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The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
A Ftsh That Gives Paint.

The well known brown pigment
.aiie3 sep,a 10 obtained from a ten
armed octopus found principally In the
Mediterranean and more especially at
the head of the Adriatic sea, where 1t
Is caught by the natives for food.
The sepia is contained In bag and
Is really the black fluid of which we
have all read as being discharged by
the creature to cover its escape. Some
nnturalists say that the fluid is brown
sh, which becomes more credible when
We know that this is the source of
fepla.
The pigment is really powder which
llssolyes in water; its strength may be
estimated by the fact that 1t will color
1000 times Its own bulk. When the
octopus has been killed, the sack or
bag Is removed and dried TO prevent
putrefaction. The sepia Is treated with
ammonia or caustic soda, washed and
dried. 1t Is one of the most durable OF
paints, except when fully exposed TO
the fierce rays of the sun, and an even
surface can be obtained with 1t more
easily than with most paints. Sepia
has been obtained from a fossil cutie
fish thousands of years old and found
to be quite good for paint.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

81 wish | wasn't supersttious,' SAID
a well known young man. I'D have 1t
taken off"
"Have what taken OFF,
"Why, this great big mole on my
nose"
What are you afraid of about it
bleeding to deathp
mo, no; it's just bad luck to have
mole taken off It's worse than having
a black cat across your path or even
to have a hooting owl light on the
roof"
II don't know why it is bad luck, but
my black nanny used to say, Chile,
don't yo' nebber let EN- try to take dat
mole off'n your nose"
Whatll happen, Aunt Sarah, II l
dor l used to ask her.
al dunno, chile. Some folks say az
the place won't nebber get well, and
some say as two mo'll come back.
Don't nebber poster what the Lord has
gin yo', or he mought make 1t wo'se.'
1.-THE old negro woman's doctrine
was too deeply embedded in my early
education for me to outgrow 1t, even
after 20 years. memphis Sclmitar.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Count the Time. . Horse Rolls.


To see a horse when out at pasture
rolling on the ground and endeavoring
to turn over on his back Is common
sight. but how many people have no.
ticed that in doing this horses observe
an inyariable rule?
The rule Is that he always rolls over
either at the first or third attempt
never at the secondhand more than
three attempts are never made. In
other words, If the horse succeeds In
rolling over at the first try, well and
Rood-that satisfies him; but If the
first attempt Is failure, the second
one always is. Then he either rolls
quite over at the third or gives 1t up
He never makes a fourth.
If horses are rolling on sloping ground
they usually roll up hill. This is more
easy of explanation than the strange
custom regulating the number of at
tempts. As to this no adequate reason
has ever been offered. VIII those in
genious people who tell US why dog
turns round before lying down, and
why ducks walk behind each other In a
string instead of abreast, explain why
a horse never makes four attempts to
roll over and never succeeds at the
second?
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Fairfield.

Capt. William R, Kreger, of the
schooner Nathaniel T. Palmer has been
spending few days at his home here.
The captain has just returned from Nor
folk, Va, where he has been with a cargo
of coal. He was accompanied by Princi-
pal w. F. Kenrick of the Fairfield high
school. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Emery OF
Augusta. and Miss McDavid, a school
teacher also of that city. The trip was a
very enjoyable one, and was made 10 II
days Capt. Kreger left. Monday night,
for Boston, where his vessel is being
loaded
Miss Florence Palmer. a graduate OF
Smith College, 1901, daughter of Rev.
George r Palmer of this place, has &C
cepted position as teacher in the Maine
Central Institute at Pittsfeld and left,
Saturday, to take up her new duties.
Mrs. Eben Pratt and daughter. Mil
dred, have returned from visit of a few
days with relatives in Bowdoinham
w. G. Rice, superintendent of the
Bangor & Orono Electric Railway, spent
a few days at his home here, last week.
The walls and ceiling of the Gerald are
being newly tinted.
The high school building is receiving a
fresh coat of paint. The ceiling and
walls of the building have just been newly
tinted.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Browns Corner.

