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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-03
COOPERATIVE EALTH
Three Men in Wagon VIII start Out to
Preach the Debs PIan


Preach the Debs Plan.
DENVER, June 3-Three men will
start out from Denver in the morning
IN a wagon on which are painted the
words "Co-operative Commonwealth
Van, to preach radical revolutionary
social SIN III every part Ct Colorado and
prepare the way for the Inauguration of
Eugene V. Deb,s cooperative common
wealth. The Colorado missionaries are
James Hogan, vice president of the
AmerFan Railway union: n L. Griest
OF Denver, and William Holmes of
Chicago. 1t is said that the experiment
proposed by MFR. Debs will be made in a
large Western state which has "A variety
OF resources which it is expected will
enable its population to be self support
ing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-03
MR.. PETTIGREW'S PLAN.

Would Submit Free Coinage and Popular
Senatorial Elections to a Vote.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-Senator Petit
grew has introduced bill so provide for
the submission to a popular vote of the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
No. New Portland.

The high school will begin next Mon
day under the instruction of Prof. C..
b. Kimball, who has taught the last two
terms. At the commencement of the
spring terms of the high schools at the
north and west, superintendent Sheldon
will thoroughly grade them, and intro
duce new course of study. There is
talk of organizing Teachers Associa-
ton in town.
There was social dance at East New
Portland, Wednesday evening A good
time was enjoyed.
Henry Record is on the sick list.
There will be a social dance at Wal
ker's hall, Friday evening.
The high school at West New Port
land will commence next Monday, under
the charge of Prof. M. f. Sawtelle, who
has taught the school for the past two
terms.
Cyrus Luce of West New Portland,
was in town Sunday.
E. b. Quint has bought the Capt.
Clark place on Church street, and will
occupy the same as residence.
r B. Tague has moved his family to
Isaac Young's for the winter. He will
move to his farm in Lexington in the
spring.
There was 'hard times social at
in the interest of the Y. z. S. c. f.
Rev c, w. burlington speaks Sunday
on THE Name Jesus
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
East SkOwhegan

The people of the State of Maine need
not think that we will live through this
winter without having our share of
snow as the two last storms has proved.
Thursday p. m. the 18th whoever were
out in that storm whether man or beast
suffered. A very large number of teams
were on the road from Canaan to SkoN-
hogan that day and number did not
reach home that night the road was 50
badly drifted, The drifts were shoveled
out the next day but not enough done to
make a good road except the Austin or
Lake George district which the Austin
boys broke the entire length from Isaac
Ames' corner to Canaan line making =
road so that horse could trot its whole
length. They have four oxen aud ara
much better than trotting horses to
make a good road. No other oxen in
the vicinity. Mr.. Often aud wife came
up from Watervlle, on that day to $
Richardson's and said it was fearful
facing the storm.
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East Fairfield.

o. Moody Of Canaan, is shipping sew
eral hundred hackmatack knees from
this station, which he has purchased in
this vicinity, the most Of them coming
from the Andrew Boardman and Scott
Holt wood lots.
Joseph Hodgdon has 80 far recovered
from his paralytic shock, as to be around
the house again
Little Blanch Hall is very sick with
the whooping-cough, at her grandparents
at Brooks, where she is visiting.
M. D. Holt Is confined to the house
with rheumatism, so did not go to Brigh-
ton this week, as usual
Rev. Mr.. LaSells of Fairfield, preach
ed at the hall, Sunday, and took lead OF
the meeting at the church In the evening.
Miss Ida Walker is visiting friends in
Canaan for few days.
Elmer futile is having lumber sawed
for a new house in the spring.
The Canaan lodge did not visit the
Ferry lodge of |. o. G. T., Saturday
night as intended, on account of bad
travelling.
Manley Sanderson is moving his fami-
ly to the Frank Penney house, at Moore's
Mills, Canaan.
Mrs. Ira Palmer and Mrs. Lizzie Joy
are taking music lessons of Mrs, Mabel
Decker of Clinton.
Percy Kicker went to lewiston. Mon
day OF this week,
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Grant left West Point in midsummer
and spent his fur1ough in Bethel and
Georgetown. He was invited by the Off
GERS of the militia to drill the troops at
general muster = which took place at
Russelsville during August of 1914.
William Wilson and Peter Wamax are
two of the few witnesses living who re-
member the splendid occasion.
1t impre Sed itself ineffaceably ON
young Wilson mind ~because it seemed
wonderful, even revolutionary, to see a
young lad such us Cadet Grant looked,
ordering the pompous old officers about.
"He looked very young, very slender
and very pale
HE was dressed i'll long blue coat,
with big epaulets and big brass buttons,
and his II Sers seemed to be white,
though they may have been light gray
He wore cap and red sash around his
waist. and he rode his horse in fine style.
81 was particularly struck with his
vOicc-that is his way of using it. The
old men barkcd out their commands
You couldn't tell what they said Noise
seemed to be their idea of command,
but Grants voice Was clear aud calm
and cut acre 3 the parade ground with
great precision. 1t was rather high in
pitch, but : was trained | could tell
that, though ! was only Il boy. Ham
lin Garland il McClure's Magazine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
The Forks.

