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The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Goebel, the Democratic contestant for
the governorship of Kentucky, who was
shot on Tuesday, was alive, Wednesday
afternoon, but there was little hope of
his recovery. He has been sworn in as
governor. The situation at the State
capital is chaotic. Taylor issued proc
lamation Governing the general assembly
at London, Laurel county, February Oh.
Order Is maintained by troops and Gov
Taylor and State Ulcers remains at the
State capital under guard of the militia.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

The year 1900 will be lively one,
politically. OF course the presidential
election, with the nominating conven-
tions of the several parties, will attract
the greatest general interest, but State
and County elections will come In for
full quotas of attention. The local con.
tests over senators, members of the
Legislature and county officers bring the
interests where we feel them. Naturally
each office brings, with some degree of
intensity, a contest. Prominent among
these In the State Is likely to be the con-
test for speakership of the House of
Representatives which meets the first
Wednesday of January, 1901. Skowhe-
gan has candidate for this Office In the
person of E. N. Merrill, Esq, and con.
tributed article relating thereto appears
In she REPORTER, this week.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

! There is no opportunity for reasonable
doubt that the battleship Maine was
blown up by design, there Is doubt about
1t being blown up by direction or with
the knowledge of the Spanish govern
ment or officials at Havana. story Ia
circulated in the papers of late with all
the sensational details which Sunday
papers and some others delight in, based
upon Spanish informer's story. This
informant is one Edward Jose Martinez.
He says in his affidavit that he Is a
Spaniard by birth son of a nobleman,
formerly employed In 4 trusted position
of the Spanish government secret service
in Florida, married an Alabama woman
and now lives in that State. He was
sent from Madrid to Havana with dis.
patches which he opened and copied on
shipbOard. They contained orders and
directions for mining Havana harbor
He says further that two unsuccessful
attempts We're made TO blow up the
Maine, January 20 and February IL;
that finally, February 18th, by assist
ance of diver, lieutenant who had
charge of the project, succeeded in moor
ing torpedo which was exploded by a
shore battery as the Maine swung to a
position favorable to her destruction.
He says the Spanish government and
Captain General Blanco knew nothing Of
1t and that Lieutenant G. and few
others conceived the scheme and carried
it out. The story is au ingenious one
but is received with many mlsgivngs
and much doubt.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

We are in receipt of the initial num-
Der of the Free Mason a masonic journal
published In Boston with Daniel Rowe,
as editor. 1t is finely illustrated, neat
ly printed with convenient magazine
style of make up, containing 10 pages
devoted, as its name indicates, to infor-
nation of special and general interest to
every Freemason in New England.
Among the many attractive features of
the paper is Blue Lodge Directory and
an Eastern Star Department. The pub
fishers have the best wishes of the RE.
PORTER that the venture may be great
success.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Assassination or attempted assassina-
sion Is no remedy for any public ill, poll
sical or otherwise. 1t is not justifiable
snder any poss BILE condition. IL 1t were
= temporary remedy, the remedy is far
worse than the disease. The assassin or
those who instigated the assassin to shoot
eoebel in Kentucky deserve punishment
and it is to be hoped they may be con-
victed under the law and punished, who
ever they are.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk of Courts:
NEWELL W. BRAINERD, .............,... Skowhegar
County Attorney
ClsaRLKs o. SMALL .............. ..,..... Madison
Judge OF Probate;
EDWARD +. DANFoRTH, .....,............ Skowhegar
Register of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER. ...........-'.... '.sSkowhega1
Register Of Deeds;
LIKwKLLYN, GOODWIN, ...................Sk owhegar
Treasurer:
n T. PATTRN,. Observation-Disclosures. Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jaier
Drank p. PEHNELL, ............ '..t.. SkoWheRan
DnPurlKs:-Wm. F. Mutt, Fairfield F. L. Harding
Madison; S. W. Herrck, Harmony; c. b. Haskell
Fitts6eld; F. S. Parsons, No. Arson; R. s.
Williams, Hartland; Hiram M. Waugh, Starks
CHARLES +. Ham, Bingham 5. S. Walker, North New
Portland; Cornelius A. Merrill, Scion; Calvin II
Jones, Athens; b. F. Jones, So. Norridgewock; W
Guy Penne, Skowhegan.
c. H. Mills, Messenger
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Colonel Laborde, knowing that the
grave was actually dug In which the
duke was to be put. after n short time
awakened him and told him. II he had
a lock of his hair or letter to send to
any of his family. that he Colonel La
bordel would take care TO forward il
and would only part with It with lis
life. The duse replied. 4 understand
you" He cut of a lock OF his BAR
wrote short letter au1 desired llat a
confessor might bc sent To him lie
was soon aftrrward led out.
Five Of tie soldiers refused 10 h.r
at him. They were immediately shat
before his face AMI Their bodies thrown
into ditch They desired TO pat a
bandnge before his eyes lie answered
he had looked death in the face before
and could face 1t again Seventeen
soldiers fired at him
Nine. bouaparte did everything pos
sible to save the duke. She lmpiored
Bonaparte on her knees holding the
skirt of his coat. which was torn of by
his violent manner OF going from her.
She seized the other skirt, which was
likewise torn OF and Bonaparte de
clnred he would never 90 10 bed UIl
the duke was dead
Lucien Bouaparte also eNertcd him.
self To the utmost. and. finding he had
no success IN a rage took out n watch
Bonaparte had given him. dashed it on
the ground. breaking It in pieces. and
said to his brother, You will be treat
ed In the same mannerr'-"Lite OF La.
dy Stanley"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
RETAIL MARKET


