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The Moor. and Their Morals.

In appearance the Moors are a very
fine race. For many generations their
mothers have been chosen for their
beauty. An active life in the saddle
hns developed them physically and a
splendid appearance is the result. In
addition. they have manners Of I'M
equaled suavity and polish. the result
of early years spent In the harem.
They are so habituated to think we'll
Of themselves as followers of the true
prophet that an uneasy conscience
never troubles them.
A man may be an utter scoundrel,
cruel and licentious, and yet be regard
ed as a saint If he Is descended from
the prophet and conforms to the out
ward ceremonial of Islam. His brow
is frank and unclouded, his smile is
even benevolent, and yet 1t would be
impossible to describe the details of his
life Such are the Moors-an interest
ing tableau vivant of many a chapter
In the book of Judges, or Samuel or
the Klngs.-African Review.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

Gigantic as are the sea monsters de-
yised by the modern shlpwrlght, we
have nc. reached the dimensions of the
Mannigafual of Tristan legend. whose
masts were so high that a boy sent
aloft to bear q hand came down q
gray headed man, whose deck was so
spacious that the captain had to gallop
about on horseback to give his orders
and whose length was so great that
when swinging In the channel her stern
scraped the cliffs of Albion white, while
her bowsprit swept the forts at Calais.
But we have exceeded in some re-
spects the dimensions of Ptolemy's
great ship, which was 420 feet long, 81
feet broad and 70 feet In depth of hold
and which carried 1000 rowers and
5000 mariners, besides unnumbered
soldiers and passengers. OF the great
ship of Hero king of Syracuse, the d.
mansions have not been recorded, but
she was at least as large as Ptolemy's,
considering that her frelghtage was
100000 measures of corn, 10000 jars of
salt fish. 10000 talents weight of wool
and of other cargo 10000 talents, In aA-
ditlon to the provisions required by the
crew." and that she was so large no
harbor In Sicily could contain her.
This problem Of harbor accommoda-
the owners Of modern steam monsters
and is placing limit on their growth.
Monthly Review.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12
Very Cheap Rates to Colorado

o. special days this summer the rates
for roundtrip tickets over the Burlington
Route from Chicago, Peoria and s..
Louis to Colorado will be more than cur
in half, and on other days about half
rates will apply. Then, since We put
our fast trains on, it takes only ore
night on the road to get there.
We are doing everything possible this
year TO make 1t convenient and 20, 10
expensive for people of moderate metHs
to spend their vacation in Colou3o
mountains. There is no country IN the
world like Colorado for invalids and
Others in search Of rest and pleasure.
The pure, dry climate has the most
astonishing permanent effect Oh hi
health and spirits Of visitors and
especially is this so in the case of those
from that part of the country near the
.evel Of the sea.
Write today inclosiug &c IN postage for
our beautifully Illustrated BOOB on
Colorado, and with it If requested, Will
-end also our handbook Of the State
giving information about the different
places. hotels. ranches, etc. and tn
prices charged for board
p. S. Fists, General Pcugersss
Agent, c. B. x q. r. r., Chicago.
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The Inauisltive nntelone.

