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The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12
Sickening shiverinR Fits

of Ague and Malaria, can be relieved
and cured with Electric Bitters. This
is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial
benefit in malaria, for it exerts a true
curative influence on the disease, driv-
ing it entirely out of the system. 1t is
much to be preferred to quinine, hav-
ing none of this drugs bad after-effeots
K. 5. Munday, of Henrietta, Tex, writes:
"My brother was very low with malarial
fever and jaundice, till he took Electric
Bitters, which saved his life. At Geo
E Sampson's drug store; price soc
guaranteed.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12

Skowhegan, Dec. 80, 1904.
Personally appeared L. {. Williams and
made oath to the truth of the within &C.
count. Before me.
(Seal) w. T. SEEKINs, Clerk Of Courts
Examined and allowed in full,
GEORGE W. COVER, County Atty.
w. T. SEEKINs, Clerk Of Courts.
a true copy,
Attest: W. T. sEEKlNs, Clerk
The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12
COUNTY or SOMERSET
y TO JOHN METCALF, DR..

Skowhegan, Dec, 80, y. D. 1904.
Personally appeared ohm Metealf and
made oath 10 the truth Of the within account.
Before me,
lSeaD ". I. sEtKINs, Clerk Of Counts.
Examined and allowed in full,
Gro. w. COVER, County Atty.
W. I. sEEKINS, Clerk of Courts.
a true copy,
Attest. W. T. SEEKINs, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12

Send job printing to this office.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12
s49s 80

Skowhegan, Dec. 80, 1904.
Personally appeared Milton L. Merrill and
made oath to the truth OF the within &C
count. Before me,
(Seal) W. l. SEEKlNS,
Clerk of Courts.
Examined and allowed in full,
GEoRGE ". COVER, County Atty.
W. 7. SEfKlNs, Clerk Of Courts.
a true copy,
Attest; W 7. SEEKISs, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12

National illustrated
agricultural weekly
made to meet the
wants of the farmer
and every member
of his family.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-12
9 |IZEMaEl$6
Arrangements of Trains In Effecs
October 10th, 1904.

Trains leave Skowht gan as follows: 5.15, s.2o
A. NJ, for all points West: also to Bangor,
Vsnceboro, st. Stephen, Houlton, Woodstock
vile. Oaka d. Bingham Lewiston, Augusta,
Gardiner and Bruins wick, Portland and Bos on,
Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft, Greenvile Ban
got, Oldtown, Patten and Houlton via b q A.
r r. and Msttawamkesg,-240 p. M. (mixed1
for Wsterville, enabling passengers 10 connect
for Oakland and to take night Pullman for
Portland and Boston.
ARRIVALS:-715 A. M. mixed from Water
Vile daily except Sund 4ys.--lO,20 A. NJ. Pas
senger from Portland, Oakland, Waterville.
Augusta and BanRor.-ll3 30 A. NJ, mi ed from
Waterville, Sunday only.-4.55 and $50 P. M,
from all points.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. Mgr
F. f. BOOTHBY. General Pas'r. Agent.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
BlackmaiIinq the Bankers.

(From the Boston Herald. Ind, Rep.)
The Pennsylvania Republicans have
been appealing to about 100 banks of
the Keystone State for campaign con-
tributions to meet the expenses of the
election this fall. The banks selected
for this touch" are those that have
been favored by deposits of the states
money. But is there not some limit
to the amount such banks can afford tc
contribute for the sake of holding de-
posits Of the public funds? If cam
paign contributions must be made each
year. and If banks holding public funds
must loan money to Political bosses
whenever they desire 1t, we should sup
pose that the outgo might be greater
than the income. Presumably all the
banks will not pull together in this
matter. If they did they could refuse
TO be bled for campaign contributions
or to grant loans to political bosses;
but there are those morally weak in
business as we'll as in politics. That
class will yield and share the profits
they make from holding the states
money with those who are of service
to them in obtaining this privilege.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
The UIne-Up of Political Forces.

