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The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
Butler Defeated.

Following is Buffers despatch receiv-
ed in London dated spearman's Camp,
Saturday, January u, Gl0p. m:
ION January 20, Warren drove back
the enemy and obtained possession of
the southern crests of the high tableland
extending from the line of Acton Home
and Hongers Poort 10 the Western Lady
smith hills. From then to January %,
he remained in close contact with the
enemy.
The enemy held strong position on
a range of small kopjes stretching from
northwest to southeast across the pa-
teau from Acton Homes, through Spion
Kop, to the left bank of the Tugela.
The actual position held was perfectly
tenable, but did not lend itself TO an
advance as the southern slope was 30
steep that Warren could not get an
effective artillery position and water
supply was difficulty.
"On January 20, assented to his at
to ckiDg epion Kop, large hill, indeed
a mountain, which was evidently the
key of the position, but was more Access
sible from the north than from the
south.
ION the night of January %. he at.
tdCheu Cpioh hOpi Uul iOuuu III very
difficult to hold as its perimeter was too
large and water, which he had been led
to believe existed, in this extraordinary
season, was found very deficient.
1.-THE crests were held that day against
severe attacks and heavy shell fire.
Our men fought with great gallantry,
would especially mention the conduct of
the second Cameron Indians and the
third Kings Rifles, who supported the
attack on the mountain from the steep
side and in each case fought their way
to the top, and the second Lancashire
fusilers and the second Middlesex, who
magnifcently maintained the best tradi-
tions of the British army throug out the
trying day of January "A, and Thorny-
crofts mounted infantry who fought
throughout the day equally well along
side of them.
"Gen. Woodgate, who was in com.
mand at summit, having been wounded,
the officer who succeeded him decided
on the night of January "a, to abandon
the position and did SO before dawn
January 25.
81 reached Warren's Camp at a. M,
on January %, and decided that a sec.
ond attack upon Spion Kop was useless
and that the enemy right was too
strong to allow me to force it.
accordingly, | decided to withdraw
the force to the south of the Tugela.
AT a. m. we commenced Withdrawing
the train and by a. m, January 81,
Saturday Warren's force was concen.
trated south of the Tugela without the
loss of man or pound of stores.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

pieces Of spruce near tie village have
been cleared, while a large amount Of
poplar is being cut all about there for
mills in the western part If the STATE
The most Of the spruce viii 90 TO Mad
son and Wateryille. while the poplar
will be shipped To Cumberland Mills.
where it will be used. The Somerset
railroad has been obliged TO put ia sey-
eral side tracks for the use Of the ship
pers Of this short lumber, and during
the winter the freight trains on this line
Of road will find az they can do to han.
die this pulp wood ar We. as the other
general freight which will be carried
over the line.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Boston Journal: Il does not surprise
Congressman Littlefield's Maine con-
stituents or his Massachusetts friends to
learn that be is making an extraordinary
impression in Washington as man of
strong individuality, eloquence aad
Judgment. The Journal knew all this
long ago. aud il knew that the Second
Maine District had made 10 mistake
when ii chose Charles E. Littlefield for
the seat which Nelson Dingley made
iilustriOus
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
Presidential Electors Must All Be Chosen
In State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEES
AUGUSTA, MAINE, JAN. 4, 1900.

two Presidential electors at large CORES ponding
to the two United States senators. were nomi-
mated In State convention. and the remaining
electors, corresponding to the members of the
u tied states House of Representatives.. were
nominated by the several Congressional district
conventions.
entirely changed the procedure. Under the law
all Conventions are portion of our election
system and this ballot act requires that candi-
dates to be voted for by the voters throughout
he whole State must be placed In nomination
by convention representing no less constit-
uency than the whole State. Hence all the
candidates of party for Presidential electors
must be nominated IN State Convention and |
have therefore included In the call six electors.
j. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
Duty Calls.

