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The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

The ants which are really protective
10 plants are not those which obtain
their food Indirectly for the most part
through the aphdes, from the yegeta.
bic kingdom, but those which are real
ly carniyorous. These are numerous IN
temperate climates and their useful
ness 10 agriculture aud sylgiculture l.
lncontestable. Thus the field ant Is
great insect destroyer s He~t gf thjs
species Is capable Of destroying as
many as twenty eight caterp.ilars ami
grassh0ppers a minute. OF 1850 al
hour and such a colony IS at work
day and night during the pleasant
season. In the arid plains Of America
the beneficent work Of ants is revealed
in the ISLES Of ycrllure around their
hills. There are plants h0sp.table 70
ants, which furnish them shelter and
often food, within the cavities Of which
the instincts of the ants prompt them
to take their abode. This is the case
with several ferns, among them the
Polypodlum nectariferum, the sterile
fronds of which bear hectares on their
lower face and are, moreover, of a
shape favorable to sheltering the In
sect
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

The buffalo is the bulklest living land
animal native to North America. A
full grown buffalo bull stands about
five feet eight or ten inches at the
shoulder and weighs about 1900
pounds. But specimens Of over six
feet at the withers have been recorded,
and Mr.. Hornaday tells me that he
weighed living bull at 2190 pounds.
A full grown COW stands about four
feet eight at the shoulders and, accord
ing to Audubon, weighs about 1,200
pounds. though Henry says seldom over
100 or 800 pounds. The lower weight
seems to be nearer the average run,
but l have seen cows that stood as
high and looked as heavy as ordinary
bulls. = Ernest Thompson Seton In
Scribner's.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
A Bright Recruit,

Lieutenant examining soldler)-What
should you do II you met an enemy on
the field OF battle?
Soldier-Shoot him dead, sir.
Lieutenant-Right. And what should
you do If you met Whole battalion Of
the enemyf
Soldier Shoot them dead, sir
Lieutenant-You couldn't by yourself.
You should fall back and give warning.
What should you do if you met COW
belonging to the enemy
Sodier-Shoot it dead. sir.
Wrong
Soldier-Fall back and give warning,
tir.
Leutenant-Wrong again You should
catch hold of it by the horns and bring
1t into camp. Now tell me what you
should do If you met me in the field.
Soldier-Shoot you dead, sir.
Observation-Disclosures I'm not an en-
emy! l wear the same uniform as
you do.
Soldier-Fall back and give warning.
Lieutenant-Wrong, stupid! I'm not
q battalion of the enemy.
Soldler-Well, then, I'd catch hold Of
you by the horns and lead you into
camp.
Lieutenant-You-
-Lustige Batter.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

~ used to wonder why 1t was that
noticed so many young women lugging
suit cases all over town" said the man
on the street corner. at first l thought
perhaps they were Independent young
persons who were on their way to the
Grand Central station or to the ferry
boats to take trains, but then ! no.
tlced them in parts Of the town where
they couldn't possibly be making for
a railroad station, since they were GO
Ing In the wrong directions Now
have learned who these women are.
Most of them are trained nurses. When
they leave the hospitals or their homes
to attend a case they pack their uni
forms and other necessaries In these
suit cases, which they carry with
them. So when you see a young wom-
an carrying a suit case and bound In a
direction away from boat or railroad
station It's very likely she's trained
nurse and Is either starting out to at
tend a case or is returning from one"
New York Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

At a recent inquest In a Pennsylvania
town one Of the jurors. after the usual
swearing In, arose and with much
dignity protested against service, al
leglng that he was the general man.
ager Of an important concern and was
wasting valuable time by sitting as a
juror at an inquest. The coroner. turn.
Ing to bis clerk, said: Mr.. Morgan,
kindly hand me Jervls' (the authority
on jurlesJ." Then, after consulting the
book, the coroner observed TO the IN
willing juror:
Upon reference TO 'Jervis,' find. air
that no persons are exempt from serv-
Ice as jurors except idiots, lmbeciles
and lunatics. Now, under which head
Ing do you claim f"-Suecess
Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Peculiarittes of Napoleon.