Selden Fitzgerald who has been work
ing in Fairfield this summer came home
sick last week and is now dangerously i'll
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Chas Jones and children of Lynn,
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Ripley Chase.
Miss Annie Lancaster of Skowhegan is
spending her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lancaster.
The funeral of Cyrus Chase occurred on
Friday afternoon.
c. c. Chase OF Jamaica Plains, Mass.
was called to town. last week, by the
death of his father Mr.. Cyrus Chase.
He returned home, Monday night.
Mrs. Ellen Barnes and son Fred of
Hartland are attending the State Fair at
Lewiston, this week.
On Thursday last there was family
gathering at the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Moody in Skowhegan. There
were presen Grin Hubbard, aged SO year s
and Joseph Moody, 81 years. grand
parents GEO. Hubbard and family and
Frank Hubbard and family of this town
and Mrs. A. r. Blaisdell and family OF
Corinna making twenty in all. Although
taken by surprise Mrs. Moody soon pre-
pared bountfu dinner and the day was
most delightfully."- spent amid the flowers
and fruits OF Maple Dale farm
Canaan Grange will hold its annual field
day at Lake George, Sept. H. if stormy
the next fair day. All neighboring oranges
are Invited to attend
Elder Jackson will hold meeting al
this place next Sunday afternoon.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Queer Things to Eat.

Just before the Franco-German war
a travelling quack In France employed
as his clown, after the fashion of the
day, a man named Tore, who testified
to the excellence of his masters cure
for Indigestion by swallowing corks
and pebbles. After leaving the quack
he enlisted and In the presence of DR..
Lorentz tore open a live cat, sucked
It's blood and devoured 1t. He also
ate In the same way living snakes,
grinding their heads between his teeth.
During the war he conveyed secret in
formation for the French army by
swallowing a small box with a writ
ten paper inside 1t, but he was at last
detected by the Prussians and punish
ed as SPY.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Cured of Chronic DiarrhOea After
Thirty Years of Suffering.

~ suffered for thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought l was past being
oured," says John 5 Holloway of French
Camp, Miss 81 had spent 80 much time
and money and suffered 30 much that
had given up all hopes of recovery.
was so feeble from the effects of the
diarrhoea that | could do no kind OF
labor, could not even travel, but by acct
dent | was permitted to find bottle of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and after taking several
bottles | am entirely cured of that
trouble. l am so pleased with the re-
suit that | am anxious that it be in reach
of all who suffer as l have" For sale
by G, r. Fogg, Skowhegan; l.. e.
Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton,
Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Scion.

Judge Boswell made a trip to Askwith,
last week, returning on Friday.
Chester Spinney returned from Dan
forth, Saturday, and started on Monday
for Wisconsin.
Jesse Adams was taken with a shock
last Friday, and is very low.
A. c. Jewett started for Askwi,h to
teach school. last Saturday.
c. F. Tufts and wife and L. c. Jewett
and wife returned from Southport, Thurs
day.
Alvin Heald and wife went to Rock
land and Corydon Felker to Portland.
Mrs. Henry Wilson returned, Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
800. Reward. 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one dread.
ed disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh, being constitutional disease
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list Of tes-
timonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

Q. "Who discovered the law of grav-
ity from the fall of an appleP A.
paris"
Q. what is a sarcasmY' A. "a sore
on your body"
An antiquarian is "a place for
animals" "harlequinade" "a kind of
drink" "a dilemma" "a medicine, "
citadel" "a sort of chief policeman"
neutral "a kind of reptile" and
"eulogy" "a chap who feels bumps on
our head
"Juggernaut, a mountain in Switzer-
land" glacier" Is "a mender of win
dows," "prig" is "a little boat" and
the ostrich is distinct"
"Sapphira was high priest"
"Chamois are kind of big fleas."
1.-The milky way" Is "the thick
creamy stuff on the top of the milk"
"Tableaux wants" means "hotel
dinner"
"Elopement" Is ''the opposite to allo-
pathy. "-Collection Made by a London
School Principal.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
"Hand TO Mouth" Livers.

One of the paradoXes OF waste Is that
the persons most addicted TO 1t are not
men and women of independent means
who can support themselves in spite of
their extravagant expenditure, but the
poorer classes. There is hardly an able
bodied laborer who might not become
financially Independent If he would but
carefully husband his receipts and
guard against the little leaks of need
less expense. But unfortunately this is
the one thing which the workingman
finds 1t the hardest to do. There are a
hundred laborers who are willing to
work hard to every half dozen who are
willing properly to husband their earn
ings. Instead of boarding small per-
centage Of their receipts so as to pro-
vide against sickness or want of en-
ployment they eat and drink up their
earnings as they GO, and thus in the
first financial crash, when mills and
factories shut down" and capitalists
lock up their cash instead of using 1t
In great enterprises, they are ruined.
Men who thus live from hand to
mouth" never keeping more than a
days march ahead of actual want, are
little better off than slaves.-Success.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Somerset Grange.

