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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
The Legend of the snoxydrop.

An old legend gives the following as
the origin of the snowdrop: After Adj
am and Eve had been driven from the
garden Of Eden Eve was disconsolate.
One day as she sat silently grieving an
angel appeared and sought means to
comfort her She longed for the flow
ers, but the fast descending snow was
wrapping the barren earth In robe of
white.
AS the angel stood and spoke words
of hope to the weeping, repentant wom-
an he caught a snowflake, breathed
gently upon 1t and said:
Take form. pure snowflake, bud and
blossom and be a comfort to humanity,
now and forever"
In n twinkling the snowflake changed
into beautiful flower, as white and
pure as the snow itself, and when Eve
beheld the newborn blossom gladness
and hope came to her heart, and she
smiled through her tears.
Having fulfilled his mission of love,
the angel departed, but where he had
stood there Immediately sprung up u
circle of perfect snowdrops.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Awaiting New Building.

The Boston Journal has successfully
accomplished the tremendous feat of
moving Its entire plant from one loca-
ton to another and setting its machinery
running as usual within period of 10
hours. The departments are now in
their temporary quarters, awaiting the
erection OF the Journals million dollar
structure on the site of its old building
and that adjoining. SO great an under
taking Is the putting up OF an History,
steel, tireproof structure that even 10
these times 1t will take something more
than year before the paper can return
to Its former location. Meantime, the
Boston Journals business office is at 10
State street, just around the corner from
Washington street, and the editorial and
mechanical departments are at IA and 16
Oliver street, near Post Office Square.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Use of n Long Breath.

When chilled by exposure to cold.
take a long breath, with the mouth
firmly shut. Repeat this several times
until you begin to feel the heat return
Ing, 1t requires only a very short time
to do this. The long breath qulckens
the pulse. and this causes the blood to
circulate faster. The blood flows into
all parts OF the veins and arteries and
gives out a great deal of heat. 1t Is
stated that long. deep breath. held as
long as possible, will close the pores of
a heated skin, and the danger of taking
cold. on stepping outdoors, may be thus
guarded against
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
ORIGIN of the Word "canada :"

On April 90. 1884. Jacques Cartier
sailed from St Malo, Brittany. with
two ships and 61 men, for Labrador,
skirted Newfoundland, named Chaleur
bay, crossed the eastern end of Anti
cost and then headed for France
again. The next year Cartier returned
with three ships. thought he saw In
the St Lawrence the wished for pas
sage to India and was only undeceived
by the freshness of the water on reach
ing the mouth of the Saguenay. Then
was revealed the majestic size of the
continent, for, with the exception Of
the Amazon and the Orinoco. no Amer
lean river gives one such sense Of
power and grandeur.
AS the Frenchmen inquired the
names Of the Indian villages along the
banks they were answered Canada"
Mohawk word meaning village. but
which was applied by the Frenchmen
to the country.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
ALL THE n EWS
rom Som erSet Towns
Eairdelo.

Mrs. S. c Scammoo has gone 10 St.
Adams for visit with friends.
Miss Minnie Grant is spending few
days at Norihport with friends.
Miss Helen Vickery is the guest OF
friends at Boothbay for a few days
c. G.. Hume, with Lawrence & Page
Co, Shawmut, was in Augusta on bust
ness, Monday.
Eben Pratt, bookkeeper for T. Fogg &
Co.. Bowdoinham, spent Sunday with his
family here
Miss Annie Bradbury has gone to Bar
Mills where she will be the guest of rela-
tves for several weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E S Berry of Port
land spent Sunday in town. the guest of
Mrs. Berrys mother, NJ RS w. G. Rice.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Keene of Bow
doinham, formerly residents OF town, were
the guests Of relatives here, Sunday.
Mrs H. S. Keene of Lewiston spent
Sunday with her mother Mrs Jane
Raclif, returning to her home, Monday
morning
William Taylor OF Nashua, N. H
formerly resident of this town. is visit
ing friends and relatives here for few
days.
Miss Minnie Drake Of Boston Mass,
who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Rose Holt for the past two weeks re
turned, Monday, to her home
DR.. Fred Chenery and son Fred OF
Wayne, who have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c. D. lawrence for a few days,
have returned to their home
Miss Kate Hudson. who is employed in
New York by the Boston Herald in the
art department, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hudson on Gilbreth
street.
Mrs. Webb of Skowhegan is visiting
her daughter, Mrs Fletcher, Weston Ave.
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Bingham

