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The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
Mistaken Mothers.

Sometimes mothers have Il habit
of monopOlizing masculine attention
which is very trying to their daughters
Women of this type are not necessa-
rily frivolous and Eighty
often they are motherly persons.
with no desire 10 attach available men
to themselves.
But they haven't the tact to let their
girls share the hOnors of hospitality
and taste the joys Of playing hostess.
Where mothers grasp all the social
power their girls are apt TO be gauche
and awkward in society. She spells
their chances.
The "reproying" type of mother is
another terrible stumbling block in the
matrimonial path.
However serious a fault Il girl con-
mits. she should never be scolded and
belittled before young men.
There's time for all things, and Il
snubbed girl is sure 10 show to the
worst advantage.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

There Is a measure Of added safety
In our homes nowadays because we
have running water on each floor. Any
slight fire, if discovered in time. might
be put out by a pail or so of water
from the bathroom faucet But our
bathrooms have now become SO dain-
tily pretty that in hundreds of them
one would search in vain for any port
able vessel larger than mug. The
tiny blaze might become formidable
while one sped to the first floor or even
to the basement for pail. Now, this
is all wrong. One ought to have in
every bathroom some pail which could
at any instant be used as a fire bucket.
In home proyerbial for its immac-
ulate neatncss the bathroom contains
genuine leather fire bucket What
an excellent idea this is! While not a
thing of beauty" it must be 10y
forever" for not even the reckless
maid can spoil the tub with leather
bucket. In case of fire what q boon 1t
would be! The most timid might plead
that the pail be not only at hand, but
ready. filed With water. especially at
night-Phlladelphia Ledger.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

Elephants are among the most Sc
gence does not have free play in con
sequence. But all English trainers
agree that there is a great difference in
capacity between them and that some
will learn and remember a lesson far
more quickly than others
Cats have very "level' Drains and
are too self centered and self contained
as a rule to show the distinctions
which exist between them. Their
strongest instinct is toward a kind of
domestic comfort not exactly shared
with hum& beings but enjoyed in
their company, to which the cat per
fect!y adapts itself. let there are mis-
antmopic cats which make no secret of
their dislike and contempt for mankind
in general. only come Into the house
under protest and would prefer to sleep
iii a coal cellar to taking their nap in
good society. These are the exceptions
i'll the cat world. but every one has met
with them.
Birds are usually regarded as pos.
sessing brains in classes" not as indi-
Niduals. the origin of the belief being
probably the fact that birds of one
species usually build exactly the same
kind of nest. The generalization is not
correct The same species may have
brains of all apacities-London Spec
tator.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

A curious custom prevails at Huay-
ming in Kwangsi. On the fiji
teenth day of the first month In each
year all the young ladies and gentle
men take walk to the Yenyen noun
tain. Each damsel carries a little box
which she deposits at the foot of the
hill. Any young gentleman DESTROYS Of
entering the bonds of matrimony may
select one of the boxes and take 1t
away with him. whereupon the fair
owner of the box makes herself known,
and an acquaintanceship is thus form
ed. III assorted matches are not likely
to occur, as this custom is observed
only among the well to do classes Of
society.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
LAUNDRY LINES.

When washing sateens or other cot
tons with satin finish, rinse IN borax
water to give gloss.
Boil clothesllnes for ten minutes be-
fore they are used, for thus they are
made much more durable.
Always make starch with soapy wa
ter, Which VIII give better glass 10
the linen aud prevent the irons from
sticking.
When washing silk. add a tablc
spoonful Of meihylaed spirit 10 each
gallon If insine water, and the -i.a
VIII look bright and nov.
Wash feathers for cleaning windows.
etc, should aetcr he wrune tuea
wished but s4I.czed. as wrng.ae
breaks aud iears the leather
When ironing starched q. sesa&ttt
fringe. take basin Of f4fb>ss 2se- ~
ter. diP in THE fru4. wiring dr. and
then shake lie fringe will then IT,
ready - IRON. and it viii require no
combiHg
To Set delicate coiofs In fancy work
place a flannel bag fuH If bran boo i
basin Of boiling watcG allowing it 10
remain there until the water is cold.
then wash the article gently in it with
curd soap, and rinse quick s.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
Mixing His Metaphors.

