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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Athens.

All members of Winona Rebekah
lodge, No. II, are requested to meet as
usual, Sept. 18th, at the hall. Something
in the way of an entertainment will be
given and refreshments served
Master Fred Jones of Dexter, who
has been visiting at DR.. Ellingwooo's,
returned home last week.
Mr.. Abb vt is delivering his maps this
week. He sold nearly a hundred in
town.
Mrs. Prince Stafford went to Bangor
last Monday, returning Thursday.
Warren Drake of West Medford,
Mass, who had been passing some time
as the guest of relatives, returned to his
home on Saturday.
Our boys went to East Madison, Satur-
day afternoon to play ball They formed
an unpleasant impression of the young
folks there on account of the ungentle-
manly treatment which they received at
their hands.
Quite a number of out of town stu
dents are members of the academy
school now in progress here.
The widow of the late Jerry Mason, a
native of this town but recently from
the West, is visiting her husbands rela-
tives in this and other Maine towns.
Miss Helen Hurd went to Skowhegan,
Thursday, to consult DR.. Moulton in
regard to her eyes. The doctor gives
her much encouragement that her sight
may be restored, which all interested il
her will be glad to know.
DR. TarbeIl went to Portland last
week, with patients to consult DR..
Moulton.
r. d. Pratt was passenger on the
stage, Monday of last week, to consult
his dentist at Skowhegan.
Miss Carrie Fogg goes to Waterville,
this week, to remain sometime and visit
friends. She will also consult a ply
stefan there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt have moved their
goods to John Nights and will reside
there.
Mrs. Maria Tobey is having her house
underpined with stone.
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins of Pressure Isle
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Maria Tobey.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). T. Goodrich passed
Saturday in Harmony.
A singing school is to be started here.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

When General Grant was In China.
says a contributor to Short Stories, be
joGrneyed by water from Tien-tsin to
Picking. One morning there was no
wind, and the coolies, walking along
the river bank, pulled the houseboat.
They made little progress, and finally
the general called his Chinese servant
and said:
boy, why for these coolies no can
Salkee more fastr'
Must talkee lowder," the boy re-
piled.
The general. thinking the boys mean
Ing was that he should speak in a tone
the coolies could overhear, raised his
voice and repeated:
why for these coolies no can walkee
more fastT
To which the boy imperturbably an
swered as before, "Must talkee low
der"
Several times this dialogue was re-
peated, and General Grant did talkee
louder, until he fairly shouted.
At last the boy slightly varied his
response: mo 'casion speak SO high"
he said. "More better talkee lowder."
Our hero was just beginning to feel
like Alice In Wonderland when a ray
of light seemed to fash across the
mind of the boy, and he rushed to the
end of the boat seized the captains
arm and, dragging him to General
Grant, exclaimed;
This man belong [pidgin English
for ISL lowder; just now can talkee
he"
General Grant saw the joke. On Chi
nese boats the captain Is called Tow
derrr
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
East Mercer.

William Harlow remains about the
same.
A goodly number from here attended
the camp meeting at North lAnson, last
week.
Frank Cole of Bangor is the guest of
Wesley Tyler and wife, this week.
The threshing machines are being
started out
Mrs. John Frizzell has been very sick
for a few days with neuralgia of the
heart.
Our grangers enjoyed very pleasant
evening with Somerset Grange in Nor.
ridgewock, Thursday evening.
Schools began Monday with the ex-
ception of the Chapman school. Miss
Edith Hatch of New Sharon is teaching
at the Hampshire Hill; Georgia Snow at
the village; Minnie Wills, East Mercer;
Mrs. Rosa Whitcomb, Ladd town; Lizzie
Crowell of Smithfield at the Wiley
ScnoOl
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
n Orth COrnyille.

