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The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

The Addicks boom for mayor Of VIII
mington, Del, appears tC have fallen fat
As a political inflater. the Addicks brand
of gas is evidently a failure
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

When John Lawrence Sullivan was IN
fighting trim he was very short on talk.
as a rule. Now he seems determined to
make up for lost time.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

If Pete doesn't improve. he may be
presented TO Senator Foraker as "a token
of the administrations warmest dlsre-
gard.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Admiral Evans expressed opinion Of
g,ut probably makes Gen. Shermau's re-
.puted opinion Of war look real mo.ycod-
dish.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18
Cockreu at work Again.


Former Senator Cockrell, Of Missouri.
now a member Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, has regularly resumed
his official labors. The distinguished Mis-
sour,an was incapacitated for active daily
work az the headquarters OF the commits
sion for two or three months last win
ter and under the orders Of his physi-
clans spent most Of the time in Florida.
His doctors percmptorily ordered him
away from Washington lest he work him
self to death No man IN any department
OF the public service at Washington for
the past thirty years has been as great
glutton for work as Gen. CockreI Dur
ing his FIVE consecutive terms I'm the Sen
ate BE was credited with working more
hours every day than any other member
of that body. \ ncighbOr who has lived
near the C0ckreU residence fifteen years
SAYS tlat when rs owner is there he has
never saau the light turned out in his
wogkr00m earlier than l.5J a. I'D.
The newspaper men are finding Gen.
CooErcu as hard a proposition in his
capacity OF Interstate Commerce Commis-
sloner as I'm that of a Senator for thirty
years lie is genial and agreeable, but he
has reduced TO a fine art the lodging Of
reu0rtori8I questions, and the newsman
who succeeds in getting from The Mis-
r7urian any information In advance OF
official publication is the r8rest Journal
istic avis of which Washington can boast
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

John I. Sullivan intends TO lie I'm the
mud baths OF Indiana this summer" says
the big fellows press agent So John is
training for the Ananias Club, is he?
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Perhaps that scientist mentioned his be-
lief that the moon is green merely 10 see
how many people would remind him that
it has been reputed 20 be green cheese for
many, many years.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Mr. Alfred Austin is to write q novel.
He is taking no chances on the popularity
of his literary output in doing this.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

All things are passing
God never cIsngeth.
Patient endurance
Att8ineth % an things
Who God Vossesseth
In nothing is wanting,
Alone God su'hceth.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

The Indianapolis sun hurls a column of
editorial hot shot at Ambassador Bryce
for belittling American poets. The Am
bassador Will understand. Of course, that
that is Indiana's tender spot.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

DR.. OsIer says that hope is fine medi-
cine" Let's see. Didn't a poet say hope
deferred maketh the heart sick" or some
thing Of the kind?
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

\ Missouri man claims 70 have filed
$1,000 saws in his lifetime. He should be
put under bond TO keep the peace from
this time forward.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan denies that he
has made any sort Of political deal with
Mr. William J. Bryan. This removes
tremendous load OF doubt that didn't
nNief
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18
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The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Undoubtedly. it has been a most re-
markably beautiful lot Of spring weather
that we haven't had so far
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Mr.. Taft still stands pat on the George
b. Cox obituary notices.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Automobiles are TO be greatly increased
in size so the new models indicate. Fol-
lowing the lead of the battle ships
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

New York Ofice. Nsssau-I'sekman Bldg LaCoste L
Maxwell. Managers
Chioaso Oaioe Marquette Bldg. LaCosts & Max
vel. Managers
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

The straw hat is the wary one.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

In this age Of luxury and high living.
Il is natural that wealthy people should
buy the costlicst jewelry,' said Mr.. C. T.
Remev of New York, at the Raleigh
Diamonds. of course, are always IN
fashion, but the rage for pearls keeps up
strong I know a Maiden Lane firm that
has 4 string of pearls that as IL stands
would cost a buyer S2150o0. It has forty
FIVE single pearls. and each individual is
a gem of rarest beauty and absolutely
perfect Emeralds are greatly in demand,
and. being scarce. are very high. Perfect
emeralds would bring as high as $1,000 pe-
carat The best Of these come from the
Ural Mountains. but they are found in
many parts OF the world jewelers. are
greatly interested just now in the late
find of rubies down I'm North Carolina.
They look 10 be first class. and If proved
of the right quality, will be a source
Of big wealth to the owners Of the ground
that contains them. for tho ruby Of the
right hue-the real pigeons blood color
is one Of the costliest and most highly
priced stones"
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

