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means for actuating said arm from
said clock-train at predetermined in
t~ervals, a plurality Of contact-pins In
the path Of said arm. an electric bell
In circuit with said contact arm and
pins. whereby ar intermittent alarm
is sounded at predetermined intervals.
Thomas E. Heeter, st. Louis, Mo-, Is
the Observation-Disclosures Circular.
, 1902-12-15

n only a
rich woman can
afford to indulge
In. Nervousness
has cost many a
woman her po-
sition. So III
times when woin-
en- run iiiachin-
cry the price of
nervousness is
mutilation,-a
finger lost or per-
haps the whole
hand crushed.
Nervousness in
women is CON-
monty but a
81 of
1t is useless in
such cases to
wdoctor" for the
nerves alone.
Cure the diseases
which attack the
Qel1cate woman
ly organism and
nervousness will
be cured also.
DIR. Pierce's
Faynrife Pre-.
, 1902-12-15

Complete line Of legal blanks 1t The
o0oa
, 1902-12-15
Fed from Supply Tank.

VSV TTVTH SuPPTy TdT"'
the ashpit beneath. The cover has a
central depression with a perforation
Of sufficient size to permit the drop
ping of oil through it on the apex OF
the cone beneath.
, 1902-12-15

paa, ns,abasn sse pr .oata.
, 1902-12-15

scrlption makes weak women strong,
sick women we'll. 1t establishes regular
ity, dries weakening drains, heals inflan,-
nation and liberation, and cures female
weakness. 1t tranquilizes the nerves and
induces refreshing sleep.
"1n the fall of 1897, I was troubled with nerv-
business, headache, heart trouble and female
weakness" writes Miss Blanch NJ. Braccy, OF
sala, Oswego Co, ny uLast summer | wrote
you and you advised me TO try your 'Favorite
prescription and Golden Medical Discovery
!! did so and ! began to improve rapidly. Con-
tinued taking the medicine, half a dozen each of
,Eavorite Prescription and Golden Medical
discovery for the space of five months, and in
less than a year had regained my former health"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
muddy COMPLEXION.
, 1902-12-15
EIectromechanicaI Clock.

In an electromechanical clock, the
combination with a clock-train, of a
normally stationary contact-arm,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Sea NPckInpeH

Pretty nearly every one has seen the
curious "sea rutfles," or "sea neck
laces." which are found plentifully ON
ocean beaches. These are the egg
cases of the sea snails. They consist
of a number of small disk shaped en-
velopes attached along a sort of stem,
the biggest of them being in the mid
die. In each envelope there is little
spot of thinner material. which the
young break through when they are
ready to be Matched. When the female
gasteropod is about to lay, she buries
herself in the sand, from the surface
OF which the necklace" of eggs is
gradually extruded Being thus set
adrift and exposed to the elements. as
well as to deyouring enemies, few of
the eggs are ever hatched. but those
which do come into the world safely
and survive doubtless live to very
great age
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

Something like q century ago trou-
sers came in" as the result of drink
and may be said to owe their origin
to old world royalty, which in those
days ate and especially drank very
heavily and was consequently afflicted
with gout and other maladies of
character to swell the leg. Knee
breeches and stockings-so dear not
only to the early presidents of the
United States and to the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, but like
wise to the old Puritan element of
America-were scarcely suitable for
swollen limbs, even If they belonged
to the anointed of the Lord, and the
result was that George ". as prince
regent; his brothers, the Dukes of
York, Clarence, Cumberland and Sus-
sex; the French princes, who after
ward reigned as Louis XVIII., Charles
X. and Louis Philippe; King Frederick
William III. of Prussia and many 9th
er equally illustrious personages adopt
ed the modern form of pantaloon,
which was at the time a source of no
end of rldicule and entertainment to
Gilray and to the other caricaturists
of the age
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

