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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30

running through a board. and everything
I heard had duh and PARKWAY sound.
I had many attacks Of earache. which
nothing would relieve. and this 1 believe
ma
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Macmillan Harden. editor and pub
Usher OF the Zukunft, Is to Be placed on
trial on Monday. Five charges OF lese
majeste have been brought against him.
The four articles particularly resented are
"Pudel Maiestast." In which he compared
the emperor to a poodle prince; An den
Kaiser which he personally addressed
10 the emperor. complaining OF being
charged with iesa majeste FOR writing the
first article: Der Wahrheit's Rache.'
written anonymously. and "Grossvater 8
Uhr," II which the Bismarck case IS intro
GUced.
Hardan's conviction is regarded as GER
tain He is liable to Imprisonment TO terms
ranging from six months TO nve years.
The circulation Of Die Zlkunft since the
prosecution has increased three-fcld. reach
Ing quarter OF a million.
A small but pretty chateau Is being
erected In the fores, OF Greenwald, near
Berlin. for use as a residence for the en-
peror's young sons. The marble palace AZ
Potsdam on the shores Of the river Havel.
has been found ID be very damp and IN
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spot. Labrcn. where Dimas. the penitent
tlsef. WAS born

The big canal bill 70 which Emperor
wl,iam ras ucbiicay referred, Ia now ready
for introduction in the diet during the
coming session. II provides for he ex-
peudirure OF 400 Co., 90 marks-is1 ~. 90
marks for the Midland CANA. es@"'
CO 90 marks for water sheds. etc. in the
oder dsstrict. 5000 go marks for the Ber-
iin-Stes.in canal: %. ooN 90 for the Maso-
wan ranal. and co0lea co marks for the I'M
nroyeruen, OF the Wetser river. When the
scheme Is exee,,tea the main waterways
70 Prussia will be connected from the east
ern extremity of the empire TO the naroors
OF the German ocean.
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The Awful Addiction

OF total blindness Her trouble originated
in an attack Of Ia grippe two years ago.
and previous 20 that zine sne had Arrays
snjoved good health IA every way. Esr
ewes became terribly swollen and 3fstiarned.
and for SIX weeks We kept her IN L dark
ened room Notwithstanding the treat
rnant OF successful specialist her
sight became gradually more dim. untl
we had gwen up AL hope and believed that
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When we frsr took her 70 the Cope af1'i
Institute sac was quite blind; she could
no: see her hand before her face. but =
short ti.ne she was SO much improved ;1a'
she was able 10 go alone 10 that Office tol
aer tres siloas.
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MR., WHITTLESEY EXPLAINS
HIS REPORT AND RAKES
UP A POPULIST SHORTAGE.

local Popuist
/G0Y
W. year ending Whilesy
q the
closed readers Of Fopulst
tonedh been
of alleged Republican
selecting his
whlesey by stating In his defense
Mr.. Whitlasey
June 80 1898 the short
this aEportond to the different funds
shortage"
striking
that Whit
discrepancy
unjust"
alleged discrepancy
oil account"
explanation correct why didn't he
mad the OF
had Audi
Frankly
the Maple shortage for
OF the Maple
funds and
agent stand their share of the
And
collections them by
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yen: " csley Merritt and Mrs Merritt
re stii IN London. Mrs. Merritt IL suffering
spm typhoid fever. Although her condition
lot serious. her sickness viii recessltat.,
sf remaining hare for some time
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28
The Postmaster at Dyea.

Clara H. Richards the postmaster at
Dyea, Alaska, refuses to deliver the
mails for more than two persons to any
one individual waiting in line at the
official window. There is line several
hundred feet long in front of the Office
all day, and to stop the whole line to
wait for any one person to call for a
list of names amounting sometimes to
900 and even |, 600 from the outlying
camps would be a hardship to the gen.
eral public. She also limits the sale OF
stamps to % or so cents worth to one
person, as it is impossible to keeps sup
ply on hand, and private spectators
getting possession of them charge as
high as 20 cents EACH Miss Richards
adds that the assistance given her thus
far in conducting the affairs of the office
has been entirely voluntary and that as
a result of the enlarged business her
bond has been increased from $500 to
81, 600 without increase of pay.
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Defective Seeding.

