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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
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Thin

is all right, if you are too fat;
and all wrong, if too thin already.
Fat, enough for your habit, is
healthy; little more, or less, is
no great harm. Too fat, consult
a doctor; too thin, persistently
thin, no matter what cause, take
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
There are many causes of get
ing 600 thin; they all come
under these two heads: over
work and under-digestion.
Stop over-work, if you can;
but, whether you can or not,
take SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil, to balance yourself
with your work. You can't live
on it--true-but, by it, you
can, There's limit, however;
you'll pay for it.
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Oil is the readiest cure for
"can't eat" unless it comes of
your doing no work--you can't
long be well and strong, without
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take no other. ANSM
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

Constipation and health never go to-
gether. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
promote easy action of the bowels with
out gripping or distress. Are safe, sure,
gentle, thorough. Purely vegetable
Geo. E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
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
William II. Heselton, In Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT.
To the creditors OF william H. Heselton
OF Skowhegan, in the county OF Somerset
and District aforesaid y bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of January, A. ID. 1902, said William II
Heselton was duly adjudIcated bankrupt,
and that the first meeting of his editors will
be held at Daniel Lewis office, in Skowhegan,
Maine on the 9TH day of February A. ID. 1902, at
10 O'Clock in the fore Don, at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their claims, sp-
point q trustee, examine the bankrupt, aud
transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting. fw3
January 10, A. d. 1902.
DANIEL LEWIS. Referee in Bankruptcy
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
Contagious
RAOOdPOESOn

There is no poison so highly contagious,
90 deceptive and SO destructive. Don't be
too sure you are cured because all external
signs of the disease have disappeared, and
the doctor says you are we'll. Many per.
sons have been dosed with Mercury and
Potash for months or years, and pro-
nounced cured to realize when too late
that the disease was only covered up
like Begots Like. surface surface t to break eat
out again and to their sorrow and morti6-
cation find those nearest and dearest to
them have been infected by this loath-
some disease, for no other poison is so
surely transmitted from parent to child
as this Often bad case of Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease,
an old sore or ulcer developing in middle
life, can be traced to blood poison con-
In t5a eafla Tire Sin of fi'e Parent.
life, for it remains smoldering in the sys--
tenn forever, unless properly treated and
driven out In the beginning. S. S. S. Ia
the only antidote for this peculiar virus,
the only remedy known that can over.
come it and drive it out of the blood, and
It does this so thoroughly and effectually
that there is never a return of the disease
to ernbarrass or humiliate YOU afterwards.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
Blown to Atoms.

The old idea that the body sometimes
needs a powerful, drastic, purgative pill
has been exploded; for DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless,
gently stimulate liver and bowels to ex-
pei poisonous matter, cleanse the sys-
tenn and absolutely cure constipation
and sick headache. Only 25c at f, H..
Wings drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
CSC Doctor
Lightbody's headache Pills.
WHAT AN OLD SOLDIER SAYS.

Gentlemen
want to give my testimonial in favor of
your HEADACHE Powders. have suffered for
three weeks without a let up with headache
and neuralgia in my face. While in your store
you advised the use OF your powders took a
BOX home, used three powders and have been
free from pain ever since. Thanks for the
advise, FRANK MORSE, China.
Look for additional evidence next week
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

Some smiles look Though they had been
soaked in vinegar
A Kansas girl who recently lost her voice
has received twenty-seven offers OF marriages.
Do your duty and don't maxi fuss about H..
Its the empty wagon that rattles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16
~
Minutes
for
Eunchs

That Is the average time
spent in a large city restau-
rant by three thousand
lunchers. It takes three
hours to digest a fresh egg
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

Sometimes a man is judged by his APPEARANCE
and sometime by his disappearance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

and the only re-
lief | got from
the intense pain
was by the use
OF morphine.
Physicians pre-
scribed NOR
phine, saying
that by no other
unaana In THAR
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

pufcIy VeBetHUIc anu ttIe OHIJ DIoou PI
der known that cleanses the blood and
at the same time builds up the general
health.
Our little book on contagious blood
poison is the most complete and instruc-
live ever issued; it not only tells all
about this disease, but also how. to cure
yourself at home. 1t 10 free and should
be in the hands Of everyone seeking o
cure. Send for it.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, Ca
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

cures Contagious Blood
Poison in any and all
stages; contains no
mineral to break down
your constitution E; 1t 10
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-16

