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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
Fairfield.

Miss II. S Pratt is the possessor of a
very rare plant called the Yucca plant. II
is now in full bloom and has about 100
blossoms on 1t. The plant is of great
beauty aud fragrance. 1t is quite curl
osity, as it is sometimes 10 years before ii
blossoms.
Walter M. Smith and daughter OF Stat
ford Conn. and A X. RJ erson aud d
friend are expected to arrive at Good Will
farm. to remain until after the assembly,
which will open Thursday, July IS
Ada Jones has returned from Skowhe-
gan where she has been the guest, for a
week, of Mrs Fred Philbrick
Hon. s. A. Nye was in Augusta, Sat
urday to attend the funeral o! the late
Oscar Holway.
The Gefalds beat the Watervilles, Sat
urd ~, 4 to 3 in hard fought game oil
ball,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
The Best Remedy for Stomach
and Bowel Troubles.

81 have been in the drug business for
twenty years and have sold most all of
the proprietary medicines of any note.
Among the entire list have never found
anything to equal Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all
stomach and bowel troubles" says O..
W. Wakefield, of tolumbus, Ga This
remedy cured two severe cases 6f
cholera morbus in my family and have
recommended and sold hundreds of
bottles of 1t to my customers to their en-
tire satisfaction 1t affords quick and
sure cure In pleasant form. Nc family
should be without it, | keep it in my
house at all times " For sale by G.. r.
Fogg, Skowhegan; l. {. Williams,
A thens; Sullivan Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
PROBATE NOTICE
STATE OLE MAINE

To the Honorable, the Judge Of the Probate
Court in and Tor the County OF Somerset
Respectfully represents Frank K. Sha" Of
Waterville in the County of Kennebec aud safe
of anne. that the last Will and Testameni NJ
Ben iamn Pratt of san Francisco. COUNTY oi an
Francisco and State of California, dece asea, Ia,
been duly proved and allowed by the superior
Con- of said San Francisco, a Court having
jurisdic ion OF the Probate of Wills according
To he laws of said California, a copy OF which
viii anu of the Probate thereof duly autheau,
Gated are herewith produced; that the said VII.
was executed in the manner prescribed 10y the
laws of said California and that the Testatef Al
the time of his decease left estate in SAID County
of Somerset on which said viii may operate.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that the e2rf
of said viii may be allowed filed and recorded
IN the Probate Court of said County of Somerset
and certifes that the foregoing statement, are
true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
FRANK X SHAW.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

Cuba appears to be prospecting. Dur
ing the first six months of 1901 the i'm
ports amounted in value to S34, 129, 1853
and the exports to s42,767,l 44. Thus
far this year the balance in favor of Cuba
is s., 637, 1856. This is due to the large
sugar crop. During the first six months
of 1900 the imports were valued at S37,-
321 1866 and the exports at $50, 972,0 3l.
OF these exports Sl4,S00,000 was in
sugar. For the first six months in 1901
465 900 tons of sugar were exported, the
value of which was S25, 900 900 The
total crop for the year up to June 80 is
estimated at SIS, 900 tons. 1t is hoped
that the crop next year will amount to
SOC, 900 tons. Since the American inter-
ventiou S39, 900 has been collected
as customs revenue, at a cost of Sl,55S.
1877.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
VIRGINIA AT THE PHONE.

instrument. She has mastered all the
details of calling up" and ringing
off, and is able to repeat the numbers
of several telephones in the Offices Of
friends Of the family. From the time
she was Il few months old she watched
her father with great interest when
ever he used the phone. As soon as
she learned to lisp Il few words she
seemed to know intuitively that If she
spoke them into the transmitter there
would be somebody at the other end
who would hear and answer her.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
Dull at Bangor.

