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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-14
Elecric Fan.

Small or large. Heat bsby's milk night
or 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. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-14
Electric Fiatlron.

Current for it's use costs less than the
fuel to heat the old fashioned irons. You
do your ironing in auv room in the house.
No heated rooms. Iron always immacu
lately clean. always hot
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25

pie put up so many wooden crosses?' asked Lady Jane at last, looking rath- CT nervous. You must know that, al though she was our own aunt, we gen erally called her Lady Jane. She was very kind, but rather odd.
 The boy managed to make us under stand that the crosses were erected to mark spots where murders had been committed, but of course, we didn't know if this was true.
 Higher and higher we wound, zig tagging through the glorious forest, and steeper and sleeper grew the road. The boys walked on silent and sullen, and the sun began to quite scorch our skins. Suddenly the ponies stopped at the summit of the noun tain, and the boys pointed to some far distant buildings. Without word they lifted us from our saddles, de- manded the promised fees, which Lady Jane at once gave, and set forth on their return journey before we had gathered courage to protest. The houses were there certainly. across a wide plain, and 1t was weary walk.
 At last we arrived at the village, which appeared to possess but one Street. We were courteously wei comed by the innkeeper. A Spanish dinner was shortly served, and we were glad to retire to rest soon after wards.
 "I wish we were safe at home calculated Lady Jane. There Is no bolt to the door," she cried, when we found ourselves in a bedroom con taining two beds. So she insisted on piling the somewhat scanty furniture against the door. fin case anyone should try to rob us" she said, fearful ly. The heavy bedsteads were immov- able, but the other things made a formidable barricade. Wearied and feverish from the unusual heat, we soon got into our beds.
 i've put the water jug ready to throw at any intruder" said Lady Jane, who appeared brave now she was under the bedclothes, "and I've hidden my purse in the toe or my shoe"
 At last we both slept, and the last sound we heard was the wind wailing round the thick stone walls.
 A knock at the door disturbed but failed to arouse us. Then, to the ac- compartment of a muttered exclama-
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25
Just Like a Woman
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
By k. F. oEThEN.

The rail from Bayonne was not then laid, but the drive by diligence was sufficiently enjoyable. My aunt tLady Jane) and 1 reached St. Jean Pied de Port late one evening" and that little town seemed wrapped in l am going to take you over the Py renees into Spain,' asserted my aunt
 Really and truly? l remember ex- claiming.
 Yes; l know all about it. we've only to get to Bourgette, and then it's quite easy she said confidently.
 A carriage was secured, the morn ing was lovely, and the French iron tier was soon passed, for We had very little luggage, and nothing on which to pay duty. A few miles fur ther, at lonely kind of an inn, the coachman insisted on our descending from the carriage and paying his fee. Having no choice, we consented, and then entered into the lonely little inn ID search of breakfast. After eating With good appetites some well-cooked iood we discovered that the carriage had been replaced by couple of rough ponies, with even rougher at tendants of the boy tribe. The road beyond was considered too steep for vehicles, SO we mounted in silence.
 Please, our bags" pleaded l, feel Ing disturbed by our landlords smil- Ing detention of our light luggage.
 He says they must be sent on by the mule train." exclaimed Lady Jane.
 The straps of her pony's saddle broke before we had gone mile and had to be mended with fragment of string, and a good deal of language" which we fortunately could not com prehend, was leveled at the four legged members of the party. Then our little cavalcade proceeded onward and upward. passing by many wayside crosses, and encountering withholding harmless peasants with trains of mules, and then again we noticed more of the rough crosses.
 What in the world makes the peo-
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25

tion, the latch was lifted softly and the door pushed gently. With an awful chatter the barricade gave way and out of the darkness calculations loud and deep reached our ears.
 I've got the jug" said my aunt. and feeling no doubt that her courage equaled that of Nelson at least she sprang up and, in the dark, cast her pitcher in the direction of the voice.
 Oh, what crash there was! Then hurried footsteps came along the pas sage. and a lantern showed the inn keeper fully dressed and his wife in a wondrous deshabille. The worthy couple, scolding and questioning in turn, soon rescued from amidst scat tered chair legs and fragments of pot tery, a poor half-drowned wholly frightened young man.
 It was the honest Boots of the es- tablishment, the general factotum, who, according to orders, had come to warn us that the omnibus, which was known as the Mail, would arrive in half an hour, and the driver would wait for nobody.
 Oh, guess, how foolish we felt! Lady Jane gave the Boots handsome present, and he said he hadn't been hurt, only his clothes were drenched
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25
A Society Mother.

