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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13
The Lazy, stupid shaR.

1.-THE shag Is the LATEST and most stu
pid form of life to be found anywhere
on the globe. 1t Is an aquatic fowl.
with big, clumsy looking beak and with
q form something like the dodo, now
extinct" said a western man. Il have
spent much time In watching this fowl,
which Is found IN some Of the shallow
lakes, and the chief point OF interest
to me was the startling stupidity dis
played They generally squat ON
stumps or logs In the lake and watch
for the smaller fish that play around
the surface of the water. They are
fairly clever in catching what they
want, and they throw out their bill
with considerable precision when they
gig for game. But they never get to
eat what they catch until they have fed
at least one and maybe more than one
member of another kind of water fowl.
whenever a shag begins to catch
fish, n long legged, long necked water
hen will take place Immediately he
y nd him. When the shag lands a fish,
the water hen simply reaches over and
gets 1t. Without any SHOW or resent
ment and without turning around, the
shag will continue its watch for fish,
and this Is kept up until the water hen
has finished a meal, and then, If no
other enterprising member of the same
tribe comes along, the shag Is permit
ted to enjoy the product of its own
sleepy efforts.
Il have ON one occasion seen one shag
feed as many as three water hens be
fore eating n single fish. 1t is certain
ly a singular display of stupidity, and
after having watched the performance
number of times l am convinced that
the shag is actually too dull to even
know that the water hen stands be
hind him to steal the fish out of his
mouth. New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat
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Benton.

When Thomas Hart Benton, the not
ed Missourian. wrote his famous work,
Thirty Years In the United States
Senate" which every one praises and
no one reads. his publishers. d. Apple
ton & Co. wrote to him asking how
large first edition should be printed.
His reply was;
"Sir, they can ascertain from the
last census how many persons there
are in the United States who can read,
sir" And that was the only suggestion
be would ever condescend to make.
Benton was massive in body and
muscular No man in public life was
his equal in physical strength, endur-
ance and courage. In reference TO a
quarrel in the senate he once said: II
never quarrel sir. | sometimes fight,
sir, and when Benton fights, sir, there
IS always n funeral. sir"
Benton was sturdily devoted to the
Union. He broke with many friends
in consequence. lie bore the cogno-
men "Old Bullion" because of his sup
port of bimetallism.
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Enrlinh RohherH.

Speaking of the early plantagenet pc
riod, Mr.. Henry, in his History of
Great Britain" remarks that the num-
Der of robbers was so great that the
judges could not prevail upon the jul
ries to find any of them guilty.
Even under the most rigorous admin
istration of Edward III n numerous
band of them assailed the town of Bos-
ton In 1910 at the time of the fair, set
1t on fire and carried off an immense
booty in money and goods. Their lead
er, one Robert Chamberlain, a gentle
man of great power and wealth, was
taken. tried and executed. but he could
not be prevailed upon to discover any
of his accomplices. As the other rob-
beers of this period We're very numer-
GUS, so some of them were very cruel,
and the character which one Of their
chiefs wore embroidered upon his coat
in letters of silver might be applied to
many others-"I am Captain Warner.
commander of troop of robbers. an
enemy to God, without pity and with
out remorse." Uenry's History of
Great Britain" book 1, chapter u
Gentleman's Magazine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13
A Turkish Marriage.

Miss Ferrough, the young sister of Ali
Ferrough Bey, the retiring Turkish
minister, who sails for home July 8.
must go back to Turkey to marry maj.
she never saw, according to MohametaA
custom
Miss Ferrough has endeared herself to
the girls and the young matrons OF
Washington. OF course, she has never
been allowed to meet man. She is 20,
beautiful, winsome, clever, witty, and
loves even the little freedom that she
has had here. But now she must go
home, the sffianced bride of a rich Con
stantinople merchant. The merchant
paid court, not to her, but to her family
in Turkey. They approved and accept
ed him. A few days ago Miss Ferrougi,
WAS astonished to hear that she Wa
betrothed.
The bride-to-be has Just one advantage
over her future lord. She NAV see hin
before they are welded; that is. she
may peep out at him through one of the
peep holes in her veil while the formal
betrothal ceremonies take place. The
bridegroom, however, may not cast eyes
on his bride until after the solemn rites
Of the Mohametan church have beeh
duly performed.
The ladies of Ferrough's household
have made themselves very popular
among feminine Washington society
There have been several luncheons this
winter in their honor, to which only
women have been hidden. Not man,
according to Turkish custom, could be
in the house at the time. The waiters
were trim French maids in every in
stance. - 7I.a Gx6ssI s ss.sss-.:
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TnrnntuIns Are Enemies.

