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BIG ED|F|CE RUINED
Great Cathedral at scissors
Wrecked by German Shells.
Teuton Missiles Leave 1t Venerable
Broken Twelfth Century Monu-
ment of DesoIation Town
Is Practically Deserted.
By C.. INMAN BARNARD.

Paris.-I made flying visit to Sois.
sons cathedral-or, rather, what is
now left of this superb twelfth CEN
fury edifice. I found the venerable
Able Landais, vicar of the parish,
standing broken-hearted amid the
heaps of ruins, now and then seek
ing with trembling hands for frag.
ment of the ancient stained-glass win
dow given by Blanche de Castillo, but
now lying shattered in piles of broken
masonry, wreckage and dust.
In the roofless nave near three ogi.
val doors, once the pride of Roman
esque architecture, Able Landais
greeted me with these words:
This is terrible misfortune. Not
a single pane of the beautiful stained
glass of the rosace windows nor of
the side windows remains. 1t was
only last Tuesday that an exquisite
rosace, with its IL rayons forming
part of a tympanum of large stained
glass, a structure Of four divisions,
was unframed; but on Tuesday morn
ing a German projectile smashed to
atoms this last relic of the stained
glass.
The masterpieces of stained glass
art were the crimson and blue por-
traits of Saint Louis and Of Jeanne
d'Arc in kneeling postures. These
were demolished this week"
AS one approaches scissors posted
notices announce Road repaired.
Proceed only at walking pace.
Make no dust" This reminds the Wis
itors that the Germans are intrenched
700 yards away, on the right bank
of the River Aisne, and they keep up
constant fire on scissors, on the
cathedral and on the ruins OF the an
cient abbey of Saint Jean des Vignes,
where Thomas Beckett lived for nine
years. The town of scissors Is de-
serted, except for dozen inhabitants.
who prefer to live in the cellars-all
that is left of their houses.
The cathedral Is a mere skeleton
Of massive arched buttresses which
support nothing except shell-pierced
walls. AS one stands in what was
once the nave the clear, open sky is
seen, and occasionally stray she'll
adds to the heaps of ruins. The IA
nous antique portal on the south side
no longer exists. The south tower and
the spire stand as a sort Of rugged,
fragmentary monument of dcsolation.
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WIRE BURNS OFF GIRLS HAND
Playing In Yard, She Receives Shock
Of 1900 Volts-Father Also
Seriously Shocked.

Chambersburg, Pa.-Tinners work.
ing on the roof of the Rosedale build
ing here threl board to the ground.
which tore down an electric ligh- cir
cult, carrying 1900 volts. The live
ends of the wires fell into the yard
OF Harry Alexander. His daughter.
Clara, aged seven, took hold of one
side Of the broken circuit. Her father
pulled her away, being himself seri
ously shocked.
The child's right hand was burned
away and she was rendered uncon.
scious. Electricians say that but for
the fact that she stood on solid con-
crete walk she would have been killed
instantly.
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LIVE REINDEER FOR BERLIN
Ten Thousand to Be Imported From
Norway for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment Shipment Satisfactory.

Christiania.-A syndicate of Nor
wegians has accepted commission
from the German meat trade to fur
nish 10000 live reindeer which are
to be delivered alive In Berlin during
the summer and fall for slaughter
there.
An experimental shipment has al
ready been made and proved entirely
ci's@-ctery to the Berlin butchers.
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Musical Friends.

My farewell appearance was an &C.
casion of the greatest enthusiasm"
said well-known prima donna to
another.
Eyes," replied the other. isn't 1t
remarkable that such large number
Of people should have seemed so de-
lighted to hear you for the last timer"
Musical America.
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Proved by Experiment.

One Of the young ensigns who was
acting as teacher on the battleship
Texas asked the question, What are
the two principal parts Of sentence?"
expecting to get the answer. Subject
and predicate"
An old salt scratched his head in
perplexity and at last replied: "Soli-
tary confinement and bread and wa
ter."-The Sailors Magazine.
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you CAN CURE THAT BAckAcHE.
Pain along the back. dizziness, head
age Of MOTHER GRHY's ARoMATfc-
LEAF, the pleasant root and herb cure
for all Kidney. Bladder and Urinary
troubles. MOTHER GRAY'S AROMATIC
LEAF is sold by all Druggists or sent by
mail for Soc Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. The Mother Gray Co.. LIE Roy. N. Y-Adv.
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Perfectly Dry Now.

