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CbtIdIess Mothers.

The wife who has passed her many
years of married life in childless moth
erhood has lost from out that life a
greatness and pleasure that she may
not have realized ut first, but that is
brought home to her with redoubled
force and meaning when she has
passed the zenith and is coming TO I'M
derstand that life Is not perpetual
youth.
Keen anxiety and sorrow she may
have missed also Yet it is also true
that at were better to have loved and
lost than never 10 have loved at all
The childless mother has not known
the depths of degradation to which a
child can bring its parents, nor yet has
she known the fulhllment of greatest
love and bliss Neither has she known
the anguish of the sting of death. when
her fondest hopes have been laid low
She has escaped great care and 20.
sponsibility, but she has lost from her
life in unalloyed JOY more than she
has escaped Of sorrow. - American
Mother
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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 Il
cure IN all its stages and that is Catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positiv,
cure known to the medical fraternity
Catarrh, being a constitutional disease
requires a constitutional treatment. Hall,
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 doine
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that the,
offer One Hundred Dollars for any cast
that it fails to cure Send for list of tes
timonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY CO, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 75C.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-10

For hair that is dry and harsh there
is no better lotion than that given by
DR. Erasmus Wilson. Here is the for
mula:
Eau de cologne, eight ounces; tincture
Of cantharides, one ounce; oil of Eng
fish lavender, one-haf dram; oil OF
rosemary, one half dram.
Rub this into the hair at night two
or three times a week until the hair
begins to revive under the treatment.
After that do not use it oftener than
once in two weeks.
For dandruff there Is nothing which
can quite equal an egg shampoo. 1t is
made in this fashion.
Yolk of one egg, one pint Of raiuwa-
ter. one ounce of rosemary spirit
Beat the mixture thoroughly and use
it warm, rubbing We'll into the scalp.
After it has dried shampoo the hair
with soap shampoo and warm water
Philadelphia Ledger
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-10

A gentleman, wishing some bushes
removed from his garden, told his gar
dener to pull them up by the roots.
Some time after he went into the gar
den and found the gardener digging
trenches round the bushes.
"Why, George" he said, you need
not dig round those small bushes in
that way. am sure you are strong
enough to pull them up by the roots"
ooh, yes, sir" replied the gardener.
~ am strong enough but must dig a
little before | can catch hold OF the
roots. If you had told me to pull them
up by the branches, l could have re-
moved them"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-10
Kitchen Door CaIIs.

A housekeeper writing to an ex-
change bemoans the fact that SO many
people insist upon ignoring the front
door and making their calls at the
kitchen door, just to appear friendly,
you know, and adds:
Il usually keep the front part of the
house in order, but it is almost impos-
slble to keep the kitchen tidy. John
seldom puts anything in place after
he has used it, and on rainy days he
makes a repair shop of the kitchen,
and just as sure as it is well Uttered
with his tools and dirt some one walks
in. think sometimes shall put out a
shingle with No Admittanee. Try the
Other Door on 1t. l believe it would
work we'll"
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CoIorIena YarnInh.

Colorless varnish for use on fine Ia
bells or other prints, as well as for
white wood and other spotless articles,
Is made as follows: Dissolve two and
one-half ounces of bleached shelac in
one pint of rectifed alcohol; to this
add five ounces Of animal boneblack,
which should first be heated, and then
boil the mixture for about five min
utes. Filter a small quantity of this
through filtering paper and II not fully
colorless add more boneblack and boil
again. When this has been done, run
the mixture through silk and through
f1ltering paper. When cool, 1t Is ready
for use. 1t should be applied with
care and uniformity.
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Cooking Thermometer.

