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The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
A SIMPLE QUESTION.
SkOwhsgan People Are Requested TO
Honestly Answer This.

Is not the word of representative
citizen of Skowhegan more convincing
than the doubtful utterances of people
living everywhere else in the Union?
Read this:
Veteran John f. Farnham of Sum-
mer st., contractor, says: 81 had slight
backache now and then, but paid little
or no attention to it until | had an
attack of urinary complaint which stuck
to me persistently until was cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by Geo, E.
sampson, the druggist l had heard of
them being a sure remedy for all kidney
and urinary troubles so | tried box.
used second box and that did the
work"
For sale by all dealers; price 80 cents.
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no substitute.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
sprea ads Like WHdfire.

When thug ae the best they be-
come The H. selling" Abraham Hare,
a leading 3IugcjSt Of Bellev' o..
writes: az relic Bilters are rest
selling bitters have handle 20
years" You knoN why? Mos SEES
begin in disorders Of Stoma, .er.
kidneys, bowels, blood and es.
Electric Bitters tones up the stomach,
regulates liver, kidneys and bowels.
purities the blood, strengthens the nerves.
hence cures multitudes Of maladles. 1t
builds up the entire system. Puts new
life and vigor into any weak, sickly, run
down man or woman. Price - cents.
At f. II. Wings Drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

us that clock right?" he asked after
It had struck IL.
"WhyY she answered.
Because if ii is shall have plenty
Of time to catch the IL 80 car"
81 remember now" she said. that
the clock is about 20 minutes SLOW
If you hurry. you will just catch the
car"
During the 90 minutes that he stood
on the corner he arrived at the painful
conclusion that she didn't really love
him as he longed to be loved.-Chicago
Times Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Old Home Week.

At the Portland meeting in the inter
est of Old Home Week constitution
and bylaws were adopted and officers
elected MS follows President, Governor
Powers secretary, Hon. Leroy 7. earle
ton, Winthrop; treasurer, Hon. F. NJ.
Simpson If Carmel. The list OF wee
presdel is Included one from each eUui.-
ty as follows: Androscoggin. f. NJ.
Drew Aroostook, Z. Z. lenurN; Cum
berland, F. L Boo hbS Franklin, j. M.
S. Huntel; Hancock, II. +. H mlu ;
Kennebrc. o. S. flichhorn; Knox. d. n.
Mortland Lineolu. k. 4 Rundlctl; Ok
ford, G. NJ. Atwood; Pruobsco, Henry
Lord piscataquia, W. f. Parsons; Saga
dahoc. 4. &. Plummer; somerset, j. O.
Smith; Waldo. W. C.. Marshall; Wash
ington, $. d Leavitt; York, c. q. Pies
colt. The Ulcers were made The execu-
tive committee and three ladies were
added 10 it, Mrs. VIM. Fry White, Mrs.
w. G.. Spaulding and Mrs |. G. Brown.
The executive committee is to meet at
Portland, Tuesday, August 7'h.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
A Gard.

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on 80 cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of tar If it
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee % cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or m"uey refunded. 6mo46
II. w. CUSHING, BIXBy & BUCK.
W. H. FULLER, F. n. WING.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
A horrible Outbreak.

"Of large sores on my little daughters
head developed into a case of scald
head" writes c. d. Isbll of Morganton,
Tenn, but Bucklen's Arniea Salve com
pletely cured her. It's guaranteed
cure for eczema, letter, salt rheum,
pimples, sores, ulcers ar piles. Only 25c
At F. II. Wings Drug store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
That rhrobbine Headache

Would quickly leave you if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for sick and nervous headaches.
They make pure blood and build up
your health. Only rs cents. Money
back if not cured. Sold
At +. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

Call at SIMPSONS Corner Drug Store
and learn Of the wonderful lsham's Cult
fornia Waters of Lit-possessing sur
prising curative proprielies.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
yARNlSH MAKES DEVICES VARNISR

Floor Paint cost Sc more a quart; makes
it look brighter and wear fully twice as
long as cheaper floor paint sold by j
D. Rawles q Go. 4ml0
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

Even sooner. Foster: "Do all your employees
drop their tools the instant that the whistle
The mere orderly ones have their tools put
away before that time"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

this Last Year of the
XIXth
CEN URY
Again Call Attention TO the Fact that

The Charles Folsom Jones and the Chandler futile
Agencies combined make the oldest and largest nsur-
ance agency in the county-35 years DID, Some OF the
IS companies represented over 100 years DID, Nat
mally The oldest, ngest and bet conpane, grayitate
to an agency like this.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Experience Worth ANYTHING

