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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Mixed EEgs.

Professor Edwin Ray Lancaster was
sitting In his office In the Natural His
tory museum. London when he was
visited by an elderly woman. evident
~ from the country, who carried a
parcel which she handled with the
most exaggerated care She was In a
state Of great excitement and ex-
claimed:
"T've got two of 'em.
1.-TWO Of whatY' inquired the pro-
fessor.
1.-TWO 'awks' eggs" replied the WON
an. I'm told they're worth a thou
sand pounds apiece"
The professor, much interested, looked
at the eggs. "These are not auks' eggs"
he said.
"They are awks' eggs" said his WIS.,
itor. my son Joe found EN-"
A light dawned on the naturalist.
1.-THE kind of eggs which are so yalu-
able" he remarked gently, are the
eggs of an extinct birl called the aux
--a-u-k"
"Oh, haukw said the woman. I'll
pay out that 'Enry Dollhouse as told
me 1t was 'awks' eggs as was wanted"
And she went away
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

The double chin is a hard thing to
remove by home treatment, but it can
certainly be modified by persistent
daily application of the following treat
meut: Grasp as much of the chin as
can be held between the thumb and
forefnger and twist until IT slips out.
DO this many times on both sides of
the chin. One can form the habit of
doing 1t when reading. Placing the
hands on the cheeks, let the thumbs
meet under the chin, and draw them
backward pressing hard and tiatten-
ing the chin. One must not press
against the windpipe., but only against
the under part of the jaw. Last of all,
clasp the hands upon the forehead and
bend the head slowly forward resist
ing it all the time with the hands.
Bend till the chin rests on the chest.
When this motion is first used. a pain
full sensation will be felt in the cords
of the neck This is only because I'M
used muscles are being exercised and
will soon pass away. Relax thorough.
ly after each motion. DO 1t four or
five times, then go to something else,
and come back to it. Five minutes
daily given to these three motions will
begin to show results in six weeks.
The flesh will leave the lower edges
of the cheeks first. removing the old,
heavy look which 1t always gives the
face. Though the obstinate double
chin may not be removed entirely ii
will be modified and kept down.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
The Cellar.

In houseeleaning always include the
cellar, turning of all registers care
fully. Then attack the corners and
use lime and lump charcoal freely, par.
ticularly If there should be any suspi-
cion OF dampness The walls should
be whitewashed twice q year, and all
cellars should have cement floors.
Hanging shelves should be used for
all stored articles, so that the floor
may be easily swept every week. New
er pile wood on the floor, but on raised
boards, so that centipeds and spiders
may not collect underneath.
The condition Of cellar is always a
test of good housekeeping, besides be
ing an all important factor In the
health of the family. If the cellar and
bathroom are always In good order. the
other rooms are not apt to be much
"out of the way"
Furnaces and chimney fues should
be examined once year 1t Is very
much cheaper than fire caused by a
defective fue. Insurance companies
should send out their own experts, II
they would be on the safe side.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

Psalms from the original Hebrew and
had besides contributed articles to
the magazines on ancient literature.
The University of Illinois has con
ferred on Mrs. Reed the degree of mas
ter of arts, and Berkeley college gave
her the degree of L. II. D.
That Mrs. Reed is popular with the
women of the Illinois Press association
is indicated by the fact that she is
serving her second term as president
of that organization, having previously
held the position from 1894 to 1896.
Mrs. Reed is also a member of sew
eral scientific societies of Europe, and
at the time of her election to them she
was the only woman so honored. Mrs.
Reed is homemaker, the mother Of
three children. Her only daughter,
Myrtle Reed, has inherited her moth
er's literary gift, being the author of
several successful books, among them
THE Spinster Book" odd Lace and
Lavender" and Love Letters of a Mu-
sician."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE,

