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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18
Mercer.

Nh and Mrs. Alonzo Whitcomb have
the heartfelt sympathy of their friends in
the loss of their daughter, which occurred
in Chelsea, Mass, last week. Wednesday
She had the grippe in the winter leaving
her in bad shape, About four weeks ago
she was attacked with typhoid fever, and
owing to her weakened condition was
unable to recover. Her many friends
here were panied to hear Of her death, as
she was beautiful woman, beloved by
all who knew her. Owing to Mr.. Whit
combs poor health neither of her parents
could attend the funeral which occurred
at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Berry started for
Augusta, Monday.
G. S. Morse found an egg, last week,
whose circumference was eight inches.
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Literary Notes.

Only brief summary OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands two recent lectures on the Vene.
zuela Affiir was given to the public
the lectures having been especially copy
righted for appearance in the June and
July numbers of The Century Magazine.
Few except special students are aware of
the long history of the connection OF the
United States with the subject. among
the interesting points brought out in the
lectures, and not reported, may be men,
toned Mr.. Cleveland's scathing remarks
on the relation of the Senate TO treaties
formulated by the executive branch Of
the government. The lectures constitute
MI. Cleveland's most important contribu-
ton to history.
"Ottawa, the Capital of Canada" is the
city taken up for treatment this month
10 the series Of articles upon cities which
the New England is publishing. The
article, which Ia richly illustrated, la
written by Mr.. j. Macdonald Oxly, and
stands fittingly beside the recent articles
in the Magazine upon Quebec, Montreal
and Toronto. Aside fiom the city as the
capital Of the Dominion, Ottawa has a
vigorous business life; and It's various
ambitions and attractions are brought
graphically before US In TINS article,
which certainly gives Ottawa the best
showing which IL has ever had In the
magazines.
In the Review OF Reviews for April
W. Il. Stead contributes an illustrated
character sketch of EDglsnd's new
Queen, Alexandra. The author draws
an attractive picture of the Queens
domestic graces and substantial woman
ly qualities. The careers Of two eminent
American statesmen are sketched In this
number. Gen. Thomas j. Morgan tells
the story of ex-President Benjamin
Hsrrison's life work, while the achieve
ments of ex-senator William NJ. Evsrts
are reviewed by DIR. Albert Shaw. 1.-The
Indian Territory-Its Status, Develop
ment, and Future Is the subject of an
instructive article contributed by Col.
Richard J. Hinton.
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Stark.

Again our community is saddened by
the death of one of our honored and re-
spected citizens. Mr.. Wakefield Green
leaf. who passed away last Sunday night
at the age of seventy-two years. He was
widely known being postmaster of this
town for twenty-five successive years, re-
signing his duties as such few months
ago on account of falling health. He had
been in poor health for a number of
years.
The post Office was moved, Monday
morning. into one part of Barlow Nichols
house, where it will remain until our new
postmaster, w. M. Witham, can make
different arrangements for it.
Mrs. Amy Quimby went back to Rhode
Island. Wednesday morning.
Blanche Spinney went to Lewiston, last
Thursday morning, to see her sister who
is very feeble. S
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Mainstream.