To Lord Roseberys famous spade
and wind metaphor may be added T. o
or three lapses, not all Of which are
mixed metaphors, perpetuated by Lord
Londonderry.
In 1896 Lord Londonderry threw the
house of lords into roars Of laughter
during the lebate on the second read
ing of the Irish land bill by grayely de-
claring that this is the reason why
you have failed TO settle the Irish land
question in the future as you have done
in the past"
In the course of the same speech he
concluded Il period with. This is the
keystone of the bill, are you going to
kill it,"
Better still WIS Il sentence which he
uttered in 1897 when speaking once
more on the Irish land question, THAT
your lordship will see" referring to a
quotation he had just made Endorses
up to the hilt what l have said."-Tat-
tier.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

The division of time into hours was
practiced among the Babylonians from
remote antiquity but it was Hlppar-
chus. the philosopher who introduced
the Babylonian hour into Europe. The
sexagesimal system of notation was
chosen by that ancient people because
there is no number having so many di-
visions as sixty. The Babylonans di-
vided the daily journey OF the sun, the
ruler of the day, into twenty-four para
sangs. Each parasang or hour was
subdivided into sixty minutes and that
again into sixty seconds. They com
pared the progress made by the sun dur
ing one hour ut the time of the equinox
to the progress made by a good walker
In the same period of time, both COW
erlng one parasang, and the course of
the sun during the full equinoctial day
was fixed at twenty-four parasangs.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
The Tall Grass of Yuoatan.

The sisal grass of Yucatan is one OF
the most remarkable vegetable prod
ucts known. 1t grows in long blades
sometimes to the length of four or five
feet and when dry the blade curls up
from side to side, making a cord which
is stronger than any cotton string of
equal size that has ever been manu-
featured 1t is in great demand among
florists and among manufacturers of
various kinds of grass goods but as
soon as Its valuable properties become
known it will have a thousand uses
which are now undreamed of Ropes
cords lines of any description and any
size may be manufactured of It and Il
ships cable of sisa grass is one Of the
possibilities Of the future. II is almost
impervious to the action of salt water
and is not readily decayed or disinte
grated by moisture and heat and will
In time prove one Of the most valuable
productions of Central America.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
Women should Learn to Laugh.

Laughter is a good, healthy, muscle
making. luM developing exercise, and
it is as good for girls as boys. And hui
NOR can be cultivated in n girls mind
without any abatement of the dignity
and modesty and charm of her woman
hood; not the unpleasant and constant
frivolity evidenced In smart speech
or quickness of repartee, but the humor
that looks at the world with a twinkle
in the eye and sees its absurdities, its
smallnesses and its fun
1t should be part of every woman S
mental equipment, for women are call
ed upon to bear SO many of life's small
worries as well as its greater ones.
The bringing up of children the care
of servants and the many social duties
that become burden-all are made
easy and possible to put up with by the
woman with an unfailing sense of the
bright side of life 1t is a sense that
lasts through life, through its many
Ills, its disllusious, its fluctuations.
even Its tragedies. - Woman's Home
Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

1t is known that the hoofs of horses
were protected by boots of leather at Il
very early period in the worlds history
at a time which at least antedates
Piiny and Aristotle. both Of whom
make mention of the fact. These leath-
er boots were sometimes studded with
metal nails. but more usually worn
without extra trimming, the cheapness
Of that commodity making IT possible
for the owner OF the steed to 'reboot'
him at any time.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
The Antinui,r of the Organ.

The organ IS the most magnificent
and comprehensive Of all musical In
struments. While the pipes of Pan,
aside from that mythical parsonage
indicate very ancient use of pipes as
means Of producing musical sounds
the water organ of the ancients" fur
nishes To the student of organ history
the first tangible clew regarding the re
mote evolution of the instrument In
the second century the magrpha, an
organ of ten pipes with a crude key
board, IS said TO have existed, but ac-
counts If this instrument are involved
in much obscurity. Ii IS averred that
an organ. the gift of Constantine. was
In the possession of King Pepin Of
France IN 7j7. but Aldhelm, a monk
makes mention of an organ with gilt
pipes" as far back as the year 700.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
LnrRe Family.