Mr.. Larry Comher cut his arm quite
badly while splitting wood one day last
week.
NJ. G. French went to Scion last week
to attend the funeral of his aunt. Mrs
j. McIntire.
Melville Merrill and Michael Mahouey
of solon, passed through town last week
in their way into The woods to haul logs
for William Morris.
Mr. John Holden, wife and little
daughter of Jackman. are visiting at
Mrs. Holdens sisters Mrs Clementiue
Durgin.
Mrs. James O'Brian has returned from
Skowhegan, where she has been spend
ing few weeks with her mother, Mrs
p. Murphy. She is now boarding at
Matte kennedy's.
Miss Loyina Bragg of Carratunk, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Lucy
Young the past week.
Mr.. Albert Adams of Solon, was in
town last week.
Mr.. Horn of Bingham is hauling wood
at The Forks hotel
Saw w. II. Clark Of Carratunk. in
town, Saturday.
Mrs. Carrie Searle and daughter, Min
ME, were the guests of Mrs. Dan Pa
thence ut West Forks hotel on Wednes-
day of last week.
Owing to the storm of thursday aud
bad roads the Bingham stage did not
arrive until O'Clock Friday, something
unusual for William.
VIM. Morris of Bingham, has been
spending few days in town the past
week.
The remains of Mr.. VIM. Collins of
Bingham, was brought to this place
sunday forenoon. He had been quite
sick in camp and was starting for home
when few miles from the main road,
he died very suddenly. He was at work
cooking for Lincoln Baker
Rev. Mr.. jenkins went, Saturday, to
Bingham TO meet his wife, who arrived
on the Friday afternoon train, but on
account of bad roads was unable to re-
turn Sunday.
Sabbath school was held at the chapel
Sunday forenoon and a meeting in the
evening led by G. II. Markham
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04

While blue is prominently and over.
whelminglv the masculine favorite il
Is by no means so general a feminine
favorite. The favori woman's color.
standing at the head of the female list,
is red. Roughly speaking, of every 80
masculine votes 10 would be for blue
and for red, while of every 30 femi-
nine votes would be for blue and 8 for
red. Red and blue are thus much more
nearly equally p Mar among women
than among men. Other relatively
marked masculine preferences are for
the cnlorS related to blue (blue violet
and yiOletl and other feminine prefer
enrcS are for lighter red Tor pink and, to
a less extent. for green and yellow
Further men eontine their selections to
relatively fewer cOlors than do women,
and, finally, while all men and women
alike are muca more apt 20 choose a
normal than transitional color and a
darker than lighter shade. vet the tend.
ency to do so tabout the same in the
former direCtion) is markedly different
in the latter respect. OF , men 10 would
choose among the darker colors and only
2 among the lighter for the most pleas,
ing color while of , women would
choose among the darker and 3 among
the lighter shades Professor Jastrow
in Popular science Monthly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04

l.. II. Gilman and wife returned from
their visit in Brighton and vicinity, sun
day.
Chss. Smith of Pennington, is buying
and packing apples in this vicinity. The
price paid is 60 cts per barrel for No. /
Miss Lila Davis returned home from
Massachusetts, last week where she has
been for the last few months.
Albert Fitzgerald is cutting wood fol
Hiram Paine.
Saw Allie Knights from Skowhegan
in this vicinity, Sunday.
NJ. NJ Moore went to Oakland, last
week, to work for Sawtelle Il lilly pack
ing apples.
Mrs. George Hall returned yesterday
from Boston, where she has been at the
hospital for treatment for the last si1
weeks is now convalescent.
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Cambridge.

