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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Miss o,Donald ofMadison who has been

Miss O'Donald OF Madison who has been
spending several days with relatives 10
this town, has returned home.
Miss Dena Trafton has returned to
Hartland. having partially recovered from
her recent lllness at Newport.
The xEpworlh League will give supper
and entertainment in the basement OF the
opera house. Thursday evening Jan. IS.
The ladies' of the league furnish the supper
while the gentlemen furnish the entertain
ment.
Miss Lulelia Brimer of Brewer, who has
been i'll at her home in that place, has re-
turned 10 her york as stenographer In
Linn Wooden Cos. office. During her
absence, Mrs. p. r Longley filled the
vacancy.
The speakers in the prize contest held
several weeks ago in Palmyra will repeat
their entertainment in the Grace Linn
Methodist church. Friday evening Jan.
10. at the contes, held in Palmyra. Har-
ry Goodrich was awarded the prize.
The ladies' Of the Epworth League have
decided 10 have fair sometime the last
of the winter or early spring Mrs. Jen-
ME Schwartz was chosen as chairman
II is hoped all the ladies will be willing to
assist Mrs. Schwartz and in that way they
will be sure of success.
The Outlook Club met on Saturday
afternoon, with Mrs. Jennie Schwartz
The afternoon was spent most pleasantly
the subject being socialism Miss Ethel
Butt gave piano solo, DR.. Fuller read a
story pertaining to socialism. Mrs. Fish
read an interesting paper on socialism,
after which Miss Butt gave another piano
solo. The club is in fiourishing condl-
ton, several new members have been tax
en- in and quite sum OF money added TO
the reading room fund
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
A Cheeky Customer.

81 had unique but tantalizing ex-
perience the other day." said clerk
who works in a hair store. "A man
came into our place and asked to look
at some false boards. OF course he was
accommodated, and he spent over an
hour going over the lot, trying them OF
and examining himself In a glass. He
took up my time, and after he had ex-
amined everything in that line in the
store he thanked me and said he was
considering whether to raise beard or
not and wished to see how he would
look In the different styles"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
st. AlbaDs

There is about two feet of snow on the
level
Some farmers have got their years
wood ; many have not.
VIM; H. Weston and wife were in town
visiting old friends, last week.
E L. Jones is still gathering cream.
] w. Jewett drove to Bangor last
week. TO visit his brother, who is sick
His daughter, Bessie accompanied him,
Mr.. N. B. Turner's friends think he i,
slowly improving.
Clifford Jewett and Miss Ethel are in
town stopping with A. R. Jewett for a
short time.
Tree cutting and putting 10 ice will be
quite business now for the next few
days and help is in great demand.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

"Some time ago my daughter caught
a severe cold. She complained of pains
in her chest and had bad cough. l
gave her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
according to directions and in two days
she was well and able to 60 to school
have used this remedy in my family
for the past seven years and have never
known it to fall" says James Prender-
CAST, merchant, Annato Bay, Jamaica,
est India Islands The pains in the
chest indicated an approaching attack
of pneumonia, which in this instance
was undoubtedly warded off by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1t oounteracts
any tendency of cold toward pneu-
monia. For sale by G. R. Fogg, okow.
hogan; l.. G. Williams, Athens; Jenness
& Chamberlain, Jackman
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

On the banks of the 'iigris and the
Euphrates the icorice plant Is chiefly
grown. I hese great rivers flow through
fiat, treeless prairieS of uncultiVated
and nearly uninhabited land. Fer three
months of the year hot winds blow,
and the temperature reaches lo4 de
grees.
For six months of the year the eli
mate is moderate and salubriOus, and
for three months bleak and wintry, the
thermometer going down to 30 degrees
at night
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
For Over Sixty Years.
800. Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleas.
ed to learn that there is at least one dread
ed disease that science has been able tc
cure IN all its stages and that is Catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity
Catarrh, being constitutional disease
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

A neglected cough or cold may lead
to serious bronchial or lung troubles
Don't take chances when Foley's Honey
and Tar affords perfect security from
serious effects of cold. Sold by F. W
Buchanan, Skowhegan; Geo. Gushing,
Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