The past two weeks has been the dull
est time on record in any shipping sea-
son at the port of Bangor, and hundreds
of men and vessels are idle. The spruce
mills are all shut down except one, the
old log supply having become exhausted
and the new logs not having arrived on
account of delay to the drives In the
past nine days there have been but 13 ar.
rivals at this port of sailing vessels of
fair size, while usually at this time OF
the year that number arrives in single
day There is no lum Der for the coasters
to carry away and many of the vessels
have gone into the stone trade and other
lines of business. Even when new logs
come in, which will be within a week
the manufacturers are not likely, except
In one or two instances, to start the mills
because the market Is not In condition to
stand any largely increased supply of
spruce, prices being barely maintained at
fair level with the present light supply
Some of the mills will start ia August,
but the outlook Is for continued dull
times until the usual fall activity in the
lumber trade. The wharves Of Bangor
are almost deserted.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

first became familiar with this val
ediction at Malta in the seventies. Ii
was then in common use among the
Maltese OF Naletta. but was by them
pronounced "sah-lahng." at that
time took II TO be local form Of the
Arabic "saIaam.' and my surprise was
great when on returning to England In
the eighties | found the phrase preva-
lent in London-N and Queries.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
A Glass of Water Under a Hat.

Place glass Of water upon the ia
bic, put hat over it and offer to lay
a wager with any Of the company that
you will empty the glass without lift
ing the hat. When your proposition is
accepted, desire the company not to
touch the hat, and then get under the
table and commence making a noise,
smacklng your lips at intervals, as
though you were swallowing the water
with Infinite satisfaction to yourself.
After a minute or two come from I'M
der the table and address the person
who took your wager with. Now, sir"
His curiosity being Of course excited,
he will lift up the hat in order to see
whether you have really performed
what you promised, and the instant he
does so take up the glass and, after
having swallowed its contents, say,
you have lost, sir, tor you see l have
drunk the water without raising the
hat"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
Until She Spoke.

She was such a stylish. aristocratic
looking girl that she won admlring
glances from the whole car. I'VE
Americans" | mused. do not need
empty titles to make our folk of gen.
tie blood"
Her friend handed her some photo
graphs.
She examined them critically.
"Them's bullyp she exclaimed.-Bos-
ton Record.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
STATE. OF MAINE.

kENNEBtC IS
Subscribed and sworn to, this tenth dat oil
July A. ID. 1901.
Before me, WARREN {. PHILBROOk'
Justice OF the Peace
SOMERSET ss.-In Court of Probate, begun al
Skowhegan on the second Tuesday of july A.
ID. 1901.
On the foregoing petition, Ordered, that noAse
thereof he given, three weeks successive tn
the Somerset Reporter printed in SkowheesH III
said county, that all persons interested eas
attend Probate Court To be held at Sko" Ian
on the second Tuesday of August A. d, 1901 ah4.
show cause, If any they have, why the PRAYER III
said petition should not be granted.
EDWARD +. DANtORTH, JUDI
A true copy.
3w29 Attest: NATHAN FOWLER Registef#
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

Pat, the driver of the coal wagon.
seemed puzzled when he got up on
High street the other day. He looked
at the numbers of several houses and
scratched his head In a perplexed way.
Finally Mrs. Eaton, for whom the coal
was intended. appeared and inquired:
beg pardon. but is that coal for Ea-
tonr'
mo, mom." responded Pat promptly;
ITS not for attn; it's fur burnin!-
London Telegraph.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

Lets wait in the corner, Nelly.
And throw at young Ted's tall hat;
1t is only bit OF fun, you know,
And there is no harm in that"
"Well, Tom, | should like TO do 1t,
But we must not hurt poor Ted:
Yet he looks 50 grand and stately,
l should like to throw at his head
eve ought to laugh all together,
We wouldn't hurt any one.
lie can throw at US back again. s5u know,
And snowballs are such fun.
well. here goes, Nell Hi, Teddy
Look out for your new six hat.
Here's one, two. three make ready
Fer me to knock it fiat.
But TEDDY bursts out in laughter;
- knew you had me IT, view.
! VS. getting ady Tor this game;
Ices ons, tw, thrae for yuu!"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
Heartburn.

