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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27
CURE YOUR COLD
Minard'S Liniment Is The
Fastest to Use.
II Acts Quickly And Restores Normal
Conditions Without Injurious
After Effects.

You can break up cold in no time
with Minards Liniment, and avoid all
the unpleasant after-etfects that follow
most remedies.
Minard's won't upset the stomach,
irritate the bowels, or weaken the
system. 1t simply overcomes the cold
by its healing properties, and when
you are well you are none the worse
off for your experience. Don't rely
solely upon these words indorsing the
great King of Pain. Simply ask any
o. the oldest families, who have used
it for years, they'll tell you the dozens
of things they use Minard's for, and
how quickly, thoroughly. and pleas
antly it knocks out any kind of cold
Grateful letters from happy people
pour into the office of the MinardS
Liniment Manufacturing Co. every
day, from all over the country. On tho
day this announcement was written,
the mails contained between thirty
and forty letters, of which the follow.
ing was one. These letters, unsolicited,
bespeak the remarkable virtue of a
great medicine
MISARD's LINIMENr MAsUFACru TURING co.
That trial bottle of Liniment recently re-
ceiVed Was given to a relative To whom /
have been recomme nding 1t fer neural gia.
have spent many dollars in the last two
years for this Liniment considering it well
spent too and many hours rubbing II in"
| flnd 1t a grand thing for neuralgia and
headache, an excellent hair restorer, and
have used 1t very effectively In cases of
stuffed coils, outward application only, also
rheumatism and lame back. 1t is an unfailing
remedy In my family, and have so strongly
recommended 1t to my friends that 1t has
become a standing joke.
Very truly yours,
A. A. DowNEs.
Canton, Mass, Jan. ., 1902.
You can buy NIinard's Liniment at
any drugstore, and many grocers' and
general stores, for twenty-five cents
q hnttIa
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27

Get a free sample of Cham berlain's
Stomach and Liver tablets at the drug
store of g r. Fogg, Skowhegan, L. C..
Williams, Athens, Sullivan Newton,
Jackman. They are easier to take and
more pleasant in effect than pills. Then
their use is not followed by constipation
as is often the case with pills Regular
size. 25c. per box.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27
Fnr Over Sixty Years.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions OF mother 3
success 1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
alays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
in every part of the world Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. BE sure and ask for MRS. VIII slow s
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27

The government oil British India. upon
the suggestion of the Royal Society, has
decided 10 make a magnetic survey of the
country. II is thought that this work may
throw light upon the question whether, as
Sir Norman Lockyer main tains. there is
an association between sun spots with
terrestrial magnetism has, ia general
way, long been recognized.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27

Eustacia-I knew that man was q physician
by the way in which he shook hands-his ten
der, delicate, considerate, touch.
Edgar-Yes, of course that's his i've dollar
louch.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27
EEyH~ Favorite Nearly Everywhere.

ES|EH FHNOTIte NeHrIy EVeTyWhtTe'
Constipation means, generally dis
ordered health. DeNitt's Little Early
Risers stimulate the liver, open the
bowels and relieve this condition. They
never grippe. Favorite pills. Geo. f.
Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27
Saved Him From Torture.

There is no more agonizing trouble
than piles DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salge
cures piles at once For skin diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds of wounds
it is unequalled. j. S. Gerall, St Paul,
Ark. says; 81 suffered with piles and
could find nothing to help me until |
used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A
few boxes completely cured me-" Be-
ware of counlerfeits. Geo. K. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27

twenty seven years.
DE SURE that your blood is rich
- and pure. The best blood purifier:
enricher and vitalizer is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla Be sure to GET HOODS.
About 800 organ grinders arrive In London
every year from Italy.
Scald head is an eczema of the scalp-very &c.
we're sometimes, but 1t be cured Doan's
Ointment, quick and permanent in its results
Az any drug store, 80 cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-02-27

Ten cents will buy trial size of Ely's Cream
Balm; enough to convince you that 1t is the
the head, Full size SO cents All druggists.
We mail It.
ELY BROS, 81 Warren St., New York
1853 Second Street. Albany, N. Y.
Messrs ELY Bros: suffered greatly with
catarrh and tried different remedies without
effect. After using one bottle of your Cream
BALM l found relief and 1 cannot praise too
highly such remedy
Sept q. 1899. Miss Cora WILLARD.
Backwoodsmen of China still use the bow
and arrow as weapon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
The Girl Who Knows How to Talk