(From the Philadelphia Press, Rep-)
On the one side is ~" he of the ca.
pacious pocket, and his business part
ner, "Jim," with a choice company OF
retainers-for revenue only, whose
ranks have been seriously depleted be-
cause the presence of the faithful is
required behind iron bars. The Mar
tins, Salters, Smyths, Hills, Sterrs, ct
al, the gambling house keepers, the
proprietors of disorderly resorts and
speak-easies, the entire criminal popu-
lation of the city, the corporation
bribe-givers and law-malling bribe.
takers, all supported by one lone.
doubtful Organ" which pipes in un-
certain tones. makes up the Machine
Organization.
On the other side are the president
Of the United States. the mayor of the
city, the secretary of state, the secre-
tary of the navy, all the respectable
newspapers of Philadelphia, with the
one exception noted, the national mag
azines and the press of the country
generally, the Philadelphia preachers
of all denominations, the Pennsylva-
mia Bar Association, the leading bust
ness and professional men of the city,
splendid host of young men, fired
with the glow of patriotism, and all
the tried and proved leaders in move
ments for civic welfare and human
betterment
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
VALUE OF LAUGHTER.
Many Political Coup Has Been
Won by Means of Hilarity.

Many a Political Coup Has Been
Won by Means of HiIarity.
1t is just because laughter is so thor
oughly human that 1t always touches
a respective chord in the heart. People
who are impelled to laugh together
find 1t difficult to harbor any senti-
ments of resentment toward one an
other. Laughter drives away irrita-
ton. To laugh at thing and at the
same time TO be seriously angry is al
most an impossibility, and many a
political coup has been won by means
Of hilarity, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The third Napoleon's advent to the
throne was signalized by much blood
shed, but in spite even of this the
people became reconciled TO the new
regime by the amusing and ingenious
fashion in which on the morning of
the fateful Dec. 2 the placards and
posters bearing the watchwords of re-
publicapism were found TO have been
metamorphosed into imperial manifes-
toes.
The way in which it had been done
excited such hearty laughter that the
peoples anger was to great extent
appeased. A people that are prone to
laughter are much more easy to rule
than nation which takes a too serious
view of life and in the same way a
government that has a sense of humor
is certain to prove more popular than
one that is only stern.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21

Sam PembertOn, who had been I'm his
younger days captain Of Il whaling ves-
sci. was invited with his wife to take
tea at neighbor's, and during the
meal some one passed the captain Il
plate of cheese, whereupon his wife
became much agitated and exclaimed
Sam Pemberton, you be very careful
how you eat cheese. You know how |
have to suffer whenever you do" All
who We're seated about the table were
curious to know how 1t was that Mrs.
Pemberton should suffer when Mr..
Pemborton ate cheese, and so the cap
tain explained after this manner:
"l'll tell ye what Marian means. Ye
see, about II week after I'd left tn
Jane down in tn city, an one night we
he'd for supper some cheese er good
deal like this, an as | like cheese
eat quite er lot on it. Waal, after I'd
gone ter bed / he'd tn greatest dream
ye ever heerd tell of. | dreamed thet
| was aboard me ole ship, an there
cum up such er storm as We never see
| see there wasn't but one thing ter
do, SO | yelled ter tn furst mate,
'lIeave over tn bow anchor Waal he
tried, but somehow he couldn't do 1t.
whcreupon | sprung up an yelled,
Stand aside ye lmdlubber, an see me
heave It, An after tuggin' u good
deal over 1t went. But, would ye be-
lieyc me, thet ole bow anchor begun
ter holler; Sam Pemberton! Sam
Pcmberton, what are ye cr doin' Off
''Thet walked me up, an what dew
we s'pose I'd did,
"Instid of THROWN over the bow an
chor I'd pitched Marian out Of bed"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21

An American lady who resided for
some years In Mexico has tale to tell
Of her first encounter with an earth
quake.
She Is the mother of two lively small
sons. One day they had been espe-
clally obstreperous and did not grow
quieter rs the time for her siesta
and theirs approached. After rousing
her from her nap two or three times
by their antics she gave them fair
warning that if there was any further
commotion severe punishment would
result.
Again she dropped off into sleep.
Suddenly she found herself awake
and on her feet, with banging sounds
still In her ears and the room quiv-
ering as from the fall of heavy piece
of furniture. The boys, scared and
guilty looking, were in the doorway
She seized the nearest. reversed him
and had him half spanked before the
excited protests of his brother pene-
trated to her brain through his an
guishcd howls. Then she became aware
that she was spanking him for an
earthquake.
Apologies were duly offered, and the
injured one was comforted with candy
and caresses, but earthquakes are more
than usually unpopular in that family.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
The Land Of uoraerad dinh.

