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A MUSICAL S.UUGGLER.
Did a BlE Business for Years In Cigars
Brandy and LaCes.

From the London Globe.
Smugglcr's wit has in - nted n new strata
gem in fraud.
IN both sides of the Francc-German border
in the Alsaace region are HI nircds of Italians
employed IN the metallurgical establishments,
and as it may be accepted as a maxim that
. wherever there arc Italians there also are
strolling acc rdion players. the presence of
these pariahs cA"iteS no surprise on either
side of the border. II occurred 10 an Italian
with smuggling instincts that in this fact lay
rich possibilities,
He had Nh accordion specially constructed
with ambC Tor carrying cigars and brandy
from the German side, aud taking back eN-
prnsive laCes from the French side. The
man * an ACCOMPLISHED player, and on sun
DAYS he combined srhuEgling with amuse-
monts. playing bcwitching dance airs over
the border. 10 which COMPANION HcCompiiCes
Capersd "NprrssiN"lN.
On the French side there was a confederate
inrk"cpcr, through whom cor trahnUd Goods
were cNcnanRcd. Tho irHnio nd gon" on a
long tirl" ~ el!,I 80 ted. and Tiahi have gone
on ind huil"i" tad not iiuIhInity at length
raised ny q tntal presumption,
on n recent srnd1r "%'"rivG the Smu gGlcrs
actually "rupt ,Hd iurir lcadrl accordion il
aigNi OF Tho customers iN IN" hI r. npd ~ g Of
thc.". y retired French "asl ms Officer.
lIo,uptiy inf,rrlCd his ,~oli'#&u,3
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The Member From Crimson euleh.

From Nb washington star.
Il had a vague Idea. said the blunt, uncultured man
THAT this Congress trick was easy when the deal
ing nrst began.
I thought my little Intellectual pile was all the stun.
SUFFICIENT for a raise, or anyhow 10 call a blum,
And when a hand was hardly what you'd want for
standing pat,
You'd draw a few amendments and just let It 90
at that.
But I may as well confess It, though I do so 10 my
shame,
Ny feet are getting chilly and ! want TO quit the
game.
THE rules are most too numerous and hard 20
understand,
There's far too many players chipping In to get q
hand:
You think sou have a winner. something plctur.
esquely neat:
has you beat.
A little pretence now and then is nothing more than
fair.
But when everybody's blufing things 10 way up
In the air,
So I'm going 10 pack my satchel and go back to
whence | came.
Ny feet are getting chilly and l want 20 quit the
game"
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PENNsyLvANIA DUTCH TREE.
1t Is the Cherry and Is u WherevoP
South Germans Settle.

In late April the countryside in south
eastern Pennsylvania is everywhere white
with cherry bloom, says Indoors n O1.
Here and there are old trees three and evan
four feet in diameter, all but dead but still
putting out lush bloom from two or three
branches; trees whose height and spread
and girth would almost persuade US that
they were the first seedlings from the cherry
orchards and cherry lanes Of our German
ancestors.
The gardens of old Germantown were
thick planted with the man. sorts Of cher.
ries dear to the hearts of South Germans:
the lanes Of old Germantown were cherry
lined, and thence for generation-on gener-
alton cherries had been bird SOW over the
surrounding hills.
There is hardly a township in the tier Of
German counties Of Pennsylvania that has
not its Cherry Hill or Cherry Valley, and In
the German counties nearer Philadelphia
and between the Delaware River and Mason
and Dixon's line you will find many places
named from the South Germans favorite
tree. ~
There ia scarcely a cultivated township
in this district In which the cherry 10 not Q
conspicuous tree. 1t has followed h Penn
sylvania Dutch in their spread ~westwafdJ
and wherever there are German oommGmt.
ties in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa you
will meet with cultivated cherries about he
farmhouses and along the fences.
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IincoIn's store Demolished.

Petersburg correspondence CHICAGO Record
Herald.
The structure known as Lincoln's Old
Store. which until a week ago stood in the
rear OF the Bishop building here, was first
erected AT New Salem and WAS occupied by
Lincoln AZ a store from 1882 until 1885,
In II the future President studied law and
mastered the intricacieS, OF mathematics with
also laid out the city of Petersburg and many
nearby towns. Robert Bishop of this city
here, Lincoln himself assisting in the opera
ton. II was used for a gun shop for some
time. Subsequently, when Mr.. Bishop
erected his brick structure, the Lincoln
store was pusted TO the rear,
Relic hunteAs had carried of much of the
old building, and a storm wrecked the roof.
so that its demolition was necessary.
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LeRislation in Japan.