Il don't know what to do about my
daughter Lucy" said a perplexed
mother who had come to an outspoken
but kindly old physician for advice.
"She seems SO listless and does not
seem to have any interest in life and
she's so irritable at times. don't
think that she has exercise enough.
and | want to know what you think
about my sending her to a gymnasium
or to dancing school. She's tired of her
bicycle. and the lawn tennis season Is
past. What would you adyise?"
"How old is she2' asked the doctor.
"Nearly nineteen"
"Can she cook2'
ooh, no; she knows nothing about
cooking"
Can she sweep
NO; my maid does all the sweep
ing"
Does she take care of her own room
and make her own bed?"
NO; do that. Her room is next to
mine. and I've always attended to
that"
LUIS Silt nave any Bblt " hHAC'Si AZ
the household dutiesY
mo; cannot say that she has
mo duties, no responsibilities no
sense of Obligation no part in the work
to be done in every household"
"Well. no.
"Then, madam" said the doctor
frankly. your daughter has no need
of a gymnasium in which to spend her
pentup energies. | don't wonder that
she is irritable and unhappy"
What would you adviser asked the
mother weakly.
81 would advise you to make her feel
that she has a part and u place in
your home life; that its duties must be
borne by all the members of the family
in common and that she must do her
part toward contributing to the general
comfort of the home. A girl Of her
age with no home duties. no RESPONSE
bilities, no interest in her home, needs
more than q gymnasium or dancing
school to make her helpful and happy
philadelphia Ledger.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

A certain Boston hotel man tells this
good story at his own expense:
When small boy on the farm, his
folks often sent him TO the neighbors
to buy a dozen eggs when their hens
failed to lay enough.
He noticed that the old farmer al
ways held each egg before a lighted
candle and examined it carefully. In
his innocence of Yankee shrewdness
the boy supposed that this was prompt.
ed more by honesty and intention to
detect whether the eggs were bad or
not
One day, however when he counted
his eggs, according to custom, there
were only eleven in the basket.
With determination not to be cheat
ed, the lad trudged proudly back to the
house and quickly made known his
discovery,
"Oh," said the old farmer, that's all
right. my boy. One of them has dou-
BILE yolk."-Boston Record.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

studies of technique left her worried
and discouraged. Inspired by a view
of the grim old observatory which she
saw daily from her window, where it
had stood since the days of Louis NV.
she determined to study astronomy and
enter that building, where no woman
had ever been employed. This wild
all her energies.
She devoted herself to higher math-
matics and was the first woman to gain
the degree of doctor of mathematics at
the Paris Academy of Sciences. She
studied optics, physics chemistry, the
use of the telescope, stellar photog
raphy and other essentials. She mas
tered them all and fought her way
bravely through maze of prejudice
and opposition.
When she tried for the degree of doc
tor of science, the French professors.
fearing the innovation of a woman sci
enlist, made her examination as diff
cult as their ingenuity could suggest
For two hours this delicate. fair hair
ed, blue eyed, gentle, feminine woman
stood fire at the blackboard tri-
umphed.
In 1887 she won a place in the OBJ.
seryatory in open competition with
fifty Frenchmen. and, with five asso-
ciotes, all women, she has for the last
seven years been working on a photo
graphic map of the heayens.-Ledger
Monthly
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Beyond Belief.

When Abraham Lincoln was a young
man, his prodlgious strength and his
skill In wrestling were matters of note
throughout central Illinois. Few In.
deed were the men who could boast of
having laid him on his back.
Somewhere along In the thirties there
was Il case on trial in one of the circuit
courts in that section In which an eff
fort was made to impeach the testimo.
ny of one of the witnesses. The evi.
dence was conflicting. Some would
believe the witness on oath and others
would not.
At last middle aged man with q de-
termined expression of countenanee
was called to the stand. The usual
question was put touching the reputa.
tion of the witness for truth and verac.
ity:
Would you believe him on oath?"
mo, | wouldn't" he answered, and
before the lawyer on the opposite side
could interpose he gave his reason:
81 heerd him braggln' onct that he'd
throwed Abe Lincoln in a fair an
square rassle."
No other witnesses We're called The
attempt to impeach was successful
Youths Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
>TATE1F MAINE.

Attest:-SArHAN FOWLER, Register.
3w25
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Have Courage.

