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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22
MethOdiStS After Cannon.

An active crusade against the reelection of Speak
er Cannon has been instituted by the Temperance
Society of the Methodist church of the United States
The campaign is not directed against Mr. Cannon
in his 1t is to be waged for the election of
speaker of the house who will permit congress to
vote on the interstate liquor shipment bill
The presumption is that Mr.. Cannon will not let
the measure come to vote, which is all wrong of
The house of representatives is elected for
the purpose of voting all measures presented for
its consideration
1t is usurpaton for the speaker of that body to pre-
vent constitutional action any proposition that
may become before the branch of congress over
which he presides 1t is nowhere stated in the con-
stutlon the statutes that the speaker of the house
may in his discretion, withhold measures, or for
ward other measures.
But the Methodist abstainers seem to have caught
Mr.. Cannon with the goods on his person and they
are going to make holy example of him. Individ-
uals here and there have been uttering complaints
of like mafeasance in office but this is the first time
that Mr.. Cannon has been held up by the scruff of
the neck by three million communicates of religious
organization.
The shipment bill that the cold water Methodists
are interested in has been trying to dodge past the
speakers desk for five years. but the legislative UNI
pre- has maintained seadfast vigilance and it has
had no chance to test the temper of the house.
The bill provides merely, that liquor shipped from
one state into another shall become subject to the
laws OF the state to which it is consigned as soon as
1t has crossed the boundary of that state Mr. Can
non represents liquor manufacturing state and for
that reason he may have prejudice against the in
tentons of the measure
But the Methodsts charge that he is opposed to the
bill for the reason that such law would be uncon-
stutlonal and he is probably right in that view of
the case The Methodists are also right in insisting
that the presiding officer of the house has no author
ly to hold up the bills introduced by members of the
house
Ii they can rescue the nation from Mr. Cannon's
methods, they will have accomplished something in
the interest of legislative reform
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-08-22

Ihe Northwestern Christian Advocate has as
certamed that the Mormon church imported 1000
girls curing the year ended last fall For what, if
there IS no polygamy? The church is raising as
many girls as boys, enough for one wife apiece The
mportations must be for the harems. This business
is sometimes mentioned as white slave traffic
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22

"Oh. Howard. can you ever forgive
me? am so miserab | heard your
voice. and couldn't let you go with
out at least saying goodby' Did you
know | was here?"
Yes, Nina; the addresses were the
same. How soon can you be down
here and get this ring of yours"
Darling, do you forgive me and do
you really love me still2"
Love you. darling? ! counted the
minutes all the way home. ! had just
reached the office when you called me
up"
"Then you knew 1t was II"
mo, dear. but | do now. I was so
happy to hear a voice like yours that l
fairly laughed out loud. Darling. do
hurry down. If can't see your dear
face In two minutes I'll climb up this
pipe"
What did you think of my terrible
note, Howard, tell me?"
What The sassy little letter you
wrote yesterday? Didn't pay any at
tention to 1t. sauceboxl Are you com
Ing down or are you not? l am going
to turn on all the hampers, and every
one can hear what you say. Now, will
you Gomez"
Gust one little word more, Howard.
What did you come out here so early
for?'
ITO see you. of course, silly, What
else?"
And all that noise'-
Odd it on purpose to wake you up.
You didn't think | was going to wait
any longer, did you?" shamelessly.
Howard l cried all night"
You deserved to-" severely.
"And. Howard
A warning rattle of the hampers In
terrupted her. She laughed happily.
"Al right. dear, in two minutes"
And something that sounded suspl-
ciously like kiss wendell Its lonely
way through the crooked tin pipe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
He Was a Warbler.