The freshet caused by the long rain
got in good lot of damage, the fume of
Fred Tibbetts' saw mill went out which
stops all of his machinery and he will not
be able to repair until low water.
The bridges over the Higgins stream
and Ferguson on the South road are both
floating and will not be passable for some
time.
Charles Hanson of Ripley shipped
about 50 calves and IS hogs from here,
last Saturday. for Brighton market.
The wagons have come to stay.
A few have sowed early peas. w
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north of their yards. Even this does
not give them room enough and so they
will extend their entire wharf property
into the river to the harbor line. Thus
they will secure not only greater
depth of water but will have room
enough to set up stocks for another
vessel at their yard The board of al.
dermen gave them promises that the
necessary permission will be given.
Mrs. Bridget Feeney, aged about 90, a
widow, whose home is Lewiston, while
walking on the track of the lower Maine
Central near the Androscoggin mills,
Saturday afternoon, was struck by the
train which leaves for Bath at 405
o'clock. She was thrown down an
embankment about 20 feet high, and
landed in brook. She died about one
hour and half later.
Naval Architect F. NJ. Cook of Bath,
is at work on plans and specifications
for a steamer to be built for Rockland
parties which, when completed, will ply
between points on Penobscot bay. The
steamer will be 40 feet long, % feet
beam and will draw about nine feet of
water She will be equipped with en-.
gines of $50 horse power, and her speed
limit will be about ID knots She will
carry 400 passengers. Bids for the con-
struction of the steamer will be solicited
in few days,
The Dewey House on Elm street, Bid
deford, was damaged by fire, Sunday, to
the extent of 81, 700 caused by a defec.
tive chimney. Several firemen were
nearly suffocated by smoke, and E. A.
H. Milliken, an ex-freman of Saco, was
unconscious in one of the rooms on the
first floor, and firemen rescued him
through a window. He was later re.
suscitated. tharles A. Ponser, Bidde
ford fireman was seriously injured by
falling under the wheels of the fire.
fighting apparatus.
After several days of comparative In
activity, Sheriff Pearson's liquor depu.
ties at Portland, Saturday afternoon,
made the largest single seizure thus far
recorded, when they swooped down on
the Pearl street pharmacy, and in a
passageway extending under an adjoin-
ing building found liquors, bottles and
apparatus and ingredients for the manu-
facture of whiskey, valued at between
81 200 and $500 A three-horse van
was necessary to transport the seized
goods to the liquor room at City Hall.
The Allan Line steamer, Numidian,
which arrived at Portland from Liver.
pool, Monday, brought the largest list
of passengers for the present season.
There were ATS passengers in all, nearly
all of whom were bound for points in
the provinces, and they left, Monday
evening, on two special trains for their
destination. Among those on the
steamer was Snpt. Randall of the agri-
cultural department for Northern Eng
land. He will go first to Boston and
thence to Dakota to obtain and study
agricultural conditions and systems in
that state.
Burglars entered the Maine Central
Office at Lisbon Falls during Thursday
night, and blew open the safe with nitro
glycerine, SCATTERING one end of the
building and wrecking the office. They
secured about $50 in money and some
papers. A considerable sum OF money
In box in the Office was overlooked by
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18
West Athens.

Mr.. George Goodwin OF Stetson arrived
home from the woods, Sunday, and visit
ed at Cyrus York's.
Miss Angie Tibbetts, who has been un-
able to go to school for few weeks past,
has started to 60 the remainder of the
term.
Mr.. T. M. Gray is on the sick list.
MIR. Sheldon Huff started for the dive,
Sunday.
Roscoe futile, Walter Corson, Frank
Butler, Mark Drury. Daniel and Will
Huff went on the drive, Saturday. Lester
Devoll went on the drive, last week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18
HOw's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cared by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, having known F. J..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions,
and fnsnciylly able to carry out any obligations
made by their Arm.
West q Tuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale..Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18
STATE AND GENERAL.