S. r Goodrich and wife are spending
a few days with friends in Wellington.
Miss Flora Bassett of Moscow is calling
on friends in town.
Rev. J. c. Gregory of Gorham, former
pastor Of the Congregational Church If
this village. is spending his vacation a
Pleasant Pond,
Mr. Aonzo Adams has sold his farm il
Moscow to James PooleT and has bough
the place where Thomas N1ahOney lives
A. c. Dinsmore went to Pleasant Pond
Monday, to spend few days
The annual reunion of the Goodrich
and Baker families will be held in thi:
village, Aug 18th.
Mrs. Mark Savage returned from The
Pond. Sunday, where she has been spend
ing few days with friends-
Arthur Clark OF New Portland has beer
the guest OF his sister, Mrs A S. Burke
for several days.
]. ]. Lander has returned from his triI
to Europe and Is sPen ding a few days
John Owens. Bonnie Smith, Alice
Baker and Florence Miliken have beer
spending the past week at Pleasant Pond
home, Saturday, after a ten days stay a
Old Orchard, Me.
Onin Vittum of Scion was in town
Saturday.
Rev. J. C. Gregory of Gorham preach
ed in the Congregational Church, Sunday
Flora Baker returned home, Sunday
from Guford where she has been for the
past three weeks.
Mrs. Edith Andrews retur ned home
last week, from Boston where she has
been spending few months with heI
sister, Nellie Baker.
Miss Gertrude Pierce has been spend
ing few days with her aunt, Mrs
Savage, at Pleasant Pond
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Second Regiment Encampment

Adjutant General Richards on Saturday
Issued general orders providing the
transportation of the various companies
In the Second Regt. National Guard Of
the State OF Maine, to the muster
grounds In Augusta for the annual en-
campment which open August 10.
A special train will leave Bangor at
LAO p. M, August 10, with Companies
G of Bangor, | of Eastport, l. of Houl-
ton and M of Machias. Co. f of Dover
will be taken on at Newport and E Of
Skowhegan and M of Waterville at
Watervllle. Co. A of Gardiner will
leave on the Ito train from that place,
and X Of Pennington, B OF Lewiston and
the band will leave Lewiston at 1910 D..
10. The Signal Corps will leave Port
land on the Ito train for the east
Officers In charge of the ambulance
corps have been ordered to have their
horses and equipment In Augusta before
4 o'clock p. M, Aug. 10.
The soldiers will leave on the return
home, Friday, Aug. 16.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Literary Notes.

The demand for reform In our Pension
System receives powerful support in an
article by Mr.. Francis Leupp In the Aug
ust Forum. The writer critcises this
system as opposed to sound business
principles OF insurance, and as permitting
gross fraud, of which several striking
instances are given. Practical suggest.
ions are made for Improvement In the
methods OF this department
Scribner's Magazine for August Is the
annual Fiction Number, and 1t contains
seven complete short stories, the begin
ming Of new serial, and special illus.
trated articles and poems. Jesse Lynch
Williams, who has written number OF
articles about aspects OF New York City,
describes "Rural New Y ork City," show.
ing how one may 60 shooting and fish.
ing; see Chinese farmers at work; visit
a typical country store; and get lost iu
the woods, all within the city limits
What women's clubs meant to one wo-
man Is told by Octave Thapet in "The
Object of the Federation" story full OF
humor and sentiment.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Blackwell

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Savage of Mad
son visited at E. o. DanfOrth's. Sunday
Isaac Bean of Canaan was in this vicin
ty Saturday, buying veal calves.
A good hay crop has been harvested
and good many will have to stack theiI
grain having no room IN their barn
Grain bids fair to be good crop put pota
toes will be light.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. WEIGH and sons
Leon and Sherman, returned Saturday
night from blueberrying trip to the Dead
River regions with six Oush els of blue
berries.
Misses Lizzie and Threasa Jenkirs re-
turned, Saturday to Augusta after 4
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. o
Danforth.
Mrs. Emily Danforth returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. E. o. Danforth and daughter Edo
went to Augusta, Saturday
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
An HoIian Harp.

