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The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
To independent Women.

Fashionable clergymen seldom insert
the word "obey" In the marriage serv-
ice.
1t Is the brides pet aversion. While
it has never really prevented a wed
ding, 1t is a stumbling block to the
altar.
A pretty and tactful way out of this
difficulty of the marriage ceremony was
suggested by bride, who substituted
the word yield" for "obey" and there
by asserted her right to equality with
her husband. She recognized his au-
thority, but 1t was the authority of
love- not law, and to the feminine mind
there Is a wide difference between do
ing thing because you want to do 1t
and because you have to.
No man has right to rule his wife
any more than she has to rule him. If
a woman hasn't honesty enough to be
trusted with her husbands purse, If
she hasn't discretion enough to be the
confidant of his business secrets, If she
hasn't sense enough to know what to
do without being hidden like a child,
she is not fit to mary.-Hartford Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
A Dish Basket.

For the sake Of my children" com
ments q housekeeper, II have always
insisted, even at some effort, In my
very modest esta blishment that there
must be no piling Of plates as the maid
is removing the dishes from the table.
AS l keep only one maid, who must
also serve at the table, | plan care
fully for every means that will save
steps for her and still preserve the Ia
BILE amenities. In this matter of get
ting the dishes off neatly and with as
few steps as possible l have found the
greatest assistance In the use of tin
lined, wide shallow basket, such as
may be had at any large housefurnish-
Ing shop. This Is kept on small Ia
BILE behind the screen that conceals the
door into the kitchen hallway, and into
this with short trips the maid can slip
the dishes from each course as she re-
moves them from the table. A single
Journey To the kitchen then gets them
all out where they are to be washed.
The basket Is carefully cleaned and
wiped dry after each meal and serves
usefully to bring back the clean dishes"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

The first and most prominent ear
mark of delft china is that of color
Everybody knows that delft is blue,
but 1t must not be too blue. The gC1-
uine article is as hard as porcelain,
and its natural color is pure white.
The only thing that should be blue is
the figure or design, and the produc-
ton of this deep indigo tint is one of
Hollands cherished secrets.
The trademark which is best known
on the delft plate consists of an oddly
shaped L surmounting an F. What
this mark really signifies is long since
forgotten, says the House Furnishing
Review.
Another test of delft is its ring. You
do not need To eat off delft plate with
a pair of ice tongs to hear the true
porcelain ring. Strike it with your
fingers while admiring the Dutch char
acteristcs of the design.
No machine ever made a delft dec
Grafton and the modern article is most
readily distinguished by its uniformity
of design.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
MnrIc willing Made Ea.y.

Mile. Sale was il tie eighteenth
century the most accomplished and
fascinating balleteuse at the famous
French Opera. In addition to her other
qualifications, she played and sang
with extraordinary artistic skill and
depth of expression. She once confd-
ed to Rameau, the noted musician,
that her ardent wish was to be able to
compose and asked him to give her
few lessons In the art. Nothing cas-
Ter In the world" Rameau calamity re-
piled. He handed her a sheet of pa
per ruled for music and asked her to
take her valuable breastpin and prick
holes In the lines wherever she thought
proper.
After the lady had completed her
task Rameau took the sheet OF paper,
turned each puncture into a note, de-
termined its length. selected a suitable
key. and the thing was done. This re-
markable composition turned out a
lively piece of dance music. which was
afterward entitled Les Sauyages Dams
les Indies Galantes" and was popular
Ia France for a great number of years.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

An eyelash is Il pointed hair. If 1t is
cut, 1t will never regain the pointed
state. 1t always lives for a certain
length of time, then falls out, to be re-
placed in vigorous skin soil by auoth-
er lash. 1t grows approximately to its
full length more quickly than hair
in any other situation. 1t may fade
from the skin extremity. In that case
there is something wrong with the Sc
erection of pigment, and the fading is
likely to increase and be permanent.
Or 1t may fade from the tip. In the
latter case the lash itself is either eff
fete or injured. If lash fading from
the tip has the faded part cut away,
the lash will grow and will not show
any fading A lash, like any other
hair, does not grow from the free end
but from the part within the skin.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