Mr. Edward I. Hearu. of New Haven,
Conn, supreme knight Of the knights OF
Columbus. was seen az the Raleigh last
evening. lie is a member Of the COM
mission that Will take charge Of the work
Of erecting a statue of Columbus in this
city. for which the last Congress aNprg-
priatad 10000 Mr Ha5rn said that the
order of which he is the chief official IS
.u "a highly fl0U-isainE condition Il is
established in every State and Territory
Of the Union in Canada and Mexico. and
has a total membership OF 2lgQ2
The Washington herald., 1907-05-18

I.l,phoa. Main 3oco. CPdva,. Branch Elehanss)
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
STEAMSHIP NAMES.
The Way They Are Shortened In the
Companies' Offices.

The Way They Are Shortened In the
companies' Offices.
No matter how long or difficult of
pronunciation may be the name OF q
steamer, the passenger agents and
clerks of the various steamship lines
make an effort to be correct In using It
when selling tickets to customers. DC
casionally they make slip of the
tongue and call the steamer by the
nickname used in the office when pas
sengers are not around The steamers
of the Atlantic Transport line. the Min
neapolis. the Minnetonka and the Min
nehaha, are referred to generally /as
the "Minnies" Individually the Min
netonka Is called the "Tonk" and the
Mesaba the Mes" The Red line Va
derland is called Father" the Finland
the Fin" and the Kroonland and the
iceland the "Kroon" and the Zee" re-
spectively The prefix St Is dropped
when reference Is made to the St
Paul: the st Louis Ia called "Looie'
and the Philadelphia is called the
"Phillie." The North German Lloyd
liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse In the
parlance of the office force Is the big
Bill' and the Kaiser Wilhelm IL. Is
BILLY Two."-New York Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
AN ALL DAY CIGAR.
The Kind Smoked by Tribe of South
American indians.


Cigars a foot and a half long. which
are made for one days smoking are
shown In the American Museum OF
Natural History With them Is a hold
er which looks like tuning fork and
Is large enough to be used for pitch.
Ing hay.
Far up the Rio NIgra. a tributary OF
the Amazon, two explorers made a col
lection Of articles for the museum.
The Indians there made cigars eight.
cen inches long and as big around as
a child's arm. Que Of these cigars Is
too much for any ease loving man &c
clasp 80 the Indians put the fragrant
roll between the tines OF a fork two
and a half feet long, stick the sharp
end of the handle Into the ground at
q convenient distance from their ham.
mocks and take puff from time TO
time as they sway lazily back ward
and forward
There are many other picturesque
articles In the collection. which was
made during u three months journey
from the coast The material Is OF the
highest value. and nothing like 1t has
been seen except = few articles In .
German museum-New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Dogs II BAaDAD.