infeld Bean is in very poor health.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
COMPLETED BUSINESS.
Democrats Adopted the Kansas City
 Platform.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept 1.-The dem- ocrat1c state convention completed it's business last night and adjourned. The following ticket was nominated:
 Representative in Congress- George F. Cotterin of Kings; Stephen B. Bar ron of Okanogan and O. R. Holcomb of Adams.
 Judge of Supreme Court-James B.. Reavis of Yakima.
 George Turner was re-endorsed for reelection to the United States senate.
 The platform adopted endorses the Kansas City platform, opposes i'm perialism and colonism, government by injunction, trusts and trust fos- tering tariffs and asset currency. It condemns special privileges given for grazing sheep on government forest reserves" and demands complete ex- clusion from all American territory of all Chinese and denounces the repub- lican majority in congress for passing the present weak and inadequate law.''
 Abhorrence is expressed of the trag- edy that resulted in the death of President Mckinley.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17

Inc Auditorium, Hartford, Sept, IF. The republicans of Caonnecticut as- semble.4 in state convention here to- day to nominate candidates for the highest office of the state; to adopt a platform upon which the party shall stand during the campaign Of 1902, and to consider propositions to revise the system of representation in the state convention,
 The candidates were duly nominated, platform was duly adopted and the question of representation was duly discussed. The action of the conven- ton was not confirmed to issues local to Connecticut, however. Matters of na- tiona1 importance were touched. En- dorsing the administration of Connecti- cuts present governor, George P. Me Lean the convention reached out be yond the state and endorsed enthusias- tically the national administration of Theodore Roosevelt and announced the party's belief in the propriety of 8 presidential nomination for President Roosevelt in 1904. In the matter of an- dorsement also the convention took ac- tion somewhat unusual but the dele
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
IRON STRIKE SETTLED.
Last of the Companies Has Come to
 Terms With the Men.

Last of the Companies Has Come to
 Terms With the Men.
 The strike of the Connecticut Bridge and Structural Iron Workers union came to an end yesterday and this morning all employees of the Berlin company went back to work. The men went on strike last Tuesday, and so have been out just one week, as far as the Berlin company is concerned The Pennsylvania Steel company and the American Bridge company acced- ed to the demands of the men last week. The men asked for a nine- hour day and wage scale of 40 cents per hour. As the Berlin company was the only one of the three which has been maintaining a ten-hour day, there was more opposition to the strike there than on the part of the other two firms. The executive board of the strikers, together with District Orr ganizer Thomas F. Hare, went to East Berlin yesterday, where an agreement was signed with the officials of the company.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
TAKEN BY sPBCULAToRs.

San Francisco, Sept 17.-State Min erologist Aubury makes the astonish- ing statement that during the last few months at least 250,0O0 acres of pub lie land in the mineralized sections of California, and largely mineralized in nature, have been taken up by eastern sspecuIators through the employment of dummy locaters Tn the tracts thus secured are many actual mineral claims on which California miners have located and have prepared to do the assessment work necessary to per- feet title under the United States min ing laws. MT Aubury will endeavor to have the public domain withheld from timber entry in this state until there can be an inspection to determine how
 the lands should be properly classified.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
STILL TALKING
Strikers At Rogers & Brothers
 Held Conference To-Day.
STRIKE NOT SETTLED YET.

Three Hundred Men Are Out of Work
 And It Is Hoped An Agreement Will
 Be Reached At To-Day's Conference
 Manager Rockwell Claims Men
 Did Not Use Him Right.
 At the present writing, it looks as if the strike at Rogers & Brother factory might be settled in a few days, perhaps by tonight. During the greater of the part of the day Manager Rockwell and Superintendent Tobln have been hold ing conferences with President Daly of the Buffers and Polishers' union, and committees from the different rooms In the concern. At press hour those conferences were still being held and no agreement had been reached. Both the company and the employees were considering the various phases of the situation and explaining their side of ne case. A part of the shop is closed to-day, about $50 of the hands being out of work to-day.
 Manager Rockwell spoke as follows to Democrat reporter this afternoon: The whole shop is practically closed to-day. The stampers and buffers, be- fore going out on strike, mauu proposi ton to the company. We told the n- n that we could not accede to the de- mands at once, and asked for little time to consider the demands. We told them we would give them an answer as soon as possible. It would require few days to consider the de- mands carefully. The next time, we knew the men went out We did not know that they were going out. The fact was that the men wanted the demands granted at once and when they were not they left We kept the shop going yesterday with the expec- Nation that the men might returns Since they didn't we thought it better to close the shop down last niggt With the stampers and polishers out work was piling up and we did not wish it to be lying around Conse- quently the shop is practically all shut down to-day. To-day we have had several conferences with Presi- dent Daly and the room committee and conference is still going ou-
 Nothing definite has been done yet,
 but we hope that some arrangement may be made so that the men will
 return to work. The company wishes
 to be reasonable, fair and just with l the men, but it was not given sufH- cient time by the stampers and bufT- l CTS to consider their demands. There 1 are about $50 men out of work to-day not on strike, but on account of the strike of the 90 stampers and buffers. EI'hese men are very eager to work, but there is no work for them. With the exception of the stampers and
 buffers the grievances of all the otlIgr
 employees were satisfactorily adjusted.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
AN AMUSING UPSET
Too Much Weight on Rear of Coal
 Cart Spilled Occupants.