Andrew Chadbourne has been home
from Winslow, where he has found EN-
ployment for several months, for a short
visit to his friends. He returned to his
work Monday morning.
Belle Adams Is stopping for a short
time with her sister in Dexter.
We have few cases of mumps In
town. Abby Hatch is now sick with
them.
Three children of Samuel Watson have
been quite sick with congestion of the
lungs, but are better at this time.
Mrs. Nathaniel Hooper is quite sick at
her home with Mr.. Watson's family.
Her disease is of chronic nature.
John Ring is improving from his sick
ness of pneumonia.
Miss Gertrude Smart is sick with
pneumonia at her uncle Joseph Bun
ker's.
John Russell, an aged and respected
citizen of this place, is suffering from the
effects of third paralytic shock.
Miss Laura Hooper, who has been
caring for an invalid in Parkman, has
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
Browns Corner.

Albert Chase is suffering with an in
famed eye.
Mrs. Emma Worthen is gaining slowly
Lottie Written is stopping with hel
uncle. a. d. Brown.
Mrs Francis Worthen Of Hartland
was the guest of Mrs. F. +. Morrill,
+ Saturday night.
Sherm Horn and Selden Fitzgerald
have gone to Bingham, to work.
Carl Fitzgerald is going to Benton, Il
haul pulp wood.
Meetings for this week on Thursday
and Saturday evenings.
W. c. Fitzgerald is on the sick list.
c. L. Burrill fell on Saturday and iu-
jured several of his ribs.
Mrs. Tibbetts of Hartlaud, has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs Grace Weeks.
Mr.. John Starkey and Nelson Cooley
of Harmony. were in town last week.
They spent few days in Benton
|. Crowell and c. B. Chase have been
putting in their supply of ice.
School in this district closed Friday
last, Mrs. Ida Brown, teacher. Bertha
4
for not being absent during the term.
School in No. 7, also closed Friday.
Three teachers were employed during
this term of six weeks, the first, Miss
Anna Nelson was Obliged to leave after
one week on account of sickness, next
Mrs. Lena Church after two weeks WAS
too i'll to return. No 3, Miss Nellie Holt
finished the term.
During the severe storm of last week
a stranger came to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Harris. The little daughter
received Joyous welcome.
Despite the intense cold of Tuesday
Jan. II, TWENTY-FIVE men, mostly Young
fellows gathered in the woods at the
foot Of Sbley Pond and worked like
beavers for three hours and cut about
twelve cords of wood for Rev. Fred
jackson. The ladies provided a nice
dinner Of baked beans, hot coffee, etc, in
camp near by. After the work was
done young and old, girls and boys en-
joyed the fine skating on the pond,
Vigorous exercises was needful on that
dav to keep from freezing. One ac-
cident occurred, Laforest Goodwin was
hit by falling tree injurng his elbow
considerable. Since the snow came most
of the wood has been landed at the
Elders door and Saturday evening he
expressed his gratitude to all who 90
kindly rememb ered him, in well chosen
remarks and poem written by himself
Another poem by young man who
evidently can WELD his pen as well as
his axe was also read.
Pow Tanna rihhatta on waIl knoun IN
this vicinity, died Jan. 20 after short
illness, although he had been in feeble
health for several years. Funeral ser
vices occurred at his late home, on Fri
day afternoon, Rev. V. d. Sweetland OF
Palmyra, spoke words of comfort. The
tribute of song was beautifully rendered
by choir from Hartand village, A
faithful wife, seven children and the
community at large, mourn kind hus-
band, dear father and good man.
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North Arson.