The use of cooking thermometers.
which until recently were almost Who'll
~ confined to hotels and restaurants.
Is increasing in private kitchens. Most
housekeepers count them nowadays
as necessities, and they are to be had
at any house furnishing shop. They
register a scale of temperature which
somewhat exceeds 400 degrees. In ad-
dition they indicate at what tempera-
lures different meats should be cooked.
Mutton needs the lowest temperature,
300 degrees; beef requires $40 and pork
and veal each 800 degrees. Bread and
pastry need 400 degrees, but biscuit
must have $50; plain cake bakes well
at $50 degrees. while sponge cake
needs only 300.
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Thirsty Babies,

Many babies suffer from thirst es-
peeially when teething. We have heard
young mothers say: Il cannot under
stand what ails the child. He has
fused and fretted all day" And to
them we reply: TRY giving him lit
tie cold water at frequent intervals.
The effect is magical At this time
their gums are sore and swollen, and
the cold water or ice allays the infam-
nation. and baby stops fretting."
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An E,nert In cnunterfeits.

Miss Lille Burns. for over twenty
nine years Il treasury employee, is a
famous aud efficient governmental at
tache. So expert in the detecting Of
counterfeit money has she become that
her dictum is regarded as final author
ity in such matters. and She has been
sent nearly all over America upon pri-
vate business connected with the treas
ury department. and withal Miss
Burns is quite sufficiently girlish, at
tractiye and witty TO be known as a
verltable and charming bachelor girl
without the slightest undue distention
OF the truth.
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starch For handkerchief.

An excellent starch for bandker
chiefs is made by placing six drops Of
bluing In two quarts of water and
adding a piece of raw starch the size
of a walnut and let it dissolve, being
careful that none of It settles to the
bottom Of the bowl The handkerchiefs
having been washed and dried in the
usual way, dip each one separately
Into the water, moving 1t about little
to make 1t thoroughly wet, and squeeze
1t as nearly dry as possible with the
hands. When all have been treated
this way, lay them smoothly In a
towel. To iron them lay each one fiat
on the board or table, make a fold two
inches deep across the handkerchief,
press it in lightly with the iron, and
then make another fold across the first
If this is done, each handkerchief will
look exactly as 1t did when purchased.
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A MYSTERIOUS
APPEARANCE
IN THE QUIET LITTLE VILLAGE OF
WILSEY, KANSAS.
A strange Event with More Wonderful
sequsI-Its Effect on the After-lIfe
OF One Woman.

A strange Event with a More Wonderful
seuusl-Its Effect on the After-IIfe
OF One Woman.
About sig years ago a stranger, a
woman, came 10 the little village of
Wihsey, Kansas, to live. This was the
important link in chain Of events which
sat the whole town wondering. Mrs
Rachael A. Gardner, the person whose
Me was most affected by it. tells the
story.
1T was very strange" she says. II
never could tell what caused it and
nsither could anybody else. For long
dine had bad spells with my stomach.
The pain would commence about my
heart and was so deadly agonizing that
times 1t would last several hours and I
would have to take laudanum to stop 1t.
Besides this had headache almost
constantly, day and night. that nearly
erased me and hemorrhages caused by
the change of life. SO you zee suffered
a great deal. And when think Of the
agony 1t still makes me shudder.
'DOCtOrS, uIu you say AuoI meQl"
sine made me sicker. couldn t take it
and kept growing worse until this lady
game to our village. She advised me to
take DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People and l did. I only took half q
box before began to feel better and
after taking the rest, was wholly con-
yerted to this wonderful medicine. 1t
did me more good than l had ever hoped
for. kept on with the pills and now
recommend them TO all who suffer"
The pills which cured Mrs. Gardner
have accomplished as wonderful results
In hundreds and hundreds of other cases
Just as severe. They are an unfailing
specific for locomotor ataxia. partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache,
after-effects of the grip, palpitation of
the heart, pale and sallow compilations
and all forms of weakness either in male
or female. DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People are sold at all druggists, or
will be sent direct from DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y, post
paid, on receipt of price, fifty cents per
box; six boxes for two dollars and half.
Send for free booklet of medical advice.
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Let me whisper a word i'm You
ear, little wife whose husband is he
ginning to like to spend his evenings
elsewhere than at home says a lady
who is Il keen student of human ma
mre. MEN like to be made much of.
1t is a part of their natures. | have
seen che strongest intellects come
dowk 70 the level of Il child. seen the
little wife of farfamed physician pet
and fondle her big husband as size did
her boy, and his proud nature enjoyed
the pettlng and seemed happier for il
than for all the honors bestowed ON
him by the outside world.
Put up the fancy work or the Old
stocking you are darning and run Noer
fingers through your husbands hair
until the magnetism of your touch has
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-10
DIAGRAM AND APPROX.

