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He Had the Most-Perhaps.

A comic actor who Ind been engaged
to entertain a family party proposed at
the conclusion of the performance a
little game of his own. Each of the
company, himself included. was TO
stake half a crown. and Tie pool would
be taken by the person who possessed
the most of the articles which he the
COMEDIAN would inquire for. On his
assurance that he would take no mean
advantage. but run the same risk as
the rest. all the members Of the party
consented. and between f3 and IA was
soon laid on the table. The actor add
ed his piece to the pool, with a cum
ming smile, and then said
Nov. which of you ladies' and gen
tlemen happen to have the greatest
number OF false teeth"
Deathllke silence relgned for about a
minute, then a burst of laughter, both
hearty and in some canes forced.
Il have three" continued the actor.
who has got more?"
The comedian took the pool.-London
Tit Bits
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"No matter how fast and rough the
pace" said brakeman, you can write
with perfect ease and comfort on a
train If you hold cushion on your lap
You rest your tablet and your arm on
the cushion. aud somehow or other mel
Their jolt nor jar disturbs you. The
soft cushion utilities every tremor
Your writing Is as legible as II II had
been done al your desk at home. We
railroaders have good many accounts
to make up while travelling. and hence
we usually have cushion handy
Drummers and other experienced trav
elers are great hands to borrow our
cushions from Us when they have a lit
tie correspondence to attend to-"
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A Battle Of Butterflies.

a battle Of butterflies" said the
Japanese vlscount firmly.
impossible" cried the lady on his
right
oh" the viseount insisted. the
thing Is authenticated. II happened on
Aug. 20, 1889. Tales and poems with
out number have been written on It
On the evening Of Aug 20 two oppos-
Ing armies of the butterflies fought an
aerial battle between Molina and Ka-
vasaki Mura. The fight continued till
sunset when the smaller army turned
and retreatei, the vlctors pursuing 1t
till all We're lost in the rosy sunset
haze. The ground beneath the combat
was thlckly Strewn with wounded and
dead warriors The battle drew thou
sand people II occurred about thirty
feet up in the air The spectators were
amazed and horror stricken to see
these gentle blue butterflies graphing
and struggling fnriously and silently
in a blue blizzard above their heads"
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The Bookplate.

An ex libriS. or bookplate. Is a small
piece Of paper whereon is printed the
owners name and pasted on the in
side cover Of book In other words. II
is Il printed slip 10 denote the owner
ship of books \ proper ex lihris should
have, first of all. the name. boldly and
plainly printed. and space left for
the number of volumes contained in
the library; then, to make ii more In
teresting and personal. some decora-
tive device OF the owners peculiar and
Individual choice as we'll as some ia
vorite motto. if desired. In Europe
hose who have the right use family
rrests or armoral bearings for their
PIX lihris Every we'll regulated library
should have some mark of ownership
and the cX lihris takes the place Of the
owners signature
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

ON tins 18th day OF March A. D. ls07, OF
reading the foregoing petition. itls
Ordered 10y the Court. that hearing be has
upon the same on he 5th day OF April, A
ID 1907. before said Court at Portland. in sal.
District AT 10 O'Clock in the forenoon; and tina
notice thereof be published IN The Samerse
Reporte- . newspaper printed IN said pIstuct
ami that all known creditors. and other per
sons Ia interest. may appear at the sale
time and place. AMI show cause. II any the'
have. wh, the prayer of said petitioner -hou.t
not be Granted
ANA i mrther ordered Ivy the Court. thar
the oleF> shat send by mai % al known credI
tors copies Ut >aid petition aud this order. Ad
dressed To them at their places of residence a.
stated
Witness the Houorahle Clarence Hale judy,
Of the said Court. ana the seal thereof. at Port
land in sad District, ON the l6th day o
March. a. ID. 100.
Isl JAMES r HEWEY, Clerk
true copy OF petition and order thereon.
iwl2 Attest JAMES E. HEWEY, Clerk
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE MAINE.

