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IN SELF DEFENSE

Major Hamm, editor and manager Of the
Constitutionalist, Eminence, KY, when he
was iercely attacked, four years ago, by Piles,
bought box of Bucklens Arnica Safve, of
which he says; at cured me in ten days
and no trouble since" Quickest healer OF
Burns, Sores, Cuts and Wounds. age at
Sampson & Azores and G. r. Fogg's drug
stores.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
Makes the Liver Lively.

OrinoLsxative Fruit Syrup gives per-
relief in cases of habitusl con
stipution as 1t stimulates tho liver and
restores the natural action of the bowels
irritating these organs like
pills or ordinary cathartics. Does not
nauseate or grippe and is mild and pleas
ant and mild to take. Remember the
name Orino and refuse substitutes.
+. w. Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
The wise young man keeps both eyes
on the small boy with whose big sister he
waits to face the parson

The intense itching characteristic of salt
rheum and eczema is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. As a cure for
skin disease this save is unequaled For sale by
G. r. Fogg's Drug Store, Skowhegan; L c.
Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton, Jackman
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Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judieial:-The third Tuesday in March
and September and fourth Tuesday in December.
Civil and Criminal.
Probate:-The second Tuesday Of each month
County Commissouers:-The FIRST Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Deem
Der.
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Foley's Honey and Tar affords inn
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in the
worst stages and if taken In time will
effect cure. r. W. Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30

Many persons in this community are
suffering from kidney complaint who
could avoid fatal results by using Foley's
Kidney Cure. F. ". bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30

Some things are rather difficult to un-
derstand especially when they are ex-
planned by some one who doesn't under
stand them.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30

Scrub yourself daily, YOU'RE not
clean inside. Clean inside means clean
stomach, bowels, blood liver, clear
healthy tissue in every organ. MORAL:
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
95 cents, Tea or Tablets. G. r. Fogg
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
Moore Reunion.

The second annual reunion Of the
Moore family took place, Wednesday
Aug y. at the home Of ars. Emma
lien and her brother, Charles Moore.
just below W. Ans9u village. The heavy
shower Of the previous day made agree
able travelling and at an early hour IN
the appointed day carriages and barges
came from near and FAR bringing young
and old besides others who arrived by
railroad. At tie entrance to the drive
way WAS erected an evergreen arch. On
which was he inscription, 177e-Wel.
come 10 hooTeIand Park-l9gg"
Dfaped about the front door Of the
house was Old Glory, and in II folds
over the door was hung the sword car.
ried by Major John Moor at the battle
Of Bunker Hill. Several tents were
erected in the spacious driveway where
food WAS prepared for the two long tables
which extended a long distance east o.
the evergreen arch, being protected by
canopy, az showers came at intervals
during the repast. The grove of large
trees Ia front of the house contained
many settees, and old acquaintance aud
relatives met and reviewed the scenes
of leng ago, and the younger generations
evidently enjoyed the occasion. The
Oldest descendant present was Mira
samantha Moore Thompson who will
be II years old in September and the
next In age was Alonz9 Moore who is IN
his I'D year.
A picture of Betsy Gray Mckinney, " ho
married COTE Moore II 17s7 WAS exhib-
tied, also a picture Of John Wesley Ben
son of Heron Lake, MINI who is a SOP
of the late Mrs Margaret Moore Benson
Every member of Major John Moor's
family was represented. The old sign
which hung on the tavern Of Joseph
Moor, was conspicuous at the west en-
trance of the dinner tent, The in-
scription on it reads, u. Moor ISL
This was the first public inn of Arson
and was nearly on the site of the large
barn which stands east of the driveway
Several of the original rooms of the old
tavern are enclosed and built into this
barn. The old fireplaces with their
ornamental woodwork, and the low,
square rooms on which the plasteriDg
and ceiling are still intact though stain
ed with age, are reminders of the days
of long ago. The dinner hour brought |
the com pany together beneath the tent
and many tempting viands were set be-
fore the hungry throng Especially ap-
petzing was the baked beans which
were baked in the ground by a profess
sional cook. After the banquet, there
were speeches by several, Judge Spear
presiding as toast master. Among
those who took part on this occasion
were o. E. Crowell, Rev. F. T Crane,
Mrs. Alice Merrill, Judge simmons,
Jennie Greene, Miss Mabel Steward
Mrs. Geneva Hilton read the following
original poem:
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Re Comfortable

