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The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-29
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Morrill, @. Rowe and Annie A.
Rowe, both OF Concord, in the County OF som.
erset, and State OF Maine, by their mortsssss
deed dated December 7th, 1898, and recoroes
IN Somerset Registry Of Deeds In Book ~
Page 81. convey ed to me, the undersigned ce,,
tain real estate situated in said Concord an !,
described As follows, viz:--The south half OF
lot numbt red six. In the second range OF lou
in said Concord; also twenty FIVE acres on tns
north side OF the west half or lot numbers
five In the said second range OF lots: also W
east halt OF lot mum bered In said second rang
OF lots. And whereas, the conditions OF ssa
m, rtgage have been broken, now, Therefore
by reason OF the breach of the condition.
and give this notice for that purpose.
Scion, Me-. November 20, 1900. Sw@
SELDEN r. GREENE
The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-29

Pittsfeld, Nov. 20 By Rev. L. W. Coons, Mr.
Wilmot Hiscock and Miss Myra Hodgkins
both OF Pittsfieid.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-11-29
Hoods SaI-SapaI,iZxa

purifier and tonic that
can buy druggists Prepared c. l. Co, Lowell Mass
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
STOP THE TRAINS FOR GAME.

Minnesota Conductor Who Has Drop
of Sporting Blood.
Every man you see in Minnesota In
game season carries gun, or keeps
one handy. The Minnesota man who
tells this story says he heard that coun-
try preachers usually go prepared.
when game does flash upon you In
Minnesota" he said, 'it is worth shoot
ing at. No matter where man may be
in that State, or what he may be doing,
he will be excused if he is seen to pick
up a gun and make a break. The ma
tives understand it.
''The last time was out there was
sitting in the baggage car Of a train
talking to the conductor, whom knew
very we'll. He asked me when l went
in where my gun was, and l had TO
apologize for not having it. forgot
the custom. Then asked him If there
was any apprehension about train rob-
bers. Just then he jumped from a
trunk. grabbed the bell-cord until
thought he must have jerked the loco
motive from the track. The train came
to a stand as quickly as was possible,
and the conductor, seizing shotgun
from a rack jumped from the door of
the car and told me to follow. AS l did
so 1 saw several brakemen, the bag
gageman and the engineer on the
ground. Every one Of them had shot
gun. The conductor was in the lead.
Suddenly there was noise. A flock of
prairie chickens must have been
a hundred--rose in the air. At the same
instant the air was blue with smoke
and scented with powder. Eighty dead
prairie chickens were found, but the
conductor assured me that the whole
flock had been killed, and that some
had probably dropped in the brush.
1.-The hunt from the time the bellcord
was pulled for the stop until the train
was again under headway lasted less
than forty minutes. noticed that the
train dispatcher got his share Of the
chickens. OF course, this was a mixed
train, but the conductor told me 1t
would have made no difference If it
had been the limited. He allowed no
game to get out of his reach."-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
WHY MOUTHS ARE DEFORMED

Smokers Are Not Careful Enough In the
Selection of Their Pipes.
Physicians hereabouts and through
out the country generally have been
called upon recently to treat large
number of cases of spitheleoma Of the
lips. This disagreeable complaint is
charged almost entirely to the pipe
smoking habit. Some surgeons are OF
the opinion that the imitation of amber
used in the manufacture Of mouthpieces
for cheap pipes has much to do with
the alarming increase In the disease.
while all Of them agree that the ma
jority of the cases are directly trace
able to the short clay pipes smoked by
thousands of laborers.
The hospital records show that over
so per cent of all the cases treated were
laboring men over 40 years Of age. The
heat brought close to the lips by the
short-stemmed clay pipes causes
small blister to form, and the smoker
promptly picks it and keeps on smok-
ing. Then a hard, knotty wart forms
where the blister first appeared, and
soon the whole mouth Is involved and
sometimes the tongue swells to enor-
nous size.
The warty growths multiply until the
chin is entirely covered and the mouth
protrudes far beyond the nose. The
surgeons cut away the entire growth
and fashion an entirely new mouth out
Of flaps drawn from the cheeks and SO
much Of the chin as may remain un-
affected. The operation is one of ex-
treme delicacy, and when poorly exc
cuted the patient Is inflicted with a
fish mouth" that gives very funny
expression to the face.
l ipe manufacturers claim that the
mouth-pieces of the cheapest grades of
wooden and composition pipes are made
Of celluloid and similar preparations,
with celluloid for the basis. They In
sist that there is nothing poisonous In
the compositions and that the scarcity
of genuine amber may render 1t neces-
sary to put imitation amber on all pipes
except the highest grades that COM
mand big prices.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
ANOTHER FAST TRAIN.