To good farmer there is nothing
that more surely aggravates him than to
find year after the seeding with grass
or clover has been done, and when 1t i,
too late to mend the evil, that there are
broad patches across the field where no
seed was sown This most often hap.
pens when grass and clover seed are sown
by hand. 1t is impossible TO SOW tim
oihy and clover seed together and have
the seed distributed evenly. The tim
othy seed, being much lighter, will not
carry so far from the hand, and is more
likely to be blown about by the winds.
With the Cahoon grass seed sower we
used to calculate to sow timothy seed T6
feet width across the field. while clover
seed would be distributed ~ feet, so the
seed should be sown at separate times.
10 prevent failure 10 seed it is better 10
overlap little. We early learned to
pace with three feet steps. Five Of these
or IS feet for the timothy seed and seven
PAGES or 81 feet for the clover seed, made
made a slight lap, but never in our ex-
perience lett any strip unseeded. To
have either grass or clover fail through
lack OF seeding is positive injury to the
land Where the grass and clover fails,
the vacant space will be filed with wees
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East Athens.

Warren Phelps admits that Herman
Foss aud George Doe have the cham
pion hens, but it is some satisfaction tt
beat Mrs. Sam Foss of East Cornville
Mr.. Phelps has black and white pullet
that recently laid three eggs each meas
uring 5% X "a inches.
Charles Taylor has lately moved bach
onto his farm in Harmony. He has beer
living the past winter, at Auren Buzzell':
and numbering in n. f. Cornville, on =
tract of land that he bought, last fall, Of
III. G. Tobey Of Athens.
Alanson Hall is running his horse
power machine saving up wood piles fol
those who were fortunate enough to get
up one and feel able to hire it sawed
Mr.. Hall has lately been receiving con
CALCULATIONS on the birth of new baby
making nice little family OF four boys
and two girls.
Bertha, wife of Wayland r. Magoor
passed, April 20, from her pretty home
In East Athens, to the home beyond
leaving deeply afflicted husband tt
whom she had been married less than s
year, a father, mother, sister and broth
er, besides large circle of friends.
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STATE OF MAINE.


Somerset IS. Court of County Commissioners
March Term, A. ID. 1888
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory
evidence having been received that the petl,,
TONERS are responsible and ought to be heard
touching the matter set forth In their petition
1T Is ORDERED. that the County Commission;
ers meet,at the dwelling house OF e. E. Atwoou
in Embden in said Somerset County on
Wednesday, June 22nd, A. d. 1898 al Yen
O'Clock .. IN. and thence proceed to view tne
route mentioned In said petition; and imme.
diately after hearing Of the parties VIII DC
had at some convenient place In the viclniy,
and such further measures taken In sne
proper.
And 1t is further Ordered. that notice OF the
time, place and purposes of the Commission.
ers' meeting Aforesaid, be given to all persons
and corporations interested, by publishing an
this order thereon, in the SOMERSET REPORT,
Err, public newspaper printed at Skowhegan
in said county, and Also attested copies OF the e
same to be served upon the Town Clerks OF tne
towns OF Embden and Concord and upon
Alden j. Strickland owner Of land in Le1lns,
ton Plantation, over which said proposed rou i!s
would run. and 20 be posted in three puDil'
places In each Of said towns, the publication,
and serving and posting OF tde same to De az ~
least thirty days before the time appointeu
for said view, that all interested may then aP'
pear and be heard, IL they think proper.
Attest: N. W. BRAINERD, CLERK
true copy Of the Petition and Order VI
0'''' 'Ae Attest. N. w. BRAINERD, CLERK.
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ARTIST AND CRITIC.