Freeland Thompson and Ed Ridley
went to the Eastern State Fair at Ban.
gor, last week on tandem in returning
they covered the distance, 81 miles, in
ii hours.
Mrs. Kimball has returned home to
Corson's corner.
Some fall blowing has been done.
Beans are being pulled but only about
half crop is reported as the rust has
spoiled the crop.
G. W. Bates has put in line of pillow
and stove repairs.
Mrs Phoebe Kenney of Athens was
the guest of Mrs. David Davis, last week.
Miss Hurd, blind lady of Athens,
was In town, last week, canvassing for
books
The gospel meetings held on the
church grounds on East Ridge, by
Evangelist Aldrich of Toledo, o.. still
continue with good interest manifested
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
To California Through Colorado

By all means the most interesting way
TO reach California is via Denver anC
Salt Lake City. We have selected that
route for our Personally Conducted twice
a-week excursions, planning the train
schedule so that all the magnificent Colo
RADIO mountain scenery is passed by day
light. These excursion parties travel in
Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars, which
are thoroughly comfortable, contain
every convenience and cost much less
than the ordinary Pullman sleeper. The
rate for berth holding two, from either
Chicago or st. Louis, to California Is
only $500. Kindly write for particulars.
Inclose six cents in postage for our
beautiful seventy-two page book on Cali
fornia, full of illustrations.
Address p. s. Eustis, General Pass.
Agent c. B. & Q. r. R., Chicago, H.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Hartland.

Mrs. Viola Rand returned from Temple
flights, last week, very much improved in
health.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis, who has been spend
ing the summer with relatives here, re-
turned to her home in New York, Tues
day of last week.
Mr.. Prince Thompson, the we'll known
cattle buyer and shipper who has been In
very poor health the past year. is failing.
Prof. Moses of Augusta and daughter
gave an exhibition with the graphophone
at the Rand school house, recently. All
join in saying they got their moneys
worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Purington OF
Canaan visited at John Goodwn's, Sun
day.
4 o. A. Parkman. wife and grandson
Earl called at John Goodwin's, Friday, on
their way from St. Adams to Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
st. Adams.

Mr.. John Leyford has sold his farm tic
a Mr. Brown of Boston.
Guy Merrill is very sick with an abscess
Clara Adams is home, passing her
vacation.
Charles Thompson has summer
boarder. 1t is girl.
Sewel Millett threshed for L Pal
mer, in the field, two hundred and ter
bushels Of mixed grain in eight honrs.
Palmyra Grange holds their fair. Sept
II and IS.
MI. and Mrs. B. L. Palmer attended
the Eastern State Fair, last Thursday.
Palmyra Grange instructs class o
eight in the first and second degree, the
9TH of September. The case is not com
mon, each candidate has just become o
that age that they can be admitted into
the order.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Fairfield.

Hon. d w Allen and wife of Boston
arrived in town, Monday from North
Arson and remained over night as the
guests of MIR and Mrs. H. F. Burgess.
Mr.. Allen returned to Boston and Mrs.
Allen went to Skowhegan and will come
here for visit later.
w S. Laid and wife were the guests
of Mr., and Mrs. A. c. Laid over Sunday,
leaving Monday morning for Augusta
where they will make their home 10 the
future,
Hon. E. J. Lawrence and two daugh-
ters. Hon. S. A, Nye and daughter. A.
B. Page, wife and daughter and Hon.
Cyrus w. Davis and wife leave Sept. IS,
for pleasure trip to Denver, travelling 10
a private car and will be away about a
month
Miss Marion Mayo has returned from
Bangor where she was in the Office of the
Turf Farm and Home. through the fair.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Thirteen Rules In Coins.

81 have never been able to compre-
hend." said veteran numlsmatist,
why SO many Americans should be-
neve that a vast amount of Ill luck CEN
tiers around the number 13
THE commonest of all our silver
coins is the % cent piece In the words
quarter dollar are - letters. Thirteen
letters compose f Pluribus Unum. In
the tail Of the eagle are 10 feathers and
In the shield are Is lines. There are 13
stars and Is arrowheads. while If you
will examine the bird through a micro
wing"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
An Ample Pie Bed,

An apple Pie bed" is one In which
the sheets are so folded that person
cannot get his legs down, the foot end
of the sheet being brought up to the
head end Of the bed. This head TO
foot" arrangement being implied, the
expression may have sprung from a
corruption of cap-a-pied, or cap-a-pie,
as 1t Is frequently written.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Kinds of Fairfield

Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Kinds of Fairfield
are visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr. Clarence Bickford is having a job
OF work done on his house.
We understand that Mr.. Dennis. who
so successfully taught the singing school
here, last winter, is in the place looking
up class for the coming winter. Over
twenty had signed their names and a
much larger number will do so. This
should be encouraged for it is pleasant
and profitable way of passing the winter
evenings.
Some of our people are attending the
Christian Endeavor Convention in Water
vile, this week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Refining Petroleum.