at the top as you would an apron, with
ends long enough to tie around the
waist. With a graduated ruffie sewed
around the bottom instead of the bind
Ing 1t makes a handy work apron for
knitting and crocheting, as the apron
could be hung up with the work left
In ready for service when needed. 1t
could be made Of any kind OF wash
goods desired 1t was designed espe-
cially for clothespins.-Wom Home
ComDanion
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The Rnhber ThImbIe.

The rubber thimble which protects
the forefinger of the left hand in sew.
ing, says one woman. is a real friend 10
me- for | was perpetually sewing into
the skin, and not only spoiled the ap-
pearance of the finger, but made Il
rather sore 1t took time for me 70 get
used to the kid covering which l first
used and the rubber one which sue
ceeded it, but l perseyered aud finally
reached the point where ! did not
mind it.
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Having found By personal expert
eDce taat Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is medi-
Gin II rare gIr.Ir. and having seen
don-n. Of cures where my suffering
ssters have been ragged back 10 life
AM a,efu.nes. from al untimely grave
si;np.y by t. ase u a few bottles of
TIM Gomp3aal, ! must proclaim its
virsses Or / should not be doing my
dutr % sutf ring mothers and dragged
out aousek-sper,
e bar Sister is your health poor,
do 5a1 feel worn OFT and used up.
espee,ly do YOU have any Of the
tro hi, vaz.s p-set our sex. take my
advice let the doctors alone, try
Lydia ;. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Il is better than any
and al do ors. for il cures and they
do not "-Mas. Z c. SMITH, 1912 Oak
St, Treasure ". e T. L. Kansas
City Mo- . '9,ss.. 7 a5ooe Testimonial 10
not gen1tre
Mrs. Pint 'a;1 advises sick wo~
men free. IS, Lynn, Mass
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DR., EnnonS'

Monthly Regulator has brought happiness to
hundreds of an Nous women. There Is positive
~ no other remedy known to medical science
that will 30 quickly and safely do the work
Longest and most obstinate Irregularities from
any cause relieved Immediately. Successg guar
anteed at any stage. No pain, danger, or inter-
ference with work. Have relieved hundreds of
cases where others have failed. The most ditii
cult cases successfully treated by mail and ben
efcial results guaranteed In every instance. No
risk whatsoever. We treat hundreds of ladies
whom we never see. Write for further particu.
lars and free confidential advice. DO not put on
member, this remedy Is absolutely safe under
every possible condition and positively leaves
no after Ill effect upon the health. Sent by mall
securely sealed, $500. Money letters should be
registered. DIR. j. W. EMMONS CO., 10 Ire
mont St.. Boston. Mass.
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: ,XNf WOma6B
SGnx@0~,sS
MISS LOUISE r. TWYMAN.
She Is a Successful and Gifted Artist
In Frenco Painting.


In Frenco Painting.
There seems to be no position now
that girls do not venture TO enter, and
men will have to look to their laurels,
especially as interior decorators. II
many follow in the footsteps of Miss
Louise r. Twyman Of Chicago. who
has in the last few years become one
of the most expert and accomplished
interior decorators in the Windy City.
This charming girl has been en-
ployed by the millionares OF Chicago
over the heads of some of the finest
men decorators. and such women as
Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Horace May,
Mrs Frederick Winston and Mrs. VIII
liam Bradburn have had her decorate
their finest rooms, and all their houses
are like palaces.
Ten years ago a woman decorator
was a curiosity. and even six years
ago, when Miss Twyman. under the
tutelage of her father opened a studio
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To Keep Your Nails Nice.