If person to make business contract of S. 900,
more less extending period of from to
five years, would he take the first blank and the first
lawyer he happened to meet, would he select the
best counsel obtanable? Why the care
and discrimination in insurance contract? OF course
large portion OF the p ope do, but this suggestion is
for he Others
Compan, has ever falt in my agency and one has
ever br mght against them. This record be
paraeled in Somerset County Re Id the statements of
Cos following. Ask Tor complete list of losses paid.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

"Now good digestion waits on appetite and
health on both" II 1t doesn't, try Rurdook
BLOOD Bitters.
In the fashion; Il understand jerks is
suffering with rheumatism" He has T., but
he isn't suffering "What do Won mean"
"He's quite proud aud happy. The doctor
says ii's govt he has"
Diphtheria. sore throat, Group, Instant relief,
permanent cure. DR.. Thomas Eclecuic OIL.
AT any drug store,
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
Insurance Co. of North America,

Union Casualty & Surety
Company.
OF st. Louis, Mo.
Incorporated 1892 and commenced business In
1893 EDW. CLUFF, Pres
Capital paid up In cash. $3.50, O0.0O.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
20 YEARS LOSSES IN sKoWHEcAN.

We wish acknowledge by this the prompness with which
settled represented and thank
gentlemanly received and adjustment made
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

Hawaians call their chief islands
Hah-vwy-ee; we say Hah-wy-ee. 9th
err proper ways of giving well known
Hawaiian names are: Oahu. Homo
lulu. Novice (MauD, Kow-aye tKauah,
Ne-ehow (Niihau. Hee-lo (HIlo). La
hy-na (Lahainal, Ko-hah-la tKohala).
Vowels are ms in Italian and deserve
much care. Hawaiians pay little nj,
tention to consonants Baltimore
News
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26

the indicate the best coees market Chase
Snborn's.~
This seal that has become valuable because the public know
hen they the richly coored pachmentned imported
hes which appears contains coffee which there superior
Like everything else you pay few for the best
puy quality which health and satisfaction which only
bme when is used worth the difference in price,
Chase Snbons Seal coffee packages sgnaze the endorse
lent by built up envabe reputation of being dealers
the finest coffee imported into America
The Somerset reporter., 1900-04-26
THE PENALTY OF POPULARITY

.uetimes is death, as in the case OF
Z fur seal.
He is very well thought of. :
What is the result
He is sought after, even under
cannon of revenue cutters.
Men risk fine and imprisonment
make his intimate acquaintance,
- il means death to the seal.
There IS another sort of seal that
,ov be cultivated without risk to any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
Broke the Roulette Bank.

From
He was a small unkempt fellow. lie
leaned against the roulette table IN the
Park Row gambling room and watched
the little white ball spin and drop into
the sockets of the wheel A well-patron-
lied game was in progress and the play
ers were lined so closely about the taple
that even elbow room was at a premium.
zone dollar a stack, yelled FsGgeIsi; tli 17
croupier, from force of habit, adthoush az ~
the coiors were in use 1ney re Oh
again. he shouted as ne sent the ps1ii
spinning once more me lins splrSiaS S
Rodgers s.Open figure, gentlemen and
nobody therei -
The little man apparently was mucn en-
crossed in the play His eyes oa le7 eii IL
he followed every turn OF the Wneei a. Il
it had a fascination for him. AT length
he walked away and went 70 anotner
table in the opposite corner OF tnS HooI1-
Nealy one of the partners IN the estaD>
lishnent, was behind the wheel
How much did you say II Was a StscA'
please?' asked the man.
Observing the fellow appearance close
" Nealy replied. One dollar 70 you
But 1 guess you don't care 10 beat US
do your -
Just then a well-dressed man who was
well known in the place approacheo the
table. He had the reputation OF Delng an
easy customer and Nealy greeted nm al
fably-
dressing his remarks prlnclpaiiS 70 me
unkempt stranger The Welt-dresseo man
bough five stacks. When these were gone
he purchased i've more he was unAucky
and after dropping $50 quit
I guess III take stack sad the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
DALY'S HEIRS OBJECT.
Do Not Want to Pay New York In
heritance Tax

