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The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18

Death came to the great hnancier
and social leader, Oliver H. P. Bel
mont of New York, after an opera
ton for appendicitis. He was in his
60th year, and had always been very
popular among a wide circle of
friends. He was a Democrat in
politics.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18
Democratic Caucus.

Skowhegan Democrats held eau
Gus at the Office of S. W. Gould last
Saturday, and elected delegates as
follows:
To the County convention, Abbott
Nelson, Fred G. Dunlap, r. F. Parker,
Charles Green, Frank Thompson
Augustus Gilblair, Elba Danforth
John P. CLARK, Adam Simpson, and
Frank A. Benner.
To the State convention, s. w
Gould, John Robinson, E. F. Fair
brother, John Moores, E liner II. Dun
ton and Adam Simpson.
Frank Thompson was placed in
nomination as candidate of the
party for representative to the leg
islature and Messrs S. W. Gould, A.
H. Lang, Fred @. Dunlap and j. P
Clark, were elected town commit
tee,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18

and other noxious weeds are still on
the rampage, and great vigilance is
absolute necessary to keep them
suppressed.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
For Representative to Congress
EDWIN c. BURLEIGH
OF AUGUSTA

The idiot is again abroad in the
land, with his annual question, "Is
this hot enough for your"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18
The Republican County Convention

One hundred and four delegates
from the towns and plantations of
Somerset county will assemble at
Grange Hall, on Tuesday, of next
week at ten o'clock a. M, for the
biennial Republican County Conven-
ton. This is the most important
political meeting that is held within
the limits of the county and very
much interest always attaches to it.
Nominations will be made for two
Senators, Register and Judge of Pro-
bate, Sheriff, County Attorney, Coun-
ty Commissioner, and County Treas
urer. Company E Military Band of
this place has been engaged for the
day and will be in attendance.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18

a. - 80 - CAAs
ISAAC DYER.
CHAs. 4. Cook.
DIR. L. A. DAsCoMBE.
J. P. OAK.
CHAs. F. WARD.
JOHN c. GRIFFIN.
REV. GEO. MERRIAM.
DR.. F. A. LEITCH.
A. g. BLUNT.
CHAs. YOUNG.
BLIN w. PAGE.
S. j. WALTON.
GEO. W. COVER.
LEWIS ANDERSON.
F. P. PENNELL.
CHAs. A. Ross.
SEWELL W. SMITH.
F. r. STEWARD.
B. F. EATON.
DAVID W. LEWIS.
J T. THIBODEAU.
JEROME ABBEY.
d. a. PORTER.
w. B. WHITTIER
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18

He was universally faithful in these
positions and his business activities
have led to no charge of anything but
the most creditable methods.
Mr.. Jacobs announces that if elect
ed sheriff Of Somerset county, he will
faithfully perform the duties of that
Office, in seeing that all laws so far
as it shall be his duty, are enforc-
ed. He promises the people that the
sturgis Commissioner shall have no
cause TO send their deputies into
Somerset county, to enforce the laws
which it is his duty to see enforced.
We who Join in this memorial to
the Republicans Of Somerset coun-
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18

and over 400 other citizens and
business men of Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-06-18
GRADUATING EXERCISES

The Graduating Exercises of Scion
Grammar School were held in the
Congregations Church, Saturday
evening. This class deserves special
notice; not only is il large in numbers
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
ZEZGLOD0W TzLZ.EL

Ever since the discovery of re-
mains of prehistoric animals in the
Fayum desert in 1901 made North AT
rica the storm center of paleontology,
men OF science have been seeking to
exhaust the secrets of that region, and
to solve the problems of origin which
the Fayum fossils suggested. By
1905 Mr.. Beadnell. accompanied by DR..
Andrews of the British museum. had
proved that Africa. far from being a
continent parasitic upon Europe, was
a partly dependent, but chiefly inde-
pendent, center of a highly varied life,
"a great breeding place. not only of
animals which subsequently wandered
into Europe, but of animals belonging
to types hitherto unknown" Before
the work of DR.. Andrews had been
even begun, Prof. Henry Fairfield Os-
born of the American Museum of
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
WENT HIM MANY BETTER.
Mr.. Newrieh's Visiting Gard Left
Friend in the Shade.