LOO uCh w fOts9At O&A ~~~-e~ N- ~@er-%+
 Cart Spilled Occupants.
 There was an upset on Grand street last evening which amused spectators, almost scared the wits soHt of two or three. boys and a man, but fortunately resulted in nothing serious. A man was driving along in an empty coal cart with three or four boys behind him in the wagon. The driver was sit- ting on board that rested on either side of the wagon and appeared in a. very happy frame of mind. -+e had just started to hum a snatch of a song when the youngsters suddenly stepped to the rear and in an instant later all were rolling in the street. The pin happened to be out and the weight of the boys dumped the wagon. The horse seemed to realize the nature of the accident and stopped the moment he heard the noise. The upset caused a big laugh for those who saw it and while the coal man and his youthful companions were badly scared, still they got over it quickly and appeared to feel as much amused at the humor of the thing as those who watched the mix-up from a distance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
HALF FORGE WORKING.

Charleston, W. Va, Sept 17.-Mines on the New river are increasing their output daily and are working about half the regular force Miners are being forced out of the company houses every day and as the weather gets colder, they must either move away or go back to work A commit tee of New River coal operators hay ing charge of matters pertaining to the strike, after a meeting at Thur monkl have adopted resolutions de- claring that the operators will not recognize the United Mine Workers of America or treat with them or any of their members, with reference to the wage scale or other conditions of em- ployment and that they will make no concessions or in any way change the conditions of employment from what they were prior to June z when the strike was called.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
SCHOOL OFFICIALS WORRIED.
No Coal on Hand and Buildings Must
 Be Heated.

As in other cities, the question of anthracite coal is causing much trou- ble to the school officials. There is very little coal at the different schools and at the present time little prospect of getting any Frank Miller & Go had the contract for furnishing coal to all the city departments but there was a clause in the contract, by which he would not have to furnish the coal if there was a strike. But there was a strike as everybody knows. The winter months are approaching and as the schools will be heated or closed, the school officials are devising means of heating the schools. School Inspector Smith decided to-day to experiment with a plan of heating the schools with coke and bituminous coal. In schools in Washington this plan is said to have proved satisfactory It is said that bituminous coal and coke placed in furnaces in alternate layers will heat the school building sufficiently and will not produce much more smoke than anthracite coal The school inspector intended to try the experiment with the hot air or Smead system at the Bank street school and the steam at the High school. At press hour pre- parations were being made to experi- ment and the report of the experi- ment will probably be made at the meeting of the board of education to- night. Coke costs S7.75 ton and bituminous coal $5.50 ton. Inci- dentally it might be remarked that one or two schools in Syracuse have been closed on account of the absence of coal and the plan of holding sum mer session instead of a winter ses- sion is being considered
 A local dealer said to-day that he does not see why soft coal could not be used in the schools. Of course, he said, the fires will need more attention when soft coal is used, and more smoke will be made. But one ton of anthra- cite coal will last as long as a ton and a half of bituminous.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17