Napoleon's father was topper, a man
utterly lacking In moral sensibllity.
and his sisters were immodest and bys-
terical. According TO DR. Cabanaa.
Pauline was particularly SO. Napoleon
himself was exceedingly sensitive to
atmospheric changes, was headachey
and had auditory illusions. He had
twltchings Of the arms, the shoulders
and the lips. He was at times the
most irritable Of men. often being IN
approachable. His mania for destruc-
ton was such that be whitfield pieces
OF furniture, broke articles presented
TO him, pinched babies while pretend
Ing to caress them and took keen de-
light In shooting Josephines rarest
birds. The slightest opposition threw
him into a paroxysm Of rage. But In
q campaign all weaknesses vanished.
His pulse ranged ordinarily between
thirty and thlrty-hve beats q minute
and never went above ffty-fve. The
usual pulse rate Is about seyenty.two
q minute.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
stexenson,a Grnxe.

No English novelist rests In a more
eccentric spot than that chosen by
Robert Louis Stevenson. who Is buried
on the summit of the forest clad Valla,
In the island of Samoa. The day after
his death at Yailima, In 1894, his re.
mains were carried to the top Of this
precipitous and picturesque peak by
sixty sturdy Samoans who had loved
and now mourned their dead chief.
Tusitula. A party of forty had pre-
vlously cut a pathway through the
thick, tangled wood with knives and
axes while another party had pre-
pared the grave. With infinite care
and trouble they bore him shoulder
high over the rough ground to his last
long home and there, under the starry
sky, they left him to sleep forever, with
the Pacific at his feet. On either side
of his tombstone is bronze plate
One bears the words. "The Tomb of
Tusltula," while the other is inscribed
with his own requiem, beginning:
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
The Eres of the Eagle.

That the eagle has most wonderful
power Of vision Is shown from the fact
that 1t flies In almost a straight line for
any object which II desires to secure.
Baby eagles also possess this farsight-
edness. Long before human eyes can
discern them their gaze is fixed on DIS
tance, and their cries Of welcome to
their parents are shrill and continuous.
The structure Of their eyes makes Them
peculiarly strong. The brightest glare
of sunlight does not affect them. Ea-
giles do not fly as high IN the air as
some other birds but their flight is
very long and steady. \ peculiarly
about eagles is that they are constant
to their mates, not changing every sea-
son, as most birds do. Sometimes the
same pair of eagles will return TO the
same nest year after year. They seem
to become acquainted with the locality,
and If they are not disturbed are regu-
lar tenants
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
The world as II Is.

A world without mistakes and with
out suffering would be world without
real men and women, without lltera-
ture, without music, without painting
or sculpture and without love, and
even without history, for history Is a
record of struggles toward better and
higher things. Without obstacles to
overcome and errors to correct men
and women would lapse to a level with
beasts in mentality. Intellectual and
spiritual development would cease and
souls not refined by the fire of ordeals
would die of something akin to fatty
degeneration. The races would perish
of ennui or inanity. After all, It's s
pretty fair sort of world as 1t stands
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

Some pleasure steamers on the Eng
lish coast employ very good Idea in
connection with few of thei- deck
chairs. They are really air tight
boxes to which back and sides have
been added. They stand back to back
in the middle of the deck and are kept
together by means of piece of wood
across the top. When this is removed
the seats can be opened on hinges. If
the vessel got wrecked the seats could
be opened and flung overheard, and
they would form a buoyant raft for
passengers to cling to.-London Mail.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Fish Sold Alive.

Fleusburg, a seaport town on the east
coast of Schleswlg Holstein. has an ex-
cellent system of bringing to port fish
which are intended for immediate con-
sumption. Instead of packing the fish
IN the hold of the vessel the fishermen
use fiat, oblong boxes, drilled with
holes to allow free access of water and
into these the live fish are placed as
soon as caught and are towed under
water. By this means the fish are kept
alive until the harbor Is reached, and
they are then taken out of the boxes
and sold alive on the quay, so that
there can be no question as to their
absolute freshness.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
HIn Nnme.

An unpopular man who was refused
membership in a certain aristocratic
club had the audacity to write TO the
club secretary demanding the name Of
the man who blackballed him. The sec
retary could not resist the chance Of
sending the following reply: "Sir,
have received your letter demanding
the name of the man who blackballed
you. His name is Legion
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

REPORTER OFFICE.
PROBATE NOTICES.
To all persons interested in either of this
Estates hereinafter named
A A PROBATE COURT nd ia ssovbezs,
- n ans u .ae Calnty I samet.e.. n =

