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The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

One of the greatest trials visitor In
Finland has to endure Is a Finnish
bath. The method of procedure Is
unique. Divested of outer clothing and
attired in light and airy cotton gar
ment, you are slung In sort of ham
mock composed of cord above large
receptacle like the boilers in public
laundries This is almost filled with
cold water, into which at the right mo
ment Is flung a large redhot brick OF
piece of iron, which Of course causes
an overwhelming rush of steam to as
cend and almost choke you, Their
when that process has gone on sutfi
GENTLY long you are shaken out of YOU
hammock, immersed in cold water, and
after very drastic treatment you re
sumo your raiment, sadder and wiser
than before your novel experience.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
REAL Estate TRANSFERS.:

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol.
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded at the county registry:
Fairfield-F. F. Grant to F. M. Har.
low, 5000; S. A. Nye to Octave Brooks,
$500.
The Forks-J. H. Morris to VIM. p.
Forsyth ct al, 800.
Solon-M. L & Emma E. French to
Hiram Irvine, $25; Angenette P. Clark
to T. G. Clark, $500; F, j. Heath to S.
F. Greene, 5000.
Skowhegan-J. T. Dulac to Mary D.
Dulac, 81 l.. D. Murphy to W. II. Yves
ton, 81; Ella M. Pooler to B. c. Taylor,
81; q. H. Foster to s. F. Steward, $50;
S. F. Steward to Emily w. Lowe, $50.
Pittsfleld--S. F. Emery to Alice S.
Emery, 81.
Jackman-Jennie NJ. Newton to H. P.
Mckinney, 81.
Norridgewock-Mart E. Taylor Ell
al to l.. f. Wadleigh, 81.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Highland.

S. A. Parsons of Dead River was in
town, Saturday.
A. NJ. Adams and family were at E. F.
Wills, last Sunday.
M. S. Howard was at North New
Portland, Thursday.
Miss Eff. Norton of Skowhegan is
spending a few weeks with her grand
mother, Mrs. Strickland.
A very heavy thunder shower passed
over this place, Friday.
There was a meeting at the school
house, last Sunday, conducted by Rev.
L. Hutchins.
The Misses Emma Fish and Fife
Norton were at Mts E. F. Wills, We'd
nesday.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Emblem

Mlard Felker is at home from Bath for
a short time. He is employed in the Bath
iron works.
News has reached here that the little
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mont MORN died
July %. Mr. and Mrs. NORM have the
deepest sympathy of their vast number Of
friends in this vicinity.
VIM. Murphy met with bad accident
last Monday while working about hay
fork. He was up on a ladder to set
some grapples. The ladder slipping he
caught his ha nd on sharp point Of the
grapples, making a wound which required
fourteen stitches to be taken by the sur
geon.
J. o. Whitney's haying crew have been
haying in Concord for few days.
But few OF our farmers have finished
haying.
Mrs. Fred Murphy of Scion. was visit
ing relatives in town Wednesday.
We understand that J.. w. MORN has
purchased the Chas. F. Lane farm near
Embden station.
J. L. Hodgdon is suffering from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Chester Berry of Madison, visited his
parents Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Quint of North
Arson, have been visiting relatives in
town.
We understand Arson academy will
begin Aug 70. We hope Embden will
be represented in this institution by its
usual number of students. Y
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
East SkOwhegan.

A large quantity OF nice hay was secur-
ed. last week and some have finished and
others will in a few days if good weather
in this place
A. Richardson with his horse on
his Sand birthday, July 2o,h. raked 327
tumbles in three hours and the boys put
it up.
Henry Richardson with his crew put up
the same day 333 tumbles of nice hay and
where he moved the same day spear Of
herdsgrass was found measuring ait. II
inches, and nicer field of grass is not
often seen.
Mrs. Cannon and Mrs. Laverty went
to the village, Saturday, and took the
train, Monday morning for Lewiston and
Auburn, their homes. They are daugh-
tiers of A Richardson n came here,
Good Will week
Mrs. CINEMA Cross is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. A. Richardson.
c. c Richardson and family are keep
ing house in the Mason house.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