Whereas. Edward W Gray OF Skowhegan. in
the County OF Somerset and State of Maine, by
his mortgage deed, dated the twenty-sixth b ay
OF May A. d. 1900, and recorded in the Somer-
set Registry OF Deeds, book 2ls page 343, con-
yeyed TO the undersigned 3 certain lot or
parcel OF land with the buildings thereon sit
uRte IN said Skowhegan and bounded and
described as follows, to wit; On the south by
Cowett street, on the east by land OF Mary
Clair, on the north by land of Bragg & Varney
and on the west by land OF Fred Chilcott.
said lot being four rods on said street and
eight rods deep; and whereas the condition of
said mortgage has been broken, now therefore.
by reason OF the breach OF the condition there
Of foreclosure OF said mortgage is claimed.
September l5 1902
The Somerset Loan and Building Association,
3w3s BY +. + Danforth, Treasurer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

An ingenious woman who Is not a
slave TO conventional rule, at least in
housekeeping methods, has found that
nothing else gives such good results
In custard making as glass fruit jar
and kettle of boiling water She
puts the eustard In the jar, seals it
tight, immerses it in u kettle of cold
water and lets it slowly come to boil
and cook until the custard is set. By
this MEANS she says, no steam or wa
ter is admitted, as 1t frequently is I'M
der the lid of the double boiler, and
there is not the danger of wheying as
In baking \ plate is put in the bot
tom of the kettle to keep the jar from
contact with it. This same housekeep-
er often serves her custard by cutting
1t and heaping 1t by the tablespoonful
In a glass dish. outlining the spoon
forms of custard with berries. candled
cherries or other fruits.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

The use of cologne water is one Of
the quickest and surest means of re-
storing temporarily tired nerves and
invigorating tense muscles. One Of
the most etficacious and delicious CO.
logne waters is made from the follow
ing formula:
Oil of nerol I drains; oil of berga-
mot. 11a ounces; oil of eedrat, drains;
oil of limette, drains; oil of Portugal,
4 drains; oil Of rosemary, H. ounces;
oil of petit grain, drains. tincture Of
ambreth, l ounce; tineture of orris
root, / ounce; extract of orange wa
ter No. l, / ounces; deodorized alco-
hol, gallon; orange flower water.
triple. ] quart.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