Wfv They Do Not Loot the Food
Bazaars of the Town,
Bagdad Is alive with more or less
hungry dogs. How is 1t that such
packs of furies do not loot the bazaars
of the town? The explanation Is as
simple as 1t Is interesting The Bag.
dad shop fronts are absolutely open.
The goat and mutton earcasses are
hung where every dog that runs can
reach them. But time out of mind
the first glance of dogs eye toward
forbidden dainties has been visited
with the swift descent on him of a
cudgel or a Ratchet.
On one OF series of marches paral-
lei with the Euphrates | CHANGED to
meet a desert horde whose greyhounds
are In high repute Buying a brace
of sapllngs. I took them on with me.
lodging them In the tent and doing
everything that was possible to make
them feel at home.
Surprising to relate, they obstinately
refused both food and water The re-
mains OF a venison pasty seemed at
once to attract and repel them. A pan
Of water appealed to them even more
strongly, but they would not go up
to It,
After a time Persian muleteer ex-
planned the mystery In a twinkling.
No sooner did he upset the water and
toss the viands on the ground before
them than the silky cared ones ran In
like Trojans and made up in a few
moments for days fasting.
Accustomed to lap from the river,
from irrigational channels and from
sheets of surface water and reared
among people who do not use tables,
they had been taught by many a buffet
to keep their noses out of cooking pots
and vessels Of every description.
In Bagdad man and beast alike drink
of the great river. which also forms
the arterial common sewer of the city,
the place where clothes are washed
and the "Stygian wave" into which is
dragged every beast of burden when
IL Is not left TO lie where 1t has fallen
The muddy bottom, with the water
ever receding the exposed surfaces
thick with impurities and the tropical
sun sucking up all the infections
must be a regular hotbed of miasma
and pestileDce.
And yet. mirabile dictu. Bagdad is
not, as eastern cities go, unhealthy
But let the reader imagine to himself
what the Bagdad of the foregoing
slight description would be like with
out the dogs that scavenge 1t. Refuse
animal and vegetable matter is largely
disposed of by the dogs, in situ.-Nine
teenth Century.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Blindness Of Conosit.

Ever notice the density OF con-
ceited person." asked a business man
ITO me that's the most striking thing
about such an individual. Maybe be
has some qualities that justify his
good opinion OF himself, and maybe
not. He's dense Just the same. and
the proof OF 1t la that he doesn't realize
how he mpresses his associates un-
pleasantly. II the average conceIted
man had the least Idea of the handl-
emp under which he is laboring he'd
shed II mighty quick. But he hasn't,
and It's impossible to drill 1t Into him.
He's the modern human ostrich. with
his head stuck Into the sand 80 tar
as any recognition OF his dlsagreeable
trait Is concerned. New York Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Sentiment In a Pawnshop.

A watch had Just passed from the
hands of a seedy young man into those
of a pawnbroker. Before the young
man got out of the shop the broker
called him back.
Here's picture-a woman's pic.
ture-in the back of this watch" hi
said. You'd better take 1t out"
The young man blushed.
ut Isn't worth while,' he said "Pll
redeem the thing In n week or two"
Maybe you will and maybe you
won't" retorted the broker. You new
err can tell about these things may
not be strong on sentiment. but one
thing | insist on is that no man shall
leave woman's picture In watch
that he pawns here. New York Press
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Rheum atiSm

have found tried and tested cure for Rheu-
nAtism Not remedy that will straighten the
distorted limbs of chronic crpples, nor turn bony
Erowths back 70 Hesh again. That Is impossible:
But can now surely kill the pains and pangS Of
shis dsplora BILE disease
In GermAny-with . Chemist In the City OF
DsrmstAdt-I found the last ingredient with
which DR.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy was made
that last ingredient, successfully treated many.
many cases OF Rheumatism but now. at last. 1t uni
formly cures al curAble cases OF thiN heretofors
much dreaded disease. Those sand-like granular
wastes found in Rheumatic Blood. seem to dissolve
and pass away under the action Of this remedy ~
treaty - does sugar when added TO pure water.
And then. when dissolved. these poisonous wastes
freely pass from the system. and the cause OF
Rheumatism 10 gone forever. There IL now no
real need-no actual excuse to suffer longer with
out halp. We sell, and In confidence recommend
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Aqeless Love.

1t is splendid thing to think that
the woman you really love will never
grow old to you Through the wrinkles
Of time. through the mask OF years. If
rou really love her. you will always
Tee the face you loved and won. And
woman who really loves a man does
not see that he grows old. He Is not
decrepit to her. He does not tremble.
same gallant gentleman who won her
hand and heart.-Robert G. lngersoll.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
ly, holding up to his astonlshed view

ly, holding up to his astonished view
a letter addressed to himself
al found It In the boat Yesterday,
Mr.. Richard Mlllert. attorney at law"
confessed Helen Its wise child
that knows her fathers own handwrit-
ing"
And then, since they had reached
the end OF the trail. between laughter
and kisses 1.-The indigenous. danger
proof" guide owned up to Helen how
through the loving anxiety Of her ia
Their the opportunity came TO him Of
laying siege to her heart
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
1rI.st

"Here you went and told me you
would trust Beasley with your life,
and on the strength OF that loaned
him $40 that now you tell me I'll new.
or get"
well, what OF itp said I'd trust
him with my life. and | would Beas-
ley may be beat but he Is no assas-
sin." -Clncinnati Enquirer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Identified.