Tarantulas are considered deadly foes
to each other and are seldom found in
company. When imprisoned together.
there is a fight, one succumbs and is
eaten by the victor. Nature has done
n service In making the tarantula so
hideous and formidable looking an OBJ
ject. Indeed. it is owing to this repul-
siveness that no greater number of per-
sons are stung. The sight of the great.
hairy spider crawling near by Will
cause cold creeping sensation down
the back of almost any one.
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Saved TWO from nea,h

"Our little daughter had an almost ia
tai attack Of whoopng cough and bron
chitis," writes Mrs. W. X Haviland, of
Armonk, \. Y, but, when all other
remedies failed, we saved her life with
DR.. Kings New Discovery. Our niece,
who had consumption in an advanced
stage also used this wonderful medicine
and today she is perfectly we'll" Des-
perate throat and lung diseases yield to
DR.. Kings New Discovery as to no other
medicine on earth. Infalliable for
coughs and colds. Trial bottles free.
SOC and 90 bottles guaranteed
AT f. II. Wings Drug Store.
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HARKEN YE
To the Voice of SkOwhegan People.

If you will but listen to your
friends and neighbors they
will tell you how the pains
and aches Of a bad back, the
annoyance OF urinary troubles,
the nervousness, the restless
ness that comes from kidney
ills can be relieved and cured.
Read what one Skowhegan
citizen says:
Mr. Joseph Roderick of summer ST i,
near Pleasant, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills Strengthened me out in good shape
after suffering from dull aching across
the loins continually for six weeks ]
was troubled with my kidneys OIL and
on for years, but never had an attack So
severe as the last one. There was ne
let up to ii day or night. | had job
working on a boom in the river, using an
auger boring holes in the logs. After
bending for five minutes At the work my
back ached SO severely that | could not
stand il any longer, | would straighten
up, put my hands across the loins and
bend forward for a minute or two, then
60 to work for few minutes ana again
repeat the performance. BY doing this
| managed to get in the days work, but
was in misery all the time. | had
read of Doans Kidney Pills q number
of times and finally went to Folsom $
drug store and got a box. In a few
DAVIS I was we'll and have been since"
For sale by all dealers; Price 80
cents Foster Milburn 20 Buffalo, y.
Y, sole agents for the u )
Remember the name-Doan's sand
take no substitute.
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you have no nerve at ALL" said the
disguised dentist to the patient who
was making frightful fuss.
Now listen to that" returned the
patient warmly" blaming me for lack
of nerve when you told me not five
minutes ago that you'd extracted most
of it and intended to kill what was
left."-Chicago Post, -,,-.s-,,..,..,-..s..-5
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

Here is suggestion from the MAY
number of The Worcester Magazine
: ihere are many small water privileges
all over New England which are not
now utilized, but which might each be
made to produce electricity The cost
OF doing so Is constantly being reduced.
the cost of applying the current is grow
ing less, and the facilities for handling
and applying it are getting cheaper and
less complex. The farmers have sue
cessfully dealt with the communal hand
ling OF milk g; perhaps they will soon see
their way to unite in producing elo e.
trcity for common use aud benefit"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

You may as well expect to run a
steam engine without water as to find
an active, energetic man with a torpid
liver and you may know that his liver
is torpid when he does not relish his
food or feels dull and languid after
eating, often has headache and some
times dizziness. A few doses of Cham,
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
will restore his liver to its normal func
tions, renew his vitality, improve his
digestion and make him feel like a new
man. Price, % cents. Samples free at
the drug store of G r Fogg, Skowhe.
gan; L. c. Williams, Athens, sullivan
Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

"When a lady says No. she means
Yes" observed the philosopher of the
boarding house, and when her papa
throws you down the front steps and
swears at you until you have disap-
peared In the gloom there seems to be
something contrary about him too."-
Baltimore American.
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A DIV of Rest.