Patsy DoOley was very poor arith-
metician and WIS puzzled by great
many questions of numbers which did
not enter other peoples heads.
One day new acquaintance remark
ed in his presence:
81 have eight brothers,
Eye have eight brothers." said Pat
sy. "Then | suppose livery wan o
thin has eight brothers too"
"Certainly."
"Arrah, thin" said Patsy, how
many mothers had the sixty-foor O.
ye?"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
Bankrupts Petition for Discharge.

In the matter o: Benjamin " Harrington. Jr.,
Bankrupt in bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Nathan Webb. Judge Of the DIS
trict Court Of the United States for the District
Of Maine.
Benjamin W. Harrington. II, of Smithield in
the County Of somerset, and State Of Maine in
SAID District, respectfully represents, that on the
ed bankrupt under the Acts OF Congress relating
to Bankruptcy that he has duly surrendered all
his property and rights # property. and has
fully complied with all the requirements Of said
Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed By
the Court To have full discharge from all debts
provable against his estate under said bank
rupt Acts, except such debts are excepted toy
law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of March. A d. 1902.
BENJ. w. HARRINGTON. JR.. Bankrupt.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
BankrUptS Petition for Discharge.

In the matter of CLARENCE L. SMITH.
Bankrupt. in bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Nathan ebh. Judge Of the Dis
trict Court Of the United states for the District
of Maine
CLARENCE L. SMITH. Of Pitrsfeld in the
County Of Somerset. and State of Maine in said
District, respectfully represents, that on the
18th day OF May, last past be was duly ad-
judged bankrupt under the Acts of Congress
relating 10 Bankruptcy that he has duly sur
rendered all his property and rights Of property,
and has fully complied with all the require
ments of said Acts and of the orders of Court
touching his bankruptcy
Wherefore he prays, that be NAV be decreed
by the Court to have full discharge from all
debts proyable against his estate under said
bankrupt Acts, except such debts as are except
ed by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of March A. D. iac2
CLARENCE L. SMITH Rankrlpr
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
HOW He Snved HIM.

They were speaking of certain ply
sician favorably occasionally, but most
ly otherwise. Finally one of the party
spoke of the good qualities of the alb
sent doctor and said his life had once
been saved by the much criticised prac-
titioner.
How is that9' some one asked. 81
did not know he usually treated you"
mo he does not" said the man, but
one day when my family physician
was out of town | was suddenly taken
Ill and sent for this fellow in the emer-
gency, and he couldn't come"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
Don't "show on" Your Baby.

a bubys brain is naturally active,
for everything is new and strange to
the little mind; therefore do not allow
the child to get excited. Few realize
how often baby's brain is fa,igucI
needleSsly Callers come 10 "see thu
new baby" The little one is undreSs-
ed and hurriedly clothed again in its
best skirts and frlled aud ruilied drSss.
Then he is taken down stairs and
handed about from one to the other, To
e duly admired and tossed and II tied
and talked to and Rugged and kissed.
Now, this is all firing to the baby and
IS very conducive 10 nervousness.
Keep HIM ms quiet rs possible. giving
plenty Of fresh air. but do not permit
this indiscriminate petting ANA maui
ing" even at the risk of giving offense
to admiring relatives.-W oman's Home
Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
oRpER o. NOTIcE THEREoN.