CoUNrA q. SoVttsfi, -.
Taken on execution, ana viii he soil by p-l-
he auction. on the 10th DAY Of Apri, a ID.
1907. atG2 o'clock noon. at the office ii T.. ..
small in Madison in sad County. all ts- rist.
in equity which Angie y oung Of Eum5ola ais
in the County Of oxford had on the twenty
sixth dav If May. 4. d. 1905, when He same
vas attached on the original writ, 70 redeem
the following described mortgasea !e1. estate,
situated in Madison N said County q. Somsr-
set, to-wI,.
\ certain lot or parcel Of land si,a1tsd in
said Nadsou ana described as follows, Viz:
Being lot numbered siNty-nye lo5) on plan
Of housc-lots as laid oa, hy snow and
HUMPHREYS, Engineers. on land belong
ing t. the estate Of the .A;e Luther +. Ed
wards, June IS, \. I. 1900, which sad
plan is recorded in Somerset County Registry
Of DEEDS, Plan Book ), Page q. said lot
being situated on the notthery size Of Ken
nebce Street as marked on SAID plan and is
rs links or rods long from east l. west,
and LA links from north 10 south.
March L 1907. 5"li
CLYDE Il. SMITH Sheriff.
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A talesman, according to English
Jaw, il Il juror summoned to fill gap,
and formerly, at any rate, this was
often done by taking any suitable per
son who was present In court. Tales
de circumstantihus" t'such of the by
standers'j were the first words Of the
order directing this process. Good
Pickwickia rs may remember that. as
only ten special jurymen were present
on memorable occasion, Mr. SERGEANT
Bnzfnz prayed Il tales whereupon
two of the common jurymen. one of
whom WINS the unfortunate chemist,
were pressed into the service London
Standard
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Orchestra" and Noise

In Shakespeare's time no musical
dictionary could have distinguished
between orchestra" and band for
the simple reason that neither word
was then English in a musical sense.
"Orchestra" did not arrive before the
eighteenth century and even band"
not until the latter half of the seven
teculh. when Charles H. had band
Of yioins." in imitation probably Of
Louis NIN's "bande" The old Eng
fish word for band OF music was
noise" See If thou canst find out
Sneaks noise Mistress Tearsheet
would fain hear some music" says one
drawer to the other at the Bears Head
tavern. And just SO Ben Jonson has
"a noise Of fiddlers' and 81 noise Of
trumpets The old word is wanted
for many a gathering OF musicians out
side this writer's fiat London Chron-
iele
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas WilAsm Cooper e. Canaan, Maine.
by his mortgage deed dated the hrst day OF
Time. a. q. ls0s sud recorded n Somerset
Reg stry oi Deeds, Book al Page zee aud ia
kenuebec Registry Of Deeds. BOOK a., Fsss
sag. conveyed to me the undersigned, GER
tain parcel Of real estate situated parity In
-suaAn n the Cou lty Of Somerset and PARTY
in Clinton in the County OF kenuebec an
Sts'e ~ Maine, bounded and described as To-.
lows to wit. on the west BY the rosd leading
from Csnssn village 10 Nobie's Ferry sc cslit5
on the North by land ef Chsrlt, "a isbu5y, oa
the east by the Jeremlsh GootritEs Iut 50
called on the south hy lsnd o. Waiter p
smith and Martha NJ smith couta. uluN thlrtF
acres more or less meaning SUI 4nteudluK -
yeyed to the sSid William cooper oy Fraus
& Penney by his deed listed Jaue l. l9a5, aua
whereas the conditions 90 ssfd U rtsaZe have
been broken. Now therefore ny reason 81 the
breach OF the condition thereof / c.sm fore
closure OF sail mortgage.
Dated 81 AnsAn this fourteenth Gay u
March 1897 3Vil
FRANN e.. PENNEY.
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Some moths look very much like but.
terflieS. but there are two ways in
which You can always tell the one
from the other. Each has little Slen-
der fcelers growing from the head,
but the butterfy.S frelers or antennae,
ms they are called have knobs on the
ends. The anlcnnac Of the moth some
times have tiny feathers on them and
sometimes little spires, but thy are
never knobbed Then, too. in alight-
Ing the butterfly always holds her
wings erect while the moths droop
or are nearly fiat
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BanLTupfs Petition Tor Discharge.