The girl who talks must talk well.
however. and she must not talk too
much. "a man may say too much
even upon the best OF subjects" says
Montaigne. She must also possess an
unerring instinct as to the topic which
will interest her hearer. and the knowl.
edge Of a variety Of subjects. Her
mind need not be stored with all the
technical details of art, literature, and
science. for the good talker is some
times a superficial thinker. but she
must possess the art Of sitting the
interesting from the uninteresting, and
the tact to Introduce golf or Shakes.
peare for discussion as the occasion
seems to demand.
Sometimes girl who can chat en-.
tertainingly on certain themes misses
entirely the fine art Of opening con.
versation. Such girl should supply
herself with number of remarks,
light in themselves, but sufficient to
break the Ice of new acquaintance.
ship. At teas and receptions an intel.
lectual girl will often, upon presenta'
ton to another guest, stand In agoniz
ed uncertainty. to venture finally re-
mark about the weather, while her
less brilliant sister laughs brightly
$50 clad we have this corner IN our.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Scientists and the
Birth Of Crystals

In scientific investigation the bio
scope is proving itself to be an instru.
ment of some value. Prof. Richards
and Mr.. Archibald of Harvard Univcr.
sity have made a series of instantG.
neous microphotographs of growing
crystals, their object being to deter.
mine the manner in which crystalliza.
ion begins.
Some observers, with high micro
SCOPE powers, have thought that they
could detect the formation OF minute
globules Immediately preceding the
appearance of crystal forms. But the
new bloscopic pictures of forming and
growing crystals show only crystalline
shapes from the beginning. They also
reveal the fact that the growth in di.
ameter In the first second of q crystals
existence IL vastly more rapid than
during the subsequent period.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
A HOTEL STORY.

1t was in a western hotel. A bell
boy was sent to ascertain what urgent
need had impelled that gentleman to
push the button. He entered and
found the colonel deeply immersed In
a friendly game with some chosen
spirits.
did you ring, sah?" he deferentiaL
ly inquired.
''Yes. said Colonel Sterett deity
hurting two unpromising pasteboards
into the, discard. I'VE want you to
bring us some whisky. My friends
here will take Scotch and mine is rye"
"Yes, sab" said the boy. turning to
go.
And after you have brought us the
whisky" continued Colonel Sterett,
arresting his flight. turn in fire
alarm. Some one In the next room
has set the place afire."
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Wonderful Appetites of Walters

If don't know how 1t U.s." remarked
a restaurateur but it is a fact that
most walters are prodigious eaters. |
remember one instance in particular
that is worth telling about
"One day a slender, sickly looking
young fellow came in and asked for
work. He had excellent references
and liked his looks, so engaged him.
| told him to come to work at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. You may not
know II. but 1t Is a rule in most res.
.taurants that the help may eat when
and what they wish. SO | was not
surprised when, at 8 o'clock. saw
my new waiter sitting at side table
in the rear with big steak and all the
Accomplishments in front of him. He
disposed of the meal with relish, AND
I confess he looked as though he need
ed il.
But was taken little aback wher
at o'clock. saw him repeating the
steak performance, this time with pie
and pudding to top on with. sale
nothing to him. but resolved to quiet
ly watch him and see how far his ap
petite would carry him.
well. sir, would you believe that
that slim water. who didn't weigh more
than 100 pounds, went through the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

the midst of a crowd: Gould you
hear a remark II should make it2"
and with this beginning she plunges
into conversation.
One girl who is noted for her mas.
terry of interesting details gives the
credit to her habit Of storing up
things and incidents, however trivial.
to tell to ier invalid mother. IF any.
thing funny happens on the car or in
a shop try to take II home to moth.
err"
Another girl keeps a notebook in
which she jots down the funny stories
she hears. She says that otherwise
she would always forget the point II
would be well for others to follow her
example, for the woman who can tell
a. good story is as rare as she is charm.
ing.
But, whatever her method. the girl
who would be entertaining must re.
member that she must be all things to
all men--and women. She must play
upon her listeners as she would play
upon the piano, selecting that which
they wish, not her own choice, and as
she would give. Sing Song OF Six.
pence" to the children ana Schubert's
"serenade" to the grownups, SO must
she adapt her conversation to her
hearers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
ENT ORDER INITIATES
PRINCE HENRY BY PROXY