You could tell from his hair that he
was musician or something of the
sort
Yes" he said to the company at
large. the greatest tenor in the land
once paid me the biggest compliment
could wish
"Oh?" remarked some one interroga-
lively.
1T was like this: sang without ac-
companiment-I always have trouble
with accompanies; they're so unsym-
pathetic, you know-and mt the end Of
the song lie said to me:
go you know when you began
without an accompaniSt was sur
priSed; when heard you | was as
tonished, and when you sat down |
was delightedn"
And the sun shone down and lit up
the youths beatifc smile of satisfac-
tion.-London Mail.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
HIS SUNDAY SUIT.
He Was a Good Dresser and Careful
With His Things.

hs Was q Good Dresser and Careful
With His Things.
1.-THE line which separates those who
dress for dinner from those who do
not Is an invisible crack compared
with the yawnlng gulf that divides
those people OF London who dress
themselves of a Sunday from those
who have none but their workaday
clothes" So writes district nurse
In The Next Street but One"
81 had often noticed" said the writ
er, that one highly respectable old
agricultural laborer wore very much
the same clothes at all times but I'M
fortunately 1t was not until after his
death that heard Of the tragedy that
had darkened all the Sundays Of his
later life and bitterly mortified his
wife and daughters.
Thirteen year ago his clo'es was
stole by a tramp, and us never had no
money for to put 'em back. Us did
feel 1t, going to chapel and all. There's
a many as would have stopped at
home. but he wasn't that sort the old
man wasn't. Its the garments of our
souls as matters" he'd say. But fer
all that he WAS ashamed to wear his
week day ones. He couldn't never get
used to It,
His proper suit was made by an
Irish tailor who came over to these
parts In cattle boat and stayed a
month or two, earning what he could
all roundabout. Twenty nine years
they'd lasted him. and they'd have
seen him through to the end Yes, he
was always a good dresser and pretty
careful with his things too"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
SOME WORD ORIGINS.
Hurrsh cones From the Old BattIserJ
of the Vikings.

of the Vikings.
Rah, the final syllable of most col
lege yells. Is. of course, short for bur
from the old battlecry Of the ancient
vikings namely, Tur Ale. which
means God aid. There is another form,
huzza, which comes frop hosanna
This was the old cry Of the crusaders
The word yes comes directly through
the Norman-French oyez, which means
near. In It's old form It Is still
used by beadles and certain municipal
officials In civic functions In England
and also by the royal heralds In pro
claiming the succession Of sovereigns
to the throne. No Is purely Norman
French and comes from the Latin
non tia. meaning not go The real
Anglo-SaXon was nay, just as the An
glO-SaXon affirmative WAS yea The
word mister is directly from the Latin
magister, meaning master. Mrs. Is
from the word mistress. and formerly
Is late as the eighteenth century. all
unmarried women were given the title
Of mistress-as. for example Mistress
Sophia Western In Tom Jones" Es-
qulre is derived from the old Norman
French escuyer. which means shield
bearer. Every knight OF the shire had
his shield bearer, and the honor Of
carrying the shield was supposed to
confer gentillty upon the follower. The
word gentleman until the middle of the
seventeenth century meant. as the
present French word gentllhomme. q
nobleman. nothing less, and no man
was a gentleman who was not entitled
to bear arms. New York World.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
JOKING With Handel.

A musical joke of stupendous ma
ture was played upon Handel when he
WAS the manager of the kings theater
In the Haymarket. says the London
Telegraph 1t WAS a constant maxim
OF the great composer. whose sensitive
ear abomlnated the tunings up of. an
orchestra, that all the instruments
should be placed ready tuned at the
music stands and that the members OF
the orchestra should enter like troop
of soldiers. take up their instruments
like one man and at the stroke OF the
baton begin. One evening practical
Joker contrived to have Handel en-
gagged in conversation for some min.
utes behind the scenes while he him
self entered the orchestra and quietly
altered the tunings of all the instru-
ments Nobody was a bit the wiser till
the baton was raised. and then the
crash came-a crash of utter and SUI
preme discOrd Handel was exasper-
ated to frenzy. II Is on record that he
seized his wig and flung 1t at the lead
er OF the band. kicked the double bass
yiols to splinters and demolished the
kettledrums, with many more ameni-
files Of tho same descriDtion
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
How to Fish.