You must have courage. my boy. "
matter what band of circumstances ar.
ray themselves against you. il yonr
purpose is right you viii succeed Life
Is a beautiful thing The chance l.
fight is a great blessing. No matter
how hard the situation may seem. keep
on doing right. bravely face the future
set your standard high. work and Wat
be patient and thankful. and you W
win. You may never be rich as the
world goes-not rich in money or rlea
in power-but you may be rich in tAe
knowledge of the truth that yeu Laes
made the best of your chance 10 i. q
man. Don't set your standard y IT,
men who have achieved great wealth
That is nothing compared TO the richie,
that belong TO him Who has struggled
to enlarge and ennoble the circle Il
life in which he is cast.-Schoolmas-e'
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased porti"n of the ear. There is
only one way to care Deafness, and tha,
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When the tnbe gets inAamed you have a
rumblng sound OF imperfect hearing and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fol
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh]
that cannot be cured by Halls CatarrR
Cure. Send for circulars, free
f. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
RSold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

get Oh with a little for this tine sure
that the next time he viii succeed.
If you are his daughter and have
acquired the habit # thinking u lin
chiefly rs man from whom the money
comes for the things tou need. get ont
Of fhat relation by planning to do Or
get something fgr him. Ha3 yoar
mother been In the habit Of reminding
him that your birthday was at hand
Find out his birthday and begin 10
plan for that, a little gift from ever
child, song sung for father. lttle
speech from his LITTLE son. q little fuH
In which you coax 1.m 10 share II
may mean a new life h. hlm because
1t means new sense u hoW rruIy you
love and believe In 1lm.
When it comes to showing lie dear
mother how you love her. be sure you
get father to help In planning the good
time for her Mary Lowe Dickinson "a
Success,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

"What did | like best in Francew
she repeated. "Why, Paris, of course.
But I'll tell you where we had the
most fun, and so cheap too. We went
to Reims.. Phil wanted to see the Joan
of Arc statue, which is considered very
fine. 1t stands in front of IN appalling
ly ancient inn. where her parents stay
ed, blieve.
"While Phil was studying Joan and
her rapt expression Charlie and Sally
and | went to visit the wine cellars of
Pomeroy-they call them caves my
dear-and what do you think? They
gave us each bottle of champagne for
nothingl 1t is the custom. Phil lost
all interest in Joan and her statue
when we told him of it afterward."
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

An exclusively pork diet tends In
fallibly to pessimism. Beef, If perse-
vered in for months, makes a man
strong, energetic and audacious. \
mutton diet continued for any length
of time tends to melancholia, while
veal eaters gradually lose energy and
gayety. The free use of eggs and milk
tends to make women healthy and VI
vacious. Butter used in excess rem
ders its users phlegmatic and lazy.
Apples ere excellent for brain work
ers, and everybody who has much in
telectual work to do should eat them
freely. Potatoes, on the contrary, rem
der one dull. invidious and lazy when
eaten constantly and in excess. To
preserve the memory. even to an ad-
vanced age, nothing is better than
mustard.-London Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

Cover a bottle with white flannel
carefully bastc on the lace TO be clean
ed and rub with white soap. Place
the bottle in a large jar filed with
warm suds. let it remain two or three
days. changing the water several
times. and boil with the finest white
clothes on washing day When the
water has become somewhat cool. T..
move the bottle rinse several times.
wrap a soft dry towel around it Il
absorb the moisture remove the towcs
and place the bottle in the sun until
the lace is thoroughly dry. when i
may be unwound.-Housekeeper
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

The water wheel is probably the old
est method of obtaining mechanical
force apart from the employment Of
animal force. These wheels were no
doubt at first worked by a flowing river
and then by falling stream, and 1t
would not be very great advance on
this method to dam back the stream
SO as to obtain a continuous supply of
force even In times of drought. Such
storing of water at sufficiently high
level is the simplest and even at the
present time the most successful meth
cd of storing force. If carefully ar
ranged, the loss by evaporation and
leakage is small and may be partly or
wholly replaced by rain, so the force is
always available, and but little labor is
needed to keep such works in repair.
The water clock of the Romans was
an elaboration of this method of stor-
Ing force and was for them the only
form of motor"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

"If fire does not burn well" Sa.>
the old household superstition. al
you want it to draw, you should set tAe
poker across the top bar of the CRATE -
This is supposed to placate the enow'S
whom it was formerly believed Wrre
very jealous of the robbery of their un.
derground country Of its coal treasures
and were very apt to take their yeu-e-
ance out in preventing the fire from
burning 1t was the mystic form ot
the cross thus made which was sup
posed to drive them away. Neyerthe
less it would not do to use the shovel
in this charm or the fire would be SURE
to go out
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Physical Formotion OF Mexico.