ed hims shoes out so he got scalded
hot. Den We pinched him on der neck
und pushed him down der trap door.
When he failed down We shouted, Der
tigers are coming! Den We pushed
three cats NIT dog in der trap door
und made dem yell init fighting After
dot We pulled him up on der neck like
he we're hung ind We put glue In him's
hair, to Specification he would stick
nit us forever Poorly soop We pushed
him in der water tank und shouted,
He will drowned Den We flshed him
out again und pulled him on der cell.
ing NIT his head down to Specification
he would stand on him's head for der
lodge If We wanted II. Den comes der
Grand Royal Dentist, who tied him In
chair und pulled out four teeth
Dots all"
Where did they bury him?" asked
Reilly.
"He we're not dead" explained the
Sinker Man. AFTER dot he we're Q
member of der Benevolent order o.
Understanders."
ME brother.in.law's an undertaken.
said Reilly, "and think he'd pick ~
few dollars II he stood in wild tn
Understanders. That initiation 'ud
make amy undertaker's mouth water.
I've don't drink water on der meet
ings." explained Sinkers, I'VE only
drink beer. First we initiation, der
We drink"
Let us initiation now" said Reilly
and they went next door, where they
made Red Jerry, the bartender. under
stand he was an Understander fol
setting 'em up"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
HIS ANCIENT TABLE.

The person who is inclined to boast
of his valuable possessions is likely
to have the laugh turned upon him ON
occasions. A wealthy man was once
proudly exhibiting to some, acquaint.
ances table which he said was Ave
hundred years old.
THAT is nothing" said one of the
company. 81 have in my possession a
table which is more than three thou.
sand years old"
Three thousand years old" said
his host. THAT is impossible! Where
was II nader"
Probably in India"
In India! What kind of table Is
it?"
THE multiplication table. London
Tit-BitS.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

"Chauncey Vanderbilt
mo; Kleinsnitz, der saioonkeeper."
What! Gus?"
"Yis."
what did he said?"
"He said he had more fun wild
rince Hinnery than you had, and
that the Prince told him whiniver he
visited Jarmany he could git job, as
superintendent at the Royal Beer"
81 wouldn't do it, answered Sinkers.
II don't like dot chob. But when |
would want 1t guess could had 1t
cause me und der Brince know each
other. All my lodge knows him now.
cause he telegramed good luck to
our meeting. We electioned him Grand
Honorary Royal und initiatloned him
live member"
How cud ye initiate him. whin he
wasn't at tn matin'?" asked Reilly.
Eve did 1t by what We call prox-
prox--approximation." explained
sinkers. First We got man What We
made believe we're Brince Henry. Der
We took him on our lodge meeting Den
We sworned him in der dark nit him's
hands tied behind him's back. unt
when he sworned dot he would always
be true to What he said when h,
sworned, We put der gas on und laid
him in der chair nit sword in him''
hand. Den We covered him up NIT .
blanket und talked to HIM in rough
spoken, like We we're mad as anything
Dot got him excitement. SO soon HI
got excitement We pushed a rubber
hose nit water in his face und hit hin
on der back NIT blubber. Dot go
him yet excitement more und We burn
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

Hello, Sinkers,' said Sarsaparilla
Reilly, when he entered the little res.
taurant, what have we been doin' wild
yerself lately?"
Il we're celebration myself init
Prince Henry" replied the Sinker Man
Juggling at the ends of his mustache.
"well-eh-" continued Reilly. hes
itating, 81 was readin' about him in TIL
papers, but whin ne didn't call on me
didn't call on him"
"Vhy didn't you invitation him to
der o. o. II. Irish meeting und mebbe
you could pick him up, for friend, y
remarked Sinkers.
"Pick up a Prince, is it," said Rel
ly, sure it's manny's the time | threw
away eighty kings"
I'VE are not speeding pinochle
now" explained Sinkers. I've are
conversationing ourselves on What Is
for his first name Prince Henry"
Ills first name?" repeated Reilly
That's all he's got. What use wud
he have for last name?"
He's got yet one" said Sinkers
Behind Henry his name is Hohenzol
lern."
Come or" said Reilly. that's tn,
name av tn Kaiserinos yacht"
you mean Emperor Wilhelm"
YES; tn Dootch Kaiserino."
Now you are commencing again,
continued the Sinker Man. "vhy dom
you tell me you are German relations
to der Brince?"
ITO tell yer the truth" said Reilly
there is a little Jarman in me, for
was up ter tn brewery thfs afternoon
Do you know who I met theer?"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
NEW SEASON HATS
THINGS OF BEAUTY