1t would surprise a good many per.
sons probably to hear that Punch and
Judy is a Chinese institution, but
there seems to be good ground for the
supposition, according to a correspond.
ent of London paper, who says: "A
few years ago | witnessed at garden
party given by the general then com
manding the troops in Hongkong the
exhibition of Chinese Punch and
Judy, which had been brought down
from Canton. The general arrange
ments were precisely the same as those
of an English Punch and Judy, the
only difference being that instead of
the dog Toby there was wooden
figure with clapping jaws, supposed
to represent a dragon.
1.-The costumes were Chinese, and
the piece varied In some respects from
that which we see In England, but all
the characteristic features were the
same The lesser mandarlns were duly
knocked over by the big mandarin,
with just the same satisfactory whack
as that with which Punch disposes of
Judy and Jack Ketch and all the ac-
cessories of voices. pipes and scenery
correspond to those of the English
performance"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Whereas Leroy Harding Of Hsrtlsnd. in
the County Of Somerset, Maine, on the eighth
day Of August \ d 1855 by his deed OF mort
gage OF that date recorded in Somerset Regis
try OF Deeds, Vol. 1870 Page PIP. conveyed TO
the suhsci iber a certain parcel Of land situate
in said Hartlsnd, bounded as follows: Begin
ming on the West line OF Horseb back rosd, So
called two rods north of the north east corner
of the house on said lot. thence westerly AT
right angles with said road about one hundred
+ rods 70 the west line OF lot No. / one in third
range OF lots in said Hsrtlsnd thence soutner-
ly on said line twenty rods thence essterly
parallel with the north line shout one hundred
rods 10 the line OF said road thence northerly
on west line OF said road twenty rods to place
OF beginning, containing twelve and one half
acres. more or less, intending to convey by
said deed OF mortgage as therein expressed
and declared the same premises conveyed to
said Harding by Fernando (. Harvey by deed.
August Is, l's2, recorded in said Registry, Vol.
LIS. Page 39S. And where the conditions Of
said deed Of mortgage have been broken, now
therefore by reason of the breach Of the con
ditlons thereof claim a foreclosure Of said
mortgage, snd give this notice Tor the purpos-
es Of foreclosure under the statute
Saco. Maine, August Sth. l92
Sw87. JAMES q. BRADBURY
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
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 Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a 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. Send 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. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
NOTICE 0E FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Mary Dulsc Of Skowhegsn in the
County of Somerset and state OF Maine, by
her mortgage deco dated the twenty-eighth
day OF May A. d. 1922, ard recorded in the
Somerset County Registry Of Deeds. book 2ls.
page ., conveyed to the undersigned certain
loi or parcel o. land situate IN said SKowhe-
gan and bounded and described As follows, to
wit; Beginning at the northwest corner Of
and OF Joseph Ro6erick, thence essterly on
said Roderick's north lice and on land form
erly owned by Ephrsim Coweti ten rods to
land then occupied by Mary tlsir. then north
erly by land OF SAID Clair or occupied
by said Clair four rods TO contem-
plated street, thence westerly ten rods to
Roderick avenue, and thence southerly BY
said Roderick avenue four rods 10 the point
begun At, containing A. square rods with the
buildings thereon; and whereas the condition
OF said mortgage has been broken, now there
fore. by reason ~ the breach OF the condition
thereof forecosur Il said mortgage Is
claimed.
September 10, 1902
The Somerset Loan and Building Association.
SwS BY E. Danforth, Treasurer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

In his volume, THE Kiss and Its
History" DR.. Christopher Nyrop of the
University of Copenhagen relates that
In England In 1887 Thomas Saveland
brought an action against Miss Caro-
line Newton, who had bitten a piece
out of his nose for his having tried
to kiss her by way of IA joke. The de-
PENDANT was acquitted, and the judge
laid it down that when n man kisses
a woman against her will she is fully
pleases."
And eat 1t up If she has a fancy
that way" added a jocular barrister
half aloud.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

1t is a mistake to suppose that good
candy will hurt children. If given to
them just after meals and in reasona-
BILE quantities, it is a decided benefit.
Children need sugar for heat and east
ly digested nourishment, aud pure can
dy is a convenient means of giving 1t
to them. Dr. Fothergill a distinguish
ed London hospital surgeon. has said
that molasses tnffy, containing both
sugar and grease, Is an ideal proven
tive for children of a consumptlye tend
ency.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