Mexico possesses a curious physical
formation. Rising rapidly by a sue
cession Of terraces from the low, sandy
coasts on the east and west, it culmi-
mates in n central plateau. running in
a northwesterly and southeasterly di-
rection and having am elevation vary
ing from 1000 to 5000 feet above the
sea. High above this plateau tower
the snow capped crests of several vol
canoes, most of which are extinct
Ten of them are over 10000 feet in
height, and three look down upon fer
tile valleys from attitudes of 17,7S2,
1886 and 10000. These are Popo-
cstapetl, Orizaba and Ixtaccihuatl.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

Young Father-I've just made n big
deposit in a savings bank in trust for
my baby boy. When he is twenty-one
l will hand him the handbook. tell him
the amount of the original deposit and
let him see how things count up at
compound interest.
Old Gentleman-Won't pay. | tried
that Ny boy drew the money and got
married with 1t. and now I've got to
support him and his wife and eight
children.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Notice of Foreclosure.

Woeress, Ellie N. Adams formerly Of Car
ton, Norfolk County. Commonwealth Of Mass
achusetts. ber name now being Ellie NJ Nc
henneY and her recent residence beirg Bing-
ham, somerset County, Maine bv her mort
gage deed dated the 27th CAV q February. A A.
u. lNl, ano recorded in Somerset County
Registry OF Deeds, BOOK 254, Page a. conveyed
TO Nathan J, Andrews and Annie T. Andrews
both OF Bingham, Somerset County state OF
Name, certain lot or parcel Of land with the
buildings thereon, situate IN said Bingham
aad described as follows: = Bounded south BY
land OF Edward Miller. West by the kennebec
river. North by land beot ging to myself
meaning said Ellie VI. Adams known as
the Able lot, East by land belonging
Adams il being land hereinafter cor
yeyed TO said Adams, containing dfty scres
more or less and being known ss the seth
Robinson lot. Also another piece Of land
wing hast OF the above described land. bound .
ed south by LAND of Edward Miller and John
Savage, East by land OF John savage, West bv
the above descri bed piece OF land, containing
hfty acres more or less Meaning 10 convey
tFeb. 9th, 1901 conveyed to me meaning
SAID Adams. by said Andrews and being
the South hslf OF the property described
in deed recorded in Somerset Registry OF
Deeds, Book 22l, Page Is. to which record
reference is given Tor more particular de-
scriptlon and making the same reservations
as contained in said deed, which said mort
gage deed was afterwards on the twenty sec
ond day OF October, 4. y. 1901, duly assigned
to NE, james Smith, undersigned by said
Nathan j. Andrews and Annie T Andrews
said assignment beng recorded in Somerset
county Registry of Deeds. Book 254 Page =
ana whereas the condition OF said MORTGAGE
has been broken, now therefore. by reason Of
The breach Of the condition thereof cain
foreclosure OF said mortgage
dated Al Bingham, Somerset County. Maine,
THIS lfth dsy OF June, A. d. 1902
5~2' JAMES SMITH.
g. - BY W Z. jordan his Atty.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

Doctors say that unprotected ankles
are responsible for many of the i'll
nesses from which women suffer, a
very large proportion of which have
their origin in what is termed Just an
ordinary colos' These ordinary colds
would be much less ordinary If only
women could be persuaded Of the ex=
treme folly of wearing low shoes in
cold or wet weather. There is but little
risk of taking cold in the most in
element weather during the walks If
the feet and ankles be well protected.
Either stout boots should be Worn, com
Ing well over the ankle, or else CATERS
In addition 10 thick boots.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

The smartly gowned girl knows that
it is the touch that makes all the din
ference between a daub and painting.
between mere clothes and an artistic
costume She has observed that *
quisite taste presents itself in details
trihes light and airy. yet sufficiently
weighty to turn the scale from failure
to success from inferiority To diS,iuc-
tlon. Because of this she is always on
the alert to discover that little touch
which makes the smart girl smart
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
Eleanora Duse'. Dramatic Career.