t. practical uses of ELECTRIC
Try INSTANTLY increase unless you
- s.ready tried them you have no
; a. now much few simple electrical
aanliances will add to the comfort of
gour rome.
electric FIatIron.
current for It's use costs less than the
nj to heat the old fashioned irons. You
do our ironing in any room in the house.
Se.fested rooms. Iron always immacu-
At. s clean, always hot.
EIecric Fan.
Gel breezes on tap any hour OF the day
Or afgbt Costs about Ia cent per hour.
RHn for a few minutes in your cham bers
A. eight drives out the heated air of the
dsy and fills them with the cool ofevening.
electric ovens.
Fr=n heat. Cool kitchen. Currsnt costs
No more than fuel. Perfeots the art of
Cookery.
Electric Chatting Dish.
Heat constant and always under perfect
cnntroll. No guessing at what the result
will be. No injury to napery and furni-
tnre from burning alcohol.
Electric Stoves.
small or large. Heat bsby's milk night
o, day. For lunches. For the noon or
evening meal For every use, when you
want heat under dish, kettle or pan and not
in your room.
All the above appliances and many more
for Sale or Rent of the
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
Electric Stoves.
SKOWHECAN
Electric Light Co.
c. j. ABBEY, Supt.

Do YOU use Electric Lights? Less danger
from fire. No exploding lamps. The
cheapest luxury of the age. Let us tell
you about them. tf3l
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.


Clerk of Courts:
WILLIAM 7. SRRKlNs, ................ skowhegan
County Attorney:
THOMAS J. YouNo,...,.......... ............. Soon
Judge OF Probate:
AUGUSTINE SIMMONS. North Arson
Register Of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER. .Skowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLEwELLYN GooDwIN,....... ...........S kowhegan
Treasurer:
h II. kEEp,.. ............ Harmony
Sheriff and Jailer:
CLYDE II. SMITH, ..............,,. -. .Skowhegan
DEPUTIES: J. D. Ring Cambridge, George
Rhoades, Harmony Leland L. Smith, Cornvie
Ernest A. Cook, Athens; J. A. Goodrich, Palmyra;
W. W. Nye, Fairfield Willis C. Emery, North An.
son; E. L. Perkins. Madison Abel W. Rowell,
Solon: D. G. Wood Norridgewock; c. S. Adams,
Jackman; w. A. Bigeow, St Albans A. F. Buker,
Hartland; E. f. Frederick, Starks; | C. Pierce,
Bingham; w. E. Viles, Flagstaff; c. E. Varney,
Mercer; E. F. Atwood, New Portland; F. ]. Durgin,
The Forks; George E. Foster, Canaan.
County Commissioners:
MILTON L, MERRILL, St Adams.
L. {. WILLIAMS, Athens.
GEORGE 7. TlBBETTs. Fairfield.
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Quick relief for Asthma sufferers.

Nature would be ashamed to try to mi-
tate some brands of art.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
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% an. more re: a lie re. OF 5 sweet Sonisn
~ -, .,5,,' a',- J..
Far beyon ps %as , Deadly missile s'''1
They found home where Nature smiled,
And century rolled Q ef sire "a. a9d child
u s 'su ., w 5ae 1'''ols -,i9 's.'s
And thew came to his islam land 10 se,,ie ''''
They braved the perils Of crossing DER,
And nd safely reached New Englan,d s shore
~. ' 'a4 som =, new a, a,a ,l''.,
+ The ,s Red men M inrke a around hem;
Wild beasts the wilderness possessed
lhese i err " only added zesi,
,li, y $50 ,01I.. -
Thew I helped ii create ni nation ''-
Time never can obliterale;
And history ranks them brave and sfeai'
~ ~" 49,. .,.,- ~ a f.''o'i
Is heard d' in song - and mA3 stor VIZ
And chdren's children tell it Ger,
rom Name tt' to the e. pa l51t; shore
Nsep''s -''''.i ''' A'2'S'
Letters of regret were read by Mrs.
Alice Simmons from Gertrude e. v.
Alexander OF New Hampshire, Ophelis
smith Maxwell, Massachusetts,, henry
Moore, Kansas, Dennis b. Moore, Cali.
fornia, Florence ii. Cobb, Bangor, Mrs.
George A. sutton, Orono. The follow.
ing officers were elected: President,
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Vast Store Of Wealth.