IN the matter Of lyman b. Luce,
Bankrupt in bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge of the Die.
trict Court of the United States for the District
Of Maine.
LYMAN L Luce OF Fai field. in the County
of Somerset and State of Maine, in said District.
respectfully represents, that on the 18th day OF
May. last past. he was duly adjudged bank
rupt under the Acts OF Congress relating 10
Bankruptcy that he has duly surrendered all his
property and rights of property and has fully com
Piled with all the requirements of said Acts and
of the orders of Court touching his bankruptcy
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed b!
the Court to have fun discharge from all debts
provable against his estate under said bank
rupicy Acts, except such debts As are excepted
hN law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of March, 4. u. 1907.
Lyman T.. Luce, bankrupt
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90 pro,son ssid. with ouiyering Inns

Miss Bronson said. with qnivering lips
Il have never lost track of him or let
him suffer for anything at least nc.
since poor Lena died. E"
Next fall there was a wedding at tho
Bronson place-very quiet but very
happy. The groom's name was iIY
land and the bride was given away by
her fathcr. who had very Whit hail
and perpetually broodng eyes Mis-.
Bronson cried II little 10 see Emmy -
away. but after all was OYER SIZE laia
her hand softly upon her brother's
shoulder, saying.
After all Jack. We have each other
left
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Rheum

have found tried and tested cure for Rheu-
xnAtism Not remedy that will straighten the
distorted limbs OF chronic crpples. nor turn bony
growths back to flesh again. That is impossible
But can now surely kill the pains and pangs of
shis deplorable disease.
In Germany-with q Chemist in the City of
Darmstadt-I found the last ingredient with
which DR.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy was made
0 perfected. dependable prescription. Without
that last ingredient. I successfully treated many,
many cases OF Rheumatism; but now. at last 1t uni
torIny cures all durable cases of thisi heretofore
much dreaded disease. Those sand-like granular
wastes. found in Rheumatic Blood seem to dissolve
and pass away under the action of this remedy as
freely as does sugar when added to pure water
And then, when dissolved. these poisonous wastes
freely pass from the system. and the cause of
Rheumatism Is gone forever. There is now no
real need-no actual excuse to suffer longer with
out help We sell, and In confidence recommend
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81 thought" said the visitor. I'd
drop in and tell You what your hair re-
storcr did for friend OF mine. When
he started to using your elixir there
were only II few hairs on his head but
now it's completely covered.
Indeed explained the patent med
iCine man.
Yes; by six feet Of earth. - catholic
Standard and Times.
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The Very Worst.

Douglas ,Ierrod was seriously dis
appointed with II certain book written
by one of his friends. This friend
heard that Jerrold had expressed his
disappointment and questioned him Il
hear you said was the worst book
ever wrote"
NO | didn't" came the answer Il
said It was the worst book anybody
ever wrote"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-21

Snow. # appears only falls In the
antarctic In summer and on those rare
occasions at other seasons when the
wind blows almost due south. and
strange TO say. these south winds are
warm winds, raising the temperature
to 80 or 80 degrees +. They seem akin
to the snow melting Foehn winds OF
the Alps.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-21