New Maple Mo4sses q cts per Ct
CHEKSF-i5 per 10.
FLoUR-SI ing whest Patent. g IS; Winter
whest pat = to $4oOM inter wheat choice. 81 o.
TO - 2h
CoRN-sl. o5 perbag meal an cracked corn Q.e8
{. :. MKAL-Sl 80 Per bag.
FEED iddlings, 81 90 70 ~ er cwt Chicago
gluten / 70 sack
TEAS-41 to * cents yer 10.
CoFFKK-l2la 10 IS cts. per -.
LARp-nomestlc. IL cts Pure cts
PoRK-SC.
MoLAssEs- lure Ponce. =. rure BArhadces
u.
CHoICE CoOKING Mol ASSES -.
DRY tIsH- Cod. Ia cts. per II pollock,
4 cts -..saf 90
ONIONS q. per IL - a.
EGos- . cts g doE tresh.l
SuGAR-Granulated, sugar best quality q
pounus Tor $l.o0
brown, IL pounds for ST.
RUTTER-lS To 24rts. per n.
OArS-Western old. % CITE.
pOtAto@s-@e ~ ea.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

PRICES pku PRO- N,fK>
hrrrER-tlrst qualiis, st.r Hra, - - b
bEEF-Ox beef. { 70 cts.
BEANs-Hand-piosed yellow eyes. $ 70 II az
pea beans. S2lS
OATS-S5a'tS
GGGs-Is is per doI fresh.
HIDES ASp SKiNs-hides, cts. lamb skins .
10 81
Zach calf skins, X to sl.e0 each.
roULrRY-Fowls stV1t cts ler IN chickens
20 10 cts.
ROUNp Hoo cts
Wool -uwasbed. 2G 70 - Is.
TAILow-Roueh rt per T.
rutatNe>-3Q 20 4Q c. a In.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

The latest from South Africa Is to the
effect that Gen. Butler has not given up
the idea of relieving Ladysmith and will
try it again. That city is still In good
condition to sustain a continued seige.
The London war office give out the total
loss In killed, wounded and prisoners,
since the beginning Of the var, as 9,66s
men
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
Terms of Courts.

Swpreme Judicia:-The third Tuesday in March
SeSsenber and December Civil and Criminal
Prsbaie:-The second Tuesday of each month.
County Commissioners The first Tuesday In
March and August and the second Tuesday in Deem
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
County Commissioners;

n. c. WEBER, Palmyra, post Office, Newport)
ALoHzo SMITH, Cornville post Office, Revere
oHN METcALF. New Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
How Arc Your Kidueyst
Skowllegan Mark

Dr Hobbs SpAragus Pills cure all kidney ills San
pie free Add. sterling Remedy Co. Chiesso @ 4
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
The Som erset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

L a. snrrB E.E MoNEELiE.
I. o. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
LA WATER STREET, SKOWHEGAN ME.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
M n HES