How thankful we should be for one
days rest In seven All we have to do
on the Sabbath is-split the wood. light
the fire, dress the children, feed the
mule. read the paper, figure up how
much we've lost during the past week
and then go cheerfully to meeting
Atlanta Constitution.
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Didn't Marry for Money.

The Boston man, who lately married
sickly rich young woman, is happy
now, for he got DIR. Kings New Life
Pills, which restored her to perfect
health Infallible for jaundice, bilious
ness, malaria, fever and ague and all
liver and stomach troubles. Gentle but
effective. Only Csc
At F. II. Wings Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

st. Louis Globe Democrat; Some
body having made the wild charge that
President Mckinley is an ultra protee.
ZIONIST the Boston journal remarks
"ro find ultra protectionism it is nee
essary to go away back to the days of
Thomas Jefferson, who wished that the
Atlantic might be lake of fire to keep
out foreign goods" The foreign trade
of the United States this year will reach
81 300, 900, 600, a suffice MT proof that the
Dingley tariff is something quite differ
ent from policy of isolation.
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The Melrose journal has the following
in regard to young man of that town
the grandson of the late Col. A. w
Wildes of Skowhegan.
"Waldo Gilman Wildes, eldest son oil
George Lunt Wildes of Richardson road,
completed the four years course in civil
Typographical engineering at the Massa-
chusett's Institute of Technology and
received his diploma aud degree OF
B.chelor of Science, June 4, He will
'hus continue the profession in the
family, as his grandfather and -four
OF her members have been civil engineers
the former being with the party which
made the first surveys for railroad
through what is now the city of Melrose
and later, after surveying and building
numerous railroads in the Northwest,
South and in New England, was railroad
commissioner for the State of Maine the
last thirty years of his life. His great
grandfather was an Essex county com
missioner in earlier times, which office
had more or less to do with surveying
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j III. ManIey "a Candidate.

The Lewiston Journal reports, Hon. j.
II. Manley as saying:
Yes | am candidate, and | am
ready to authorize the Journal if it so
desires, to announce that | am in the
field for the governorship after Mr.
Hills retirement"
~ am in favor of one term for the
Governor. We have in Maine many able
men to fill this position and under the
succession rule giving four years to
every Governor but comparatively few
can aspire to the governorship.
The Republican party from the time
of its foundation in the State has been in
favor Of outlawing the whiskey traffic !;
and so long AS any law on the statue
books, whether it be the law against the
grog shop or the law against any other
offence, believe that it should be en-
forced"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

Bangor Commercial; Our trade with
Spain has mounted up to figure that
has not been attained nor exceeded since
1888, when our exports to that country
were of the value of SIG, 93l, 2S7 as
against the Treasury statistical bureaus
estimate of SIG 100000 for the now ex.
pirng fiscal year. 1t is gratifying that
the wounds made by war have been so
nearly healed and our relations with our
late antagonists have again become
normal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

The third in the Youths Companoa's
series of stories Of American politics will
appear in the issue OF June 10th. Is
title, "a Costly Christmas Dinner"
turns out to be more appropriate than
one would at first infer, The story is
by John d. Sherman. In the same issue
the Ho". Lyman j. Gage, Secretary #
the Treasury, gives "a clear and cump-e-
hensible answer to the question, What
Is Money! Another of the group of
"Strange Tales from the Zoos" is ar
nounced for this issue, as well as two or
three good stories,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

az few months ago, food which | ate
for breakfast would not remain on my
stomach for half an hour | used one
bottle of your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and can now eat my breakfast and other
meals with a relish and my food is
thoroughly digested Nothing equals
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for stomach
troubles II. S. Pitts, Arlington. Geo.
z. Sampson.
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"The Doctors told me my cough WAS
incursble One Minute Cough Cure made
me well man " Norris Silver, North
Stratford, Y. H. One Minute cough
Cure has cured thousands and 1t will
cure you Geo. F. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

Danger, disease and death follow neg
lect of the bowels, Use De u tits Little
Early Risers to regulate them and you
will add years to your life and life to
your years Easy to take, never gripe.
Geo. +. Sampson
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