The annual town meeting this spring
for the town of Arson will be held in
Gilman's hall, lower village, Monday,
March LIST.
Mrs. e. s. Benson of Skowhegan, was
visiting her mother Mrs David Norton
aud other relatives in town, during Sat
urday and Sunday.
The Current Events meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. James II.
Stevens on Wednesday evening, Feb. 10.
Come along and enjoy the meeting.
Joseph Atkinsons black colt, Eldora-
do, is being handled by W. +. French.
This colt is one of the fine speeimans of
the horse kind, and is a tlourishing colt
in every sense of the word,
f. l. Dutton returned to Brunswick
one day last week, to resume his studies
at Bowdoin college.
The winter term of the Academy
closed Friday. There will be vacation
of two weeks before the spring term.
Miss Grace Scott returned from Mass
achusetts, after a visit of five weeks,
with her uncle, Mr.. AL Mantor of West
Quincy.
Thursday a crew was put on to lay a
car load of new steel rods on the Som
erset railroad track This load will be
laid from this end of the pine woods up
the track.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ Gould arrived
here from New York, Wednesday night.
1t has been about two years since Mr..
and Mrs. Gould we're in town. They
will visit relatives and friends several
weeks before returning.
Rev. j. II. Mathews who until recent
ly was pastor of the Congregational
church in this village, has accepted an
unanimous call from the Lake View
Congregational church Of Worcester,
Mass, at salary of $1,000 a year. He
was pastor of the church here for nearly
four years.
DR.. Channcey Adams, formerly of
North Arson, was recently elected city
physician of Concord, \. H., for the
term of two years. The election was by
the city government, aldermen and
couneilmen, large majority Of whom
are republicans, and DR.. Adams is a
democrat.
All members of the Carrabassett
Lodge of Good Templars and others in
terested IN the temperance WoTk are re-
quested to meet at Good Templars Hall
next Tuesday evening.
Proprietor Clarke of Somerset House,
was in Bangor last week. He went from
Augusta with the legislature committee
who were inspecting the buildings of
the new insane hospital,
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads which prevented the State officers
from being present, there WAS no grange
organized in this village Friday evening.
Another meeting will be called soon to
perfect an organization
Grant Fuller Of Dead River, is honor
ed as being one of the eight of Names
crack guides which Miss Comelia T.
Crosby (Fly Rod will take to New York
City in March to the Sportsman's Ex-
position in Madison Square Garden.
Oliver Frost Cults of this village was
in Washington, d. C., last Saturday.
He went with party of students from
the Haverford Grammar school, in
which institution Mr.. Cults is professor
of mathematics and physical culture.
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returned and ia now assisting in caring
for the sick ones in Mr.. Samuel Watson =
family.
Izlh Mitchell has returned from visit
at her unele,s in Athens.
The schools in the village district and
at the White school house closed last
saturday, and on The nat. Monday, in
stead of Friday a. Intended The severe
snow storm caused the change, Good
satisfaction has been given in all OF
these schools, taught by Seth c. Ham,
Frank Briggs and John P. Mitchell. In
the village school public examination
was given in the presence OF many of
the parents and friends, which was very
interesting and satisfactory, showing
that good work had been done by both
pupils and teacher. The free high
school will opeu after two weeks vaca-
ton with the same teacher, Seth {.
Ham
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04
PisllOns Ferry.
IVETTE

The |. o. G. T. of this place. enter
tanned the lodge from MoOre's Mills,
Saturday evening.
There were services at the hall Sun
day, conducted by minister of the Ad-
vent society of Waterville.
The usual services are held at the
church this winter. Rev. l.. ). Williams
will occupy the pulpit as usual next SAT-
bath at 1890 A. NJ. Cottage meetings
are held each Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fowler aud Master
Alton Savage were at No. Fairfield, Sun.
day.
j, NJ. Lalley is getting out lumber and
preparing to build a stable the coming
season.
Mrs. Kate Bowman and little Haze
are visiting Mrs. Bowmans parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. Isaac Ames at East Skowhe-
gan.
Mrs. Mabel Decker is teaching class
music.
Geo. Kicker expects to have bushes;
| lively at his mill now. He has quite ar
amount of work on hand. MIR. Dickey
from Clinton, and Clinton Berry are EN-
ployed at the saw mill.
Ed Cain has been engaged in pressing
the hay which he had bought in thi:
vicinity.
After Thursdays storm it was fount
there was some work to be done on the
roads. The train was two hours late
Thursday night.
Herbert Jackson has found this to be
most prosperous season for the black
smith. "a good workman" we heal
people say of him.
Mrs. +. B. Jack took the train Monday
for Bowdoinham, on a visit to her daugh
ter.
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MILITARY SCIENCE.
hmpIiried Fortifcations, Bicycles and Au-
toinatic Gums Are Modern Features.

