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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

The Empress Dowager of China, ap-
psrently, has little confidence in the ma
tions who captured the capital of her
country, and purposes to set up seat of
of government elsewhere Affairs seem
to go about as she says In China. She
seems to be the ruling power in that
disturbed country, still.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

The celebrated Erasmus. although
native OF Rotterdam, had such an aver
sien TO fish that the smell of 1t threw
bim into n fever. Ambrose Pare had a
patient who could never see an eel
without fainting and another who
Of q card
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

The Columbia defeated the Constitu-
ton, Monday, in race at Newport, R.
l., but there were misfortunes that hap
pened to each yacht that makes it diff
cult for even experts to tell which Is the
faster craft. The lead was about one
minute, which is very short time on a
race of 30 miles. Nothing to brag Of.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

A set of unoccupied farm buildings In
the town of Clinton, consisting of a
house and three barns, owned by Mr..
Morrison, were struck by lightning and
burned to the ground, Tuesday afternoon.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

Three drowning accidents occurred at
Lewiston on Sunday last, and others are
noted In other parts of the State. 1t is
the season when many indulge In bath
ing and the unusually high temperature
Of late has had the effect to increase the
Indulgence, and, unfortunately, increase
the casualties.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

Change has been made in the Somer-
yet mail route, Bingham to The Forks,
as follows: Leave Bingham daily ex-
cept Sunday at p. NJ. Arrive at The
FORKS at Z p. m. Leave The Forks daily
except Sunday at a. m. Arrive at
Bingham at u m.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

The Eastern Maine Insane Asylum has
at last opened its doors for inmates and
begun business. 1t has been long time
getting ready but has met many diff
culties
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

II wish to truthfully state to you and
the readers of these few lines that your
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is without ques-
ton, the best and only cure for dyspep-
sia that | have ever come in contact
with and have used many other prep
arations. John Beam, West Middlesex,
Pa 1t will digest all kinds of food and
can't help but do you good. Geo, E.
sampson
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

Gov. Hill has appointed the following
as commission to the Pan-American
Exposition and also to the South Caro-
lima Interstate and West Indian Expo
sition to be held at Charlestown, SxMC.
from December 10 June next: EP.
Kicker Of Poland Springs, +. NJ Bland.
ing of Bangor, aud William A. Wheeler.
Nj. D., Of Portland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

A bad complexion generally results
from inactive liver and bowels In all
such cases, DeWitt's Little Early Risers
produce gratifying results. Geo. E.
Sampson,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

The piles that annoy you so will he
quickly and permanently healed if YOU
use DeWitfs Witch Hazel Salve. Be.
ware of worthless counterfets. Geo.
+. -ampsoa.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

What man lacks in his head he
lust make up in his egs.-Atehlson
Globe
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

1t is easier to keep well than get
cured DeWitt's Little Early Risers
taken now and then. will always keep
vour bowels in perfect order, Geo. E,
Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04

Stops the Cough and works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold
in one day. No Cure. no Pay. Price IS cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04
Need of Good RnndE.

There is no more important i'm
proyement needed In our country than
good roads. Good roads mean better
people. Good roads mean more bust
ness for the merchants. Good roads
mean Improvement in value of our real
estate.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-04
The Somerset Reporter

ENTERED AS sEooND GLASS MAIL MATTER
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
smALr BOY AND rne MORSE.