gates were as unanimous as they were unusual when they specifically en- dorsed the election by the coming gen. era1 assembly of United States Senator Orville Il. Platt to succeed himself in the national senate where he distin- guished son of the state has served for twenty four years.
 The session of to-day was the big one of the convention which assembled last night to organize temporarily. The work of the preliminary session was negotiated with dispatch somewhat uncommon in the recent history of sim liar conventions. There were no con- tested delegations; no intrusion into the preliminary deliberations of acrim- onious debate; and almost no heat in the discussions of the several com mittees whose members met at the close of the evening session. But the incipient stages of the convention were not without their contests between can didates for nomination. Nothing came to the surface during the convention session last evening to indicate that Abiram Chamberlain, of Meriden. the state organizations candidate for gov~ ernor, and Judge Livingston C1eave- land of New Haven, were both after the same honor. Earnest effort, how ever. was put forward at the hotel headquarters in behalf of each of the gentlemen. The friends of. Attorney General Charles Phelps of Yer non, also had their troubles to get the opposition of William A. King of Windham. And the new office of congressman-at-l large gave George L. Lilley of Waterbury all the excitement he wished in the shape of the opposition candidacy of E. c. Fris- bic of Hartford, with the possibility of an element of the ttdark horse'' vari- ety.
 The other places on the state ticket, apparently, were long ago conceded as settled. There was just a question as to the efforts of General Phelps Mont gomery of New Haven to displaee on the ticket W. B. Seeley of Bridgeport, the organization candidate for comp troller, but in the language of one lead- .er, General Montgomerys supporters were not "perniciously active"
 The gubernatorial situation oeca- stoned the greatest interest early in the day. The friends of the Meriden candidate seemed to take the position that it was all over but the shouting, but the supporters of New Haven s probate judge not only kept at it until an unusually late hour, but were for midably early in renewed activity this morning.
 The delegates were as a rule late in rising, but by 8:30 the hotel corridors began to hustle and half an hour later the scenes of yesterday afternoon and last night were duplicated.
 The first official event of the day was the meeting at 9:30 of the commit tee on resolutions and at this meeting the committee considered a formal draft of the platform, tentatively adopt ed by the committee last night.
 When the convention hall doors were opened agents of literary bureaus rushed in and distributed reams of literature The bulk of the great vol- ume of this sort of argument was dis eributed by agents of Judge Cleave-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
WANT NO LICENSE VOTE.
Petition Has Been Presented to City
 Clerk M. J. Ryan.


 A petition has been filed with City Clerk Ryan which will be presented to the meeting of the board of aldermen next Monday night. asking that call for vote on the no license question be inserted in the notice for the annual town meeting. This does away with the proposition to let the election go by default. It is said that the no license people are organized and intend to make vigorous fight to close the sa- looms. While it is doubtful that they will be able to win out, still the fact of asking for vote on the question shows that there are st1l men in our midst who believe that public interest would be benefited by Che wiping out of the saloons altogeLner. The petition will be the means of stirring up the opposition so that the election which some people thought would not come off at all may turn out to be the 1iveli- est one Waterbury has mad since the year prior to the season when people had to take Centennial Balm,' instead of beer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-17
ELECTION AT PORTO RICO.
The Campaign is Expected to
 Open up Lively Soon.

The Election Comes in November and
 Will Cover the Entire Island-The
 Porto Rican is Very Enthusiastic in
 Politics and Fights to the Bitter
 End
 San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept 1O.-On November will be held an election covering the entire island, at which time a resident commissioner to the United States, five delegates from each legislative district, a mayor for each municipal district, one municipal judge. three school trustees and mem bers of the council will be chosen. In San Juan two municipal judges and two substitutes will be voted for.
 While the campaign has not fully opened yet the first few meetings have been theatrical The Porto Rican is good citizen, he generally minds his own business and believes in the ad- age: Live and let lives-until it comes to politics. Then there are no half way measures. If you are on the opposite side, whatever that may be, your opponent considers that you are not entitled to live and that you have
 
 you do not believe as he does. This being the case with one faction and the other it will be readily seen that when Greek meets Greek ihere is bound to be results of the Donny- brook species more or less.
 Thus far few meetings have been held which have not ended with few broken heads and the grave charge has been made that the police were not the least active in either precipi- tating of lending passfve encourage ment to one or the other faction. To- day in Porto Rico there are, strictly speaking two parties, the republican 1 party, now in power, and the Ameri- can federal. And party has sprung l up in the last few weeks which styles l itself unionist. Its platform is Utop- l ian to such an extent that it is not ] being considered seriously by the two l others.
 Two years ago the federals cast no vote at all, claiming that it would be useless to go to the polls as the re- l publicans would count them out. The federals are going to the polls this year and are going to see that their votes are counted as cast Tn this determination they have the endorse ment of the governor, who has de clared that fair election must be l held whatever the result.
 Most of the trouble occurs in inter for towns where the people have little else to do except to dabb1e in politics and everybody is a politician. The re cent disturbances at Humacayo, Cayey and Juncos were only the result of I that abnormaIIy developed feeling of intolerance.
 I In certain districts the police have openly proselyted for one side or the other until brought severely to task by the higher officials. and acting Governor Hartzel and Chief Tectol have struck upon a happy plan. IT republican strongholds policemen with federal leanings will be detailed anC those with republican sympathies will patrol the federal towns.
 I It is most difficult to forecast the result at this time, as nominations have not even been made, but tha1 the federals will carry number o1 districts and make very good show ing in the house of delegates is con- ceded by those Wha are in a position to know.