The duty calls of a man are much the
same as the duty calls of a woman
With both sexes call Is obligatory aft
err an evening party, luncheon, a din
ner. a supper, theater party, and
should be promptly made whether the
invitation has been accepted or not
Personal calls must be paid the newly
married, and should be made on their
reception days, IL they have sent out
cards personal call is due the
brides parents II you have been In
yited to the wedding reception. A per
sonal call should be made on young
lady and her mother after the an
nouncement of the engagement of the
former After a death in the family OF
a friend a call should be made by init
mate friends within ten days OF the
death Those who are less intimate cal
within a month. Such calls mean sim
ply the leaving of card, and no effort
Is made to see the members of the fam
lily in mourning. After long absence
from home. friends. OF course, call as
soon as possible.-Leah Lanceford In
Woman's Home Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Lewiston,
Wed, April iIth, 1900.
At n O'Clock a, m.

for the purpose of selecting six candid ates for
United States, and four delegates at large aud
four alter ates to attend the National Republic
can Convention to be held at Philadelphia
Pennsylvania. on Tuesday. June 10. 1900 and
transacting any other business that may prop.
erly come before 1t
The basis of representation will be follows
Each City, Town and Plantation will be entitled
to one delegate. and for each seventy-fiye votes
cast for the Republican candidates for Governor
in 1895, additional dele gate, and for fraction
of forty votes in excess of seventy five votes an
additional dele gate.
Vacancies In the delegation of any City, Town
or Plantation can only be filled by resident of
The county In which the vacancy exists.
The State committee will be In session In the
recepl ion room of the hall at nine o'clock on the
morning of the convention for the pu rpose of
receiving the credentials of the delegates. Del
egates In order to be eligible to parti ipate In the
convention must be elected subsequent to the
date oi the call Tor this convention; and dele
gates, under this call, should not be elected to
the State convention to be hereafter called for
the purpose of nominating a candidate for gov.
nor.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences. are IN symps thy with
the sentiments expressed in the call of the
Republican National Committee for the Repub-
ican National Convent are cordially invited
to unite with the Republicans of the State in
electing delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee
JOSEPH Ii. MANLEY Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Thursday Jan 4, 1870.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
A FrightfuI RIunder

viii often cause a horrible burn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will kill the pain and promptly
heal it. Cures fever sores, ulcers, boils,
corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile cure
on earth. Only % cts. box. Cure
guaranteed Sold
Al F. Il. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
TO refund the money on so cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup OF tar II il
fails TO cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25.eent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded. 6mo46
II. W. CUSHING. BIXBY & BUCK.
W. II. FULLER. +. II. WING.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Judge Richard A. Frye died at Bethel,
Sunday, aged II years. He was presi-
dent of the Oxford Bar and the oldest
practicing lawyer in that section, having
had an Office at Bethel for so years. For
two years he was judge of probate for
the county.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. These Pills change weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy
brain-fag into mental power. They re
wonderful in building up the health
Only 25c per box. Sold
At F, H. Wings Drug Store
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Miss Lillian Tracey of Troy, N. Y,
an employee i'll a collar factory there,
finding when her trial for SANDER was
called that her lawyer was too i'll to
appear and that she could neither get
another nor secure a postponement
decided to conduct her own case. She
did it so successfully and cross exam
ined the witnesses for the prosecution
SO clearly that she was promptly ac-
quilted and was congratulated warm
ly by those who witnessed her efforts.
-Woman's Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

The Rockland Courier Gazette is proud
of Rockland's citizen in Congress, with
the best of reason, aud nominates him
for speaker at some period in the early
future, as follows:
1.-The Speakers chair has twice been
filled by men from Maine-James G.
Blaine and Thomas b. Reed. There
took place on the floor of Congress, this
week, that which demonstrates that the
material of which speakers are created
continues to spring from the soil OF the
pine tree state. In the person OF Charles
+. Littlefeld we look to see Maine, some
day not far distant, for the third time
clothed with the honors of the Speak
ership.'
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

Boston Journal: Five thousand copies
of the strong resolutions of the National
Board Of Trade indorsing the FRYE Ship
plug bill are to be seut out IS the basis
Of similar action by loesl trade assoeis-
lions throughout the country. The bus
mess men of the great ci.ie, sd 50
board States have aireAdv pretty gen
orally gone on recorC fr he -i.. nr- E.
ought TO be possible - 90,
hoiv of sentiment in IN ..,. 80
matter of fact. tterr Is l.' ..'r
= town or g schoHi - fict jH -
which has not something .- s-th, .Ha
welfare of the Amefieau ship
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

A series of South African Reminis-
cences by Sir John Robinson, formerly
governor of Natal. Is begun in The Liv-
ing Age for Jsn. -. Natal from q
woman's point of view will be presented
in paper called Natal Memories" by
Lady Broome, in Tie Living Age for
Feb. 3. II gives al infimste and charm
ing view of the French President, in his
personal and family relations.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
DO you KNOW TT
SpilIer'S Golden BaISanl rq s'ss.