From the Japan Weekly MdI,
As already reported. the amended Railway
Nailonalization bill was passed In the upper housb
on Tuesday. Subsequently Il vas returnsd 70 th0
lower house. AT 7:5o P. N. g. -4arch 81 the house
sat again.
Mr.. Haseba presented a motion to give consent
TO the amendments made by the upper house
without discussion. In spite Of the remarks BY
some members belonging to the Progressists and
the Seiko Club. previous to the present citing.
Mr.. Sugita tSsiyu.kaD, president Of the house.
declared that the motion had the approval Of thu
house. This decla ration was the signal for o greae
disturbance. Messrs. NJ. kato. 7. Nishimura. q
Shindo and Asano rushed furiously toward the
seat OF the president and acclaimed against hia
declaration. Messrs. T. Moyon, X. Motto and
other members belonging to the Seiyu-kai and
Daido Club proceeded TO the presidents assistance.
After a violent alteration the members OF Parila-
ment began to night among Themselves. Some OF
them kicked Others down from the Io6trum and
others sustained various. injuries, The lighting
lasted for about twenty minutes, when the tfoublo
was settled by the Int rferenceo of the police. Dur
Ing the hghtlng many members retired from the
house. Finally the amended bill was declared
TO be unInimousl ! carried.
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sui.s Rays Mustn't Sr,ohc.

From. ~, ran .'UJ Ga:oH,.
Tho municipal authorities NJ ST. Gall have
passed u bylaw against SMOKING by minors.
The penalty is hvc francs for the smokers
and for any person furnishing boys with to-
bacco In any form. lntormers are also to
receive a rev ard Of five francs. The object
Of the authorltiea is to stamp OUT smoking
among schoolboys. which has recently in
creased TO an alarming extent.
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Man.

Oh, man Is q creature
Who cannot be tncked:
He never discovers
when he has been licked.
His buildings are tumbled,
His foundations raked.
He hasn't a notion
That he has been quaked.
His homes are in ashes,
To cinders have turned;
He has no idea
That he has been burned.
SO cheer for the fellow
Who knows not rebuff,
Who never to Nature
Has hollered Enough"
AcLASDBuRoH WILSON.
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Ny Lady's Spata.

My lady's spats of modieh tan
Her twin and twtnfllng feet do span:
Beneath an artful walking skirt
They dart and dance and madly ART.
And most delightfully."- unman.
Progressive maids OF quaint Japan.
Who toddle and nt and hutter and fan,
Now wear. quite Ocoidcntelly Rtrt.
Ny lady's spatS.
And may some coy MimoSa San
Import her temper Mclean!
Yea, when her tongue doth sting and hurt
Too smArtly, truly. | assert,
There are things I like better than
Ny lady's snats,
NJ. n. e.
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The Infant Terrible.

How docs he manage TO grow so fast,
This prodigy nnancier'
When he should be tackling building blocks
He tackles a Wall Street steer.
And how does he manage 70 do the tricks.
Scarce out Of his Bingham frocks!
Smoking at Ave. betting at SIX,
Swizzling highballs OF beer at ten:
Wonderful tabloid dccadent OF men!
IL s. 4
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Ia nodil Gold.

Gold OF the dafodll, drawn
Out of the cup OF the dawn,
Gold OF the daffodil. born
In the bright mines OF the morn
Gold OF the danodil, spun
On the warm loom OF the sun.
Flood through my spirit, and smile
Me with thine orient light!
| that am pallid and poor.
Wasted by winter away.
BE thou my succor n curel
Quicken my questioning clay!
That ] may rouse me II sing,
Touch thou my pulses with spring.
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
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The Fisherman's Troubles.
From thu Atdafa ConSffutfof1,

From the .AtIaHta Consmuhon.
Trouble Is, bout hshin'.
In the shade or shine.
When a teller falls asleep
Catfish jerks his line!
Jest when he's a.dreamin'
Side his Jug an cup.
sure 10 hear a fat perch say:
Time 10 pull me up"
That's the way the world goes,
Brethren. day BY day:
Soon as you find happiness
It's time 10 break away.
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POEMS r READING.
Gifts.