New York, Dec. 15.-Whether Marcus
DAILY was citizen of New York or
Montana is a question which may have
to be decided by the courts in. order to
oelermlne the amount of inheritance tax
to be collected.
If 1t is found that the dead million
aire was resident of the western
state his estate can be taxed for only
tnese holdings Of personal kind in
New York If it is established that he
was citizen of this state the state
comptroller Will instruct the appraiser
to collect death tax on his entire per
sonal fortune
The heirs of the late copper king
contend that his residence in New York
was OF only a temporary nature; that
he voted in Montana and always
claimed that state as his place Of abode
Those who look after the collection of
the inheritance taxes for the state will
insist that this state was the real home
of the millionaire
It was learned yesterday that the will
of Marcus DAILY, delay in the filing of
which has caused great speculation
will not be probated in New York In
accordance with their contention that
the millionaire was a citizen of Mon
tana, his attorneys will offer his will
for probate in Anaconda, Silver Bow
county, Montana.
William ScalIon the legal adviser of
Marcus DAILY, left Friday for Butte,
where he will confer with w w Dixon
a lawyer of that city who will present
the win for probate
The amount of the fortune left by
Marcus Daily is variously estimated
from $50, 600 900 to S35, 600, 600
1t will be difficult 10 determine lust
how much the copper king was worth
for in addition to his huge mines at
Butte and Anaconda, now being worked
he owned more than sixty mines not
developed, all Of which promise the in
exhaustible yield of those now operated
The holdings of Mr.. DAILY in New
York were large. In addition to his
Fifth avenue home he had interest in
several large race courses.
Not until the contents of the will are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
MAKE LIFE MISERABLE.
IT'S the Little Things That Do So.

How frequently You hear people COM
plain of only d slight case of piles"
often claiming that the trouble is mere
ly temporary, induced by costiveness, or
sedentary habits.
It may be some satisfaction to console
yourself in this way. but it is much
better to check the trouble at once You
can't do it too soon.
In time these little rectal tumors will
grow from the size of a grape seed,
until a knot of them results as large as
pigeons eggs.
These become infiamed and tender to
the touch and cause itching, singing
and throbbing pain
Thus the disease continues from bad
to worse until the patient can bear the
annoyance no longer.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is a perfectly
safe and certain cure for piles in any
of these stages. It goes to the very
source of the trouble and drives out all
Inflammation, causing the tumoFs to
subside, and the membranes to resume
their normal, healthy condition.
Piles lead to too many complications
to trif1e with every remedy that comes
along. People have found it pays to
use a standard remedy like the Pyramid
Pile Cure which for ten years has been
tested in thousands of cases.
Physicians use the Pyramid Pile Cure
in preference to surgical operations, be-
cause they know it contains no cocaine,
morphine or poisonous drug and beca use
il is no longer an experiment.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is in suppose
tory form to be used at night and
causes no detention from business, is
painless and costs but so cents at any
drug store in the United States ano
Canada
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

made known will it be definitely re-
vealed who will be the beneficiaries of
Marcus DAILY. Most of the estate, it is
said has been left without any restric-
ton to his wife, who can provide for
her daughters as she wishes. It was
proverbiaI that Marcus Daily didn't care
for fortune hunters to appear about his
home. 1t would surprise none of the
friends of the millionaire if a clause
appeared in his will instructing his
should wed a foreign nobleman-
Mr.. Scallon, who for years was a
close personal friend of Mr.. DAILY, will
advise his widow in all affairs concern
ing the disposition of the estate.
The mooted question of the citizen
ship of the copper king promises to be
the most perplexing feature for the
heirs to fight out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
EMERSON WRECK
Famous Minstrel Almost Down
in the Gutter.
He Once Drew $500 a Week For
His Work.
HAD 100000 ONE TIME.
Took to Liquor and Soon 1t
Was ALI Gone.
Now Does His Turn For a Drink
Of Whisky.