Discovery cures diseases of the stomach
and other organs of digestion and nutri-
ton. 1t puri6es the blood and enables
the perfect nutrition OF the body which
means perfect health.
rFor six long years suffered with indiges
ton and my liver and kidneys which ba fled the
best doctors In country" writes E L. Ran
sell, ESQ.,. Of Woolsey, Prince William Co., Va.
Il suffered with my stomach and back for a long
time, and after taking cart-load of medicine
from three doctors grew SO bad could hardly
do days work. Would have death-iike pains
in the SIDE. and blind spells. began taking
DIR. Piercs's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Pellets Before had taken half of
the ssooad BOTTLE began TO feel relieved. got
SAX mort bottles and used them, and am happy
TO say owe my life to Dr. Pierce"
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There ID nothing vjust
as good" for diseases Of the stomach,
blood and lungs.
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages, In paper covers, Is sent
free on recsipt Of IL one-cent stamps to
pay expense OF mailing only. Address
DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

Benjamin Constant when painting
the portrait of Queen Victoria made
the grand ribbon of the Garter. which
was part of his illustrious sitter's cos
tune, certain tone Of blue. The
queen criticised this part of the pic
ture, but Constant stuck to his color
One day he received from Windsor o
little parcel containing the order of the
Garter. The queen, fully convinced
that she was right, had sent him the
ribbon to prove his color sense was
wrong. She did not confer the Garter
upon him, however.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
AIbumenixed Milk,

Albumenized milk is a most nourish
ing drink for an invalid, and in hot
weather taken at intervals of thre,
hours between breakfast anS {
o'clock dinner, would be all the nourish
ment required by a person In health
Drop the white of one egg In a glass
add two-thirds of a cupful of milk
cover and shake until thoroughly
mixed. Strain into another glass and
serve.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

its allied organs of
digestion and nutri-
ton are diseased.
II is not a question
with him of winning
In the race for bust :
ness but of simply
keeping up under
any circumstances.
Whenever disease
affects the stomach
1t is affecting also
the blood and the
health of every or
gan of the body.
For blood is only
food converted into
nutrition and nutn-
ton is the life of
the body and every
organ OF 1t.
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Madison.

Lightning struck the house of Otis
White on Old Point avenue Saturday
afternoon, wrecking the chimney and
cutting some strange antics in the house
but not causing fire. Mr.. and Mrs.
White were sitting near a window and
Mrs White experienced severe shock.
Rev. Ralph Lowe, who has been visit
ing Mrs. loves parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Gregory, left for his home in Barre,
Vt, Monday morning.
Mrs. d. S. Hunnewell and Mrs. Addie
r. Smith started for carriage drive to
Kingfeld last Thursday. When within
few miles of their destination the
horse became frightened and Mrs. Hun
newell was thrown out and her arm
broken.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
s. Il. COrnYilIe.

Mr.. Thos. Booker and wife went to
South Scion, recently, to visit their
relatives.
Fred Burrill has cut the hay on the
Sumner Clark and Mcclure farms. A
plumber have got through hayng. They
improved the good weather, last week.
Mr.. Eben Richard and wife returned
home from Harmony, Aug. 2.
Mr.. Bradford Loomis has had his toe
taken off, recently. He is doing nicely
now.
S. J. Gould and two boys, James ano
Pearl, are haying for Chas. LOOMS in
Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
st. Adams.

Frank E. Briggs and O. L. Jones o
Corinna were in Town. last week.
Mr. Jewett OF the Exeter creamery wa.
In town, last week
Fred Woodman of Boston was In towr
a few days ago, looking after the ole
home place.
Farmers are getting their hay croI
nearly harvested. Many have gol
through. The cut will be a full acreage
and some got much more than for the
past two years.
Grain is very good. corn small, and
potatoes blighting quite badly.
The cheese factory has closed for the
season.
Black birds are very plenty and quite
destructive. II any one knows what vii
frighten them away please be kind enough
to let us know.
Mrs. Cora Robbins is visiting hel
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Whittier.
Mrs F. E Brigham and her sister
Theeda Seekins, are visiting their pa
rents in Vests Mills.
Mr.. w. H. Watson and his wife have
gone on carriage drive through Aroos
took county.
Mrs. Melvin Bgelow is accompanying
her husband on his trip through North
ern M aine. While away they will visi
her former home in New Brunswick.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Florence Vining, daughter o
Anna L, Vinipg of this town, and Hugh
Chisholm of Somerville, Mass, Aug 6
Samuel Gordon and wife of Hallowel
are visiting his brother, Stephen Gordon
Eugene Emery. with his wife and sister
who have been visiting relatives in town
sylvania.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
His Sight Threatened

Last month my II year old boy was
poisoned by some weed or plant, says w.
H. Dibble, of Sioux City, la. We were
afraid he would lose his sight A neigh
Dor recommended De Wits Witch Haz
ell Salve In few days he was as well
as ever. For skin disease, cuts. burns,
scalds, wounds, insect bites, De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve is sure cure. Re-
lieves piles at once. For sale by Geo.
E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Fairfield Center.