To make an Rolian harp construct a
box of very thin pine, cedar or other
wood, five or six inches deep, seven or
eight inches wide, with length equal
to that Of the window In which 1t is to
be placed. Across the top, near each
end, glue strip of wood half an inch
high and quarter of an inch thick
for bridges. Into the ends of the box
insert wooden pins, like those of VIC
lin, to wind the strings around two
pins In each end. Make sound hole
in the middle Of the top and string the
box with small catgut or first fiddle
strings. Fastening one end of each
string to metallic pin In one end of
the box and carrying 1t over the
bridges, wind 1t around the turning pin
in the opposite end of the box. Tune
the strings In unison and place the box
In the window. 1t Is better to have
four strings, but harp with a single
string produces an exceedingly sweet
melody.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

There Is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For many
years doctors pronounced it local dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies, and
are constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable
Silence, has proven catarrh to be con-
stitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catanh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu.
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case Il
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monals. Address,
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
pSold by Druggists, 7sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Mercer.

People have nearly finished haying,
now the next thing will be granting.
Ed Moshier of Oakland. who has been
visiting at c. H. Girdler's, has returned
home.
c. K. Allen had the telephone put in
his house last week.
George Perry and wife of Hopkinton,
Mass, and B. F. FriggeI and wife OF
Oakland, Me-, were guests Of Ellen
Brown, one day last week.
c. H. Girdler was in Oakland, two
days last week.
Irving Curtis spent Sunday and Mon
day in Skowhegan with his brother.
Ed Curtis
Cora Wood of Boston is visiting her
mother, Mrs Elvira Wood. Thursday
she goes to Buffalo to visit the Pan Amer
lean exposition and on her return she
will be accompanied by b L. Frederic Of
Boston.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

A remedy for Nasal Catarrh which is drying
and exciting to the diseased membrane should
not be used. What is needed Is that which Is
cleansing, soothing, protecting and healing
Such remedy is Ely's Cream Balm. Price 30
cents at druggists or 1t will be mailed by Ely
Brothers, SO Warren Street, New York. The
Balm when placed into the nostris, spreads over
the membrane and Is absorbed. A cold In the
head vanishes quickly.
His Reply. Friend-"whst will you say
to these charges OF dishonesty"
Candidate-"H'm! shall say that l depre
cate the introduction of personalities in this
camp align"
O. . Buck, Beirne, Ark, says: was
troubled with constipation until bought
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Since
then have been entirely cured OF my old
complaint. recommend them. Geo.
E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
NOrridgewock.

Mr.. S. H. Kilgore and wife from
Wichita Kansas. General NJ Manager of the
Missouri Pacific Railway. has been max
ing flying visit of two weeks to Maine
making his last visit with his sister, Mrs
G.. w Emerson of this town. returning
toward home, Saturday Mrs Kilgore is
the organist in one of the four Methodist
churches in the city and There are fifteen
hundred Sabbath school scholars in her
school and I25 pupils in one class. E
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
East Mercer

Farmers are finishing haying-
Fred Cutting has recently purchased a
U. S. separator
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Curtis and friend
Mrs Jones of Massachusetts are boarding
at Clarence Browns.
c. f. Brown was in watervile, last
week, selling potatoes.
Miles Owens spent a few days in
Auburn. last week.
Rev Herbert Mank of Lawren nee. Mass.
spent few days, last week, as guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Eli Wells His little
daughter Edith acccmPan him TO
Union where they will spend a few days
with Mr.. Marks mother
Mrs. S, ZONES of NJ alden. Mass. is
spending her vacation with her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
West Afhen =.