Cincinnati, Dec. 15.-"See that man
over there?'' asked one of a group of
theatrical men in front of the Vine
Street opera house last night.
He pointed a shabbily dressed man
who was slowly hobbling down the
street with the aid of a cane. A rusty
hat was pulled down over a face that
hadn't seen a BARRIERS care for fort
night The man was Billy Emerson.
the famous minstrel of byEone days
That was the man whose wonderful
voice and irrepressible fun had charmed
millions and brought him several for
tunes Today he is a wreck.
Liquors to blame remarked the
man who had pointed him out BILLY
can't let her alone, and now, instead or
singing for $500 a. week, a glass of cheap
whisky is all he asks for. Can ne sing!
Yes indeedi The other night in a saloon
l heard some one singing / m as Happy
as a Big Sunfower' That's the song,
you know, Billy made famous, ana
something about the voice recalleu 70
me the times I had heard Billy. then
one of the highest salaried men in the
business, sing it. l walked into the
place and saw that the singer, greasy
looking fellow, in frayed clothing, was
none other than the famous end man,
Billy Emerson, doing a turn for glass
of whisky that a few years ago any
manager would have been glad to give
him $500 a week to do. Although we
recognize me
Andy Giliigan and some other friends
of his in this city have made several
attempts to get him to 60 to the nos
pital but he won't go, and now they
are going to have the authorities take
him in charge, for he can't last long at
the pace he is going.
It was only a few years ago when
Emerson had $1,000 600 in bank in San
Francisco, where his wife still resides,
and where Emerson's A1instrels was the
show of the town. As an end man ne
had no peer and he always made a big
salary His sweet voice and his grace
full dancing made him one of the most
popular Of Ministries, and his salary was
seldom less than $500 a week he ac-
cumulated a fortune and then fOoHshly
tried to increase it by speculatlng IN
stocks but he was not fortunate, ana
then he tried to beat the races, with the
usual result. 1t was when his money
was almost gone that he commenced 10
drink hard, and then his downfall was
rapid His appetite for drink caused
him to lose many good engag eTnents,
and now, from a high-priced singer ne
has dropped to the gutter. living IN
cheap lodging houses when he can Dor
row money from some of the profess
sionals who knew him in his prosperous
days. ii,
induce him to sing some of the old
songs which made him such a faVor1te
with theatergOers- He can no longer
dance for his legs are crippled, and II
he is not placed in some hospital ms
voice will soon be gone. His last pubic
appearance in Cincinnati was about fVe
Years ago. when he was at Peoples
with Weber & Fields and their own
road show. Then he was getting $500
week.
Emerson has been seen in Topeka
with Primrose and West and other well
known organizations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
WOMAN BANDIT DYING.
Esther Vance Who Robbed Trains
and Killed a Victim of Wounds.

Virginia City, New, Dec 19-EstneF
Vance is dying. To the present genera
tiou this means nothing: to people whose
recollection goes back 20 years 1t means
much of romance and daring Esther
Vance was. in her day. the star girl
bandit of the United States wounded
MANY times, chased often by posses OF
determined men, imprisoned once IN the
penitentiary, she has lived to end her
days as quietly as country houseWlIe
of a city seamstress- Her nome IS
squalid hut on the mountain side where
once she rode and robbed
Esther Vance was born in st. Charles,
Mo- nearly 40 years ago Her father
was a banker. In her teens the girl was
remarkable for her wit and vivacity, her
music and her literature Beautlfut,
clever, daring, she soon made for her
self a place in the society of her home
town that eclipsed any ones. Her con-
tempt for her girl companions was
marked. They tried to ostracise her IN
revenge; they failed
One day Esther Vance disappeared In
1874 she suddenly reappeared in San
Francisco She wanted to go on the
stage There was no opening. So she
commended herself with giving exhibit
lions in saloons with handsome brace
of silver-mounted pistols which she al
ways carried.
Il hate the conventional life" she al
ways declared.
But never a breath of scandal attach
ed to her name. One day woman pa
tient was admitted to St. Luke's hospi-
tai in San Francisco. She had several
gunshot wounds and two broken ribs
The San Francisco police records bore
no account of how this could have hap
pened. 1t was q weeks mystery, and
then everybody forgot it. She was Is
Their Vance, but no one guessed.
Next came the loldup Of the Califor-
MIA express in Napa Valley. Three per-
sons made the attack and were wound
ed by the valiant messenger, who did
his best to defend the treasure intrusted
to him by Wells, Fargo & Co. All three
got away. The robbers were holly pur-
sued but made off to the eastward,
crossing the American river some 80
miles above Sacramento, where further
trace of them was for the time lost \
few days later Perome Lincoln. a direc-
tor in the Bank of California, received
by post all the bank checks and drafts
which had been taken from the train
The incloSure had been posted at
Marysville- It had been addressed IN a
flowing female hand, and neatly done up
and sealed with a curious stamp repre-
senting a female shooting down a man
with a pistol and carrying the Spanish
inscription La Vengodora" feminine
form of The Avenger).
This was Esther Vance, turned stage
rObber and adyen turess- She had been
wounded in the ARRAY and the physi-
clan who attended her notified the auth
critics.
Train robbery after train robbery oc-
CURED after this along the line Of the
Central Pacific. and slowly the form OF
Esther Vance began to figure in all of
them She was finally identified in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