The Rio Grande Western Railway
1.-THE Great Salt Lake Route" has re-
sumed it's fast train services to the East,
making the run from Portland to Chi
cago in three days and half. No lay
over is necessary, and only one change
of cars is made. Those who desire it
have the privilege, however, of a day
light stopover either at Salt Lake City
or Denver. Three daily express trains
are run, leaving Ogden. Utah, at 7:15
q. M, and 1:15 and Z p. m. The morn
ing train carries through standard
sleeper to Chicago, via the Burlington
Route, and the night train one via the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail.
way. The tourist sleepers and chair
cars run daily as formerly through
from Portland to Denver. Twice a
week tourist excursion cars are run
through from Portland to Boston. ALI
trains carry dining cars, making the
trip across the continent, via ''The
Great Salt Lake Route most desira-
BILE. The Rio Grande Western Railway
is the only road running Though Salt
Lake City, and with its connections
the Denver & Rio Grande and the Col
orado Midland-takes the passenger
through the famous Rocky mountain
scenery of Colorado.
For rates and all other information.
address J. D. MANSFIELD,
General Agent,
253 Washington St.,
Portland, Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Again the buzz Saw.

A Buzz Saw once buzzed merrily in a
sawmill. His motto was Hands OF, +"
but he generally Contented himself
with a Finger or Two. He had once
Halved a Young Brides Biscuit, and
was therefore amply Justified in Con-
sidering himself Invincible.
One day there invaded the Premises
PHILADELPHIA Book Agent with the
Life Of Admiral Dewey" in Four Vol
umes."
"Ah, hap quoth the unsophisticated
Buzz Saw to himself. I'VE shall see
what we shall saw" A smile stole over
his steely face and he set his teeth
malevolently.
1t so CHANGED that while Urging the
Merits of his Books upon the Mill Own
er the Agent inadvertently brought his
Cheek in contact with the rapidly re-
volving disc. The Buzz Saw thought
he saw the Agents Finish, but 1t Is
violating no grammatical rule to say
that he has never sawn anything since,
philadelphia Inquirer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
MILLING THE COIN.

ern mint is working at its full capacity
now On silver dollars alone.
From the ingot to the coin Is rapid
Journey at one Of the mints. 1t begins
in the weighing room," where stands
the pair of balances that receives all
the metal brought in. The scales in
the Philadelphia mint are said to be
the largest and finest in the world.
They have a capacity Of 6S5 pounds,
but exhibit instantly the variation of
one-hundredth of an ounce. The sys-
TEN of weighing and recording begun
here is carried out with every transfer
Of the metal until 1t is delivered as
coin to the cashier.
After leaving the weighing-room the
silver, or gold. as the case may be. is
sent to the melting room, where 1t is
dumped into the huge plumbago cruci-
bles.~ After melting. the coin material
is cast into bars, and when cold a frag-
ment Is cut from each, which Is sent
to the assay Office. The assayer ascer-
tains the proportion Of pure metal in
the bar and amount of alloy needed
to bring it to the required standard.
The bars are again melted, the alloy
doled in. and the metal then cools in
bars about a foot in length. half an
inch in thickness and regulated in
width according to the size Of the coin
to be manufactured.
In the melting room for gold and in
many other departments of the mints
the floors are overlaid with hexagon
latticed iron plates, through which fall
the small particles of gold that adhere
to the shoes of the operators. The
sweepings of the floors are even saved
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
0oooe eOe eoe0oo7
CUTTING OUT THE COINS.