Mr.. Newrich, the dust contractor,
having made a fortune. part of which
he had invested in house property in
the east of London, wished to rise,
like a Phoenix. from his ashes into
some sort of society. His golden key.
applied to the Golfers of an impecuni-
GUS aristorcrat, opened the way.
His new friend. among other things.
advised him that visiting cards we're a
necessity. and, as guide to drawing
cne up ready for the printer, handed
him one of his own, which read, "Har-
old De We're. Iona House, Portsmouth
Square. W."
Two days later, as De We're was sit
ting in his dressing room at breakfast,
servant brought in on a salver a WIS.,
iting card bearing the following:
"Ephraim Newrich Own 20 Houses,
London, E."
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
GETS IMPORTANT POST.
John r. Wise Appointed superlntend
ent of chlIocco Indian School.

Washington.-John R. Wise, for
many years resident of Washington,
has been appointed by Secretary Gar.
held as superintendent of the United
States Indian school at Chilocco. Okla.
This is one of the largest and most i'm
portant Indian schools in the north
west.
Mr.. Wise was graduated from the
University of Wisconsin in 1888. He
entered the government service in
Washington in 1891 in the record and
pension office. For over IL years he
was employed in the Office of the com
missioner of Indian affairs. He was
designated by the secretary of the
interior in 1898 as manager of the
United States Indian congress held in
connection with the trans Mississippi
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
SEVERE HEMoRRHoIDs
Sores, and Itching Eczema-Doctor
Thought an Operation Necessary
-Cuticura's Efficacy Proven.

Il am now so years old, and three
years ago | was taken with an at
tack of piles (hemorrhoids). bleeding
and protruding. The doctor said the
only help for me was to go to a
hospital and be operated on. l tried
several remedies for months but did
not get much help. During this time
sores appeared which changed to a
terrible itching eczema. Then began
to use Cuticura Soap Ointment, and
Pills. injecting quantity of Cuticura
Ointment with Cuticura Supposltory
Syringe. 1t took month of this
treatment to get me in fairly healthy
state and then | treated myself once
a day for three months and, after that,
once or twice a week. The treatments
I tried took lot of money. and 1t is
fortunate that l used Cuticura. j II.
Henderson. Hopkinton. N. Y, Apr.
26, 1907"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

July. 1902, less than six years ago. As
brigadier general of volunteers he
served in the Pekin relief expedition
and in the Philippines. For those
services he was made a brigadier
general in the regular army in August,
1908. and now stands fourth in that
grade, his seniors beings Gems. Funs-
ton, Carter and Bliss, in the order
named.
Gen. Barry is now in his fifty-second
year, and will not retire until October,
1919. With the exceptions of Gen.
Funston, who is his junior by ten
years. and Gen. Pershing, who is five
years younger, Gen. Barry is the
youngest officer of brigade rank in the
army.
For several months past Gen. Barry
has been in command of the army of
Cuban pacification, and it is announced
that he will remain on that duty In
spite of his promotion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