A stranded but still naughty "lead-
ing lady" was obliged to put up at a
dilapidated country hotel. She glanced
frowningly about the Office, reluctantly
signed the register and took the brass
key from the proprietress.
els there water in my room7' she
demanded
"Why, there was,' replied the pro
prietress. "There was, but 1 had the
roof fixed. kansas City Times.
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Figured It Out.

The Oficer-Really, Smithers, your
figures are awful. Just look at this g.;
anyone would take it for 5.
Smithers-It is a S, sir
The Officer-Good Lordl I would
have sworn it was a 3.-London
Sketch.
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Always Was.

"You see," said the country editor,
81 have printed your poem. -
"Thank you," responded the poet
"I suppose 1 shall receive remunera-
ton according to your usual tariff"
"Tariff9 My good man, poetry is on
the free list. kansas City Journal.
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Mysterious Disappearance.

Queer thing happened on my place
last week." remarked Farmer Hop
toad. Thought my hired man had
disappeared"
And hadn't he?"
mo. While he was sitting on a
fence vine grew over him. BY heck.
we like to never found him"
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The Party Hypnotist.

MY party relies on me to raise the
necessary campaign fund"
Chow do they expect you to do
that7''
"By keeping our candidate con-
WINGED that he has chance for cleo
ton. philadelphia Public Ledger.
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The Feminine FjnancIer.

$50 she has broken the engagement
Did she give you back the diamond
ring?"
mo; we are deadlocked She says
she will give me back the price paid
for it, but diamonds have doubled In
value and that she Is entitled to the
profit"
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First Aeronaut-How far did you go
in your airship?
Second Aeronaut-Not far. got in
to trouble. A fellow had me arrested
for trespassing on his-air.
Succinct Summary.

Does your husband play poker?"
He VARIES" replied young Mrs.
Torkins. Some evenings he plays the
game and others he merely keeps put
ting in money for his friends to play
for"
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In Authority.

Your boy said that when he got
to town he was going to tell some O.
those city folks where they get off"
Well" replied Farmer Corntossel,
that's what he's doin'. He's conduc-
tor on a street car"
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through neglect or
overwork / get run
down and my appe-
tite is poor and /
have that weak, Ian
guild, always tired
feeling, / get a bot
tie of Lydia E. Pink
hams V eye ia Bile
Compound, a n d it
builds me up, gives
me strength, and re-
stores me to perfect
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Quite Celestial.

Mabel said she had a heavenly
time"
mo wonder. She had a sunburst,
several moonstones, was presented
with Skye terrier and was the star
Of the occasion"
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A Possible Substitute.

What have you in the shape of
cucumbers this morning?" asked one
Of our newly weds of a trukster at
Five Points.
Nothing but bananas, ma'am," was
the reply.
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put their fee
An Execution

Nobody notices the little things
In life"
I differ with you. Do you know
anything as small as a cinder which
can be so much in the public eyer
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Those Clever Fakes.

'66-What lovely ring; is it silverf
'16-No, platinum.
'66-You don t tell me! I thought it
was real. What good limitations they
do make nowadays.-Harvard Lam
pooh.
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Overlooking Something,

Cassidy Visiting warship)-Ivry
time that big gun is fired, Dinny, swim
hundred dollars goes up in smoke
Conley-Glory be! Why don't they
use smokeless powder?-Puck.
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Classified,

Teacher-Children, can any one of
you tell me if your fathers are man.
mails or invertebrates?
PupilEPlease, Miss Katie, my pops
hard-shell Baptis'.
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Not Always

People are always more interested
In their own affairs than they are In
their neighbors."
1t is easy to see you don't know
our neighborhood."
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The Great DesIdaratun,

Did you zee where some expert
had achieved seedless apple?"
Yes, but life will not be altogether
worth living until somebody has
evolved the homeless shad."
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
constipation. Constipation Is the cause
of many diseases. Cure the cause and
you cure the disease. Easy to take
Adv.
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NJ aturaIly,

Women make a great mistake
when they buy these high-heeled
shoes"
We'll. as matter of fact, they do
put their feet In It."
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Association

A man is known by the company
he keeps"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne, "and
many are unknown by the company
they pretend to keep"
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A Warnind.