-.
Acts that Stamp the Human WITH tne
Badne of Nobility.
What .nuIsances these small boys are
sometimes. The streets are fun Of
them They play tricks upon .. They
snowball our tall bats. They steal up
behind % and pIacard our backs with
Il am blind" or Wanted to buy 100
cats" We are made aware OF II. only
by the people who pass Us. stopping
and pointing and sneering at. IA How
angry we are! And then we discover
peeping around the corner three or four
small boys. They are 80 comical We
burst into laugh: that is, II We are
wise. and remember that we hare been
boys ourselves some time In the past
And "a the incident passes with the
comment. Boys will be boys"
For our part. we like small boys. We
can get along with their prankR. We
can endure the noise they make. muddy
footprints on the carpet pillow fights
In the morning when we would Ike to
sleep. the new suits all bedraggled and
muddy with holes In the knee. the
stubbed toe that must be washed and
done up. bedlam In the house In gem
eral. Why this moralizing upon the
subject Of the small boy? you ask.
Just this We saw small boy. a. we
were passing along the crowded street,
stop and caress a horse. 1t was not
a royalty bred. hish-toned beauty, but
an ordinary work horse. standing wear
lily by the sidewalk waiting for "Get up
here" and perhaps the lash Of the whip.
The: boy was eating an apple. he
stopped and patted the horse. he gave
him part Of his apple. BE caressed
his nose. placing II against his face.
You should have seen the mutual quick
understanding between horse and boy.
Would we trust that boy7 Surely we
would with uncounted money. His
frank. honest face, his eyes speaking
sympathy and kindness, intelligence
and pent-up fun and life, were an index
OF his character and natural bent that
were unmistakable. Boys, you are
soon to be men. Such incidents as the
above are worth your consideration.
They are indexes of what you are and
what you may hope to be. They have
reflex influence upon you. too. that
will help you in after years. The boy
was understood by the horse; the OBJ
serving man understood the boy a.
well-BostonF Traveller. ~.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
HIGH PRAISE.
Rev. Enoch Hill, of Grand juno
ton, Iowa, Endorses DR..
Williams Pink Pills for
R Pale People ti2E
From the Erie Headlight, Grand Junction. Ia.

From the Erie Headlight, Grand Junction, Ia.
No higher praise can be offered nor
better references given concerning
the virtues of Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People than the many
voluntary testimonials from minis
tiers of the gospel which have come
from all parts of the country. One
of these is from Rev. Enoch Hill,
pastor of the M. e church of Grand
Junction, Iowa, who says:
II am a firm believer in the eff
cacy of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, the remedy having been.
used in my family with highly graft
flying results. For three or four years
i was sufferer from general debility.
/ seemed to be lacking in vitality,
was tired out most of the time and
sleep gave me no rest or refreshment.
/ was troubled with headache much
of the time and my illness incapaci-
tated me for energetic work in my
pastorate.
"a sister-in-law living in Nebraska,
who had suffered very much and who
had used DIR. William s Pink Pills
with good results. recommended
them to me and ! decided to try
them. / had taken but two or three
doses of the pills when l found that
they were helping me, and further
use of the remedy brought such relief
that am glad to offer this public
recommendation of. DR.. William s
Pink Pills for Pale People in the
interest of suffering humanity.
''My wife was troubled much as 1
was and the pills also proved of great
benefit in her case.
l have recommended the pills to
many whom I have met in my work
and am always pleased to indorse the
medicine, the excellence of which
has been established within my own
observation.
Signed, REV. ENOCH HILL.
At all druggists or direct from DR..
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
N. Y, on receipt of price, 80 cents per
box; six boxes, 50. so. ssss-.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

OF late days have noted, says re.
cent writer, . considerable number Of
reputed cases Of the occurrence OF
live frogs and ;toads in what were NJ.
legged to be solid rocks. This Is, of
course, an old, old story that appears
to possess perennial powers Qike the
toad of revivifcation. l had thought
that Dean auckland Gather Of the
genial Frank) had exploded the toad
in the rock myth once for all. The
Dean inciosed toads and frogs In cells
cut In blocks Of stone. and buried them
three feet deep In his garden. Herr
The eonditions were even less rigorous
than those under which the arnphibians
are reported to survive for ages In the
ttsolid rock" Dean Buckland's t0ads
were nearly all dead by the end Of the
first year Of entombment and none sur
yived the second year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
COINS QUEER HISTORY.