The Former Owes Debt to the Latter,
Although seldom ACKNOWLEDGED.
The debt which the artist owes the
critic is not a small one, nor is it any
the less actual for being commonly lost
sight of. 1t is current belief that the
public is educated by the mere existence
of the good work of art, and not by the
calculation of its commentators Edu-
cation by absorption is perhaps the most
deep going and farreaehing form of edu-
cation, but it has never been found
practicable to rely upon it solely in
other branches of mental acquisition.
Then why believe that it can be relied
upon solely for the proper development
of the art sense? In effect lit never is
and cannot be- How many people care
about poetry, let US say-feel it, are
reached by it? And can one doubt that
if more loving and careful analysis of
such of it's products as appear today
were undertaken by critics competent to
convey to an Indifferent public the
perennial value of its administrations,
some of the unresponsiveness of the
average reader would disappear and
some perception of the eternal signifi-
canoe Of the poets message would ex
tend to the classes now given over to
nothing more tonic in the way of read
ing than the daily newspaper? We say
that one is born with the feeling for
the enjoyment of poetry and another is
not. Not so. At least. to say this is not
to say all. The feeling for the highest
aesthetic enjoyment and appreciation is
cultivable, and cultivable as is any 9TH
er faculty, by studying the material to
be enjoyed, by reverently coming its
constituent parts. In short, vague,
dreamy delight in the presence of some
beautiful work of the artistic spirit is
not enough 1t is not enough for intel
ligence, it is not enough especially to
produce the atmosphere of interest
which stimulates the painter, the must
clan, the writer, to sustained effort and
keeps him true to the pitch. We love
best what we know best. To rest i'll
loving without knowing Is often the
merest sentmentality-a sentimentali-
ty toward which our Germanio forefa-
theirs had always "a leaning. while 1t
was especially antagonistie to the lucid
Greek and Latin spirit -.'The Super
fuous Critic, BY Aline Gorren, IN
Century
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CORRESPONDENCE.
PishOn's Ferry.

Mrs. f.. 3. Jack, who has been pass
ing several months with her daughter in
Bowdonham, returned home recently.
The school in the Ferry district COM
menced Monday, with Miss Mae Pratt
teacher.
The scholars in the North river road
district attend this term at East Skow-
hogan.
Harry Ellis is at work on the drive up
river. Lewis Wells and Others are ex-
pecting to go iu few days.
Some early potatoes and peas were
planted last week.
Miss Ella Wells is passing short
vacation at her home in this place. She
will 20 to Guilford, Wednesday of this
week, to attend the teachers convention,
and from there will return TO her school
in Brownville, where she has engaged to
teach another year.
BENZ. Tracy, who formerly lived in
this vicinity, is seriously Ill at his home
In Smithfield.
The city bakery cart from Waterville,
made Its first trip here for the season,
Monday.
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Perry Gates, who has been ON the
drive for Hiram Moore arrived home,
Friday, sick with a cold.
Omer Games and wife of Madison,
spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. A f Adams.
School in DIST. No. 8, Eames corner,
began Monday morning, Grace Harding
as teacher.
G. w Hall will move to Skowhegan,
and John Bicknell of No. Madison, has
hired his arm and will move in soon.
G. E Jones moved his family to Skow-
hogan, Thursday.
Perley Adams moved George Jones'
household goods to Skowhegan, Thurs
day afternoon.
Road Commissioner Perkins of Madi-
son, was in this vicinity looking over
the road. He says the roads are in very
good shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Moore had a
boarder come to their house, Sunday
morning. 1t came to stay, Ut was %
ID. girl.)
Mr.. Fox of Athens, passed through
this vicinity, Monday, on his way home
with four oxen and four steers that he
had purchased in Industry.
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q Il
North Arson.