Charles F. Allen of Portland, aged 49,
died late Saturday night. He has been
10 failing health for some time. Mr.
Allen served during the war as men,
Ter Of the 1st, 10Th and 10th Maine regi.
ments, and was sergeant of the guard In
charge Of Jefferson Davis, after his
pQptDrp
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

wife who
has " every-
thing S h e
wants. - He
" an t s to
X n o W
what S the
matter. But
I he wife
can't tell.
S he only
knows that
she is de-
pressed and
respondent.
S NC h a
condition is
usually re-
a t ed to-
some form
of wou1anly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

The appointment o; James <. Hewey
of Alfred, as clerk of the United States
circuit and district courts was officially
announced, Saturday. Mr.. Hewey was
for several terms clerk of courts for
York county.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Greatest of All Physicians.
Eminent Discoverer of
PAlNE'S CELERY
COMPOUND

Prof. Edward Z. Phelps NJ. d., Ii. D.,
was born in Connecticut and graduated at
Yale.
His unusual talent soon brought him reputa-
ton and prominence. First he was elected to
the professorship of anatomy and surgery in
the Vermont University. Next he was APP
pointed lecturer in Dartmouth College. The
following year he was chosen to the most
important professorship in the country, a
place that he occupied when he made his
world famed discovery of Paine's Celery Com
pound
This infallible cure for those fearful ills that
result from an impaired nervous system and
impure blood, has endeared the great doctor
to the world.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

Whether woman is fearful or cheer
full depends not on what she has materi-
ally, but what she is physically. Many
an indulgent husband is driven almost
to despair by the fearful outburst of
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Tried to Conceal 1t.

It's the old story of murder will OUT
only in this case there's no crime. A
woman feels run down has backache OF
dyspepsia and thinks it's nothing and
tries to hide it until she finally breaks
down. Don't deceive yourself. Take
Electric Bitters at once. 1t has d repu-
tation for curing stomach, Liver and
Kidney troubles and will revivify your
whole system. The worst forms OF
those maladies will quickly yield to the
curative power of Electric Bitters Only
SOC, and guaranteed by George E.
Sampson, Druggist.
feudal king. "But, your Majesty" protested
the Lord High Executioner he ia your first
cousin" IL know; but | prefer to have him
my cousin once removed.
"Cure the cough and save the life" DR.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs and
colds down to the very verge of consumption.
Carrie-"Have you finished your graduation
essay yet, Minnie? Minnie-"No. not yet. I've
got the paper and the ribbon, a beautiful shade
but haven't had time to think about the
writing yet"
For Over Sixty Years.
MRS wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions of mothers
for their children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t sooths the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by druggists
In every part of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle he sure and ask for MRS. Wnslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
"Who were those tive women who just regis
| teredfp inquired the hotel proprietor. Mrs
Mary McGinnis and her daughter, Miss May.
me MACHINES" replied the clerk"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
LIN Anainaf IL.

Poor cook we've got just now. for she
Can't cook to save her life.
I'd like to fire her; but, gee!
] can't, for she's my wife!
Brooklyn Life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
Pneumonia and La Grippe,

Coughs cured quickly by Foley's
Honey and Tar Refuse substitutes
Sold by w. Buchanan, Skowhegan;
Geo. Gushing, Madison.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
BILLS OF COST.

STATE OF MAINE-SoMERsE COUNTY.
County Treasurer's Office, Skowhegan, |
Dec. 2o, 1902. (
The following bills of costs were allowed at
the August adjourned term of the County
Commissioners Court, 1902
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

General Samuel Thomas, the well.
known railroad man and financier. died
Sunday night, at his home in New York
City.
Nine. Garibaldi, widow of the Italian
patriot, is dangerously i'll at Leghorn,
Italy.
at was almost miracle. Bufdock Blood Bit
tiers cured me of a terrible brea king out all over
the body. am very grateful" Miss Julia Fill
bridge. West Cornwell, Conn.
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains,
stings. Instant relief DR.. Thomas EcectriC
Oil. At any drug store
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
"DOn't Know
How | Got
Such a Cold"

