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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

A woman who was fond of children
was visiting a friend who had par
ticularly nervous and eXcitable baby.
The mother complained that she could
not get the baby to take a midday nap,
and as a result the little one WAS cross
and fretful the whole afternoon She
said she had tried in every way to get
the baby to sleep but always ended in
a fret for both the baby and herself.
At noon the visitor took the baby and
went into quiet room. At first The
little fellow kicked twisted, cried and
fidgeted. as usual, but the new nurse
gently coaXed, grooming a soft lullaby
until the blue eyes closed and the curly
head sank to rest on her shoulder The
mother was amazed.
"How did you do it," she asked
"Simply by being quiet" answered
her friend.
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Suppressed and Painful
Periods Cured by Lydia
K. Pinkksasss's Vegetable
COss1pOu7d.

- | was thin, sallow and nervous. l
had not had my menses for over a
year and half. Doctored with several
physicians in town and one specialist,
but did not get any better. | finally
decided to try your medicine. and
wrote to YOU. After | had taken
three bottles of Lydia Z. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound and three of
Blood Purifier, my menses returned.
and | feel as well and strong as l
ever did, and am gaining flesh. Miss
LENA GAINES, Nisalia, Tulare Co. Cal
" Before taking the Vegetable Com
pound was troubled with irregular
menstruation, and suffered great
agony. My physician gave me NOR
phine, and l remained in bed | doc
tored eight years and got norelief, and
the doctors told me there was no relief
for my trouble. Finally | tried Lydia
f. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound.
While taking the first bottle l felt
that | was improving l have taken
seven or eight bottles. and never had
anything to do me SO much good
Every month my troubles have grown
less and less. and now at this time
am cured. ELLA Quincy. No. ~
Stage Street. Haverhill. Mass
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

There are no more strikingly inter
esting people in America than these
isolated mountaineers. who make their
homes generation after generation
among the Businesses of the eastern
section of the dark and bloody
ground" The waves of civilization
which swept westward along the st
Lawrence. the Erie canal and a dozen
other routes seem to have found at this
point in the Appalachians an insur
mountable barrier and rolled back.
leaving the descendants of the pioneers
of a century and a half ago with many
of the same habits and customs and
traditions dear to the hearts of their
forefathers.
\ man who knows the whole country
as child does his first picture book
told me that if any person took the
trouble to 20 through copy of Shakes
peare and pick out all the obsolete
words he would find nearly all of them
In common use among these mountain
folk. In their phraseology we find
"holp" for help" hit" for cit and
other words which, far from being cor
ruptions, are the pure old Anglo-SaXon.
Even their ballads are memories of
ages gone by. and know OF one man
who. after riding 200 miles through the
mountains for the purpose. finally pick
ed up. from hearing the women sing
them the full Is verses of an old
Scotch ballad which proved to be iden
teal with those recorded in diary
bearing the date 66o.-lnteruatioral
Magazine
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Jewelry Marked by Tiny Numb era

On every piece OF worthy jewelry
there will be found a series of numbers
so fine that n glass is needed to cor.
rectly read them. These numbers are
there to protect the owner in event Of
loss. 1t is unkind to say it, but pawn
brokers have also adopted the number
ing scheme to protect themselves from
thieves. Every pawhbroher knows
where to look for these significant
numbers. and in the case Of rare bit
of jewelry its travels from the factory
to store and from store to pawnbroker
and from shop to shop can be traced
with aggravating accuracy. - Detroit
Free Press
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

young man."s said n noted Illinois
congressman in the house restaurant
at the capitol, when you get a chance
to be a consul for the United States
select a smoky city, one where there
are many factory chimneys. Do hot
try for the fashionable capitals. Leave
them for the ambassadors. Go where
the air is murky. for there business is
lively. and many consignment is sent
to the United States. This means fees,
and fees mean a good income for the
CONSUL"
In the course of his chat the con
gresham made the general statement
that consuls who are making the most
money from fees are the quieteSt, most
unassuming, accomplishing employees
of the government. "They do not set
up claims for salary instead of fees. p"
he said "Oh, no; but like the wise
boy where the raspberres are thick
they let the world forget, so far as pos
sible. that they are on earth. Let a
consular office be changed from the fee
to the salary system, and it at once
pc'oilcS dliuilhS W d NoIdtiouS lOl vi
aspirants. Some one finds out per
haps that the political support of this
particular consul is weak and then in
1uence is used. and soon there is
change.
lone of the most profitable consul
ships is that of Liverpool. The salary
is $4,000. but the fees bring the emolu
ments up to several times that amount
and generation ago the income of the
consul at Liverpool was $4,000 a year
This has been reduced by abolishing
fees. "-pittSburg Dispatch.
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kENTUCkY'S GIRL OFFICIAL
Tsmoyed by the Political Trouble,
Though Clerk of the House.

