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The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Training Shepherd Dogs.

The nativcs of Mexico seem TO have
an original Wy OF trimming shepherd
dogs pup is taken from its mother
as soon after bifth as possible, the
breed of the dog being immaterial
The young of a sheep Or goat is taken
away. and the pup is substituted.
After the first few days the pup Is
never fed except JUS before the flock
goes to pasture in The morning and
just after the sheep arr brought In at
night.
As soon as he can walk he goes out
with the flock and stays with 1t all
day Whenever he begins to anticl-
pate supper by trying 10 drive the flock
in before SHUTDOWN he gets punished.
After he is about II year old he takes
flock out, guards it from other dogs
and coyotes during lie day and brings
1t in at the proper time at night
without supervision All kinds of
temptations can be tried on any dog
that Is encountered ia tine hills with
his flock, but in spite of all he will re-
main faithful to his duty. driving his
flock to a safe distance before ventur-
ing to make the acquaintance of any
other dog
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Heredity and Genius.

Expeditions of the laws of heredity
fail In affording no elew to the under
standing of genius. As these laws of
inheritance are now eNpOunded il
would seem that no offspring could
ever rise above the average level of
preceding generations. and we have all
had thousands of commonplace an
cestors. In animals excellence Is. as a
rule, easily accounted for; In man it is
not so. How comes ii that in the same
family one member rises not merely
above all the rest, but above the bulk
of mankindf One only of the Bona
parties was a Napoleon; one only of
the Shakespeares could write Ham
let" And why should the son of an
ordinary Lincolnshire farmer and his
probably ordinary wife have turned
out not merely the greatest natural
philosopher of his time. but of all
time? We are still waiting for a sec
ond Isaac Newton. To say that such
men are sports" is to give us word
for a thing and merely to cover ig-
norance. The sport must be caused,
and what was the cause? The excel
lent work being done in tracing the In
fluence of heredity only makes more
astounding these prodigles of genius
Baltimore Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

Professor Barnes cautions parents
against the overstimulation Of young
children and cites various ways in
which this is accomplished. One of
these Is to provide elaborate play
things In large quantities. which have,
he says, bad influence on children.
a child's interest is 50 easily aroused
that many attractions prove confusing
and wearisome and generally injuri-
GUS to his development. He considers
that an iron engine with two or three
cars, a good supply of building blocks
and one limited Noah's ark will make
an ample list for a boy under six years
of age. If another toy is supplied, one
of the three should be taken away, it
being extremely desirable that a child's
attention should be concentrated on a
few things at time. The professor
deprecates many of the summer out
ings given to children, considers travel
bad and condQmns in wholesale fash
ion the sin as he puts 1t, of allow
Ing little boy or girl To sing and dance
and give reCitations for friends. He
qualities this statement with another
that to do these things In class or
before his parents only Is quite another
matter and may be permitted In mod
Grafton. Everything to make a child's
egoism die out should be encouraged.
1T is impossible" he sums up. ITO ar
range a life for child that would be
too simple. New York Post
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Emergency Assistant.

One of the latest occupations for We
men is an emergency assistant" This
assistant stands ready to help her ac-
quaintanceS through times Of domestic
storm and stress, for a consideration.
She will take charge of a home and
children when its mistress is suddenly
called away. she will superintcnd
housekeeping or run wedding and is
readX$O come to the rescue Of the dis
tress6d housewife whose servants have
left her on the arrival Of unexpected
visitors. AS may be seen. the occupa-
ton offers infinite possibilities to the
woman of education and refinement,
tact and common sense and some eN-
perience of general domestic problems.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

