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The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

In japan When a farmer permits a
telegraph or telephone pole 10 be erect
ed on his land he has nude great col.
cession to modern reform only the eX
ceedinely rich lave fences around their
farms in japan. not because of the cost
of the fence, but because Of the value
of the square inches the posts and pick
cts would consume. II border Is de
sired around a field 1t is customary to
plant mulberry trees. The total area of
ground in japan thus devoted To the
silkworm tree which otherwise would
be taken up with fences, amounts TO
about 100000 acres. This has no refer
ence to the mulberry farms and groves,
the area for which Is over three times
as much The fact that Japanese
farmer is forced to figure on the
amount of ground fence post would
occupy and the interesting fact that
the government In Its statistical emu
merations has had the areas covered by
individual mulberry trees on farm
boundaries carefully computed demon
strates the great value of arabic land.
-Booklovers' Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
The peruvians. Stored Number.

The peruvians cared asf...a- or any
of the supposed mystic iraHft.es Of 81
ther three, five or swell. j. them the
four was sacred. and around il they en-
twlned the main features Of all their
religious ceremonies aid gueer beliefs.
They believed the earth to be 4 square
divided into four parts and suspended
from the heavens by four cords-one at
each of the four corners. All Of their
cities were quartered by four principal
streets running from a square IN the
center. They held four annual feasts
In honor of the moon, the silver sister
of the sun"
To them eternity was to De divided
into four periods of time, each coin
posed of four times 4,Oo0 years, and at
the end of each of these cycles the sun
is to be blotted out of existence. They
prayed to the four winds or to we
gods that dwell at the four corners Of
the earth" To them the rains came
from four enormous heavenly turtles
that vomited dampness. aud the four
winds from the lungs of the four 81
gantic caryatides which stand at tue
four cardinal points of paradise. The
above are but small portion of the
tours alluded 10 in the legends of the
Incas.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

A friend of the late Bishop Hunting
ton was spending a Sunday In Edin-
burgh and followed the crowd to the
church of a celebrated preacher. AT
the close of the service he said 10 the
clergyman, THAT was remarkably
fine sermon" The minister, pulled up
with pride said, THANK you, thank
you" But" said the Boston man. Il
have heard 1t before; 1t is one of Bish-
op Huntingtons sermons" "Ah. yes,
l dare say, to be sure, but Huntington
could never have got 1t off as / did ="
The anecdote Is related by the Con-
gregatlonalist, whose only comment Is
plagiarism this beats the record"
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
The personal Equation.

Mr.. Ames entered with his nose un
equivocably turned up. "Those people
in the fiat below are cooking onions
again. said he. Mrs. Ames lowered
one of the windows before she replied
Il wish you wouldn't say those PEG
ple," she said. Their name is Wat
son."
"Pheww said Mr.. Ames, lowering an
other window.
81 don't think the odor is SO very
dlsagreeable," she said cheerfully.
Mr.. Ames looked at her amazed
"Why. l thought you couldn't bear the
smell of onions"
81 don't really like 1t, of course, but
1t is such little thing to be disturbed
over"
Mr.. Ames looked indignant and in
jured and felt so; he could not under
stand his wfes attitude. II wish you
had felt that way sooner he said
dryly. LAST week you made me tell
the janitor that if those people didn't
stop cooking onions every night we
should move
Eyes. did" said Mrs. Ames candid
ly; but that was before | knew Mrs.
Watson We have exchanged calls
this week, and like her very much. y
Mr.. Ames made curious noise which
his wife was able to interpret
81 expected you'd take it that way,
she said. but even you must admit
that there's a great difference between
of people we don't know" Youth S
Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

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The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
THE GOOD OLD WAY.

