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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-11-21

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but they were nowhere to be found.
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told them to search the house, but
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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-11-21

INTO n thick custer OF bushes.
There under some dry leaves and
rubbish were the stolen articles.
Even this punishment did not
cure Mona Of stealing, but it was
after a dozen or two such duckings
that She decided it was better to
leave things where they were than
bcnearly drowned.
IS II ~
Mona at the age of eighteen was
a beautiful Indian girl, and just
us honest as she could be. The
mayors wife, for whom she acted
as sort of waiting maid, could
trust her with anyone, or any
thing.
One cold winters day the two
were in the drawing room together,
Mona lovingly brushing the lady's
hair which was beginning TO be
streakcd with silver threads
They were both very quiet-Mrs.
Little sitting looking into the fire,
and Nona-well everyone had
noticed a change in her the last
month; she was more quiet, more
reserved, but no Que guessad the
frcal cause. Today she seemed to
do things with less canestness
than she usually did, and the CONT
went slower and slower through
the lady's hair Mrs. Little
turned around to see what the
cause could bc for she had never
acted SO before. She found Nona
with her eyes shut.
"Noua, my dear child, are you
Iul!' cried Mrs Little a little
anNiously, for she loved this In.
dian girl as her own daughter.
For reply Mona dropped the
comb and threw her arms around
the lady's neck. After mo.
menCs hesitation, She said,
Mother, would it be wicked for
an Indian to love a white man!'
Mrs Little then understood,
but she knew there would be no
use in giving the girl false hopes,
so she said in the kiudest tones
possible, could youlovea ncgro!"
"No, no. the girl replied with
a Shuddcr.
"rhen, Mona, You mustnot ex-
pect a white man to love you, for
you see, white man looks ON you
as you do ON negro.
The Indian girl said no more,
but her silence spoke volumes
She suffered, no one knows how
much, but with the characteristic
stoiCism of her race, from then I'M
It'll her death, at the premature
|agc of twenty five, she revealed
her heart mo- moro.
The end.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Didn't Get a Patent.

Among the strange applications which
reach the patent office one filed some
years ago was most extraordinary, 1t
being a petition for patent for an ant
guard which consisted in merely draw
ing a chalk mark around table or
other place by which 1t was claimed
the approach Of ants was stopped. II
seems that chalk makes an ants legs
slip as soaping track prevents a rail-
way engine from starting. The petl-
ton was novel and caused consdora-
BILE amusement. The application, how
ever, was refused on the ground that
there was nothing new in the inven-
ton, that chalk had been used for such
purposes before and that such Ideas
were not patentable.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
HeIp the Editor.

An Oklahoma editor puts forth this
plea; "My friend, help the editor In
his wide eyed search for news. When
your friends come to you. II you are
not ashamed Of 1t, tell him; when your
wife gives tea party, If you will
have recovered from the effects OF
the gossip. drop In with the news;
when baby arrives fill your pockets
with cigars and call: If you go to n
party, steal some OF the good things
and leave 'em with the item In our
sanctum. If your wife ticks you, come
In and let us see your scars and tender
sympathy through the paper. If your
mother-in-law has died. don't be bash
full about 1t; give In all the common
place news. In short, whatever
makes you feel proud, sad, lonesome
or glad submit 1t to our twenty-four
carat wisdom and see our matted lock
part and stand up on end with graft
tude, which will pour from every pore
with moisture from dew besprinkled
arth."-Topeka State-Journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
A HERO OF THE BUSH.
The Daring and Devotion of Brave
Maori Youth.