Most of us have heard this ex-
preston many times.
Did you lever notice that the
Don't know how got it cold
is bad one to get over' That
before you are through with the
hoarseness, the cough, the eight
feeling" the general discomfort,
and the out of sorts sensations,
you are apt to have another such
cold, and so on until it hangs on
for weeks :
These colds mean that your sys-
TEN is out of gear They usually
precede serious diseases like con-
sumption, bronchitis. They are
dangerous.
We have found a remedy for all
sorts of colds, coughs, that is not
a so-called cough-cure. 1t does
not stupefy with opium, nor fill
the system with vicious drugs.
1t is Vinol. We are perfectly
willing to tell any inquirers at our
store what it is made of and how
we came to take hold of it.
1t certainly does the work. Old
coughs go off like magic. 1t even
relieves people far gone in con-
sumption. People right in town
have proved it. We sell it subject
to guarantee - money back if it
doesn't help you. Isn't it foolish
to put the matter off =?
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

The following bills of cost were allowed at
the December term of the County Commits
sioners' Court, 1902
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

The following bills of cost were allowed at
the September Supplemental term of the
County Commissioners Court, 1902:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15

The crowned heads of every nation,
The rich men, poor men and misers
All join in paying tribute to
DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
H. Williams, san Antonio, Tex, writes
Little Early Riser Pills are the best !
ever used in my family. unhesitating-
ly recommend them to everybody. They
cure Constipation, Jaundice, malaria
aud all other liver troubles. Geo. E
sampson.
Bacon-"You say there are no boo 4 bi oeri es
in Morocco?" Egbert-"I believe that's the
report" "Ridiculousl See all thee books we
got that are bound in Morocco"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-15
New Books.

Books have recently beee placed II
Skowhegan public library, as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Nebraska Live Stock Breeders.

The annual meeting of the Nebras-
ka Improved Live Stock Breeders AS
ISOLATION was held Jan. Fl at the
State University at Lincoln. The at
tendance was good and the interest
excellent. Among the papers read
at the meeting was one by Prof. Smith
on the feeding value of wheat. He
declared il to be more efficient than
corn in the feeding of steers, and that
100 pounds Of wheat would equal 100
pounds OF corn for that purpose. A
very good paper on ergot was read by
Prof j. l.. Sheldon. Ergot contains
properties that are poisonous to man
and beast When cattle have been fed
through the winter on hay containing
ergot, the poison begins to manifest
itself towards spring. 1t reduces the
ejaculation to such an extent that the
blood collects in the eXtremities OF
the animal, such as the tail and the
ears. The preventive is to see that
no grass containing ergot is eaten by
cattle and that none of it is cut for
hay. DR.. w. II. Dalrymple of Louis
lana talked on the immunizing Of
northern cattle. He expressed his
confidence in the value Of inoculating
northern cattle against Texas fever
when taken South. Other papers
were read by well-known professors
and stock raisers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Winter Shelter for Pias.

Feeds and Feeding: At the Kan
sas Agricultural College, Shelton test
ed the value Of shelter during winter
with ten pure-bred Berkshires, weigh
ing from 200 to $50 pounds each, di-
vided into two lots Of five each One
lot was placed in a warm basement,
each pig occupying a pen by itself
The pigs in the other lot were like
wise kept in separate pens, but in an
open yard, the only protection being a
board fence on the north. The trial
began Nov. 81 lasting ten weeks.
The outdoor temperature ranged from
IL degrees below zero to 81 above
zero. and the indoor temperature from
10 to AZ degrees above. The pigs
were given all the shelled corn they
would consume without. waste, with
the results Stated below
The pigs kept in the barn con-
sumed ISIS, the total gain was COS.
and the amount of feed required for
100 pounds of gain was 476.
The pigs kept in open yard con-
sumed 2,S44 pounds, made a total gain
of 479 pounds, and required 593
pounds of feed TO make 100 pounds of
gain
We learn from the above that the
pigs kept in the open yard required
III pounds. or % per cent more corn
for 100 pounds of gain than those
given shelter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
How Plants oet Carbon.

