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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08

Sad the man who had ira veled:
Years ago in n western frontier town
traveller, footsore and weary arrived
one afternoon and made his way down
the one street of the burg. He was
suddenly startled by the sounds Of
shots. and, looking up. discovered four
men shooting at one another The
men were standing at tie four corners
of an imaginary square. and each was
shooting at the man cataeorner to him.
Being in what he supposed safe posi-
ton. he paused to watch the outcome
of the fray. when a bullet, going wide
of lis intended mark, cut by his ear
That reused his wrath, and, drawing
his pistol, he dropped the man in his
tracks who had all but dropped him
Another bullet flying wide from its
mark, but near to the stranger, caused
him TO lay out one of the other pair,
and the two remaining men sought
safety In Tight. In that particular
town duels had been previously com
paratively harmless amusements, ow-
Ing TO the poor craftsmanship Of the
contestants, but the man who could
shoot had arrived, and the inhabitants.
although they turned out to greet him
In a body and grant him the freedom
Of the city. did so in manifest awe and
trepidation.
Whenever he told the story after
ward, he used to wind it up Impress
lively by saying, And. boys, IN that
town after that they went around me
as If | had been a swamp New
York Tribune
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Not Yet SuDdued.

Reports reach the Associated Press
from various sources, including army
Ulcers and the heads of commercial
houses with agents throughout the
islands, of continued activity among
the insurgents, who are eudeavoring to
keep alive the arm, opposition to the
United States and are planning to con.
linue the insurrection with guerilla
warfare on larger scale than ever
when the rainy season begins. A per-
sonage holding position second only
To that of the governor general and
having extensive avenues of information,
tells the Associated Press he is con.
WINGED that the insurgent organization
has been remarkably re-hahilitated
during the last month, particularly in
northern province. Two eorrespon-
dents of leading American weeklies,
who have travelled for month in
Renguet aud llocos with letters from
insurgent chiefs, going alone fifty
miles from garrisons and being every
where Hospitality received. say the
people make no secret of their sympathy
With the instruction. Though admit
ting that the Filipino soldiers abuse
them, they still protect these soldiers
from the American scouting parties.
While many of the insurgent munich
pal officers were continued in ofiice on
taking the oath of allegiance, residents
who are acquainted with them have
little faith in their adherence to their
promises. All the civil officials of
farlac, capital of the province of that
maine, numbering eleven persons, have
been arrested and charged with plot
! - n d a
been captured at Ma a on with incrimi-
n4tilg p,pels aud 81 1000 collect d
ftom The natives.
some of The municipal government s
appear loyal auu efficient. On the
nther hand one American general d, -
clares he bellows that the majority in
his rovince are agents of The ms urr, C.
t Oh.
The tlial OF the guerilla charged with
murder is finished and it is believed
the commissions verdict will he guilty.
Indictments against others have been
prepared
No report has been received from
General Bates expedition. He has
probably moved inland, where eommun-
icatioh with him is impracteahle.
The army throughout the island of
lsUHOn IL WORKING nhlu, securing the
country for insurgents aud killing a
few daily. The ction from Manila to
Dagupan has been thoroughly cleared,
he scouting parties being unable TO
find any insurgents.
General Funston aud Colonel KEENAN,
took go men through the mountains to
Baler, on the eastern coast, without
meeting an insurgent. But they are
active along the northern coast. Occa-
sional reports come of an American
soldier being killed or disappearing.
la the southern provinces the insurgents
continue 10 harrass the American gar
rson by night demonstrations.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08

The mighty Jowett of Oxford invited
a student to walk with him. After
they had been on the road for about
80 minutes the pupil finally spanked
up courage and remarked, Nice day,
professor"
do you really think SOP was the
PARKWAY answer of Jowett.
Another half hour passed, and the
boy stammered out:
Nice road professor"
The teacher responded DO you real
~ think soI'
The matriculate began TO boil in his
bones and to get even more frightened,
but he managed To again blurt out,
Clouds seem to be filling up with rain,
professor, 10 which the answer was:
DO you really think so!'
The two returned to the college
ground and the professor said. We'll,
young man. we have been walking for
several hours and everything you said
has been as stupid as it possibly could
be-
His companion replied, DO you real
ly think sou
Tie professor looked at the young
man Il moment. Then he smiled and
grasped his hands warmly. From that
time on conversation never tagged
during their enthusiastically Evening
Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Madison Finances.