Rector-And have you any children |? Society Woman-Yes; three little darlings.
 Rector-Are they boys or girls? Society Woman-Dear me! Do you know, for the moment I can't remem- ber?-N. Y. Times.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25

through, and he had a great fright I expect he thought we were crazy and really at the time he wasn't far wrong.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25
His View Point.

His View Point. q see that the duke of Atholl, in England, has 22 titles.' What of it?"
 Wouldn't you like to have that many and be able to sell each one to an heiress ?"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25
Not Guilty.

"Pop!"
 "Yes, my son. Do poets have to be born?" Yes my boy "Ain't the stork responsible for them, too ?'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25
WHY PAY RENT?

Why not have a home
 of your own? Land is
 cheaper now than it will
 be in the future. Let
 your rents apply on the
 purchase of a home, and
 you will reap a perma-
 nent benefit from what
 you pay.
 The following are a
 few nearby bargains in
 real estate.
 2 acres just outside of Prescott on public road in good neighporhood. No improvements, Sl00,
 6 acres within a stones throw of corporation line. A popular location, in reach of water, lights, etc. and a fine building place, $275. 30 acres, l mile from Prescott, high and dry, one half cleared and under fence. A great opportunity for the small farmer-$600.
 60 acres, one mile from Prescott, un- der fence and in cultivation. Good land and well located, S20.00 per acre. 80 ceres, miles from town. We'll improved, 30 acres in cultivation. All fresh land. $15.00 per acre.
 1 have other good bar
 gains.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25
PRINTING

little Wedding heads bill heads
  a little better Prompt delivery always
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25

We can do the fines. class of printing, and we can do that class just a
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-25

A knock at the door disturbed but failed to arouse us. Then, to the ac- compartment of a muttered exclama-
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29
"AND THEY WATCHED HIM."
Some Persons Who Never Weary Of
Carving Their Pastor.

The narrative of the gospel referring
to the Jews curiously eyeing Christ,
has it's reproduction every day in the
way the world watches His priest.
says the Buffalo. n. Y, Catholic Uni
on and Times.
Did you ever see anyone on our
streets who was more noticedo Invar-
iably he is stared at in the face and
when he passes, we can hear the curl
Gus pedestrian turning on his heel to
take another look. This inquisitive ex-
preston is typical of the prying char
acter which men manifest regarding
the priests private life. Even some
Catholics never weary of carving the
pastor as one of their Sunday dishes:
the dinner is not complete without him.
He is roasted and devoured, and like
the man-eaters of the South Sea
Islands, who, according to Sidney
Smith, have cold missionary ever on
their sideboards," the priest, his SER
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29
Size of the Universe.

"By considering the nnivcrsn's size,
sa id a mathematician. man can form
an idea of his own lltloncss. Here is
an impressive illustration Of the in
credible vastnes!i Of the universe:
"EIectricity travels at the rate Of
1SO, 900 miles Il second. If we could
board an electric current and journey
at its speed. our train would require
eight minutes to reach tho sun.
IA short enough trip. ch? ro Alpha
Centauri, the nearest fixed star, would
he longer trip. Our train would
travel four wears ere we arrived at
Alpha station.
"'rhere are other fixnd stars which
going at the 100000 mile per- second
rate, we would only reach in a 1000,
year journey.
And still further on lie those black
and hnrrifying chasms. the ntcr-stcll-
ar spaces, which contain stars we
know not how far distant fer nur tel
escapes are unable to reveal them to
us"
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29
CELTIC PHlLOLOGY.
For Years 1t Has Been Nursed in
German Universities Alone.