and treated for the gold and silver
dust Director Roberts Is authority
for the statement that more than $780,
600 is thus saved annually.
The rolling room next receives the
metal, which Is passed between power
full circular crushers at the rate Of 200
bars an hour. The bars come out as
ribbons the proper thickness for strips
from which to cut the 'planchets."
These last named are coins in the plain
before they receive the stamp or are
milled. Before the planchets are cut,
however, the ribbons pass through sew
eral presses to bring them to the proper
hardness and to cause them to pass
muster in the way of width and thick
ness to the breadth of hair.
After the planchets are cut the metal
begins to look like coin. The round
pieces drop from this marvellous ma
chine. though when pressed a speed
Of $50 can be attained. The perfor-
ated strips 60 back to the crucible,
while the planchets go to the coming
room. Here they are carefully sorted
by girls who are wonderfully expert in
detecting those that are under or over
weight The perfect planchets then go
to the adjusting-room. where they are
further scrutinized. Then they visit
the milling machine. The planchet
leaves this operation with its edges
turned up to protect the device which
Is stamped on later. Many persons
call the fluting or "reeding! on the
coins the "milled edge" This Is an
error.
Before the final stroke is given the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Compliment With a Sting.

Talk about delightfully."- put compli'
ments. heard girl at supper de-
liver herself of perfect jewel the Other
night. She leaned across the table
the table next to me-to say it, and she
meant well.
"Oh, Miss Dumdum,' she said, cor.
daily. "1've got trade-last for YOU
ga swap?" asked Miss Dumdum,
beaming with anticipatory delight.
"Uhhuh." answered the other
"Lieut. Bulbul said it,"
"Oh, do tell It'll" pleaded Miss Dunn.
dunn, eagerly.
1T was an awfully nice one," said
the first grill, land Lieut.. Bulbul meant
it too. He said you waltzed divinely
He said he was awfully surprised, too,
to find it out, so I know he meant it.
He said he wouldn't have thought from
seeing you walk that you could dance
at all. ."-Washington Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Andrew Carnegie ON Trusts.

A director of the Standard Oil Com.
pany has recently published in the In
dependent an article declaring trusts
to be good for the workingman. To
the May Century, Andrew Carnegie OF
the Carnegie Company, which rivals
the Standard Oil for first place among
the worlds great corporations, will
contribute an essay taking the same
ground. In this article, which bears
the title Popular Illusions About
Trusts" the great steel manufacturer
argues that the evils of trusts are gen.
orally self-corrective; that no trust can
live long unless it secures a virtual
monopoly of the commodity it deals in;
and that "the only people who have
reason to fear trusts are those who trust
them." In the same magazine 'The
Real Danger of sts''-their menace
TO the independence of the individual
and the state-will be pointed out in
a vigorous editorial.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
No Use for Thrones.

Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as say
Ing to DR.. O'Meara at st. Helena: sIf
l was in England now, and the French
nation was to offer me the throne
again, would not accept it, because if
/ was to do so would be obliged to
turn bourreau (executioner). I would
be obliged to cut off the heads of thous-
ands to keep myself upon it, which
would not be pleasant to me. Oceans
"f blood must be shed to keep me there.
10, no; have made enough of noise
,.lready in the world; perhaps more
than any other man will make; perhaps
too much. / am getting old, and only
want retirement. What could I do in
France? Alone, to set myself against
all the powers of Europe. Madnessp'
-Century
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Not Shady.

