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Afeerschaum Pipes.

"a meerschaum pipe that would have
brought sos ten years ago wouldn't
bring more than $40 now" said to-
baccooist. "Meerschaum pipes used to
be fashionable and popular In America,
but they nee not much sought for to-
day.
cit isn't strange that the liking for
them should have waned. The meer-
schaum is an unsatisfactory pipe at
the best. Drop 1t and 1t Is irretrievably
broken. Try to color 1t, and for a
month 1t tastes like soap.
ut isn't the meerSchaum in one Of
these pipes that colors anyway. 1t Is
a mixture N beeswax and oil that the
carvers rub into the block before they
carve It. You could smoke pipe OF
pure meeischaum all your life and at
your death 1t would lie as white as II
had been at your birth. 1t is the oil
and becswaX only thut-which colors. y
Washington Post.
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Pumice stone Is porous felospatnic
scoria from volcanoes The pores are
linear and so fine as often to be barely
visible except by means Of a magnify
ing glass. Its specific gravity is % to
24-wa<er besng the unlt-but by rea-
son OF its spongy texture pieces are
often bnoyant enough to float on water.
1t consists chiefly of silica with some
times II per cent OF lumina, per cent
of soda and per cent of potash. 1t is
of graytsh shades OF color. passing into
yellow and brown. The chief source
from which it Is obtained for CONNER
cial purposes is Campo Bianco, one Of
the Ldpari islands. where 1t forms hill
nearly 1000 feet high. In the arts
pumlce Is largely employed, mostly in
a pulverfzed state, as polishing mate
rial for ivory, wood, giaes, marbles, etc.
1t is also used In lump for grinding and
smoothing metallic surfaces, leather,
ETC., and In the preparation Of parch-
ments, etc. Quantities of the p0lver-
lied pumlce are used in making fancy
SOAPS.
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Nina Bean has been quite sick the las
few days.
Walter Smith returned to his bushes.
Monday morning, having visited his par
ents, Frank Smith and wife in Moscow
Mrs Charlie Hunnewel and little boy
of NJ ldison, have been the guests of frie n d
for few days past.
Mrs Ida Melvin and little boy of Oak
land was in town last Tuesday.
Miss Annie Colby OF Duluth, Mich, ar.
rived at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. w
Moore on Monday. She was expected on
Saturday nights train but owing to train
wreck in Canada, was delayed.
Mrs. Willie Powell of Caratunk has
been spending few days with her sisters
The Kelley girls.
Miss Dora Baker has reached her des-
tination among friends 10 Wisconsin.
Mrs Blanche Chase who has been
working at Garry Pond has gone to Mad
ison. Mrs Winnie Steward is taking her
place.
Ernest Andrews lost a fine pair oil
horses by lightning at Pleasant Pond on
Wednesday of last week. Another horse
belonging to w. B. Goodrich. hitched be-
side these, was uninjured.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Gregory, Mrs. A
c. Dinsmore and Arlie Dinsmore are
spending few weeks at Pleasant Pond.
Mrs. Flora Russell of Upton, Mass, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Burke.
BERTHE Greenwood gave talk to the
young men and boys at the Congregation
al vestry on Tuesday evening
Reuben Fairbrother was in town the
first of the week.
Leona Redmond is helping Mrs. A. S.
Burke
David Bean and Chas. Ham have re-
turned from fishing trip to Garry Pond.
A crew OF about seventy-hve, partly
Italians, are at work on the extension OF
the Somerset R. R. II Is expected that
the grading will be completed to Dead
Water this fall
The rear drive passed Bingham, July
goth, the latest known in the history oil
river driving.
C. M. Weber, M. A. Weber. Carl
Cotton and Eugene Wing Of Fairfield are
making novel trip in two canoes to
Moosehead Lake. They left Fairfield,
Saturday. spent Tuesday night 10 Bing-
ham, continuing their journey on We'd
nesday.
Roy Savage and party of young people
are occupying his cottage at Pleasant
Pond.
F. H. Colby and family returned from
Pleasant Pond on Wednesday.
At a hearing Tuesday, the selectmen
granted license to Anon Baker to erect
an engine, boiler and dynamo to furnish
electric lights to Bingham village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred James of Colorado
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Dinsmore and other relatives.
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Scion.

