuk.
January p. A y fa0O
DANIEL LEWIS. Referee in Bankruptcy
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Another Case of Womb
Kidney and BIa oder
Trouble Cured by lydia
4. Pinkkas,s,S Vegetable
Coss,uOund.

DEAR FRIEND-Two years ago had
child bed fever and womb trouble in
it's worst form. For eight months after
birth of babe / was not able to sit up.
Doctors treated me. but with no help.
/ had bearing-down pains, burning IN
stomach kidney and bladder trouble
and my back was stiff and sore, the
right ovary was badly affected and
everything / ate distressed me, and
there was a bad discharge
Il was confined to my bed when
wrote TO you for advice and followed
your directions faithfully, taking
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Liver Pills and using the WASH
and am now able to do the most of my
housework. | believe l should have
died if it had not been for your Com
pound. ] hope this letter may be the
result OF benefiting some other suffer-
ing woman. l recommend YOUR Com
pound to every one. "-MRs. MARY
VAUGHN, Trimble, Pulaski Co, Ky.
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AUTUMN TWILIGHT.

The low WIND sounds a million drowsy lutes;
The following sunlight the hillside falls;
Alone, aloud, one lingering robin flutes
And from the elm our golden oriole calls
This 10 the season that she loved OF old,
Saying with darkened eyes that autumn turned
Her homesick heart out past the evening gold
Sadly to some old home for which she yearned
Gray hills and norland homes-perhaps twas best
From her own home she had not long to wait.
o evening stars that waken in the west
o happier worlds, came she your way OF latef
Arthur J. Stringer in Ainslee's.
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India has perhaps a greater variety
Of plants than any other country IN The
world having $1,000 native species
while the flora Of the entire continent
Of Europe embraces only about 10000,
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Monthly Suffering is Az
ways Cured by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, also Back
ache and Bearing down
pains.

81 suffered untold agony every
month and could get no relief until l
tried your medicine; your lie tier of adj
vice and few bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound have
made me the happiest woman alive. |
shall bless you as long as l live. Miss
JOE SAUL, Dover, Mich.
Four years ago | had almost given
up hope of ever being well again. l
was afflicted with those dreadful head
ache spells which would sometimes
last three or four days. Also had
backache, bearing-down pains, leucor-
rhna. dizziness, and terrible pains at
monthly periods, combining me to my
bed. After reading SO many testi-
monials for your medicine, concluded
to try it. | began to pick up after
taking the first bottle, and have con-
tinued to gain rapidly, and now feel
like a different woman. / can recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound in the highest terms to all
sick women. Miss Rosa HELDEN,
1876 w. Cleveland Ave, Canton, o.
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"Please papa. give me a quarter TO
see thr big snake in the menagerie."
Morris my dear here's the mag
nfying glass. Go look at an angle.
worm "-Fllegende Batter.