According to dispatch from Pekif,
dated Thursday, to the Kolnische lei
tung, a robber band of four Americans
and four Chinese was recently captured
by German outpost at Tung KIa Flu on
Tien Tsin.
The President, Thursday, appointed
Robert p. Skinner of Ohio to be consul
general of the United States at Mar
seiles. France, and Oliver d Hughes of
Connecticut to be consul general of the
United States at Coburg, Germany.
The property stolen from the schooner
Nat Meader, some 10 days ago, was
found, Saturday, in an unoccupied house
two miles from Wiscasset. The goods
stolen in the raid upon the Birch Point
store about the game time were also
found In the same building.
At the conclusion of the arguments,
Friday afternoon, in the Portland liquor
cases, Judge Hill rendered a decision
that the hop beer under consideration
was an Intoxicating and malt liquor.
He sentenced the five respondents to
pay 500 fine each or spend 90 days in
jail. All the cases were appealed and
they will be fought over again in the
superior court.
A number of checks ON banks, said to
have been given by one Frank Butter.
field to people In Machias, have been
protested, and Butterfield is believed to
be in New Hampshire He has been
buying up old iron from condemned
vessels along the coast, during the win
ter, and it was in payment of these bills
that the checks were given. The total
amount is thought to be $4,000.
DR.. A. Hodgkins of Eastport in com.
pany with Capt. Arthur Hol' of Ellis
worth, has begun the erection of sar.
dine plant at SO. Gouldsboro near Bar
Harbor. The factory will be about 125
feet by 80 feet, two stories, with boiler
house adjoining and be fitted with all
of the most modern appliances for i'm
proving the quality and cheapening the
cost of production of the American
sardne.
Benjamin w. Curran of Calais, son
of Hon. George A. Curran of that city,
was admitted to the bar IN Bangor re
Gently before the examining board APP
pointed by the governor. Mr.. Curran
is q graduate of the law school of Bos-
ton University. He will commence the
practice of his profession in Calais,
entering the Office of his father, collec-
tor of customs and the former president
of the Washington County railroad.
Charles Keene of Boston, formerly of
Bowdoinham, has just had completed
for him what is probably the largest
watch In the country. 1t is to be erect
ed in front of his New York jewelry
store. 1t Is more than four feet across
the face, about two feet thick, with a
winding stem twice the size of mans
head. 1t is to be illuminated at night
30 it can be seen several blocks away
Mr. Keene will employ 80 to so men the
year round, each one to carry fac smile
of this watch in reduced size on their
shoulders for advertising purposes.
The we'll known Bath shipbuilding
firm of Percy & Small, which builds the
largest and finest schooners afloat, has
found its present quarters too small
and purchased the lot of land next
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Madison Center.

Work is rushing at the Lake. Many
Improvements are being made for the
coming summer.
Mrs. c. A. Fairbrother and little son
returned from Gardiner. last week.
Stephen GRAHAM has commenced to
paint the new steamer.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Spiritualists
meet with Mrs. Gene Rile at Madison,
Tuesday, April 23d.
Watson Blanchard. who has been sick
all winter remains about the same.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18


Nneywo years the nuious soldier General
Thomas of ermon
Representatives Judge of Probate
and
his
i'm o General Thomas
opportunity add testimonial the
of Dr. Nevura blood and remedy The
l left its touch in the of rheu
pains. found benefit relief from the of Dr.
my permission publish this letter for
others good
rheumatism the joints and muscles through deficient blood
Every cold strengthens
of evidence exist
to
specific Why
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-04-18

81 had piles 80 bad could get no rest
nor find a cure until l tried DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. After using it
once, forgot ever had anything like
Piles" E. q. Boice, Somers Point, N.
Y. Look out for limitations. Be sure
you ask for DeWitt's. Geo. e. Sampson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08

The confessions of LATE Young re-
Gently published in his Des Moines
Capital have brought out more plainly
to the public this one fact that some OF
the dailies in our Iowa cities make a
business of taking not only their Sin
terviews" but their special dis
patches" Their news editor not only
goes through their daily exchanges but
their country weekly exchanges, clips
important news from their news col
umns, heads it special to the - y
puts the date line over it and runs il
in their columns. At other times he
rewrites and garbles such matter. Not
infrequently have We seen good news
matter bodily appropriated in this way
from the REPUBLIcAN by Iowa dailies.
1t may he professional in their eyes for
them to do so, but we think it very
much lowers the standing of the papers
doing il. Neither fake interviews nor
stolen dispatches add to the good repu-
teton Of the paper using them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
A rlost Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bling offer we this year make, which in
cludes with this paper the Iowa Home
stead, itsspecial Farmers Institute.
Editions and the Poultry Farmer.
These three publications are the best
of their class and should be in every
farm home. To them we add, for To-
cal, county and general news, our own
paper, and make the price of the four
one year only 81 As. Never before
was so much superior rerding matter
offered for so small an amount of mon
ey. The three papers named, which
we club with our own, are we'll known
throughout the west and commend
themselves to the readers favorable at
tention upon mention. The Iowa
Homestead is the great agricultural
and live stock paper of the west; the
Poultry farmer is the most practical
poultry paper for the farmer, while
the special Farmers Institute Editions
are the most practical publications for
the promotion Of good farming ever
published. Take advantage of this
great offer, as it will hold good for q
short time only. Samples of these
papers may be examined by calling al
this office.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
Proved Her Nationality.