An antelope Is rs curiou, u a wOm-
an. If the hunter Will lie down In the
grass and wave a red handkerchief, a
band of antelope will keep circllng
around until within reasonable distance
for a safe shot. After completing a
circle the antelope halt suddenly and
bring down one fore foot with q vigor-
Gus stamp on the ground, and at the
same instant they make sort Of snort
that sounds like a half whistle. That
is the propltious moment for peppering
them with rifle balls.
| learned this trick when a frontiers
man came along and found me crawl
Ing for miles on the level prairie en-
deayorinR to get shot at one of the
timid creatures. The man asked me If
| thought | could get him. l answered:
Get him! I've got to get him. I'm
out of meat" He then posted me
about lying still and flirting with the
handkerchief. and | found they liked
that better than chasing, and | made
an entry right there that an antelope
possessed some of the characteristics
of woman Exchange.
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allowed her to come home without hav-
Ing given expression to his sentiments.
So she, too, now took on a sober
countenance and banished thought and
regret by Joining several new clubs
and taking membership In two or three
more charitable organizations.
Just before Christmas Randall one
day experienced In his breast a sort OF
imperative neutrality-suspicious. direct
from the slant eyed mandarin, who
knows?-that he might hear of some
thing to his advantage If he should 60
down to the city and call upon Clemen-
tine; so after some futile resistance to
the message he betook himself thither
He was graclously received by Glenn
entlne-that is, graciously enough for
a young man who had played the
trifer with her invisible affections
and he seated himself In cozy chair
near the pretty table which held bis
old frend-the blue jar.
AS he talked with Clementine, lit
tie constraint being apparent on both
sides, he toyed with the lid of the jar,
to wink at him three times very know
ingly
Under some occult but imperative
pressure Randall removed the lid and
touched with his finger the sllken tex
ture Of some mysterious contents.
Curiosity further constrained him,
and he pulled from the bosom of the
now Jubilant mandarin a pale blue ar
ticle of singular description for parlor
ornament, and, following it, he extrl-
Gated pale pink strip of similar shape
and structure.
Turning to Clementine for explana-
ton Of these unforeseen apparitions, he
found her speeches. with wild eyed as
constituent, and without q word or
gesture she seized the old blue jar and
hurried from the room.
Randall smiled the first real, soul felt,
refreshing smile that he had INDUCED
In for several months and vowed by
the plgtail of the old slant eyed that he
would stay rooted to the spot until
Clementine returned.
What she said to the genius of the
Jar as she few up stairs with 1t only
the mandarin can reveal.
AS Randall paced the parlor, pulling
his mustache and wondering If Clemen-
tines keen sense of humor would carry
her safely through the trying hour, she
came shamefacedly into the room. bear
Ing in one hand the blinking old man
DARN and In the other the pleading let
ter he had borne SO long hid In his
clever old bosom.
Randall met the dear girl more than
half way, and as she whimpered gently
on his shoulder he promised never,
never, never to tell.
And when they were married, II you
believe me. that ridiculous old ginger
jar accompanied them on their wedding
trip, and Randall packed the bosom of
the grotesque mandarin full Of Clemen-
tines bridal roses. there to fade and
there forever to remain.
Now, as Randall never told and
Clementine never told, the entire
responsibility Of this revelation lies be-
tween you and me and the ginger jar.
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ReatorinR the Polinh.

Says housekeeper: My plano,
which had been covered with q cambria
cover. was loaded with dust that had
sifted through the sleazy cloth. The
dust was too thick to be wiped off. II
should have been blown and lightly
whisked Off first, but this my maid did
not do, and in consequence the CRIME
was wiped in for all l know with a
damp cloth. At all events the highly
polished surface was clouded over al
most to a gray. and l was In despair
until friend suggested remedy. She
advised me to wiring as dry as l could
piece of chamois from out q basin
of water and rub the piano until tle
chamois was bone dry. This l have
done and completely restored the pol
ish."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

Folding linen is an accomplishment
In which each one of the women In
Holland is expected to be proficient
In Holland especially the folding Of
Linen requires considerable skill and
training. Much Of their fabric is of
the finest texture and quality, and they
fashion the various pieces In ironing
iu;u birds. animals, flowers and all
manner of artistic shapes. Their linen
closets are often shown to visitors with
the same pride that china closets are
shown elsewhere.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12
Cooking n Mackerei.

Many a dainty nose with beauty and
fortune behind it has been alrlly Gle
waited at the mention Of plain. old fash
Toned salt mackerel, but never at the
salt mackcrel as cooked by the famous
John Chamberlin Of Washington. Ills
testimony runs to this effect:
Take one or Anore mackerel and soak
about As hours. changing the water
once. Then Put them in Il pan large
enough to hold them, cover them with
cream or the nearest you can get to It,,
put in oven and cook until erream is
brown. This beats any mackerel cook
ing on earth. New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12
MasoueradinR In the pnat.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries Venice set the fashion in all
matters of amusement and was a sort
of combination of our Monte Carlo and
Paris. Throughout the eighteenth cen
fury the Nenetlans were seized with a
perfect mania for Incorporating and
gambling. raris and London followed
suit, and the two most popular amuse-
ments. both public and private, were
masquerades and gambling saloons.
People not only wore their masks or
vlsors at balls, but in the Mall and the
parks and the theaters. At length
matters got to such a pass that when
a police raid was made on certain
low dancing place In Soho and an
order was given for every one to un-
mask what was the amaZement of the
police to find that at least a third of
the company consisted of ladies and
gentlemen OF the highest aristocracy,
some of whom had even brought their
daughters. Review.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