The Ladies' Home Circle met with
Mrs. T E. Butts Thursday afternoon
Work has been commenced on the
new school house in number 9. The
foundation was completed some time
ago but the work was suspended during
having. 1t is to be finished by Septem-
beI LIST, in time for the fall school.
Miss Doble who has been here from
Massachusetts visiting her aunt Mrs.
NJ. P. Pollard returned to her home
Saturday.
DR.. Greene and party went to
Bingham Friday afternoon
Mr.. T. j. Young and family and a
party of friends, among whom were
Mrs. Carrie Brofee and children, Ivan
and Clifford Dyer, went to Kngsbury
Pond Saturday to spend few days
fishing and blueberrying.
Miss Chispa Rowell returned Friday
from Southport where she had been
stopping for few weeks.
DIR. Chapman returned Saturday from
q trip to Jackman.
Lester Irvine and Elmer Merrill re-
turned Saturday from Berlin, n. H..
where they have been working for some
time past.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. Andrews and children
went to Bingham Monday to visit some
relatives and friends for few days.
Mr.. F. NJ. vittum left for Boston.
Thursday and is expected to return this
week with another car of horses.
Mr.. P. s. Longley went to Lewiston,
Friday, on business trip.
Mr.. r. /. Estes of Skowhegan passed
through town Monday on his way to
Bingham with eight horses.
Mr.. Charles Irvine has been drawn as
grand juror and L. G. Jewett as traverse
juror.
A special meeting of Ladies' Home
Circle will be held at Mrs. P. S. Long
ley's August 4, all Interested are urged
to be present and to bring In all finished
and unfinished work.
A reception was held in the vestry of
the M. E. Church, Thursday evening,
for the pastor and his wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Callaghan. Although the evening
was showery, large number were
present. The vestry was very Hastily
decorated with cIematis, golden-rod,
daisies, and garden flowers. Refresh
ments of waters, fruit punch, and fruit
were served. The following presents
were presented by Miss Ruth Manson
and Miss Berl Cram: A clock for Mrs.
Callaghan from the ladies of the church,
sum of money for Mr.. Callaghan
from the gentlemen, a jardinere from
Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent, pickle ar and
celery glass from Mrs. A. F. Jones,
and silver knives and forks from Mr..
and Mrs Joe Stevens. After the recep-
ton the following entertainment was
given. A duet by Miss Lulu Irvine and
Miss Matte Young Recitation by
Esther French, song by Berl Cram, reci-
tations by Esther Manson and Eva And
rews. Misses Matte Young, Lulu lrv-
inc, Lefie Padham, Ida Abbey were
ushers.
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Bingham.

Mr.. Cushman OF California, DR.. Will
liams OF New York and another gentleman
have been on trip 10 Garry Pond.
A COW belonging to Obed Pierce and
another belonging to Omar Firth were
killed by lightning during shower in
Moscow, Thursday Of last week.
Miss Stella Hunnewell OF The Forks
was in town the first OF the week.
Lawrence Livingstone has moved his
household goods to Biddeford, where he
has secured situation.
Mr.. BERTHE Greenwood, one of the In
structors at Good Will Fam Is In town,
and made some very interesting remarks
regarding the work being done at Good
viii.
Sue and Ellen Whitney returned from
their two weeks vacation last Saturday
night.
Mrs. T. F. Milett of Gorham. is visit
ing friends in Bingham.
Mary Clark has been spending the past
week at Caratunk and Pleasant Pond.
Mrs. J c. Gregory of Gorham is with
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. A. c. Dins-
more.
Mabel Lander has returned from Cor
ham and is now at her uncle, Elmer
Bakers in Moscow.
Horace Craig has been down from the
Pond for several days.
Fred Preble and wife and Walter Rob
inson and family took dinner at Pleasant
Pond last Sunday, returning in the even
ing.
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Faults In Conversation.