The refining of petroleum Is a process
of dlstillation In which 1t is separated
into several marketable products.
There are two methods of distillation,
known technically as "in yacuo" and
Cracking" In the first the petroleum
is distilled in a partial vacuum and in
the second with superhealed steam.
This process receives its name from the
cracking sound of the steam as 1t
enters the undistilled petroleum.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

In small two story building with a
basement on the Bowery are three as
piring occupants, although the space
occupied by each Is not much larger
than health requires Over the en-
trance TO the store is this sign:
Cheapest hardware store on earth"
Over the entrance to the basement Is
this sign; Cheapest barber shop in
the world" Over the entrance leading
to the second story is this: Cheapest
restaurant on the planet."-New York
Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

Mr.. Harry Beal, graduate of the
academy, went to Orono, Wednesday, to
attend the University of Maine the COM
ing year
Mrs. John Conner and daughter of
Gardiner have been visiting in town, the
past week, the guests of her sister, Mrs.
Ostie Allen.
DR.. ". 3. Cults, who has been spend
ing several weeks vacation in town with
his parents, returned to Providence, R.
l., Wednesday morning.
Among the guests of S. Bunker and
family last week, were Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Boothby of Denver, Colorado.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Court Logic.

Lawyer-My client, your honor, has
confessed that he committed the bur
glary. You will admit this an eloquent
proof OF my clients love of truth and
of his upright conscience, and. your
honor, man with such delicate con-
science should not be accused of having
broken into a house to steal. Never!-
New York Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
North Fairfield.

Miss Winona Crew, a teacher in Phil
adelphia, is visiting her old classmate.
Mrs. George Paddock.
The cooking club with invited guests to
the number Of sixty met with Mrs. Ruth
Head, last Tuesday evening. A supper
such as only cooking club can furnish
was heartily enjoyed. Games. charades
and music occupied the time till all too
soon the hour came to return home and
thus closed very pleasant evening.
Mr.. Ariel Jones has gone to Boston for
medical treatment.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
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
ANDREW COTE,
uANKRupT

In the matter OF
ANDREW COTE, In Bankruptcy
BANKRUPT.
To the creditors OF ANDREW COTE of
Fairfield, in the county OF Somerset and
District Aforesaid, . bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 3lst day
Of August. A. d: 1901, the said ANDREW
COTE was duly adjudIcated Bankrupt,
and that the first meeting Of his creditors will
be held at Daniel Lewis office, In skowhegan,
Maine. on the 10th day Of Sept. A. d. 1901. at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time the said
creditors may attend. prove their claims, APP
point trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting. fw36
September 3, A. d. 1901.
DANIEL LEWIS. Referee In Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
A Dampener.

''Tell me-" he sighed-''tell me. beau
teous maiden, what is In your heart"
Miss Henrietta Bean of Boston gave
him a look of icy disdain and then
vouchsafed the monosyllabic reply:
Blood "-Baltimore American.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Not EntireIx Mute.

He-What I feel for you, Muriel.
can never tell you in words. True love
Ia silent.
Muriel-Oh. no, l assure you. 1t
speaks to papa
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

Mabel-What do you think Of the
Rev. DIR. Leach's idea that there will
be few II any men In heaven?
Maud-Huh, Would you call that
heaven ?-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05
Palmyra.