have had q good start. That will be,
let us say, fifteen minutes. Any one
who attempts to leave before that time
will be shot dead at the door. and you
know | have "A habit of keeping my
word. To simplify matters | intend to
place this alarm clock"-here he held
up an alarm clock which was handed
to him from the wings to the view of
the audience-"here on this table. 1t
is set to go off at IL o'clock. Don't
leave your seats until you hear it. If
you do
Before the sentence was finished
Gentleman George had vanished.
The people in the house looked at one
another wonderingly. No one dared to
be the first to tempt fate by getting up
and leaving the theater. Yet each man
there believed that the threat was n
bluff" intended to give the robbers
chance to get safely away They were
disinclined, however, to put their belief
to the test, and no one stirred. While
matters We're still in this indetermi-
nate state a piercing cry of Fire.
rang out throughout the house and
was Immediately taken up on several
sides.
The managers of the theater at this
outcry rushed on the stage and shouted
words meant to be calming to the audi
ence. They succeeded in u measure In
allaying the panic which was begin
ming to get under way, but many peo-
pie, overweight by the evenings hap
penings. rushed from the theater out
into the street. Then it was discovered
conclusively that there was no fire, but
that the scare raised by the cry had
added to the start already gained by
Gentleman George and his band.
BY noon on the day following the
sheriff was ready to start for the
haunts of Gentleman George with q
strong posse, when the mayor sent for
him and read this letter, found on his
doorstep that morning:
Dear Mr. Mayor-A dastardly outrage
has been perpetrated on my good name
and incidentally on the people of your
city by the ruff1ans who held up the
Opera House last night. The person call
ing himself Gentleman George was only
an impersonator. l believe l know the
scoundrel, and by the time you receive
this myself and a few trusty comrades
will be on his trail. The good citizens of
Oaktree cannot be more grieved than l
am over the regrettable occurrence of
last evening. TO show you that l was not
the man who held up the Opera House l
inclose you my latest photograph, made
in San Francisco. You can depend upon
1t that the evldoers of last night will be
brought to justice Yours in good faith
GENTLEMAN GEORGE
The sheriff did not like the cool. i'm
pertinent tone of the letter and thought
that, owing to his long immunity, Gen
tleman George was inclined to Jest
with the township. The mayor thought
differently. 1t was, he said, a very
courteous note. and he could not see
that it in any way reelected on the
town. Sides were taken, and the next
election WAS fought out largely OH the
question of the good faith or other
wise of Gentleman George Though
the election went in favor of the may
or and the upholders of Gentleman
George, to this day it has not been de-
termined whether or not it was that
polished bandit who had held up the
Opera House. ..,..-....,..s.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
gaEoRLITTLE ~
eGoIL-Iks --@I1l
THE MYSTERIOUS TUMBLER
A Simple Trick That May He Per-
formed by Any Hoy or Girl.

A simple Trick That May He Per-
formed by Any Hoy or Girl.
The boy or girl who can perform q
clever feat in magic or make neat
experiment In physics Is always con
sldered an acquisition to company
and IS popular accordingly. Besides.
the performance Of the feat or the
making of the experiment Is sure to
give the boy himself good deal Of
pleasure.
Here Is a little experiment that Is
mysterious enough to those that wit
ness 1t to seem like magic, and yet 1t
simply Is an illustration Of well
known principle of natural philosophy.
All you need to make the experiment
Is a marble top table, such as may be
found In any parlor or sitting room; a
glass tumbler and q piece OF candle.
You first put under the two legs at
one end Of the table thin wedges Of
wood or paper, to give the table a
very slight incline In the direction of
the other end II you wish to make
the feat all the more mysterious, you
should put the wedges under the legs
when the company is not looking
Now take plain glass tumbler and
moisten the rim carefully SO that the
water will stick to it or at least enough
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a 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 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 oil
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., 1902-09-04
HCome Hereln In Innnnese

writer on childrens games In
Japan says: "Blind mans buff as
played in Japan is quite the same
as the game played by western chill
dren, but if you play it with Jap
anese l may warn you not to say
Come here" in English to any one
you may be trying to catch. 1t will
be all right to say in japanese 'Ghot-
to oide' Come here momenD OF
'Oide nasal (CondeScend to come
here. The person spoken to will not
'oide' of course if he or she can help
himself or herself, but if you call out
in English Come here" as | know a
foreigner did once, you may interrupt
the game. Come here lin japanese
character written ka-mD means for.
eign dog Inu is the word for native
dog, but the first foreigners in Yoke
hama, Americans and English folk, al
ways said Come here! to their dogs
and the expression has become Jap
anese word"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

Over my sink are two bottles and Il
nail cleaner. One bottle contains five
parts of lemon juice To one of alcohol,
which will keep indefinitely. The other
contains the following lotion: one
fourth of an ounce of gum traEacanth
added to one pint of rainWater which
has stood three days. then one ounce
each of alcohol, glycerin and witch ha-
eel, also n little good, faint perfume
After washing dishes or preparing veg
etables l apply little of the lemon
juice, then the lotion and in n moment
my hands are dry. soft and very
smooth. All stains disappear as if by
magic, and the nails are cleaned easily.
The time required is not over two min
utes. This process repeated five or six
times daily will certainly repay house
keepers for what is there more indica-
tive of refinement than well kept
hands? Then, too, the expense OF
these lotions is comparatively nothing
Be sure to have them in handy place
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Deaths from Dyspepsia
on THE INCREASE.
THE CAUSE.