Nor gold. nor lands, nor knowledge rare.
Nor stores OF precious things,
Nor golden fruits the gardens bear.
Nor spoil the traveller brings
Are gifts so great as his whose dover
Holds naught OF worldly pelf.
Yet who. unStlnting, hour b. hour
Gives gladly OF himself.
CHARLOTTE BEckER.
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Miss Three

It's very strange her table talk
or words should be 80 chary,
For every meal she gravely site
Upon the dictionary.
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She was a freckled country maid,
She did her mothers duty;
4 city fellow married Der
TO get a speckled beauty.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What foundation Is there for the superstition
that rusty nails VIII Improve fruit bearing iTsesi
AT this season Of the year women here In West
Virginia 20 about with . hammer and a handful
OF rusty nails to- Insure 4 go1d crop OF peaches
The particular form Of the superstition seems
unfamiliar. but the belief Ia widespread and very
ancient that II you beat or In other way maltrea;
a tree II viii be spurred on 10 a better crop. In
the western counties OF England the proverb runs:
A woman. a dog and n walnut tree,
More you wGlop 'eni. better they he.
In New England few orclia rds will be found
without a rusty srythe hung in a crotch Of an apple
tree 10 insure O good crop, In the South Sea
Islands the stem OF the coconut tree Is hacked with
clubs and chopped with bcheAding knives with the
same end In view. The Drtlds had a mystic cerc.
mOny OF scoring the stem OF the oak with s~acriicial
obG,dian knives to provide for a pleRtiful growth
Of the sacred mistletoe upon the branches. There
fore the devastation which a boz viii work with his
nrSt Barlow knife, II such there sim be, Is but a
reversal TO type.
Kindly Inform the writerlt the phrase II had
rather" Is correct, ROBERT b.. WARlSu.
Indeed 1t is correct, for the speaker knows what
he means when he uses 1t and the nearer apprc-
bends the same idea when the words fall on his eur.
II Is correct to day because II was correct yes
terdsy and yesterdays yesterday. and 80 on back
through all the lenRthenlng chain OF rehrwRrd
days TO the time when English speech may be- said
TO have taken form out OF the Anglo. saxon and
me Middle EnKHSh' IL Is an ldl0n ana therefore
worthy OF regard. The other form, II would
rather" seems tc have originated os device OF
DR.. johnson. wht In several matlefs was not con-
tent With the English language as he found 1t, and
has been somewhR of test question with retorncrS
ever since. A very good and parallel Instance OF
the futility 81 lighting English idiom with the
weapon OF grammatical p~ropriety may be found
In the efforts OF Noah Webster to take bride room
out OF the language and to put bridegroom In, 1t
had sound ctymology behind II, the Aght lasted
through several editions OF the dictionary, yet
Webster failed.
Kindly tell me now many words there arc In the
Bible, also the number OF letters.
JAMES II. STACKHousE.
This and similar Information of far more curious
Interest than value was elaborated In three years
work OF Il palnstaklne compiler and given to the
world In Hornets Introduction TO the study OF the
Scriptures" The figures refer TO the King James
We on:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29

According TO some physicians lying is n
disease with some politicians; also with some
politicians sawdust Is digestible.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

William NJ. Evarts, who nominated William
II. Seward as Lincoln's opponent for the
Presidency in the Republican national con-
vention in 1850 and was later Haycs's Secre-
tary of State and still later a United states
senator for New York, very frequently quoted
Cowper's lines:
Absence OF occupation Is not rest.
a mind quite vacant Is a mind distressed.
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The similar record for the Apocrypha is! BOOKS, IL:
chapters. isa; verses, 8.03l; words, l25. 1856; letters.
/ ,oos.s76. Similar statistics arc the following: The
middle line Is found In II. Chronicles, w., 10. The
middle verse Is Psalms, cxvlii.. =. The middle
chapter is Psalms. evil. and that is the shortest
chapter as well. The shortest Verse is John, Sl., 81.
The longest verseis Esther, will. o. In Ezra, VII, 81.
occur all the letters of the alphabet save ].
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Sherburn NJ. Becker. the young Repub-
lican Mayor of Milwaukee. introduced n
new style of campaigning when Just before
election day he distributed 5000 corncoo
pipes and as many packages OF tobacco.
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You'd scarce erpscf. The eight lines OF David
Everetts piece which you recently cited do not
complete the work. From The Columbian Orator,
Troy Edition 1915" ! supply full text. ! well re-
member "spouting" these lines about 1870. and,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-13
A Curious Tomb.