lanes Mulhern of MilIinOCket made a
flying visit to his old home. last week
returning Monday.
I. c. Kincaid went to Skowhegan
Monday, to carry load of potatoes fol
J. H. Mulhern he is going to have them
sent to Millinocket.
Fred Later of Augusta is in town, visit
ing his brother, Henry Later
Ionic Corson, who has been working
in Scion, spent weeks vacation arounc
home returning Sunday.
Work is progressing finely on the new
school house.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

crown of my head to the soles of my feet
writes Mrs. Ella Quick, of cass City, Tuscola
Co., Mich. rCould not walk at times nor wear
my shoes Thought there was no help for me
at least the doctor said there none. I went
to see friends at Christmas time and there
heard of the good that Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery had done for them and was
advised to try 1t at once. For fear that might
neglect 1t my friends sent to the village and
got bottle and made me promise that would
took thirteen bottles Of the Golden Medical
Discovery and ten walls of DR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets and used the All Healing Salve which
made complete cure; 1t was slow, but sure.
was taking the medicine about eight months.
NJ would say to all who read this Try Dr.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery before vast
ing time and money!
. DR.. Pierce Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the Discovery"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

When William NJ. Evarts was secre-
tary of state In President Hayes cab
met, he said in an after dinner speech
self made men. And the more travel
west, the more | meet with her public
men, the more | am satisfied of the
truthfulness of the Bible statement
that the wise men came from the east"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
CoIeridee's Classification of Reader

Coleridge says: Readers may be di-
yided into four classes-hrst, sponges,
who absorb all they read and return II
early In the same state, only little
dirty; second, sand glasses, who retain
nothing and are content to get through
a book for the sake of getting through
the time; third, strain bags, who retain
merely the dregs of what they read;
fourth, mogul diamonds. equally rare
and valuable, who profit by what they
read and enable others to profit by 1t
olsOp
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

Kennebec Journal Now that the long
wanted rains have come In the West II
will be In order for the stock markets to
get Conformation" that so much rain has
fallen that the fields are flooded and the
corn and wheat are sure to rot. There is q
growing belief that the greater part OF
the damage to the crops by drouth was
on paper.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

"a drop of ink may make a million
think" quoted McSwilligen.
$50 l have heard" added Squildig
at may provoke language too. A few
drops Of ink that inadvertently drop
ped on my wifes new carpet brought
forth about a million words, and all
energetic words too"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

Medical Discovery
generally results
in a co m pl e t g
cure of eczema,
pimples, eruptions
and other forms
of disease which
have their cause
In an impure con-
dition of the blood.
e Golden Medical
Discovery" abso-
lutely purges the
blood of humors
and poisons, and
so cures the cuta-
neous dis e a s e s
which bad blood
breeds and feeds.
There is no alco-
hol in the Golden
M edical Discov-
cry" and it is en-
tirely free from
OPT um, cocaine,
and all other mar
cotics.
N was trouble d
stt. $1,000. E... A.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
sun ny.

The word sunny borrowed its original
Significance from astrology. 1t describ-
ed a person born under the influence Of
the son, this lumlnary being supposed
to exercise beneficial influence on the
character of the individual.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Boiled ClothesIines.

When buy a new clothesline, | boil
1t for half an hour before putting 1t up.
This toughens it, makes 1t last much
longer, and 1t does not snarl when put
up.-Good Housekeeping.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

Many man who glories in his birth
right and thanks God for his lndepend-
ence is afraid to wear cheap Clothes
Chicago Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
To Prevent Rust,

Iron and steel immersed in solution
Of carbonale Of soda and potash will
keep free f-cm rust long time, evea
when exposed 10 4 damn atmosphere.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Women Dread

The designation caused by skin disease,
even more than the torrnenting irrita-
ton which is 50 commonly associated
with it. The use of DR.. Pierce's Golden
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