A 7 a PROBATE COURT aes9 ia sso~hegzn,
- IN an1 i5f 'he County u somefs=,, "a tse
sE-os9 Teeses4 eF 0-z3rz9.
II ,ae yeaf .. oaf lord one THOUSAND aae aiaIred
an SIX IHe following matters hzYns -.es presented
or the act!oa theteap9u, hereinafter ncI-aie5 il is
hereby Or1ere1. TIA; n5tzc thereaf 1e z.Yea 10 al
persons interested - causing -5gy of tiz order "a
oe punished three weeks successfully II T8z So4KR-
SET RHF1FTEs, spapef pG5.lshe1 a. sssxfsezza
N SAD ~oeay, iaa' they may appear a. Pr95zsE
Cour to be bed a. said 19sae gan 5n tic
sg-osD IeEs1tY q NoYE~aEF.
A. D. i7o6. Al nias q tas ei2s a tae f.fsnoon and
be heard thereon Il taey see zause.
NATHAN P. LYON laie r. seswhezaa. deseas-
ed Viii anz petition Tor probate ;aere7f presented
by kYayn {. Lyon. tie exe-ltr,1 aane- therein
TRYP ENA HACKETT .ate Of Pia.fe.d. de-
ceased VII an. petiu5r ff probate thereof pre-
senied BY Alien Hae<e;i tae executor named therein
p, u i N. RING. ate ef Cambridge ae-eased-
tirsi and haa account d I9aa D. R.nz a3ministr9-
tor, pfesentez.
ALPH { LEAE1IT. .a.e of Cornvi.Is deee4s-
Cd tlrsi account 9 Josepa {. Leasit.. admin stra-
tor, presented
HAZEL II. RH0ADEs Of Pit,sfe.s. minor.
First account q Fred ~ Har.3s z.ar1aa presented.
REBECCA 5 CLAFKE .s.e r S7rr.szevo-S.
de1easet tifst a--z mt SO 5c;'3sz q aase 1ozt-
er1 inheritance iaS dee'iae1 presented y 1arah J.
CLARKE, eHec-triN
ceased Petition 5, license ,5 s=i and convey real
estate presente- = Frsnk Clltey guardian of
George, Franklin aaa jasefa Ci-.-y, minor heirs.
GEORGE c. WILEY ate . smiiAsei, DE-
estate presented -y Ae5ie Il. Wiey sda5ais,ratfix.
MARY F9RBJs. ate e So.5a. deceased. VIII
and petition i5r pr15ate taere1f cres-a;ez = anes
NJ. Brown, the executor uane5 therein.
MARY, E. THOMPSON, ate u Fsirse.3. Dc
ceased. Petition for license 70 sell and esaeey real
estate presented Is Her-ea L. Ta5mps9n. guardian
o! WeHdal. L. Ih7mp~5a, aIa1r rex.
FRED f. BUTLER, ia:s 4 Caravi..e. ae-eased-
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Colors of the BIuebird

OF the male bluebird Thoreau said
"He carries the sky on his back" To
this John Burroughs added, "and the
earth on his breast" The birds back,
wings and tail, chin and throat are q
vivid blue, while his breast and fanks
are a chestnut brown and his abdomen
n dirty white. The female is very much
duller In coloring. often having a red
dish tone that extends from the middle
of the back over the shoulder. The
Seminole Indians say that the male
bluebird once flew so high that his
back rubbed against the sky, which
impaired to him its own azure tint
Returning to earth, his wife so admired
his new coat that she determined to
have like one for herself and the next
morning flew away to get 1t, but the
day proving somewhat cloudy the col
or given to her dress was not so brill
liant as was that received by her mate
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

In some parts of France walnuts
form a regular article of diet. The
peasants eat them with bread that has
oftentimes been rubbed with garlic
The hygienlc effects are considered
good, replacing meat to a large extent
These nuts are also used to make oil.
1t is much cheaper and similar in taste
to that pressed from olives and is en-
ployed to adulterate the latter The
prisoners In certain prisons are en-
gagged in cracking walnuts and picking
out the Kernels which are pressed into
oil
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

If one sets ones heart on the ex-
ceptional, the far off-on riches, on
fame, on power-the chances are he
will be disappointed. He will waste
his time seeking short cut to these
things. There is no short cut. For
anything worth having one must pay
the price, and the price is always work,
patience. love, self sacrifice-no prom
lse to pay, but the gold of real service.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
All Around the Clock.

Grandpa says his stay in the noun
talns last summer did him no good
His room was right of the piazza, and
people made love under his window
until all hours"
But couldn't he sleep after the low
ers went to bed?"
"No; rs soon as the lovers went tc
bed the children got up" - Harper j
Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
The AlentInn IEInnda.