Among the true and graceful sayings
credited to the late Bishop Brooks, is
one which is especially well worth re-
membering.
A friend was speaking to the bishop
of clergyman whose congregation had
begun to feel that it would be advisable
for them to have a younger man in the
pulpit.
"Oh, well. it's the way of the worldr'
said this person, in reply to an indig-
nant remonstrance on the part of the
bishop. "You see, he's on the shady
side of sixty-five."
"The shady sidep' echoed the bishop.
quickly. "You mean the sunny sidei
It's the side nearest gloryy'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

coin that will make It an obligation OF
the United States Government 1t goes
to the cleaning-room, for, after 1t has
passed through 80 many processes 1t
Is black, greasy and anything but sill
very or golden. They are heated to a
dull red and dipped into boiling acid,
which very quickly removes every
trace of CRIME or grease. The planchets
are dried after their acid bath in re-
volving cylinders filled with sawdust.
They come out bright and shining and
are finally hustled into the coming
room, whence they become full-fedged
pieces Of money.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

The injury to soil by flooding by a
high tide is variously estimated to last
from five to 20 years. A late investiga-
ton in Essex, England, showed that
the soil was left with two per cent salt,
mostly to the complete destruction OF
earthworms.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet.
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting, nerv-
Gus feet, and instantly takes the sting o.
of corns and bunions. It's the create
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
1t is certain cure for Ingrowlng Nails.
sweating, callous and hot. tired, aching
feet. We have over 10000 testimonials.
Try it today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. BY mail for 25c. in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

The old question of restoring the
traceries to the windows in the palace
of the doges at Venice is again agitat-
ing artistic Italy. The exterior of the
palace as it stands today was begun in
the early part of the 18th century, and
required 100 years for its completion.
In 1877 fire destroyed all but the walls.
Up to that time the windows were en-
'riched with beautiful tracery. Y.
World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased 70
nearn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
of the system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro.
prieters haye so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Serious
AMS of
Women

The arrangements of
the female 0s,ganIs,, that
breed all Kinds of trouble
and which ordinary ps'ao-
ice does NOT cure, are the
very things that give way
promptly to [ ydxa e. Pink
hams Vegetable Conn
pound.
Uterine and ovarian
troubles, Kidney troubles,
alterations, fuz,s0rs, un-
usual discharges, back-
aches and painful periods
these are the Ills that
hang OF, and wreck heaIfh
and happiness and dis
position.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

A clever housewife has devised a
kitchen table which is most servicable,
especially in small room. She had a
carpenter make second top for the
ordinary table and had it fitted on to
that with hinges at the back. The top
shuts down tightly over the table and
is used for the daily service, but when
bread or pastry is to be made, it is
raised, and a fresh pine surface, never
used for anything else. is ready
Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
How Much
You Eat

Is not the question, but how much you di-
is digested and assimilated, taken up by
the blood and made into muscle. nerve.
bone and tissue. Hoods Sarsaparilla re-
stores to the stomach its powers of diges-
ton. Then appetite is naturaland healthy.
Then dyspepsia is gone, and strength. elias
ITCHY and endurance return.
had a very bad stomach trouble. She
weighed only Ill pounds. After taking
four bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla she
weighed 1876 pounds She took it again
after the grip and one bottle got her up"
MISS OTIE McCoY, 528 Lafayette Ave.
Lebanon, Ind. Remember
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

Only Two Centers in the Universe.
There are but two centers in the uni.
verse, God and self. We recognize
either the one or the other of these as
the center about which all things re.
volve and towards which all things are
drawn, in our existence. In the one
case We consider our neighbor, the
world, our interests, our duties, and
our pleasures, in their relation to God,
and in Gods relation to them. In the
other case we consider all these things
in their relation to self, and the rela.
tion of self to them. How is it in
your case?-S. S. Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
How Polly Knew.