poor, toonsn mOtner .>ne ueueyeu ner
husband against right and reason
against the whole world Do YOU know
exactly what happened thought
not" as Emmy shook her head
1T was this My brother. IN desper
ate straits for money. went into Judge
Cliffe's Office to beg him for loan
1t was late afternoon He knew the
Judge had just been paid several thou
sand dollars which he could not bank.
The money indeed, was in letter tray
on his desk, ready TO go into the safe
There was IA great hurry burly in the
oftice-peope coming and going, clerks
getting ready to shut up everything
The Judge was in and out of the main
office a dozen times while your father
sat beside the desk and the tray of
money. Two men, clerks there. saw
him pick it up and finger the bills In
it. Two others heard him entreating
the judge a little later to lend him
syen thousand dollars. The Judge
re used"--
"Of course He would refuse money
to the dying" Emmy broke in, her
eyes flashing
Miss Bronson frowned. He is n
just man and kind. else where would
we be-" she said. But to go on My
brother kept the Judge so late every
body else had gone. and the safe was
still TO be shut The money tray and
several other trays were upon the desk
Your father helped the Judge hustle
them inside it, then rushed away from
him and took train for the city. Next
day when the judge opened the safe
the tray and the money We're missing
lie was sure he had put in whatever
John gave him. He had knplt in front
of the Sffe. setting things on the floor
and then fitting them in place. The
money had been there with just the
two of them The Judge didn't have IT.
The inevitable conclusion was
Il won't believe II. can't 1t was
wicked in you 10 believe oh, | know
what You did replaced the money and
kept everything quiet on condition
that my father should disappear. He
accepted your condition would not.
| should have fought II is because of
him | hate the race of Gorton. will
never marry Cltfe-not though you
turn me in the street"
you know shall not do that Miss
Bronson said heavily. Understand,
though. you shall marry nobody else
gave mp my comfort to save my pride.
You shall let no stranger know-our
secret perhaps 10 spurn You when he
did know"
My father WAS innocent. But until
It is proved shall abide by yOnr will"
Emmy said. her color coming back.
"Because it is his wish and my moth
er's." she added as She walked to the
window Almost instantly she turned
from il. saving hnSkily: Judge Gorton
Is coming running. almost and with
out his hat What can it mean
More trouble" Miss Bronson said,
her mouth setting hard Next minute
the Judge burst into the room with Il
face of ashes He had something III his
hand something Nat and square and
dusty.
Look. Margaret" he cried, holding
ii out TO Miss Bronson. Here is the
money every dollar We found it I'M
der the safe when ii was moved today.
There is just a little space hardly an
inch. must have crowded the tray
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sum of $4,000 will be given to any
charitable institution if it can be shown
otherwise.
Half a century ago, when the late
Father John O'Bren of Lowell, Mass
recommended to his parishioners and
friends the prescription that had restored
him to health and strength, the people
named it Father Johns Medicine,
Its power to make strength and build
up the body explains why it cures Colds
and all Throat and Lung Troubles
Sold in soc and $l.O0 bottles. The
81 90 size contains three times the quaint
ity of the SOC size
For Sale and Recommended by
FRANK W. RuINMAN. eN0wheesn'
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A MARTYR.

The Friend If your married life is
so unhappy, why don't you get d.
vorce from your husband Unhappy
Wife Because he would then marry
some other woman and make her I'm,
happy Chicago News.
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They say that he fell overheard as
the ship rolled on its side"
You might say that he left tive ship
In the lurch. Yale Record.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-03-21

The Artist-Oh, ze madam has re
grand face, | shall make re speaking
likeness Henpeck -Er-well, old man,
you needn't go so far as that, you
know Metropolitan Magazine
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Gould you do the landlord in The
Lady of Lyons q" asked the manager
of a seedy actor.
"Well | should think | might I
have done good many landlords"
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Why should this be the case {?

trouble.
Why should this be the case
Because they have neglected them
selves, as every one OF these patients
In the hospital beds had plenty Of
warning in those dragging sensations.
pains at left or right Of abdomen,
backaches, nervous exhaustion. in
fammation, liberation, displ ace
ments. and other organic weaknesses.
All Of these symptoms are indica-
tionR Of an unhealthy condition Of the
female system and II not needed the
penalty has to be paid by dangerous
operation. When these symptoms
manifest themselves, do not drag
along until you are obliged to go to
the hospital and submit to an opera
tion-but remember that Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from native roots and herbs, has saved
hundreds of women from surgical
operations.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, has cured more cases of
feminine ills than any other one
remedy. Such letters as thefollowing
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DR.. Shops
Rheumatic Remedy
G. R. FOGG.
Save Much
Sickness

Brunswick, Me, Aug. III, 1906.
Il think there is no medicine equa
to L. F. Atwood's Bitters. I keel
them in the house all the time, ant
they save me great many headaches
| would not be without them"
Yours truly,
Mrs. Lizzie S. Dyer.
Everyone who values good heatf
sHould at the first sign of sickness tax,
dose of Il. r Atwood's Btters
hey quickly adjust the trouble and sci
fon right They restore vigor to the
tired and overworked organs and build
up general health At the store. 35c.
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EOR SALE.