Dean Swift once said: There are
two faults In conversation which ap-
pear very different. yet arise from the
same root and are equally blamable.
l mean an Impotence to interrupt 9th
ers and the uneaslness Of beiE5 in
terrupted ourselves. The two chief
ends of conversation are to entertain
and improve those we are among or to
receive those benefits ourselves, which
whoever al consider cannot possibly
run into either Of those two errors, be
cause when any man spenketh In com
pany it Is to be Supposed he-doth 1t fer
his hearers sake and not his own. 50
that common discretion Will teach us
not to force their attention If they
are not willing to lend it. nor, on the
other side, to interrupt him who Is
In possession, because that is In the
Crossest manner to give the preference
to our own good sense"
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Harris and children
OF Waterville came TO town, SATURDAY
night Mrs. Harris and the children Will
remain this week with her mother, Mrs.
Joseph Jewell.
Mrs. Evvie White Campbell and Miss
Tosie Scannon aud little child belonging
to friend, all of New York, who have
been stopping for time with party OF
friends at Old Orchard, spent two days In
town this week, calling on friends and
were the guests of Mrs. c. P. Watson
while here.
DR.. Townsend the celebrated spiritual
Isl of Pittsfeld is expected to be in town
this week for one day.
William Harris lost good horse re-
Gently by being kicked.
Miss Lotte Clark of Lewiston is in
town to spend a two weeks vacation at
the home of her aunt Mrs. George
Smith.
Miss Dora Nelson and friend OF Water
vile has been spending few weeks va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nelson.
Miss Anna Nelson,w who has been at
work in Waterville is spending her vaca-
ton with friends in Canaan and Clinton.
Lunch at Benson's restaurant, opposite
REPORTER Office, when IN Sko~hegan'
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The word vaudeville" which now
means play In which songs are intro
ducet. is a corruption of Naux de Wire.
the names of two valleys in Normandy
A fuller In Wire, in the fifteenth cen
fury, composed some humorous an.
sattrical drinking songs, which were
very popular throughout France, under
the name Of their native place, "NauA
de Wire" The terms seen. to have
been corrupted into voiX de vile. y
collection % songs was published a.
Lyons In 1861 entitled ''Chanson5 NoiX
de Vile" and another at Paris in 151G
called "Recneil dea Plus Bellies Chan
sons en- Fotme DIES NoiX de Vile
Both these publications were probably
reprints Of the original songs. At any
rate, the name vaudeville" has In some
way grown out Of them. Boston Globe
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Browns Corner.

Rev T. Hams meeting Sunday was well
attended. His discourse was interesting
and instructive. He will have another
August I4'h.
Mr.. Fred Barnes went to Waterville
Wednesday. He is to have charge OF the
office at the Bayview House.
Miss Hattie Wyman has been spending
a week with Misses Eva and Mabel Moody
of Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Drew from the viii
lage attended meeting in this place Sun
day,
Mrs. George Weymouth and daughter
Muriel OF Eastport, Mr.. Charlie and Alice
Section of Lowell, Mass. were 10 the place
fishing, recently. While Mr.. Seaton was
the only lucky one in catching trout, Mrs.
Weymouth got a duck but not the kind to
stuff
Loriston Goodwin's remains were
brought to this place last Thursday from
South Canaan, where he died, July 10th.
The funeral was held at the school-house
Thursday, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Rev. Fred
Jackson spoke words OF comfort. He
leaves one brother, Laforest, and other
relatives. The interment was in the
Browns Corner cemetery.
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Athens.