Until the time of Peter the Great the
Aleutlan islands were unknown. The
famous Russian monarch, consumed
with curiosity as to the distance be-
tween Asia and America started in
1925, the first Of the expeditions that
at last revealed those haunts of the
bear, the beaver, the ermine and the
seal. But Captain Cook told more
about the Islands than did all the Rus
sian explorers before him.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

In thousand miles of Europe l saw
but one rubbish heap-some old metal
cans at Carsruhe. Everywhere else
was a complete absence Of all waste
or carelessness and, above all, of de.
facement and roadside uncleanllness
The foul vacant lots and dirty dumps
that abound In and about American
towns are not to be found anywhere
Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

"Flatman, l hear you were arrested
the other day for insulting and brow
beating janitor. How did you come
out?"
81 was tried for 1t and acquitted"
"On the ground that 1t was justitl-
ableY
mo; the Jury couldn't be made to
believe such a thing was possible."-
Chicago Tribune
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Study Yourself.

In order to judge of the inside OF
others study your own, for men in gen
eral are very much alike, and though
one has one prevailing passion and an
other has another, yet their operations
are much the same. and whatever en-
cages or disgusts, pleases or offends
you In others will engage, disgust,
please or offend others In you.-Ches-
terfeld
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

have never known man or woman
who has not improved in character by
becoming devoted 10 the affairs Of
flowers, and l venture to say that the
world at large is under the deepest
obligation to panses, ylolets. roses and
lilies, 10 name but q few of the bios
SONS that silently help the good angel
OF Christian World.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Ono of Them.

Struggling Artst-No use trying to
compete with the picture factories,
which are turning out cheap daubs by
the million. The trouble is, the people
are not educated. Lots Of buyers can't
tell the difference between those pic
lures and mine. Frank Friend-I pre-.
sumo that's true. l can't myself.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
sIct neadache Cured

Sick headache Is caused by arrangement OF
the stomach and by indigestion. Chamber
lan's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct
these disorders and effect cure. BY taking
hese tablets as soon as the first indication Of
the disease appears, the attack may be ward
ed off For sale by G. & Fogg Drug Store,
Skowhegan; L. {. Williams, Athens; Sull-
van Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

Never take your dog out for run
directly after lie has had a meal II
the exercise is at all hard the food viii
remain undlgested for hours 1t Is best
not to allow & dog to play even directly
after he has swallowed his dinner In
a little time he can do so, but do not
encourage him 10 romp about
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
BLOOD PoIsoNIN ;

results from chronic constipation, which is
quickly cured by Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
They remove all poisonous germs from the
system and intuse new life and vigor; cure
sour stomach, nausea headache, dizziness
and collie, without gripping or discomfort
25e. Guaranteed by Sampson & Ayore and
G. R. Fogg, druggists.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
COT Him NIIKed

Miss Backbay What I Ike about
Henry James Is the clarity Of his style.
his reserve force and his absolute mas.
terry In the field Of epgram and an
tlthesls Mr.. Cahokla-Y yes. but when
II comes to the fast ball you know,
think Walsh has got him skinned TO
death.-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

Knox-It seems that Graphter's ac-
qualntances are all very shrewd peo.
pie. Jenks-Did he tell you that ?
Knox-He implied as much. He an
nounced the other day that he doesn't
owe anybody a dollar. - Philadelphia
Ledger
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

"When you get your groceries today"
said the butcher TO his wife. don't so
to that little grocer next door TO my
shop"
"Why not?" she demanded
Because he sent In yesterday and
borrowed an old pair of scales"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

81 suppose you have found said the
plain citizen, that every man has his
price"
Yes" replied the lobbyist. Except
the man who is worth buying '-Phila
delphia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Feminine Amenities.

eyes, dear, was married last month.
I'd like you to call on me and see the
pretty little fat have"
"I'ye seen him, my dear"-Llfe.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Much attention to little things renders
it impossible TO do anything great.