From thesprinted report of the select
men of Madison for the year ending Feb
%, we learn that the money raised by
the town for town purposes for the yeal
VAS $l5,472.00. The amount assessed
for State aud County taxes swellcd h,
aggregate assessment to S2l 799 7S.
Some of tn. principal expenditure,
were as follows: Highways. SO ,657 26
schools, SO 1886; school building
81 ,496; poor. 81, lob Il; expenses, etc
81 .647 81; sewers, 81, O39 30; State tax
81 249 ID; County Tax. 81, 493 II.
The resources of the town, including
cash In treasury and sewer assessment
amounted to S4,377.38; the liabilities are
$Sl6,55. Balance in favor OF town
SO, 561.73.
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DECIDE YOURSELF.
The Opportunity Is Here. Backed BY
SkoWhegan Testimony.

Don't take our word for it,
Don't depend on strangers state
ment.
Read Skowbegan endorsement.
Read the statements of Skowhegan
citizens
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it.:
Mr.. Louis Weston, corner Railroad
street and Poplar street, says: "My
business, that of n sign writer and
painter, does not agree with me, caused
poor health, weak kidneys and the com
plications which ensue. took a lot of
medicine trying to effect cure, but
never was successful. | had read of
Doan's Kidney Pills repeatedly, but had
never used them, and one day happen
ing to be in my druggists tender
ing for n window sign, / asked him
about Doan's Kidney Pills. de advised
me to try box or two which l did.
They gave me prompt relief. 1t was a
regular thing to have severe attack
every time took cold, but after using
Doan's Kidney Pills / was confined to
my bed with a very severe attack of
cold, but it did not affect my kidneys in
the least" Call on Geo. f. Sampson
for just as convincing proof.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster .Milburn Co, Buffalo, N.
Y, soleagents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
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The Wing and News.

The Bangor Daily Wing and Courier,
which has been in existence since 1884
Saturday morning, published its last
edition, the paper havi & been merged
into the Bangor Daily News.
The Wing is one of the oldest papers
in New England and first came into
prominence when Hon. Charles A. Bou-
telle was managing editor. After Mr..
Boutelle went to Congress he col
tinued TO retain a controlling interest IN
The paper and just before his recent i'll.
ness SANCTIONED the transaction which
was contaminated, Saturday.
The News came into existence IN 1889
and came into the hands of its present
owners in 1895 They are Hon. +. II
Blake, j. c. rowle and j. n. Towle, the
latter being general manager.
The Wing and Courier says:
ut has been known in general way,
for some time, that there has been Il
strong possibility that the two mornl g
papers in the city would be consolidated
Long before Congressman Boutelle's
illness. the matter vas under considers.
ton and numerous conferences were
held at which various plans were dis.
cussed looking To union of the two
papers.
1.-THE reasons for this are easy to un.
derstand. The field is limited, and
while there is good business for one
morning paper it is not sufficient to sus.
tain two, run on the scale of the Wing
and News IL will thus be seen that Ms
policy to continue Two papers in II field
only large enough for one.
ut was this fact that led to the con
ferences referred to which have NJ W
resulted in merging the two properties
into one paper which will hereafter be
conducted unaer the direction of the
Bangor Publishing Co.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08

Soon after General Gatacre was APP
pointed an ensign in the Seventy-sev-
enth foot he turned out with the com
pany to which he was attached to wit
ness the logging of soldier. The
man, who had been convicted of a ser-
Gus of1ense and was later to be drum
med out of the corps, took his punish
ment badly, screaming a great deal.
Ensign Gatacre shut his eyes and turn
ed white in the face. as though he
would faint When the punishment
was over, he remarked to his color ser
geant, "lf see much more of this. I'll
sell out"
The "noncom' responded. You'll get
used to it Ia time. sir.
USED to it, I'm sure | never shall"
responded the ensign. Flogglng in the
army was soon abolished, however,
and the future general remained in the
service.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Railroad Operations.