It was IN the little town Of Yigevano
between Piedmont and Lombardy, that
Eieanora Duse, the greatest TRACE
dienue Of Italy, was born about forty
years ago. Her father and grandfather
were actors. and in the hard life Of d
band Of strolIing players at county
fairs. in the ruins Of Roman circuses
and IN the Wean little open ar theaters
of provincial towns Eleauora made her
debut at the age Of thirteen. Her life
was one Of suffering. hardship and pr
vation. and often She went through her
part brayely when almost faint from
hunger, aud it was the sehoo. Of suffer
ing that developed and gave soul and
intensity to her wonderful dramatic
powers. Her power is largely due to
these trials.-Ledger Monthly.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26

Cheese may generally be classified
as hard and soft, and the different
varieties are obtained by varying the
proportions of cream. When made Of
cream alone and at low temperature
with little pressure, we have the soft
or cream cheeses. These must be used
while comparatively fresh, as they
soon decompose and become rancid.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
DON. he MnscuIine.

The line between an intellectual wo-
man and masculine one seems so dis
tinct that 1t Is wonderful how any one
ever confounds them but 1t is done,
and we see every day some girl so far
forgetting the charm of womanhood as
to initiate the language. manners and
as far as possible the dress of men.
This is neither wise nor attractive. If
she wishes to initiate men, let it be in
their best and strongest attributes, and
not in their weaknesses.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
A HORRIBLE LEGACY.
THE DREADFUL INHERITANCE OF
AN INDIANA H0TEL-KEEPER.
FOR Years He Endeavored to Get Rid oft
ButIn vnin-How He Finally Met
With Success.

ButIn Vnin-How He Finally Met
With Success.
The inheritance of Thomas E. Iawes,
nroprietor of Hotel Taft, Dunkirk, Ind,
gas ANYTHING but an enyiable one. II
came to him more than decade ago
and to get rid of it he tried in vain for
many years. How, at last, he succeeded
makes an interesting story.
Until few years ago" he says, ~
was a man to be pitied. For more than
ten years l was a paralytic, hardly able
10 use my hands and with my eyes so
affected by the disease that l could not
recognize my friends across the room.
Nv hands and fore-arms were so numb
that there was scarcely any feeling in
them ut all"
You had a doctorr" ventured his in.
terviewer.
"Y Yes, for a while in 1882, but my con-
dition gradually grew worse. tried vari-
Gus things but l didn't get any better and
became pretty well discouraged. The
disease is hereditary in the family One
of my sisters died of paralysis and the
face Of another was all drawn out Of
shape by it. So, you see, realized that
it would be an almost impossible thing
TO get rid of it in my case"
But you did succeed"
II did, and the credit is all due to DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. I
began taking them about ten years ago
and felt was getting better after taking
the first box. l continued with them
until | was cured"
Mr. Lawes is substantial citizen of
Dunkirk, proprietor of the best hotel in
that section and is highly respected
among his large circle of acquaintances.
In order that there might be no room for
doubt as to the accuracy of his above
statement he made affirmation to it
before J. J. Stewart, a notary public,
Feb. 10, 1909.
The fact that DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People cured this stubborn case,
as they have cured others equally severe,
leaves no room for doubt but that they
will cure lesser troubles arising from
disordered nerves. At all druggists, or
direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, NY, fifty cents per
box; six boxes for two dollars and fifty
cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
The Dinner Horn.

Details in regard to the manner in
which meals were served during the
dark ages do not abound. 1t is only to-
ward the twelfth century that we be-
gin to have little light on this inter
esting subject. When a meal was ready
In the thirteenth century, the guests of
q castle, with the vassals, were assem-
bled to the sound of horn, method
of summoning that appears to have
been the privilege only of the greatest
lords. Some hundreds of years later
bell was used for the purpose.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
The Vinegar Cruet.

To remove vinegar stains from the
cruets fill nearly full of warm water;
then add teaspoonful of lye and let
stand for a couple Of days. Rinse thor
oughly, and they will be clear and
bright. II the water pitcher gets GOV
cred with a sort Of coating and you
cannot wash it off, try cleaning it with
a lemon rind. 1t always works like a
charm, removing every particle of the
lime
The Somerset reporter., 1902-06-26
seven Years in Bed.

"Nill wonders ever cease2' inquire
the friends of MIS-. :. Pease of Law.
renee, Kan. They knew she had been
unable to leave her bed in seven years
on account of kidney and liver trouble,
nervous prostration and general debility ;
but, "rhree bottles of Electric Bitters
enabled me to walk she writes, land
in three months | felt like new per
son Women suffering from headache
backache, nervousness sleeplessness
melancholy, fainting and dizzy spells
will find it priceless blessing Try it.
Satisfaction is guaranteed Only SOC
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