When the quantity of food taken is
too large OF the quality too rich, heart
burn is likely to follow, and especially
80 if the digestion has been weakened
by constipation Eat slowly and not
too freely of easily digested food Mas.
ticate the food thoroughly Let six
hours elapse between meals and when
you feel fulness and weight in the
region of the stomach after eating, in.
dicating that you have eaten too much
take one of Chamberlain's stomach and
Liver Tablets and the heartburn NAV be
avoided. For sale by G. r. Fogg, Skow
hogan; l.. G. Williams, Athens; Sullivan
Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
A Poor millionaire

Lately starved in London because he
could not digest his food Early use of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills would have
saved him. They strengthen the
stomach, aid digestion, promote assimi-
lation, improve appetite. Price 25c.
Money back If not satisfied Sold
AT F. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
w A N r E. D

A smart, hustling agent in every County -
Maine to take ordt RS tor Nursery Stock. i,2e'
pay and the year round. Outhl ites
Write us at once, giving references. -
We deal IN first CLASS stock. trut ~
Ornamental Trees, Small Fruit, Roses Su'
Shrubs. ia
Mail orders for this spring planting Should
be sent at once and will receive promPt 81
tention. Address,
j. L. MERRICK & CO.,
Nurserymen,
gmo1g Waterville, Ne
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

The modest man has everything to
gain and the arrogant man everything
to lose. for modesty has always to
deal with generosity and arrogance
with enyy.--Rivarol.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
ALL THE NEWS
rom Somerset Towns.
Madison

The Rev. E. S J McAllister, D D
of Portland will speak in the M. (.
church, Madison, Thursday evening, July
2sth, on the subject The Maine Law
Its past, present and future Dr.. Nc
Alliser was the chief factor In the Cam
paign of 1900 which resulted in the cleo
ton of Mr.. Pearson as sheriff of Gun Der
land county 1t will be a treat 10 hear
him as he is man of rare talent and
great enthusiasm in the cause OF orohibi-
ton and enforcement. The Christian
Civic League of NJ, ison and Auson
secured his services for this address
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

Hobb--l put 500 in the bank for my
baby the other day for his majority.
Nobb-That's good. How long are
you going 10 keep it there?-Harper's
Bazaar
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

It's not the fellows who don't know
things who make existence wearisome.
It's the fellows who think they do
Sioux City Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

Dull The Tourist" Rather quiet here,
"QuiteS-why. say, even the unexpected don't
happen here"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25

Tess-Mr. Newman asked May II she didn't
think you had pretty figure.
Jess-And what did May sayY
Tess-She said, mo; but she makes up for
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
Brothers in Parliament.

Among the>pairs are Mr.. Arthur
Balfour and Mr.. Gerald Balfour, Lord
Cranborne and Lord Hugh Cecil,
Lord Stanley and Hon. Arthur STAN
ley, Mr.. Victor Cavendish and Mr..
Richard Cavendish, Mr.. Burdett-
Coutts and Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bar
lett, Hon. G. Ormsby Gore and Hon.
Seymour 0rmsby Gore, Hon. Alban
Gibbs and Hon. Weary Gibbs, Mr.. G..
81. Seely and Mr.. J. E. B. Seely, Sir
j. Ferguson and Sir G. Dalrymple,
and Sir Edgar Vincent and Sir How
ward Vincent. On the Parnellite
side are the brothers Redmond.
There are several cases in which
brothers sit on opposite sides Of the
house, such as MI. ]. A. Campbell (C)
and Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
(R), Mr.. Walter Palmer (C) and Mr..
q. W. Palmer (R), MI. T. R. Dewar
(C) and Nj. J. A. Dewar. (R), Nj.
Cathcart Wason (U and Mr.. Eugene
Wason CRY, Mr.. Herbert Whitley (U)
and Nh. George Whiteley (R) Len
don Tit Bits.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
MIND AND MATTER.
Bogus Opals Like the Real Ones Bring
Bad Luck