In a police court two lawyers be-
came very much excited over a legal
argument. Matters went to such a
pitch that they finally began to call
each other names.
You're an ASST said one to the
other
You're a Iiarw was the quick re-
tort
Then the judge said:
Now that the counsel have identt-
fed each other. kindly proceed to the
disputed polnts.%
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Ellen NJ. o. S ON

The responsibility for daughters
future largely rests with the mother.
The right influence and the infOr-
nation which Is of vital interest 70
the daughter impaired at the proper
time has not only saved the life but
insured the success of many beau
tiful girl.
When a girls thoughts become
sluggish. with headache. dizziness or
a disposition TO sleep, pains in back
or lower limbs, eyes dim, desire for
solitude; when she is mystery TO
herself and friends, her mother
should come TO her aid, and remem
Der that Lydia e. PinkhAm's Vege.
table Compound, made from native
roots and herbs. will at this time
prepare the system for the coming
change, and start this trying period
In a Young girls life without pain
or irregularities. 1t has been thus
depended upon for two generations.
Hundreds of letters from young
girls and their mothers, expressing
gratitude for what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for them, are constantly being re-
ceived.
Miss Ellen NJ. Olson, of AIT n. East
st Kewanee, Ill writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 have had the best doctors In our town
for my sickness and they all thought that
an operation was necessary. had headache,
No other remedy has such
ills. Thousands of women resi-
States bear willing testimony t
u D;-Ibor,,s Voro+o hla Cannon
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Hall Understood.

"Whnt are yon reao!ng. Marlan|
asked mamma Of little girl with her
head bent down nntlrr a heavy volume
10 her lap
The Wide Awake World, man
ma
Gracious, childr interrupted big
sister you can't understand more
than half OF that book"
Marian looked at the speaker With
dignity Il read 1t for the half | do
understand" she said.--St Louis Re
public.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
HUMPHREYS

specifics cure by acting directly on The
sick parts without disturbing the rest Of
the system.
No. for Fevers.
No. . " worms.
No. " Teething
No. 4 a. Diarrhea.
No. 7 Coughs.
No. s " Neuralgia
No. 9 " Headaches.
No 10 " Dyspepsia.
N. II Suppressed Periods
No ~ " Whites.
No. 10 " Group.
No. II " The Skin.
No IS " Hheumatism.
No. lG " Malaria,
No. 49, Catarrh.
No. 20 Whooping Cough.
No. az " The Kidneys.
No. 80 &" The Bladder.
No. II La Grippe.
In small bottles Of pellets that fit the vest
pocket At Druggists or mailed, 25c. each
rs- Medical Guide mailed free.
Humphreys Med. Co.. Cor William John Streets.
Ma
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

Spinach has great aperient qualities,
and is far better than medicine for
sufferers from constipation.
Beets are fattening and good for
people who want to put on fesh 80
are potatoes.
Asparagus stimulates the kidneys.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
CLARA {. OARM5TADTER