The most curious tomb In England is
that of Lady Anne Grimston. daughter
of the Earl of Thanet, who died nearly
two centuries ago and was buried In
Tewin churchyard. Upon her deathbed
she dlsregarded the efforts of those
who sought to administer spiritual
comfort. An atheist she had lived, an
atheist she would die. ut Is as likely
that should rise again from the dead"
she said, "as that tree should grow
out of the middle of my coffin" A
tree has grown out Of the middle of her
coffin-an oakland by its side a syca-
more. The vault Is square, of brick
and granite. The two trees first filled
the interior before they could find a
way out When they did burst through
the masonry they so spread as com
pletely to envelop the grave.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-13

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol.
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded in the county registry
Fairfield-B l. Blskney to Sarah M
BlakneY.
ST. Albanf-Marv h McPheters to f
VI Raymond, Sl100; LIZZIE K Buker to
InhDts of s.. Aloans, 800; Ne win Bige-
iaW 10 Inhbis. of 81. Albums, $ll2. 90.
Camhridge-Brrj w Mitchell 10 Main
stream Lumber Co.
Harmony-Ada M Bangs to K <
Smith; Z Smith 10 L s Merrill; E E
Hurd & als to Benz. Grant, $2500.
Pitrsfi .le-J B Chase to Lurin Hard
Ing.
Skowhegan-E K Delsno to F w
Buchanan; Sarah E Libby ct al to Geo
r Pray.
Canaan-Augusta E Holt to o R
Moody, 800.
Mercer-W c Black to s E Webb; 8
Webb to j w Bacon.
N rridyewock-H K Sawyer 10 r F
Bliss, $1,000; A y Meader to Clara J
adams, $50
Holeb-J E Wilson to Geo w Kent,
$500.
Starks-David Gilmore to John Lee
man, $40.
Athens-Vira K Ridley to Abilem TAy-
Tor, $500; Abiem Taylor to Ida K Co..
Inns, $500
Concord-Celia M HAYES to Frank L
Stiles ct al.
Madson-M F morrill, ct al to Nancy
I Morrill,.
Ansor-Wm S Oliver to ida M Hit /;
VIM w johnson to II A Johnson.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-13
NEGLECTED RHEUMATISM
CAUSES PARALYSIS.
A Uric o Treatment VIII In All
Cases Remove the Cause

Paralysis is a disease whose cause is shroud-
ed in mystery. II you were to investigate
carefully all cases OF Paralysis you would find
that at some time previous to the attack the
patient suffered from some form of rheuma.
tism. Possibly like so many others, he
thought ii was only slight matter of tenn
porary inconvenience and paid no further at
tention to it. Rheumatism is not to be ne
elected with impunity. The Uric and poison
Gus Rheumatic Acid must be neutralized and
driven from the system as soon as they put in
an appearance. DO this with Uric o.
1t is harmless vegetable preparation and
does not contain a single drop of alcohol. 1t
operates by its action upon the blood, mus
cles and kidneys and cures Rheumatism to
stay cured We might give you testimonials
from thousands Of people in all parts of the
country, but we would rather have you talk
with some one whom you know and can be-
leve. Next time you are down town, just
drop into the store Of +. w. Buchanan, Show
hegan's popular druggist and ask him about
Uric-O. We wont predict what he will say,
but we have confidence enough in the rene
dy to leave it to him.
Uric-O is not a cathartic, nor does il affect
or distress the stomach in any way. Uric o
is cure for Rheumatism and for Rheumatism
only. That is why it is such great success.
1t does one thing and does that one thing
perfectly. Most druggists sell Uric-O at 75c
and $500 the bottle, but you can have a
sample bottle free il you Cut out this adver-
tisement and send it with your name and
address to the Smith Drug Co., Syracuse, N.
Y. Sometimes they send an order on your
druggist for a Use bottle free of charge in
reply to those requests for sample.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-13