There is no longer any doubt in the
minds OF the medical profession that the
increased number of deaths from dyspep-
sia Is almost entirely due to the methods
heretofore used in treating the disease.
lust because digestive ferments and
certain drugs relieved the patient suffer
ing from Indigestion, it has always been
snnnosed that such remedies digested the
foad in the stomach, and thus saved the
diseased organ from this painful duty,
bnt now it is positively known that these
soscalled digestive ferments and drugs do
not and cannot digest food. They sim
nlv decompose it.
To decompose food means to destroy
all It's virtues as food.
Under these circumstances the brain,
nerves, muscles and body do not receive
sufficient nourishment to keep them in a
healthy condition and the sufferer soon
becomes both mental and physical
wreck
Is it any wonder then that the medical
profession, knowing that every remedy
sold for dyspepsia during the past ten
years contains one or more of these in
qredients, have discarded them all and
accepted MONA as the only cure with
which they can safely treat this disease
MI-o-NA is to-day the only remedy on
the market that does not depend upon
digestive fcrments and drugs to afford re-
Lief II the sufferer tits the only remedy
sold which has for its sole object the
healing of the diseased organs themselves.
Consequently its effects are almost magi-
cal. One tablet of MONA taken before
each meal for two days is generally sufii-
Gent to relieve all distress, andin very
short time the diseased organs themselves
are digesting the food as nature intended,
and extracting from it all that goes to
make healthy brain, steady nerves and
strong muscles
>MI-o-NA is sold by
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

The most singular instance that
have known of a robins fearlesSuess
was the kind Of military instinct which
some years ago led pair t. make
their nest at the back of a target at
Aldershot. 1t was in the shooting
range of the Fourth battalion of the
Sixtieth rifles and the colonel of the
regiment told me of II at the time.
The little pair paid uat the least at
tention to the shots laundering on the
target just Mt the back OF their nest.
The soldiers were careful not to med
die with them, and the vonng brood
hatched and were brought up in safe
ty.-Cornhill.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

If an acorn be suspended by piece
of thread within half an inch Of the
surface of some water contained IN a
hyacinth glass and so permitted to re-
main without being disturbed, it Will
In a few months burst and throw a
root down into the water and shoot
upward its straight and tapering stem
with beautiful little green leaves.
A young oak tree growing in this
way is a very interesting object. a
chestnut may be treated in the same
manner. The water must be changed
sufficiently often 10 afford these trees
the necessary quantity of nourishment
from the matter contained in 1t,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
HANGING PICTURES,
The Proper Manner of Placing Them
on the Wall.

The proper hanging Of pictures is Us
important IS wise selection OF sub
Jects or as tasteful framing. To give
the walls Of room dignihed and
restful feeling nothing must be placed
upon them to disturb the vertical ef-
feet. A wall should remain n fat sur.
face. The first Illustration shows front
and back views of a picture hung with
two hooks so that the wire forms yer
tical lines that harmonic with the
lines Of the frame. TIE picture, being
fiat against the wall. casts no unrestfuI
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Wnahtnr SILK Rihhnna.

SILK ribbons OF any color can be safe
ly washed in cold suds made with the
best soap After the soil is removed
rinse in clear, cold water. but never
wiring. The best way to dry them is to
lay them while wet upon a marble
mantel or table or on pane of glass,
and with stiff finger nail brush rub
them sideways until every crease and
wrinkle and air bubble is removed.
Then leave until dry.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
The Young PartridEes.