The Daring and Devotion of Brave
Maori Youth.
Courage Is not an attribute peculiar
to the white man, nor Is self sacrifice
the prerogative Of civilization. In Mr..
]. C. Firth's Nation Making Is told
a story as touching In its brave devo-
ton as any tale of the Victoria cross.
The incident occurred at Orakan,
where the English soldiers had just
defeated the Maoris. A little party Of
colonial troops, pursuing fugitives.
came upon three natives. two old men
and one young fellow.
The youth, seeing the soldiers, drop
ped on one knee and aimed with his
gun at the advancing party, which
halted moment while the old men
ran toward the forest. The old men
had thrown away their firearms In
order to make escape easier.
The soldiers fred at the youth, but
missed. Without discharging bis gun
he sprang to his feet and ran on In
advance until he caught up with the
old men once more. Then. facing
about, he presented his gun as before.
but reserved his fire.
The weary old men gradually drew
near cover. Once more the soldiers
fred and missed; once more the gal
liant Fellow turned and bounded on.
The old men were close to the forest
when the youth. nearly fainting, again
knelt and took aim. but still did not
fire.
The soldiers shot him as he knelt
and rushed to the forest, but failed to
capture the two fugitives, who, safe
In the dense underbrush. made their
escape.
On their return the soldiers found
the brave young fellow lying dead.
His gun was empty; 1t had not been
loaded at ALL With 1t he had covered
the retreat of the old men and secured
their freedom by the loss of his own
life. No more gallant deed Of heroic
devotion was ever accomplished in
any land
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
A Most Valuable Agent.

The glycerine employed In DR.. Pierce's
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which 1t extracts from native
medicinal roots and holds In solution
much better than alcohol would. 1t also
possesses medicinal properties Of its own,
being . valuable demulcent, nutritlve,
antiseptic and antiferment- 1t adds
greatly to the efficacy OF the Black Cherry
bark, Bloodroot, Golden Seal root, Stone
root and Queens root, contained In
"Golden Medical Discovery In subduing
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for all OF which
these agents are recommended by stand
ard medical authorities.
In all cases where there is a wasting
away OF flesh, loss OF appetite, with weak
STOMACH, as In the early stages OF con-
sumutibn, there can be no doubt that ely.
cerlne Iacts as q valuable nutritive and
aids me Golden Seal root, Stone root,
Quse6,s rott and Black Cherrybark In
prom6ing digestion and building up the
hesh anil trength. controlling the cough
and bringing about q healthy condition
OF the While system. OF course. II must
not be e1uecie3 TO work miracles. II will
not cure consumption except In its earlier
stages. Il will cure very seyereA -Qbstk
nate. hang.Qn. chronic coughs. bronchial
And Ily1Ke9l tIolhles-AQo -clLonlc AQEe
It not 80 elective. TITS in the lingering
hang-on coughs, or those OF long standing,
even when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that It has performed its most
marvellous cures.
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., Of Ben
nett Med. College, Chicago, says OF gly-
cerine:
ain dyspepsia 1t serves an excellent purpose.
Holding hxed Quantity OF the peroxide OF
hydrogen In solution. 1t 10 one Of the best
manufactured products Of the present time In
It's action upon enfeebled. disordered stom-
achs, especially II there 10 liberation or ca
tarrh al gastritis catarrhal Inflammation Of
stomach. II 10 . most efficient preparation
Glycerine will relieve many cases OF pyrosls
heartburn) and excessive gastric tstomach)
acidlty."
aGolden Medical Discovery" enriches and
purihes the blood curing blotches, pimples.
eruptions scrofulous swelllngs and old sores.
or ulcers
Send TO DR.. R. v. Pierce, Of Buffalo. N Y.
for free booklet telling all about the native
medicinal roots composing this wonderful
medicine. There Is no alcohol In It.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
MELONS IN STORAGE.
How q Rural ]. p. Decided q Suit Be-
tween Neighbors.