Somerset Pomona will meet with
Athens Grange, Tuesday, Sept. 10th,
with the following program: 10 a. m.,
opening exercises; business; music by
choir; address of welcome, Bro Charles
Turner; response, Bro. f. A. Decker
select reading, Ella Holman; song, choir
question, How can | increase the pro-
ductiveness of my farmP, Bros. c. II.
Jones, w. w. Young, l.. l.. Smith, S. II.
Goodwin. Recess. 100 p. M, music
comforting degrees; recitation, Sister
Minnie Hight; address what books
would select for the farmers library,
Bro. Lombard; song, Bro. Charles
Turner; recitation, Sister Maud Flanders;
talk, why do we cultivate, Bro. F. w.
Page; select reading, Sister Edna w.
Lowell; remarks for the good of the
order; closing.
HENRY Il. CHoATE, Lecturer.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Why the Boy Was Sure.

A certain oficious head nurse In the
accident ward of a local hospital re-
ceived an unexpected call down" re-
Gently An unfortunate young man Of
the age of 10 had been practicing with
a cartridge pistol several sizes too large
for him, and the result was unpleasant.
The doctors and nurses had cleansed
and dressed the wound, and he was
resting easily.
Then the nurse, who had not been
present and who hated to miss a trick,
walked over to the little boys bed,
around which the attendants were still
standing, and asked him solicitously:
Are you sure that the bullet isn't
sticking there still?"
Sure
"What makes you think sor
at was a blank cartridge"
There was sharp decline In that
nurses stock Of pride, and the laugh
ter failed of unanimity by one dissent.
ing voice.-New York Commercial Adj
yertiSer.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Moore's Mills-Canaan.

Mr.. and Mrs L. P. Foster visited at
her brothers, M. D. Hollis in Clinton,
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Williams and
children passed last Sunday with Mr..
Chas. Ames and wife in West Pi,tsfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. Anse A Goodrich
passed last Wednesday in Cornville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Fernald and
children, Mr.. Harry and Miss Alma,
passed several days, last week, at Lake
side campmeeting.
Frank Boston has been at work the
past week, on an eli for John Joy in
Clinton.
Among those who attended the
Seventh Day Adventists meeting al
Waterville were Mrs. Chas. Rolfe. Mrs.
c. A Role and daughter, Miss Blanche,
Mrs. Qhas. Foster and son. Harold, and
Mrs. Baac Bean.
Mrs. Warren Gerald and son visited
friends in Skowhegan, last urday.
Mr. F.. D Getchell. wife and son went
to Watervlle, last Friday, remaining over
Sunday.
Mrs. Milford Keene, who has a bao
stomach trouble. went. last week. to the
hospital in South Lancaster. Mass, for
treatment
Miss Maggie Ross is in very poor
health
Mr.. and Mrs w H Smith from Wins
low were in town, recently.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
More Laughter, Less Suicides,

The physiological benefits of laughter
cannot be oyerestimated. 1t shakes up
the diaphragm, sets the pulses beating
to a lively measure, stimulates the
blood corpuscles, enlyens the brain and
sometimes produces dislocation Of the
jaw when INDUCED in too heartily by
a man with large mouth. Used with
discretion, laughter is as inspiring as a
sea breeze, as refreshing as an August
shower. Its moral effect is beyond
computation. 1t has killed more ridicu-
lous superstitions by its rollicking roars
of unbelief than any other agency.
What can be more derisive than a
laugh? The man who laughs never
kills himself. This is the reason so few
Irishmen commit suicide.-Literary
E,ra
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