IhOukh clerk OF the House.
Think of girl holding office in Ken
lucky these days! That Is what Mar
garet Ingalls, is doing and has been do
Ing through all the stress and storm Of
the conflict, and she holds it firmly and
calmly, as BELTS Blue Grass girl. She
is clerk of the Kentucky house Of rep
resenlatiyes, the very body around
which the battle has been waging, but
she is identified with no party, and,
though faction and fend are bitter
there, the southern chiyalry toward
women still lives, 50 that it might mol
go well with the aspiring politician
bold enough to seek the girl clerk 5
place.
In all the clamor that has come out
of Kentucky Of late there las been no
mention of Margaret ingalls,. That Is
because she has gone on with the du-
ties of her office as they presented
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

Every good act is charity. Giving
water to the thirsty is charity: remoy-
ing stones and thorns from the road Is
charity; exhorting your fellow men to
virtuous deeds is charity: smiling in
your brothers face is charity: putting
a wanderer in the right path is charity.
a mans true wealth is the good he
does in this world. When he dies
mortals will ask. What property has
he left behind himY' But angels will
inquire What good deeds hast thou
sent before thee Mohammed.
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Backache and Womb
Troubles Succusr1b to
Lydia e. Pinkhas1s's Vege-
table Compound.

i have been for ten years an in
valid with female weakness. and the
torture and pain | suffered no tongue
can tell. | never spent one week in
the ten years that | was free from
pain. My trouble was Inflammation
and congestion of womb. When
commenced to take your remedy had
been bedfast for some time under the
treatment of two of our best phvsi-
clans without receiving any benefit
1ou can imagine the benefit de
rived from Lydia +. Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound when | tell you that
have gained forty pounds and am well
"a thing | never dared 10 expect. -
Mrs. {. E. POLAND, Monet, Mo
For number of years | was
troubled with backache and leueor-
rhea | became so weak and miser-
able that | could not attend to my
work or studies. The least effort
would completely exhaust me Physi-
clans failed to help me. felt that my
youth was blighted. and the life before
me would be one of suffering and
misery Then a friend insisted on me
taking your medicine Before | had
used one bottle I was greatly relieved.
| had not known a well day for four
years, but now feel better than have
since child, and il is all due to Lydia
f, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound -
Miss MAY b. STEVENSON, Alliance. ..
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A CHILD KISS.


She gave me a kiss. dear, sweet kiss,
Twas only by girl Of ten;
She little knew \
That when she grew
She would not share them SO with men.
When at last the ripper years have come
And Cupid's form appears,
And the favored dart
Strikes at tine heart
Which must last through months and yetls
Perhaps II may turn out to be,
As others have done before,
The charm forget
In wild regret,
Repent and sigh for days Of yore,
With children near to hear the blame
On each as it may chance to fall,
Not words SO dear,
But words that scar
God forgive US for 1t ALL
For such is life to many a wife,
And mistakes are made all the while,
But give me the bliss
OF dear sweet kiss
From the innocent lips of child.
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women strong and sick women we'll.
uFor two years had been sufferer from
chronic diseases and female weakness writes
Mrs Allen A Bobson of II2s Rodman Street,
Philadelphia, Pa. ~ had two different doctors
and they gave me medicine which only relieved
me for a time. My niece advised me to
Guided that to open a correspondence with you
for your advice would be safest, so / did and
have been highly benefited. 1 find that after
taking six bottles of Favorite Prescription and
five of Golden Medical Discovery and follow
ing your advice in regard to local treatment,
am now strong woman. Accept my sincere
thanks for the interest manifested in my case
and the happy results obtained"
Sick women are invited to consult DR.
Pierce by letter FREE. Correspondence pri-
vate. Address DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

married school
mate. Marriage
changes a won1-
an. The drains
and pains which
are so often the
S e que n c e of
marriage rob
her of all vital
ity. Give her
back her former
strength a n d
S h e IL be as
u Jolly" a wife
as she was a
maid. Doctor
Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription
gives back the
lost strength by
re . establishing
the health of
the d ellie a t e
womanly or
gans. 1t dries
the drains and
stops the pains.
II cures ulcera-
ton, inhannia-
ton and female
weakness. 1t
III a k e S weak
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