Typewriter Carbon Paper and Ribbons
TAI AIM. b. HESELT0N
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MRS. ChAs. A. ROckWoo0

are constantly being received By
Mrs. Pinkham 10 prove our claims.
Mrs G A lockwood, teacher oR
Parliamentary Law of IS Free St,
Fredonia. y Y, writes:
For years | suffered with female troubla
II was decided that an operation was necea-
sary, and although submitted " a serious
operation my sufferings continued, until
Lydia Z Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
was recommends and it proved marvellous
remedy 50 quickly did it reatore my health,
cannot thank you sufficiently for tho good
1t has done me
Miss Margaret Tierney- Of No. 52e
w 25th Street, New York. writes:
Dear Mrs, Pinkham -
W ben only eighteen years Of age our
physician decided that an operation was
necessary 10 permit Of my womanly organs
performing their natural functions. Ny
mother objected and being urged by a
relative TO try Lydia z. Pinkham's VegeE-
able Compound did 50 soon improved in
health, the proper conditions were establish
ed and | am well and strong, thanks TO
Lydia z Pinkhams Vegetable Compound -
No other remedy has such UNI
qualified endorsement as Lydia <.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ne
other remedy in the world has suck
a record of cures of female ills.
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Mrs. Plnkham's Standing Invitation to Women
fornof invited
with Mass From the
knowledge
case Her adv s and always helpful
"A Woman Best Understands Momans lis
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MISS MARGARET TleRNEV

A large proportion Of the operations
performed in our hospitals are upon
women and girls for some organic
trout BILE.
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EMMY'S
REDEMPTION
-A~ BY Martha -
observation-disclosures.

Copyright. 1906. by Homer Spraguc.
sOsOeOeOsOoOO
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JOHN G.. GRIFFIN.
INSURANCE AGENCY.
SKOWHECAN, Me.
ANN UAL sTATEME NT

Agricultural Insurance Company
of WATERFOWL Ny
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-03-23
THE COMING ELECTION.

Very little interest has been made manifest thus far in relation 10 the coming municipal election. It is sincerely 10 he hoped that none but good men may be placed in nomina- ton or elected. If the electors are wise they will throw faction 10 the dogs. and consider only the question of honesty and capahility both in the selection of candidates and the sub seQuent election. It may De set down as a general rule. and 8 true one, that the man who personally seeks an office in which he will be expected 10 serve the public without pecuniary envolument. has. or is very apt to have. some hidden axe he wishes to have ground st the public expense. On the other hand. as rule. business men are seemingly averse to accept ing office an honest and conscientious discharge of the duties of which is au, 10 be rewarded with more blame than praise. Nevertheless. il is the bounden duty of every good citizen 10 accept such office and responsibility to which he may he called by the free and unbiased choice of the people. whatever may be his personal pref erence. If the best men hold them selves aloof and decline to accept office for which they are given. or can have. the unsolicited preference of the electors. they more than any others will be to blame for failure to secure the good government for hich they themselves profess a de- sire. Certainly. The Miner has nc other desire in the premises than that good men-men who can be de- pended upon 10 serve the people hon. estly and with an eye single to the public welfare-may be selected for the council and member of the school hosr(f
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-03-23

pany. has resigned and goes to Nevada where. it is understood though not yet publicly announced. he will build another smeiter in connection with number of heavy capitalists interested in mining in that state. Dr. Johnson is one of the very best snelter mana gers on the Pacific slope. and thorough master of the smelting bus mess. He came to this district three wears ago. selected the site for and bull, the smelter at Hadley on his own plans. all the work being done under his immediate supervision and personal direction. Since its compile tion it has been under his manage ment, and though hsmpered at times, first by lack of iuxing ores with out which these it was originally iu- tended to Smsit could not be treated, and later hs s scarcity of coal and coke-has accomplished results which. under the circumstances. can not have been other than highly sat istactory to his company. But for the handicaps with which he was be- set. and for which he WAS in no wise responsible. he could. and would, have accomplished far more lucrative results: and if he has any regrets over leaving Hadley. it must be only because he has not been able to show what smelter built on his own plans could really be made 10 do under his own personal supervision How ever. product of nearly. if not quite. a quarter of million dollars worth
 of copper matte. in less than one year of actual sIDelter operations. may he accepted as conclusive evidenca of his ability in that line. The Miner need scarcely say that Dr. Johnson. in his departure from the district. takes with him the hearty good wishes oi hosts of friends for rich harvest of success and prosperity in his new field of industrial enterprise and la ahOr