Problems worthy of Solomon's acu-
men are often submitted to these rural
arbitrator, justices of the peace. In
the Macon county (Mo) archives Is
case Of this sort:
Timothy Kahn, a farmer of Easley
township, set out some watermelon
vines which grew so luxuriously that
they trespassed upon the field of bis
neighbor. Felix Hopper. When garner
ing time came Kain's attempt to bar
vest his runaway product was rebuked
by Hopper and his shotgun. The con
troversy got Into court, and Squire
William Easley, for whom the town
ship was named, was asked to decide
the ownership OF ten watermelons
worth Is cents apiece. The lawyers
for Kahn read books to show that his
rights Of property followed the vines
clear into the next county should they
travel so far Hopper's lawyers pro-
duced equally sound reading to prove
that Hopper was entitled by law to
anything that camped on his premises.
1t wasn't Hopper's fault, they said, II
the vines wanted to spread out and go
visiting. lie had the same right to
them that he would have to a colony
of honey bees that might get tired or
being with Kahn and concluded to move
over and make honey for Hopper.
Squire Easley let the lawyers spout
until they had read through all tneir
books; then he arose to his six feet
and said:
Mitchell has read books that make
1t absolutely certain them melons be-
long to Kahn. hadn't any doubt In
the world about that till Guthrie here
got I'D and turned Mitchell's law bot
tom side up There's no question but
what there's enough law In the books
for both Kahn and Hopper, and that
ought to make 'em happy. The court
decides under the circumstances that
with the law deciding both ways there's
nothing to do but to hand out justice
as he sees 1t. The judgment OF the
court Is that those are Kaln's melons,
Thank you. your honor" said Mitch
ell, arising and bowling.
20 cents apiece for storage" finished
the justice.
but. your honor" said Mitchell IN
dignantly, you can't do that. They
haven't filed any claim for storage.
Besides, you're allowing them more
for their melons than they're worth on
the market"
1.-THE court will take judicial notice
of the defendants rights, Offset or no, >
said Squire Easley, with some asper'
ity And your own evidence shows
Hopper was diligently guarding Kain's
property for him. That's worth some
thing"
"Guardlng itT'
Eyes. Kahn himself testified Hopper
was there with a shotgun when he
climbed over the fence."-Kansas City
Star
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Professor Matched the Boss.

Boston and Cambridge people OF an
earlier day remember well Professor
Child OF Harvard, a scholar who was
likewise a live man. They tell with
great gusto a story about his faithful.
attention to city politics Professor
Child always attended to his duties as
a citizen of Cambridge. One night he
went to a ward meeting at which a
boss began to put forth some or MS
warped Ideas. The college professor
was speedily on his feet and scathing-
~ denounced the boss and his methods.
After the meeting was over the god
natured boss, just to show that he bore
no III will. met the scholar on the
stairs and, genially handing over a ci-
gar, said, Have smoke. profess =
His antagonist Strengthened up. took
the cigar and said with great dignity,
"Yes, I'll match you In any OF your
lesser vices,"-Boston Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
VALUE OF WALKING.
Benefits to Be Derived From This
Form of Exercise.

BENEFITS TO be DeriNsd FROM MS
Form of Exercise.
There is hardly an instance of long
lived man who has not been for the
best part of his life brisk walker
and for some reason or other has had
&c take exercise pretty well every day
Riding Is all very we'll and so are
other exercises. but there is nothing
like a good walk, because 1t stimulates
the blood and the muscles and necessl-
tates being In the open air.
If those who complain of being stout
would only think of this and never
omit a daily constitutional they would
be amply rewarded. 1t will keep them
young and their figures presentable.
1t is simply a remedy that no one
heeds to. Sitting about In the open
air is all very well and is far better
than sitting In the house, but 1t does
not keep you In good health.
1t is quite another thing to over
fatigue oneself. There is nothing bet
ter than to get into a healthy persplra
ton by walking 1t is just like drink
ing a glass Of cold water In the morn
ing. 1t is 80 simple no one believes
In 1t.
This may not suit everybody, but
those It does suit IL will keep in health
-Pittsburg Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
THE SHIPS RUDDER.
Difference In tho Strain That Comes
Upon lts Two Parts.