AS early as 1868 coffee was satlrized
in England. and on every hand the bit.
terest lnvectlvcs were applied to 1t by
the press and pulpit. In one instance q
preacher hurled anathemas at the
heads of those who used as beverage
"a strip Of SCOT and essence Of old
shoesw Probably he had good grounds
for this statement, having sampled
some boiled coffee. Another divine de-
nominated it "a poison which God
made black that it might bear the dew
lis color" The women also took up
the cudgels against It.
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The Discovery of Electricity.

Children rub together bits of amber
picked up from the ground and find
that when rubbed these small pieces Of
waxlike substance are excited to at
tract particles of light substances. like
straws and feathers. Could anything
be more elementary or seemingly fur
ther removed from the mighty mechan-
lcal developments of the electrical
powers which now surround us? Yet
that simple FRACTIONAL play was the
starting point of all we now possess
electrically. 1t lay by as child's
sport for ages-lay by for Sir Isaac
Newton himself to look at, removed
only TO a box with a glass lid contain
ing paper figures. which would move
when the glass surface was excited by
friction. A little later, and the fiat
glass surface became tube, a globe, O
globe revolving on frame, machine,
an electrical battery. and so steadily
onward until, each step marked by a
gentle advancement upon advance
ment. lightning and thunder them
selves were the Inventions of man as
well as of nature.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

II the young men who are measuring
tape and laces would surrender their
work to the young girls who are seek
ing employment and turn their atten-
zion to the pursuits OF agriculture. there
would be less misery and more con-
tentment in the land; there would be
more independence and less servility;
more men and fewer creatures; more
happy wives with comfortable homes,
healthful children and cheerful tenn
pers.-Southern Farm Magazine.
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A WISH.

30 let me hence as one
Whose part in the world has been dreamed out
and done
One that hath fairly earned and spent
In pride Of heart and jubildnce of blood
Such wages, be they counted bad or good
AS Time, the old taskmaster, was moved to pay,
And having warred and suffered and passed on
Those gifts the arbiters preferred and gave,
Fare grateful and content
Down the dim way,
Whereby races innumerable have gone
Into the silent universe Of the grave
Grateful for what hath been
For y lat my hand hath done, mi-e eyes have
seen,
Ny heart been privileged to know;
With all my lips in love have brought
To lips that learned in love to them and wrought
In the way of wrath and pity and sport and song
Content, this miracle of being alive
Dwinding that l, thrice weary OF worst and best,
May shed my buds and go
From right and wrong
And, eeasing to regret and long and strive,
Accept the past and be forever at rest
W. E. Henley in North American Review,
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How Pepper Is Prepare

The pepper plant is propagated by
cuttings, comes into bearing three or
four years after it is set and yields
two crops annually for about L. years.
When q few of the berries change
from green to red. all of them are gath
cred. because If they were allowed to
ripen any longer they would be less
pungcnt. To ut them for market they
are dried. separated by rubbing with
the hands and cleaned by winnowing.
The black pepper of commerce consists
of the berries thus prepared.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

oh. you men, you men! When you
used to call on me before we We're mar
ricd. It was all you could do to teal
yourself from me at midnight Now you
are never so happy as when you are
away from home"
Mr. Grifiin-But you seem to forget,
Fannie. that was away from home in
those counting days when 1t was 50
hard to tear myself away, = Boston
Transcript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