Miss Breezy - see she's married
again.
Miss Lakeside Yes: this Is her sev
enth. and don't think she cares very
much for him.
Miss Breezy
Miss Lakeside-No | was at the en-
graver's today when she left her order
for her new visiting cards. She only
ordered 0.-Phiadelphia Press
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

Unshaded candles have been seen at
some fashionable luncheons and din
ners this season. They are neither as
artistic in effect nor as pleasant to the
eye as when shaded and are probably
merely the expression Of the hostess
desire for new effect.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

The craze for buttons on cloth gowns
seems to he increasing. and it must lie
granted that they give pretty touch
of color TO a costume. Buttons set
with real gems are the thing il you can
afford them; if not, the very latest
fancy is cameo in either stone or she'll
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

1t is estimated that at any given
sons are afflicted with consumption
and 100000 in America have il at all
times. Professor IIlrsch pronounces 1t
emphatically disease of all times. all
countries and all lAces
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

Often changes to the jaded woman. st
cru't see what's come over Mary she
used to be such a jolly girl,n was the
remark of young woman visiting a
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

The following bill. Of COS, ssefe allowed at the
December Term Of tue County Coiani .sioners'
( Courf 1st.3
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r r Z z

Watches. Sewing Machines, Musical Instru-
Sets and maay other valuable presents for o
lew hours work selling our teas. o6ees baking
powder, etc. Our goods are guaranteed and
can't be beat. A Rogers Bros. silver spoon
packed with each package. Fortparticulars
address CENTRAL COFFEE co., 80 Broad
ST., Boston, Mass.
P.S. We also want men to sell our goods
packed with useful article. 4wil
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SCaIers'
Blanks
Assets Dec. 3Ist, 1900.

Same as the official blank
called for by the Kennebec
Log Driving Co., may be pro-
cured at the REPORTER office
at 25c per quire. Address:
j. o. SMITH & CO.
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BILLS OF COST.

sfETE u NAINE-soxKTsEr COUNTY,
COUNTY treasurer Once. skowhegan
March, i, 1856.
The f9lpTiue bull. II eo., we're allowed at tia
september ria ~ tHe -Hrre me Judicial C,nrt.
Jeg
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-22

r The following bills of cost were allowed at the
December tenn Of the supreme Judicial Court
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FOR SALE.

Market Refrigerator, Meat Bench
Block, Scales and Small Tools.
Secondhand Doors, Windows and
Inside Blinds. BROWN & WARD.
Skowhegan, March S, 1900. 1otf
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-08-17

er were alone In the afternoon of the 9 b,
and lad gotten very much heated. Miss
Martha said: 81 will take oath and then
Dress" Later on her mother went to
her room and found her upon the bed in
the last gaspirg of death. She immedi-
ately called their doctor, but there was
no help. Death had claimed her, the
beautiful girl of 'sweet SIXTEEN" She
was brought to her childhood home on
Saturday, the 18th, Just one week from
she time she left. Beautiful indeed was
that sweet girl, ROBBED in her gown of
white, and in beautiful white casket,
with wondrous flowers of all varieties
and forms. One of her girl friends put
her flowers in the casket to be buried
with her. Her parents, her dear sister,
her brothers, all have the sincere sympa-
thy of their friends. Rev Mr. Holden
conducted the services. The music was
very sweet, and many thanks are due to
the friends who sang. She had many
friends to mourn her early departure.
The pail bearers were Charles and Fer.
ris burlington, Herbert Smith of Beth
lehem, George Marrghmer, Joseph Root,
and Mr. Graves of Hartford. Mr. and Mrs
Theodore Clark of California, Miss
Vaughn of Thomaston, DR. Bissell and
wife of Torrington, Mrs Henry Waugh
and daughter of New Haven were pres
emit, besides many others from out of
town, and in town.
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WARREN.