On this 18th day Of March A. D. 1902 on
reading the foregoing petition. il Is
Ordered by the Court, that hearing be had
upon the same he 5th day OF April A.
b. lso2 before said Court al Portland. in said
District, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The Somerset
Reporter, newspaper printed in said District,
and that all known creditors, and other per
sons in interest, may appear at the said
time and place, and show cause, If any they
have, why the prayer Of said petitioner should
not be granted.
And il Is further ordered by the Court that
the clerk shall send by mail 70 all known credi-
tors copies Of said petition and this order, ad.
dressed TO them at their places Of residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable Nathan Webb. Judge
of the said Court. and the seal thereof at Port
land, in said District, the 18th day of
March A. ID. 1902.
L. 5 A. II. DAVIS. Clerk.
A true copy Of petition and order thereon
lWl2 Arrest. 4. Il DAVIS. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT o. MANN. $.
On this 18th day of March, A. b 1902 on
reading the foregoing petition. il is
Ordered 10y the Court That a hearing be had up
the same on the 5th day of April. A. b.
1902, before sad Court at Portland, in said Dis.
trict. al 10 O'Clock in the forenoon: and that
notice thereof be published in The Somerset Re
porter newspaper printed IN said District and
that all known creditors. and other persons In
interest, may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause If any they have. why the
prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
And II is further Ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail TO all known credi-
tors copies Of said petition and this order, adj
dressed 10 them al their places Of residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable Nathan Webb. Judge
Of the said Court and the seal thereof. at Port
land, in said District, on the 18th day Of March
A. d. 1902
is A. Il DAVIS. Clerk
A true COPY of petition AMI order thereon.
lwl3 Attest a Il. DAVIS, llerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

Poet No. What did the publisher
offer for your poem?
No. 2-Three dollars.
No. THAT was an insult! What
did you do?
No. 2-Put 1t in my pocket-New
York Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

"There is very intimate nervous
connection between the brain and the
stomach said the scientific man.
"That explains it," answered the
humble person who is willing TO learn.
WHAT"
"The reason WY nearly every politi-
cal alliance or financial deal has to be
discussed at a banquet. Washington
Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

mo wonder they say the British are
slow in seeing joke"
why sop
81 told the chap from London that
we never etc rabbit stew without
finding hare in it, and he is going
home and write II paper entitled Neat
ness Needed In American Kitchens
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, I =.


LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior PARTNER ofthe firm off. J,
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot
be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed 10
my presence, this 9th, day of December
A. D. 1885.
.~~5 A. w. GLEASON
I5 Notary PaiAt.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on thr blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
~ Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

If burned milk is put Immediately
into jug and then placed in basin
of cold water until it is cool, the burn
I'd taste and smell will disappear
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

Lard for pastry should be hard, so it
can be cur with n knife. 1t should be
cut through the -four, not rubbed.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the Disttic, Court OF the United States
for the District OF Maine.
IN BANKRUPTCY.

In thr matter Of
IL DELrHUS r. TRASk. ! In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT.
To The creditors e LUDELPHUS E. TRASH
oi Madison, in the county OF Somerset
and District aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice IS hereby given that on the 18th day
e March, A d. 1902 said Ludel plus E.
Trssk WAS duly adjudicsted bankrupt.
sud that The first meeting Of his creditors will
he held 81 Daniel Lewis Office, in SkowheEsn,
Maine on the 4th day OF April A. D. 1902 at
IL O'Clock in the forenoon at which time he said
creditors may attend, prove their claims, sp-
point trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business As may proper
~ come before said meeting. iwl2
March l.. A. u. 1902.
DANIEL LEWIS. Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22
A @sAG HARBoRn INJUNCTION.
Widow of Herne Wishes to Prevent
It Being EARNED Out"


Liebler & Co. expect decision soon
in their favor in the injunction proceed
ings finally brought against them by
Mrs. James A Herne to prevent the
production of Sag Harbor,' which was
seen in Topeka last week, by stock
companies in various sections of the
country, and at the Pike in Cincinnati
in particular.
Liebler & Co. offered to reimburse the
ton was made, and Mrs. Herne sue
ceeded in stopping it. The chance of
securing this advertising and the con-
Sequent box office receipts apparently
did not appeal to the Cincinnati man
agement, and Liebler & Co.'S offer was
declined.
Our lawyers inform u.s." said Mr.
Tyler, that there is not the slightest
doubt about our winning the case. We
can show beyond question that while
sag Harbor was in the hands OF
James A Herne and after he had been
compelled by ill health to retire from
the company it was a losing venture.
we lost money for nearly year and
a half, and our lawyer insists that no
court can consider such a play to be
damaged when it can be turned into
profit of $500 or 5000 a week as our
contracts will do. 1 quite appreciate
Mrs Herne'S sentiment in the matter
but we feel that we are entitled to
whatever profit we can gain. Our
money made the production, and we
accepted the loss without question,
cannot be permitted at this time to in
terfere with a purely business arrange
ment Which would benefit both Mrs.
Herne and ourselves"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22
rs All Chronic Life-Sapping Ills

