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The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Pins In England.

In England the ordinary domestic
pin had become in the fifteenth CEN
fury an'article of sufficient Importance
to warrant legislative notice. An act
of parliament passed In 1883 prohibit
ed the importation of pins. AS ne
cessity of the toilet pins were intro
duced into England In the latter part
of the fifteenth century by Catherine
Howard, queen of Henry VIII, who
received them from France.
Very good pins of brass were made
at this period. but a large portion of
them We're made of iron, which was
blanched and sold for brass pins. In
order to prevent this imposition upon
the good people of England parliament
In 1913 passed an act providing that
mo person shall put to sale any pins
but such as shall be double headed and
have the heads soldered fast to the
shanks of the pins, we'll smoothed, the
shanks well shapen, the points well
rounded, filed, canted and sharpened."
England continued to depend upon
France for its supply of pins till the
year 1926, when John Tilsby intro
duced the manufacture into Glouces.
tershire. In 1896 the manufacture was
introduced into Bristol and Birming.
ham, the latter place ultimately be-
coming the great center of the indus.
try.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Voices of the Ice.

The winter of the far north Is not
wholly silent, although SO little life is
manifest at that season. A paragraph
from Captain Koldewey's account Of
his winters stay on the east coast Of
Greenland makes this fact very clear:
All these movements of the ice-the
gradual crowding and pressing. bend
Ing and pushing, the breaking of the
masses of snow lying at the ice foot
do not go on noiselessly, but are gen
orally accompanied by certain sounds
which are called the "voices" Of the
ice.
Now we hear a low singing. splash
ing or grumbling. alternating with va
rious other noises, cracking and snap
ping; now 1t sounds irregularly from q
great distance, like a confusion of hu-
man voices, the changing din Of a
train or sledging party, or you fancy
you hear the steps and voices of all
sorts of animals.
There is a charm in listening to these
sounds on a still night.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
For = Pinch of snuH.

Louis XVIII. of France, while recit-
Ing an ode of Horace to his chamber
lain one day, suddenly stopped to take
a pinch Of SNUFF and was annoyed 10
find that he had left the box Ia bis
bedroom.
With a low bow the chamberlain
handed him his own box, and the mon
arch took good pinch from 1t. after
which he recited the long ode to the
end. lie then said to the chamber
lain:
You have poor niece. believe.
Well / like your snuff 50 well that
propose, as token Of gratitude to
you, to give her the right to open toy
store in the Tuilerles. will sign the
necessary papers this evening"
Thanks to this royal grant, the cham
berlaln's niece conducted small but
profitable business until her death, in
1859. Her little store then became the
property of the state, and ever since It
has been rented for about 400 francs a
year.
Thus the French republic of today
owes portion Of its income to the
fact that Louis XVIII. appreciated
good snuG.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

A famous English artist insists that
each city has its own peculiar odor;
that a stranger can smell city-"the
great, blended odor of the entire city"
There is truth in his remarks When
a stranger enters Munich, there is a
smell as of many breweries-a pecul-
lar, sweetish, yet pungent odor of malt,
not at all unpleasant to beer drinker
After day or two the smell is not re-
marked, but after the stranger leaves
the city the smell is distinct in his
memory; it exerts a spell; 1t urges him
to drop his work, to take the next
steamship. We have not been in Mu-
mich for seventeen years, but that sweet
smell haunts us still. Paris has a pc
culiarly individual odor; SO has Lon
don so has Berlin, so has Dresden.
Boston no doubt has its own smell,
which is highly respectable, rather
musty, with Il suspicion of old family
cockroacheS.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

A former Princeton man now living
In Philadelphia tells OF his only I'M
pleasant encounter with Jimmy Nc
Gosh as an Illustration Of the beloved
old tutors innate kindliHcss. When a
student, he was lounsius on his bed
one afternoon, smoking. In response
to knock on the door be- called out:
who's there?'
at is DIR. McCosh' came the re,
ply.
You're a llarr' answered the stu.
dent, thinking one of his chums was
trying to joke with him. IF you were
really DIR. McCosh, you'd simply say,
1T is L."
After a seconds silence the student
heard retreating steps, rushed to the
door and looked QUITO see DR.. Nc
Gosh himself scurrying down the cor
ridor and around a corner In an en-
deavor to avoid ecognition.-P hiladel-
phia Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