Calvin Hilton of Bingham, was the
guest of Landlord Clarke sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Hayden was the guest of Mr.
i and Mrs. X. Fairbrother over sunday
Tuesday, Dan Dinsmore, Miss Lizzie
Dnsmore and Miss Edie Baker went to
Skowhegan.
Charles Luce, who has been attending
the normal school at Pennington this
spring, visited friends in town the past
week.
The attendance at the graduating SER
mon sunday was very good considering
the rainy weather, as was also the lee
ture in the evening given by Mr. Hayden
Rev. d. b. Holt of Bridgton, will
preach the sermon commemorating the
anniversary of Odd Fellowship in Amer
lea before the Rebekah lodge in the +.
B. church, Sunday, May /, at 10 30 a. m
Leonard Spearin went to Brunswick
last Friday and had an operation per
formed upon his jaw. The trouble was
caused by an injured nerve when tooth
was extracted four years ago. Inc OPP
Grafton was successful in every way
The academy closes this week for an
y
promise to be of unusual interest The
alumni reception and ball Friday even
ing will be largely attended and every
pains has been given by the committee
to make it grand success.
Samuel Bunker went to Skowhegan,
on business, Monday.
Mrs. John p. Clarke of Skowhegan, is
the guest of Mrs. w. S. Jones.
Miss Edie Baker of Carratunk, is visit
ing in town the guest of Miss Lizzie
Dinsmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Davis of Cornville,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. w.
Benjamin.
Clarence Witham went to Oakland,
Monday, to take charge of saw mill
for Ed. Perkins.
Alton Emery, who has been employed
as a brakeman on the Grand Trunk dur
ing the past few months, arrived in town
Monday to attend the graduating exer-
cises of Arson academy. Mr.. Emery
has brother that graduates this spring.
Mahlon Moore finished his work on
the Somerset railway as section hand
Saturday night. He intends to work in
Massachusetts, this summer.
Mrs. Laughton went to Augusta, Tues
day to reside with her daughter. She
has been staying in town the most of
the time settling the business affairs
since her husbands death in February.
Mrs. Elvra Merry, widow of the late
Joseph Merry of this village, died in
Saco, the Dist instant at the age OF "a
years. She leaves two sons, Rev. X. T..
Bisbee of the New England conference,
and Rev. c. L Bisbee of the Maine con
feaence. Mr. Merry died only few
reArs ago since which time Mrs Merry
Mas resided in Saco.
Mrs. II. E. Ware returned to North
Arson, last Saturday, from Palmer,
Mass. where she has been spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. d. l..
Bodfish Mrs. Wares many friends
cordially welcome her back to her old
home.
Dr. 1. p. Ware, Surgeon u. 5. Army,
was ordered from Benicia Barracks,
Cal, April Is, to Join the Sd Light
Artillery at San Francisco, and proceed
at once to Chickamauga, Tenn, from
which place they will be summoned into
active service in the war. DR.. Ware is a
son of the late A. T.. Ware of North
Arson.
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LIarOne.

A. C. Hoxie of Roxbury, Oregon, was
in Larone last week with his brother
James of Skowhegan. Mr.. Hoxie form
erly lived 10 Larone and has been away
forty-three years.
A very enjoyable musical was held at
Mr.. John Elkins last week, 1t being also
a farewell reception to Mrs. Elkins who
is soon to return to her home in n. II.
Frank York, who formerly lived in
Larone, was calling on friends here last
week.
Miss Edna Stevens goes to Waterville,
where she will attend the city school.
She will make her home with Mrs.
George kidder. -
Some of our enterprising gardeners
have their early peas sown.
You should take a lantern with you
next time, John, or else not stay so late.
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Mrs. Sarah Mantor aud son of Madi-
son, were in town, the 18th, looking
after the interests of her property here.
Reuben Case went on the Enchanted
Stream, the 10TH, to drive for G. V.
Bailey.
Lowell Berry and Lester Bosworth
are rafting logs down Lake Emblem for
Ben Berry.
The ice broke up, in Lake Embden,
the 22nd, eight days earlier than last
year.
Sheep shearing is in order, where
there is any to shear. w.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28

Miss Mile York has been visiting
friends in Bingham during the past
week.
Miss Angie Baker went to Pennington
last week, to attend the spring term at
the normal school.
Mr.Iand Mrs. Asher Davis were visit
ing in Madison over Sunday.
Newell Nye is moving INTO the Nc
Intlre house on Main ST.
The schools in town will commence
Monday, May End.
Henry Washburne of Bingham, was in
town, Monday.
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Road Notice.

TO the Honorable Commissioners of Somer.
set County:
The undersigned. inhabitants of the towns
OF Embden, Concord, Lexington and New
Portland, respectfully represent. that public
convenience and necessity require the locat-
ior Of new County road, commencing at a
point somewhere on the Embden Pond road,
so called, in said EN- bden, on or near the arm
occupied by Ephraim L. Trip. and thence
running northwesterly across said farm and
the farms occupied by Ernest E. Atwood,
j. Sanborn Moulton. b. Frank Moulton, and
Alden J. Strickland. in the order given, to the
County road leading from North New Portland
Village, in New Portland, in said Somerset
County, to Bingham, terminating at a point
on or near the farm occupied by said StricE;
land. The route that we propose for sald
road is about mile and half long, and
extends through portions OF the towns OF
Embden and Concord and OF Lexington Plan,
taton, all in Somerset County. the proposed
route beginning in the town OF Emden ana
terminating in Lexington Plantation. Your
petitioners request your honors to view sad
route after you have caused due notice to De
given, and to take such action as you shall
deemexpedient and proper.
Dated December one A. ID. 1897
E. +. ATWOOD and fifty-two others
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28

School in district No. 6 commenced
Monday, with Miss Fannie Foster of
this town, as teacher.
Mrs. futile is having repairs done to
her buildings. Mr.. Horris Maxim is
head man of the job.
Farming does not progress very
rapidly, the weather being so cold and
wet. A few have planted early peas.
G. P. McNelley has two hotbeds
started.
Mrs. McNeley Ahas the contract to
carry the scholars for year from her
vicinity along the road to district mo. g.
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COrnville.