Prof. +. II. King: OF course not al
of the carbonic acid in the air which
passes across a clover field cap be
secured. nor indeed all of that which
enters the intercellular air passages
of the green parts OF the plant, and
hence it follows that very much larg
er volumes of air than have been
stated must be brought into close con
tact with the growing clover In order
TO meet its needs. This air, however
cannot come into intimate relations
with the green chloropb yll-Dearing
cells of the clover in the field with
out Of necessity permitting the evap
Grafton of large quantities OF water
from the plants; and this brings us
to realize how imperative is the de
mand for water by rapidly growing
crops. The writer has found, for eX
ample, by direct measurement that
the air passing three feet above
clover field, and at a moderate rate,
even as early as May 80 in Wisconsin,
when the air temperature is only
524S f., may have its relative humid
ity increased from A to AS per cent
by the moisture taken from the field;
and this means that 3,510 pounds OF
water are required to make even the
observed change of humidity in a
volume of 1872 800 900 cubic feet of air,
which is the amount required to car
ry to the clover crop its carbon, sup
nOSing ALL the carbon which the air
contained to be utilized.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.
Matters OF General Interest Taken
from the Wires.
Some OF the Happenings Of the Past Week
Given la Condensed Paragraphs
for Busy People.
"Wednesday. MaY O.

The German foreign Office has grant
of the eXequator of the Cuban con
sui general, Senior Nolez, at Hamburg.
The resumption Of the trials of the
Shamrock IL was prevented by the
inclemency Of the weather
Charles NJ. Schwab has been re-
elected president of the United States
Steel Corporation.
The trustees of Columbia universe
~ have appointed Professor James
Brown Scott, of the University of IL
linois, to a professorship.
Yaqui Indians in Sonora, Mexico,
are holding Colonel Martin Ericsson, a
millionaire stockman for a ransom.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Cooperative
Mutual Insurance Companies is in SEES
sion at Chattanooga.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Saturday, May 9.

The appearance is reported of bu-
bonic plague at Callao, Peru
The southern Baptist convention is
in session al savannah. Ca, with full
ly 1900 delegates and visitors pres
emit
Paul c. Wagnitz, county assessor,
Of NIisSoula, Mont, who left his home
two weeks ago to collect taxes. is be-
lieved' to be dead, a victim Of foul
play.
The National Association of Mutual
Cooperative Insurance Companies will
hold its next convention in Topeka
Kan, in May, 1904.
Dong Gong, Chinese leper who
escaped at st. Louis, was recaptured
in a Chinese laundry.
Peter Griffin, an Ohio farmer, was
robbed of 500 while asleep in the
Grand Central passenger station, Chi
cago.
Miss Jane Field, who in private life
is Miss Minna Claussenius, Of Chi
cago, is engaged TO Laurens Pember
Rider, wealthy New Yorker, and
will leave the stage i'm three weeks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Thursday, Nav I.

a 2-cent-per-mile passenger fare bill
has gone to engrossment in the Wis
consin assembly.
The bill granting women the right
TO vote was rejected in the COnnecti'
cut house of representatives.
Havana, Cuba, is healthier place
than Washington, according TO the
latest government reports.
William Scollay Whitwell, a pOpu-
lar senior at Harvard and member of
the university crew and foot ball elev'
en-, has been missing since Feb. p.
Circuit Attorney Folk. Of st. Louis
refused to accept a $4,000 home as
a testimonial from friends.
Miss Beulah Jacobs. Is years old,
is missing from ChicagOand her friends
suspect she has eloped with Earl Nc
Cormick
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Monday, May IL.

A mosque ut Kinpriul, Bulgaria, in
which POO Moslems had assembled was
blown up with dynamite.
Notice has been given in the Cana
dian house Of commons of abll to
change the name of Hudson bay TO the
Canadian sea.
Owing TO the discovery of bubonic
plague at Callao the principal mar
kets of Lima, Peru, have been closed.
Sousa and his band are playing ut
the Philharmonic in Berlin to big
houses.
Colima volcano. in Mexico, continues
in violent eruption.
On Dedication day, Thursday, April
80, 103,337 persons in all were adj
mitted to the Worlds fair grounds at
St Louis.
Forty-fve German farmers who are
touring the United States TO study
agriculture have arrived at St Louis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Friday. May 3.

Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock
is in Indian Territory on government
business
OF Episcopal dioceses Pennsylvania
and Washington vote against a change
of the name Of the church. Florida has
voted aye.
What is intended to be one of the
largest hotels in the world will be
erected at a cost Of 100000 at Sara
tOga, y. Y.
Three men held up the saloon Of w.
Mansion, Twenty-ffth and LaSalle
streets, Chicago, while half a dozen
patrons were at the bar
DR.. Lorenz. the Vienna surgeon, has
been showing the doctors gathered at
New Orleans Low to reduce congenital
hip dislocation.
The strike situation at Montreal is
practically unchanged.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Platinum.

Platinum rarely occurs i'm nuggets.
though once i'm a while lump OF il is
found the biggest ON record about
the size of a tumbler. being now pre-
served in the Dresden museum Some
time ago John NJ. Davidson OF Roches
ter. n Y. found the metal I'm two
meteorites interesting discovery,
inasmuch as il proved that platinum
exists in other worlds than ours.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Tuesday, May 12.

The American Theraupetic society,"
in fourth annual convention. is i'm SEES
sion at Washington.
George II. Ketcham is preparing to
take Cresceus to Europe this fall.
The twenty-eighth annual meeting
of the American Academy of Medicine
is i'm session at Washington.
Suit for S1.OO0,OOO taxes has been
filed by the state of Kentucky against
the Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany.
A fist fight on March Is between
Anton Besse and John Connors. at Chi
cago. has just resulted in the death of
Besse.
An unknown Cleveland member Of
the Knights Of Columbus has added
$4,000 to the 81 600 offered for the ar
rest of the slayer of Agatha Reichlin
at Lorain, o.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Power of Birds.

What tremendous power an eagle
eXerts when carrying away a lamb
that weighs, say, sixty pounds or over!
If you take the weight of the bird al
together, 76 pounds, then it appears
that an eagle can develop more than
two horsepower, and must put a
strain of over LOO pounds on the
muscles of the wings
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Quick Arrest.

j. a. Gullepge of Verbena, Ala, was
twice in the hospital from "A severe case
of piles causing "a tumors. After doctors
and all remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnca
Salve quickly arrested further infamma-
ton aud cured him. 1t conquers aches
and kills pain. Doc. at Longwell Bros,
druggists. IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Salt Brine as an Egg Preserver.

Method: A brine was made by
dissolving ninety grams (about three
and onefourth ounces) Of common ia.
BILE salt in 1900 cubic centimeters
(about one and two-thirds quarts) of
distilled water. making about a six
per cent solution. On May IS, 1899
twenty fresh eggs were washed,
placed in a stone jar, and the brine
poured over them until all were fully
covered by the liquid. Result Good,
0 per cent; bad, 100 per cent. On
opening the jar, May 81, 1900, a
sinking odor was evident The
shells of the eggs were, however
clean and clear. The whites were
clear, but watery. The yolks were
like thick gum clear through, and con-
tracted into nearly perfectly formed
globules. with heightened reddish col
or. The flavor was stale and briny.
The eggs were not disable.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
A Revelation.

If you will make inquiry it will be a
revelation to YOU how many succumb to
kidney or bladder troubles in one form or
another. If the patient is not beyond
medical aid, Foleys Kidney Cure will
cure. 1t never disappoints. For sale by
all druggists of Paw Paw. IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
To Mothers In this Town.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, making sickly child
strong and healthy. certain cure for worms
Sold by all druggists, 2Sc. Sample free. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmstead, lie Roy, n. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-05-15
Famous Drums.

The drums used by the Scots Guards
in South Africa have just been sold,
and in some cases they fetched be-
tween $500 and $3.50 apiece, a price
which is nearly eight times as much
as they originally cost.