All summer long while berries are
plenty the tlocks hold together, finding
ten pair of quiet eyes much better pro-
lection against surprises than one
frightened pair. Each flock is then I'M
der the absolute authority of the
mother bird, and one who follows
them then gets some curious and in
tensely interesting glimpses of a par
tridge's education. If the mother bird
is killed by owl or hawk or weasel,
the flock still holds together while ber-
ries last under the leadership of one of
its own number more bold or cunning
than the others. But with the ripening
autumn, when the birds have learned,
or think they have learned, all the
sights and sounds and dangers of the
wilderness, the covey scatters, partly
to cover wider range in feeding, part
ly in natural revolt at maternal au-
thority, which no bird or animal likes
to endure after he has once learned TO
take care of himself.--W. j. Long in
Outing.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

The best remedy for burn is to
keep away the air. and flour, OIL or
plunginE the burned part IN cold water
and keeping 1t there will do this until
the wound can be properly dressed. a
mother saved her little son from dis
figurement by her presence of mind.
He tipped dish of hot oatmeal into
his face. She instantly poured olive oil
from the cruet over his face and kept
1t there, and the burns healed without
scar.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
HOW TO HANG A PICTURE.

shadows. The second Illustration
shows similar views Of Il very com
mon but mistaken fashion Of hanging
pictures. Here the eye Is distracted
from the picture, which should be the
center Of interest. The oblique lines Of
the wire are obtruslve, and the ugly
shadow usually cast by the outhanging
frame is still more so. In fact, all the
lines confuse the eye. so that wall
thus hung with pictures can never be
beautiful or reasonable from an arts
tic standpont.-J. II. In Good House
keeping.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
la the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine.
IN BANKRUPTCY
In the matter of
ELMORE WITHEE In Bankruptcy.

IN Int WAIItT OF
ELMORE WITHEE ! In Bankruptcy
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors OF ELMORE WITREE Of
Skowhegsn, in the county of Somerset and Dis
trict aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day
OF August A. d. 1902 said Elmore
Withee was duly adjudcsted bankrupt,
and that the first meeting of his creditors will
be held at Daniel Lewis office. in Skowhegan,
Maine on the goth day of Sept, A. ID. 1902 al
10 O'Clock in the forenoon. lat which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their claims, sp.
point trustee, canine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may proper
ly come before said meeting lwS6
September 2. A. ID. 1902
DANIEL LEWIS, Referee in Bankruptcy,
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

A minister who used to preach In
Somerville had a little boy. \ few
days before his father left the city to
go to his new parish ore of his neigh.
bors said to the little boy, $50 your
father is going to work in New Bed
ford, is he?"
The little hoy looked up, wondering
"Oh, no he said, "only Preach
Trained Motherhood.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Saving Ills Fishers Hair.

Lord Charles was often troubled by
importunate acquaintances, who beg
ged for some of his fathers Che Duke
of Wellington hair. On such occa-
sions he said to an old servant whose
hair was like the dukes: "Sit down,
John. l must cut off another lock"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Art and Literature.

Friend-Have you sold that historic
al painting of yours yet?
Artist-No but I've hired fellow to
write historical novel dealing with
the same period. If that makes q hit.
can easily dispose of the picture
Life.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
WHERE DOCTORS FAIL
To Cure Woman's Ills, Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline
JudsOn Writes:

DEAR HBs PISKHAH Soon after
my marriage two years ago found
myself IN constant pain. The doctor
said ny @omb was turned and this
caused the pain with considerable In
Examination lie prescri bed for me foR
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Winchester Pile Cure is

a pleasant tasting liquid remedy. which when
taken internally acts directly on The lower bow
els, Kills the pile formations in the blood. grad
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The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

The eggs of silkworms can with.
stand, without injury a temperature
of IS degrees below zero.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

Between Themselves He You know you
married me for my money" She-"Well, I'm
glad You give me credit for not being an utter
D., Al
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

The typhoid fever mortality varies
from per cent TO - per cent.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Phi. il {: 8
Winchester Pile Cure liquid taken internally
Does This by Killing the Pile
Formations-Money Back
IL IL r ils To CnrR.

50 many thousands Of people have been cured
OF all kinds of Piles -PtotrudinE. Bleeding. In
ternal and External and Chronic Constipation
by Winchester Pile Cure that we will refund the
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who have been cured by Winchester Pile Cure
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10 az.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
The snn,e Old Hole.

Inc Shne Oiu more
What's the matter with
you?
Doorkey-Pm In a hole again.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
PILES !
PILss
PLIES

Dr. Williams Iud al Pile Ointment is pre-
pared to cure Piles and DOES II ia short or
der. Easy To apply, every boN guarantee ed. Soc
ard 800. All druggists or 10y mail.
GEO. F. SAMPSON, Skowhegau, Maine.