81 have just had professional ex-
perience which leads to new interest
in the problem of mind over matter"
laid a prominent local jeweler to !
Star reporter the other day. "a young
lady came into my store a short time
ago with many evidences Of distress.
on her face. She, however, was.dressed
richly and bore no evidences of pow
erty. Asking to see me personally,
she was conducted into the office. She
produced what she explained was an
opal bracelet, and asked me to dispose
Of it, for her. She said the bracelet
had been given to her for birthday
present last October; that the giver
had explained that opals were lucky
stones for persons born in that month.
Nevertheless she had always possessed
a horror of wearing opals, and the
beautiful stones, which shimmered In
the light, seemed to be constantly on
her mind as she wore them. Hermis-
fortunes began at once. She quar-
relied with a cherished friend, burned
a hole in her best frock, lost set out
of diamond ring and had two short
stories refused by the magazines. At
this juncture she took off the brace
let and tucked it away in her bureau
drawer, and soon after this the house
caught fire and was in imminent dan
ger of burning down. 1t was Just
after this catastrophe that she
brought the bracelet to me.
"After hearing her story took the
fatal bracelet and put the stones un-
der a glass for examination. They
were not cpals at all, but very clever
imitation. They were made by com
position process, and this explained
to my perturbed customer. She was
intelligent enough to take in the sit
uation Immediately and took her
bracelet home. She came in nv store
yesterday with it on her wrist and
smilingly informed me that her bad
luck had ceased" Washington Star.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
BREVIT1ES OF FUN.

Wigvag-"That man over there
has been married four times" Old
Bach. Well, ! suppose there are
men with an abnormal craving for
excitement. 2 Philadelphia Record.
ct strikes me- said the attorney,
you're entirely too partial to the
other side" ''No, sir" said the mag
istrate; II want you to understand
that am neither partial nor impair
tialp Philadelphia Record.
'sHere is conundrum for you.
What is the difference between a
lawyer and q tax collector" IF
they have any difference, I hope the
effort to settle it will result fatally
to both. indianapolis News.
sSThere is a great deal of egotism on
the stage" <'There u.s." answered Mr..
Stormington Barnes, regretfully. 81
have met three or four actors who
seemed to think they know as much
about Hamlet as I do!"-Washing-
ton Star.
A Georgia girl wrote to her lover:
"Dear John-I cannot marry you;
but please don't kill yourselfp' To
which John made answer as follows:
FsDear Molly-No danger. I've just
won $50 on a horse race!- Atlanta
Constitution. .-"'.
Overdid It.-Subbubs- Eyes, !
used to have to play cribbage with
the cook in the evening to keep her
amused" Backlotz-"And don't you
have to now?" Subbubs-<<No. She's
left. She discovered that I was pur-
posely allowing>her to win, and it
made her mad."- Philadelphia Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
BLIND CRAWFISH.
Creatures in Subterranean Lakes Have
No Use for Eyes.

''The discussion of the crawfsh in
dustry reminds me of the condition Of
these creatures in subterranean lakes,
like one may find in Mammoth cave,
for instance" said visitor at one Of
the hotels. ''These members of the
crawish family are isolated and are
freed from many Of the dangers which
beset the representatives of the fam
lily living out in more open places,
and this fact probably balances to
some extent the unhappy physical
condition Of the subterranean men,
bers in one respect. Crawfsh found
in the lakes Of Mammoth cave are as
blind as bats. They are in the same
condition the fish are in. The fish
are blind. But during my exploration
of that wonderful cavity in the earth
surface [ observed that the crawfsh in
other respects were quite as robust
and as vigorous as any one may find
in the more open places of this coun-
try. There is no other difference, SO
far as my observation went, between
the subterranean crawfsh and the
craw6sh which live on the open sur
face of the earth. They have four
legs attached to each side, and two
pronged and bulky members on
either side of the head, and they loco
mote in the same way, have. the same
general habits, and, in fact, one would
have no trouble in classifying the sub
terranean article as full-fedgcd
member Of the family Astocidae. He
looks and acts the part. He is living
exemplifcation of the Darwinian the
DRY with reference to the physical ef-
feet of use. and disuse on the organs
Of the body and their function. Vi
sion is not needed in darkness. Dark
ness long continued will cause theun
used muscles of the eye to dwindle by
degrees, and a creature thus environed
will finally lapse into astate Of perfect
blindness. This is the case with the
crawfsh in question. Their forebears
needed no eyes. They need no eyes.
Eyes are not needed where there is
no light. But these fellows seem to
get along all right without eyes, and
1 guess they get as much out of life
as the members who live out in the
open, and without having to face half
SO many dangers. y IN. O. Times
Democrat.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
HAS NO FRONT DOOR KEY.
President Has to Be Admitted BY Atten-
daut to White House.