Belts vast w>1I,h came from mines
diamonds, gold ND coppcf-'ike the i'm
mense fortune Of Senator William A.
Clark Of month";. Ike Inc S27.oooooo
or mor2 a,cuu, slated by Cecil Rhodes
The earth va o'-o the source Of the
wealth ~ both 'o," . Rockefeller and
his brother William. The same thing Is
true OF Carneoi-s GREAT store of wealth.
II was really dry from iron mines-iron
and coal
Kru0D piled up the largest estate in
German in l,l1 manner lie made his
money by mani featuring the product OF
iron mines
The earth is IA magnificent storchouse
4 wealth. Ii las proved more fruitful
f immense fortunes than the vast trans
portation husiusS which made the for
'unes of the Vtd bits and the Goulds,
ILL., Hartman and the rest of the rail-
road kings Il has beaten the mere own
cr,hip and u,i e the surface of the
Ground, Astor ashion.
And the grdt center OF the earth's
storehousc is tc South Think of its
coal area, ncary three times as great
&c the combipd coal fields of Great
britain, Germany and Pennsylvania OF
It's iron ore, n surprising in quantity
that which mile the fortunes of Car
negie and Krup; Of its oil, promising to
exceed in yiclC all that went to make
the Rockefeller fortunes; of its sulphur,
which domnats tie worlds sulphur
trade; Of it, Phosphate, which holds the
same unique position in the worlds fer
tiizer industry OF its vast stores OF ce-
rent making materials, the industry
which promise to rival iron and steel
of its copper and other higher forms OF
minerals, and tlcn let your imagination
attempt 10 forecast the vastness OF the
wealth which this mineral storehouse OF
the world is t. turn loose in the South.
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CASH EOR CATSl

No signature, no address, nothing to
indicate who wanted the fclines nor
where they were to be delivered and
the cash collected Simply the tanta-
lizing and indefinite announcement
above quoted.
The public curiosity was aroused at
once, and for several days thereafter the
weather, politics. society gossip, the
Schley-Sampson controversy, our duty
IN the Philippines, the question as TO
the identity Of the party who struck the
late William p terson, all were rele-
gateo to the background by something
Of far more vital and immediate i'm
portance-the burning question as to
who was responsible for the cat adver-
tlsement, and whether it would turn out
to be a bona fde business proposition
or only the work Of some practical and
irresponsible joker OF the vicinity.
If the advertisement was a Joke, il
was certainly an expensive one, and the
point of the intended witticism was so
eifeetually concealed that no one, except
perhaps the joker himself, was able TO
guess what it was.
But then the question arose, il the
advertiser meant business and was really
anxious to acquire stock of cats in ex-
change for cash, why had he neglected
TO give his name and the location of
his Office?
Inquiries made at the Offices Of the
various journals in which the announce
ment had been printed failed to elicit
any information regarding the person
or persons who had procured its in
sertion.
The advertisement in question had
been received, paid for and published in
the regular order of business, said the
newspaper managers CURLY, but the
name Of the advertiser concerned him
self chiefly at present II he wished his
name and whereabouts TO become public
property, he would doubtless use his own
methods and choose his own time for
making them known
The parties who had printed and dis
tributed the posters were equally nom
communicative. And so, right on the
threshold of the investigation, the curl
oSity mOngers were foiled. For one
whole week they fumed and fretted,
wearing out their stock of gray matter
in vain surmisings regarding the au-
thorShip and hidden meaning of the
anonymous advertisements. Then, just
as the public curiosity began to show
signs of tagging, fresh fuel was added
to the flames by the following announce
ment which appeared just as mysteri-
ously as its predecessor, one morning,
in the newspaper advertising columns
and scattered far and wide on billboards
and blank walls throughout the city and
suburbs.
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as | capture one OF 'em. Cats at fifty
cents apiece beats selin' papers or black
in boots all boiler"
From that time on Stumpy devoted his
waking moments chiefly to the cat in
dustry, deriving quite a revenue there
from, as did many other future business
men and capitalists of Boomopils. In
less than a fortnight every vagrant fe-
line within the city limits had been
rounded up and turned into cash at the
receiving department of the Oriental
Cat Company. in the SPRAYING edihce
which formerly did duty as skating
rink.
And the cats that came in we're not
all Migrants, either. Many a servant
girl was not above adding a casual dol
lar or so to her income by disposing
Of the family pets, or pests, as she con-
sidered them, which were continually
shopping into things or lying around
under her feet. Householders, too, in
many instances brought in their own cats
or the neighbours, just as it Glanced TO
happen, and furtively exchanged them
for current coin of the realm. Men
drove in from the suburbs and nearby
villages with whole wagon loads of cats,
Grated up and ready for delivery at fifty
cents a head
In fact, for two weeks it simply rained
cats around that old-time skating rink,
now the headquarters Of the Oriental
Cat Company (Limited). All they had
to do was to hand in their four-legged,
fur-clad voucher and the money was
promptly forthcoming. And the cashier
Of the Oriental Cat Company (Limited)
was not at all particular, either, Any
thing in the shape of cat would do.
vi he insisted on was that the cat must
be alive. lie drew the line at dead ones.
When questioned as to what they were
Toing to do with so many cats, the af-
fable president and the equally obliging
secretary and treasurer of the company
replied that they expected to find mar
ket for them in China, hence the title Or
iental Cat Company. In certain sections OF
the Flowery Kingdom felines were very
scarce and would command high prices
especially If they were good mousers
and rat catchers An active, able-bodied
cat would almost tring its weight in
silver in some parts OF China, and as
millions of people there required the cats
the market was practically unlimited
The Oriental Cat Company Uimited)
had organized for the purpose of supply
ing that market and they proposed do
inc so.
Three weeks rolled by-three busy
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Heaven and NesuWus.