On many occasions one might i'm
agine the fish saying to the anglers,
Take me while nm in the humor, "
but they take no notice II II and often
attempt the feat We n they are not.
1t is little use trying to catch fish
either in the sea or fresh water when
they are not In the humor to bite
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22

1t has been calculated that the
Is about 600.oOO times that of the
moon. The intrinsic brightness of the
suns disk Is about 10000 times that Of
a candle flame, $50 times that of the
limelight and more than four times
brighter than the brightest spot in the
crater Of an electric are light. The
darkest spot on the sun ls much bright
pr than the limelight.- New \ ork Amer
lean
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22

Orders for engraved work Of any
description. wedding announcements,
calling cards, etc, taken al the RE
PORTER Office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
GET WITHIN

Piles Can't Be Cured From The
Outside.
External treatment won't cure piles.
Nor will surgical operations.
The cause is nsde-bad circulation.
To cure piles you must free the circu
latlon Of blood in the lower bowel.
DR. Leonhardt's Hem Rod is the only
internal tablet remedy for piles. 1t re-
moves the cause. 81 at G. X. Foggs, Skow
hogan, Me. Guaranteed to cure any case.
DR.. Leonhardt Co., Station B. Buffalo,
N. Y, proprietors. Write for booklet.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
s = O M a G n
7 II o u Cd |. z s
SICK HEADACHE.
Midway, Me-, Aug, d. 1905.

Midway, Me-, Aug. 4, 1905.
81 have received great benefit from
The true L. F. Atwoods Bitters and
consider them excellent for stomach
troubles, constipation and sick head
ache" Yours truly, B. I. Weymouth.
You can always depend on "L. F."
Atwood's Bitters for speedy relief from
many forms of sickness. This wonder,
full remedy mingles with the contents Oh
the stomach and digestive organs,
arouses the liver, and cleanses the bow,
els. Sold by your dealer. 35c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
DR.. HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS.
Dires,ion. With eseh Vain Five Laasuasea
Hnglish, German. Spanish. Portuguese and French

No. FOR Price
1. Fevers. Congestions. determinations. .......25
3. Worms, Worm Fever. Worm Disease. .25
,. Collie. Crying and Wakefulness of Infants rs
A. Diarrhea. Of Children and Adults ..........25
8. Dysentery Gripings, Bilious Cole. .........25
y. Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis ..................25
9. Teothache Faceache, Neuralgia. ...........25
9. Headache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. .........25
10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. rs
~. Group, Hoarse Cough, Laryngtis ...........25
IA. Salt Rheum. Eruptions, Erysipeas. .........25
rs. Rheumatism. or Rheumatic Pains. .........2 Is
16. Fever and Ague. Malaria ................. rs
II. Piles, Blind Bleeding External, Internal rs
10. Ophth aimia. Weak or Innamed Eyes. .......25
10. Catarrh. Influenza. Cold In Head ...........25
20. Whooping Cough. spasmodic Cough .2J
n. Asthma Oppressed, Difficult Breathing .....25
~. Kidney Disease. Gravel. Cacuii ...........25
-. Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness ....1 90
%. Sore Mouth, Fever Sores or Canker.
30. Urinary Incontinence. Wetting Bed ......25
"a. Sore Throat. Quinsy and Dphtheria ...25
IS. Chronic CongestiOns. Headaches ..........25
IT. Grippe, Hay Fever and Summer Colds. RS
small bottle OF Pleasant Pellets ATS the vest
pocket Sold by druggists sent on receipt OF price,
Medical Book sent free.
HUMPHREYS HoMEo. MEDICINE CO., Corner
William and Ann Streets. New York
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
p OUL TRY VAN TIE D
MOUNTAINEERING FARMS =: 4sp 4-'s 10.

,ut Catalogue oil RtAl Estate BsrgAlns Good
farms at all prices from 500 10 10000. +. A.
MERRIMAN Real Estate agent Madison. Ae
l3if
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
= Company to CoDcede This
SkoWbegAD, ~ AiDe

In each and every where >exne Pills do
bring back strength and steady nerves to any man
woman ~hn has used six boAes, the company will
either give witnou, additions boxes fer
more prolonged rea ment, will refund your five
dollars The company mas been doing this for years
and st does ~ without Cub lie red tape. Re
sides. they do you to hesitate send IN your
claim II necessary Sent sealed | he Peal edicine
Company lie ellnd, Ohio Sold by -uck
nam, druggist ~
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
"Alias the
Plumber
BY Olive Roberts Barton.