cosGEEGATIoNA cnuaeH-I,ey J. A. Jones
pastor. strengthening service sun.
day school. L n. Y. =. : L. p. 7P Y Wedues.
day evenings Prayer meeting followed by a
teachers meetink.
The CHRISTIAN EsDgAYoH Society Of the
Congregai ional chiEch-% y. Longiey, prezi-
dent; + W. spauh1ng. vice prtgideht Hattie
A. Dongley, sec. and 1reas. Meetings Sunday
eve IN Yestrys
), BAPTIsr CHuRcB-Rev. Z. +. Turner, pastor.
Morning sert ice. 100; sunday school,
IL n. PRAYER meeting ,. y.
THE CHEIsTiAs KNBKAvo society Of The
Baptist church,. a. whiting Pres.. Mrs
Mary b. Whiting. or sec HIss u. J. Haynes
Treas Meetings Wednesday evenings in yestry
al 30.
SOCIETIES.
LKBANos LopoE No. 1le + & A a.-ChAfies
Farrand, Master G. A. Ward SEC +. q
Danforth Treas Regular meetings Saturday
on before the full Of the moon.
CEDAR CHAPTER No u. o. f.. s.-Blanche I
Ward Worthy Matron 8aud A Carr, Sc
Luz ;. Hussey Treas. Meetings third Frida!
evening Of each nout tn at Mas mic Hal.
QuISsEBAssKIT LODGE No 100 L o. o. p
W. r. Deyereux, Noble Grand L. " Wing, Sec
l.. r. Folsom, Treas. Meetings Monday even
ings at I 30.
SOMERSET LODGE 70. 1T RgBEKAH-Mrs
jeanette johnson. Noble Grand Mr.. Mar
Carr, Recording Sec; Mrs A. . fIeQ nc
Treas. Meetings lnd and 18th Friday evenings.
ECHo LODGE l03 KNIGHTS or PYTHfAs-Leor
Taylor, {. g. Ellis Tobey. X. Of X. x s.; +. 3
Sickerson, Master Of kxehequer. Tuesday even
ings at X. T.. Hall.
OLD PoIsr LODGE No. 81 !. o. 9. TN e
Holt, {. T., ". F. Hrnwn, Sec; Alfred Tuttle
Treas. Regular meetings Thursday evenings Il
Grange Hall.
SOMERSET GRASGE No. Is p of H-Johl
| Pierce, h aster T. H. Tobey, Sec; Eben Miller
Treas. Meetings Thursday evenings on or be
| fore full Of the moon and two weeks after.
BATES POST No. 5s 6. A. R.-steRaId Wing
Commander; II. II. Cross Adj IL. L. haze
| Quartermaster Meetings first Tuesday even
| ings in Grange Hall.
THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SocIETY-Nr.
| j w. Hathaway. Pres; Mrs. Fannie Husses
| Sec; Mrs. klecta =. 1obey. Treas Meeting
| first and third Friday afternoons Of the month
| OosooLA ASSEMBLY, No 81, Pythian Sister
hood-Mrs b. +. burgess, {. C., Mrs l.. II
| Burgess, X. of K. & s.. n IS. G. s. Jewett, Nj,
| ire of Exchequer. Meetings every 9the
Monday evening at X. Z. Hall
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and legal adver-
easements inserted at reasonable rates, adjusted
20 the space used, anu the position given
Prices quoted on application.
Cards of Thanks and Resolutions of Respect
Inserted at cents per line.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
Memories Refreshed.
The Birthday of Robert Burns Celebrated
BY His Csuntrymen and Invited Guests

The Birthday of Robert Burns Celebrated
BY His Csuntrymen and Invited Guests
On Thursday evening last, merry
party of twenty sat down to supper In
the private dining rooms at Hotel Hesel-
TOD. The occasion WAS the CT LIBERATION
of the birthday of Robert Burns, Scot
lands own particular poet, and the party
consisted of nine Scotsmen from the
Anderson's Mills, and eleven invited
guests. Punctually at p. NJ. the party
was ushered into the supper room, and
many were the fl4ttering remarks passed
upon the sight there presented. The
rooms were deliberately and tastefully
decorated with yellow and red bunting,
draped aud festooned In pleasing
manner. Several Scotch pictures, among
which portraits of Burns and Sir Walter
Scott occupied prominent places, gave
an appropriate tone to the coloring.
Behind the toastmaster's chair, the
Union Jack and Stars and Stripes were
conspicuously displayed. The table it.
self made very pretty picture, covered
with flowers and terns, snowy linen and
bright silver. Each person found copy
of the following menu, and button-hole
bouquet at his place
Lettuce Radishes
Scotch Broth
Spring Chicken, Giblet Sauce
Roast Vermont Tur ley,
Walnut Dressing, Cranberry Sauce
Scotch Hsggis White Pudding
Mashed Potatoes
Cucumbers Tomatoes
Scotland Puffs, Brandy Foam
Frozen. Fruit Pudding Vanilla Ice Cream
Fruit Assorted Cake Nuts
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

HWbhTs
The lovely dears
Her noblest work surpasses, oh
Her prentice hand
She tried on man
And then, she made the lasses, Oh"
Mr.. David Haig, on behalf OF the
ladies, made a suitably modest reply,
Other toasts were by Mr.. +. A. Benner,
"Our Entertainers" and Mr.. Louis A
Anderson proposed that Of Landlord and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
An American Dinner Party.