II dairyman wants good cows he shoul
select good calves, feed them tor the
dairy, and not to see how fat he can kee
nor yet how little or how poor food he
can keep them alive upon. And he must
educate each one carefully While natural
abilities are much for man or beast. a
good education is needed to make those
abilities of the most use. The first part
of the lessons to be taught calf after it
has learned to drink is that the owner or
one who cares for it is friend to it, to
whom it looks for food and drink, and all
it knows of the comforts of life, and from
whom it receives neither blows nor abuse
Having learned that. the next lesson
taught should be that 1t must be led by
the halter. This is easily learned when
small, but it is not an easy task to lead a
two-year- old heifer or bull that has never
been battered before.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
North Fairfield.

Miss Addie True OF Waterville visited
Mrs. George Paddock, few days last
week.
Several from this vicinity attended the
Good Will Assembly, last week
Jimmie Jones and Ernest Gray have
gone up river blueberryng
Orlando McKechnie made trip 10
Raneeley, last week
Erastus McKechnie and wife have gone
to North Arson
The hay crop on some farms is nearly
double thai OF last year c
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
Kate Lesvitt has a new bicycle.

Oracle York had birthday party at her
home, Tuesday evening, August s.
c. K. York went to Skowhegan,
Monday.
There will be a social dance in Kin
caid's hall, Friday evening August I9.
K
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

The darker the cloud the brighter the
sun when he breaks through the rift.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08

That Paris airship met with number
OF accidents, remarked SQuildig.
True, added McSwilligen; airshipping is nc
more free from trouble than Yachting.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
w A N r f. D

A smart, hustling agent In every County "a
Maine to take orde rs for Nursery STOCK: 6oo"
pay and worS the year round Outht ffee
Write us at once, giving references. .a
We deal In first class stock. Fruit auS
Ornamental Trees, Small Fruit, Roses ans
Shrubs, Ia
Mail orders for this spring planting shoniu
be sent at once and will receive prompt ~
tention. Address,
j. L. MERRICK & CO.,
Nurserymen,
smol9 Waterville Me
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-08-08
TAXES! TAXES!

| am obliged to have your unpaid tsXes a.
the town has called on me for q large sum
which has to be raised AT ONCE, so you Viii
call at collectors Office and settle the same
II K. WHITE, Coll &c tor
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w E

won't underbid some
other concern in or
der to get it, who is
now doing your work
if they are doing it at
a fair and reasonable
price.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-14

while it was brief, attention was called
to the fact that the pulse was exactly
the same as in the morning. liz, and
that the temperature was $40 OF
degree lower, was highly favorable
symptoms.
Senator Hanna was the last official
caller at the house. He only stayed
few minutes, but during that time had
a short interview with DR.. McBurney.
When he came out be declined to talk
further than 70 say:
Everything is all right. and IL the
Improvement continues / may go home
tomorrow"
Last Nights Bulletin.
Following is the official bulletin is
sued last night of the Presidents con-
dition:
$3.50 p. m.-The Presidents condi-
ton continues favorable. Pulse. 112;
temperature, 101; respiration. 27.
"P NJ. Rixey, NJ D. Mann, Roswell
Park, Herman Mynter, Eugene Was
din, Charles McBurney. George B.
Cortelyou, secretary to the Presi-
dent"
will be sent to every United States
embassy, legation and consulate
throughout the civilized world, direct
ing them to acquaint the governments
to which they were accredited OF the
facts These he embodied in con-
densation of the physicians bulletin
with Mr.. Cortelyou's statement.
.dajor Pruden, assistant secretary to
the President, and Colonel Crooks, dis
nursing officer, both veterans of the
White House force, arrived together
shortly after o'clock and assumed
charge of the executive mansion.
Major Pruden had passed through a
similar experience when President Gar
field was shot and Colonel Crooks SER
vice went back beyond the Lincoln
assassination. He was in tears when
he said
Eyes, it is the third affair of the kind
since / came into the White House"