1t almost makes the eyes water to
read of the village of Baiersdorf, in
Bavaria, which is celebrated for pro-
ducing the finest horseradish I'm Eu-
rope. On an area of moist ground, In
the valley of the river Regnitz, cover
Ing 1885 acres, that titillating plant IL
practically the only thing raised, and
the annual yield amounts to about
100000 pounds. Horseradish reqdires
IL great deal of attention from the cul-
tivator, for in midsummer the soil
must be removed from the stems and
the side roots rubbed OF with soft
cloth. after which the stems are buried
again. The plants spring up in March
from the end roots, left IN the soil the
previous autumn, when the upper
stems are cut off and packed in bar
rels for shipment,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
PRIVATE COINAGE.
At One Time 1t Was Quite ComIsou
In This Country.

At One Time 1t was Quite Gohisou
In This Country.
The history of the issue of coins In
this country by private individuals and
companies would make a very interest
ing book. When gold was struck in
North Carolina maS named Bechtler
started mint of his own there, which
was abolished by law in 1S40. Half
eagles, quarter eagles and one dollar
pieces issued by him We're largely cir
culated in tive south and west. AL
though of honest gold. they were about
21a per cent under value ola an average.
About the same time TempietGp Reid
coined gold in Georgia. He moved TO
California in 1910 and mlnted eagles
and twenty-five dollar pieces on CON
siderable scale. Many companies and
refneries in California and elsewhere
made n business OF striking gold coins
during the same period. Naturally
there was great temptation to make
lhase coins under weight and Of In
feriof dneness. The Mormons in UtNh
issued eagles. half eagles and double
eagles which bore on the diverse an
eye, with the legend. A,Holiness to the
Lord"
Quantities of twenty-five cent and
fifty cent gold pieces were iikewie
manufactured at San Francisco, fe
former containing only about six cG.;l!?
worth Of the metal and the t';;St
twelve cents worts. Years agcf ~
Of these We're take. over to Gltii, Gins
and circulated there. which ..ei'pI
formal diplomatic protest, f.on .n"t
government, The private ti"'.''ns 3 D'Hi--'''
ness was, finally stopped
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
NO LIFE ON THE MOON.
The Proof We Have That Our Near
est NcfghbOr Is Uninhn a bited.

The moon being much the nearest
to us of all the heavenly bodies, We
can pronounce more definitely in its
case than in any other We know that
neither air nor water exists on the
moon in quantities sufficient to be per-
ceived by the most delicate tests at our
command 1t is certain that the moons
atmosphere, II any exists, is less than
the thousandth part Of the density of
that around us. The vacuum is great
er than any ordinary air pump is ca
paDle of producing. We can hardly
suppose that SO small quantity of
air could be Of any benefit whatever
in sustaining life. An animal that
could get along on SO little could get
along Oh none at all.
But the proof of the absence of life
Is yet stronger when we consider the
results of actual telescope observa-
ton. An object such as an ordinary
city block could be detected on tho
moon. If anything like vegetation were
present on its surface, we should see
the changes which it would undergo
In the course OF a month, during one
portion of which it would be exposed
to the rays of the unclouded sun and
during. another to the intense cold of
space.-Profcssor Simon Newcomb in
HaDer's
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
APACHE SHREWDNESS.
The Indians Bnit Was Good, but tn
white Mnn Didn't "Bite."

The Indians Halt Was G0Ou, nut the
White Man Didn't "Bite."
With the Apaches really brave
man does not stand as high in public
estimation as does clever thief. His
chief excellence, from an Apache stand
point, lies in his ability to outwit the
white man, says Mr.. Cremony, the au-
thor of Life Among the Apaches."
was sitting, says Mr.. Ceremony, in
front of my tent, writing a letter, when
young Apache came up and asked
what was doing l replied I was talk
ing to my friend in Washington.
How can you talk to your friend so
far away?"
''When an Apache wishes to talk Of
speed to Il distant friend" l answered,
she sends him picture of bird; If he
talks of something sweet he sends a
picture of a flower. Instead of pictures
the white man has these little signs
which all understand"
The Indian took up the letter and
scrutlnized 1t carefully.
Il do not believe you," he said. you
try to make a fool of me. These little
signs are all alike"
81 will give you proof. I will write on
this little piece Of paper that the sutler
Is to give you some tobacco. Go take it
to the store and see If l do not speak
the truth"
The Indian snatched the paper and
him slowly coming toward me, a piece
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21