The compilations of railroad earnings
aud expenses for be past year have been
published. The totals are of such
magnitude as TO give only indefinite
ideas hs 10 the national prosperity that
they truly express. 1899 WAS II
wonderful year in the improvement ia
he gross earnings of the railroads oil
his country. They exceeded those If
1896 by over three hundred miliiOns III
dollars, aud it is of interest to note
where this money went. Over fiffY-
seven per cent went In increased TX
penses, so that the increase in net earn
Jugs in the three years was one huudr, d
and thirty millions. OF this increase in
net earnings only small part went u
the owners OF bonds aud stocks, but the
most is to be expended IN Improvement
OF he property. All the large roads
have planned, Lreat outlays for extension
and equipment. Two roads aloue have
raised twenty-eight millions by the
issue of new stock. Upon this basis a
commercial journal has calculated that
the railroads will dishurse the present
year fully four hundred and fifty million
dollars more than they did in 1896.
This. means that trade and industry
throughout the country are to be woi-
derfully prospered and "haId times
promises to be even less of rallying
cry in the coming Presidential cam
paign than it was -four years ago.
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The Storm

March fist ushered IN tie worst TO 10
OF The season which was felt bYer the
northern states rs FAR west as Cleveland.
O., where destructive sl.et storm pr, p
vailtd for many hours. In NV York
fifteen TO thirty inches Of SLOW fell,
completely blocking trl file.
In Maine several iucnes Of snow fell.
accompanied by very high wind
which piled 1t in drifts. solating many
places from the outside world. This
was followed by downfall Of rain
which clogged sewers, fill d up GEL
lars, stopp'd electric tn file. and did
other damage. -Four spans Of the long
I / ige over the She, pseot river between
"lseasset and Eigecomb were carried
away by the ice in the river which had
been ort ken up by the rain. The Pre-
sumpscot river was over seven feet
higher than usual and mills were oblig, d
10 close for few DAYS.
On The coast the storm was the most
severe for twenty-five years.
A Grand Beach, the summer home OF
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, the bulkheads
were washed away and he lawns I'M
dermined, but none OF the cottages AT
that point were destroyed.
A Pine Point the handsome cottage
of j. II. Fletcher of Portland was bowled
Over at high tide. Old Orchard was
swept by the full fury of the storm.
Along the sea wall bulk heads and under.
pinnings were washed out BY the whole
/ sale, but the cottages have hung to their
foundation. The great pier has come
| through it all right. Ii groaned and
moaned and throbbed all through the
dark hours of the night, but not rivet
was started. The streets and the shore:
of Cd Orchard are spectacles. however.
Debris and ice have been washed away
TO the railroad track, for the first tint
in recent recollection.
At Bath, high water IN the KennebeC
liver caused by the storm and an excer.
tionally high tide, Friday. isolated tn,
city from the surrounding country
| The conditions in the streets are similar
To those of the freshet four years ago
! Wharves along Commercial, Water anr
Center streets have been oypi flowed, auC
the police were obliged to use boats e
take people from their houses on those
! streets. Scores of cellars are actually
/ ONNi Win water anu Dusluess
houses suffered considerable loss.
The easterly storm did great damage
in R0ckland, the tides rushing owe
wharf property and into the water from,
streets. The water flooded the lime
shed of A. j. Bird & Co., setting the
lime on fire, 5000 barrels beng destroy
ed, a loss of $6000 Two hilns in til,
shed were not badly damaged.
Later in the day there was another fire
in the lime sheds of White & Co, bu
the loss is not heavy.
The long pier at Crescent Beach owned
by F. NJ. Smith, four miles below, wa
broken up bv the tide.
The b. & NJ. and Maine Central hat
/ trouble with washouts hut in a few day.
/ were running on schedule time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Death of OrrisOn Burrill.