Here Is Clement ScottS picture Of an
American dinner party: You are no
sooner usheTed into the reception room
than you feel at home in half second.
Conversation is general and animated.
Your hostess Is genial, gracious and an
artist in the difficult ceremony of in
PRODUCTION. The room and the atmos-
phere beam with friendliness. Intro
duced to your dinner companion, she is
determined that you and your partner
shall be friends at once. You have not
TO make conversation. She makes it
for you. If you know anything, she
will drag it out of you in double quick
time, and you have some difficulty in
holding your own against her readi-
ness, wit and sly cynicism. She can
discuss everything and knows some
thing about all she discusses, but with
out pedantry or affectation. She has
the art of appearing to like you and be
interested in you whether she is or not
This may be humbuG, but it is delight
full humbug all the same.
1.-THE elements of Irritation are never
to be despised by man or woman of
any age. This social art is generally
ignored in England. and that is why
American women are so supremely
popular. And what is the consequence?
You so home from a dinner party in
England tired and bored to death or
wander off to your club to try to for
get it all. You go home from an Amer
lean dinner party eXhilarated, n little
proud of yourself and saying sincerely,
1T has been jolly and delightful even
ing At least that is what 1 have felt
whenever 1 have been hOnored with an
invitation in New York San Francis
co Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Why the judy. Paid the Bill.

For this story of the relation of poll
Ecs and medicine the Philadelphia
Medical Journal vouches: a physician
was summoned in haste TO attend the
child of a family that lived in two
rooms in the heart of 4 large Ameri-
can city-not New York. The child had
been seized suddenly and seriously
and just at election time. The mother
was in despair, and when the doubtful
prognosis was given she broke into
wailing and violent self condemnation
for some horrible sin of the family to
which she said the child's illness was
due-a direct punishment for their
crime. She would go and curse the mag
istrate for it all, her husband should
resign from the force" and such evil
ways should be renounced forever.
Curious to know how the magistrate
could be held responsible for the child'S
illness, the doctor finally secured the
confession that the crime of the poor,
conscience stricken woman consisted
in allowing the names of many fraudu-
lent voters to be registered as residing
in her house, in swearing to the lie,
etc. The magistrate also had demand
ed this of all the neighbors in return
for indescribable political favors.
The child recovered, and the magis-
trate paid the physicians bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Two widows and n Sailed MING.

a good story is told about how two
prospectors had salted n mine in the
Galena district in order TO rob 4 cou-
pie of rich widows. which resulted in
the aforesaid widows becoming much
wealthier.
The prospectors had spent their last
cent in digging 4 hole in the ground to
the extent of 60 feet without striking
anything but yellow clay. But one of
them knew of two rich widows who
were just spelling to have their money
sunk in 4 mine. Accordingly they
spent two nights in sailing their mine.
They hadn't sufficient money to buy
some paying dirt, but they stole this
from q neighboring mine and hauled n
lot of it over TO dump into their mine.
When several tons of this paying dirt"
had accumulated in the bottom of their
mine, the widows were sent for, and
while one was talking about the in
crcasing value of the district the other
was dumping out all kinds of lead and
zinc ore before their astonished eyes.
The widows bought half interest in
that hole in the ground for $1,000. The
next day there was no more ore in the
shaft, and the fellows declared they
would dig no longer. Then the widows
bought the other half interest at a total
cost of $4,000, and the men hiked out
for Missouri, laughing in their sleeves.
But the women, blindly believing that
there must be more ore, continued
with the digging and at n depth of ten
additional feet struck the richest vein
of the whole belt. realizing $4,000 in
less than one years time.-Kansas City
journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Magnetic Clay.

Most kinds Of clay contain a cOnsid-
cradle proportion of iron. The red col
or of bricks, for example. is due to the
presence of oxides of iron. Whenever
an object nodded of clay Is baked at
the temperature of the potter's furnace
in the presence Of n magnetic field or
influence. the otherwise homogeneous
clay shows when cooled traces of mag
netism in n definite direction. This in
herent magnetism is sufficient to show
the direction and give an idea as to the
intensity of the maGnetizing force that
acted while the clay was in the fur
mace.
This peculiar property has been used
to solve some questions of great inter-
est to scientific people in general. An
accurate knowledge of the direction of
the earth's magnetic force in early his
torical times has been deduced by sew
eral Italian physicists from study of
the traces of magnetism shown by Etru-
rian vases and other objects Of clay
cXhumed from old tombs. The con-
clusion reached is that the direction of
the earth's magnetic field has varied
very greatly in the 5000 or G.0OO years
represented by the age OF the objects
examined
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Humanity In Turkeys.