keep our relations as they have al
ways been. The world need not know.
"This Is not sincere, of course, but
am disturbed and in doubt"
Paul Haviand, too, was disturbed
and In doubt, and 1t was while he was
In this mood that he went one morning
to the law office and found, with as.
constituent, that blow had fallen on
Judge Parker.
He had been responsible for broth.
er living In Wisconsin, a bank cashier,
who, after a long probity, had alb
seconded with the bank funds, leaving
behind enough debts to ruin the judge.
The men In the office said that II
such a thing had to happen to some
one 1t might as well happen to Judge
Parker. as he never took anything
hard.
Paul felt the incident, an instance of
the injustice of life, already symbol.
lied to him in his own wrongs. He
mentioned his friends disaster to Mar.
garet In the evening, considering it an
episode In keeping with the melan-
choly tone of their meeting, but they
talked very little about 1t, being still
too occupied with their own delicate
moral and temperamental problems.
However, when Paul went home that
night and saw the Judge sitting on the
front steps with his hat on the back of
his head talking to Nick as he had be-
fore his house was disgraced and his
fortunes ruined, he felt among his own
troubles a sense of sympathy for a fell.
low sufferer.
AS he passed he touched the judges
coat sleeve lightly, as a subtle sign of
regret, but his intention was evidently
quite lmperceptible to the judge, for
the next morning at breakfast he OBJ
served rumlnatively with an air of In
telligent, judicial interest:
well, Paul, d'you hear about Broth
er WHIP
Paul stared at his plate and then
said delicately, I'm life we cannot al
ways account for everything"
That's what the bank directors
think" returned the judge loosely.
"Well, It's a queer thing-a mighty
queer thing. l knew a man who did
something like 1t here-and he resem-
bled Brother VIII too"
This was the only allusion the judge
ever made to the matter. Everything
In the old Parker house remained as 1t
was before Brother Wills lapse. The
judge had never been extravaganza He
was not obliged to change in any way
his domestic or social customs, and 1t
will be seen that his spirits and life
had been less affected by his ruin than
had Paul Haviland's by the remotest
shadow of adverse criticism.
Perhaps this sketch will be supposed
too decided in its contrasts to be q
thing Of facts. On the other hand, 1t
may be truthfully said that 1t is very
moderate presentation Of the vivid
variety of persons, perhaps in the
world; certainly on the north side of
Chicago.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
NapoIeon'a English Letter.

Napoleon began the study of English
during his Imprisonment in st. Helena.
His instructor was Count Las Cases.
to whom Napoleon wrote the only let
ter he is known ever to have written
In English 1t is somewhat of n liter.
ary curiosity and not well known, so
1t may be quoted here:
Count Las Cases-Since sixt week y
learn the English and do not any
progress. Sixt week do fourty and two
day. If might have learn hvty word, for
day. / could know 1t two thousands and
two hundred. 1t Is In the dictionary more
of fourty thousand; even he could most
twenty; bot much of TENS. For know it
or hundred and twenty week, which do
more two years. After this you will
agree that the study one tongue is a
great labor who 1t must do into the
young aged.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
LIB e..
STATE OF MAINE.

soaEksEI s.: t. the sherifs Of our several
counties or either of their Deputies Greeting
We command you - attach the Goods aud
Estate Of irving :. Withee Of parts unknown TO
tne salne OF twenty-five do.lar and summon
the said Defendant II he may be found in your
precinct. TO appear before our justices Of our
supreme Judicial Court. next 70 be holden at
SEowhegan, within aud for The County Of Som
ersei. on the third Tuesday Of September A D.
IS 2. then and there In our sAid Court % answer
unto Sina Coburn Withee of Hartland Ia the
County Of Somerset and state Of Maine, III
plea OF libel for divorce IN which the libelant
alleges that she was married u the said Irving
3. "lthee at HartlaDd in said county Oh the 3lst
DAY Of March A. ID. 1870. andliYed and cohabited
with him tn said Hartland after said marriage
That the raid lihelant has ever been faithful To
her marriage obligations but that the said IL
belize has been unInindful Of the same, Thai he
has been guilty Of cruel and abusive treatment
and extreme cruelty toward your libelant. and
that being Of sufficient ability and being able To
labor and provide for her he has grossly, wan
tonly and cruelty refused and neglected 10 pro-
vide suitable maintenance for her and her
minor child That since October LIST, 1900 he
mas utterly abandoned your libelaut and refused
to provide her and her infant child with any
ant has been compelled by her own labor and
the assistance OF her parents and friends 70 sup
port herself and said child
That one child has been born Of said marriage
Hazel N. Withee, aged one year and ten months
w therefore, she praYs To At The bonds Of mat
rimopy now existing between herself and the
said Irving s. Nithee mas be dissolved and =
divorce decreed, and that the care and custody
OF said minor child may be decreed to her.
And this libeilant further alleges that she
has used all reasonable diligence to ascertai in
the present residence OF the libellee but has
been unable TO do SO and does not know where
i. Is.
(-igued visa CoBCKS WirHEE.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
PecuIiarities of Russian winters.