Mi. Orrison Burrill, one of the oldest
residents of Fairfield, who had been con-
fined 10 his home for several months
past by illness, passed away At his home
Oh High street, Wednesday ai2ht IT Isl
Neck Mr.. Burrill VS. Vel l "a
throughout the State AS one n ,he
oldest lumhermen on the kennehte <.
He has always been prom."er - ta~o
atr,irs, ard until within year> Is
taken an active part in all u~r-sinf,
the welfare of tha roUr. u Ia, sstS
attended the Mo'hod chu e. AID eaa-
trhuted literally loH.} is support.
tie leaves wife, one son, George 5.
BurriU of this town, aud a daughter.
Ms. Edward Mayo Of Manchester, be
side many friends u mourn bis loss.
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This wild west Of Ireland Is the nat
nral home of 'poteen." or Illicit whis-
ky. This Is because the loneliness and
remoteness of the spots chosen for
making it, almost inaccessible through
he mountains and boys save to those
Who know something about the coun-
try, are all in favor of the smugglers
escaping detection, while its network
of mountain lakes and small running
streams affords the necessary cold wa
ter for condensing the distilled fumes
Into spirit during the cooling process.
Dear beyond any parliament whis-
ky"-by which expression be denotes
that sort which has paid the tax impos-
fd by the brutal Saxon government
Is this fiery fluid to the heart of every
true peasant son of Connaught. and
daughter, too, for that matter, for the
fair sex, especially If at all up In years.
takes its fair share. And, in the inter
psf of truth, it must be added that
those who inhabit the coast counties
from Kerry to Donegal. inclusive, are
also fully alive to its seductive merits.
Indeed, many doctors-local, of course
will tell you that well made poteen
Is better in sickness than the adulter-
ated whisky usually met with In the
small public houses in this region of
poverty. for in the Connemara country
ut any rate the Illicit whisky is made
of pure malt though rumor has it that
the less particular palate of Donegal.
for instance. Is satisfied with a fire
water mainly made from molasses. po-
tatoes = aye, sometimes from almost
bers' Journal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Banker Routs a Robber

j. Il. Garrison, cashier of the bank OF
Thornville, Ohio, had been robbed of
health by serious lung trouble until
he tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Then he wrote: at is
the best medicine | ever used for a
severe cold or bad case of lung trouble
| always keep a bottle on hand" Don't
suffer with coughs, colds or any throat,
chest or lung trouble when you can be
cured so easily. Only SOC and S1.00,
Trial bottles free
At F. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Patrols on Russian Railroads,

The TlanSSiDerian railroad is very
closely guarded the management feel
Ing personally responsible for the peo-
pie they carry on their trains. The
road Is divided into sections of one
yerst, or five-eighths of mile. In a
neat little log house, usually in gar
den, live the guard and his people. The
average family is IA wife aud five tow
headed children. The houses were
built by the company and evidently
of increasing families. The guard or
member of his family must patrol his
section night and day. He steps to the
side of the track as the train ap-
back into the middle of the track. holds
small green flag in the air at night
lantern. and stands like statue until
the train has entered the next section.
Several guards do duty in the heavy
curves, and frequently they are only n
few hundred feet apart
Much of the track patrolling is done
by women who have proved fully as
reliable as the men The women are
nearly always barcfooted and as they
stand on the track holding the flag
aloft a Siberian breeze toying with
their short skirts. they are fine sub
jects for sculptor a fter a unique mod
el.-Siberian Letter IN Chicago Record.
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spread rapidly, and it was soon demonstrated
hevond doubt that cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer. Evidence has accu-
mulated which is incontrovertible, of which
the following is specimen
Cancer is hereditary in family my father.
Lister and an aunt having died from this dreadful
iisease My feelings may be imagined when the hor-
rible disease made its appearance my side 1t was
a malignant Cancer, eating inwardly in such way
n cause great alarm The disease seemed beyond the
skl of the doctors, for their treatment did good
whatever the Cancer growing all the while
Numerous remedies we're used for it but the Cancer
--ory staad;lv xvorae until seemed that doomed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Auditors Report