The best work, says an English writ
er, in the world is done by those Of
both sexes to whom love is not the
master passion. Long ago Balzac in
sisted on this great truth, and it is
only when woman has cut men clean
out of her life that she becomes n great
artist. Thus 1t will be seen that brains
do not make for the happiness of We
man, for at heart there Is scarcely a
woman alive who would not thrill at
her mans successes as she never
would at her own, who would not rath-
err be the little wife of a great man
than the great wife of little one
Perhaps unwillingly has been thrust
on her the burden of fame and she
must stagger painfully along under its
weight, for no one can help her, envy
ing the happy woman who sits warm
in the ingle nook, who has no lonely
tasks, no drudging hours, but who puts
her heart and intelligence into home,
making 1t Il nest of comfort for those
she loves.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
NURSERY NOTES.

The ideal nurse never feeds a child
between meals She knows this is the
surest road to setting Up Indigestion.
a chllds toe nail should never be cut
Ike a finger nail. II must be trained
u grow square and never be pared
away at the sides.
Don't forget u dry the hands and
feet Of q child veil. Dampness be
tween the toes my cause soreness Or
even a corn, which may be troublesome
to get rid Of
Don't use artificial means to send a
child to sleep. Walking about with it,
rocking 1t and jogging 1t are also bad
habits. A cdd should be taught 70
go direct to Us rest.
There is little streak Of obstinacy
IN a child which that fatal word
don't" frequently brings u the sur
face Try to avoid It and turn the
child's mind In another direction.
The boy baby wears his white baby
frocks until he Is two years old. Then
until he Is three he may wear little kilt
dresses Of glngham or linen simply
made, to be easily washed. The skirts
come only to his knees.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

In cleaning common laces make a
suds. Let the lace soak in this for ten
hours or more. Then rub gently be
tween the palms of the hands. Wash
I'm a second suds in the same manner
then rinse until the water is clear. If
the lace is to be tinted, do it now; then
starch. Have a flannel tackled tightly
on board; spread the lace on this and
pin to the flannel. Be sure that the
lace Is drawn out properly and that
each point is fastened to the flannel
with pin or the wet lace may be
drawn out perfectly smooth, covered
with piece of cheesecloth and ironed
with moderately hot iron until quite
dry
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

The famous Chicago river is being
sold by the bucketful to soapmakers.
That classic stream, the passing Of
whose water by the city of st. Louis
moved the state of Missouri to go to
law with the state of Illinois for not
keeping It's nuisance ut home, affords
a lucrative employment to number
OF men In the south branch above
the drainage canal they are kept busy
the day long scooping the top layer of
the stream off with buckets and put
ting 1t in barrels. In which form it is
sold TO packers at the stockyards to be
transformed into soap. This takes
place In "Bubhly creek" which is the
name applied to that part of the river
into which the waste from the stock
yards empties through sewers.-New
York Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Keep Them Looking Fresh.

There are three things i'll every home
which should never be permitted to
show signs of former use. one Of
these is the dining room table. one the
bedroom and one the bathroom. Each
of them should always suggest having
just been made ready for some ones
convenience.
This is especially true of bath
room. Everything in it should shine
like the crystal and silver of a dinner
table, and be as fresh as securing can
make it.
Shelves and cabinets are almost es-
sental for small bathrooms. In no
other way can necessary articles, medi-
cine and lotion bottles be hidden away.
Any bathroom which allows them to
remain visible week in and week out
is the bathroom of the careless house
keeper.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
NorIcEo FORECLOSURE,

