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The daily sentinel., 1900-03-05

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The daily sentinel., 1900-03-05
Notice.

l have bought the Star Laundry and
will do my best to please all customers.
Come and give me a trial
Amos s. Clark, Prop.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

A sailor who met with a serious accl-
dent was carried to the London hospi-
tai. The poor mother hurried to the
building to see her son. She was met
by kind but firm refusal from the
house physician, but nothing daunted
she pleaded for admission to the poor
fellows bedside. Who could resist a
mothers entreaties? The safety of the
patient lay In his being kept absolutely
quiet. but the physician consented to
her admission on condition that she did
not speak a word. She stole softly to
his bedside and gazed as only mother
can at her unconscious boy. She dare
not speak. but mothers love was not
to be denied all expression, and gently
laying her hand on his fevered brow
she let 1t rest there moment and then
noiselessly crept from the room.
The watchful nurse heard the coma
tose sleeper murmur the words. Her
touch" and. rouslng himself. he added
surely my mother has been here. |
know her touch!'
All. there was an electric thrill of
sympathy In that touch which told its
own tale to the dying Weekly
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
SUNNY WOMEN.

Who has not known the woman whose
disposition is described by that one word
"sunny ?" There's always laugh Turk
ing on her lips. Her cheeks are ever
ready to dimple in smiles. Her house
hold influence is as Frightening and
stimulating as the sunshine. Nothing
can be crue1er than to have this sunshine
blotted out by disease. But this is a
common cruelty. The young wife who
was the sunshine of the home becomes
its shadow. Every young wife should
know the value of DIR. Pierce's Fayorite
Prescription in the protection and pres
ervation of the health. 1t promotes
regularity dries the drains which enfee-
bic body and mind, and cures inharnma
ton, liberation and female weakness.
1t nourishes the nervous system and
gives to the body the Balance and buoy
ancy of perfect health. 1t is a strictly
temperance medicine.
II can say that your medicine cured me-"
writes Mrs. Maud Pearce, OF Stoutsville, Fair
field Co.. Ohio. cI had suffered about twelve
given up, thinking there was no cure for me.
Then heard about DIR. Pierce's medicine and
thought would try it, and can say that seven
bottles of your Favorite Prescription made me
we'll. / am now able to do my own Homework.
took about twelve bottles in all Of Dr. Pierces
medicines. Took some of the Golden Medical
Discovery Favorite Prescription and some OF
the Pleasant Pellets"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

AS a shell rushes through the air at
the rate of 1000 miles an hour 1t gets
heavily charged with electricity by
friction, says London Answers. 1t parts
with 1t to any good conductor 1t meets
on the way. doing terrible execution.
Passing In front of British soldier,
big shell gave him such a shock that
he instantly fell dead.
In one of our wars two officers, stand
ing side by side, saw a shell coming.
They stood apart. and Ii passed be-
tween them without touching either.
But one officer lost the sight Of both
eyes. and the other instantly became
blind In one and soon lost the other
also.
In another battle a soldier had just
stopped to help fallen comrade when
shell passed over his back. He fell
forward quite disabled. and for months
after he could not stand erect.
A curious accident of similar kind
happened to an American officer in the
Cuban war. He was galloping across
the field when a shell whirled past in
front of him His horse rolled over,
and he himself became unconscious.
On recovery he found that neither self
nor steed had been wounded, and he
knew that they had simply sustained
severe electric shock.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

The question has been asked of sign
painters hundreds Of times, Which
letter of the alphabet do you consider
the hardest or most difficult TO make r
1t Is but natural to make the In
quiry. for to the novice some parttcu.
lar letters are more perplexlng than
others. 1t Is most generally conceded
by some experts that the Roman CAPT
tai letter "R" Is the most difficult.
Others will say that an rs" is very
hard to make, and many strongly con-
tend that the character "&" Is the
hardest and most difficult of any in
the entire alphabet Practically speak
Ing, all of these letters are somewhat
difficult. and TO the young beginner
they are not easily mastered.
, 1t has frequently been supposed that
an artist of ability on account of his
great talent in drawing would of
course naturally make good sign
painter, but the experiment has been
tried and given up with unsatisfactory
results.
An artist may draw and paint a
most beautiful picture. but when it
comes to forming a perfect letter he Is
entirely out of the race. About Al
years ago there were five well known
artists of this city who were also ex-
perts at lettering. they having learned
and worked at this branch previously.
New York Times
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset Towns
Concord.