Boston Transcript The State Liquor
League is placing its black mark upon
those members of the Legislature of
1900 who voted against the repeal of the
so-called abutters' law, In order If pos
sible to prevent the reelection of any of
them. This is after the manner of all
large interests likely to have business
before the Legislature; but 1t is very
much open to question whether or not
the League Is acting wisely, inasmuch
as it's course will be almostsure to make
its enemies more strenuous than ever
but there is no denying that, upon
purely equitable grounds, the abutters'
law as 1t stands is unjust In It's workings
to licensed liquor dealers, and, II not
repealed, 1t should be 80 modified as to
make blackmail impossible, or at least
difficult.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Brighton.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jones went to
Shirley one day last week to attend the
funeral of his niece, Mrs. Jock Kelley.
Mrs. Pren,iss is visiting her mother In
Corinna.
Bert Hilton, pullman conductor, called
on number of old friends, Sunday
Mrs. Stillman Davis has been danger
ously i'll but is improving
Mrs. P. p. Hilton has been visiting
Mrs. c. Tomlnson and Mrs Lydia Smith
and others the past few weeks. She is
much improved in health since coming
from Session where she was very sick all
las, winter.
Lorin Smith is building an ell to his
house.
Edna Chamberlain is teaching school in
Kingsbury.
Mrs. Corson held meeting at the
church last Sunday.
tives at Guilford.
Mrs. Vira Packard of Skowhegan Is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Daniel
Jones.
The schools have been in session one
week with the exception of the village
school, no teacher as yet engaged for that.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason visited Mrs
Mortimer York. Tuesday.
John and George Tomlinson are visit
ing in town from Garland
Asa Campbell of Garland is visiting
relatives and friends in town.
MIR. and Mrs. Mortimer York spent
Sunday with her parents
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
East COrnViIIe.

Mrs. o A Moody and daughter Ger
tude of Canaan were visiting friends in
this vicinity, last week
Mrs. Allen Peavey is in poor health
Goodridge & Johnson of Canaan have
a crew of men at their camps here cutting
timber on the lot recently purchased Of
Arthur Morrill,. Levi Sanborn and wife
of Ca9aan are cooking for the men
Aaron Soul with his family took carri-
age drive across the country to Belgrade,
Pittsfield and Hartland visiting friends in
the towns mentioned, they were absen,
ten days.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns.


Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Murphy were called
to Bingham, Wednesday, on account OF
their son Earl's sickness.
Quite number of the young people
from Long Pond are going to Sherbrooke
to attend the fair.
Della McKenney left home, Saturday
night, on the express, for the convent in
Sherbrooke, where she is attending
school.
The little son of John Henry of Dennis
town is on the sick list. DR.. Nichols is
attending him.
The Rev. E. w Moore finished his
work here, Aug. 20. We are all very
sorry he could not have remained all the
rest of the year. Mr.. Moore was very
nice and interesting speaker, always
holding the attention Of bis audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Redman have gone
to Skowhegan to visit their daughter.
Friday and Saturday evenings the
Mable Grand Show company held their
performance in Holden's hall. The show
was very good.
A shooting match occurred. Wednes-
day. Aug. 20 The first prize was gold
watch which was won by Levi Newton {;
the second prize, gold chain, was won
by ]. J. Sands; the third which was
offered, lay between Levi Newton and j..
S. Williams.
Mrs. R. L. Kimball was presented with
a nice work basket by her Sunday school
class Mrs. Kimball is very grateful to
her scholars for remembering her on her
birthday. G N
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Queer Case of Evolution.

The general law Of evolution is from
the useful and practical into the ideal
and beautiful. This seems to be re-
versed In the case of the lily and the
banana. The banana is really devel-
oped tropical lily from which the seeds
have been eliminated and the fruit
greatly expanded This is very much
as If an angel should evolve into a fat,
comfortable stockbroker Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Danger In Damp Paper.

Most of the paper now used is made
from wood and other vegetable fibers
which are chemically not very differ
ent from the material of which a hay
rick is composed Consequently If pa
per is stacked damp heating is likely
to take place just as it does with
prematurely stacked hay, and at any
time flames may burst out as the re-
suit of spontaneous combustion.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
New Portland

Sidney R. Carsley went to Eustis,
Saturday, where he is 70 teach school.
Mrs. Geo. E. Young and two children
of Portland are in town with Mrs.
Young's parents, for few weeks.
Nj. J. c Metcalf and family of Farm
ington were the guests OF Hon, Jno. Met
calf, Sunday
The base ball game at Ne* Portland
between the New Vineyard and New
Portland mines resulted in a victory for
the latter by score of 9 to Below is
the list of players and their positions
NEW VINEYARD NEW PORTI AND
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

Flossie Banastar- Fred. what Is that
the papers say the butcher uses? l
want to keep dear Fido's meat from
spelling
Brother d-Formaldehyde.
Flossie-That isn't what the druggist
told me.
Brother Fred-What did he sayp
Flossie-Prussic acid.-Indianapolis
News.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

Ontario, with an area of 100000
square miles, is larger than al the fol
lowing states of the Union: New York,
1915; Connecticut, 1890; New Jersey,
7,S15; Maine, 3,040; Pennsylvania, 10
215; Maryland, 1920; Indiana, 3G,350;
Vermont, 9,565, making a total of 20G,-
GO square miles.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Mainstream.