Recently bent old lady entered one
of the Salina street stores and upon be-
ing asked what she wished TO see made
reply in what the clerk judged to be an
unknown language. A second inquiry
proving no more satisfactory, the clerk
excused herself and went In search of
one of her colleagues who is of German
descent.
"Oh, Miss L." she entreated, won't
you come over to my counter for min
ute? There's a poor old German lady
there, and I can't understand a word
she says"
Miss l.. followed and, pausing before
the stool on which the would be Gus
toner was seated. inquired in her
sweetest tones:
"Are you German
The poor old German lady" raised
her handkerchief to her lips and evil
IDENTIFY extricated something from her
mouth. Then, bending a look Of the
utmost scorn upon the clerk. she ex-
claimed in a rich and unmistakable
brogue:
"Garman, Is It? Indade an I'm not.
But I've got a new set Of false lathe,
bad scran to thin! An now, IL ye
phase, will wan Of yez wait on meY--
Syracuse Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
Entertaininr sauirrel..

Alive In his native woods the squirrel
is an amusing little fellow. and he will
entertain you by the hour II you will
let him.
You probably become first aware Of
his presence by his dropping things on
your head. Then he plays hide and
seek with you as he zigzags up q tree.
While he pauses for thought, or pos
sibly to wash his face, another squirrel
comes scudding along the branches Of
a nelghborlng tree, and away they go,
one chasing the other, jumping from
branch tip to branch tip, racing up and
down the trunk and making the bark
1y. Sometimes one loses his footing
and falls headlong 20 or 80. feet to the
ground, landing there with force that
makes him bounce. You think every
grain of sense must be knocked out Of
the small body, but he only blinks a
bit, and, after a moment spent perhaps
in letting the stars set that must have
suddenly risen before his eyes, he
streaks it up the nearest tree after the
other fellow. Long after they have
disappeared from sight you hear them
chattering together up among the
leaves like two watchmen's rattles.--
Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
A slight Deficit.

A weather stained. creaking wagon
drew up in front of photographers
establishment In a Georgia town. Be
meath its body lean hound came to a
standstill. A man clad in jeans trou-
sers, homespun shirt and guiltless OF
coat or vest emerged from the vehicles
anterior extremity. Settling his soft
SLOUGH hat on the back of his head, he
adjusted his lone gallus and gave the
lines to the wife and baby within. Be
hind these. from the dome Of canvas
beyond, peered. big eyed and solemn,
numerous editions OF the lord and mas
ter.
Entering the shop, the stranger paused
before case of sample photographs
and, pointing to one, said. "Mlster,
what dyer charge fer takin plcters like
that"
"Three dollars a Dozen" replied the
clerk.
Thrusting his hands into his pockets,
he turned thoughtfully toward the wag-
opful of offspring. WAL, reckon I'll
have ter wait bir' he said softly to
himself. Il amt got but 'leven."-
Harper's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
Her opinion of Asparagus.

1t seems that asparagus Is not grown
In the tropics-at least 1t was not grown
ut Rio de Janelro when certain Amer
lean gentleman. who had lived several
years in the Brazilian capital. went
with his wife and S-year-old daughter
to visit friends living near Buenos
Ayres, a part of the continent where
the climate is better adapted to the
fruits and vegetables,of the temperate
regions.
At the first dinner'after their arrival
the visitors were treated to some fresh
asparagus. The little S-year-old daugh-
ter was likewise served with the as
paragus. but she evidently did not
think much oft as an article Of food.
Her mother tried for some time to
coax her 10 eat 1t. Finally the little
girl, taken between the rudeness Of
whispering at the table and the rude
ness Of not'eating her food. leaned over
and, with a choking voice and culver
ing lip, whispered.to her mother: 'Mam-
ma, 1t Is not nice. It's raw,at one end
and rotten at thefother."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
Painting black Eye.