Mr. Walter Bloom and family OF TIE
Forks have recently moved in to this
town, on the farm known as the Charles
Bean farm.
Mr.. and Mrs Lincoln Atwood were
in Bingham. one day last week.
Mrs. Gusta Burns and Mrs. E. w.
Bean were in Bingham, Friday last.
Mr.. c r. Ellis and wife have recently
been at Vassalboro, the guests OF Mrs.
Ellis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Waldron.
Ambrose Vittum and wife were at
Scion visiting their daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Hamblet.
Mrs and Miss Durgin of The Forks
were the guests of their niece, Mrs. w.
Bloom. last week.
Sanford Robinson was at Bingham,
last Saturday.
Mr.. David Dunton and wife were the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Parker
Sanborn. last Saturday.
Mrs. Oliver Moulton is quite i'll with
measles
Fred Grandville and Elmer Bean are
at North Arson making shovel handles.
Miss Fife Goo irich who has been
quite sick with measles is gaining
Frank Towns who for long time has
stopped at Mark Higgins, has exchanged
boarding places; he is now at w. H.
Burns.
Mrs. Parker Sanborn is iu very poor
health.
MIR. Verril, the picture man, is in town
again.
Leslie Bean has furnished his work at
Bingham, and has returned home.
Mr.. Walker of North New Portland
was in this town buying COWS and calves,
last week. 5.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

In 1910 we find the following Bow
bakeresses accused of selling halfpen-
ny loaves deficient In weight: Sara
Foting, Christina Terrice, Godiyeva
Foting, Matilda de Bolingtone. Chris
tina Prichet, Isabella Sperling, Alice
Pegges, Johanna de Countebrigge and
Isabella Pouveste. One wonders why
the husbands were not summoned. IL
similar case In 1916, when Agnes
Foting's bread was seized, 1t was lad
judged that her bread should be for.
feited and given to the prisoners in
Neugate because her husband did not
come to avow (own) the bread" Are
we to assume that in the absence of the
husbands the bread was merely for
feited without the intiiction of q fine?
An indication of the importance of
the breadmaking business Is also found
in an enactment of the reign of Henry
III to the effect that every cart of
Bremble (Bromley-by- Bow or Steven
hethe (Stepney) that comes into the
city with bread shall pay each day
halfpenny. "-Gentleman's Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

The late Dan Rice, the famous circus
man, was fond of boys and always
wanted to see a lot of them In his audi
ence. He never gave a performance,
says the Cleveland Leader. when the
hooks and corners were not filled with
youngsters who had come In free.
One story of this sort was told by
Captain George J. Grammer. At the
time of the occurrence Grammer, who
lived In GAINESVILLE, o., was standing
one afternoon with crowd of other
boys looking longingly into the tent,
but not having the price of admission.
1t was Mr.. Rice's custom to stand at
the door until the first grand entry of
the circus people, when he would
leave. On this occasion fe saw the
hungry look on the faces of the boys
and called them around him. You
want to go In, don't you, boys?"
"Bet your llfep shouted back the
youngsters.
I'll tell you what. All the boys who
are back here In ten minutes with clean
faces and hands get in"
The words were hardly out of his
mouth before there was dash for
the Muskingum river, and In less than
seven minutes 200 clean faces and
hands came back to the tent. The
boys went inside with rush.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

AS my BED of Ferns" large study
from nature on Saranac lake, says W.
j. StillISan In The Atlantic. was the
first thing in which | had attempted
to introduce n human interest In the
landscape / was naturally inclined to
consider 1t my most important work,
and was dismayed when Ruskin
came to see me and In tone of ex-
IRENE disgust said, pointing to the
dead deer and man: "What do you put
that stuff In for? Take 1t out; II
stinks"
My reverence for Ruskin's opinions
was such that made no hesitation In
painting out the central motive Of the
picture, for which both subject and
effect of light had been selected. I'm
fortunately | habtually used copal
varnish as a medium. When Rossetti
called again, he asked me, with look
of dismay, what | had done to my pic
ture. explained to him that on Rus
kin's advice | had painted out the fig
ures, and exclaimlng, you have spoil
ed your picture" he walked out of the
room In a rage.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
A Match Trick.