ITEMS GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
Herbert Swift and family of New Brit.
ain are at the Swift homestead.
Miss Avery of Hartford, who has spent
some weeks at Mrs Kingman's, has re-
turned home.
Dea r. A. Curtiss has house full of
boarders; also Mrs Gilman and Max
Schnell.
Mrs Warner and Miss Warner Of Ston-
ington are at Robert Perkins.
Hobart Strong and daughter Of St
Joseph, Mo-, who have been spending
some time at Above All, his former
home, returned to Missouri, last week.
B.H. Terrell OF New Milford was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs E. T. Sejgwick and George p.
Tallmadge Of Union City are guests at
N. B. Strong's.
Mrs N. B. Strong, who has been quite
III for some time, is able now to attend to
her usual duties.
With the heat of the past week, city
people appreciate the breezes of this hill
top.
Don't forget when you want to replen-
ish your grocery stock that Knapp's store
at the Center has full line of standard
goods and at very low prices. Patronize
your home store.
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GUESTS AT THE BALDWIN HOUSE.

Guests at the popular Baldwin house
all have fine time. Something is STIR
ring for their enjoyment all the time. On
Saturday evening they enjoyed straw
ride with dance down on the Plain. Mr.
and Mrs Baldwin are ideal hosts. The
full list of guests include DR. and Mrs
Davis, Miss Bradley, Mrs Newell, Miss
Carr nth, Mr. and Mrs T. W. Franklin, IT,
abel, Paul and BERTHE Franklin, Mrs Fos-
ter, Russell and William Foster, Mr. and
Mrs o. P. Burke, Miss Coomea, Mr. and
Mrs Frederick Bassett and Harry Bassett,
Mrs Bradley and four daughters, all Of
Brooklyn.
s. Il. Smith, Mont Mallett and Frank
Evitts, New Milford.
Miss Schofield, New Canaan.
Miss Trip, Waterbury.
Miss Crosby, Miss Still, Sayville, L. I.
Mrs French, Mrs Ripley, Miss Florence
Baldwin, Boston, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Wheatley, Cincinnati, O.
William Brannock, New Haven.
Mr. and Mrs Baldwin have their house
crowded to it's full capacity, and have
rooms in neighboring houses. They have
a party Of 10 coming early in September,
also another party of three, so the season
promises to be a good one.
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BETHLEHEM.
CHURCH AND PERSONAL ITEMS.

CHURCH AND PERSONAL ITEMS.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church was again filled on Sunday, Au-
gust 5, by Rev F. B. Harrison of Palmer
Mass. On Monday Mr. Harrison left for
his home.
Miss Gertrude P. Kasson, matron of
the Curtis school, Brookfield, is spend
ing some time with her sister, Mrs Sam
uel P. Hayes.
Mrs Emily Thomas of West Haven is
visiting her cousin, Mrs Joel Atwood, of
Weekeepeemee.
George 8. Bloss of Atwater, CAL, ex.
poets soon to visit bis old home in this
town.
County Commissioner N. s. Webster of
Thomaston was in town on Monday.
Miss Lucy Canfleld of South Britain is
visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
Stephen Hayes.
Wallace P. Hayes is q sufferer from
rheumatism and Is attended by
DR. Reynolds of Woodbury..
George c. Stone is spending some time
with his son, Rev Dwight c. Stone, of
Chester.
Mrs F. P. Hayes and son, A. Pierce
Hayes, visited their relatives in South |
Britain, last week.
Faith L. Atwood and Ira M. Lake are |
visiting their aunt, Mrs F. P. Hayes.
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OLD HOME WEEK IN MORRIS.

OLD HOME WEEK IN NORRIS.
Sunday, August 10, 1O.45 M, sermon
by Rev John Pierpont; 3 80, service in
the cemetery; 30, service In the chapel.
Subject. 1.-THE Old and New in Morris"
All are invited to participate.
Tuesday, August 81, piUn:c in Miss
Westover's grove on the west shore of
Bantam lake. Dinner at IL m. Speak
ing at 2 p. m. by Judge WEIGH, R. e.
Morris, Senator Plat and others. People
In neighboring to WINS interested in Morris
cordially invited to attend and contribute
to tho table.
Wednesday, August ~, reception by
Endeavor society, 40 p. m. Stories Of
other days by old residents and others at
the reception. Subject, "When WAS
young"
Thursday, August %, 8 p. M, concert
In the church. Vocal and instrumental
music, aolos, quartet of college boys,
etc. Admission Is and 35c.
Friday evening, August "a, Endeavor
prayer meeting, led by Mrs q. r. Stock.
bridge, at 7.45. All are invited to attend
and speak.
If Tuesday is stormy the picnic will
be on the first fair day. If Thursday
evening is stormy the concert will be on
the next evening. Former residents and
their defendants and others interested
are invited to attend all the above exer-
cises and to invite their friends to do so.
A special request is made that those who
cannot attend send interesting incidents
to be read at the reception, or, II relating
to the church and its work, on Sabbath
evening. Send to Rev r. A. Holden at
Morris.
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KENT.
CHURCH AND GENERAL NEWS,