Whereas Leroy :. Harding OF Hartland. in
the County Of somerset Nsine, on the eighth
dsv OF August A. D. 1855 by his deed Of mort
gage Of that date recorded in Somerset Regis
try Of Deeds Vol. 19o. Page 2la conveyed TO
the subscriber q certain parcel of land situste
In said Hartlsnd, bounded IS follows. Begin
ulug on he West line of Horseback rosd, So
called two rod north OF the north east corner
4 the house on said lot, thence westerly st
right angles with said road about one hundred
rods TO the west liue OF lot No. ! one in third
range of lots in said HArtlano; thence souther-
y on said line twenty rods: thence easterly
parallel with the north line about one hundred
rods to the line OF SAID road thence northerly
m west line Of said road twenty rods to plsce
Of beginning. containing twelve snd one half
acres, more or less. intending to convey by
said deed OF mortgage as therein expressed
and declared the same premises conveyed 70
said Harding by Fernando l.. Harvey by deed,
August Is, lss2, recorded IN said Reg stry, Vol.
rs, Page S!S. Aud whereas the conditions Of
said deed Of mortgage have hetn broken now
therefore by reason Of TIE breach Of the con-
iitlons thereof claim foreclosure 81 said
mortgage, ana give this notice for THE purpos-
cs OF foreclosure under the statute.
>aCo, Maine. August stu. l.s2
3wS7. JAMES o. BRADBURY.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
The Sewing Room.

In the sewing room of new house
whose mistress has been able to plan
1t exactly to her liking is set of
wooden shelves, separated into COM
partments of varying sizes, which is
pointed out 10 visitors as the piece
bag" Into these convenient recepta-
Giles so all the odds and ends of mate
rails that are usually made up into
bulky rolls and sorted into bags or oc-
casionally packed all together in a
large basket. Either of the latter plans
makes the pieces difficult of access and
necessitates frequent handling, the pi-
geonhole method being Il great inn
provement, If 1t is possible TO accom-.
pliSh 1t,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Awkward.

Professor Gin n medical college. ex-
hibiting a patient to his class)-Gen-
temen, allow me to call your atten-
ton to this unfortunate man. 1t is
impossible for you to guess what is
the matter with him. Examine the
shape of his head and the expression
of his eyes, and you are none the
wiser for 1t, but that Is not strange.
1t takes years Of experience and con
stant study 10 tell at glance, as l can,
that be Is deaf and dumb.
Patient 0ooking up with a GRIM
Professor, | am very sorry but my
brother, who Is deaf and dumb could
not come today. so | came In his
place.-Pearson 5.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order TO cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarh
Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
the best tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect Combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Seno for testimonials, free,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Tole-
do, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

bly,. aud the fellow that drew the map
found It out some way They buried
their finest treasures with their dead
It's a fortune. Darrell
"Ghastly enough place 10 nnd II in."
be said. But here's FOR It anyhow
And be entered the opening that be
had made.
For what seemed 70 me long minutes
lay peeriag over the elm at the
twitchlng rope that gave Indications Of
barrels movements Then there ech-
oed from the opposite side OF the ra-
vine a strange sound AZ Of the rafting
OF many eastauets followed boy
shrek Of such grislY terror az never
again want II bear. The next instant
Darrell plunged forth from the mouth
OF the cave swung ont from the face
OF the elf swung hack again against
the rock aud. sHll shr.eklug horribly.
30 that the faflue reftrberated with
the sound IF II slipped through the
blight of tie rope and fell headloug 10
the rocks below Fof a moment / lay
there stricken waiting for l knew not
what thing Of horror 10 issue from the
mysterious cavern Then l rushed
down 10 the aid Of my moflonless com
panion Half the contents of my flask
had been forced down bis throat be-
fore he opened his eyes But not TO
consciousness dId he open them. The
glare In them told me that I tried to
recall his mind
what WIS II. old mau7 What was
IT, asked him.
lie half raised himself and tried TO
speak. gasp.ug aud choking like a man
being sffangled
The iunts. The hands of the dead
At my throat They're throttling mel
Help
He tore at his throat with mad
strength Then his limbs relaxed. and
he fell baek Ia my arms llfeless. l
believe In my nmost soul that 1t was
not the fall from the elm. but sheer
terror that killed him.
How 1 ever lived through that fear.
full horror haunted ride TO the camp
| don't know l vas crazy with fever
aud delIrinm when | reached there
1t wasn't till weeks afterward that
they told me 81 the expedition that
went out II ind aud bury Darrell My
rawlings and the map that they found
when they undressed me gave them a
working Glow II the tragedy. They
found the rope tied II the tree. and two
nf the mon went H4a=u aud apfaraJ tha
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
NATURES METHOD
OF
CURING DYSPEPSIA