There Is oaa curious thing about a
Russian winter-in tie latter part of
October or the beginning Of November
the weather Will be Ms mild as it is here
In September Not sign can he seen of
an approaching change, when sudden
", without any apparent warning, a
light haze VII be seen In the northern
sky. and III fwentvfour hours the
thermometer may fall ~ degrees. Rhe
change is so sudden and violent that
travellers are frequently frozen to
death before they can gain shelter.
1t has occurred that farmers out
looking after their hocks have been
caught in one of these billiards. and,
missing their way home. have lost
their lives. their bod cs remaining I'M
der the snow until the following spring
The suddenress of Dakota blizzard
is well known In the northwestern
part of our country, but it is hardness
personlfied when compared with the
rapidity with which Russian winter
storm comes on.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
How ConI Resembles Ice.

The Electrical Review calls attention
to an interesting explanation of the
burning of coal Coal petroleum and
illuminating gas are related to one an
other much as are ice, water and
steam. For this reason perfect COM
bustion of liquid fuel is already ad-
yanced long step toward vaporiza-
ton, just as ice is advanced toward
steam when turned into water. The
volatile elements of coal are locked up
In solid form. or virtually frozen solid.
Professor Dewar demonstrated how
great an amount of heat must be tax
en- from the SO called permanent gases
to make them liquid and how much
more to make them solid. Yet nature
has solldifed gas into the form of coal,
and solid coal, like solid ice, will only
dissolve into yapor through the ex-
penditure of heat.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
A Snug FIT.


An English tourist In the highlands
tells the following amusing story: He
was travelling one day last summer by
rail In the north of Scotland, and at
one of the stations four farmers en-
tered the train. They were all big,
burly men and completely filled up the
seat on the one side of the compart-
ment
At the next station the carriage door
opened to admit tall, cadaverous In
dlyidual with about the girth of a
lamp post. He endeavored to wedge
himself In between two of the farmers,
and finding 1t a difficult operation he
said to one of them Excuse me, sir;
you must move up bit. Each seat is
intended to accommodate five persons,
and according to act of parliament you
are only entitled to eighteen inches OF
space"
AYE aye, my friend" replied the
farmer; that's a very guild for you
that's been built that way, but ye
Gamma blame me II | hama been con-
struckit according to act of parlia-
mentw
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

Penguins have an extraordinary
amount of vitality and are harder to
kill than any ordinary cat. | once had
occasion to kill large bird aboard
our ship, the Southern Cross, and,
making use of the weapon next my
hand, l drove large spike squareIy
through the creatures head and fin
ished the operation by mailing it fast
to the deck. That seemed to make the
job very complete, and | went below
decks for dinner. Coming up an hour
later, my establishment was prodigious
on beholding the penguin. head erect.
ilppers out, waddling about apparent
ly without thought of the spike, which
still remained transfxed In his crani-
um.-C. e. Borchgrevink In Leslie's.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Crab Eating Monkeys.

People are so much in the habit of
thinking that monkeys are found only
in forests that it comes as Il surprise
to learn of one that bears the name of
the crab eating macaque. 1t IS found
through Burma, Siam and Malay
land, living among the trees that line
the tidal creeks. The chief food of
these animals consists Of seeds. insects
and crabs. In pursuit of crabs they
must take to the water Use has be-
come second nature with them. as
with other animals, and they are said
to be able to swim uucommonly we'll
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Scots In American History.