Oscar Kincaid returned from the drive
Tuesday.
N. W. Topper of SO. Scion was in
town, Monday.
Frank Paine and lady returned from
Portsmouth, N. H., Saturday.
Mrs. Cora McIntire Of Scion Is visiting
at her sisters, Mrs. G. w. Bates.
A. j. Bryant of New Vineyard was in
town, Tuesday.
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Az July at Skowhegan

The Skowhegan Board of Trade preparing tor the big
gest and Grandest Celebration for the coming 9TH of July
hver held ON the Kennebec The affair be all that
can be expected all that will be promised and everything
that could be desired Skowhegan has the location and
PRESTIGE her business the energy and capital and they
will have AL the Grand Features and Attractions.
Magnificent Horse Racing Tor purses liberal enough to
call out the best will be feature.
MONEY TALKS! Watch for Posters and Programs later
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28
Madison.

Boardman Luce of Lexington, was in
town Saturday calling on friends.
Archie Terry came home from Kent's
Hill TO stop over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Manter of Pennington
was calling on friends Saturday.
Carl Weston cut his ankle quite badly
with an AK Monday.
Our citizens gave banquet to the
local members of o. f, I'd Regt N. G..
S. NJ, Tuesday evening. The old vet
Grams were present and all gave the boys
grand send off.
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eyes" said the old fellow who pro
fessed to have been sailor and vino
hitohed his unmentionables and rolled
in his walk that he might look the part
81 was marooned onet.
1T S "a solemn faek gents. Fur ten
years / lived alone ON South sea 10
land | WASH jest deserted there, but
the ship blowed up an | was the only
one what ever reached land ag' in.
f1oated on IA spar to that there deserlate
island. None Of you gents knows what
it is to be lonely, to have no Teller bein
to jaw with, to see nuthin above but
the heavens and nuthin round you but
water. | would u died if [ hadn ketch
ed sea gull and trained him so he
would mind like dog.
Here a sympathetic listener piped the
old fellow up to grog, and he seemed to
lose his bearings. Ten times | writ
times | cabled. y
"Why, you old fraud, - interrupted
a fresh water sailor who had been tax
ing in the narration, "if you could send
letters and cablegrams, you weren I
marooned What kind of IA game is this
you re givin us?'
But the old salt was equal to the oo-
casion. Over be tumbled on the floor,
he went through the outward symptoms
of fit, had to be supplied with another
dose of restorative and when he came
to. looked ahont him in a dazed way.
"What hev | been sayin, gents" he
asked family. Ever since | was maroon.
ed / have these here spells and 60 to I'M
windin novels 1t was fur ten years,
gents, +" and the last word foated back
as he made dash through the front
door. Detroit Free Press.
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Jack (tenderly to the little brother of
his adored one)- Would you like to
know secret, Tommy:
Tommy-Should think I would.
blackwell, Pm in love with your
sister.
Tommy-Oh that's no secret The
family has talked about it every day
since Aunt Emma promised Nell that
she'd Lring about AN introduction. -
Nuggets.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28

Sandwich men in the streets of Lon
don are required TO walk near the curb
stone, but not on the pavement, and not
less than 30 yards must separate each
sandwich man from his nearest placard
cd comrade. In case of the sandwich
man not fulfilling these rules, ne may
be arrested and fined.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28
The Status of Cut Glass.

There is decided tendency to replace
The white cut glass long used on fash
ionable tables with the French gold and
white. This does not mean that cut
glass is banished or even put in the
background very seriously, but rather
that in the desire for a change some.
thing else has come to the FORE
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Snithfeld.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Felker have returned
to their home in New Hampshire.
Frank Witham and wife have been on
the sick list the past week.
The selectmen met at MIR. Coles last
week, assessing taxes.
High school at the Gould school house
closed last Saturday.
Abel Merrill is very sick with kidney
trouble.
Harry Clements has purchased the
Shirley place and will move his family
there.