CHURCH AND GENERAL NEWS.
The Christian Endeavor service wal
omitted at the Congregational church,
Sunday evening, tie members of the So
ciety together with Rev Mr. Job attend
ing the first meeting of the North Kent
society in their new chapel. Rev W. M.
Goodwin occupied the pulpit at the ev-
ening service.
Miss Grace Loomis, who has been
spending couple of weeks with her IN
Gle, J. F. Gibbs, returned to her home in
Brooklyn, last Friday.
Rev II. K. Job will deliver lecture in
the Town hall, this Friday evening, de-
scribing his recent trip to the Magdalen
Island and Bird rocks up In the st Law
renee Gulf. The lecture will be illustra-
ted with about 80 pictures taken from
life by Mr. Job.
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WEST MORRIS.
WHERE THE MERCURY JUMPS.

WHERE THE MERCURY JUMPS.
The New Haven Register boasts of
New Haven as being the hottest place in
the United States on Friday of last week
with a temperature of 81 degrees, but
Morris station can give them large odds,
Friday 102 degrees, and Saturday 1O4 In
the shade at IL m.
Mrs F. A. Powers and Mrs L. A. Hager
are:spending few days in Bridgeport.
L. A. Hager has put the road in good
shape at both ends of the bridge at the
station.
G. H. Dwy and son spent Saturday and
Sunday in Torrington.
George E. Emmons has gone to Bris-
tol for short visit among friends and
relatives.
The departures from F. B. Wheeler's,
last week, were Mr. and Mrs 81. Hum
phrey and Mrs G. Baxter for Branchville
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was the weather during the entire week
for the occasion.

Our P. O. was moved to It's new quar-
tiers on Tuesday Of last week and very
new and bright does now all appear.
The lobby Is of very comfortable size for
the public and the outside platform with
settees convenient while patrons wait fer
their mail.
Rev Mr. Becker received, last Friday
evening, the sad message Of bis mothers
death in Brooklyn, N. Y. He left here
on Saturday morning and returned the
middle of the present week. Rev Mr.
Reid, who is still at the Wilson House,
again occupied the pulpit here last Sun
day morning and gave us an interesting
sermon upon the life and character Of
the prophet Daniel.
Your correspondent considers last
week the hottest summer week this Sec
ton has experienced in many years. o.
Saturday the thermometer reached SO de-
grees.
Rev B. NJ. Wright and wife of Orange
visited at N. B. Mead's at Lakeside, last
week.
Mr. Carothers of Brooklyn, N. Y, gave
an interesting talk in Pavilion hall on
Monday evening of the present week up.
on "Sound Money-its worth towards
Righteousness and Personal Interest"
The choir of this village aided him In the
entertainment of rendering several songe
during the evening.
Walter Pickett of New Haven came
from Sherman on Monday Of last weel
to Mrs L. NJ. Sperry's, bis grandmother's
to remain till September.
Sherman Cogswell and part of his fam
lily were the only ones from here who AZ
tended the annual Sunday school picnic
at Roxbury Falls, last week.
Mr. Geer, with his horses and coach
man, is again located at Rev Henry Up
sons during August.
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In India, tho land of famine, thousands
die because they cannot obtain food. In
America, the land of plenty, many suff er
and die because they cannot digest the
food they eat. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure d.
gests what you eat. 1t instantly relieves
and radically cures all stomach troubles.
R. b. Beers g Co., Newtown; 8.
G. Bull! g Co., Sandy Hook; A. B.
Botsferd; B. Hawley & Co.,
Stepney; A. B. Fanoher Hawley Vile:
W. n. Hurd, Long Hill.