animals were short-footed and slow
moving. and they had pair of front
teeth as large as tusks, probably for
defense against the actively running
carnivora of the period. The ArsiD
oitheres were one exception, and de-
Tended themselves by sharply pointed
horns. Two million years ago the
Mediterranean bordered on Eocene
Libya, and was inhabited by whales
known as the Zeuglodons, remains of
which have been found in every part
of the Fayum region. These creatures
were extraordinarily long and snake
like, and were far more slender in
body than any existing whale. Among
other discoveries made In Eocene
Libya are remains which go to prove
that the Slrenia, or sea-cows. represent
an aquatic off-shoot from the very
stock which gave rise to the elephant
This kinship was surmised by de
Blainville long before Darwin, and II
has now been confirmed by the ex-
traordinary resemblance between the
most ancient sea-cow. the Eotherium,
and the most ancient of the elephants
the Moeritherium.
The scene of the researches, Ell Fay
um, a name derived from the ancient
Egyptian word "Phiom." meaning 'the
lake." lies so miles southwest of Cairo,
and is the fertile alluvial bottom of
great natural depression, or basin. en-
riched by the Nile sediments, which
have poured for ages into large nat
ural lake of late geological times, and
subsequently into the more contract
ed Lake Moeris of the Ptolemies.
The brackish lake named Birketel-
Qurun which bounds the Fayum to
the northwest is the vestigial remnant
of these two great sheets OF fresh wa
ter 1t lies 100 feet below sea-level,
and receives such a meager overflow
from the vast irrigation system of the
Fayum plains that it is constantly d.
minishing in extent and increasing in
salinity.
The rich historical associations of
the northerly shores of these ancient
and modern reservoirs begin with the
Palaeolithic fiint-makers. They include
the irrigation works of Amenemhat l.,
1900 B. c.; they cover the rise and
fall of populous Greek and Roman
cities, now represented by the ruins
known as Dime and Mushim. But far,
far back of this period of man, the
discoveries of the survey on the north
erly shores of these same lakes reveal
the presence of world of life SO an
cient that the pyramids seem as Of
yesterday, of period when the Medi-
terranean shores were 140 miles south
of their present boundaries. when
Mother Nile herself, which impresses
us as among the Oldest Of rivers, had
not come into existence. Here another
and much older river system poured
its sandy deposits into the ancestral
Mediterranean, the ancient original
life of Africa found its burial-place In
the shifting sands, and has lain for
perhaps two million Of years awaiting
the evolution of man. and finally the
development In man Of the spirit OF
inquiry and exploration.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Natural History had prophesied that
the original home of the elephants
and of several other great groups
would be found to be in Africa. These
animals, he believed, in spite of the
contrary opinion OF science, had In
vaded Europe, Asia and North Amer
lea from Africa
The American museum authorities,
80 rich In the remains of the great
monsters Of their own country, could
not fail to be interested in the Fayum
discoveries. and Prof. Osborn longed
to at out an expedition to discover, Il
possible, and bring back to the New
York treasure-house the African ances-
tors OF the vast creatures which once
inhabited the American continent
In due time the plan became an ac-
complished fact; the Egyptian gov
ernment, In the person of Lord Gro
mer, gave the American explorers
every help In its power, and Prof. Os-
born and his assistants went to work.
As their caravan crossed the desert,
It amused Mr.. Osborn to think that he
was going with camels. the gift Of the
western American plains, to bring
back the remains of elephants, which
were the gift of Africa to all the other
continents.
At first, the results OF the American
Museums search were disappointing,
but after ten days the explorers were
rewarded with the jaws and teeth
OF the ancestral elephant which the
expedition chiefly desired, and fort
night later they found a complete
skull of the Palaeomastodon, belong
ing to the second stage of the evolu-
ton of the elephant. A week later. the
skull Of a Moeritherium (the beast of
Lake Moeris) came to light, and Mr..
Osborn knew that he had found the
representative of the first distinctive
stage in the evolution of the elephant
Twenty-seven species OF land ami
mails were discovered by the Egyptian
survey, and now several new animals
were discovered by the American ex-
pedition. These include the giant Ar
sinoitheres, the smaller and larger Gn-
cestral elephants, the large and small
rock-conies, and certain pig-like anil
wels. With two exceptions. all these
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity Of
Starch necessary. with the result of
perfect finish equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Why American Gardens pI.annoIn.