his own way In the world and was on
the road to wealth. He could give her
all the things that this lieutenant
couldn't give her, the luxuries she had
been used to all her life"
"Oh, | see. He could feed her on
bonbons." This most innocently.
He could provide for her as she
ought to be provided for"
"Still 1t is just conceivable that even
a girl might weary of eating sweets
the livelong year In and year out, isn't
it?' she asked, with a touch of asper-
ity.
I'm not talking about CONNECTIONS
exactly, but there are decencies to be
observed. A fellow can't ask young
woman of a wealthy family to come
and share nothing with him."
"Oh, no. Much better leave her to
her digestion Of the CONNECTIONS and
other toys you mentioned"
ARIZONA is not exactly place where
a society girl would care to live"
"Of course he asked her whether she
would like to go there. He didn't &c
away without giving her a chance,
suppose"
The lieutenant flushed. "He simply
couldn't ask her. The thing was I'M
thinkable. He would have deserved to
be shot IL be had taken her out there
to die of loneliness away from home. "
$50 he left her to her bonbons. He
can't have thought much of her. She
was probably only fancy of the mo-
ment"
"But you are quite wrong. He did.
Don't you see that 1t was because he
cared SO much for her that he could
not ask her to share a lot like that
with him? He went away and bore
his hurt silently"
THAT was very generous Of him, "
she admitted cordially. But you must
be wrong about the officer, Lieutenant
Weston. He couldn't have really be-
lieved in the girl If he thought these
luxuries were more to her than the man
she loved. If he had thought her a
true woman be would not have hest
tated to give her the choice. 1t would
without word. He must have thought
her butterfly"
Weston's eyes grew eloquent. BE
lieye me, he knew her to be all things
good, but he had so little to offer that
he knew he had not the right to offer
it. There are some things man may
not do"
She had nothing more to say. The
rest was for him.
Besides, he did not know whether
she loved him or not. At times 1t
seemed to him that she did. and then
again he thought she didn't. Perhaps
If he had known-been sure
He stopped, but she offered him no
help. Nor did her eyes meet his fairly.
The downcast lids hid the answer that
otherwise might have been read there.
Miss Chisholm-Kate-I have come
now to find out While | lay with the
fever heavy on me, face to face with
death, things took on new relations
to each other. Poverty and wealth and
external distinctions of society APP
peared to me the accidents of life; love
stood out a great verify to dwarf these.
! made a pledge with myself then that
If | lived | would find out whether you
loved me or not. Long ago | should
have asked you but for my pride. To
day it is my pride to brush aside my
pride. Will you be my wife, KateT
She flashed one radiant look at him,
and Weston had his answer before the
words trembled from her lips.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
A Clever Piclspocket.

In Paris two police officers recently
got upon the track of a plckpocket.
They surprised him In the act at the
omnibus bureau and followed him in
hot pursuit. He was a thin, poorly
clad young fellow. In the Rue Roche
chonaut, however, he suddenly disap-
peared. Judging that he had slipped
into one of the houses they set them
selves to watch for his temperance.
The thief in the meantime had entered
a bathing establishment, and after a
refreshing bath entered the box of an
other bather and calmly clothed him
self In the smart suit he found there,
then passed proudly and peacefully
out before the very eyes Of his pur-
suers. The climax of humor came
when the other bather, arrayed In the
rags of the pickpocket, was grabbed by
the officers of the law at the door and
dragged off to the station house. With
some difficulty the situation was ex-
planned; but the pickpocket is still
laughing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

Personality has done wonders with
both heredity and environment. It has
made moderate gifts accomplish mar
velous things Men with moderate
gifts. by patient and persistent appli-
cation have put to shame the splendid
~ equipped, who have indolently fritz
tered away their patrimony. Out of
the most untoward surroundings men
have found their way to the grandest
achievements. The boy from the log
cabin has outstripped the boy from the
palace. The barefooted boy has out
stripped the boy of pampered indul-
gence The plodder has outstripped the
genius. The tortoise has passed the
hare. Whether a man be richly en-
dowed or moderately endowed, his sue
cess will depend on the use he makes
of what God has given him.-Independ-
ent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Repairing sheets.

Repair sheets that have become thin
by tearing them from end to end down
the middle and then sewing the sell
wages together to form new middle.
OF course the sides Will then have TO
be hemmed. and the four corners
should have tape sewed along them
for about II couple of inches each way
to strengthen them and prevent their
being torn out by the pegs when they
are hung on the line to dry.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
His Blum Quickly Called.

~ want you to understand" he said,
that I'm the master in this house"
"All right" she replied. "Go out and
tell the cook that we're going to have
company all next week"
Then he put on his hat and went
away, making sarcastic remarks about
people who were afraid to say their
souls were their own.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

Elizabeth, a little Boston girl Is
seven. Quite an old girl now is Eliza
beth. "You do not mind me as well as
you did when you We're two years old
observed her grandmother.
you see, didn't know anything
then, and so of course | always did
Just what any one told me to-" replied
Elizabeth.-Buffalo Commercial
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Ifn The snme Discount.