Certain diseases kill their victims by
gradually robbing them of bodily ma
terial-a manner of death slow, yet ter
rifying. and usually fraught with men
tai if not physical suffering.
Consumption actually consumes; 1t is
a well named plague.
Four requirements must be met to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22

most all of it is due to Miss Martha
Morton, the author.
Success has made Miss Morton a
great stickler for her work as she has
written it, and when she discovered
that Manager Jacob Lift and Mr.. Col
lier had combined to make considerable
alterations in the first two acts of her
new comedy she went the warpath
at once. According to the terms of her
contract the various parts are to be
awarded to only such artists as have
been passed upon favorably by Miss
Morton, and she insisted upon her
rights to such an extent that several
changes were made in the cast. Miss
Morton next called for the original
manuscript, and rehearsals proceeded
upon that basis alone. However, the
third act was no more satisfactory to
either manager or star than had been
the other two, but they had learned a
lesson, and the changes they desired
were made without reference to the
author. Rehearsals of this last act are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22

cure consumption and other wasting
ills, and Four also to prevent their at
tack. They are: First, to combat and
to forestall germs; Second, to nourish
the body; Third, to tone and fortify the
nerve power of resistance to disease,
and Fourth, to meet the demands fon
local treatment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22

Inc chicago OyInpnOuS OICheSG a
Tuesday.
There is much that is novel for To-
peka in the concert at the Auditorium
Tuesday night of the Chicago symphony
orchestra 1t is a very rare thing out
side of the larger cities to have the OPP
portunity to hear symphony concerts
and the engagement at the Auditorium
will be another event in the musical
history of Topeka. The Chicago
symphony of fifty instrumentalists un-
der the direction of AdOlph ROSenbecker
is clasSed among the best in the cOun-
try. There have been many inquiries
the past week from the city and sur
rounding towns regarding the engage
ment and the sale of seats opened this
morning at Stansfield's drug store I'M
der suspicious circumstances.
There is great variety in the perform
ance of ROSenbecker' organization.
There are four soloists and their work
gives to the programme the variety
which is needed in musical evenings. E.
c. TOwne, the tenor, comes very highly
spoken of by people here who have
heard him. Nine Ragna Lime is the
soprano and both in solos and in duets
with Mr.. Towne she has been more than
favOrably received upon the orcheStraS
tour. Just now when Kubelk has
awakened such interest in the violin
the appearance with the orchestra of
Jan Van Oordt, violinist, is being looked
forward to, while Franz Wagner, known
everywhere as fine performer upon
tie CGAAOt NOAiHACACS d CAie5 q queAA -
of soloists as an organization of this
kind has carried
Among the cities visited last week
by the orchestra was Ell Paso and the
Herald had this to say of the concert:
The concert at Myar opera house
last night by the famous Chicago
Symphony orchestra, was a notable en-
gagement which will be remem bered
with delight by Ell Paso lovers of music
for a long time. The orchestra proved
itself worthy of the fine reputation it
enjoys and that the vocalists We're APP
preciated was atteSted by the enthuSi-
astic and insistent recalls they received.
The duet from Romeo and Juliet by
Nine. Lime and Mr.. Towne was espe-
cialy fine and the singers were called
out three times. but declined an encore.
Mr.. ROsenbecker showed himself a
superb conductor and the capable and
we'll trained forces under him played
with precision, unanimity and warmth
that yielded magnificent results. Mr..
Rosenbecker is not gymnast and in
dulges in none of those dramatic gyra-
fects.
The programme was short. but every
number was a treat within itself. Mr.
Van Oordts rendition of the overture
to 'Tannhauser' and the first movement
of Wieniawski's concerto proclaimed
him an accomplished artist strongly
equipped temperamentally and a faciIe
forceful player.
Should the Chicago Symphony or
chestra visit FL Paso again it will be
greeted by a crowded house. for even
those who do not appreciate good music
will go to see anything that is popular"