The new hats are more suggestive
of summer than anything else in sight
unless 1t Is the parasols, and for them
there are every kind OF flower and ev.
cry sort of leaf nature knows, produced
In artificial profusion.
Hats entirely OF flowers are in great.
or variety than ever, They are made
OF berries with their blossoms and
/ leaves; Of berries and leaves without
| blossoms; OF rosebuds and leaves, Of
violets and syringas with leaves.
The new roses are simply gorgeous,
and poppies are going to be great IA
vorites. Du Barry roses in small sizes
are very much used for wreaths as
well as clusters.
hTIstles In different colors are one
of the novelties, and in these as in 50
many other new flowers, you see the
touch of velvet possibly only a few pet
ais of II, but it Is there, giving rich
or tone to the coloring. Foliage is a
special item in millinery and there Is
every kind in the prettiest tints OF
green and most exquisite in finish.
The new hats are large, extremely
so II you have the height to carry
them, and the shapes are stunning,
The Marquise. modified and varied to
suit the face, is one of the leading
styles. Lace Maline. chiffon and tulle
are prevailing materials in this depart
ment, with straw at the head. Of
course.
The new varieties have lost all re,
semblance to the old, however and
there is simply no end to the variety
in bralds. Curly effects seem TO pre-,
vail and these are made of some sort
Of fibre but there are all manner OF
Thin Italian braids, all sorts Of fancy
straws In all colors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

steak program every two hours regu.
larly until 1 o'clock in the morning,
and every steak weighed about two
pounds.
IL once had another waiter who was
inordinately fond OF pie. really be
lieve he would eat Satan himself II he
was put between crusts. Well, this
pie fiend began work on his favorite
before he had been in my place half
an hour. Once In about every fifteen
minutes he would step up to the case,
slip a piece of pie on to plate and
take II to the back part Of the restaur.
ant and eat Il.
II stood II until | saw my supply
running so low that was afraid l
wouldn't have any pie for my custom.
ers; then my patience gave out. | went
to the fellow, took him by the collar,
and led him up to the pie case. Now,
| said, you get to work and eat all you
want. Don't you stop while there is a
pie left unless you are filled up
Instead of being embarrassed the
fellow seemed to feel that was being
good to him. He took me at my word
and you should have seen him eat!
soon saw that was getting the worst
of my own bargain. SO paid him OF
and discharged him while had enough
stock left to do business with"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

that 1875 pounds more was piled on
and the kite showed not the least sign
of giving way under the burden.
That kite will support me-" Mrs.
Rice said to her husband then. "And
am going up in It,"
More tests produced satisfactory
cord made of bell rope three-eighths
Of an inch thick and woven OF Italian
fax, and a satisfactory method Of
handling kite and weights by means
Of windlass. Then Mrs. Rice took
a little flight from the top of Ire.
mont street building She borrowed
suit OF boys clothes and dressed In
them. so that she might not be en-.
numbered by skirts. She wasn't tied
In the box, but Just held on to the
kites cross.bars.
The sensation was quite different
from going up in ballosh. Mrs. Rice
said when she came down, and after
trying 1t once she didn't feel that
she'd be frightened. There was no
shock after the kite took the wind and
1t came down steadily when hauled in
| by means of the windlass.
So last week the woman tried a high
flight of 500 feet with people to look
on and men to write 1t up for the
newspapers. The spectators describ.
ed the attempt as crazy and foolhardy
and once she seemed likely to give
1t up.
But she didn't. This time she wore
boomers, a Jockeys cap and a tight.
fitting blouse.
When woman and kite were pushed
of the roof to let the kite catch the
wind nobody expected to see the WON.
an hold on long. Tine Kite swept down
in long curve.
Then as 1t felt the force of the wind
1t rose steadily. At times when being
hauled in later II swayed a great deal,
but the woman landed safely.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
THE THREE FISHERS
By CHARLES KINGSLEY.