How q Quarter Cemente Friendship
,Betwe.n Business Rivals. 80
= There is a proprietor of a popular
cafe in a downtown cross street who
guards as his chiefest treasure worn
and battered coin which was struck
from the mint in 1869. The coin Is
only 25-cent piece, but it Is safe to
say-that $25 could not buy 1t, and the
reason why is this:
When the owner Of the coin opened
his cafe shortly after the Civil War.
he chose good location, and this fact,
coupled with his own vigorous person
atty, brought him a Hourishing trade.
His business grew so rapidly that an
other cafe was opened by rival d.
rectly across the street. The newcom-
er announced that he was after a part
Of the trade In the neighborhood. and
that, what was more, he was going
to get it. His attitude was distinctly
defiant. and the customers OF the es-
tablished cafe wagged their heads SOL
EMMY and said that trouble was brew
Ing. - sxfsrs ~
On the day that the new cafe was
opened a crowd Of idlers filled the place
and waited for something to happen.
They were not disappointed, for in the
middle of the morning In strolled the
restaurateur from across the street,
and. throwing q shining quarter on the
bar, he asked his rival to have some
thing to drink. So the men drank,
while the crowd gaped and wondered
who would strike the first blow. But
no blows were struck. On the con-
trary, during the afternoon the owner
Of the new cafe took the same coin
which his rival had used in the morn
ing, and. walking across the street.
treated in turn.
The operation was repeated the next
day. and every day for thirty years.
Meantime the piece of money grew
worn and old. and the two men grew
worn and old, too. At last the pro-
prietOf Of the newer cafe died, and the
other man was the chief mourner at
his funeral. and when 1t was all over
he put the battered quarter In q safe
place and vowed never to part with II
this side OF the Tine separating him
from one who had been both his rival
and his friend. New York Nail and
Express. s-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

eerous, nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are just 90 many calls from
nature for help. The nerves are cry.
ing out for assistance. The cry should
be needed in time. Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was pre-
pared to meet the needs OF woman'a
system at this trying period Of her life.
It builds up the weakened nervous
system, and enables . woman TO pass
that grand change triumphantly.
81 was . very sick woman, caused
by Change of Life. / suffered with hot
Pushes, and fainting spells. l was
afraid to 60 on the street, my head and
back troubled me 90. was entirely
cured by Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetar
BILE Compound. MRS. JENNIE No1LE,
500 Keyser st., Germantown, Pa.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
A Polish Weddine.

A curious marriage was recently cele-
brated at Grocholetz, in Poland, where
q peasant at the age of 50 led to the
altar maiden Of 10 summers Among
the 200 guests invited to the wedding
were eleven sons Of the bridegroom by
former marriages, the eldest being 60
years old and the youngest II. There
were also sixty-three grandchildren,
thirty-nine great-grandchildren. TWEEN
ty-one children OF the fourth eeneration
and four Of the fifth.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
A WIRE FENCE MIRACLE.
Interesting Discovery As important IS the
Head to a Pin.