George Washington's life, after he
retired from public service and went
to live on his beautiful estate, Mount
Vernon, was simple and nrethodical in
the extreme. Every morning hesrose
early, made plain toilet. and. al
though he had body servant washed
and shaved himself. Before break
fast 1t was his custom to write few
letters with his. favorite gold pen and
then visit the stables. He kept his
own accounts very carefully, and his
handwriting was remarkable for neat
ness. accuracy and uniformity of
stroke. His breakfast usually CON
sisted of Indian cakes and honey and
tea or coffee. After lcisurely partak-
Ing of It, he daily mounted his horse
and visited every corner OF his prop
erty. His appearance on horseback
was most imposing, as he always wore
a riding frock of handsome drab col
ored broadcloth, ornamentcd with
plain gilt buttons and a waistcoat of
fine scarlet cloth trimmed with gold
lace and gilt buttons. His special at
tendant Bishop, in scarlet livery, al
ways rode behind him.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
Animals md

Much as animals dsilhe ram hoht
of them save tile set'hsei puiiu .neii'-
selves shelters to kCfp II 9ii, stehkeys
set tbeI, boc,ss,ap, nst tree trunks as u
nrotection from iviAg rain, but never
make n nrotectise roof # is a COM
mon sight fo see drencheq herd Of
cottle huddles together on some ex-
posed comm, ,n in n downpour Of raip
when they aaye no choice OF chance OF
shelter Bot even the orang-outang,
which builds n SNAIL riaeping plat
form in the trees. never seems ~ Fhiilnkg
of n roof, though the E.yhRs say i9a'
when it is raining heavily it sometimes
covers itself with the leaves Of large
fern. -... ~
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21

Two miles from the characteristic
Swiss village. Andermatt, the Devils
bridge crosses the roaring Reuss just
below beautiful cascade which vets
tue bridge with its spray and where
the pass is SO narrow that the noun
tains almost touch.
How the Russians and French could
have fought battle here Is difficult to
comprehend, for the sides of the noun
tains appear too steep for human foot
to find lodgment. Yet here is tablet
set In the rock glorifying Suvaroff.
the victorious Russian commander Bo
low this begins the somber, rocky de
hie or the Schoellenen between almost
perpendicular granite rocks, the scene
of many disastrous avalanche.
-Four miles by railway from Goesche-
nen to Fluelen and then one mile in
land by stage brought me to the vii.
lage of Tell-Altdorf. Here In the open
square was the scene of his great OK
plolt. y fountain now stands where
the boy then stood, and bold heroic
statue of the great freeman adorns the
spot where he drew forth the two ar
rows from his quiver, one TO save the
life of himself and his son by daring
attempt, the other for the heart of the
tyrant Gessler should his aim prove
untrue.-Charles B. Wells in -Four
Track News.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
THE WORD "LOBSTER."
In It's Slang Sense II Has Been II
Use For Centuries.


In letters from Sir Walter Scott to
William Clark OF Eldin, under date of
Sept. 10 and 80, 1892, are found allu-
sions to the word lobster" as a play
full sobriquet for the redcoat officers
and soldiers of the British army. In
this case boiled lobster Is meant, as
per evidence of the following couplet,
once familiar to the English street
boys, and quoted whenever a rlfeman
in green was seen walking arm in
arm with soldier in red:
There go two Holsters. claw in claw;
One Is boiled, and tothers raw,
Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, in Cromwell's
time, commanded u regiment Of cuiras-
slers, who "from their complete armor
obtained the nickname Of lobsters."
(Baldock's Cromwell as Soldier.o
What was mere ralllery In England
may readily have grown into an ex-
preston of hatred and contempt In
America at the time Of the Revolution,
and. In point of fact, Bancroft's His
tory of the United States" relates that
"lobsters" was one of the abusive
epithets applied TO the soldiers by the
mob on the occasion of the Boston
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
Every
Heart=AChe