1t seems 10 be the general opinion
among United States army officers that
the development If military science in
the immediate future viii he in the di-
rection of Simpliticd fortitieations, great
er utilization of the bicycle and the ex-
tended nSe of some form of automatic
gun. The modern army engineer sees
earth such as used to BE- done when
hasty and even permanent works were
needed The bigger the earthwork the
greater the mark for the enemy's guns.
A hole in the ground has been the theo-
reticaI formula for fort building, and
now that WE possess tieldpieces with
disappearing carriages 1t can be prac-
tically carried out. A gun that is capa-
Bile of rising ont of an innocent looking
hole, pouring forth great volleys of
death dealing bullets and then sinking
out of sight leaving hardly trace of
its presence and certainly nothing to fire
at, is formidable enough to invest the
new theory with all needful logic 1t
would be to an enemy what the hollow
road near Waterloo was 10 the euiras-
siers of Napoleon
The rife of the future will be the au-
tomato rife. THUS is the conclusion of
military men not only of this, but of
other countries General Willie Ger
man army expert on the subject of fire.
arms, says decisively that it will ulti-
mately be the rifle III general use by the
armies of the world Its particular point
of merit is its capacity for doing away
with the mechanical operation of LOAF
ing In effect it does its own loading,
leaving the soldier free to attend to the
business of firing, thus concentrating his
attention on his opponent and renderin z
his aim surer.
As pointed ont by General Willie, the
force of the recoil of the automatic gun
is employed for charging and closing
the breech, and the fircr has only to let
off the shot i'll order again to load the
weapon, 50 that the number of shots dis
charged without an effort is precisely
the same as the total contents of the
magazine. The only comparatively
weak part of the automatic gun lies in
its springs, but, rs they have been fouLd
after tests made in Austria to Withstand
the wear and tear of from 10, 600 to Ii,
600 discharges, this does not count for
much. New York sun.
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Mr.. Roscoe w. Ames, a Pittstied miE-
man had his herd tested for tuberculosis
and two cows were found diseased, and
were killed The other cows of the herd
did not evidence any symptoms of the
disease. Ripley Pushor, another milk
man. has had tests made and h" hid
found two animals in his head affected.
farrow COW and a bull. The COW has
given little milk for some time, all of
which has been used by Mr.. Pushor's
family. Mr.. PushOr has had one animal
killed and the other will be undoubtedly
AZ once
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CORRESPONDENCE
lIarOne.

At nearly every social meeting new
ones make start while many of the old
start anew, and all are much benefited.
1t is to be hoped that the work may CON
tinue and above all and over all be per-
manent and lasting
S. d. Ward, who has been in poor
health all winter, is much better and was
able to attend service last Sabbath.
A large quantity of pulp wood is cut
in the woods and is now being delivered
on the cars to be sent to Madison,
Brunswick and Waterville, although
Madison will take the larger quantity.
The wood piles have begun to assume
respectable proportions.
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COrnYiIIe.

Mrs. Anne Whitehouse is at home fol
few days. Her daughter Susie is stop.
ping with her.
samuel King has rented the White
house stand for the winter and is keep
ing bachelor Hall"
Mrs. Zettie Tufts and two children
from Dakota, are at her fathers, ". A
Worthens.
Two families from Skowhegan. have
moved into Tim Winters house OF
High street.
The sleighng is very hard.
Owen King will not return Ia the
woods AS his knee will nor heal sufii
GENTLY.
Monday was busy day for all; team:
loaded with shovel blocks, potatoes, hay
etc, we're passing by.
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Emblem Centre.

The storm of the 18th, gave us about
ten inches of snow.
Mrs. Emma Bosworth is stopping at
Bert Berry's for few days.
John Hodgdon is at work for Ben
Berry of Concord.
Bert O, Berry found prize one day
last week of which he is very proud
1t is a daughter
Mrs. J. L. Hodgdon is on the sick list
Harry NORM and Vesta Moulton are
spending their vacation at their respec.
tive homes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-02-04

Spring is a better time to set trees
than fall because at that season trees are
beginning to grow and will therefore,
be in a condition to respond more readi-
" to treatment, while in fall they are
unlikely to establish themselves before
cold weather sets ill., Preserve the roots
to the fullest possible extent and do not
disturb the tree until after it has ripcn-
ed and has shed its foliage If the roots
are cut away, rs they almost invariably
are in spring planting be sure to cut
back the top propoltionately. -Eben Z
Rexford in ladies Home Journal