Difference In the Stratn 7 nat Comes
Upon lts Two Parts.
The rudder of a wooden ship Is com.
posed of the stalk and the backing.
which are 80 Joined together as to
form In effect single piece. The
complete rudder Is coppered to protect
1t from worms, and then, besides being
practically all In one piece. 1t has that
appearance also.
The stalk is the part to which are at
tached the pintles, or pi+ot by which
the rudder Is suspended and held in
place, these going through eyes set in
the ships sternpost. The stalk runs up
through the stern of the ship, and to
Its head Is bolted cap to which are at
tached the ropes by means of which the
rudder Is controlled. The backing Is the
blade part of the rudder.
BY far the greater strain comes on
the stalk. and the greatest strain of all
comes on the head Of the stalk, the
rudder head, where 1t is held. The
,talk Is made of the wood most likely
to stand the strain, carefully selected,
sound, we'll seasoned oak, while the
backing Is made of spruce or hard pine.
The stalk Is Of a single, solid, massive
piece, stout as an oak tree and Indeed
of the dimensions of small oak, some
thing that a man can pin his faith to,
II he can have faith in any wood, while
the backing or blade is, like many mod
ern wooden masts, built up. 1t would
be difficult II not impossible to find
trees that would yield planks big
enough for the purpose In a single
piece, and the built up backing, made
Of pieces Of selected wood. can easily
be made of ample strength to with
stand any strain that will be brought
upon II.
AS to the stalk, stout and solid as the
oak may be, the head may be twisted
by the force Of tremendous blow from
a wave upon the rudder, or, under the
repeated strains Of long use, the head
may split and so make the stalk USE
less. Then the rudder Is taken out and
fitted with new stalk. A suitable
stick Is selected and worked down to
the proper size and form, and very
probably the old backing Is attached to
II. The life of rudder stalk would
probably be twelve to fourteen years.
The backing might last as long as the
ship.-New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
CUT THEM ALL OUT.
The Enemies One 10 Likely TO Meet
In His Vocabulary.

"In the dictionary of fools we find I
can't very often, plenty of ifs and
lots of words like luck and destiny
and phrases like II only had time or
D chance like other people,!
Did you ever think that many Of the
words and phrases which you constant
ly use are your real enemies, that they
leave their hideous pictures and black
shadows In your mind?
How many times have you been kept
from doing a good deed by such
phrases MS "Oh, / can't do that" 81 am
afraid that that will not turn out WELL
"Oh, know | can't do that" Some
body else can do that great deal bet
ter" 81 am afraid to try II haven't
the courage" 81 fear | shall take cold
or catch some disease IL do this or
that?"
l believe that those two words. 81
can't" have ruined more prospects and
have kept more ability doing the work
Of mediocrity than any other two words
In our language.
"I am afraid Of this or that" Is a ter
rlble hinderer, terrible bllghter of
ambition, a cooler of enthusiasm.
All achievement and all efficiency de-
pend upon initiative and that Is easily
killed by the fear words. the words
which express doubt and uncertainty.
by thy words thou shalt be justl-
fed, and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned success.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
The Souvenir Postcard.

Up to eight years ago the American
tourist abroad put time and energy
into writing long letters descriptive
of his travels. Today the illustrated
post card enables him to give his
friends a more instructive idea of
what he is seeing.
The souvenir postcard-of French
origin but German development-has
become a universal institution. It's
manufacture is great industry. 1t
represents the golden idea of sue
cessful business enterprise-cheap-
ness and utility.
It's sale contributes to the mainten-
ance of palaces, galleries, musems,
and hospitals. 1t advertises cities,
railroads, hotels, theatres, resorts, in
dustries. 1t gives employment to
thousands and yields its manufac-
turers an immense revenue
1t has supplied the postal services
of the world with new problem.
Officials of our Postoffice department
say that they are staggered by the in
crease it has made in the volume of
the mails. Although the United
States was slower than other nations
to adopt the illustrated postcard, its
use during the last three months of
summer travel has increased more
than go per cent.
At the New York postoffice the
daily average of domestic postcards
received for domestic distribution
outside of New York is more than
30, 900. The daily average of cards of
foreign origin for similar distribution
Is about $4,000. These figures do not
include the mail bundles made up for
the great cities and centres of distri-
button throughout the country. To
include them would be to quadruple
these figures. The record ship mail
figures were made on Aug. 8, when
cards in her mail bags.
Local figures are even more amaz =
ing. New York's letter carriers
postcards. The hordes of New York
ers who flock to Long Island resorts
to spend Sundays send back 250,00C
cards which must be handled in the
Monday deliveries. Last Monday
&c, 900 of these cards passed through
Brapch Station II, at Madison avenue
visitors to the country spent 900 in
/ d SlnRlC dd1 dDSOllSC W iCl tllOlt
friends know that they were not for
gotten.
The government is encouraging the
use of picture postcards by reducing
the restrictions that regulate them.
Recently an order was issued permit
ting messages to be written on the
left half of the address side. The
same rule is observed now through
out Europe.
There is business reason for the
government generosity. Although
the postcard of private manufacture
is putting the fashioned govern
ment postcard out of business. Uncle
Sam gets the same revenue from the
stamp and saves the cost of the card
and the printing.
In quality the best of the cards are
improving rapidly. Many have the
appearance of etchings and engrav-
ings, and a collection of them is a
beautiful souvenir of a trip away from
home New York World.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
hARTLANO.