Mrs. w. M. Tufts, who has been visit
ing relatives in this vicinity Tor the past
two weeks. returned to her home in Man
chester. N. H, Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Emery OF Great Pond has
been visiting Mrs. Edgar Williams the
past week.
Mrs. Ellen Lawry was visiting friends
on the Ridge, last week.
Rev. G.. r. Palmer leaves, this week
for Foxcroit and Aroostook county where
he will spend his vacation. Next Sunday
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

"I'm too practical to do as heroes do
In books, Miss Slight, so I'll just ask
you bluntly, will you be my wifeT
mo, thank you, Mr.. Terse. l myself
don't believe in those silly bookish no
lions, and as the silly heroines always
say yes, why, I'll tell you bluntly, no.
sir, won'tp
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Starks.

Mrs. Alonzo Quimby and daughters
Roxie and Bertha, of Providence, r. l.,
are spending few weeks in town.
The L. o. G T. a, their regular meet
ing Saturday night installed the following
officers for the ensuing quarter: Chas
Thompson, c. T; Ella Sawyer, V. T.
Annie Stery. S. J. T; Fife Topper
sec. Charles Smell, F. S.; Fred Tu5per
treasurer A. G. Sawyer, Mar; Louise
Morse, chap. Ellen Witham guard, Leon
Mclaughlin, Sen. Emma Gordon. D. M
After the installation ice cream and cake
were served and general good time en-
joyed by all.
Miss Nellie Bean of Madison has beer
spending few days with relatives in this
vicinity. e.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

Rev. w. F. Berry will preach at the
usual hour.
Miss Josie Williams and Miss Alice
Strout OF Boston are visiting at Edgar
Williams.
Mr.. Rodney Jones left, Monday morn
log, for Worcester, Mass, on business
trip.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07

"What makes the baby cryY" asked
the little visitor.
"Oh," explained Ethel, "our baby
doesn't have to have anything to make
1t cry."-Chicago Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Concord.

Mrs. Alton Carl of Bingham is visiting
her brother, P. D. Robinson, this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morris are happy
parents with fine baby boy born.
July IS.
Alfred Stevens bought him a fine
horse. He is six years old and weighs
100 pounds.
The farmers are getting along we'll
with their haying, considering the many
showers OF the past two weeks. The hay
crop is very good.
Album Burns OF New Portland was in
town, Sunday last, calling on friends. p
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
The World ms We Find II.

Fudd-This Is hard world.
Dudd-And yet everybody is looking
for soft places In it.-Boston Tran.
script.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
Farm for Sale.

Situated in Cornville, six miles from Skowh
gan. on stage road leading from Skowhegan
Athens, opposite Town, Grange hall and churc
near postoffice, store and schools. Farm
thirty acres, will Keep two cows and hor'
Good fences, wood enough for home use, son
timber, orchard two wells. one never dry m
shade trees IN front and along the road Cox
neighborhood and the best location in tow
House has eleven finished rooms. ell, wood sht
and barn all connected. Buildings insured Z
$1,000 with three years to run. Buildings near
new. have lately been painted inside and out al
are very convenient. ! fitted this place up for
home and think 1t would suit most anyone "!
wants to live In the country. With the place
Will sell all the furniture, bedding and ever
thing for housekeeping Every room is caTe
ed, two velvet carpets laid this spring. Fun
ture, pictures, shades. draperies mostly nel
VIII also sell one good driving horse. two rldif
wagons, sleigh, two driving harness, one %
work harness, one dump cart for one or y
horses, one good horse sled and many thin
that takes too much space to mention neg
This property can be bought right and on ea
terms.
27tf c. w. FROST, Cornville, Mel
Or If | am away enquire of Walter Mor1
across the road
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
n fuHlN NHlN 1t isn't question

of his winning a race, but question of
being able only to keep afoat. The man
who Is suffering from malnutrition is like
the fettered swimmer. His stomach and
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01
A Stage 1rishman's Story.