sid.a he, and my feet were 80 sore rould
hardly stand took two Dottles 81 Lydia z
PiDahams Vegetable Compound When my
periols were established and now | am
perfectly we'll Mama SAYS she won't be
without your medicine In the house have
told one girl what Lydia z Pinkhan y
Vegetable Compound has done for me
and she Is taking it nov
Miss Clara E. Darmstadter, OF 45s
Breckenridge St Buffalo. y. Y. writeal
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
For about a year, excspt during the pass
few months, | suffered with severe pain4
every month, with backaches and beadacheA
had the blues 80 bad that was In despair
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has cured
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derful and desire that this good may come
TO every sufferer Any one desiring To know
further details may write TO me and shall
be glad 70 give them.'
If you know of any Young girl who
is sick and needs motherly advice.
ask her 70 address Mrs. pinkham, az
Lynn, Mass. and tell her every detail
Of her symptoms, and TO keep nothing
back. She will receive advice abso-
lutely free. from q source that has no
rival in the experience of womans
Ills, and it will, If followed, put her
on the right road TO strong. healthy
and happy womanhood.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made from native roots
and herbs cures where others fail
A record Of actual cures of female
ing in every part of the United
the wonderful virtue of Lydia
ID and what it has done for them.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
PRESERVING Her Bridges,

Mrs. Gossip-Mrs. Richleigh nas 80
much embonolnt, hasn't shef Mrs.
Bomeup dudicrously,-wsli. now. she
might have II she wasn't DO tat-Bal-
dmore American.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

The pain in Mas head has gone,
She's as happy as can be,
Her health is right, her temper
bright,
Since taking HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea.
q r Fopp
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

Bananas are beneficial to sufferers
from chest complaints.
Cranberries are stringent and cor
rect the liver when it is suffering from
inaction caused by oyereating.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
OUT OF SIGHT.

"Out of sight, out Of mind" is an old say
ing which applies with special force to sore
burn or wound that's been treated with Buck
lens Arnica Salye. It's out Of sight, out OF
mind and out Of existence. Piles too and
chilblains disappear under its healing in.
lluence. Guaranteed by Sampson & Avore
and q. r. Fogg. Druggis, 7sc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

It's so much easier to congratulate a
man on his success than it Is to SYM
pathlze with him In his misfortune
Chicago News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
Her Voice.

you say she has her voice under
perfect controlW
"Quite"
Then why doesn't she choke 1t or
sometimes Washington Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

The best portraits are those in which
there In a sllght mixture Of cartcatura-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31

When sickness comes dose of 81. F."
Atwoods Bitters will work wonders to-
ward making recovery. They act
quickly and bene6cially on the whole
system, purifying blood, strengthening
stomach. cleansing bowels. 35c. at drug
gists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-10-31
DR.. Shops
Rheumatic Remedy
G. R. F0GG.
The
Right Help
I'll cad ache
G. R. FOGG.

Sherman, Me-, Aug. "a, 1906.
have used the L. F. Bitters with
success for years. They are the only
thing can find to help me when
have an attack of headache"
Respectfully yours,
Mr.. George Kneeland.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-22
POOR SHOW"
 IS COMING

"The Trust Busters played to poor business at the Capital theater yesterday afternoon and last night. There is not much the matter with the show except that the singers can t sing, the actors cant act the plot is absurd and the humo" is of the horse play variety which finds expression in the comedians standing on their heads and sitting on hat pins. If these
 trifling defects could be remedied, the show might be pretty good In other words. if it was another play and presented by another company it would be quite different. There is one good thing about the show, how ever-there is good in everything if you search for it. The one good thing is that it closes tomorrow night for the season because of the bad busi- ness-but the business could not pos sibly be as bad as the show de- serves-LitJle Rock Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-22
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". '. Ncil' "Watcllpd.'

\ number of the local attaches oi
 he CostQn He't weH Jo Mt. Pleasant. Texas, this week ro attend a recep- yi2n fandered retiring General Sup erinten3e0t W. \. NefI of the Cot toH Belt. The affair Was one of the most pronounced successes. the eli max of which was the presentation of a watch of solid gold. studded with diamonds. and bearing the embIems of the Antlered Fraternity Ill the designs, which were wondrously wrought, there were two diamonds of d full karat each. and the remainder of the case was in equal finish The present is a gift from the employees of the company, and is fittingly en- sraved In making this presentation there was with it, assurances that it expressed a sentiment of highest regard for the retiring superintend- ent, who has long been recognized as the friend of the men who are en- gagged under him ill the various de- partments For this very reason, the men were delighted to avail them selves of an opportunity to express thei. sentiments at this his time of leaving the service of the Cotton Belt in ;his part of the country.