Prof Mattucci, Superintendent o. the
Ncsuvius observatory wa dining with
come Americans ut the Royal hotel IN
Naples. The dining-roor fronted the
soa The waves crashed aoa.H,t the
ssivc embarrassment VI stone AMI how
p, Of white spray rose high in l.e stun
lit air.
This is heavenly, mt what is It ike
IN your observatory when Vesuyus is
active" some one asked
1T is not Ill heaven" said Prof.
Matteucci. at remind. me OF story
about a Neapolitan widow whose hus-
band had been dead some years, One
night she was persuaded 10 % to p
spiritualists' seancc, ard there the spirit
Of her dead husband appeared and spoke
with her.
"'My dear Agostino said the widow
20 the shade, are YOU happy now"
"T am very happy Agostino an
,wered. -.
"IIappier than you were on earth
with me-? asked the widow.
Yes replied the shade. I am far,
far happier now than | was on earth
with you.
The widow was silent moment; then
she said:
"'Ten me, Agostino, what is it like
n heavenH
"rHeaven? said Agostino. I never
said that ! am in heaven"
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busting weeks for the Oriental Cat
Company and its officers and hired as
sistants. Boomopolis and the country
round about had been pumped dry of
cats. You couldn't have found another
one of the animals with a fne-toothed
comb-not a solitary cat All had been
swept into the remorseless NAV of the
Oriental Cat Company (Limited).
Some days passed without any move
being made on the part of the Cat Com
pany, and then just as they had begun
talking of getting the animals ready for
shipment plague of rats suddenly broke
out in Boomopolis. Nobody seemed to
know where they all came from, but they
were there as thick as beaux around a
pretty girl, or mosquitoes in a Jersey
swamp And they were about the
iercest and hungricst rodents that ever
pcstered community at that
Nothing, apparently, was safe from
their attacks They invaded cellars
stores, warehouses, public buildings
private buildings, the mansions of the
rich and the tcnements of the poor
every place, in fact, where they could
find anything worth eating or worth de-
stroying.
In the midst of the inundation the
people suddenly bethought themselves OF
cats, Cats we're what was needed, and
they were needed at once
But where were they to be had, unless
perchance the Oriental Cat Company
(Limited) could be induced to sacrifice
their stock after taking such trouble 70
get it together?
1t seemed almost provdential that the
rat epidemic happened to break out
while the cats were yet within reach, in
stead of being en- route to China as they
might have been a few days later.
The cats were still in the city, and
their assistance was urgently needed in
the present crisis.
With one accord the populace began
storming the doors of the Oriental Cat
Company Himited), and demanding
cats, Cats cats We must have cats !!
was the cry, and the public-s spirited
president Of the cat company aforesaid
sitting in his snug Office, heard the cal
and rose to the occasion
Cats? Certainly said Mr.. Hubhs
in the blandest of accents. "Sell 'em il
anybody wants 'em. Mr.. Tubbs, hang
out siPn
MAY look little steep, gentlemen
hut that is what they would bring II
China, Hate to disappoint our custom
ers there, brt have to do it, | suppose
seeing the cats are badly needed here il
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ious sections of Greater New York as
a test, the results showed
One Hundred Forty-fVe per cent q
Year.
These figures tempted the present
managers of the company to embark
upon the making Of numbers of Multi
phones to be operated in the same profit
able way for its stockholders.
OVER $4,000