GAS to Dreams" said the Chicago
drummer as the subject was under dis
cussion, 81 believe in 'em and have got
proofs of their veracity. 1t was only
a week ago that dreamed of finding a
dollar, and next day | picked up 80
cents from the sidewalk"
but that wasn't dollar" protested
a listener.
"Of course not. You have to give
the usual 40 per cent off In dreams as
well as In business. don't your"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Sunken Eyes

with half-moons under them
These tell stories of suffering, worry,
and nerve-decay which all under
stand. This foe to good looks is
quickly dispeled by the use Of Palmo
Tablets. They remove the cause,
render the eyes bright, brain clear
and nerves calm Cease Worrying
and look and feel years younger 80
cents Book Free. The S. Il Fell
Coz Cleveland, o.
sold by +. w. HUCKNAM, Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine.
IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the matter OF
BRIT GILMAN, In Bankruptcy
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors OF EIRT GILMAN OF
Athens, in the county OF Somerset and Dis
trict aforesaid, 8 bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF September, D. 1862. said Brit
Gilman was duly adjudicsted bankrupt
and that the first meeting OF his creditors will
be held at Daniel Lewis Office. in Skowhegan,
Maine, on the 4th day of Oct, A. D. 1902, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon. at which time the said
creditors may attend. prove their claims, ap-
point trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting. iw3s
eepte mber IS, A. d. u ,.
DANIEL LEWIS. Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Wanted Stationery.

Queer Party-Got any barometers2
Salesman-No; this is bookstore.
Don't keep 'em.
excuse me, but notice in the
weather reports that the barometer is
Rometimes stationary"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

The less furniture a nursery contains
the better. Much furniture obstructs
the free circulation of the air and pre-
vents the children from taking proper
exercise in the room. If the floor of
the nursery must be covered. let there
be Il rug. piece of carpet or drugget,
which may be easily and frequently
taken up and shaken
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
sfWOmsGs
Ea ~Me,s'
MRS. ELIZABETH A. REED.
The Gifted President of the Illinois
Womnn,a presn AnnocIatIon.


Mrs. Elizabeth a Reed. the president
Of the Illinois Woman's Press associa-
ton, is Il woman Of rare accomplish
ments In the literary field The work
which has gained her most renown
md the friendship Of such savants as
the late Max Muller, Dom Pedro Ct
Brazil, DR.. 7. Il Rhys Davis of the
Royal Asiatie society and many more
equally prominent Is her research into
oriental religions and literature. Some
of her books are Primitive Buddhism,
Its Origin and Teachings "Hindoo
Literature; or, The Ancient Books Of
India" and Persian Literature. An
Client and Modern"
Even as a girl Mrs Reed was a schol-
arly prodigy, and when she WAS only
seventeen she had translated the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

Cover the rust spots on nickel plate
with mutton fat and LET it remain 4
few days. then rub with powdered
rottenstone or tripoli and oil Give
the final polish with whiting and oil
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18
Value of Myrrh.

Myrrh has held its esteem for the
toilet from the earliest ages and de
serves to have its benefits particularly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

To freshen green vegetables cut of
the ends of the stalks and soak in salt
water for several hours.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

a pleasant household deodorizer is
made by pouring spirits of lavender
over Jumps of bicarbonate of ammo
MIA.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-18

IN dealing with man, remember that
a spoonful NJ oil Will % farther than q
gallon of vinegar." The same may be
said If children There is nothing so
good for children As the old fashioned
castor oil However much they may
abhor it. il Is their best medicine for
disorders Of the bowels. In the more
severe cases Of diarrhoea and dysentry,
however, Ghamberlaiu's Collie, Cholera
and Dianhoea Remedy should be given
after the oil operates, aud a quick cure
is sure to follow For sale by G. Il.
Fogg, koMhegan; l.. =. Williams,
Athens; sullivan Newton, Jaekman.