The Changers resumed their meet
ings Saturday evening after a three
weeks vacation.
The officials of the East Somerset
Agricultural society have their plans
nearly arranged for the society's an
nual cattle show and fair to be held
Sept 5, and 7. An unusually good
program is being arranged and list
of good entries for the races has been
obtained.
The w. c. T. U. held their weekly
meeting Tuesday afternoon in the
vestry of the M. E. church. The
county president, Mrs. Mary Graham
of Pittsfeld, was present and arrange
ments made du ring the afternoon for
a food sale to be held under the aus
pices of the union Friday and Satur-
day of the coming fair on the fair
grounds. The sale will be under the
supervision of the county president,
Mrs. Graffam; county Supt., Mrs.
Annie Foss Fish; local president,
Mrs. A. D. Ballad and other members
of the union.
The members of the Hartland Guild
of the Methodist Episcopal church
were very piododhoiy Oh0Sio
Wednesday afternoon of last week at
the home of Mrs. William Cook.
During the afternoon dainty lunch
of cake, hot chocolate and fruit was
served.
The death of .Amasa B. Finson oc-
cured, Wednesday, at the Eatern
Maine General hospital, Bangor, after
brief illness, the result of stroke
of apoplexy sustained few hours
before his death. Mr.. Finson, who
came here from Canning, Ohio, about
year ago, had been passing the
greater part of the summer with rela-
tives in this vicinity, and left here
only the day previous to his death for
visit with relatives in Bangor and
Hudson. Prayers were held Friday
from the home of his nephew in Ban =
gor and later in the day funeral SER
vices were observed at Hudson,
where a sister, Mrs. Getchell resides.
Mr.. Finson was never married, and is
survived, beside the sister, by one
brother, Andrew Finson of Norfolk,
! Va
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-09-05
Notice of Bankrupt Sale.

Pursuant to license given me by Daniel
Lewis, Esq OF Skowhegan, Somerset Count,
Referee in Bankruptcy, will sell at public
sale to the highest bidder at the store of
Frank X. Holden in Jackman, Somerset
County on the seventeenth day IF October
A. ID. 1907, at ten O'Clock in the fore noon, a
certain lot or parcel of land belonging to the
estate OF Henry E. Armstrong. in bankruptcy,
situated in the plantation Of Jackman and
included within the foil, wing lines to wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner Of Lot
one % Range IS; thence easterly on range
line forty rods to a cedar stake; thence
southerly at right angles with range line to
the location of The Canadi IN Pacific Rail-
road; thence westerly by said location and
easterly and northerly line of Armstrong S
hotel lot to Canada Road; thence north rly
along said road to line between rang S
fifteen and sixteen; thence easterly to point
If beginning containing four acres more or
less, together with all the privileges and ap-
purtenances thereunto I've onging.
FRANK K. HOLDEN,
Trustee in Bankruptcy of Estate of Henry
Z. Armstrong of Jackman. 2w56