"The painting Of blackened eyes. Of
which you hear little nowadays" said
a man of experience. lis SO well estab-
lished a business now that 1t does not
even need advertising. A sign which
l just passed aroused memories Of
earlier days within me. 1t was merely
the name Of a man who does this kind
OF painting. with the brief announce
ment. Black Eyes Painted
Some years ago such a simple state
ment was not enough to enable one In
that business TO live. The artist whose
calling this sign declared is the same
man who some years back used to have
q place on-the avenue farther west. aud
in front Of that old office he used to
have an expansive and gorgeous sign
which told his accomplishments in the
phraseology which the only Tody Ham
ilton after perfected in describing the
charms Of the best that Barnum Of
fered."-New York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08

Mr.. Jones came home at an unseemly
hour the other night and was surprised
to see Mrs. Jones sitting up for him
below stairs, with no other light than
that of the gas lamp. which faced the
door, TO keep her company.
M-M-Marie," he said huskily. ''y-you
shouldn't sit up slate when I'm out on
business"
As Mrs. Jones did not answer him, he
continued In an alarmed voice:
"Shorry, m'dear. but it's last time
tell you I'm sorry-won't shpeak to
meY'
At this moment Mrs. Jones called
from above stairs:
"Mr. Jones, who are you talking to
at this hour of the nightT
"Thash what I'd like to know
m-m-myself," stammered Jones.
Mrs. Jones FASTENED down stairs,
lamp in hand. When she saw the sit
uation. she laughed In spite of being
very angry.
Its the model" she said-"the mod
ell bought today to fit my dresses on"
Eyes, thash So" said Jones tipsily.
"Model woman-didn't talk back-mske
some fellow good wife."--London Tit
Bits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08
One Passenger Too Many

A good story is going the rounds of
the offices of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company concerning the Won
derful presence Of mind displayed re-
Gently by a new conductor on one of
the company's trolley cars. This par
tlcular car was bowling along up
Broadway recently when it was hailed
and boarded by a company inspector.
The official hurriedly counted the pas
sengers In the car and found that there
were nine. Then he cast, his eye up to
the register and found that there had
been only eight fares rung up. He dis
closed his Identity TO the new conduct
or and called attention to the discrep-
ancy.
Slowly and painfully the new hand
counted over his passengers and then
scanned his register.
"Begorra, an you're rolght, sir" he
said and promptly stopped the car
"Say," he demanded, addressing the
passengers In an authoritative man.
ner. ivan O. youse fellows'll how to
git off the car-r."-New York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08

The chemist Lieblg proposed to meas
ure the standard of civilization by the
consumption Of soap, creation which
would put the inhabitants Of north
Holland at the head Of all civilized ma
tons. As a more reliable test Edmund
About suggested the sale Of steel pens,
the socialist Bebel the frequency Of re-
form meetings, DIR. Bernard the use Of
undergarments. a luxury unknown to
the semicivilized tribes Of Asia and
South America; Professor Ebers the
sale Of postage stamps. The mileage
Of railroads per hundred square miles
Of territory might do in comparing
countries Of equal density Of popula-
tion.-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08

There is very little difference be-
tween a pound and guinea; only a
shilling, and yet the keen business man
insists that the shilling shall be consid-
cred. After Thackeray's series Of lee
lures on the four Georges had been
delivered In London, Willert Beale
says that he called upon the novelist
In Onslow square with check for
ESQ.
whats this, w. B.p cried Thack-
cray. reading the check. "Poundsf
Our agreement says guineas, and
guineas It must be-"
You are aware that the lectures SO
far have involved very heavy losses"
said Beaie apologetically.
That's not my affair."" said Thack-
cray. 81 don't know what occult
means you have to protect yourself
from loss. Guineas, W. r.! Guineas
1t must be. and nothing else. must
have the shillings."
And the shillings were sent him i'm
mediately.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-08-08

death as welcome relief from their
awful sniierings.
The entire garrison of this place had
been looking for them every since their
disappearance and about three weeks
after detachment found them, scat
tering the Moros, rescuing the soldiers
ell the more dead than alive. They
were brought into town and all of
them are doing nicely, although they
will never be the same as they were
before their capture.
Corporal Farrell and his associates
have the sympathy of the entire garri-
son and il their captors could be found
short work would be made of them.
Hoping this will reach you in due time,
/ am,
Yours very respectfully,
CORPORAL BRETT CLARK,
Co. A 23d. Init.
Cottobato Mindanao, p. /.