There is to be lawn sociable at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Turner on
August sth. Nice refreshments will be
served and a good time is expected.
Music by the band.
Mss Winnie Goodrich is enj oying her
vacation with her parents in this village.
Mrs. r D. Pratt and Miss Caddie
Tobey passed Saturday in Skowhegan.
An automobile party passed through
town, Sunday.
M. G. H. Scott of Boston is passing a
few days as the guest of S. T. Goodrich
and family.
MI. Brakes family on Barker Hill are
also entertaining guests from abroad.
Miss Nellie Wade is expected in town
this week to look after the personal
effects OF the family at the Wade home
stead, which has now passed into other
hands.
Mrs. Lovey Bixby and family are enter
tanning guests and relatives from Mary
land.
Mrs Lester Patterson is absent from
home for long time. She will 60 to
Portland before returning, to consult an
occulist there.
The M. Z. B. Society will meet with
Mrs. J. F. Holman, Thursday after noon,
August 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H Tilton aud little
Malcolm passed Sunday In town, the
guests OF Mrs. TIlton's parents.
Mrs. Annie Leavitt Kelley was a pas
senger on the stage coach, Tuesday
morning.
Many farmers are not through haying
and such are having discouraging time
on account of poor hay weather.
The mill started up again, Monday
morning in some of the departments.
Mr.. Joseph Rines of the firm Of Rines
Brothers, Portland, is in town for short
visit to his native place.
Mr., Charles Lord of Saccarrappa is re-
ported to be in poor health and unable to
attend to business. G
The Sunday school will hold their an
nual picnic at Pleasant Hurst, Barker
pond, August I7th. The Sunday school
from the Boothby district is invited to
Din us for good time. Let each one
bring their dish for ice cream, also tea
spoon.
The F. b Auxiliary met August and at
the home OF Mrs. Nj. A. and Mrs. Winnie
Locke with large attendance. The So
ciety is to give a lawn sociabe at the
home Of the president, Mrs. Ella Filing
wood on Elmwood lawn, Saturday even.
ing August g. The society voted to
hold Its 1904 outing at Pleasant Hurst,
Barker pond sometime the last of August.
The date will be fixed at the next meet
ing which will be August I7ih at the home
Of Mrs Maria Tobey. The change from
the regular date August 10Th to the I7lh
is on account OF Field Day at Lakewood
the I6,h. many of the members being
CHANGERS. wish to 60 there
Mrs. Eliugwood has returned from
Skowhegan where she had been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. d. F. Judkins
His many friends regret to learn that
Charles Lord is in very poor health at his
home in Westbrook.
State examination of teachers will be
held in Somerset Academy in this village,
August 2o.h. c
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ture of Mrs. @. e. Clarke of the Elm
House, Auburn, wife OF Secretary
Clarke of the Maine State Fair, and re-
views the work she is doing as secretary
during her husbands absence In Califor-
MIA. Mrs Clarke possesses business tact,
an agreeable manner and executive
ability that will qualify her to take
charge of the complex machinery of this
society, even to its minutest details.
She Is we'll known here being landlady
of the Somerset House few years ago
and her many friends predict the fair of
1904, under the supervision OF Mrs.
Clarke, the most successful in the his
tory of the organization.
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Canaan,

Ellie Jewell has had a bad hand and
symptoms OF blood poison appeared.
Mrs. Annie Titcomb and two children
of Lewiston and her niece Miss Carrie
Oldham were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Williams for short time last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bunker and little
son we're in town, Sunday, and visited
Mrs. Eunice Church
Mrs. Albert Richardson of Alpena,
Mich, and her sister, Mrs. David Viles
OF Madison, were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Harris, few days last
week.
Mrs. Lindsey Burns of Clinton is stop
ping with Mrs. N. J. Rawding for a few
days. Mrs. Rawding seems to be inn
proving little.
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ROAD PETITION.

To John Metcalf, Milton L. Merrill and l.
c, Williams, Commissioners of the County Of
Somerset -
We the undersigned, Citizens and Tax pay
ers of New Portland, respectfully represent
that common convenience and necessity re-
qure changes in the County road which Is
also the State road in said Town of New Port
land, to wit:
Commencing at or near the brook between
the dwelling house of John +. Butts an A.
WEIGH, running between the road as now lad
and the Carrabasset river to a point. on The
old road between the bridge near the house
of o. E. King and the foot of the hill called
the A. WEIGH hill;
Also commencing at or near the foot al tae
south side of the hill near Nathan Jackson Sc
thence following the bank of the river u the
foot Of the north side Of said hill;
Also commencing at point Of said state
road near the house of Edwin Clark, running
the most feasible route between the house u
F. L. Emery and the Carrabasset river l.
point on the old road at or near the south
side of the swamp.
Also commencing on the north side OF saii
State road at East New Portland at or neat
maple tree about half way from the ChH-.
and Marsh Niles house, thence across the iai. .
of said Niles in a northerly direction anil
joining the old road near the corner Of the
Cemetery.
We respectfully request your hon'faa 'e
board to appoint time to view said ROAD an .
make such changes as your honorable b5afi
may deem necessary.
s. w. ELLIOTT
and forty-three Others.
Somerset, IS.
Received and filed sd day of Augugt, A. H.
1904. Attest: w. /. SEEKlNs, CIris'
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STATE OF MAINE.