A feat which any one can perform
with little or no practice Is that of
placing IA matches upon a table and
lifting them all up upon one of the
matches. This Is how 1t is done: Pick
out one match-the one that has the
fiattest surface-a and then place six of
the other matches about onefourth
each across the first one, each of the
six being parallel to each other and the
thickness of a match distant from each
other Next place six other matches
onefourth each across the first match.
but from the other side, all parallel and
in the spaces left by the arrangement
of the first six matches. Now take the
fourteenth match. lay 1t over the IL
matches where they intersect, and by
carefully lifting match No. l and hold
ing match No. IA in place you will ac-
complish without difficulty the feat
Adelaide Hermann in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

A French physician lately had an OPP.
portunity to observe pointe de Paris
which had been lying for several days
In the stomach of child and found
that the gastric juice had acted upon
the smallest particles of the article,
bunting the blade and point and Civ
ing the medal Il brown color. In this
manner might be explained the process
used in Italy to produce old coins and
medals. Large birds are made to swai.
low roughly stamped coins with the
image of Tiherius or Caligula. After
awhile the animals give off again the
coins, upon which meanwhile an APP
preciable layer of patinG has formed.
This result is apparently due to the ac-
ton of the gastric juices.-Jeweler' S
Circular Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
The DentInf Ii Polite.

A North Side dentist is sure to be call
I'd "a mean man" by some of his wo-
men patrons when they learn of the
trick he has practiced upon them. 1t
happens sometimes that even rubber
dam will not stop the flow of woman's
speech, and although the dentist, being
a young man, Is not averse to a little
pleasant talk" now and then with a
patient, yet If she persists in telling
him her personal or domestic history
during the nlling of TOOTH hindering
the work, while other patients wait in
the anteroom. it's little trying to his
nerves and temper. The doctor Is po-
lite man: he does not ask the woman
to stop talking, but says gently:
"Open your mouth, please"
There is silence for few moments,
when the chatter begins again.
"Open wider. please" says the den
fist, more persuasively than before,
and the work goes on rapidly enough
until the patient seeing her opportuni-
ty starts in again where she had left
off in the tale of everyday woes. The
clock strikes the hour of the next ap-
poiDtment. The dentist SEXES the most
terrible of all his instruments, his look
becomes threatening and his voice too:
please. now, open your mouth very
wide" The ruse succeeds, and the
startled but unsuspecting woman
stretches her mouth into an abysmal
yawn that precludes the possibility of
even whisper.
It's mean trick.-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
How PeAry Retrieved wild Duck.


Lieutenant K. Il. Peary, the arctic
explorer, was born in Maine. He pre-
pared himself for entering Bowdoin
college at Fryeburg academy in Frye
burg. In the western part of the state.
The following story of Peary's early
days shows his method of overcoming
obstacles:
one of his fellow townsmen while
out hunting one day In November dis
covered flock of ducks in pond
about two miles from the village. The
man wanted the birds, but knew no
way of getting them. even II his shot
were effective. for he had no dog. and
there was no boat in the pond. On his
way home he met Peary and told him
about the ducks and why he had not
fired at them.
Now" said Peary. lets go back TO
the pond. and If the ducks are still
there promise to retrieve all you
kill"
They returned TO the pond; the ducks
were undisturbed. The weather had
been cold for several days, ice had
formed around the shore of the pond,
aud the ducks were punched out In
open water. but within range. Merrill
fired and killed two. Without more
ado than If he were about to take a
dip In the old swimming hole on a hot
July day Peary removed his clothing,
broke the ice with a heavy stick and
swan out. picked up the dead birds
and brought them to Enthusiastically
Evening Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
Canaan-MOOre's Mills.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Burrill from
w. Pittsfeld we're guests at Ansel Good
ridges, Sunday.
Gideon Wells and wife passed the
Sabbath at Salem Edmunds.
Frank B. Foster is at home from
Winslow on a short vacation.
Miss b. E. Williams passed last Friday
with relatives at Moore's Mills.
Miss Lizzie Fitzgerald was at home
from Waterville, Sunday.
Mr. Walter Shores from Shawmut
visited his mother in this place, recently.
Josiah Fernald was in Lewiston, sew
eral days last week on business.
Mrs Chas. Foster is caring for Mrs
Fred Horne, and young lady who has
very recently come to gladden. their
home.
The house and ell belonging to Simon
Pettigrew on the Ferry road. were burned
with nearly all their contents, las,
Thursday.
In Carabassett stream June 20, Geo.
Lambert and Ansel Booker landed a
black bass which weighed "a pounds.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
A Misnamed Train.