1t is a noteworthy fact in American
history that of the four members of
Washington's cabinet Knox of Massa-
chusetts, the only New Highlander, was
q Scotch Irlshman; Alexander Hamil-
ton of New York was a Scotch French
man, Thomas Jefferson was of Welsh
descent, and the fourth, Edmund Ran
dolph, claimed among his ancestors the
Scotch earls of Murray. New York
also furnished the first chief justice of
the United States, John Jay, who was
a descendant of French Huguenots,
while the second chief justice, John
Rutledge, was Scotch-Irish, as We're
also Wilson and Iredell, two of the
original associate justices; a third,
Blair, was of Scottish origin. John
Marshall. the great chief justice, was,
like Jefferson, of Scotch and Welsh
descent.-Charles L. Hanna's "Celt In
America"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
SUICIDES INCREASING
THE CAUSE.

That the number of suicides are in
creasing daily is shown by both medical
yecords and the daily press, and in almost
every instance where a person commits
sncide, the cause has been traced to
diseased digestive organs or the effect of
drugs and digestive ferments given to
cure them.
The digestive organs are the only
sonrce from which the nerves, brain,
blood and muscles in the body, receive
their nourishment, and the moment the
stomach or bowels become diseased or
ont of order, some one or all OF these
important organs must suffer. With the
brain and nerves weakened from lack of
nroper food, troubles and annoyances
which would hardly be noticed by
healthy person, are sufficient to cause
The sufferer from dyspepsia to take his
own life. Drugs and digestive ferments
do not and cannot digest food. They
simply decompose it and the decomposi-
ton OF food destroys all its life-giving
properties.
In other words, the person who uses
such remedies is slowly but surely
making a mental and physical wreck of
himself.
According to the best medical authori-
ties there is but one remedy known to-
day which has for its sole object the cure
Of the diseased digestive organs, and
this remedy is called MONA.
MI-o-NA heals the diseased organs
themselves. Its effect is almost magical.
After few days treatment, all irritation
and Inflammation seem to disappear,
and these organs themselves begin to
digest the food as nature intended
Then it is only question of time when
the nerves become steady, the brain
clear and the whole body strong
Hundreds of dyspeptics already owe
their lives to this new treatment and
hundreds of others can be restored 10
perfect health if they will about tins
remedy which cures the diseased parts,
instead of relieving the symptoms.
MONA is sold by
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

Last May, says Mrs. Curtis Baker,
of Bookwalter, Ohio, ian infant child of
our neighbours was suffering from chol'
era infantum. The doctor had given up
all hopes of recovery. toolSa bottle of
Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rh@a Remedy to the house, telling them
| felt sure it would do good if used ac-
cording to directions. In two days
time the child had fully recovered, and
is now (nearly year since) vigorous,
healthy girl. l have recommended this
Remedy frequently and have never
known it to fail in any single instance
For sale by G, r Fogg, Skowhegan; l..
c. Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton,
Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Bankrupfs Petition tor Discharge.

In the matter of ARTHUR f. W RIGHT, Bank
rupt, in bankruptcy.
10 the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the District
of Maine.
ARTHUR t. WRIGHT Of Flagstaff, in the
County of Somerset, and state OF Maine in
said District, respectfully represents, that the
10th day of December, 1901 he was duly adjudg-
ed bankrupt under the Acts of Congress relating
to Bankruptcy; that he has duly surrendered al
his property and rights Of property. and has
fully complied with all the requirements Of said
Acts and of the orders Of Court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may he decreed by
the Court 10 have a full discharge from all debts
proYahle against his estate under said bank
ruptcy Acts except such debts are excepted
by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of August A. u. 1872
ARTHUR +. WRIGHT. Bankrupt.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

When the English troops in South
Africa were daily expecting the an
nouncement of a peace settlement with
graphed to Lord Kitchener from the
Orange River Colony, saying, "As l am
the acting chaplain and conducting d.
vine service in many camps tomorrow,
may ask If the hymn Peace Perfect
Peace would not be a most appropri-
ate one to give out to be sungP And
the great tx" wired back, please
yourself, but l think Onward, Chris
tian Soldier" quite as good"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
NOTICE FORECLOSURE