E. E. Smith is building a two story
house on the old spot. the old house hav-
ing been removed to another location
There is quite lot of repairing being
done in town.
Mr.. Farrin. who has taken the stage
line from Mainstream to Brighton. is go
ing to build stable near the depot in
which to keep his horses through the day
There was an all day meeting in An.
drew Gtays grove, last Sunday. conduct
ed by our pastor, Rev. James Lombard
There was good attendance. w S M
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

Has been rudely defined by some cynic
as oslops and sweets" And after all
there's more truth than poetry in the
definition. Ice cream and cake may
satisfy the palate, but they are far from
satisfying to the stomach, which requires
that food be nutritious first and nice
afttrward. By careless eating women
pave the way for stomach utrouble,n
and its kindred miseries.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is confidently commended as a
cure for diseases of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
By curing diseases which prevent the
assimilation of food it enables the body
to be built up and strengthened in the
only way known to nature by food
digested and assimilated.
uFor twelve long months I suffered untold
Misery writes Mrs Molie Colgate, Of Ran
dolph Charlotte Co., Va. Mo tongue could ex-
press the pain that I endured before COM
menoed taking DR.. Pierce's medicine. was
not able to do anything at all. Could not eat
anything except bread aud tea-or if l did the
top of my head hurt SO Ii seemed it would kill
me; with all that could do it would burn like
Ere But now, since using your Golden Med
icai Discovery and Pavofite Prescription
can cat little of almost anything want, and
can do a good days work as well anybody
can Am better than have been for years"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
sick headache.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
How About DlshNYnshinGe

A writer one protesting to know,
states that the progress Of modern In.
dustrial art has done away with much
women were formerly subjected and
that the result has been in too many
cases, for want of sufficient occupation
for needed bodily exercise, Ills and
diseases
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
Hardly,

Kindly Yisitor-Mrs. A., what do
you suppose makes you suffer so?
Mrs. Al don't know. 1 am sure,
and believe nothing but a post NOR
tenn will ever show.
Kindly Visltor-You poor thing! You
are so weak that you can never stand
that.-Tit- Bits.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

The trunk of the elephant has no
fewer than 1000 muscles-at least 50
said Cuyier, the famous comparative
anatomst. The whole of the muscles
number 6o7
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
A Shocking Calamity

Lately befell a railroad laborer,"
writes DR.. A. Kelett of Williford, Ark.
His foot was badly crushed, but
Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly cured
him It's simply wonderful for burns,
boils, piles And all skin eruptions. It's
the worlds champion healer, Cure
guaranteed. Csc Sold by f. Fl. Wing.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
The Two ChnmnionH.

1t is said that the roar of a lion can
be heard farther than the sound made
by any other living creature. Next to
that comes the note of a woman who
has found a mouse In her bureau
Boston Transcript
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

Casts No Blame on His Ancestors.
Mrs. Go9dsale-To what do you at
tribute your appetite for strong drink :?
Is 1t hereditary?
Wragson Tatters-No, lady; it's
thirst. -Phladelphia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05
"what did che have to says"

"What did che have to says"
mo; hing"
why, l saw her talking to YOU"
"Oh. yes, she talked lot, but she didn't say
anything"
Diphtheria, sore throat Group. Instant relief.
permanent cure. DR.. Thomas Eclectric OIL. At
any drug store.
Deaf and Dumb-"How mauy servants have
the wrigleysf" 1.-TWO; a deaf cook and dumb
waiter"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

An Irishman in speaking of an ac-
quaintance said he was condemned to
be hanged. but saved his life by dying
the day before he was executed
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

w Z. Eaton is at the State fair with
eleven herd of Herefords.
Ruel Rowell had a severe attack of
illness. last week.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

"Miria, your extravaganza will ruin me.
don't you tell me before we were married
you could live comfortably on $40 week."
yes, but you didn't expect me to co it, did
you, john"
The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-05

A hopeless man is deserted by him
self, and he who deserts himself is
soon deserted by his friends.