The reason why American garden
Ing has not yet come up to the stand
ard of the Europeans Is simply that
we do not pay enough, says q writer
n Country Life in America. We en-
ploy incompetent landscape designers
or none; we beat the nurseryman
down on his plants; we are not will
Ing to pay a first-class gardener what
he Is worth. Yet we are dead game"
when It comes to yachts, automobiles.
horses, dogs and houses. Why should
not our wealthy men be equally will
Ing to pay for good gardens?
I believe they will. Thsss things
are all parts of the same outdoor life.
The more self-respect a man has the
more he values his family life and
the more willing he is. to spend as
much on his outdoor living room as on
one of his indoor rooms.
The writer then describes q land.
scape garden in Pittsburg back yard
which cost about $1,000. The effects
are certainly splendid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
His Double Grief.

It was sentence day in the city
court A man in the prisoners pen,
who had been sentenced to two years
for larceny. began to cry softly. The
big man next him, who was going to
serve seven years for bigamy. said:
"Aw, wotcher sniffiin' about?"
'T'm-Tm-th-th-thin about leav-
In (sob) my-my-family. Lea-leavin'
my wife"
"Aw, cut 1t outi Look at me- / amt
cryin', am I? An I'm leavin' two of
m"-"Jack" Cremer in Everybody's.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Thousands of American women
In our hop1es are daily sacrificing
their lives 20 duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse.
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life ia burden.
1t is to these faithful women that
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
His Quick Recovery.

II was so glad" said Mrs. Oldcastle,
to see DR.. Goodleigh in the pulpit
again last Sunday. He had such a
time of 1t. Dear me, 1t must be per-
fectly dreadful to have ones appendix
removed. l dread it SO that l don't
know what should do II l had to un-
dergo an operation. They said. when
the doctor went to the hospital, that
he wouldn't be out again for a month
or more"
Il know It," replied her hostess as
she started the diamond-studded
phonograph. "but | guess he re-
puderated good deal faster than they
expected"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Growth Of German Marine.

On january IA. 1906 (Daily Consular
and Trade Reports), one of the Ger
man steamship lines owned and ip.
Grated 100 ocean steamships of 81S.-
900 total gross registered tonnage. en-
ploying $4,000 persons. This com
pany is now building seven steam
ships OF $4,000 aggregate gross regis
ter tonnage. Its total tonnage ex-
ceeds that of the entire seagoing mer-
chant marine of each Of the following
countries: Spain, Holland, Italy, Rus
sia and Sweden. The German ex-
port trade has been largely promoted
by the great feet of this one com
pany.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Starch, like everything else. is be,
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and Inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est Observation-Disclosures Starch-all In
furious chemicals are omitted. while
the addition Of another ingredient. In
vented by us. gives to the Starch a
strength and rmoothness never ap-
preached by Other brands.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
RAPID alse OF oEN. Marry.
Career Of Army onseer recently
Named for Promotion.

Washington.-The rise of Brig. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, recently nominated
as major-generai, vice Gen. G.. B. Hall.
retired for age, has been rapid. Born
In New York in October, 1855, he was
graduated from the Military academy
In June, 1877. After three years ~erv-
Ice In the cavalry and IL years in the
infantry he was transferred to the ad-
Iutantgeneral's department with the
rank of major in January, 1897, ano
became colonel In that department in
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
n an Advertisement convinces You
STAY Convinced

When you read In this newspaper
the advertisement OF a manufacturer
who has paid for the space used to
convince you that 1t is to your interest
to buy his goods, and you go to a
dealer where such articles are usually
handled for sale. do not let the dealer
or any one of his clerks sell you some
thing else which he claims is 'just as
good" If an advertisement convinced
you, It was because of the element Of
truth which 1t contained
INSIST ON GETTING WHAT YOU
ASK FOR.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

sediment. Not satisfied, Mr.. Enders
started using Doan's Kidney Pills.
THE kidneys began to act more regu-
larly," he says. land In short time
passed a few gravel stones. I felt
better right away and since then have
had no kidney trouble
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
HOwss Thia ?

We oner Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for an,
Cstarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY = CO., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known r. J. Cheney
for the last IS years. and believe him perfectly hon.
orsble in all business transactions and nnancially
able to carry out any obligations made by his arm
WALDIro, KrNNAN a NARvrn,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tne
system Testimonials sent free Price IS cents pss
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Thu wav ~. Said.