Where's Leroy 5. Harding OF HArtlsnd, in
the County OF Somerset, Maine, on the eighth
day OF August A. d. 1885 by his deed OF mort
gage of that date recorded in Somerset Regis
try Of Deeds, Vol. 1870, Page 2i9, conveyed to the
subscriber q certain parcel OF land situate in
said Hsrtlsnd, bounded as follows: Begin
ming on the West line OF Horseback road 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 to the west line OF lot No. a. one in third
range OF lots II said Hartland thence souther-
~ on said line twenty rods thence essterly
parallel with the north line about one hundred
rods to the line OF said road thence portherly
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 lS 1897 recorded in said Registry, Vol.
IFS, Page S,S. And whereas the conditions Of
said deed OF mortgage have beeu broken, now
therefore by reason Of the breach Of the con-
dltious thereof | claim a foreclosure OF said
NOR gage. and giveth notice for the purposes
OF freedom under the statute.
Saeo, Maine, August sth, 1902.
3ws3 JAMES o. BRADBURY.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

YES" he said thoughtfully; shake
speare was right. All the worlds
stage, but It's mighty funny stage at
that"
How sof"
Practically every one who steps on
the boards thinks he is cast for the
star part, and as general thing he's
more than half through his lines before
he discovers his mistake. Chicago
Post
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, -
ou this 23rd day of August 4. u. lSs2, OF
reading the foregoing petition. il Is
Ordered by the Court. that a hearing he had
upon the same on he 18th day OF September A.
ID. l02, before said Court al Portland, in said
District. AT 10 O'Clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The Somerset
Reporter a newspaper printed in said District.
and that all known creditors, and other per-
time and place. and show cause If any they
have why the prayer Of said petitioner should
not I've granted.
And il is further ordered hy the Court. that
the clerk shall send by mail r. al kuovn eredi-
tors copies of said petition and this order. ad-
dressed TO them al their places ~ residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale, Judge
of the said Court, and the sea- thereof, at Port
land in said District. ON the 23rd day of
August. A. D. 1902.
is A II. DAVIS. Clerk
A true copy or petition and order thereon.
Iw35 Attest: A. II. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Just the Thing,

81 don't know what to use to raise
my bread" said the young wife petu-
lantly. 1--WE tried everything"
Judging by the samples have
SEEM" suggested her inhuman hus-
band, 81 should think couple of jack
screws or a derrick ought to do it."
And he wondered why he got cold
supper that night.-Portland Orego-
nfop
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
working Him.

Borroughs-Say old man, can you
break twenty SO l can get five dol
lar bill out of it,
Markley-Sure! Here you are. Where
is your twenty?
Borroughs - Oh, you misunderstood
me! l thought you had a twenty.
Thanksl One five will do.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28

Toilet vinegar is quite cheap If made
at home. Take one pint of the best
white vinegar and add two drains of
each of the following: Rosemary, rue.
lavender and camphor. Let the herbs
soak in the vinegar for twenty-four
hours, then strain. A little Of this add
ed TO the bath is deliciously reviving.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Irish the Language of Lovers

The Irish language is above all 9TH
ers the language of lovers. You may
find in French or Spanish or Italian su-
perlatiyes or diminutiyes of endear-
ment, but you will never find anything
so soft, SO sweet, so subtle, so sad and
sometimes so rapturously extravaganza
as you will find In the Irish language.
Sydney Freeman.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Need a Nerve Tonic ?

OF the many such remedies on the
market, only one is best. 1t Is Palmo
Tablets They soothe the fretful, in
duce natural sleep. and quickly dispel
symptoms OF nervous debility, such as
failing memory, weak back, dreams,
etc.
Ii you are weak and run down from
any cause, and want to look aud feel
years younger, take Palmo Tablets
80 cents Book Free. The 5. r.
Fell Co., Cleveland, 0.
Sold by +. W. BCCKNAM, Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
Roman Boxers.

A boxer of ancient Rome would have
laughed contemptuously at the sue-
gestlon that he should use gloves in
his boxing matches. To make his
blows more effective 1t was the Gus
tom to hold in each hand heavy ball
of metal. With his fist thus weighted
nearly every blow brought blood.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-28
A Reply From Tennyson.

On one occasion 1t was publicly stat
ed that Tennyson had drawn his in
splration from Horace and Keats, and
a correspondent wrote to ask him If
this were so. NO" he replied; "Hor-
ace and Keats were great masters, but
not my masters"