Eczema, saltrheum, letter, chatting,
ivy poisoning and all skin tortures are
quickly cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve. Geo. f. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

"Why. oh, why" walled the woman,
picking up the watch at her feet and
holding 1t to her ear, doesn't some
body invent watch that you can drop
without its stopping -New York Sun
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Good man wanted In this locality by
A. T. Morris, Cincinnati, o. Write me /,
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MIR James Brown of Putsmouth, Va.
over 30 years of age suffered tor Yeas
with a bad sore on his lace. Physicians
could not help him DeAitts Witch
Haze >alve cured him permanently.
Geo. Z Sampson.
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SOMERSET REPORTER,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper,
SKowHEGAN, MAINE.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY. OFFICERS.

Clerk of Courts:
WILLIAM 7. SEEKiNs, pittsfeld
County Attorney:
GEORGE W. COVER, ..............., D.. Skowhegan
Judge of Probate:
EDWARD +. DAEFoRTH,. ..........,......Sko whegan
Register of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER ..''.... ..Skowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLEwELLYN GooDwIN, .-.............. .Skowhegan
Treasurer:
K. IEPATTHk,. -.........t....~.-.. .Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jailer
FRANK p PENNELL...........,.. =. 90. Skowhe an
DEPUrEs:-C. h. Duren, Fairfield; F. L. Harding,
Madison; w. Herrck, Harmony; c. b. Haskell,
Pittsheld; F. S. Parsons, No Arson; X. S.
Williams, Har1land Hiram NJ Waugh, Starks
Charles F. Ham, Bingham; f. F. CasWell. New
Portland; Sidney T. Baker, Scion; Calvin H.
ZONES, Athens; Chas W. Farrand, SO. Norridgewocl
W. Guy Pennell, Skowhegan.
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Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judicial:-The third Tuesday In March,
and september and fourth Tuesday in December. Civil
and Criminal.
\ Probate:-The second Tuesday Of each month.
County Commissioners The FIRST Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Deeem-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

The erection of a new schoolhouse on
Weston Ave, at Madison will be com.
menced this week for the accommoda-
ton of pupils in the upper part of the
village 1t will be a two story brick
structure containing modern rooms with
modern conveniences and will cost about
$4,000.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-06-13

Call at the drug store of g. R. Fogg,
Skowhegan; l.. c. Williams, Athens;
Sullivan Newton, Jackman, and get a
free sample of Chamberlain stomach
and Liver Tablets. They are au elegant
physic. They also improve the appe.
tite, strengthen the digestion and rcgu
late the liver and bowels. they ar
easy to take and pleasant in effect
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County Commission.

County Commissioners
ALoNzoaSNTH, Cornville, Post Ofhoe, Revere.)
john METcAIF. New Portland.
MmTos l.. MERRILL, St. Alhans
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Colby Commencement.

Following is the order of commence
ment exercises at Colby College, Water
vile, this year:
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CURIOUS BRIDAL oMENs.

In provincial England the cook
pOurs hot water over the threshold
after the bridal couple have gone in
order to keep il warm for another
bride.
There Is an old superstition in Ger
many against May marriages.
A favoTite wedding day in Scotland
is December 81. 50 that the young cou-
pie can leave their old life with the
old year and begin their married life
with the new one.
The ItsIians permit no wedding gifts
that are sharp or pointed. From which
practice emaaates our superstition
that the gift Of a knife sewers friend
ship.
GDe OF the most beautiful Of all mar
rage customs Is that Of the bride. i'm
mediately after the ceremony. ainginR
her bOquet among her maiden friends.
She who catches it is supposed to b
the next bride.
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HOUSEWIFE SUGGESTIONS.