And actually cures Coughs. Cold- and 1r8np.
Every bottle guaranteed. All drngglsts refund
the money If 1t fails 70 cure. Tor sale -
Fred n. Wing, Skowhegan, NE.
Also all medicine dealers 6fn5I
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
TO Cure Nervousness in One Week
To Cure Constipation IN One Week
To Cure Indigestion in One Week
To Purify the Blood in One Week

Take Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea,
25c. II II fails to cure, We will cheerfully
refund your money. Trial size Tree.
Fred H Wing, Druggist IS wster Street.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

thoroughly removing all waste accommodations and 1mpar
ing strength and life to the whole body 1t increases
appetite builds up the energies and sends new life
giving blood throughout the entire system
Mrs Sarah Pike. an Broadway South Boston writes
seventy years DID, and had enjoyed good health
for twenty years sick in different ways, and in
addition. had Eczema terribly on one Of my legs The
said that account of my age, would never be
we'll again took dozen bottles of s. s. and cured me
az rdIa toy rt TINT
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
8. S, S. FOR THE BLOOD

build strengthen
which guaranteed
potash, mercury and other damaging
herbs chemicals whae
Rfeumai
blood
Swift Specific Atlanta Ga
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
NEVER TOO OLD
TO BE CURED.

Great Blessing 10 fss afs ss'' and not Pf'
al o
Old People, II Gives Them ssss;s As;' :s
but is wholly unnecessary. BY keep
blood foify themselves
H6H 0iUuu dllu kil6,
from which they suffer generally 8 B. B. Is
the blood
The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01

4efzsAI feel as we'll ever did in my life"
Mr. W. Loving. of Colquitt. Ga, says: For eight
sen years suffered fortunes from fiery eruption on
my skin. tried almost every known remedy but they
failed one by one and told that my age which is
dxty six was against and that could never hope
20 be we'll again. finally took S. 8. s., and it cleansed
nv blood thoroughly, and in perfect health"
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
CARD OF THE FIRsTBoRN.
Announcement OF the saith Baby's
Arrival - tespanse of the
.lansses.

When the hrstborn arrived In the
house of smith, of Brooklyn, the proud
grandmother went out and had some
small cards engraved with the name
81 the infant. after the fashion OF the
day, says the New York Sun. Next
she rounded up all the cards OF Smith
and MrA Smith. and. having pur.
chased many yards ~ pink ribbon.
proceeded 60 make up little triple
card packets 20 send by mail 20 all
the relatives by way Of notification.
First came the cards of the parent
Smiths, Ia which WIS tied with o bow
Of pink ribbon the very tiny card Of
Miss Smith.
Among othera 10 whom this form Of
notification wus sent were the Josiah
a. JoneHeH. cousins MIR. and Mrs.
Jones have been married many yenrS
and have no children. In the course
Of time arrived the acknowledgements
of the Jones cousins by mail.
why, they've sent cards" cried
Mrs. Smith. Ia great excitement. when
the epIstie was handed In by the post.
man. After the manner of woman
Kind, she Peered curiously through
the envelope when she recognized the
address. Instead Of opening II al once.
IT'S Cousin Marin's writing. And I
do believe there are three cards; two
big ones and "a little one. DO you sup.
pose It's possible that they"
Here she desisted from bypoi heses
and opened the envelope. Inside were
three cards, without doubt; two large
ones and one very tiny one. The large
ones were The regular visiting cards
of Mr.. and Mrs Josiah QuilIaby Jones.
The tiny card was attached by ~.
tie how Of pink ribbon. In big and
boldly linked characters II bore this
brief inscription,
NIT"
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
"GLENcoE MoDDER."
The souI narrowing Name That Has
Been BESTOWED on nm UnIucky
English Infant.

One Of the effects of the present war
in South Africa is To be found in the
registers of births in the several dis.
tricts OF England. some very peculiar
names, arising out of the Transvsal
campaign. having been bestowed by
patriotic but inconniderate parents on
their children. In q populous town in
Lancashire. for instance. there Is lit
tie boy rejoicing in the uncommon
name of "Mafeking," given him In
honor OF his uncle. who formed one OF
the garrison Of that town under Col.
Baden-Powell, while IN one or two IN.
stances the name VOLUNTEER" has been
given TO children as evidence of the
intense interest which has been taken
in the departure Of the "citizen sol
diers" 10 the front.
The names Of several Of the leading
engagements which have up TO the
present been fought figure prominent
ly In these registers. such as Glen
eOe." very popular name for boy
just now: Dundee. /" "ElandT fthe full
name Of "Elandslaagte" having appar.
emily proved too much Of moutbfuD,
and belmont, the last fayoriie name
for girls. while one boy living near
London win have cause in n few years
time 60 bemoaB the hard fate which
saddled him with the name Of ''Glen.
eoe Modder'' With what must be
looked upon as a daring anticipation
Of events, a girl in North London has
just been registered as Roberta Pre-
toris." Speaking Of Pretoria reminds
one that several children already bear
that name. though 20 far no one has
had the courage TO name his offspring
"BIoemfontein;y Kimberley" how
ever. has been utilized several timss.
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
RED-HEADED GIRLS.
Is Found In All Countries of
the world.