4 severe cold or attack of la grippe is
like a fire, tue ,oner you CON bat 1t the
better your chances are to overpower it.
But fe y mothers in this age are willing
to do the necessary work required to
give good od-fashioned rel able treat.
ment such as would be administered by
their grand backed by Bosehee, 8
German syrup, which was always
literally used in connection with the
home treatment of colds and is still In
greater household favor than any kaown
remedy. But even without the appli-
cation of the old-fashioned aids German
Syrup will cure a severe cold In quick
time 1t will cure colds in children or
grown people. 1t relieves the congested
organs, allays the irritation, aad effeo-
lively stops the cough. Any child will
take it. 1t Is invaluable in household
of children. Trial siz4 bottle, 25c;
regular size, 75c. at G R. Fogg's drug
Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
A handwriting Expert on Poe,

In an odd way Baltimore journalist
has settled for himself the still disput-
ed question of Edgar Allan Poe's per
sonal character and habits. Having
several autograph letters Of Poe's, let.
ters written in the youth, the manhood
and the later life of the unhappy poet,
he cut off their signatures and submit
ted them for analysis to a handwriting
expert.
The expert reported on them as fol-
lows: These letters were written at
different periods in the life of the same
person. They indicate a temperament
at once imaginative and methodical,
firm nerves, great courage and aesthetic
tastes. You ask If they point to drunk
enness or alcoholism. l reply that most
decidedly they do not
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

y u4iafaaz# MI = lmiHaf Wit
Geylon wiz In tae GEAR water -
Colombo hafbaf Il i not une9amaa
10 SEE fallen and faded leayes Of t.e
jak tree floating short distance be
low tie surface or sinking slowly h
tie bottom. \ certain small fish. cen
monty known rs the sea bat, mimifs
these leaves both In form and color
in order 10 escape detection Both ia
shape and color Hey look when In tie
water Hike waterlogged leaves, but
when removed from their native ele-
ment this resemblance is Immediately
lost They tt5at ia the water half
sideways and all swim in the same d.
reetion. turning simultaneously. On
one occasion Mr.. Wiley attempted to
capture one of these sea bats IN Il
rock pool and directly be made Il
plunge with the hand net saw nothing
except what he took to be jak leaf
slowly and inertly sink TO the bottom.
To his establishment, as be withdrew
the net, the supposed leaf righted Itself
and darted away"
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
A Touuh Old Invalid,

In England the purchase of an ad,
yowson, or the right to succeed to a
vacant church office, is not uncommon.
There Is a story told of country vic.
arage whose incumbent was, though
but middle aged very inf1rm His ten,
ure of the position being thus uncer.
tain, the living was advertised for sale.
The auctloneer who at the time had
the disposal of ali church preferments
mentioned as n special advantage to in.
tending purchasers that the then holder
could not last long. To put this pros
went down to the village to look over
the vicar A father and son attended
the Sunday services Mt the church. a
servant led in the ailing vicar, but the
latter managed to get through Il very
earnestly delivered sermon lasting half
an hour. In the afternoon he again
conducted service. baptized children
and preached for fifty minutes. Serv-
lee In the evening was to follow. But
The man who had come to buy had seen
enough. My SON he said, "that old
cock amt a-goin' yet; l am" and he
forthwith departed In the end II young
parson bought the place for himself.
The invalid outliyed by twenty years
the man who had bought his living
He lasted fifty years beyond the sale
and died of sheer old age at ninety
two.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Killing ~ Fashion.

The muf reached It's highest point In
the reign of Louis Nv. Then fashion
declared for a cloth muff instead of
fur, and the furriers made a great up
roar They petltioned the pope to ex-
communicate the wearer of a cloth
muff but to no purpose. Finally some
ingenious merchant bribed the heads
man to carry a cloth muff on execution
day. The women shrank from such as
ISOLATION, and the fur won the day.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Danish Peasantry.