A "befo' -de-war" matron was teach.
ing one of the little darkies on her
plantation how to spell. The primer
she used was pictorial one, and over
each word was its accompanying pict-
ure. and Polly glibIy spelled ''o-x, OK" !"
and "b-o-x, box," etc. But the teach
er thought she was making too rapid
progress, SO she put her hand over the
picture and said: "Polly, what does
Ok spell?" "Ox," answered Polly,
nimbly. "How do you know that it
spells OK, Polly?" "Seed his tail, !"
replied the apt Polly.-Argonaut.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
An Inappropriate GIFT

She-I've bought Noah's ark as q
birthday gift for the Jones little boy.
He-Good graciousl Don't you know
the Joneses are vegetarians?
"Well, what of that?''
"Why, the Jones baby will be sure
to put the animals in his mouth, and
probably swallow them. ."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Proposed Alliance with England.

If the United States and England should
form an alliance, the combined strength
would he SO great that there would be lit
tie chance for enemies to overcome US. In
a like manner, when men and women keep
up their bodily strength with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. there is little chance of
attacks from disease. The old time remedy
enriches the blood, builds up the muscles,
steadies the nerves and increases the appe-
tite Try it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Troubles of Jamaica.

Jamaica is in perllous condition.
The finances are in an even greater
tangle than usual. Trade is depressed,
and the people are in a miserable con-
dition of poverty. Successive officials,
each more dishonest and corrupt than
his predecessor, have sown the wind,
and now the nation is reaping the
Whirlwind.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Suppressed Emotion,

Sniff-Skoopley's wife is the bravest
and coolest person I ever saw.
Shawe-Ahl She looks like q very
ordinary woman.
Sniff know it; but visited there
while her baby was cutting his first
tooth. You may not believe it, but at
the time nothing in that woman's con-
duct would lead anyone to suspect that
anything unusual was going on!-
Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Few Cossack Merchants.

The Cossacks are almost never mer-
chants, although they alone maintain
nearly 10000 fighting men and can
muster 1913, 600 in an emergency, there
are but 44O of their own people engaged
in business
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

Poisonous snakes when with young
are sluggish and retiring in their hab.
It's. The little ones are born with fangs
and poison glands in full perfection,
and are dangerous even before tasting
food or water. The young are much
more active than the adults and prob.
ably their poison is more virulent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
Imitation OF Christ.

The true imitation of Christ lies not
in mere copying of the outward de-
tails of his life, but in the possession
and outworking of the spirit which
dwelt in Him. Baptist Union.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22
BIG CASH FACTORIES.
NEW LAW HAS SET MINTS WORK.
ING OVERTIME.

Uncle Sam Making Twenty Millions
Worth of Small Coin-To Increase Cir
culation-How the Metal Is Trans
formed Into Bright Pieces of Money.
The new gold standard law has set
Uncle Sans mints working overtime
on silver. About 1885, 1888 pounds of
the white metal will be coined as rap
idly as possible, and what makes Che
task all the more colossal Is the fact
that these 600 tons of silver must be
converted into subsidiary or small
coins.
The new law orders the Secretary OF
the Treasury to bring the supply OF
subidiary coins in circulation up to
$1OO, 1000, 900. At present $SO,O00,oOO Is
the mark, making it necessary to coin
SIC, 100000 worth of halves, quarters
and dimes.
Mr.. George E. Roberts. the director
Of the mint. is probably the best
equipped man in the country for the
purpose. He has three big money
manufacturing plants already in opera
tion-at Philadelphia, at San Francisco,
and at New Orleans. The Philadelphia
and San Francisco mints will be able
to attend to the matter without the as
sistance Of New Orleans. The South
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

HOW He Was InSuIted.
she insulted me-" said tn, legis-
lator.
''Indeed?" returned the plain citi-
zen. "Ofered you money, suppose?"
"Oh, it wasn't that" replied the
legislator, "but he underestimated my
price. ."-Chicago Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

Electric flatirons are used exclusive.
ly in many large laundries; their ad.
vantages are apparent. The heat can
always be controlled SO as to keep the
iron at the right temperature thus OBJ.
Waiting the danger of spelling finished
dress by smut from an iron heated by
pas