The yearly meeting of the church of
God will be held in the town of Palmyra
IN the Gale school house, commencing on
the 10th Of September and continue over
the Sabbath.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-05

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
Z W. Groves signature 10 on each box. 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
HEARD IN PASSING

At last the American baggage check has made it's entrance into England. The Great Eastern Railroad Go will introduce the system on June l. mak- ing it optional with tie passenger, ana charging small extra fee. which American travellers will probably glad- ly pay, although they will say that the charging of this fee prevents it. after all, from really being the American system.-Hartford Times.
 Out i'll Alitcell county in Kansas, q physician sent bill for professional rervices to the address of one of his spa tients and in q feWSdays he received 4he AelIewin1 reply: z. D ear Sur, sthis sI1oat Eas put in my bux by mistake l shfinf Xhe naAn a,s dead md aint any Tef5 (6 of YllasS \ uj Fl don't see i1ew your conshens III let you dun 31se 0Aad. 4Ayx xlonst you live bet ter cristen life and let live and try to r1eas lint spann xFhQ dtdq In he9yen
 l1Jo6 IT Waeth 61,r thAD forty dol , F N !.s!l % s '1g| e 'g!
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
PoSTMASTERS nEApofll1E 1ED.'
B. c. Atwood of Watertown Continued
 For Five Years.

The postmaster general has received the recommendations of Kepresenta- tive Hill for the reappointment of nVe presidential postmasters at important towns in Fairfield and Litchffeld coun- ties. namely: Captain Joshua I.. Fes- senden at Stamford, E. w. S. Pickett at Fairfield, James Hague at Iorrlns, ton, E. c. Atwood at Wa,ertown, ana Nehemiah Jennings at southport. Their four-year terms of office nave expired.
 The department has decided to al low these and other postmasters or the presidential class who may be reeom- mended for reappointment during the coming months of congressional recess, to hold over, instead of making yacan- ton appointments. In December, upon the assembling of congress, they will be nominated for appointment; so that they will serve four years from the time of confirmation and not four years from now, as would be the case were recess appointments made. rms plan gives the men practically period of five years as their next term of ot- flee.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
THE FINGER NAILS.

Short-nailed men never give up aa argument.
 A keen sense of humor accompanies 3hort nails.
 Long nails indicate ideality and an artistic temperament.
 Short nails, thin and flat at the base, indicate weak action of the heart.
 Long-nailed people are apt to be very visionary and hate to face disa- greeable facts.
 Short nails, very flat and sunken as it were into the flesh at the base, are a s1gn of diseased nerves.
 Short nails, very flat and inclined to curve out or lift up at the edges, are the forerunners of paralysis.
 Don't scoff at the idea that press ing the ends of the fingers gently will make them assume the shape of the nails, for it is a fact.
 Short-nailed persons make good critics; they are sharper and more logical than long-nailed people, and usually more positive in assertion.
 Long nails never indicate such great physical strength as short, broad ones. Very long finger-nailed persons are apt to have delicate chests and lungs.
 Long nails, very wide at the top and bluish in appearance, denote bad circulation. Longnailed men and women are less critical and more inn essionable than those with short nails.
 Don't use nail bleaches too gener- ously, and don't fail to be stingy of rouge and powder. Let your nails be beautiful with no visible signs of the manicuring that keeps them pink and lovely
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25

The late ex-President Harrison was not in favor of this country taking the side of England in the South African war. What would he say to-day were lie alive, after learning that Hay has spoken for the United States and. has sided with England. President Harrison. in referring to these at tempts of the Anglo-maniacs, asked very sensibly whether it is logical to make use of England's alleged friend liness as sponge with which to wipe from the tablets of the memory the de cisive intervention of France during the Revolution, and the helpful friend liness of Russia during the civil war. Or should the sponge only be used to efface the rancorous memories of old manifestations of unfriendliness of Great Britain toward us, or by us to- ward her, and to give us clean slate upon which may be recorded an uli- broken future of kindliness and good will?' England's ardent and devoted friends on this side of the Atlantic are prepared to return an emphatic yes to these interrogatories. They would have us go to any lengths, even to making of q formal alliance of an of fensive and defensive character, to further England's interests.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
WALKING IN THE RAIN.