SPENT here n the ne weegr t two in and quality o gi
o o
ofnewW Water Sets e agt me O Decorated Iamps Topeka and
want tas pre A o
saving nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

cans String Beans. Observation-Disclosures Is
cans NanCamp's Baked Beans,
Tomato Sauce INSTRUMENTATION. 20
Monarch Pumpkin, per can......-.. 10
cans Hart extra Sifted Peas....... .25
l can French Peas. is
cans lbs solid pack Tomatoes. .25
1 can Monarch Tomatoes. 10
cans Van Camps Soup. -25
Star LObsters per can..........-.... 30
Monarch Shrimp, per can...-....... .25
3 cans BOneleSs Herring. ........... -25
Warren's Al Salmon, per cam. .1S
Red Salmon, per can...-............. 10
Cherrystone Oysters, per can...--... 1919
3 cans, 1 10 Oysters. %
Oil Sardines Observation-Disclosures. .O5
cans Mince Meat. .25
cans Clipped Beef. Is
6 cans Potted Ham or Tongue. %
Fancy Mushrooms, per can.......... 20
Eagle Milk per can ................. is
If you want something that is nicer
than fresh fruit try a can Of Monarch
Canned Fruit.
SUNDRIES.
2 pkgs. fancy Condensed AIince
Meat ........ ...... Is
3 lbs fancy Mince Meat............. .25
New England Mince Meat.......... 10
lbs full cream New York Cheese. .35
/ 10 full cream Kansas Cheese. .... Is
pkgs. Friend Observation-Disclosures. is
Il lbs Bulk Scotch Oats-.-.----.--... rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
In Our QUEENsWARE DEPT. You
Will Find Bargains.

China Mustache Cups and Saucers %
Fancy China Cups and Saucers.... ID
Child's Cup and Saucer-............. .o5
Ilalte ~
Fancy China Plates. %
Fancy China Match Safes. 10
Toothpick Holders ...-............. 90
China Oat Meal Saucers. ...-........ 10
China Mush and Mix Sets. 30
China Pitchers ...................... .25
Fancy Tea Pot Stands. IS
Fancy China Salad Dishea........- 30
Fancy China Berry Sets............. 100
China Brush and Crumb Tray. .55
China Pin Trays .....-...-.......... 10
China Pepper and Salts.......,...... .v5
SHAVING Mugs ......-......--.......~ ~
enid Mugs .-...+....-..-.-4...-+- .N1
Fancy Smoking Sets................. .eS
Fancy Decorated Lamps. ....-....-. LOO
Fancy Bon Bon Dishes.+.-...-...... %
China Syrup Pitchers. ...........-... 40
BY comparing our prices on all kinds
of Queensware you viii readily see
that our prices are lower than the
price you pay elsewhere.
MAIL ORDERS Filled All Week at
These Prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
RED MAN NOT DYING OUT.
His Percentage of Increase Far Ex-
cells White.

Washington, Dec. 15.-That the Ameri-
can Indian is not. as has been generally
believed, dying out. and that there IS no
likelihood that the race will soon become
extinct, is shown by official census re-
turns just announced
The nopulation of the Indian Territory
is ss1. $50 as against 1so,1s2 in 1880. an in
crease Of HIS per cent.
ceIitage Of increase of the largest cities
% New 1n York city increased only SO per
The four largest tribes and the new pop
ulation figures are: Cherokees, III III oa4
Chickasaw 139, 260:i Choctaws, 996Sl
Creeks, 40, 6S4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

1 10 fancy Lemon Peel-....... Is
l 10 fancy Orange Peel. Is
1 Id London Layer Raisins. ...... Is
lbs California. Raisins. ......... %
1 ID fancy ApricOts. Observation-Disclosures. 1872
l I'd California Peaches. ............ 10
Raisin cured Prunes, per fb..... .05
lbs large fancy California Purnes %
2 lbs fancy Silver Prunes. .... .25
Tbs fancy Dates. Observation-Disclosures. .25
1 ID fancy Layer Figs. 10
10 fancy Raspberries. .............. .25
fb Dried Blackberries. ........... 10
CANNED GOODS.
p cans Table Peaches. .25
p cans Table Apricots. ......... rs
81 cam California Table Green
cages .--...----.--.... 10
BIB can Red Cherries. 10
BIB can California. Table Grapes. -. 10
3-fb can Table Pears. 10
BIB can California Table Lemon
Cling Peaches. .......... ........ .25
BIB can California Table Sliced
reaches ..--.--.-...-- ..-..-.-.: 20
gallon can California Peeled
Peaches OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AZ
Gallon can Apples .............. rs
Monarch Garden Beets, per cam. Is
can fancy Corn Observation-Disclosures. 10
can Lilac fancy Succotash. ...... 1215
cans Sugar Corn. Is
cans Lima Beans. Is
cans White Wax Beans. -15