If the nails are just rounded off with
a file every day they will not need cut
ting, which really Injuries them. If at
any time you have let them grow 50
long that you are obliged to cut them,
says Home Chat, soak them in warm
water for at least five minutes first.
This softens and so makes them less
liable to crack and split when cut.
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4 Weak
StOmaC

Indigestion is often caused by over
eating. An eminent authority says
the harm done thus exceeds that from
the excessive use of alcohol. Eat all
the good food you want but don't over
load the stomach. A weak stomach
may refuse to digest what you eat.
Then you need q good digestant like
Kodol, which digests your food with
out the stomach's aid. This rest and
the wholesome tonics Kodol contains
soon restore health. Dieting unneces-
sary. Kodol quickly relieves the feel
ing of fulness and bloating from
which some people suffer after meals.
Absolutely cures indigestion.
kOd0I Natures Tonic.
Prepared only by E. G. DEWITT Il 90, Chicago
The g. bottle contains 81 times the Soc. size.
or sale by GEO r. SAMPSON, Skowhegan
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STATE OF MAINE

sJFkENE JUDICIAL 7orRT, II VACArI0N-
Skowhegan June o IsCZ
Upon the annexed Libel, II is ordered BY
me, the undersigned q Justice OF ,aid Court
that notice be given to the Libelee by pub
fishing an attested copy OF the same. together
with this order thereon, three weeks succes-
siyely in the SOMERSET REPORTER. a newspA.
Der printed in SkowheRan. in the County cf
somerset the last publication to be thirty
days st least before the next term OF said
Court, to be holden at Snow hogan within and
for said County, on the third Tuesday OF
september next, that be may then ard there
appear IN said Court and answer thereto. g.! he
see it. 7yya.
w. p. wHITEHoUSE.
Justice supreme Judicial Court
4 true copy OF i On and oraerof court tHer=cuz
Attezf.-W r SrEErS. - =-E
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soothed him and he is ready to lean
back and listen to you read something
After awhile you can coax him 10 read
to you, and then you can embroider
the table scarf or darn the stockings
New York News.
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Mattress Filling.

Excelsior ranks vel for mattress
filling and, if made up with cotton, is
comfortable; but, as cotton is strong
absorbent and apt To retain the eX-
halatious of the body it cannot he rec.
commended from sanitary standpoint.
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Tie Women's School of Design of
Philadelphia has yearly shown an i'm
provement In the work of its students
individually and in the standards of
the school.
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Notice Of First n Getting Of Creditors,
In the District court OF the United states 20
the District Of Maine.
IN BANKRUPTCY.


!
GEORGE z. CARY. Tg Bankruptcy.
EASkECFr,
TIE the creditors % GEORGE =. CARY
Of Fairfield, In the county ut Somerset and
District aforesaid s bAlkruVt
Notice is hereby given tina OH the 5thusy o.
July a. d., l9o-. said George =. cary.
VAS duly adiudicsted bankrupt. sud ms, the
first meeting OF his creditors will ae held At
Daniel Lewis office, ia >sawhegaH. Maine.
on the Gath dsv o. July, A. D., 1872 81 10
O'Clock III the forenoon, 81 which time the
said creditors may attend. prove their claims,
appoint 4 trustee, examine tGe bankrupt, aud
transact such other business ss may properly
come before said meeting. 1w"S
July :, A. D., 100
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Cream Balm is placed Into the noatrils spreads
over the membrane and is absorbed. Reliefis i'm
mediate and cure follows. 1t is not dryng-does
not produce sneezng. Large Size, SO cents at Drug.
gsts or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, Sc Warren Street, New York
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A WORK APRON.
sns That Il a Real Help to the Busy
HouEekeeper.

Work aprons Ike tie one shown II
he accompanying illustration are easy
10 make and are q wonderful help 10 d
busy woman around the house. Tie
diagram shows how the material
should be cut For the apron pictured
here you will need three fourths Of
Tard of bingham and one-fourth Of
yard Of calico for binding Bind the
pocket first on the sides, then haste It
70 the apron at the bottom from the
lower edge of the binding and bind
around from the top OF the apron To
the top on the opposite side. Put belt
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-07-10

Sugared tea does not stain; therefore
people who like uusWeetened tea will
do well to put just one lump OF sugar
In the teapot.
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PILES CURED !