I think I'll try fish as a steady
diet. They say it is good brain
food"
Then you'd better begin with
Weakfish and sheepshead."
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health again. 1t is truly a great bless
ing to women, and l cannot speak too
highly of it. ! take pleasure in recon-
mending it to others. Mrs. ANNIE
CAMERON, RID, No. /, Swan Greek,
Michigan.
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The Ban

You look tired, Elise. I'm afraid
this terrible war is telling on YOU"
Yes; my doctors say | must posi-
lively stop attending any more REQ
Cross balls. Life.
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Full Details.

Have you seen a fellow around
here with wooden leg by the name
of Murphyf"
What's the name Of his other legi"
Christian Register.
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Valuable knowledge Gained.

"Well, Freddie said his mother,
"did you learn anything new at school
todayi"
eyes 'm,'' said Freddie.
"What did you learn newt"
81 got on to a new way o. gettin
out o. school fer an hour by snuffin
red ink up me nose. Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Otherwise Without.

81 wonder who it is that puts up the
price of meatf"
"That' IS easy. The man who wants
to get it. Boston Transcript.
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Appropriate SERVING.

'They say as dumb as an oyster
don't they?"
yes"
do you suppose that is one reason
why they serve with oysters a wine
that's Mumm?"
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WOMEN WHO ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.

Swan Creek, Mich. . cannot speak
too highly of your medicine. When
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The Difference.

men in the old times strove to
get lady's glove
"Well?"
Now they strive not to get the
mitten."
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Another Sufferer Relieved.

Hebron, Me. Before taking your
remedies | was all run down, discour"
aged and had female weakness. | took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that I am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
homework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. I try to
impress upon the minds of all ailing
women I meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines. - Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, Kennebaoo, Maine.
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If you want special advice
write to Lydia T.. Pinkham Med
icine Co., (confidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
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Fortune Teller-Beware Of a tall.
dark man.
Miss hope you are not trying to
black male me.
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girl fell from the logs into the river
on the south side. Deacon Jefferson
Priest, in attempting to rescue her
also fell in and she Selling him
around the waist they both sunk. He
finally succeeded in getting her
ashore.
August 25, 1S64-Died at the Front
near Petersburg. Aug. 10th, 1864 of
typhoid fever, Mr. Chas. w. Kimball,
son of Deacon Z. Kimball of this
town. aged "a years, l month. % days.
He enlisted in November 1861. He
was a member of the 4th Me. Battery.
Sept /, 1S64-A Fat One. There
is young lady in Mercer, 10 years
old that weighs 225 pounds.
Sept. 8, 1864-In this place, 4th in
slant by Rev. G. II. Eldridge, Mr..
Sheppard II. Swain and Amanda
Loomis both of skowhegan.
Sept. IS, 1864-Willard w Bartlett,
son of John II. Bartlett, Esq, a ma
tive of New Portland in this county,
aged 81 years, was killed at Atlanta,
Ca, on the 18th of August last
Sept. 90, 1S64-In Mercer, Sept. II,
by S. B. Walton, Esq, Ivory Lowe,
M. D. of Canaan to Miss Philena X.
Potter of Smithfeld.
Oct. 49, 1864-Dr VIM. Snow of this
village, while crossing the Plains a
few days since, was run into by some
fast bucks from Arson and had his
carriage badly broken, himself
thrown out, badly bruising his face
and spraining one of his wrists. DR..
Daniel Lane. dentist, has bought out
DIR. A. p. Merrill on the corner of Elm
and Madison SITS. Joseph Herrin
fell from a staging on the new foun-
dry IN this place on Saturday last
on his head and injuring him
severely.
Nov. "a, 1864-Messrs Kimball &
Hatch have purchased the boot and
shoe business of Daniel Young, Jr. of
Madison St, by whom the business
will hereafter be conducted
Dec l. 1864-Jacob Butterfield has
just completed a set of buildings and
is now putting in the machinery for
the manufacture of shovel handles at
the end of the bridge on the south
side of the Island at this place.
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ATHENS
News Intended for July 3, unavoidably
delayed