Cure wasp sting by rubbing the
place with a slice OF raw onion.
After peeling apples drop them into
cold water. This win prevent them
becoming discoIored.
Silver inkstands stained with ink
may be cleaned by applying a little
chloride OF lime with water.
Scorch marks on plates and dishes
that have been used for baking nav
be removed by rubbing with a damp
cloth dipped in coarse salt.
RenOvate black velvet hats BY plac-
ing a small piece OF butter in the palm
OF the hand and gently rubbing the
surface Of the velvet with It. This will
quite restore its freshness.
Smoke-grinied gass globes should be
soaked in warm soda water. Then add
a few drops Of ammonia and wash
them well with a soapy flannel, rinse
in clean water and dry with a soft
linen cloth.
To clean cream linen blinds stretch
them on, a table and rub them well
with powdered bathbrfek applied with
q piece Of flannel. Blinds will look
new when cleaned in this manner
Chicago News.
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el0-Jl4a


The fret electric street railway in
Greece was recently completed at Pa
tras.
LISA remarkable fact that few saw
ages have ever been known to STAN
mer
Soldiers in the Italian army are each
allowed hat a gallon Of wine every
week
The college and town Of oberlin. O.,
has raised $4,000 to modernize their
cemetery.
In North Carolina and Louisiana
only three persons out Of every four
can read and write.
The highest receipts ever taken in
for the use Of the suez canal in one
year were sls.4sI, 500.
Nearly 1000 farmers within 80 miles
Of Chicago have had their houses
equipped with telephones.
The Chinaman carries a fan. even
II be is a soldier on active service. or
II he is going to his execution.
Nearly One-half Of the students at
SWitzerland's universities last summer
1880 out OF 4,046-Were foreigners.
According to the latest reports the
fraternal organizations Of this country
and Canada contain 5,722,O16 members.
An American dealer has reduced the
price OF ice in Rouen, France, in one
year from 800 francs a ton TO 50 francs.
The farm products Il the United
States this year are worth about $780,
900, COO more than last. year's outturn.
Twelve thousand emigrants from the
British Isles and over 1900 from the
United States went into Canada last
year.
OF tie 1851 towns in New England
l0l manage their schools under the
district system, 81 Of them being in
ConEecucut.-Utica Globe.
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EFFECT OF MARRIAGE.

Married life Is productive Of long
life. according to many medical au-
thOrities But Noah Raby, said to be
the Oldest msn In New Jersey, was SIN
a bachelor when recently visited at
PiscatsWa on his 125th birthday.
Margaret Mcdowell. an Edinburgh
woman. dying at lO6. had married
and survived thirteen husbands" yet
Betty D0N1ing OF Spark vile, Ind, was
a maiden a. 101 when reported few
years ago.
I0s-yesr-Old Englishman. OF
BroadWater married six wives, three
Of them after ne was 100 years old.
and died IN the same house in which
he was bern
Yet one Peter Mestansa OF Veniel,
Marcia, is said to have lived in bachel-
orhood $50 years.
William Haseling. a pensioner OF
Chelsea College. England. married
and buried two wives after he was 100,
and the third. who survived him, he
married a the age Of no"
Cnarie8- CoJCreu ana his vie OF
Philadelphia. ''lived together in the
married state ninety-eight years in
great unison and harmony, and died
within four days OF each other" in
1851.
Edward Drinker OF Philadelphia,
was four times married, and died at
IeS."
Both died the same year, in the
14Sth year Of their marriage, leaving
two sons and two daughters, besides
many grandchildren. The youngest
son was ZIG years Of age" is written
Of John R0Vin and his wife If Temes-
war, Hungary, alleged TO have been re-
speCtively ~ and 164 when dying, IN
1741.
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Don't imagine that all hair prepara-
tiOns are alike. Quite the contrary.
Some never DO what Is claimed Tor
then. The Original ozonlzed OK Mar
row has been On the market Tor 80
long that there Is no doubt It vim 90
everything We claim for Il. Il Is the
most genteel preparation that any one
can use on their hair. Il Il most deli
eateIy psrfumed and when thoroughly
rubbed into ths scalp ana ven brushed
through tie hair Il cannot fan 10 cnrs
dandrua and make the hair straight
son and beautiful II invisoratss the
scalp producing new growth ana stops
the hair from falling ont ny 4 bottle
ara you win Be sire 70 Be pieaseI.
Only 50 cents. express paid, 10 eng adj
dress h ne Unllsd states. Druggists
also sel 81 Ad1rsss: O1onirod Ok
Marrow Co. g Wabash Ave- chcaeo.
ll.i1cis.