Professor k,lno Meyers of the Liver
pool University, England, is professor
of German and r,ader for Celtic. He
is a profound scholar in Irish history
as we'll as in the Gaelic Language its
literature. and rhilology. He is a
thorough German, however, and re-
ceived his educAt1nn in Gaelic at the
German universities which institutions
have been rracti lily alone among tha
universities of Europe. until recently
in teaching the Glelc and promoting
an interest in its literature In an ad
dress to the Irish citizens Of Liverpool
he said: ....
"The fate Of ths Irish language and
literature had bon peculiarly tragic
and pathetic studied and cherished
by comparativcy few, it's vast and
rich treasures bad to a large extent
remained in manuscript, from which
from time to tim small installmcnts
had been published. These publica-
llOuS, OIlen DuIi'' Ill ledTne0 Dcfl0N-
icals, and thus inaccessible to the
reading public. nor always accompan-
led by readable translat tions, had hard
ly become generally known.
Hence it was "n easy task, for those
who. from political. racial or religious
prejudices, were hostile to anything
that redounded II the credit Of Ire
land. to call the very existence of this
litera ture into question. Thus they
had again and again had the disgust
ing spectacle of men who called them
selves Irishmen 7arading before the
world as men Of learning and culture,
either denying that there was an Irish
| literature or branding it as unworthy
of study and preservation. Their ar
guments were not worth discussing:
| they were tainted at the source. a
troubled mixture II prejudice and ig-
| norance."
The speaker here told an anecdote
of an Irish clergymen, a product of
! Trinity College who was in the habit
! of declaring, as is the fashion of that
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29
"Hobson's Choice"

The phrase "Hobsons choice orig
mated in an English livery stable.
Tobias Hobson was the first man in
England to rent out hackney horses.
1t may have been through an un-
shakable sense of justice. it may have
this eccentric stable keeper obliged all
who applied to him to rent a horse to
take the one which happened to be
standing nearest the stable door And
so the phrase Hobson's choice came to
mean no choice at all.
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29

seat of learning. that the Irish before
the coming of the English were utter
harbarians. A lady of his acquaint-
ance having read O'Donovan's trans
lation of the "lnstructions OF King Cor
mac" and being struck by the great
refinement o: thought and feeling in
so early composition, asked him how
he could reconcile the existence of
such literature With his notion of the
barbarism of the ancient Irish. DO
not let that trouble you, madam" was
the answer. that man, ODonovan.
was just another Mcpherson" Mac
pherson was a Highland schoolmas-
ter who in 1850 palmed off book of
his own writing as the Poems of Os-
sian, Celtic warrior of the third CEN
tury.
1T was a tleporabe state Of general
education in Ireland. but above all the
at a university which had not pro-
gressed With the times, that was re-
sponsible for such absurtlites.
up to few years ago it was only
possible to obtain a training in Celtic
philology in Germany The fact that
no scholarly training in the language.
literature. history and archaeology ot
Ireland could be obtained i'm Trinity
College was notorious throughout the
world.
1T was pitiful to think how many
fine talent had thus been deharrrd
from 6levo,ing itself In these studies
and from advancing our know ledge Of
all that concerned Ireland. I'ut al.
vancement oc Knowledge was not to be
hoped for from University which
regulated its courses by such an an
touated and artificial system as Trim
ity College, feeding its students on
nothing bu, ready made knowledge.
and satisfied when they obtained a
certain number Of marks in tricky ex
aminations that We're the laughing
stock of the learned world.
"Indeed. one of their professors had
but recently declared that there could
be no room for independent thought
within a University. Such a sNrten7
| of teaching was not to be found At
any other learned institution in Chris
| tendon Something like il might exist
in China, though he believed recent
| reforms there had been swept aside
In conrlusi IN Dr. Meyer expressed
| the hope that when a National Uni
vrrsity came to he established in Ire
land 1t would bring the Irish studen:
| once more into contact with the liv-
| ing world If science and scholarships.
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29
THE FIANO.
How to Keep 1t in Excellent Working
Order.