Copyrighted, 1908. by the Associated
Literary Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
Will Buy Your Potatoes

| will buy your potatoes In any quantity,
paying the highest cash price. Am prepared
to accept them at any time as have ample
storage room when cars are not obtainable.
tf4O L. q. TRAFTON.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-22
Boston Theatre.


folowlng the pan or presenting
the latest successes, the attraction at
The BOSTON Theatre next week. will
10 .ha HIt,noorites y ~, Henry A..
nc U''a ''' P'N' 49, ~ Ai09
thur Jones, play Whieh mas met with
tremendous success, and is the only
one of this English authors works
an,.rioa I, ,ros IN tho s.4vnooritosn
- NC va" 10 - ' p0N' W.
snooaaa Tha -. :, al +hot tho
'u'0''', Pc"
hai'o l'hPlie9' an ~ - O'0 VI INC
I've, 7' w. IT, ao,iH,, %. ~, y
1000 +oi,es n1aca - a small Engli.b
yillaoe where Win few excent ems.
taere is pitiable immortality. Tn ex-
ception to the rule is the Reverend
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-24

right hand; then with your right hand needle you are to knit this stitch, and to repeat until the desired number of stitches are on the needle
 To pick up a stitch means that the left hand needle iS to plck up the loop below the next stitch to be knitted, to knit it, and to pass it on to the other needle.
 To narrow is to knit two stitches together.
 In puriing, stitch is to be inverted by throw ing the thread in the opposite direction from the straight knitting. This gives a ribbed ap- pearance to the work.
 Crocheted articles may be washed by placing them in pillow case and tieing up the top. This n to be plunged in a good lukewarm soap solution and squeezed and pressed between the hands, until the water becomes discolored, when fresh solution is to be used, after which the crocheted articles to be washed in three clear waters of the same temperature. Az much water ss possible should be squeezed out before hanging the articles up to dry, still iu the pillow case. With this methsd tas articles should be made t lsna liks asw.
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that is noister, heavier and cooler, and they suoud be about three inches aeep support Is necessary fo: these higher growing varieties.
 In gathering peas great care should be used' for sudden j,rk generally breaks of the heulm, to the injury of the remaining pods. A second picking of half-flled, bent-up pods IS frequently put down to the, weather, when the result has been brought about by careless pulling of the first crop of pods. A careful grower will always cut the pods Ju with pair ot scissors.
 After sowing. peas should be ready for use be tween six and ten weeks.
 Second only to the pea i'll point Of excellence and utility is the caulihower, and a regular sup ply of this vegetable is a necessity of all well arranged gardens. This vegetable should be planted in rich, moist soil, and should be set out from two and half to three feet apart. CORN REQUIRES PLENTY OF MOISTURE.
 Corn should be planted in a fairly rich soil, and it should receive careful and thorough cul- tivation Cover the seed with about one and half inches of soil, and make the hills about three or four fret apart. II you would have sue cess with this vegetable, that 1t has plenty of moisture at the roots. It should be ready for use in about sS weeks after sowing.
 Lettuce may beSplanted outside any time be- tween April and August. For this vegetable a finely powdered, rich soil is necessary, which should cover the seed by about one quarter of an inch. It should be planted about foot apart,  of eighteen inches to two feet, according to the amount of space that you have. When the seed fngs are several inches high, it is a good plan | to apply hen manure or nitrate of soda.
 HOW TO CUT CABBAGE. | It does not occur to many amateurs that there l is A right and wrong way of cutting cabbage. To do it properly, press the left hand between the headed part of the plant and the larger 1 lower leaves so as to make room for the knife; | then make slightly santing cut close under the hearted part, thus removing the cabbage, hut leaving as long stump as possible. In case | tbe stumps are intended for production of l fresh growth, do not remove the large leaves until the sprouts have been gwen an opportu- nity to attain some size.
 l Tn sending your vegetables to market by | freight. vou will want basket or a barrel with 1 little regular openings in 1t, in basket-hke ef- 1 feet Great masses that covered with dew | should never he crowded together, for if delay l should occur they will ferment in hot weather 1 Salad plants should be placed in shallow, airy | baskets, and laid out in cool atmosphere the moment they are received. The means of con veyauee at the present day are rapid that s journey of couple of hundred miles is matter l of only few hours, so that vegetables gathered | in the morning can be served for dinner on the same day.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS

materials, and from oil paintings. To clean the last the right method is to cut a slice of a raw potato, and then to rub it's cut side gen tly over the picture, taking of another slice whenever the potato gets dirty. The potato juice and grime are finally removed with soft sponge and cold water, but care must be taken not to wet the back Of the canvas.
 Faded artificial flowers may be renovated by the use of anihne inks, which slightly stiffens the petals well as colors them. The ink must be diluted s.j:h water, and the flowers dipped in as many times as may be needed, and dried after each dipping till the right shade is obtain ed. The ordinary red ink gives pretty shrimp pink excellent for renewing faded chrysanthe- nuns They should be shaken occasionally when drying, to keep the petals soft and fluffy looking Common purple ink may be used with good effect Q. violets that have become faded.
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three-quarters of an inch of soil. Pack the ground lightly, and cover with any fine manure. Sow two or three seeds to the inch, and when they have grown about three inches high, thin them out so that they are four inches apart.
 If you do not to wait until next year for a crop of asparagus, you can buy two-year old plant from a reliable nurseryman. Do not get a three-yesr old plant, for it is liable to be en- feebled and stunted- Plant them one foot apart in the row, with rows at least three feet apart
 If your part of the country is subject to heavy
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sether as one: # two stitches 10 ne decreased, then one stitch is to be slipped ard two knitted together, after which the slipped stitch is to be passed over the two that have been knitted to- gsther.
 To slip stitch is to pass stitch from the right hand to the left hand needle without knit ting it.
 To increase means to bring the thread between the needles and to knit the following stitch, thus making an open hole and stitch in the fol- lowing row.
 In scanning stitch the needle is to be in serted into the stitch to be scanned, with the point toward yUu, and the thread is to be passed around the needle, after which the needle with Ehe thread in n is to be taken out at the back.
 In fastening on, the two ends of thread are to be twisted togsthsr and few stitches knitted with both.
 To cast on means to make loop in your Iltlzsaa and 50 place t on ths needle in she
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WHEN TO PLANT.

This should be attended to without delay, if it has not already been looked after, for by this time you should really have sowed your hardy vegetable crop outdoors, and should now be ready for your tender vegetable crop. This lat ter should consist of beans, corn, cucumber, egg plant, 'nelon, okra, pepper, pumpkin, squash, tomato.
 There also 2 number of the hardy vege- tables which might have been held over until now, such asparagus, beets, cabbage, corn, let tUce, peas, potatoes, rsdishes and spinach.
 It is not well, however, to follow rules too closely, for it is tTite saying that circumstances alter cases. It is good plan to have your plants ready, to keep eye on the weather and when there are signs that rain Is coming, then to set them out.
 A vegetable greatly in demand. and one of which most families are never able to get enough, is asparagus. This plant will not yield the first year, although with care it may be induced to yield httle the second year. After that the beds will last for more than twenty years, pro- vided you are particular to cut down and burn ali the foliage in the fall, and to sprinkle lightly with salt and cover with manure a foot deep
 If yoar soil is well drained, you can have this vegetable early in the season, but if the land Is wet then 1t will start late. Sow the seed in rows eighteen inches apart with a covering of about
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To clean sponge get two cents worth of salts of lemon dissolve it in a quart of hot (not boiling) water, and in it soak the sponge. When it is clean rinse 1t well.
 Spots in light dresses may generally be re moved by laying on them paste made of full ler's earth and eau de cologne. Let 1t dry, and then brush it of. 4 second application may be necessary.
 When a decanter or water bottle becomes muddy looking from long use, rinse 1t with water, pour it out, and then put handful of rough salt into the bottle and give it 8 good shaking Soon the salt will become brown and sandy looking, and the glass clean. Rinse the bottle well with cold water, and polish it with cloth
 Raw potato juice is capital clesusr It will remove stains from the hands, from wooles
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NheaF escK6
BY PHoEeE FORREST.

VERY pleasant way of earning money during the summer is to raise vegetables in your own gar den and to self them in the mar kets. You need not go in person to the city if you do not care to,
 but may either send your son, or some other masculine member of the family, or else you may have your goods conveyed by freight, an
 arrangement having been previous ly made with a farmer having a