The Danish peasantry have not
able love of Greer and symmetry in
household arrangement, placing their
furniture wherever possible In pairs
and in exactly corresponding positions.
One old peasant who had accumulated
a little money and had been prevailed
upon to buy his daughter q piano Sc
riously considered buying another to
place against the opposite wall. Their
bedsteads consist of great boxes, gen
orally painted red or green and heaped
with feather beds, between which they
insinuate themselves winter and sum
mer. If unable to afford 80 many
feathers, the underbed is of straw
and receives so little attention that
mice build their nests In It and race
back and forth squealing shrilly with
out disturbing the stolid peasant slum-
bers. The bedding Is not washed Of
tener than once or twice Il year.-Lon-
don Standard
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Speaking n force - aaast SOL,
year> aeu there ms 80 lroa fasu-
around liz eap.sa. grounds At WAS
ingtou TIE appropriation s.t provided
for Watehaaa 10 close aa9 lazA tat
gates every uisAt at a certain hour aud
open them al certain hour every
morning In the course Of time the
railing or fence WIS removed but I'll,
gates swung between their EsypaM
pillars fer lone tine, and al tia,
time the watehman came and Wen
regularly, closing and opening The
gntes according TO law aud drawing his
salary.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
An Antelope That DweIls In svyamps

The general idea Of an antelope pic
lures it as swift runner fleeing In
graceful bounds over stretching brown
plains. There is an antelope In the
Congo region. however. which rarely
ventures TO the upland. but actually
lives In water, spending practically all
of its time wading around In the
swamps and feeding on swamp growth,
such as papyrus and other water
plants.
This swamp antelope represents
among animals what the heron and
other wadng birds do among birds.
and like these wading birds the swamp
antelope has extraordinarily long and
thin legs. while its hoofs are wonder
fully long and spread out almost as
wide US birds claws when the animals
wade in the mud. thus supporting them
on the soft bottom.
These swamp antelopes are by no
means small animals, but belong TO the
larger forms Of their species. A full
grown male Is us big as the buck OF the
fnllow deer In Virginia.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Family pews We're introduced at the
beginning of the seventeenth century.
Some of these had table and fire
place, also curtains and window blinds
so as to secure the utmost privacy. This
led to abuses. In some of the closed
pews card playing WAS not uncommon
and the tedlum of a long service was
sometimes relieved by light refresh
ment.-ReIiquary
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Many true word is spoken quite by
accident. There were two middle agel
women In the waiting room of II de
partment store the other day. and
looking over the railing, they espied al
acquaintance on the floor below.
There's Mrs. Blank, said one
well, l must say that she's done "A
wise thing for once. No woman ought
to go on living with n man that acts
Hike her husbands done
"WhAts she done asked the other.
.Aln't you heardE" queried the first
why, she's got "A judieious separa-
ton. Washington Post
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

A curious use of the bamboo in some
Islands of the Pacific is as crab trap.
The jointed bamboo is stuck into the
ground Each piece has a little bow
half way up, and a string set al ten
sion to shoot off an arrow, passed
through an aperture In the lower part
of the cylinder. 1t is set at the mouth
of crap holes and when the crab pro.
ceeds to climb up to the upper part of
the tube a delicately set hook releases
the broad arrow, which closes the low
or aperture and imprisons the crab.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Collie and Dlarrhoea-A Remedy that
Is Prompt aud Pleasant.

The prompt results produced by
Chamberain's Cole, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy together with its
pleasant taste have won for il a place in
many households. MIR. " T. Tailor, a
merchant of Winslow, Ala, writes: II
have used Chamberlain Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy myself and also
with men on my place. for diarrhoea
aud collie and it always gives relief
promptly and pleasantly" For sale at
G. Il. Fogg's Drug store. Skowhegan ,
and by L. {. Williams, Athens; sullivan
Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

The doctrine Of the survival of the
fittest is true, but sometimes 1t takes q
long time to pick out the best man
Atchlson Globe
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

You don't change much 10 people
who see you frequently but the man
who sees you once ia five years notes
a great difference Atehison Globe.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Indigestion Causes
Catarrh Of the
Stomach.

Per many years 1t has been supposed eAaa
kxiarrh OF the Stomach caused indigssszea
~ dyspepsia. but the truth 10 sxaosly sAa
spcssIts. Indigestion Causes oatArrh. Re-
saa,sd attacks OF Indigestion inflamss she
esoeus membranes lining the stomach end
eu,eses the nerves of the stomach. thos caus-
~ the glands TO secrete mucin instea6 ss
e Juices of natural digestion. This .
eslIsd CatarKh of the Stomach.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Dr.. Humphreys.