Joe O'Gorman, the capital Irish
comedian-a real Irish comedian, and
not an impossible creature, flourishing
a shillelagh-has been singing songs,
dancing and telling stories at the AL
hambra in London. Mr.. O'Gorman
has an imaginary friend, Flanagan, in
the wings, and Flanagan is the hero
of every tale. 1t once happened that
Flanagan was in decidedly "low wa
ter" so he asked circus proprietor
to give him work. "Our largest lion
died last week." said the lord of the
arena, "but we kept his skin, and II
you like to get into it and he shown
as real live lion you can have the
job" Flanagan agreed. At the first
show the circus proprietor stepped
into the cage and said: Ladies' and
gentlemen, to prove the dGcility Of
this roaring lion, I'll order him into
the same cage as a feroc;Ous tiger!'
Flanagan protested, but the circus
proprietor threatened TO run him
through with a sword, SO poor Flan-
agan was driven into the same cage
as the tiger He fell upon his knees
and cried Spare me!' Then the fe-
rocious tiger jumped to his feet and
answered, aye needn't he afraid O
me. Sure, I'm an Irishman myself!'
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01
THE COUPLER BILL.
How 1t Was Passed in Congress by
Hon. John Lind.

The Minneapolis Journal Of a few
evenings ago contained the following
letter telling how John Lind when in
Congress got the Coupler Bill' passed
for the safety and protection of rail-
road men:
Minneapolis, Oct. %, 1902.
Editor of The Journal:
Knowing that The Journal reaches
the homes of more railroad men than
any other paper, kindly permit me to
recite few facts taken from the Con-
gressional Record of the f1fty-seventh
congress, second session, page 1866
and following, showing Honorable
John Lind's position and work in con-
nection with H. r. $3.50, known as the
automatic coupler bill, which, through
his efforts, became a law and has now
gone into effect on all the railroads In
the United States. spent some time
examining the record and reviewing
the rocky road that this bill encoun-
tered while pending in the house and
the devices adopted by it's opponents
to defeat it. From the time it was
taken up in the house until its final
passage, it was strenuously opposed
at every stage. The record shows
that Mr.. Lind took the floor at 2
o'clock p. m. and held it continuously
through the night until $50 the next
morning, parrying and defeating
scores and scores of dilatory motions
and motions to adjourn. At the latter
hour the opponents of the bill had to
give up, as it's friends were reinforced
by the members returning for the
next days work and the passage Of
the bill was accomplished. One can
not help admiring the intelligence, the
tenacity Of purpose and parliament
tary skill displayed by Mr.. Lind in
managing this important measure
and securing it's passage.
We may differ from him in poll
tics, but no railroad man can look
upon Mr.. Lind in any other light than
as friend and as man who has
contributed more Of his time and in
telligence to the saving Of life and
limb, and making our occupation as
safe as modern appliances permit, in
a greater degree than any other man
in public life. Nor can any fair mind
ed man withhold tribute of admira-
ton and respect for his genius and
ability in guiding this bill through the
house and securing it's passage. 1t
has saved annually an army Of lives.
After the passage of the bill Mr..
Lind received congratulatory tele-
grams on his success from p. NJ.
Arthur Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Il. P. Sargent of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, Samuel Gompers Of the Trade
and Labor Council, J. Kelliher of the
Railway Carmen, w. p. Daniels Of
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01