These are the bridal rooms" an
nounced the bellboy to the blushins
young couple.
20. what sweet suitel" exclaimed
the bride.
''I don't know anything about that"
said the bellboy. "but the head clerk
says he hopes the suit suits."
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Only Long Sleeves Now.

Mistress-Here is a nice dress for
you, Martha.
Maid-Thank ye, ma'am; but l can't
take it, really.
Mistress-You foolish girl, Of course
you can take IL. | insist.
Maid-No, really. I can't. ma'am.
It's got them old-fashioned short
sleeves.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty yecrs lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
g-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it :?
Mrs. Pinlkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Her Good Work ReooonIzed.

Mrs. w. 8. Peabody Of Colorado Il
called the mother of Mesa Verde Ma
tional park, because of the interest she
has taken in the preservation Of the
relics of the mysterious cli1 dwsllers
Of Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Suggestive.

Towne-There was a spelling-bee
down at our church the other night.
The pastor gave out the words. Did
you hear about it?
Browne-No: was it interesting?
Towne-Rather The first three
words he gave out were increase"
pastor" SALARY STRAY Stories.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch. each oackage con-
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

years With stinging
pain in the back. vio-
lent headaches and
dizzy spells. and was
assured by a special
list that his kidneys
were all right. though
the secretions showed
a reddish, brick-dust
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

II, in replying to toast at the po-
litical banquet, you lost your head.
don't be unhappy, for. If you only stay
late enough, you'll be sure to get it
back again all right in the morning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
Rally Cries.

so you couldn't hear much of what
the speaker saidf'
mo. His delivery was ali right. but
between the yells or louder and or
der he didn't have much chance
Kansas City Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy. N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Garfield Tea is of particular benefit to
those subject to rheumatism and gouti 1t
purifes the blood, cleanses the system and
eradicates disease. Drink before retiring.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
~LOHN x. WZE

exposition at Omaha. For the last
three and half years Mr.. Wise has
served as assistant superintendent OF
the Carlisle Indian school.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Think all you speak. but speak not
all you think. Thoughts are your own;
your words are so no more.-Delany.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
LYDIA e. PiNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

comes as a boon and a blessing,
as it did to Mrs. f. EllswortkAof
Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. ". P.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who say:
1 was not able to do my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
l suffered. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and l am SO well that can do as big a
days worh 40 ever did. wish every
sick woma1 vSuld try it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
FOUND THE cAvsE.
After Six Years Of Misery and Wrong
Treatment.

John A. Enders. of Robertson Ave
nue. Pen Argyl. Pa. suffered for six
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gurus reduces IN
uammation. aiays pain cures wind colio 25c bottle
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

Do your duty and let the other fel.
low do the explaining.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21

The theatrical manager has a poor
show If 1t isn't a good one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-05-21
important to Mot!,ers.

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-16
COUNTY POOR TO
JOIN IN WELCOME
Patriotic Unfortunates viii Be Taken
to Beach in Special Cars to
Witness Coming of
Naval Warriors

While all California stands with out
stretched hands to welcome the great
fleet now lying off it's coast, the patri-
otic hearts of certain unfortunates
have been filled with desire to join
in the festivities and greet the orfi-
GERS and men of the score and more
ships when they arrive off San Pedro.
One hundred and thirty-two men, IN
mates of the county farm, yesterday
sent letter to the board of super
visors, asking for an opportunity to ada
their congratulations and welcoming
cheers to those of other thousands.
The letter is as follows:
Board of Supervisors-Honor
Sirs The inmates of this county farm,
favored by your paternal control, APP
proach with due respect and in plenary
confidence, requesting the boon of an
opportunity of witnessing the nations
fleet. Your humble petitioners bespeak
the paramount cooperation of your
honorable board, and will ever cordially
pray"
The petition is signed by 1872 men,
headed by e. D. Robinson, blind man.
Superyisor Eldridge says he will en-
deayor to secure two cars on the Salt
Lake road for the accommodation Of
the men.