I wonder if many girls among my readers have found out how delightful is rainy day when one knows how to enjoy 1t. I often hear complaint about dark. stormy days, and more than of ten have I heard. it charged against unsettled weather that it fosters ''the blues" If you have not yet learned the pleasure there is in a walk in the rain, you have new joy in store for you. Protected by waterproof, short skirt and cape and shoes with q soft felt hat and no veil or umbrel1a-for the rain in your face Is the best part of it-you can sally forth into a new world and enjoy the fresh, newly washed air to an extent you have nev- CT imagined possible. If the wind blows all the better. You can face it gloriously or have it for an ally at your back or buffeting you sidewise, all to good advantage. You will return from such q walk refreshed and invig- orated beyond belief, carrying new life with you into the house to those who are too timid to turn out into the storm and take it's delightful magnet ic baptism at first hand.-Home Con- paniOn. r..
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
BILLIARD CUES.

"AIost billiard cues," said q New York manufacturer the other day, "are made in two pieces. the cue proper and the handle. The cue is made generally of maple, and the butt. which is wedke-shaped, is inserted into handle of rosewood, snakewood, ebony. ma- hogany, walnut. or some other fancy dark wood, which is cut to dovetail with the long part.
 'The maple wood used in making the handles is sawed into suitable lengths and seasoned. The logs are then split into pieces from which the handles are made. These pieces are called bolts. The bolts are sawed ap- proximately to the shape of the handle to be finally made. and in this shape they are handle blocks. The handle block is turned to the shape of the handle i'll q lathe. and. when the butt has been fitted, it is finished and pol ished.
 The finest and best cues are fitted to the handle or butt by means of q dou ble wedge. At the top of the cue is a ferule of ivory, or horn, or bone, in which the leather tip is fitted. While the ivory feru1e is the most expen- sive, of course it is less durable than the horn or bone ferules, which are less liable to crack. The extra work manship on cues is put in on the butts. some of which are elaborately inlaid and carved in beautiful patterns.
 "There are q number of billiard players who will not permit another person to use their cues, and for the use of these particular players cues are turned out from which the tips may be unscrewed, leaving the cue with unfinished points and useless.
 American billiard cues are the lightest strongest and neatest made anywhere in the world They are made in all weights and lengths. and rank in price from 30 cents to $25 and more each, according to the quality and finish of the article. Washington Star
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
FOREIGN NOTABLES.

Alfred Dreyfus has written giving an account of his imprisonment.
 The duke of Cambridge is the only member of the royal family who em- ploys a woman cook.
 The duke of Fife is said to keep 12 suits going at the same time, and never wears the same clothes twice in one week. .@&. ..=~
 Dr. Gal1us Ritter 'von Hochberger, imperial and royal counselor of the Austrian court, who resides at Carls- bad, is 97 years old, has been in prac- tice Fl years and still gives medical advice
 The duke of Cornwall and York, Lord Roberts and Lord Alverstone have been elected honorary members of the London Savage club. The club has only four other honorary life members-the king, Sir H. M. Stanley. Dr. Nansen and Mark Twain.'' sa
 The newest Prussian census shows that Emperor Williams landed prop erty includes 83 separate estates, az gregating about 124, 800 acres. Next comes Prince Pless, with 75; the Dukes Ujest and Ratibor, with 52 and 51, respectively, and then the king of Saxony, who owns 50 large estates.
 The British house of commons has it's story teller in chief in the person Of a Mfr. Fully. His latest yarn is of Scotch innkeeper who for years got tipsy every Sunday afternoon. One Thursday he got drunk by mistake, thinking it was Sunday, and found couple of his guests playing bil- lizards. He insisted that they stop, saying that he could not allow any one to play billiards in his house "on the Sabbath"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
GiUuutic Lunar Mountains.

During the eclipse of the sun in
 May, 1900, an English observer, MT. Evershed, as reported at a recent meeting of the Royal Astronomical society, noticed a point on the edge of the moon where the sun was shin ing through very deep valley, and where the lunar mountains seemed to be about 35,OoO feet in altitude. This exceeds by 60oo feet the estimated height of Mount Everest, the loftie$t mountain on the earth. The edge of the moon is so broken by peaks, ridges and valleys that the length of totality during a solar eclipse IS af- fected by them.-Youth's Companion.