it was conceived, as he knows that If
he votes for it he certainly will not
return to parliament.
Some say that Mr.. Balfour will not
be able to force it through the house,
in spite of the size Of his Tory major
ity, but this seems unlikely. The par
ty whip is used with great vigor, and
Mr.. Chamberlain has had the Liberal
Unionists meet him, and has declared
that they must swallow the bill. 1t
must be dose for himself, for in 1870
he was the leader Of the most extreme
Dissenters against even Mr.. Forster's
far more moderate measure. But he
has swallowed so many of his former
principles and convictions that it does
not cost him much to get this one
down also.
The Dissenters are quite angry with
the Irish members for not voting
against the bill. AS most of them are
Catholics, and all Of them represent
Catholic constituencies, who believe
that religious teaching is of the first
Importance, and that it should be i'm
parted by representatives Of the
church, they hardly can go against the
Tory measure on the grounds taken by
the English Dissenters. Mr.. John Dill
Ion made an effort to relieve the meas
ure of some of the needlessly offensive
features during the last session, but
with no success. But naturally the
Irish members must vote for what
they think the highest interest of the
children affected by the measure,
whatever the English Dissenters
think. 1t is not their business to
make themselves complacent to Eng
land. To do so would be to weaken
the practical argument for Home
Rule. Their part in Westminster is
to make themselves burden to every
English party, until all see the wis
dom of asking the Irish to manage
their own affairs in Dublin parlia-
ment, and let English alone.
The English Dissenters declare they
will resist the collection of school
rates under the bill, if it should bo-
come a law. Many of them are for
ward in this who were very severe
in their censure Of the Plan of Cam-
paign, by which Irish tenants COM
bined to refuse to pay rent except uu.
der specified conditions. They thought
the plan was dishonest and immoral;
yet the right of the local government
to the school rate is just as good as is
that of landlord to his rent. Coler-
idge was once arguing with Quaker
about the refusal of the Society Of
Friends to pay church rates and
tithes. "You admit" he said, that
the state defines the rights of proper
ty, and that If it declared that some-
thing you have been owning was no
longer yours, but mine, you would
have to give it up without resistance:"
eyes, friend Coleridge. / admit that.
Suppose. then. that the state says
that some part of your property be-
longs to the rector of your parish, are
you to refuse it to himY' "Nay, friend;
thou savorest of carnal reasoning. If
the refusal Of tithes and rates be just
tfiable, then the refusal Of rents I'M
justly levied is every bit as justifia-
ble."
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01

"Mr. Diggles," said the boy with big
ruffles on his shoulders, II wish you
would let me come and see where You
live. I want to look mt your ROOM"
Why, certainly. But what made yod
think of that?" "My sister said that
it was better than your company, so
thought it must be something fine"
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01

Meanwhile England is going to be
torn by the bitterest dissension that
she has seen for century; and while
sects fight over the best education pol.
icy, the English boy is outstripped not
only by the American and the Ger
man, but by the Irish and the Scotch
boy Of his age
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01
Ct. S. Ingraham."

Mr.. Lind needed no watching. His
heart was as loyal to our cause as his
ability was sufficient to further it.
My only excuse for writing this
letter is the information that has
come to me that outside interests and
men from Washington, d. c., have
been brought here for the purpose
of influencing the railroad men Of this
district against the candidacy Of Mr..
Lind's return to congress.
Respectfully, John Burns,
Member of the Flour City division,
494, B. of l.. q.
The Irish standard., 1902-11-01
of Minneapolis Tribune.

the Railway Conductors; also from
Frank Sweeney, G. ID. Buchanan, H.
Warner, William A. SimsrOt and
Charles ParsOn. A sample telegram
from Il. S. Ingraham of the Brother,
hood of Locomotive Engineers, which
appears i'll the record, expresses the
feelings Of the engineers at that time
OH the Importance of that measure.
''The locomotive engineers Of Amer
lea are watching with no slight de-
gree of solicitude the action of con-
grcss OH the coupler bill, believing
that if passed 1t will be potent
factor in reducing the number Of
killed and MANNED Of railway en-
p,Oycs. The hundreds of thousands
of men in the service will hold to Il
strict accountability the senator or
representative who, by his voice and
vote, shows that he has no care for
the life and well-being Of this great
class of faithful but long-suffering
men.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-10-16
MILITIA ASKED FOR.
Street Car Strike in New Orleans Has
Assumed Serious Nature.

Street Car Strike in New Orleans Has
Assumed Serious Nature.
New Orleans. Oct. 9.-The railway
companies tried to obey the order OF
the mayor to run passenger cars this
morning, but with almost the entire
force of city police concentrated at the
scene of action, the four cars started
got no farther than five squares from
the Canal street barn, and the attempt
was abandoned for the day. The COM
pany informed Mayor Capdeville that
the police protection was inadequate,
and the mayor issued call for 1000
volunteer citizen police. The responses
to the call have been few, and it looks
now as if the militia will be called out.
In a disturbance at Tonti street.
where car was held sup, nonunion
conductor was hit on the head with q
brick and badly hurt, and he and three
others were bodily taken possession of
by the strikers. Two were kept prison
ers at the union headquarters all after
noon, carefully guarded, and not even
members OF the union were allowed to
talk to them. The other two are con-
cealed tonight at some other point
known only to the strikers. One
policeman was hit on the foot by a
brick and another of the nonunion men,
who is a prisoner, was roughly handled,
but not badly hurt. The cars were
badly damaged. by bricks and stones,
and all the glass was broken.