He had driven from a backwoods
hamlet to the station and after making
an inquiry of the conductor boarded
the train for Philadelphia.
When well on the way, he stopped
the blue coated official and asked in
all seriousness:
I'm sorter hungry. Will ye just tell
me where the eatin car is?"
There Is none on this train" was the
answer. "Its short run does not re-
quire it."
"Huhr' grunted the questioner.
(Which of yer keers is the one that We
Jest loll around in an turn an twist
yer cheer any way We please? Don't
imagine that because I've never went
rallroadin afore | don't know all about
these things
You probably mean the Pullman.
We haven't any attached"
well, Dustin squashes, w'ere's yer
cigar stand. SOS kin be buyin a weed
an lightin upT
1--WE don't have such a thing, man"
IAN we've no place fer me ter git my
shoes shined, ter be sureY
mo, sir"
Course I'd be crazy ter think ye
might have barber lad aboard?"
1--WE haven't any"
The rural gentleman subjected the
conductor to a menacing scrutiny from
head to foot and back again; then he
drawled out In an angry. disappointed
tone of voice:
well, sufferin cornmeal! | thought
We said this wuz an accommodation
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
East SkOwhegan,

The sick ones are still confined to the
house.
Milton Goodrich is sick with fever
and is confined to his bed, DR.. Lowe
attends him.
A. Richardson and wife are still con-
fined to the house with the grip and its
effects, he is very little better in some
respects, his wife sits up but very little
and is very low but the doctor said at
his last visit that she was improving
slowly. Three OF her daughters who
arrived home the 18th, are still at home
and Mrs. Sydney Pooler Is up OCCASION
ally so that all the children are at home
often aud all is done for their mother
that can be done.
w. w. Cross and wife Of Waterville,
a nephew of Mrs. Richardson, were up
Saturday and returned Sunday night.
Silas Richardson took the train at
Waterville, Saturday at six a. IN. for
r. /. to make his son, G. G. Richardson,
"A visit and will be gone week or two.
Wallace Ireland is able to work again.
A. r.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

A Knight of the Garter dressed in
the regalia is an imposing sight. He
wears a blue velvet mantle with a star
embroidered on the left breast His
trunk hose, stockings and shoes are
white, his hood and surcoat crimson.
The garter, of dark blue velvet edged
with gold and bearing the motto, 'Honl
soft qu NAL y pense" c'Shame to him
who thinks Ill of tn, afso in gold, Is
buckled about the left leg below the
knee The heavy golden collar consists
of 90 pieces, each in the form of a gar
ter, bearing the motto, and from 1t
hangs the George" a badge which
represents ST. George on horseback en-
countering the dragon. The lesser
George" is a smaller badge attached to
q blue ribbon worn over the left shout
der. The star of the order consists of
eight points, within which is the cross
of st. George encircled by the garter.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
East Athens.

Rev. O. M. Chase preached at the
school house here June 3. He will hold
service here again, July /.
John Taylor and son Bert. visited in
Foxcroft last week.
Mrs Lucy Stilson who fell and frac-
tured her hip two years ago, has suffered
much during The pas winter, but is much
improved since the warm weather came.
Though unable to 60 about the house
except in her wheel chair or on crutches.
she busies herself crocheting, knitting,
making quilts, etc. After sc years of
activity she finds it hard to sir idle.
/ Mrs. Nora Hoyt has been in poor
health for several months past suffering
from bronchial trouble.
Edward c. Taylor and Nellie E. Foss
were married Mar. 7Ist but waited for a
more suitable time to give.a reception to
their friends. The lovely evening of
June 18th favored them and nearly
seventy gathered at their pleasant home
to pass the evening social y. Alter
enjoying themselves Tor time in the
usual manner, refreshments were served
and later the company returned home
wishing them many pleasant anniversaries
and leaving the following gifts; A
couch, two willow rockers, and a rarlor
lamp from Mrs. M. E. Morse; a COM
mode set from Mrs. A. S. Buker and
M SIS Octavia Cooley; a water set from
Bert Taylor; a toilet set from Sam
Taylor and family; table cover, 8 yds.
fine table danask and one dozen napkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Taylor; set of silver
teaspoons from Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard
Taylor; silver table spoon and dessert
spoon; Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Cooley !;
silver mug, Octavia Cooley; photograph
frames and tray cloths from Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Fox; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fox
table dolly. A. c. Buzzell; china pitcher,
Sadie Staples; china cup and saucer,
Guy Longfellow; the same from Frank
Longfellow; fancy plate, Emma BuzzeIl;
china platters from Mrs. Eta Berry and
Florence Wing glass spoon-h lder. E
r Berry; pin tray, Oreon Wing; majol-
lea pitcher, Lizzie Hall; pepper shaker.
A. A. Hall; salt and pepper shaker
Edith Hinton; china platters and cake
plates Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayden
pair vases, Rose Littleheld. glass sauce
I dish. Melvin Gardiner; vase, Frank
Joaquin; china fruit dish. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Taylor; silk vase mat, Anr lie
Hinton; glass fruit dish, Mr.. and Mrs
| Leslie Hoyt.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
STATE AND GENERAL.