Somerset, IS. Court of County Commissioner
August Term, A. d 1904
Upon the foregoing petition, being satisfied
that the petitioners are responsible and tb"l a"
inquiry into the merits is expedient, 1T Is OK
DERED, that the County Commissioners meel AZ
the dwelling house of John Metcalfin New f2tt-
land on Tuesday, September 6, A. d. 1904 al tleh.
O'Clock A. NJ. and thence proceed to view lns
route mentioned In said petition; and imlheul
ately after a hearing of the parties will be ha1
at some convenient place in the vicinity anu
such further measures taken in the premises -
the Commissioners shall judge proper. -
And 1t Is further Ordered, that notice OF lie
time, place and purposes of the Comin BE,
sioner's meeting aforesaid be given to an lei.
sons and corporations interested, by puDlishlnE
an attested copy of the petition aforesaid WIZ
this order thereon in the Somerset RepoIIel,
public newspaper printed at Skowhegan IN sA.n
county, and also attested copies of the same .D
be served upon the Town Clerk OF the Town OF No"
Portland and to be posted in three pubic place.
in said Town, the publication and serving anu
posting of the same 10 be at least thirty ia; ~
before the time appointed for said view, that az
interested may then appear and be heard IL 'h''
think proper. c,-L
true CODY of the Petition and Order OF Cout'
Attest: w. T. sREKNs, Clerk
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East Mercer.

Miss Elva Brown returned home last
Wednesday after visit to relatives in
Hopkinton, Mass.
Eli Wells was in Watervlle on bust
ness, Thursday of last week.
Clarence Brown and Earnest Walton
were In Madison, Friday.
Albion Smith is very poorly 80 he is
unable to attend to the chores at the
barn.
Mrs Herbert Mank, accompanied by
her daughters Misses Helen and Edith,
are spending few weeks with Mrs.
Marks father and mother, Mr. and Mrs
Eli Wells.
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POOLING Ba by,

Mrs. Noopop-My baby cries all
night. don't know what to do with
it. Mrs. Knowitt-Fll tell you what |
did. As soon as our baby commenced
to cry | used 10 turn on all the gas.
That foo4ed hhn. He thought 1t was
broad daylight and went to sleep -
Trained Motherhood
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First Doctor-Then we decide not to
operate. Second Doctor-Yes. What
do you think we ought to charge him
for deciding not to operate2-Brooklyn
Life.
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Le..on I'm Arithmetic.

Teacher-Tommy, If you gave your
little brother nine sticks Of candy and
then took away seven. what would
that make? Tommy-It would make
him YELL
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HOusekeepers

have been vexed when
using cream Of tartar
ard soda to find their
work uneven. If some
times good, at others
the biscuit and cake
will be heavy or sour or
full of Jumps of soda
that set the teeth on
edge. Flour, eggs and
butter wasted. This is
because the cream of
tartar is adulterated or
cannot be used in the
proper proportions.
Food always sweet
and light can be as
sured only by the use
of Royal Baking Pow
der exclusively. Royal
is absolutely pure and
healthfll and does even
work at every baking.
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The wealth OF man is the number
Of things which he loves and blesses.
which he Is loved and blessed by
Carlyle.
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Dadn't Ask the Impossible,

Her Father-My daughter can never
be yours. Her Lover-That Is obvious,
and do not ask 1t. want her to be
my wife.
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Upon the foregoing petition it is ordered
that hearing be given thereon at the Select
mems Office in Coburn Block, on Saturday,
the twentieth day of August A. d. 1908 at
O'Clock in the afternoon, at which time and
place all persons interested therein shall have
full opportunity to show cause why the prayer
Of said petitioners should not be granted and
it is further ordered that said petition with
this order thereon, shall be published in one
edition Of the Somerset Reporter. the publca-
ton Of which shall Re at les f u teen ia.
before the date Of said hearing and that copy
Of this petition and order be posted in the
Post Office atSkowhegan on or before August
fourth A. D. 1904. Iw3I
K. +. PARKER, ! Selectmen
S. II. BRADBURY, of
A. II. WYMAN. Skowhegan.