News Intended for July 3, unavoidably
delayed
Thursday p. m. July LIST occurred
the death of one of Athens oldest resi-
dents, Cyrus Stilson Young. He was
born April 8. 1886, moving into
Athens when a young man. This has
been his residence a greater part of
his 70 years, except few years in
Cornville and the time spent in the
service of his country. For several
years he lived alone until failing
health necessitatod a change when he
boarded at the Athens House for sew
eral months afterward going to l.. C.
Williams to make his home. His
funeral was from the home Saturday
afternoon, July 3. Rev. Frank King
don, the Harmony Methodist pastor
conducted the religious service and
Mrs. Marion Flanders sang. The G..
A. II. veterans. conducted their mem
orial service and delegation of
Cambridge Masonic Lodge of which he
was a member acted as honorary pail
bearers. The burial was in the fam
lily lot in Mt Rest.
Early Saturday morning July 3,
another aged resident passed to the
home beyond, Mrs. Maria Leighton
Steward, her death resulting from a
fall June 28, when hip was fractur-
ed and other injuries sustained. Mrs.
Steward was born in Athens, Nov. "a,
1880, the daughter of Hazen and Olive
Uord) Leighton. Jan l6, 1851 she
married Bryce M. Steward of Scion,
where she resided till after the death
of her husband and two sons. Andrew
S. and Levi L.. when she came in
Nov. 1901 to make her home here with
her daughter Mrs. Alden Bucknam
Besides Mrs. Buchanan she leaves an
other daughter, Ada f.. wife of San
ford Nottage of Bingham to mourn
the loss of Christian mother. She
leaves also sister in Minneapolis
and a brother in Boston. She was
for many years n faithful member of
the Methodist Church and the many
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Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
have lately been recorded at the Office
of the Somerset Register Of Deeds:
Pittsfield-Stephen d. Bickford to
Charles w. Hoxic; Esther b. Brown
ct ais to Lydia A. Bickford.
Anson-Geo. L. Newell to Carleton
l.. Crosby ct al Gland on road leading
from River Road; Geo. A. WEIGH to
L. w. Butler Uots in Highland Park)
Fairfield Frederick S. Woodman to
Geo. f. Murrell Archelas Bernier
Samuel Silver (2) Arthur Dostic Ell
al to Cordelia Dostie ct al.
Neutrality-suspicious. A. Markham
to Horace Jones Gland on road lead
ing from Atkinson schoolhouse To
Gould schoolhouse) l.. r. Folsom to
Alexander E. futile Gland on Mechan-
ie ST..
Brighton-Cyrus H. York to Isaac
II. Salley Gland formerly owned by
o. E. Sawtelle); Isaac II. Salley To
Fred futile Gland formerly owned by
Cyrus Jackman land on Brighton
Town line).
Smithfield-Geo. M Smith to ]. D
Ames: Justin d. Ames to Neva =
Jones; Neya p. Jones to Lewis l.
Whitney.
lockwood Sadie Mcdonald to
Fred Dudley.
Harmony-G. II. Rowell to James
T.. Irwin.
Skowhegan-Fred Gotta to b. w.
Page Gland in Edgewood ParD; Lena
M. Woodbury. to Ira A. Norton Gland
on East Madison roaO; Geo. Is. Fair
grieve to Fred L. Moody.
Solon-Abbott Lawrence to Joseph
Raymond (right of way across land).
Bingham -Enoch w. Osgood to
Carrie S. Osgood Gland on north side
of the extension of Goodrich ST.;
Ephraim Miller to Edward Miller
Gland on Kennebec River).
Athens ct al-Clyde Brazier to
Helen C. Wentworth ct ais Gland and
buildings lying in the towns of Brigh-
ton and Athens.)
Anson-Frank W. Butler to Ruel
b. Norton.
Hartland- Sylvester M. Raymond TO
Chas. w. Pooler (part of Goodrich
farm)
st. Albans-Ellen e. Corson to f. j.
Gerry Gland on road from five corners
TO Ditson Corner).
Fairfield-George w Taylor to Fan
ME e. Laskey; Mortimer Quinlan to
George A. Taylor.
Concord-Fred A. Coolidge to James
Leon Williams Gland formerly owned
by Edmund Coolidge).
Embden-Dahiel S. Witham to
James Leon Williams Gland formerly
owned by Wesley Gray and bounded
on north by the north line of Embden.
Mayfied-A. l.. Flanders to Henry
Crowell Gland on east and west side
of County Road).
Mercer-William e. Wallace to HUI
da l.. Jackson.
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A. w. Gordon of Gouldsboro has
been appointed superintendent Of
schools for the unorganized town
ships of Somerset county which are
largely around Jackman. He is Ia
succeed Glen Starkey. who becomes
assistant state superintendent He is
native of Sullivan. is s. years old
and graduate of the Main" Wes-
leyan Seminary AT kcnt's Hill H
taught in grammar and high schools
and for the past six years. has boon
superintendent of the public schools
of GOuldsboro. Winter iIarbor and
Sorrento. II is estimated that there
are about a thousand pupils that h.
has charge Of. Many of these plac,
are reached only by canoe and
through tote roads Watersne SENT
mel.
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Immediately after the close of
school. the shinglng of some of the
cottages at Good VIII began. The
first one to be re-shingled was Bailey
cottage. About fifty thousand shin
giles will be used in shingling and
roofs at Good VIII this sum
mer
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Was One of ArnOld's Men