four men were killed in the hampi.
on, Mass, mine by an explosion Satnr-
day evening.
The annual report of President Hyde
of Bowdoin has been published. In his
opening paragraphs he announces that
the past year has been one of the most
pleasant, progressive and prosper GUS
years in the history of the college,
At one of the largest and most eEthu-
siastic legislative caucuses ever held in
Winthrop, Hon L. T arleton was,
Saturday evening, unanimously nominal
ed as the Republican candidate for the
class composed of Winthrop, Belgrade
and Rome.
the shaw lumber company, running
between Greenvlle and Lily Bay, made
her trial trip this week. She was built
at cost of $4,000 and il expected to
make IS knots an hour. Her captain Is
E. W. Vaughan.
An awful railroad catastrophy occurr-
ed near Atlanta, Ga, Saturday night.
A passenger train ran into a washout
and was badly wrecked. The wreck
caught fire. All the passengers except
those In the Pullman car persisted. 35
persons, including all the train hands
were killed.
A northbound passenger train on the
Chicago & Northwestern road, loaded
with excursionists bound for the Saen-
gerfest In Green Bay, Wis, collided at
1918 o'clock Sunday morning with a
freight train at Deeper, five miles south
of there. six persons were killed, 81
were injured.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
Somerset Conference.

The annual conference of Congre-
eational churches of Somerset county
was held at North Arson, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. The general
theme of the conference was 1.-THE
Christian Life" Following is the pro-
gram observed:
tuesday morning-10.30, devotional
exercises, Kew. Joseph Kyle; 10.45,
organization HOO, ideas of the Chris
tian life; ideas that exist and Christ's
ideas, Rev. Geo. F. Wright; 11.30, dis.
cussion; 1900, dinner.
Tuesday afternOOn-2.00, devotional
exercises, Rev. T. B. HIATT; 2.15, reports
Of churches; 2.45, Significance Of the
Christian church, Rev. J. A. Jones; 3'15,
woman's hour, devotional, Reports,
address, 1.-The Christian Life In It's Miss
ionary Activity" Rev. E.. L. Marsh,
Waterville.
Tuesday evening-7.15, praise service
7.30, the kingdom Of God and the king
dom Of goods, Rev. Fl. W. Kimball; s.l5,
the Christian as a citizen, Rev. w. f.
Berry.
Wednesday morDing-9.3O, devotional
exercises, Rev. j. A. Jones; 9.45, 1.-The
Christian in the Spirit Of Reverence and
Devotion 10 Public Worship" Rev. j.
Kyle; 1918, the Christians work how
much, how little, when and where, Rev.
T. G. MITCHELL Rev. e. G. Tory; 10.45,
the Christina as business man, Mr..
Thomas Lord, Mr.. L. F. Houghton ;
11.3O, general discussion; 12.00 dinner.
Wednesday afternoons 90, devotional.
Rev. <. c. Farrey; 2.15, the Christian as
reformer, Rev. T. b. HIATT; 2.45, dis
cussion; Bio, sermon, Rev. f. s. Lewis
3.45, the Lords supper.
The North Arson church extended a
most cordial invitation and hearty well
come to all, and made the stay very
pleasant for all the visitors.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28

AT the present time the extent of ocean
cables is nearly zoe, 900 miles. The total
distance OF land wires it is impossible to
state with exactness. but 1t Is more than
ten times the total for the cable systems.
In the United States there above 300, 900
Of wires in use.
The silk worm was originally found in
China and fabrics OF this material were
made in this country about 27oo BIC.
About nine bundled yards OF silk are pro
duced by single woam, and there aie
nearly thirteen pounds of waste silk, des-
ignated as "thrown silk" for every pound
of good silk.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-06-28
The Next Best Thing.

81 trust" said the new member of
the school committee. that you do not
mold out to your pupils the misleading
hope that each of them may be the
PRESIDENT"
mo. indeed" replied the dominic,
but do not thinl that err on the
side Of improbabllity when teach
them that each has good chance of
being a presidential possibility. "--Har-
Der's Bazaar.