has been spent in perpecting the Multi
phone that is making it experimenting
with parts and simplifying the whole
Not one dollar Of this haze they charged
TO The Company.
COST OF THE MULTIPHONE
Multiphones cost $3.50 to $500 each,
according to the cabinet desired to meet
the requirements Of the varied loca-
tons, if in mahogany the former price,
If in bronze the latter.
is 1T SECUREl
We answer it is, absolutely, positively
and certain. You again ask: Won't the
novelty wear Off We answer this by
stating that music is as old as the
universe, and each instrument is
supplied with twenty-four new records
weekly. Demand for this music may be
measured by the fact that a company
only one OF many, is 100000 records
behind the requirements Of the publc's
orders. Again you may query: Won't
the mechanism wear out? TT this we
say yes, but not soon, probably fifty
years or so will see some parts worn
which are easily replaced.
We want all who read to know there
IRE no ifs" no butts" and there will
DC none. As emphatic as we are able
D state it, we want everyone to believe
,his investment is thoroughly bona-fde
and up-to-date new fashioned in that il
ives each investor his true share oil
he earnings, old fashioned in all that
lonor implies.
500 INFESTED in our stock is equal ia
$1,000 in a saliHgS bank 4 man hd7ine
1000 7V0yih Of our stock in his pos
eSSion is as aVcH off as another hd5.
ing $4,000 in a Sa,ingS bank. He get.
as much in diaidcndS from rs in ont
wear as the other gets from the Saaing.
aHk in t,gcloe years. This stock pay.
$ much in one year as go5crHHIeHt
toHd pays in tipenty-foHy years, the re.
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manning portion Of the Average mans
life time.
Here is a corporation composed of
business men, men of integrity and fl
nancial standing, offering to the public
one of life's financial opportunities
Capitalized at $f,ooo,ooo. Por vdlac
Of each share, $1,000. al stock is fM
raid and worcestershire. The price Of
one share to-day is SI.s5. Let us figure
an example. II you INCEST say $50
II bays stock to the 7'dlne of 5000 This
stock IS Paying nosV 6 per cent. year
on its par 0GlHc, that is TO say SO on
evcvy hundred dollars sVorth of stock
yearly. Nos0 as you haze 5000 aVorth,
your Dividends are $a4. You INFESTED
but $50, hence The rate is 4S per cent
year or q per cent monthly, 'phich is
the aVay 7Ve prefer to pay IL. This is
our ground floor offer to the public
Within 90 days this same stock ariH be
raised 10 SE75 shore, after aVhich a
decided jump must take place.
Not less than so will be accepted for
stock purchases.
No salaries to officers
Practically every penny earned is
dVdtdOIe Tor utCideHdS, tnere are no
salaries, there are no expenses, there are
no leaks. The officers and managers get
their pay in dividends instead of salaries
They have agreed to take as much
stock as is earning dividends for cash
investors in full payment for all their
services, and all expenses of advertising,
Office rent, clerk hire and general ex-
penses of the Company.
Practically all the net earnings with
out any deductions are paid as divi-
dends.
Every dollar reeeived from cash in
veStOrS goes TO make more MulHthoneS
The managers are satisfied with what
they are getting, and are pleased to pay
you your four per cent. a month and
pay it monthly-twelve times a year.
Please remember that this offer 7riH
not again be made. You must speak
quickly or miss this great opportunity
Only a small block of stock is for sale
at the above price. If you care to get
in on the ground floor of an unequalcd
money maker and on an absolutely
square deal, this offer is for you.