The following Auditors report was
inadvertently omitted from the printed
report of the Cornville Town officers.
by the printer, and we give it place in
our columns:
II have carefully examined the books
OF the Selectmen and Treasurer. | find
vouchers for all orders drawn, and the
accounts 70 be correct"
WILLIS c. HOBART, Auditor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, lewiston,
Wed, April 18th, 1900.
At n O'Clock q, m.


for the purpose OF selecting six candidates for
electors of President and Vice president OF the
United state and four delegates at large and
four alter ates to attend the National Republi-
can Convention TO be held at Philadelphia
Pennsylvania. on Tuesday. June 10, 1900, and
transaeting any other business that may prop
ery come before 1t
The basis OF representation will be as follows
Each City, Town and Plantation will be entitled
To one delegate. and for each seventy-five votes
east for the Republican candidates for Governor
IN 1895, an additional delegate, and for fraction
Of forty votes ia excess of seventyfive votes, an
additional del, gate
Vacancies In the delegation Of any City, Town
or Plantation can only be filed by resident of
the county in which the vacancy exists.
The state committee will be In session In the
reception room of the hall at nine O'Clock on the
morning of the convention for the purpose of
receiving the credentials Of the delegates. Del
egates in order to be eligible to participate In the
convention must be elected subsequent to the
date oil the call for this conventions; and dele
gates, under this call, should not be elected to
the State convention to be hereafter called for
the purpose of nominating candidate for gov.
efnor
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, W are in sympathy with
me sentiments expressed in the call of the
republican National Committee for the Repub-
ncan National Convention, are cordially invited
70 unite with the Republicans of the State in
eiecting delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Thursday Jan. 4, 1890.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
Letting Well Enough Alone.

Bohls- see that Il man has invent
ed a typewriter that you just sit down
and talk to and il writes out every
thing YOU say.
Dobbs--I guess I'll keep mine She
doesn't write everything say. and I'm
glad of baltimore American.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08
What's Your FACE Worth?

sometimes a fortune, but never if you
have a sallow complexion, a jaundiced
look. moth patches and olotches on the
skin-all signs of liver trouble. But
Dr.. Kings New Life Pills give clear
skin, rosy cheeks, rich complexion.
Only % cents
At F. Il. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08

'Did your grandmother remember
you in her WIZ
YES: she had clause in ii in
structinG the executors to collect all
the loans she had made me."-Balti-
more News.
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A Gard.

We, the under signed, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a so cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup Of tar IL ii
fails TO cure your cough or cold. W.
also guarantee 25cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded. 6mo4G
II. W. CUSHING, BIXBY & BUCK.
w. II. FULLER. F. II. WING.
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deadly especially
which,
had
elapsed s. s s.
foC Cancer = Winston, N. G.
Our book containing testimonials and vauab
Information will be free address by the Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Results Fatally In Nine
Gases Out Of TenA
Cure Found al Last.

q
noon blood circulating throughout the SYSTEM and although
the sore uceknown the Cancer be cut away the
oo the blood and promptly breaks afesh with
renewed violence
The s. curing Obstinate deepseated
blood diseases which considered ncurabe induced few de
snng try Cancer after exhausng the skill
he without Much to their delight S. Sprove
equal disease and promptly effected The glad
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Some women's feet are so terribly tioklish
that it Is wonder they can ever walk around
on them at all.
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He Fooled the Surgeons

All doctors told Renick Hamilton Of
West Jefferson, O, after suffering Is
onths FROM rectal tiStula, he would die
unless costly operation was performed,
but he cured himself with Bueklen' )
Arnica save, the best in the world.
Surest pile cure aa earth. 21c box
Aft. Il. Wings Drug store.
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CANCER IS DEADLY!

This fearful disease often first appeav
as mere scratch, a pimple. or lump in
the breast. too small to attract any
notice. until, in many cases, the deadly
disease is fully developed.
Cancar can not be cured by a surgical
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-03-08

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
lOc. 25c. II {. c. e fail, druggists refund money
The woman whose husband has the most
enduring love for her is generally marrit q
to the man whose wife feeds him the hest.