Advertising Is not cure all for bust
ness Ills, but a pharmacopia OF bust
ness tonics. All depends upon the pre-
scribing. Magazine space Is good for
certain business diseases that will
never yield TO hillboards, while the
newspaper is the quinine for business
chills that are beyond the power of
dodgers. Every remedy In the list has
its uses. and the whole result of treat
ment depends upon the doctor.-Prnt-
ers' Ink
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

Lord Fitzfoodle, casting himself on
his knees before Aramlnta, gave ut
terance to the following; "Oh, that |
could snatch a pine from some prime
val forest, would sharpen the end
with my pen&nlfe, dip it in the molten
crater of Vesuvius and write upon the
azure wall of heaven In letters of liv-
A. uinta. | love theer"
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Perkins" said Colonel Hankthun-
der, you have named new brand Of
whisky after me, have you not. subj"
II have taken that liberty. colonel"
answered the distiller.
We'll. sub" rejolned the colonel. 81
shall have to ask you to call 1t some
thing else. have tried it, suh."-
Chicago Tribune.
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Tax Collector-How much Is your
husband worth?
Ms Wise-About million.
Tax Collector-Are you sure?
Mrs. Wise-Oh, yes You see, the
jury awarded him $1,000 for the loss
of a finger think in proportion the
rest of him would he worth about SOC
times as much.-Chlcago News,
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A NInInnrnn.

Mss Windstraw - What wheezy,
pinched little thing that baby of Mrs.
Puffproud's is, to be sure
Mrs. Blazer (eantemptuouslyl-Ies,
and to hear her talk you'd thing she
had a progeny.-Leslie's Weekly.
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BankruptS Petition for Discharge.

In the matter of FRANK TRONBLY,
bankrupt. III bankruptcy
t. The Hon. Nathan ehb. Judge Of ,he BIS
trict Court OF the United states for the District
OF Maine
FRANK TRoMELN Of Fairfield III the
County of Somerset, aud State Of Maine In said
District, respectfully represents. that on the
lst day Of June, last last. Be was duly ad-
judged bankrupt uude! The Acts Of Congress
relating "a bankruptcy thar he ha, duly sur
rendered all his property ami rights If property
anu has ly complied witt al, the require.
meutS of said Acts anu IF The Orders ~ 5aart
touching his bankruptcy
Wherefore he lrays. thst r may a4 d-areea
by the Court II have a faii aI>clart, trH ali
debts lreYaeie against his r-ia-. u.H-f said
bankrupt Acts, except such nett, t> aye tNHeft-
Ell by law from such discl r1r
Dated tins Slst day W. AaEH,. 8. T. irl.
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Genial Doctor (after laughing heart
ily ut a joke of his patientl-IIa, ha'
Ia. There's not much the matter with
you. though | do believe that if you
Wpre on your deathbed you'd make Il
joke.
lrrepressble Patient-Why, of course
| should 1t would be my last chance,
Punch.
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FRANK x rEo4Hl1 H.asars
oRprs sf NoT9f IaLBtpN

NkI7Ie = Yum" : I.IN1IN
DISTRICT a# MANI s.
Gu ,his "a 4az 1T ~epteuee. = u. In. au
reading the taf- 1rL Ietitlaa. Il f,-
Ordered ly thr ART Tha- hearing be had uu-
oi the same az ;he 2sth day Of september 4 p.
l.Hi, hrtur. al cart At Portland, M SAIL Dis
trlct, at &c o'clock ,U the forenoon. and that
notice 'aereat Ire published IN Tie Somerset lie.
porter newspaper printed IN said District 4ud
that 4 AuaWu creditors. and other person. H.
iltrreS-, HaN appear AZ the said liWe AMI place
ami >agW cause ~ any they have. why the
Nfaye, .t said petitioner should nor he granted
At# 90 Is further Ordered by tht Court That
&c Clerk shall send by mail 10 al known eredi
t.rs copies Of said petition aua this order. adj
ffe>sel 10 them AZ their Places ot RESIDENCE as
stated
Witness the Honorable Nathan Webb. Judge
- The said Court and the sea thereof AZ Fort
Ndiu SAID pislrict.au the IN Jay of September
a. II. 1901.
l. A II DAVIS. Clerk
true cory nj leJitiou aud order thereon
lw3, Attest; A. II. DAVIS. Clerk
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Tough World.

al tell you" said the curbstone
moralist, this Is a tough world"
That's So" the busy man took time
to reply. land very few OF us will get
out OF 1t Observation-Disclosures Tela-
graph.
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MICHIGAN House
Lake George,
CANAAN, MAINE.