In the HunneWell cemetery near the
home of Silas Hunnewell seven miles
above Bingham, on the west side of
the Kennebec river there are the I'M
marked graves of two Revolutionary
soldiers. These are Joseph Kirk,
who died in 1775 and Samuel Briggs,
who died in 1910. Kirk was one of
the soldiers in Benedict Arnold's Que
bee expedition. Tradition has it that
he was i'll and had to be left behind
with one or two men to care for him.
The campfire burned off an old pine
stump which fell upon Kirk and in
jured him so that he died. He was
first buried near where his death oc-
Cured on land which was afterwards
the J. Q. A. Williams place. Sixty
or more years after his interment the
body was transferred to its present
resting place by Mr. Williams just
mentioned, Cyrus Briggs and Mr..
Later. Cyrus Briggs was the son of
the original settler who came to that
section in about 1900 and is said to
have selected his farm on account of
Il small clearing which had been
made for a camping place by Arnold's
men.
The other grave is that of Samuel
Briggs also a soldier in the Reyolu-
tionary Army, but who survived until
1910.
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E. w. WHITE
Licensed Auctioneer

an handle business everywhere in
somerset County. Years of rNprti
eaec with all kinds Of property IN
several different states. References
hy permission IA the editor al tbs
paper. also T.. T Goodrifh or u. "
kimhall skowhcEau satisfaction
guaranteed. IT,
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Town Clerk w. J. Bradbury for the
town has been presented with the
plan of the first fifty lots of the town
of Fairfield which was known as the
Nyc and Dimmick purchase, they be
ing the ones who bought the
land. The land was purchased some
time in the latter part Of the 18th
century and the plan of the land was
made July ., 1881. by Seth Fuller
The lots described in the plan begin
at the farm formerly known as the
Eliab Fish farm and now occupied by
Harold GlaZier. extending To the Four
Corners near the Lester IIOlway
place to North Fairfield, touching the
Col. Shepherd place, which is now
owned by Samuel Bartlett. and touch
ing very near the Skowhegan line.
Seth Fuller, who made the plan of
the lots, was very well yersed in the
history of the town and lived at that
time on the farm now owned by {. II.
Eastman. II was at the home of Mr..
Fuller that the first town meeting of
the town of Fairfield was held in
July, 1888. The plan is inscribed as
being Now in the NUE. Township
About Miles from Fort Halifax in
Canibeck River in the sc lot, July the
,, Ye ISL
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" ANTt.u Ann

Eisht raN when has fr4sr I. ~
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- NAHrIHH much distress fF##.
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t'Hfutts fhe remedy thai tf.A.
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Communication to Editor

Inc days OF miracles are now and
|aete In Skowhegan. | was given no
die. but hearing of the Three
p'usiess Healers". Paul Castor, Mrs.
.uridge. Harry Small. went to them
melr branch Office Vassalboro the
~, OF May. 1914. and was given a
Nv lease Of life Sy .aem. am now
such perfect health and happy. ]
'ht 10 make every one else so. |
.ost eheerfully recommend them to
|s' ny friends. ncighbors and tho pub
H. zen Consult them at
,aheh mice Oxford Block. formerly
w higelows Office. Skowhegan.
PERCY y. wfTHEE.
:. Skowhegan. II. u. No. l.
~ professional card.
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Ba|lard'S Golden Headache Tablets


tablets only relieve but will attacks taken in
Especially recommended for Nervousness sepesness Neuralgia
of Rheumatism Entirely opium, morphine
habit
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oO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Angus, :. ise, TN ruessia, last a
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WHEN HOT WEATHER oppREssEs

When you feel oppressed dull and
stupid, are inert and languid-do not
blame 1t all on the weather Heat
Will not affect You so much II the
bowels are regular. Foley Cathartic
Tablets are ideal for Indigestion and
constipation. They relieve stout per
sons of that bloated, heavy feeling,
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