Interesting Discovery Is Important IS the
Head to Pin.
The fences in the United States
cost IS, 62S, 1872, 100. The average
county has paid $1,000, 900 for its
fences-all paid by inhabitants-you
and yourn eighbor. tfS
Did you know this before? Such
an immense sum of money seems in
credible, yet it is the correct amount
Also it is fact that fences cost more
than all other farm improvements
combined! 1t is absolutely essential
to the preservation of your property
and stock that you have good fences
and keep them in good order. This
fence question is always pressing
itself upon you, and the stupendous
aggregate cost of fences renders the
subject worth the most careful con-
sideration. .< 49,
Untold trouble has been expert
enced for many years and the general
advance along the line of improve
ment has resulted in the widespread
substitution of wire fencing for the
various forms of wood fences. But
: with the new era of wire fences the old,
old fact that anything is only as
strong as its weakest part has been
time and again conspicuously demon
strated. Wire fencing in all its var
ious applications TO different pur-
poses is undoubtedly taking the lead
in the construction of the world s
fences today. This is so because it is
the most economical and most dur
able, even in its earlier and cruder
forms.
The great drawback to all iron
fencing has been the difficulty of Sc
curely fastening the joints (wire to
wire) so that thev will not slip.
These joints have always slipped.
They constitute the one weak point.
If they become loose the whole fence
soon goes. That has been every
ones experience and is the base of all
trouble with wire fencing.
Recently a genius solved the prob.
lem by inventing clamp which
pluuo VIC WlIc anu DeuuS anu all
chors" joint into perfect security.
The thing is so simple that people
wonder why someone did not think oil
it before. But the important point is
that the clamp does its wonderful
work unerringly, and from now on all
wire fences can be made tenfold more
durable. OF course the big parent
company that secured the patent fol
this wonderful "anchor clamp" is
having a phenomenal success. "An.
Choir" fences are multiplying like hot
cakes everywhere, for the discovery oil
the "anchor clamp" in wire work is
comparable to the deed of the man
who invented the head to the ordinary
pin Of commerce, and an old-fash.
Toned wire fence can be converted
into an anchor" fence if you have
some of the little "anchor clamps
and pair of pinchers. The Portland
Anchor Fence Company, which ha.
its headquarters at TAP Nicolai street
Portland, Or, controls the sale O
''anchor" fences in the Northwest
and they send very interesting
pamphlets and pictures, telling al
about fences, free of cost, to anyon,
who sends them his address. ~
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
peace IN the philippines.

Peace in the Philippines is bound to
prove profitable to all concerned. Warning
conditions, whether they be in the Philip
pines or in the human stomach, are equally
disastrous. If your stomach has rebelled.
there is one authority that will quickly
subdue il. 1t is HOstetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, and it cures constipation. indigestion,
biliOusness, nervousness and dyspepsia.
See that private Revenue Stamp covers
the neck of the bottle,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
A Poor Subject.

81 don't believe in hypnotism,"
said Mr.. Smart in the presence of Mr..
Sumner, a veritable Svengali in the
hypnotizing business, ''becausen of
one has ever been able to hpynotize
me-"
"Well," observed the professor,
cuttingly, ''the exception only proves
the rule. 1t is scientific fact that
people who have no brains cannot be
hypnotized." b
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

81 can't understand all this prelim'
mary talk about that duel these
Frenchmen are going to fight, said
the eminent pugilist.
His encourage begged him to am
plify his views.
"Well, as / understand it, the event
isn't to be pulled of under the
auspices of any athletic club, and
there is to be no gate money Il
divide. "
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

r The most important period II . 10
mans existence. Owing to modern
methoda Of living, not one woman in
: thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
. train Of v6ry annoying and some
times painful symptoma
= Thoee dreadful hot Aashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until Il
seems ready TO burst, and the faint
feeling that folloUs, sometimes with
chills, - II tho heart were going TO
stop for good, arc symptoms OF > dan
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
whites Misappreheasioa.

Willie Boerum entertaining his
sisters caller)-Do you like baseball
very much, Mr.. Jamaicaf
Mr.. Jamaica-I never played ball
very much, Willie. / enjoy golf
Willie Boerum (disappointedly)-
Why, hear pa tell Susan you was a
great catch.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
Do Good to Somebody.

To shake of trouble we must set
about doing good to somebody. Put
on your hat, and 60 to visit the poor
inquire into their wants and admins
ter unto them. / have often tried
this, and found it to be the best med
icine for heavy heart.-A. ]. Sym
ington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

Willie had been told that when q
hen was heard cackling around it is q
pretty sure sign she has laid an egg.
One day he ran to his mother in an
excited manner and exclaimed:
"Oh, mamma, l just heard the
cuckoo in the clock make a noise.
I'll 60 down and see if she's laid an
egg"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

"You speak with great positiveness
about the sincerity Of your friend s
religion"
"There can be no doubt whatever of
it's sincerity" was the answer.
why, sir, that man would rather 60
to church on Sunday than play golf. "
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

Learn to take pictures. The "a. B.
G. of Photography" tells you how to
do it. The best book on photography
ever written. Your dealer can get it
for you. Camera Craft, $50 Suffer
street, San FarncicO, Cal.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

Magistrate - Well, young man.
what excuse have you for taking the
picture when you were forbidden to
do il? sig 81 tsx
| Young Man Judge, / didn't know
nv camera was loaded. @
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
The Remedy.