Natures only method of curing dys-
pepsia is to heal the diseased parts.
When the stomach and bowels are
healthy they work unconsciously and
thoroughly, every atom of food is d.
gested and assimilated, the blood en-
riched, the muscles strengthened and the
whole body in a vigorous condition,
When these organs are diseased, diges-
ton is imperfect the blood impoverished
and filled with impurities, the liver,
nerves and kidneys become deranged
and the whole body is sick.
To try and rectify this condition by de-
composing the food with drugs and dl-
gestive ferments Is not only absurd put
exceedingly dangerous. There is moth,
ing known in the science OF medicine that
can take the place Of the human stomach.
Drugs do not and cannot digest 1000, they
only decompose IT, and while this pro-
cess relieves the patient fQr the time, de-
composed food contains none OF those
elements which so to make pure blood,
strong muscles, steady nerves ana
healthy body. In TACT no person ever
died from dyspepsia, whose death can
not be traced to the facilitating effects OF
drugs and digestive ferments used IN
treating the disease.
M1-o-NA is the only remedy yet known
to medicine which does not act on the
food at all, but directly upon the dlges-
tive organs themselves.
This vegetable used daily by the natives
of Hawaii (wleye dyspepsia is nHkno7VH)
is natures own cure for diseased dlges-
tive organs. 1t allays all irritation, re-
moves Inflammation, heals the sore spots
and makes these organs perform the
work of digestion perfectly.
Just one small tablet before meals ana
on retiring and the most confirmed dys-
peptic will soon be able to eat anything
tit Tor human food without the least dis
comfort.
AlI-o-NA is solo by
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Bolster Roll.

The bolster roll is still used upon
beds, being. in fact. as popular as ever.
New ones are made of heavy CORFU
gated paper, such rs IS used for send
ing books and photographs through the
mails. The roll is hollow aud has two
openings on the side. - tAat the pill
lows can he put inside. out of the way.
The bolster is covered first with
bleached muslin Then With The mate.
rial of the bcdspread. whatever it may
be.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

The ventilated clothes closet is an
essential requirement In the modern
house, and where it is not possible Ia
have the most approved style good
substitute is made by removing the
door panels and inserting tine wire
netting so as 10 let in air and light.
To complete the ventilation the cloth
ing should be removed frequently and
the closet left open during the sunny
hours Of the day to get thoroughly
aired
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

John said butter dealer. always
you weigh. Customers will think you
neat and clearly In your business. They
don't like to have their butter stopped
on 10 "A scale TINT for all they know,
has never been washed. And, besides,
there's a good profit in buying paper
Mt halfpenny per pound and selling
Il for Is pence. London Standard
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Soap.

1t is very much better to buy soap in
a large quantity. Put it away unwrap-
ped ON "A paper in a dry place and let
it dry thoroughly before using, You
will find that it will last longer than II
used fresh, and 10y purchasing a new
supply before the old is exhausted YOU
will economic largely in this house
keeping item
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Not 50 Di.interes,ed ns Appeared.

Blggs-I Ind no idea cid Graspit was
IA philanthroplst until | saw him cir
culatiue "A petition yesterday for the
purpose of raising money to enable
poor widow 10 pay her rent.
Diges Oh Graspt's all right. He
owns the house the poor widow lives
In Chicago News
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
Wrinkles and Crowfeet

make thu young appear cid Merry.
business, worry or insomnia may cause
these unsightly line BY rebuilding
the entire nervous system and reeu
lating the kidneys properly, Paimo
Tablets render the complexion
smooth, fresh and youthful--aBa bet
ter still they make you Ice. wears
younger 30 cents. Book Free.
The 5. X. Fell Co, Cleveland. O
sold by Il. W BCoKNAM. Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

do you think that my daughter Is
old enough to know her own mind?"
The Plutocrat-With all my money,
sir she doesn't need Il mind. Detroit
Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

"Whenebher "A nun eibs me whole
lot o advice said Uncle Eben, ~
can't help s'plcIonln' dat If his opin-
Ions WIS SO valuable he'd be busy
somewhat else countin' money
Washington Star
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
EEgIng Him On.