Three fishers sailing away to the West,
Away o the West the went down;
Each thought on the who loved him the best
And children stood watching them of the town;
For men weep
there's little to and many to keep,
Though harbor bar be moaning.
Three up in a lighthouse tower,
And they trimmed the lamps the went down;
And they looked squat they shower
And night rolling ragged and brown,
But work and weep
Though be sudden and waters deep.
And the harbor bar be moaning
corpses lay the shining sands
n the morning CLEAN the down:
the weeping and wringng their hands
For those who will back to the town
For work and women weep
the it's the to sleep
goodby the bar and its moaning.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Woman Flies on a Kite

A woman went up in the air-500
feet upon kite in Boston. She
stood in a shallow frame of wood and
canvas attached to the kites back.
bone. held on tight, while her hus.
band. who was her accomplice in the
foolhardy feat. pushed kite and wife
of a roof and then, as the wind
caught her novel airship, she sailed
aloft.
She Is proud OF being the first WON.
an to go really kite sailing. Before
that she had walked tight rope and
been up In a balloon, but neither Of
those things was anything like so ex.
citing or so risky as this experience,
but she said she was not afraid. She
is Mrs Dan Rice Jr.
did you want to get rid of herr" a
reporter asked the husband after she
mad descended safely.
mo, indeed" said Rice. 81 knew
there was no danger. and she knew
there was no danger. so what was the
difference
Mrs. Rice took her sail with a spe.
cial kite built by her husband. who is
one Of the numerous experimenters in
scientific kite flying dotted about the
country. It is IA feet long with a top
cross bar feet long and another at
the base 5 feet In length.
At the sides are two white cloth
wings each IA feet long. At the TOP
there is a three-cornered canvas box
and another at the bottom. The
wings act as rudders instead of a
tail. So
1t was made last October and when
II was tried II flew so steadily that
Mrs. Rice got the idea of trying a lit
tie flight with It, So the next day II
was tested, first with weight of fifty
pounds, then with more, till finally Il
was bearing aloft $50 pounds. After
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

The following game and notes taken |
rom the b. c. NJ. is a small chess ed
Icatlon and is worthy OF careful study.
ENGLISH OPENING.
White Black
Mr.. Blackburne NJ. Janowski
and and
Mr., Friedberger. Mr. Womersley.
W.-Have you any special de.
fence you would like to try? II
not, we will accept any Gambit or
opening they like to offer JAIL
right.
! P-QB4
J.-Oh. oh. English. Well, there
is no special defence, we will play
French; English v. French.
P-KKt3
Am original method. which !
do not think is good in conjunction
with P-Q b 4; but Mr.. Blackburne
wants to try an experiment.
P-Q4
BIKE
W.-Shall we advance the =,
which we can afterwards support?
Ut is rather premature; we
might bring out the Kt first, but
we'll
3 Pos
I Kt-KB3
W--If we push % o, IL might
be troublesome. J.-Yes. but also
difficult TO sustain; better
Kt-QB3
pos
J.-Now they wish to prevent p
-Q6, and also to develop their q
b. We may as well bring our B
into play, 1.-THE Kt can always come
out and II may be via X 81 the
best square seems Q3, where 1t
will prevent BIB 4 and also sup.
port the Pawns when they advance.
B-Q5
& Kt-Q2
ITO await events. Equally
available for X b So X 4, or q Kt 3.
W.-Shall we play PIX B4? j.
You are a little too impulsiye; let
us get X p on first.
P-QR3
i'm order to advance Q Kt p
and drive us on the Q side, We
therefore prevent by
PORT
Which also threatens to adj
vance to r 8, blocking their Q
side.
q P-Q Kt 3
NATURALLY! We can now ad.
vance our X b p, and afterwards
bring out the KIT.
s PIX B4
Q-B2
Threatening P-B 5, also to
prevent advance Of our Pawns. w,
Shall we play OK 2, support
ing our centre and the d also? j.