Stern Professor Ito nervous stu
dent in homeopathy)-On the prin-
ciple, then, of like cures like, what
would you order in case of delirium
tremens?
Wouldn't some form of snakeroot
fill the bill?"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

When q servant girl leaves. the
woman a the house always says. in
telling about It: ''She said & was the
easiest place she ever had; still she
wouldn't stay"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

"No, l have nothing for you" said
the housekeeper, sternly. and
don't you come here after dinner
again."
''Beg pardon, lady" replied Hum
cry Hawkes., "but didn't suppose
you'd have dinner over dis early in de
day. You amt very stylish, are
ver2'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
srAr. o, ONO, crr or TOLEDO. , :,

Lucas COUNTY. 8t
FRANK J. CHHNEY makes oath that he n the
senior .parter Of the firm Of +. J. CHENEY & Co.,
doing business in the City Of Toledo. County
and State Aforesaid, and that said nrm will nav
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for esch
and every case-of Catarrh that cannot be cured
BY the uSe of HALLS CArARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in nv
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D. ls01
l0u( A. W. GLEASON,
t-rS Netasy Pubste
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally and sots
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces q
the system. Send Tor testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.
Sold BY druggists, use.
Halls Family pills are the beat.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
If Thew ONLY Knew.

Waggs-Boston women who ride
cross-saddle fashion are being talked
about all over the country.
Daggs-Yes; I'lllbet-if the Puritans
had foreseen it they wouldn't have
landed in Massachusetts,.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

1.-THE bridegroom was late in COM
ing to the wedding, wasn't he?"
"Yes; he had allowed only an hour
for getting his. hands thoroughly
clean"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
HIM.
This signature il on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative Bromo.Q uinine Tablets
the remedy that cures cold In one oey
Apprehension,

First Old Codger - No, I haven't
been at the club today. e-----
Second Old Codger - So they told
me. was afraid something might
be wrong-thought you might be
married.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

''Miss Vinagaree, they don't haze
the freshies at Vassar college, do
they?"
"Don't they, thought They made
me buy pound after pound of almond
buttercups and stand and watch them
while they ate them"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

Young man, why you stand on
the bridge every day with that life
preserver on?"
"S-s-sh, don't give me away. One
of these heiresses may fall overheard. :"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
At Carnival Time.

eff you dislike her, why do you
visit her," was asked, after the
maiden had expressed her opinion OF
the absent one.
"Oh, all the parades pass her
home" was the satisfactory reply.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
Roadsters for Governor Barnes,

- The school teachers Of Oklahoma
have given Governor Barnes of that
territory pair of driving horses IS .
recognition of his work for the public
schools of that territory.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

POGO, Promo, Korona, Graphic, Cy-
clone, Vive, Hawkeye, Al-Vista cameras
and Eastman kodaks in stock. Send
for special catalog Of any of them.
Kirk, Geary & Co., $50 Suffer ST., ST.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
A cheap Shave.

There are places on the Bowery in
New York where a man can get q
shave for 3 cents. For 2 cents more
he can have his face washed with bay
rum. %AAs e.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04

Alice-Did you notice that Mr..
Skynflint only put nickel in the
contribution box?
Gladys Yes, the Lord loves a
cheerful giver, so Skynflint is afraid
to toss off q whole dollar.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-07-04
Her Strons Hold.

Wife (testily)-Don't interrupt me.
I leave out half my words when I'm
writing.
Husband-But you don't when
you're talking, do you?