II afflicted with Piles salt Rheum, EC1em-
Sores Burns, or any skin disease buy a p cent
package Of OCCIDENTAL OINTMENT AND
BALM OF LCZ0N. II cures or money re-
George Z sampson, sSowhegsn. Me lyts
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A second quality Of mattress is made
of pigs hair, Lut Is neither as durable
nor as comfortable as the horsehair.
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LIB EL 4.
men free,

To the Honorable Justi Of the Supreme u
diclal Couft next to . holden at Skowhezan. In
the Cor1ty Of Somerset and state Of Maine
Ietde NJ. Eaton, of SHOWN rau ia the County
Of Somerset and State Of NJ te.r ? ..fully ret-
re- snts that her maiden raus was lie n
Law nee that she Law lily mar ed .
e-muel d. E9ron 70 nerly Of Ne. II. lie in the
Commonwe7 III Of Mas Tch"ss. on the Fenty-
sixth d-y Of Januai :. 4. b Il : at Buc! unI
Hancock Coun.y. 7'1e, u Il Rev William
Fo,s5 n clere legai y qds''ded p =
form ma rriage eel IL onf n the So Of Ne r.
that the = d hbelaut snd lii,elee )habited ia
this State after their sd MAJ age hat the
libelant has resided In this So in good falth
for one year p or to the dare her :: that the
lbelant has ever been fsitf r. 70 her marriage
oh @ationS, bur the said fibelC has Ell u
mlnuIul o. ga 1e that on the seven, nth day Of
May, A. u. lsSa, he said lbe'o ut rly de ,rted
yor ''belsnt. without rea enable rse ana has
con Timed said dezel non for III. ,e eonsecutiye
years next prior TO the 4 ing of this libel; that
being OF sufficient abr and being able lab T
and provide for her, he has grossly, wautouly
and ctuely negl, ted aud refused 70 provide
suitable main eng ice for your libelant.
Whel fore your libelant prays that diy1I .
from the bonds Of n0trimony L. Reen herself
and said libelee may he do ed and that her
name may be changed I. IN Zatde NJ Eaton u
L.ttle Nj. Lawrence. : I'd the lii IL = further
alleg that she has used reasonable diligence
70 ascertain the preseht residence u the - ia
lloelee but Is unable 10 do 50 and Do : Rot know
where X il.
LAT ID at SkOwhegan In tie County T som
erset and state Of Maine. this tenth aay q
June, a. u 1872.
ZEsTTTE E.TnN
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No onger the Nightmare was strict
up to date. you didn't sleep wei 80 MS VIII
told him n the morning. No he answered
dismally. Il had night automobile.
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ZETTIE n. EATON. LiHeIa.


SOMERSET So. okowheFan. Maine. Juae 10 l9q2.
Personally appeared the saId Hettie u Eaton.
Lib ant. aud made oath thar The above slieaa-
tton as - the residence Of the llbelee ! tree.
Before me G II. Morse
Justice Of the Peace
SOMERSET 5 Clerks Office sup judi court.
sS9whesan, Maine. Received and tled 10Th day
of June a. u. 1902.
Attest W. T. >EEKIN5, Clerk.
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AN OPEN LETTER
Address to Women by the Treas
urer Of the v. {. T. L. Of
Kansas City, Hrs. t. c.
Smith.

Ny DEAR Si-TYgs Il believe in
advocating and upholding everything
that Wi. ..f. up and help women. and
but littlr u appears all knowledge
and learn.ne I you nave not the health
70 enjoy j.
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M. p. WHITEHOUSE
Justice Suure4lf J.liiefsH isf-7r,

Atrue copy o: llbeI sEd oraerof court Thereon
Attest.-W. I. SEEk.N-. : IL
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ANIEL LEWIS, Referee in bankruptcy