Order.
The piano is an instrument requir-
ing almost as much attention to keep
in good working order as the human
body. A great deal Of care and skill
have entered into its manufacture, and
in order to keep 1t IN effective condi-
of forty years experience may be
worth noting, says the New York
Herald
In the first place, piano cannot
keep its tone in damp place. Damp
ness rusts both strings and tuning
pins and also causes thu felt on the
hammers and dampers IN SWELL thus
causing the mechanism to move ir-
regularly or sluggishly.
To prevent the ivory keys from
turning yellow, allow them TO be ex-
posed to the rays Of the sun occa-
sionally.
While avoiding dampncss. IL, not. on
the other hand, pu1 Your instrument
in a place of extren1r heat, as near
the radiator or stove nr oren fire.
To keep dust from accumulatins on
the sounding board close the piano
when not in use.
Most people have learned by expert
enee that it is injurious to watch to
leave it notwithstanding for long
time. thus causing The oil to clo, 1t
is just as hurtfA ptape ps to keep it
closed for months at time. Even
when not in use ooen it occasionally
If you insist uron burdcning your
piano by piling heavy loads of books
pictures and ornaments upon it. Il" not
be surprised if il rctaliates by some
times emitting UNPLEASANT sounds when
played upon.
Place a small piece of camphor III a
corner inside your instrument to keer
the moths from IL stroying the felt
Have the piano tuned often--if new
every three or four months the first
year and less frequently thereafter
When necessar~ to move your in
strument see thai it is done by those
whose sole business it is to move
pianos
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29
Urban Rivalry.

"There are two nearby towns in my
state, says a western man, that daily
exhibit u spirit Of rivalry as intense
as any ever shown by Minneapolis and
St. Paul.
a man from the first town. meeting
a man from the second one day, OBJ
served: Your cemetery is not for a
moment to be compared to ours
Perhaps not promptly returned
the second town man; for UNDER
stand that the cemetery is the only
part Of your town offering inducements
to permanent residents"
The Irish standard., 1907-06-29

mon. his announcements. his schemes
OF progress for church and school,
all are picked to pieces mercilessly
and fingers licked at the Sunday mid
day meal. The priest is the observed
OF all observers" and is too often,
alas! the shining mark for rusty
shaft The patience IN manner and
charity in mind which he ever deems
it his duty to show men, are seldom
given him, and so. like the poet priest,
he walks down the valley of silence
alone-as truly victim as is he a
priest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26
Mortgage Sale.
Nov IL WI


Whereas, default has been made i'm the
payment of the priacipal sum and interest
on the money secured by mortgage
dated the 9th day Of January, 1905, .execu-
ted by John NJ. .. Skaarhaug and Lavina
NJ. Skaarhaug, his wife, of the County of
Day and State of South Dakota, to Peter
G. Johnson, Of Visit II o., Day county,
s. d. When t6 mortgage was as reeoIded IN the
the County of Day and State of South
Dakota, in Book 81 of Mortgages, on page
4S9, on the 18th day of January, 1905, at s
o'clock a.. m.
And Whereas, no action or proceeding
at law or otherwise has been instituted to
recover the debt secured by said mortgage
or any part thereof; and
Whereas, the whole amount of principal
and interest has become due by reason of
said default, which default consists in the
mortgagors having failed TO pay the three
first notes secured by said mortgage when
the same became due or at all, except the
sum of 5000 paid on the first note;
And whereas, the amount claimed to be
due on said mortgage up to the date of
this notice is the sum of 81 1869, together
with $1,000 attorneys fees as allowed by.
statutes.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage and duly recorded
as aforesaid, aud in pursuance of the stat
ute IN such case made and provided, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale
of the mortgaged premises therein
described, at public auction to the highest
county, 5. D., at the front door of the court
house, in the City of Webster, i'm the
County of Day and State of South Dakota,
on the 18th day of December, 1907, at 200
o'clock in the afternoon of that day. The
mortgaged premises are situated in the
County of Day and State of South Dakota,
and are described as follows, to-wit: The
north half of the southeast quarter and
the northeast quarter of Section two (2) in
Township one hundred twenty-four 124)
of Range fifty-three (53).
Dated at Webster. Dav County South
Dakota, this 18th day of November, A. ID.
1907.
Peter c. Johnson,
Mortgagee.
Sears & Potter,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Webster, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26
What Hungarian Partrida. is.