The geographical distribution OF
red-headed girls IL. fortunately. wide
They can be found In every inhabited
quarter Of the world. says the 81
Louis Republic.
The So-called dark races are fire.
qnently glorified by glowing locks
The Spnniards are swnrihy az race,
but the purcst blooded Cnstiliann fire.
quently show traces of their Wis
iRothic blood by blue eyes aud red
hair. The lnfanta Eulalls, who visit.
ed this country in 1893. n red headed
Red-haired Italians are fairly nu-
merous la Italy. They are most ma.
merous in the northern provinces,
where there Is the greatest infusion
Of German blood.
And there IL no girl In the world
prettier than n red-haired Italian or
Spaniard, except u be red. haired
American.
In ireland n d.hnired girl IL made
miserable by being called Dane "
This epithst II legacy of thousand
years or more from the time when
the Danes did override the cOnsta Of
Britain.
In n similar manner the Norsemen,
who invaded Sicily centuries ago and
intermarrisd with the inhabitants.
left descendants with cleaning brain
tbatches.
The Turks are light haired. blue.
eyed race. and their children are
everywhere scattered about Asia and
northern Africa
And where there aren't any red
haired girls by nature--ns among The
Moors and ArabS~~the glowing locks
are commonest ~ all The women
all dye their jstty treEsea 20 most
lovely red with henna.
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
HE FEARED THE WORST.
Thought lie HAD water on the Drain
nut uIs Fears Were
GrOundieas.

When the doctor called In response 10 a
hurry up summons, the young man looked
at him with eyes that had an unnatural lus.
ter, and his cheeks suggested fever 10
the man OF science, says the Detroit Free
Press.
"Ah. heavy cold. SCI" ven,ured the doc.
tor,
sure. Lungs a. sore ha boil. cant
talk above a whisper, aud when | cough ia
rather be on rack. hut | want TO he ex.
amined, and don't you overlook spot or
place that IL liable 20 be involved"
The doctor felt, listened, thumpcd aud
questioned, Just heavy cold was the yer.
diet. Narrow escape from pneumonia. but
few days will pu, you all right again.
Certainly. What am here forf Just
take your medicine and stay right In bed
Until say you can move"
Say, doctor. look al me. IL there any.
thing the matter with my brainaY Honest
now"
Not thing Your heads as sound AZ
dollar"
Thank Heaveni IN tell you why ak.
Two evenings ago ] went 10 wedding re.
ceptlon, on foot. Every time | crossed a
street ] dove In over my shoe tops and
when ! got there ] was wet 10 the knees.
by The time ! reached home fslt as though
had jumped into the river I'm kura was
very foolish, but do you know what
thought when | sent for youY"
THAT must have water on the brain"
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
CAREFUL THEIR VOICES.
Fsmoa. Public singers rorego Mnny
Pleasures for the sake OF
Thzir Art.