"Generally debilitated for years. Had sick
headaches, lacked ambition, was worn out and
ali run down. Burdock Blood Bitters made me
q well woman. Mrs CLas. Freitoy, Moosup,
Conn.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
| Confidently
RECON- M E N =
81 F." BTTTERS

Dear Sirs:-- Pitafeld, Me, Jan. 40, 1904
have used your "L. F." Medicin,
or the last two or three years for myself
md family with marked success. have
leyer known it, when taken according to
lirections, to fail in producing the desired
esults in liver complaint and general de-
flity. | can confidently recommend it to
hose suffering as have in the past.
Respectfully, HARRY RANDLkTT.
Buy bottle of "L. F." Atwood's Bit
ers at your dealers, take it as indicated
md if it fails to relieve or cure, your
money will be refunded by the sole agents
aned on the label.
colored Postal Cards 30 subjects
IFHH. Write us. H. H. Hays Sons, Selling
Agents, Portland, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

He who utters fasehoods shall not be
credited when he speaks The truth.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25

Every being that can live can do
something. This let him do.-Carlyle.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court Of the United S.stes for
the District Of Maine,
IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the matter Of
Charles Chase In Bankruptcy
IN BANKRUPTCY

In the matter OF
Charles Chase In bankruptcy
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors Of Charles Chase,
Of Madison, III the county Of somerset and
District storessid. Bankrupt,
Notice is hereby given that or the 18th day
OF October A. u. l.c6, said Charles Chase
The frst me citing Of his creditors will be held
st Daniel Lewis otfice in Skowhegsn, Maine,
on the 10th day Of November, A. D..
1905 Al ten &C ocs ir the forenoon, at which
time the ssid creditors may atteu prove
their claims, appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other business As
NAV properly come before said meeting
OctdhsT u 4 n 1900 iw42
DANIEL LEAI-. Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-10-25
LOTS OF PEOPLE
Can't find rent.
Can't secure a good house girl
Can't sell thelr farms.
Can't ind employment.
Can't find lost articles.

Can't find lost articles.
Can't do a hundred things because they
don't advertise in the REPORTER. II
is really wonderful how much can be ae-
complished by the use of these l;ltle' loW
priced advertisements.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-15

ing stable government that will pro-
tect lives and property.
The case in Cuba seems to be that
tho insurgents are fighting n political
campaign after the campaign is over,
and fighting it in different way from
the way they should bavo fought it
when the campaign was on. When
President Palma was elected the SOC
ond time, the opposition to him with
drew and left him clear feld al
though 1t was very plain that there
was bitter opposition to his re-elec-
tlon' That opposition having remained
quiescent during the political cam-
paign, has neither moral, nor po-
lltlcal, nor national right to under
take now to revolt against his gov
eminent and to try 10 break it up by
force. If there was opposition to Presi-
dent Palma, MS there certainly was and
is, the opposition should have gone to
the polls and defeated him if it was
strong enough; if 1T was not strong
enough it was the duty Of the minor
Ity to submit; otherwise there can be
no steady government in Cuba or in
any other Republic, 1t is the absolute
duty of the minority to give way when
1T is defeated at the polls. IF 1T CON
fesses defeat by running from the field
before election day, that amounts to
the same thing as defeat at the polls !;
and thenceforth the government should
be staunchly supported by every citi-
zen.
1t is very likely the United States
will be eventually compelled to inter
vene in Cuba and establish stable
government there and maintain it, but
1t will never do for the United States
to step in merely because there is
some local trouble and set up guard
ianship over the Cuban government,
which would, in fact, though informal
ly, make Cuba fef of the United
States. Let us keep off altogether un-
til the time comes, If it ever does come,
when Cuba gives up the idea of ma
tionahty and IS willing for the pro-
lection of its citizens and their prop
erty rights TO ask admission into the
United States as a State Of the Union
then that matter can be considered
calmly and on its merits, and if Cuba
is to be taken in, let it be done by the
consent not only Of Cuba, but of the
people of the United States, regularly
given
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-15
COVERING ITS TRACKS.

The Paris Gdaho) Post has discov-
cred it's mistake in publicly advocating
fusion And now it apologetically al
Iudes to its former proposition to that
effect, Probably its proprietors have
heard from President William Bulge,
who knows a political trick worth ten
of outward fusion. He knows the way
to put two tickets in the field, thus
keeping up an appearance of independ-
ent party action; and then advising the
faithful to vote for the favored candi-
dates on either of the tickets. The
result is victory for the choice ones,
with always a pretense of political in
dependence and political integrity.
When The Tribune exposed the pro-
posal of the Paris Post to effect fusion
Of the Republicans and Democrats of
Bear Lake county, Idaho, we expressed
gentle surprise that such 1agrant be-
trayal of methods was to be permitted
in the home of President William
Bulge, the polygamous boss of the &c
clesiastico-p political of Idaho. And now
il appears that our wonderment was
quite justified; for the church organ of
the North is compelled to bark back
ward aud cover up its tracks.