Actor have a war rs well as a HIS
trionic record. was nearly killed
once by the bursting of Il shell
Manager-Who threw the egg?-Bal-
timore World.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
THREE CHICAGO DOCTORS
Failed to DO for Miss mabelle L.
LaMOnte What Was Accom-
plished by Lydia +. Pinkham'e
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAK Mis- pISKHA8 was In
an awful STATE for nearly three Years
with complication Of female troubles
which three ph5 sieians called by dir
ferent names, bnt the pains we're all
the SANE dreaded the time Of my
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11

monthly periods for II meant q couple
Of days in bed in awful agony. / final
~ made up my mind that the good
doctors were guessing; and hearing
from different friends such good re-
ports Of Lydia +. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound, | tried that. I
bless the day | did. for it was the
dawning OF a new lie for me used
Ave bottles before | WAS cured, but
when they we're taken | was a well
woman once more. Your Compound is
certainly wonderful. several of my
friends have usea i since and nothing
but the best Dc eyer hear from its
use. - Your. MANTLE L. LAMoyTR,
222 E. 3lst =. Chicago. Il.-s5o0e
forfeit II oboce tsst.mar.ai IS aet genuine.
If Lydia +. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound could cure Miss
LaMonte-why not you? Try IL
and see for yourself.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wo-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
PIiI.. II :: 9
Winchester Pile Cure liquid taken internally
Does This by Killing the Pile
Formations-Money Back
II 1t Fails to Cure.

50 many thousands OF people have been cured
Of all kinds of Piles -Protrudiug Bleeding, In
ternal and External and Chronic Constipation
by Winchester Pile Cure that we will refund the
who have been cured by Winchester Pile Cure
are grateful enough and clad to pay the price If
medicine for cure. We stand behind cur own
ramnIN We. knnNN haf n.,r
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
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The GUARDIANS I
OF DEATH
BY Charles Lee Taylor {
Copnrinhf. III. hu 4. s. RLehtrllann
BY Charles Lee Taylor
Copyright. 1871, by As Rtoharison

since forsaken of human teuautry, one
would have said. seurrylne lizards dld
sentry duty upon its porch. aud the
predacious ants had eaten into It's
woodwork. But 10 civil engineer in
the unsettled center of Mexico any
shelter is a matter Of gratitude Oar
rel and | took possession without amy
qualms of guilt, for 1t WAS evident that
the owner had moved out years be-
fore. While the cook built fire and
prepared dinner in the main room we
proceeded to explore, not without eau.
ton. for the old shack looked like
promising resort for snakes. had
just dispatched a couple that were
keeping house In a side room when
shout from Darrell summoned me 20
the second story.
Here's queer thing TO turn up I'm
an abandoned house, he called
He was bending over small box
bound In horsehide. the lid OF which
he had pried open Together we car
ried 1t downstairs aud went through
the contents. They were surprising
enough at least il was surprising that
the tenants should have left such pa
pers behind them, for here were deeds
to property, leases. some mortgage pa
pers and other valuable documents. be
sides number OF family records all
dated many years before. but all In
good state of preservation. What I'm
terested me most, however, was q
small map drawn on prepared paper,
the work of an amateur Whoever
drew 1t knew something about survey
ing, for he had his ranges and scales
fairly correct. lie had started at
spring at the foot of an INDICATED hin
In the foothills of the san Luis range
and run a line up a raYlne $40 feet
Then he had run l25 feet up a cross
ravine, turning TO the left. and had
marked a cross on the face ot wull
rising sheer ninety feet His marks
showed the elevation of this cross 10
be thlrty-two feet above the bed OF the
ravine. Here was food for speculation
"Darrel," said | 10 my companion.
the man that drew that map dldut
do 1t for fun"
Il guees that's right replied Oar
rel. There's something behind the
place marked by that cross. but what
is IT."
What's the most likely thing 20 bs
in the side Of cliff In this couutryf'
"Oh, | see!e said he "A cave, you
mean But what's In the cave. them
That's what well find out II we
can locate the cave" said /.