A writer In Die Woche warns tour
lists against the temptations of the bill
Of fare and commends the old German
ndage, "What the peasant knows not
he Will not eat" Especial or national
Dishes" he says. should be avoided
because In order to appreciate them
one must be accustomed to them. We
always form an idea as to what these
dishes should taste like, and our first
experience with them Is always dis
appointing. III you must eat these ma
tional products of the kitchen, order
them In the best hotels or at the first
class restaurants. for there they 20
idealized by careful preparation
superior ingredients" The writer gives
special warning against the dishes with
queer names which are served In Aus
tria and advises tourists to ask what
these preparations are before ordering
and eating them. AS an example he
quotes Hungarian partridge" which
may be found on nearly all bills Of
fare. This Is really dish made Of
pork 'leavlngs ears. tails.
muzzles. etc, "and as little like the
name as the Englishman's cheese prep
aration is like a Welsh rabbit"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

Sure he agreed heartily. The ali
IL simply great! But where are the
I othersf" he asked. with glance al
/ the seemingly deserted camp.
"Oh. two have gone for a walk and
one to pick flowers, and two are writ
ers and have place where they work
farther up in the woods"
"And one does the dishwashing and
baking and tends the fire." said Hill
Hard. with keen glance.
Phillipa flushed.
ITO each his portion she quoted.
And to some a triple portion Ap-
parently this Is one of those camps
where there Is one worker aud five
STRIKERS"
eff you came here to critlcise"- be
gan Phillipa.
"Far be ii from me-" said Hilllarl
hastily. by the way, the day after
tomorrow we're having hop at the
hotel. II promises to be quite an
event"
II suppose there are lot of girls
there said Phlllipa. bending to stir
tie fire.
"Stunnersw cried billiard, with cn
thusiasm. "Well, goo,lby. Phillipl.
I'm awfully glad you're so happy. an J
III see you soon again"
won't YOU stay for luncheon|'
urged Phillipa in tone which i'm
piled that he had better not
Thanks. no. I've got 20 get bact.
Sky looks as If we might have bit
of a squat, doesn't it? All prepared
eve can take care OF ourselves, |
think" said Phillipa. with dignity.
HilIlard's weather prophecy car E.
true with a rapidity ana violence th}t
kept the guests at Hillcrest housed Up
two days. "The squat. as HilliGr
expressed It. settled into a good long
cry" with the rain coming down III
torrents and never clearing till the
night of the dance, when billiard sci
off in a sailboat 10 see Phillipa.
When he reached Camp Idle Ease II
was all In darkDess. with every evil
dence that its occupants had retired
LOT TIE nt NpilN as VI
the tents was sodden and blown awry
the campfire was a dreary smolder of
damp wood and ashes, and as billiard
stepped gropingly forward the ground
oozed and sozzled underfoot. Sudden
" from some place on his right came
the sound of a muffied sob, and, peer
ing through the blackness, he saw
huddled figure on the rustic bench the
camp possessed. There was no mis-
taking that dark head bowed on the
clrcled arms.
''PhilIipa!' cried billiard.
She raised a startled. tear wet face.
81 thought you were at the-the
hop" she quavered. her voice falling
and breaking on the last word.
"Without you? Not much!'
"But those other girls Phillipa's
tones were still muffled.
"Girlsr' For moment billiard
was utterly bewildered. Then light
broke In on him. He laughed outright.
"why. Phiripa. surely you know
there never was and never will be any