Every pain in the breast, diff
fcult breathing, palpitation,
fluttering or dizzy spell means
that your heart is straining it,
self in its effort to keep in
motion. This is dangerous.
Some sudden strain from over
exertion or excitement will
completely exhaust the nerves,
or rupture the walls or arteries
of the heart, and it will stop.
Relieve this terrible strain at
once with DR.. Miles Heart
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heart action, and relieves the
pain and misery.
Take no chances; make your
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DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
suffered terribly with heart art dis,
different physicians for my trouble
without results. went to a physi-
clan in Memphis, who claimed that
] had dropsy OF the heart. He put
the. X-ray on me-. and in connection
with his medicine he came near max
ing a finish of me. Some time before
this Mr.. Young, OF st. Louis. was
I'm our town. He. saw my. condition,
and recommended DR.. Miles Heart
Cure to me- / gave 1t little attention
until my return from Memphis. when
! concluded to try it. and am pleased
to say three bottles cured me.
CHARLES GOODRICH. e
Charlottesville, Mo.
Dr.. Miles Heart Cure ls sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first bottle will benefit. II II falls
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
Nrl,h He No pie ~

An energetic pastor who was max
Ing preparations to build a new church
received all kinds of advice from par
ishioners, and the greatest amount
came from those who had contributed
the least toward the erection OF the
church. SO at the regular services on
the following Sunday he said:
Il have been receiving lots of advice
during the last few weeks. I have
been told by certain members of the
congregation that it will not do to
have too many fingers in the pie.
can assure you that l will attend to
that part Of it. There will be no pie"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
NOiIce I

Notice is hereby given that w. II. Dildine
and ii. \. Snyder have formed n partnership
under the name and style of the Peoples
Telephone Construction Company, for the
q telephone system to he known as the Peo-
pies Telephone system. Each partner has
subscribed Five Hundred (SJ1l00) do lars to,
the Ten Hundred tSl0O.O0) dollars capital of
the partnership the same to he paid i'm byl
each pro rata as needed In conducting the
business of the partnership. Its duration
shall be for period of six years. The lipbili-
ty of both partners is limited to the amount
subscribed by each to the capital of the part
nGrship in accordance with the act of May o.,
lSl9, Pill. -Hl The articles OF partnership
have been left for record in the Office of the
Recorder of Deeds of Montour county, Penn
Sylvania.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
THE FARMERS
OPPORTUNITY.

ZEN No LN ANA mas nearly
Ill 100000 farms. Of course
there are 800, 200 farmers,
and nearly every farmer is vot-
er. Nor is this all. On many
farms there are two and some
times three or more voters. A
conservative estimate gives the
agricultural class at least 500, 600
voters in the State. Yet few
farmers are politicians, and for
want of union of action among
themselves the farmers interests
are not taken care of in legisla-
ton as much as those of other
classes of taxpayers.
What stupendous power they
could exert if they choose to do
so ! And this is one of the years
in which they should choose.
They are vitality interested in good
government. Perhaps more so
than any other class of citizens,
because the average of their taxes
is greater.
1t will not require much inves-
tigation to satisfy any man of fair
intelligence that the Republican
Organization (as it is called) in
this State has in the last thirty
years been transformed into a
corrupt and arbitrary oligarchy,
alike detrimental to the interests
of the State and the morals of
young men.
This oligrachy is autocratic,
not republican, in its methods,
which alone should condemn it in
the minds of true Republicans,
as well as all other patriotic vot-
ers, and this fall they have pre-
sented the auspicious opportunity
to declare this condemnation at
the ballot-box, the only effective
way of accomplishing reform in
politics.
Toward this good work the
farmers, who are by nature patri-
otic, can and no doubt will give
their helping hand; and, if so, the
result cannot be doubtful.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21
IT is stated that it cost w. l.

IT is stated that it cost w. l..
Douglass thirty thousand dollars
to be elected governor of Massa-
chusetts. Some mathematical
genius has figured out that it
took $500 pairs of the $3.50
shoes to pay the bill. Well they
were Douglass own shoes, every
pair guaranteed. Down here in
Pennsylvania where it costs ten
times that much to elect Il COVER
nor the money is usually borrow
ed out of banks and state deposits
put up as security. That's the
difference between the Douglass
and the Penrose methods of elect
ing a governor.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-21

OF that once invincible organiza-
ton?
Opposed to this character the
honest citizens of Pennsylvania
have united upon a man the anti
thesis of j. Lee Plummer: man
who Is the head of a large and sue
cessful manufacturing establish
ment; an employer of labor whose
voice has never been raised, save
in the interest of honest govern
ment; whose character among his
neighbors is so transcendant that
the town of Chester, which in No
vember, 1904, gave that magnificent
president of ours, Theodore Roose-
welt, a majority of 1900, elected this
man mayor of that town in Feb
ruary by a majority of 600. That
man Is William j. Berry.