After fifty years DIR. Humphreys
snseiacs enjoy the greatest popularity
and largest sale in their history, due to
..trinsic merit. They cure the sick.
CURES. PRIcEs
revers. Congestions, Inhammations- 30
n worms, Worm Fever, Worm colic... 10
ezTeetbing. Collie, Crying, wakefulness 30
s-niarrnea, OF Children or Adults...... 10
s-coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. .......... .25
eNenraIgia, Toothache. Faceache. "a
o-ueadache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. rs
.aunyspepsia Indigestion, Weak Stomach.23
.Y-snppressed or Painful Periods.... III
a. whites, Too Profuse Periods......... .25
sq-Cfoup, LaryngtI-, Hoarseness..... I'd
.,-salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Eruptons.. .25
ssRbeumatism Rheumatic Pains..... .25
sszNalaria. Chills, Fever and Ague..... .25
so-fatnrrh, Influenza, Cold In the Head rs
oa-N Cough .................... .25
o7-kidney Diseases................. 10
osNeryous Debility. z...................f.OO
ao-Trlnary Weakness. Wetting Bed. .25
s7-Grip. Hay Fever ...............,,s....,. 10
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price.
es- Dr. Humphreys New Pocket Manual
fall Diseases mailed free.
Humphreys' MEDICINE Co.. Cor. William and
xohn sts. New York.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Rose
Chains
BY IZOLA L. FORESTER

Copyright. fs14. ~ Izola L. Forester
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
TRUSTS AFTER G
Their Influence lfas Caused HIM to ~
OstrRs.Eed by Railroads.

j. w. Midgley. of the interstate COM
mission car mileage bureau. says that
the beef trust and the private car in
terests are so powerful that their in
fluence has caused him to be ostra-
cized by railway men. For more thar
a year Mr.. Midgley has been exposing
the abuses which have arisen from the
use by the railroads OF cars owned by
the shippers. for which the railroads
pay an exorbitant rental.
The fear of the trust is so great. ac-
cording to Mr.. Midgley. that railway
officials no longer dare to communicate
with him or to be seen in his presence.
Old friends are said to avoid him in
the street and IL cornered shift about
uneasily when compelled to converse
with him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Crete station Burned,

The Burlington depot at Crete. Neb =,
caught fire and burned to the ground.
The fire was under considerable head
way when discovered, and although the
fire department responded promptly to
the call when it got there the Are was
too far along to be controlled. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
sparks from the engine OF No. !, the
Burlington flyer for Denver.
The entire structure was burned to
the ground. There was no one in the
building when the Are was discovered
but the operator, and none of the con-
tents was saved but the ticket case
and the tickets. All of the records ex-
cept such as were In the safe were
burned and even the contents of the
cash drawer were not saved.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
ALBANIANS LICKED
The Turkish Troops Rout Them
and Kill Eight Hundred.
AUSTRIA WILL TAKE PART
Italy stands Ready to Invade Albanisn
Territory In order to Ouei Disturb
Rnce which Endanges Peace.

The Albanians who were beseiging
Shemsh Pasha. in Macedonia, who.
with $500 Turkish troops and three
guns. were reported to be besieged by
70, 900 Albanians at Babajhosi, have
beer routed. losing 500 men killed and
wounded. The Turkish losses are said
to be heavy. Five additional battalions
Of troops have been ordered to Verso
vich.
The situation in the Balkans, espe-
cially since the revolt of the Alba
mans in the district of Diahoua, prov
ince OF Ipek. is considered serious.
Austria has 10000 men ready to in
wade Albania, but IL such a move were
made Italy would consider it as dis
turbing the balance of power on the
Adriatic and most detrimental to her
interests there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
What He Wanted.