The best Of boating bathing and fish
ing. Fine croquet grounds. An excel
ient tennis court Large. commodious
stable An ideal inland resort.
Mary desirable changes have been maze at
THIS popul al inland resort since last season.
and a. Re- comfort ana pleasure Of the gaests
viii be .oozsa AFTER personally BY MI ard Hrs.
"ashburn ms j. slficient guarantee a. to
the standard T. be maintained.
No iLisEc fesor, In Maine sarpasses THIS ad-
mirah.e place With it, beautiful lake. fine
hote. nnmeroas cottages, .arge Amusement
and dancing pavilion, efol5et and s.enuis
grounds. bowling aAey. sa.lgs and other
smusements. The fishing = grst-cIsss, and
fine boats for rowing are alVags Al the wharf.
The table 81 the Mohicau House II famous
through Maine as being unexcellec a. a slmi-
lar resort for variety ana quality,
blackboard accommodating z people viii
lesye the skowhegsn House every -lAday
morning at 10 O'Clock for this resort Pare,
round trip, % cents. Parties desiring TO Walt
Lake George on any week day may also ngage
this team on most favorable terms tf1
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NELL didn't think Cholly would ever
make up his mind to get married He
had such expensive tastes.
Belle-That accounts for it. He says
his wife is the dearest girl In the world.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

The growth Of grass that comes In a
long. mild. moderately rainy autumn is
said to be far more nutritious for cat
tie than the spring grass. II Is richer.
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DR.. Humphreys

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tue disease, without exciting disorder in
any other part of the system.
No. CURES PRICES.
1-Fevers. COMPOSITIONS, Infammations rs
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3-Teething. Collie, Crying, wakefulness .25
4-Diarrhea, of Children or Adults. as
7-CouGhs. Colds, bronchitis ............. .25
s-NeuruIgia. Toothache, Faceache. -. rs
s-IIeadache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. rs
iO-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. rs
1t-suppressed or Painful Periods .2J
1a-Whites. Too Profuse Periods ......... .25
S t3-Croup, Laryngitis, Hoarseness..... .2J
1I-salt Rheum. Eryspelas, Eruptions. rs
15-Rheumntism, Rheumatic Pains 49,. rs
t6-Malaria. Chills, Fever and Ague . .25
1g-Cntnrrh. Influenza. Cold in the Heau .25
2O-WhoOping-Cou Observation-Disclosures. .25
27-kidney Diseases OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, .25
2A-Nervous Debility. ...................1. 90
3p-,rinary Weakness. wetting Bed. 25
77-G7ip. Hay Fever ........H.4 #=..... rs
Dr. Humphreys Manual of all Diseases at your
Druggists or Mailed Free.
sold By druggists or sent on receipt of price.
Humphreys Med Co., Cor. William John SITS.
New York.
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Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine
IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the matter Of

n the mhltcF OF
JOSEPH r JOHNSON, In Rankrurttv
BANKRUPT.
To the creditors OF JOSEPH T JOHNSON
OF ST. Adams, in the county OF Somerset and
District aforesaid, q bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that Oh the -th aaT
of September. d. 1901. the said JOSEPH T
JOHNSON WAS duly sdjudIeAted kaukfapt.
and that the first meeting Of his creditors vii
be held al Daniel Lewis Office. in Skowhesau.
Maine. on the 21th day OF sept. 4. ID. lNl A. 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time the said
creditors msy stteud prove their claims. sps
point q trustee, examine the bankrupt. AID
transact such Other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting Tvs
september 3, A, D. 1901,
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee IN Bankruptcy
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) $50
ROLAND T. FATTEN.
County Treas urer.