Adelina Patti has led lif, of self.
denial for the sake of her voice. As u
Young girl she never had any of the
pleasures which fall TO others. SAYS the
Chicago Chronicle Parties. dancing
and fun of every kind were denied her.
Her father and her brother-in-l law. NJ
Strakoseh, who was also her inprtsa.
rio, We're in constant fear that she
would fatigue her voice. One can inn.
agine how bright and lovely child
Patti was, how eager her delight In In
nocnt pleasure. Vel pleasure had TO be
foregone, As TO girlish ilirtations, un-
I'll she married the marquis de Cuux
at "a the little diva had been kept al.
most like a Nun at home aud knew nh.
SolutelN nothing of the world.Z The
pleasures of the table were not for
her, She used To eat only plainly cooked
meat and toast, 50 that even the slight
est indigestion would not impair the
clcnrness OF her voice.
On ordinary days, when Patti has
Ia sing In opera nj night. she dimes off
beef and potatoes and baked apples at
give force AMI apples smoothness 90
the voice. After dinner the prima
donna tasts until she sings. taking be-
tween the acts Of an opera hnmeopath.
ic doses OF phosphorus aud capsicum.
both Of which are beneficial 10 the
throat lftired a cup OF bouillon ls pre-.
pared for her.
Patti never speaks word on the
days when she has 10 sing. Nor does
Nine. Albnnl, who otherwise takes less
care of her voice than the diva and
fears only indigeStib.e food. salmon,
nuts and such like. Roth declare they
never even look" al ten, which hard.
ems the vocal chords nrtween the parts
OF n concert or opera Alhani drinks
glass OF clnret. She believes I'm,
plicitly In the virtues of a cold bath
Melha says; II eat anything. tall,
NIL day and my voice Ia never affected. "
Hut, then, Mclhn's voice and her whole
| physique are singu'Hrly strong and her
nerves are of the steadicst.
Jean DE Rcxzkr, whose throat Is not
strong, and who suffers from change.
nble climates and complains of
the heat of theatcrs behind the
scenes. IL chary of his fine tenor
notes, He scarcely ever goes into
society nowadays. restricts him
self as to diet aud pins his faith ia
bicycling. Nothing, he firmly believes
IL so beneficial To the vocal chords as
to take quiet morning spin In fresh
country air.
Sims Reeves, throughout his whole
professional career. was sedulous IN
nursing his voice. Before singing ht
always sucked lozenRe. in which ht
much believed: II was home made.
OF glycerinc, lemon juice and gum
arabic. Jenny Lind avoided fatigue
OF all kinds, aud whenever she had "a
sing she partook at intervals during
the day Of n soup, prepared with
chicken broth. cream and barley
which was supposed 10 be toftening "a
the voice.
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The imports of crude rubber to this
country in the last 30 years increased
43l per cent.
Germany gets most of the $500, 900
which the United States pays every
year for foreign dolls.
Bituminous coal contains large
amount of tarry substance, kind of
mineral pitch or bitumen.
In Japan handkerchiefs are made of
paper. cords are twisted from il and
limitations of eortlova leather are skill
fully eontriyed from IL.
Prof. Beal. of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. calculates
that one species of sparrow-the tree
sparrow-destroys SIS tons of noxious
weed seeds in seven months in Iowa
alone.
English military men have passed
aeetylene gas signals from Corfe castle
to Bournemouth West Cliff. distance
of II miles, the message being clear 10
the naked eye, says the Acetylene Gas
Light journal.
- party VIII sooh leaNe tlttSburgh
for Arizona TO search the wilds for
rare specimens of American cacti 1t
is planned to make the collection at
the Schenley park conservatory the
finest in the country.
The oolitic limestone, in which Indi-
ana abounds. is said TO be fine material
for the manufacture of Portland ce-
ment, and new industry is likely to
be set up in that state. A 100000
plant is already in sight.
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
bees Are stronR.

Observations made TO test this ques-
tion showed that bees can carry with
ease twice their weight ia honey scv-
eraI bees were caught as they re-
turned 10 their hives laden sisa honey,
and. after fBelosing them In q little
box. they were carefully weighed.
When the bees unlOsded their honey
they we're again caught. placed in the
same box and weighed a second time.
This experiment showed that the
bees when laden weighed three tInses
as much a. when empty. II was there.
fore proved that . bee ear carry
twice its oEn weight in honey. and
can fy very long distances with that
weighf-Iincinnat Enquirer.
The Negro world., 1900-04-28
Innrnrnnm MA.

There was n diversion ~ the Tn.
cleaned spoon lunehroom the other
afternoon a man who had been
notified Of his appointment 10 war
department position in the Philip.
pines. ON account Of his knowledge
81 Spanish. had been celebrating his
forthcoming exile for several hours.
Then he dropped into the Uncleaned
spoon Iunehroom for a bite. Calling
q Tsutonie waiter. he said.
Dish me up a plate o. pork and
beans"
The Teutonie waiter knew the Just.
app0inted-to-the Philippines custom.
er. and he saw his chance.
''Yoost you wait awhile" said he.
+und You ged your Fill.o' beans"
Then the Teutonic waiter sank "a
the floor In . ~ Of uncomfortable
laughter. So great was the excite.
meHt that ensued that three men az
the lunebroom tables were observed
20 remove their hats while they ate.
Washington Post.