There's Il good deal of human nature
in n turkey" said farmer. THE 9TH
er day while 1 was settin in the barn
door one of my turkeys come yerkin
along and peekin right and left and
finally spied rag on the ground that
every turkey had been travelin over for
week. Turkey picked it up and Slated
it out. That minute every turkey in
the yard started for him. He run. 1t
evidently struck him all of a sudden
that he had got hold of suthin that was
mighty valuable. Het run, and he
lodged, aDd he ducked, and he run
some more. Every few minutes some
one of them turkeys would get him by
the wattles or else by the rag, and
there would be tug Of war. And at
last another turkey got the rag away,
and then there was another chase.
Guess them darn fool turkeys would
have been runnin the fat off them
selves the next day if 1 hadn't set the
dog on 'em.
That's just the way with 4 turkey.
Let any other one in the flock get hold
OF suthin, and every one of the blamed
fools will start for him or her and run
till they fairly drop.
And, as L have said, there is 4 good
deal Of human nature right there
Lewiston Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
The sultan. Barbarous Capital.

European ladies constantly run away
with the idea that Constantinople is a
civilized town and act accordingly.
Then they are astonished when some
thing disagreeable happens, and con-
tinually one hears of ladies being hus-
tied, pinched or kissed by Turkish SOL
diers. 1t must be remembered that the
soldiers are recruited from the widest
tribes in Asia Minor, where woman is
considered an inferior creature, who
must give way to man, besides being
trained 10 avoid him on all possible oc-
caSionS.
One can easily imagine that such q
soldier is astonished to see a European
lady unveiled, boldly expecting him to
give way to her or at any rate not
avoiding him, and he naturally takes it
to be an advance on her part. Ladies'
have often told me they have been
pushed by soldiers into the gutter, and
l have nearly always found that it is
simply as 1 have explained, that nei-
ther makes way for the other. with the
result that the lady, being the weaker,
comes to grief.-London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
Tokyo Ere WnIkera.

A Yokohama correspondent of the
indianapolis Press, who witnessed the
religious ceremony of fire walking in
Tokyo, says: There were present dip
lomats and professors from the I'M
perial college and an Episcopal bishop,
and we think there is sufficient evil
dence to prove that several japanese
women did walk through the fire. A
doubling Thomas gathered up some OF
the salt in which they rubbed their
feet, both before and after their hot
walk, to take away and analyze. An
other suggested that the bamboo pole
that was used to make the path was
hollow and may have contained a sub
stance that sifted out as it was drawn
backward and forward that destroyed
the heat The little 'amak' of my
friend, when asked why the feet were
not burned, replied. Much pray, much
pray We have stated facts. The in
depreciation must come from those
versed in the occult sciences"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
DutIe. of a missionary In Africa.

He is Z teacher. but he must also be
builder. for houses. cattle pens. stores
and OuthouseS have TO be constructed
by the missionary. He must also be 4
doctor of medicine and 4 dentist. He
must dose the sick natives. who will
trust him implicitly to cure them of
even leproSy, and lie must be able to
draw the most solidly rooted molar
that ever grew in the skull OF Il black
man. More than this, he must be his
own cobbler. and when his boots wear
out he must be able to resole them
with good understandings and must be
content sometimes with nothing but q
few French nails and n piece OF cow
hide with which to accomplish it. His
own socks he must darn and keep his
temper while he does il. He must be
his own carpenter and house decorator
as we'll as furniture maker.
But he must also be his own lawyer.
accountant and bookkeeper, and when
the currency takes the form OF cowrie
shells. as it does in Uganda, where 500
tiny covries make q shilling. il is not
easy TO keep the accounts right He
must marry and divorce, give judg-
ments and baptize- He must be gar
dener. cook and dairy maid, grow his
own food and look after his live stock
In addition to all this he is the parish
minister TO help and comfort all who
come to him.-From "In Dwarf Land
and Cannibal Country" a 3. Lloyd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-11
The Strain. They Suffered.

For exercise in expression the teach
er daily asks her scholars TO describe
some OF the happenings of the day at
home.
Little Minnie, loquitor: when my
papa went TO go down into the wood
shed the other evening, where it was
dark, he slipped on the stair and strain
ed his foot, and now be can't walk"
Here another little girl was evidently
reminded Of something, and she raised
her hand and futtered it TO get the
teachers attention.
"Well!' suggested the teacher
Please. ma'am, when our COW came
home from pasture last night she slip
ped in the mud right in front OF the
house and strained her milk. but she is
able 10 walk just the same."-Lewiston
Journal