He entered the lawyers Office after
the manner OF the meek and mild. His
eyes were cast to the floor. his mien
was bashful.
Are you the lawyer" he asked OF
call him Smith.
Il am" said Smith.
Il want advice" said the wanderer.
Il am in love with a certain young
oma | love her very much. and
mean TO marry her. She is engaged To
me. But | am afraid she thinks more
or another man. ] went to call on her
the other evening, and disturbed heS
as this other man was kissing her.
That's rather an interesting state
or things" suggested Smith. "But
what can | do for you? | cannot ad.
wise you in any respect regarding this
a Judging by what you tell me.
your marriage with this Young woman
is something that will not happen
Couldn't couldn't you--isn't Il
possible for me TO have an Injunction
served against this man." .
Smith tried TO figure it out.-News
York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26

Hague Tribunal Gives This Prin-
ciple Chief Consideration.
VENEZUELA IN THE WRONG
Venezuela Eager TO Profit By Arbitra-
tIon hut Entirely Ignored u her
II was Against Her Interests.

The arbitration tribunal which has
been considering the claims of the
blockading powers for preferential
treatment OF their claims against Ven
ezuela at The Hague. has decided unan-
Imously that the three ~blockading pow
ers, Great Britain. Germany and italy,
have the right to preference of 30 per
cent OF the customs duties at Guaira
and Puerto Cabello, the litigans to pay
their own costs in the procedure and
divide equally the costs of the tribunal.
The United States Is commissioned to
carry out the decision of the tribunal
within three months.
In giving judgment the tribunal
points out that It has been guided by
international Law and the equity OF the
case and that the protocols signed at
Washington since February 10, 1905,
and particularly the protocol of Mag
8, whereof the obligatory nature can
not be doubtful, from the legal basis
of its sentence; that the tribunal Is
not competent to question the jurisdic-
ton OF the mixed commissions at Ca
racas, nor to Judge their action or the
character Of the warlike operations of
the ~blockading powers, o to decide il
the three blockading powers exhausted
all pacific mean TO prevent the neces-
sity Of employing force.
The tribunal decides that 1t is only
in a position to certify that since 1901
Venezuela refused arbitration, pro-
posed on several occasions by Ger
many and Great Britain; that after
the war nc formal treaty of peace was
concluded; that the operations of the
blockaders were stopped before they
had received satisfaction for all their
claims. and, further, that the ques-
tion of preferential treatment was sub
mitted to arbitration.
The tribunal declares that IL found
and recognized in these facts evidence
in favor of the great principle of arbi-
tration in all phases of international
conflict. In adhering to the protocols
the blockaders could o have intended
to their acquired rights, nor
their privileges. de facto position. The
government Of Venezuela itself had
recognized in principle the w%ell-found-
edness Of their claims. while it had not
recognized those Of the non-blockad-
ing powers, and until the end Of Janu-
airy, 1903. made not the slightest pro-
test against the claims for preferential
treatment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Iroquois Jury Gives Verdict,

The special grand jury summoned to
investigate the I%roquoise theatre fire
and the charges made against persons
directly connected with the tragedy OF
December 80, has completed il labors.
by voting indictments against five men.
and no bills against four others.
Those who were indicted were:
Will J. Davis, part owner of the Iro-
Quois theatre; Thomas Noonan, bust
ness manager OF the theatre, and Jas.
Il. Cummings, stage carpenter, all of
whom are charged with manslaughter;
George Williams. city building commits
sioner, and Edward Laughlin, city
building inspector, charged with culpa-
BILE omission Of Official duty In Office.
mo bills" were voted against Mayor
Harrison, Fire Marshal Musham, Fire
man VIM. II. Sellers and MILAN Nc
Mullen, operator Of the food light
which set fire to the asbestos curtain.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-26
Gov. Mickey Refused.

Governor Mickey has refused to
honor a requisition from the governor
Of Illinois for the return OF w. s. Sny-
der to Chicago on the charge of as
sault with intent to Kill. The charge
was that Snyder had attempted to XIII
his former wife. He resisted the reouI-
sition and employed attorneys to ap-
pear before the governor. They
showed that the indictment was for
something that happened in 1897 and
declared the present attempt TO get
Snyder back to Chicago was really for
the purpose Of collecting alimony.
Snyder was first arrested in Iowa. bat
the officers did not succeed in getting
what they wanted. Later he a ar
rested at Plattsmouth, Neb. SNYDER Is
about nifty years Of age and is travel
ing for a publishing house.