Although President Roosevelt is
the undisputed lord and master of
the white house, he is probably the
only man in Washington who does not
carry key to the front door Of his
domicile. ;, When Mrs. Roosevelt
moved into the white house the stew
ard turned over to her a lagre bunch
of keys, but, while there was key
for each door in the living quarters
Of the big building, there was no pass
key for the main entrance. The rea-
son for this is that it is unnecessary
for any occupant Of the white house
to carry key, for there is always
Waterman on guard to admit those
who are entitled to enter. Night and
day there is an attendant on duty at
the front door. If the president ever
decides to go on a nocturnal exploring
expedition, such as those he was noted
for as police commissioner Of New
York, he will have to make use of the
back entrance if he wishes to escape
the notice Of the watchmen. There
is on y one man who carries key Of
the front door Of the executive man
sion, and that is Col. Bingham, super
intendent of public buildings and
grounds Of Washington. He is sort
of custodian for the white house, and
recently ordered new lock for the
front door. The new lock is compli-
Gated sort of affair, and only an ex-
pert would know how to manipulate
a key so as to work it. Two complete
revolutions of the key are required to
open the door, and if another turn is
made, it throws the deadlatch on. A
relic of the old days of the white
house was removed the other day
when a 'workmen took out the old
door bell and puttied up the hole.
The bell was an old-fashioned one of
the pull-down variety, and it would
be highly priced by a collector Of
colonial goods.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
a FILIPINO CEREMONY.
Exercising the Bad Spirits Whom tAs
- lrorrotes Fear. !, h "a

Exercising the Bad Spirlts Whom Ia
The great seething kettle, filed
high now with meat, sputtered and
frothed over its edges, as the bare
legged men prodded the meat with
short sticks or held some more than
usually tempting piece up to the gaze
of the appreciatiye gathering Most
Of the shock-headed and dirty men
sat contentedly near the warmth Of
the fire, now and again lighting their
tiny hand-carved wooden pipes with.
live coal, and. sucking away with much
energy upon the vilest tobacco mag
Unable. A suggestion Of coming con-
geniality was visible on their usually
stolid faces, and more than one would
break into droning, gutteral song as
the effects of the tuba set his sluggish
blood in motion. @#
Away from the common herd, says
Harper's Weekly, sat the hereditary
chiefs attending the gathering, most
ly in wicker chairs, the handsomest
and almost the sole articles of furni-
ture in Mateo's house. There is but
one proper way to sit in chair COM
fortably, according to Igorrote ideas,
and that is to pull the heels up under
one in the seat. 1t was amusing to
see line of these dignitaries, whom
no poor man dares to recognize until
he is first spoken to, sitting on their
heels on hardwood bench, gossip
ing away for dear life, and becoming
more confidential with each succeed
ing hour of tuba-drinking.
AS the sun sank to the horizon, the
priestess, dressed in fowing-sleeved
short bodice, and a short blanket skirt
Of purple-striped, native-woven fab
zic, her head encircled with red tur-
ban, came to the door, at the head Of
the short house ladder, stood a mo-
ment waving the loose end of small
blanket thrown over the shoulder, and
holding a small china bowl in the
other hand. She then descended as
majestically as it is possible for a
woman handicapped by skirts to come
down the rungs of a ladder, and
stalked out into the open. Mateo and
his wife and nine children moved to
meet her. With moving lips, but no
sound escaping, she began short in
cantation, to exercise the bad spirits
whom the Igorrotes fear, and then
with fierce step forward she grasped
a piece Of bloody heart from the lit
tile bowl and daubed first one and then
the other of Mateo's cheeks. The o.
Grafton was repeated until the ten
derest fodder of the family had a
blood-smeared face.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-14
4 Cocka too % I witness.

A cockatoo appeared as witness in
the Stockton county court. The
plaintiff lost cockatoo and claimed
one that was alleged to have been
caught and retained BY farmer. Thu
bird was produced in court and at
the plaintiffs bidding said certain
words. The Judge hereupon ordered
It to bersturned to the plaintiff.