corning DIR. Pierce's two leading medi-
cines, "Golden Medical Discovery and
"Favorite Prescription"
The answer Is that NGolden Medical
Discovery " Is q most potent Alternative or
blood-purlfier, and tonic or invigorator
and acts especially favorably In a cura-
tive way upon all the mucous lining sur
faces, as of the nasal passages, throat.
bronchial tubes, stomach. bowels and
bladdeP,>curlng a large per cont. OF catar-
rhal Gales whether <be disease affects the
nasal passases, the hxQat, larynx, bron-
CHA, stomach as catS frAsl dyspepsia },
uterus or other pelvic orgfnsS Even in
the chronic rnlcarAtiYe- STAGES Of these
A6acuQns-hknften 2qccessfnl In affect
Inc sfay0rIts- prsscrI1tlan- Is advised
for Ihs 0lao q one sI2ss Of dlseassssmlno IS
R9STaHE nsdeat u % NdsT III
Is powerful yet gently acting 1nviRofat-
ing tonic and nervine. For weak worn
out, oyer-worked women-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, oFavorite
Prescription " will be found most effective
in building up the strength, regulating
the womanly functions, su6duing pain
and bringing about healthy, vigorous
condition of the whole system.
A book OF particulars wraps each bottle
giving the formula OF both medicines and
quoting what scores OF eminent med
ical authors, whose works are consulted
by physicians of all the schools OF practice
as guides In prescribing, say OF each In
gredient entering into these medicines.
The words OF praise bestowed on the
several ingredients entering into Doctor
Pierce's medicines by such writer's should
have more weight than any amount OF
non professional testimonials, because
such men are writing for the guidance OF
their medical brethren and know whereof
they speak.
Both medicines are non-alcoholic, non
secret and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs, being composed OF glyceric
extracts OF the roots Of native, American
medicinal forest plants They are both
sold by dealers In medicine. You can't
afford to accept as a substitute for one OF
these medicines Of known composition,
any secret nostrum.
Or. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and In
vgorate stomach, liver and bowels.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-13
BROWNS ooRNER-cANAAN ,

bhOWN'S OOhN Gh-OHNFfAN
Arthur Hooper OF Hauland was at c.
b. Chase's. Monday.
Charles Nicholas is getting his winters
supply OF wood.
1t being so cold, Saturday night, that
Mr.. Conant Of Pitt. field did not meet
with his class at the City schoolhouse,
Rev. G.. H Bowie was present and
taught the pupils in a most creditabIe
manner.
s B. Wyman and Almon Rowe have
taken a contract of Marcus Parsons OF
Skoah gan TO cut and haul to the Burrill
and Parsons mill in Corovlle several
thousands of logs. They went to camp,
Monday.
Walter Robinson has had very nice
granite monument erected on his lot 10
the Hillside cemetery, North Canaan, 10
memory of his wife, Mrs. Lottie Jewell
who died Nov 7e, 1895. The base and
monument which weighed two tons was
from the monumental " orks 10 Dexter.
Clifton Lewis who stays at the home Of
Rev. o. NJ. Chase froze his ears, last Fri
day, while going from school.
Cecil May who has been attending high
school a, the village is now in school 10
this district. |, was too cold for him to
ride so far He will enter high school
again in the spring.
Miss Sasha Hooper OF Freedom spent
Friday and Saturday OF last week with
her brothers in Hartland.
Mrs. James Churchill of this town in
company with lady from Belfast visited
at Richard Chase's. Thursday
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-13
LARONE.

Two OF our local hunters. Hiram To-
hey and Fred Burril, recently had an all
day hunt after big buck deer that was
exciting but aggrayatng. The boys
started the deer early in the day and be-
fore night had put seven shots after him.
| wish could say that every one hit the
maxi but sympathy for the boys forbids.
However one shot did and broke the
deer's hind leg. bu, did not proven, him
from leading the boys by devious aid
thorny trail some ten miles through
swamps and gulches and at three O'Clock
they were in the heavy wood swamp OIL
the bear hill bog 10 a strange country
hungry. tired. wet and cold, and they
gave ii up Disguised, came out to r. L
Abbot,'s and told him whe'e he couc
fad deer. Abbott started out and soor
met the deer coming out after the boys
One shot did the business and ended the
life of the fnest buck deer seen 10 thi: