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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
Cattle Show, Fair and Races at
Madison.

The Somerset Agricultural Society
closed successful two days cattle show
and fair, Thursday. The weather was
good and the largest crowd in the his
tory of the society was present. A
grand industrial parade, by the mer-
chants of the village was followed by
three horse races, the 23O and $50 and a
green race. The summary:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

This is the season when mothers are
alarmed on account Of Group. 1t is
quickly cured by One Minute Cough
Cure, which children like to take. Geo.
E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

The wonderful prosperity of the coun-
try was never more clearly shown than
in the enormous amount of travel this
season. Every railroad, steamboat and
hotel has been crowded as never before.
1t simply shows when everybody is
making money they are all anxious to
get the benefit of what it will give them.
The great Broadway Central Hotel in
New York and the United States Hotel
in Boston are among the largest of the
representative hotels of the country, and
they report business never before
equalled.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

Torturing skin eruptions, burns and
sores are soothed at once and promptly
healed by applying DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Sslve, the best known cure for
piles. Beware of worthless couHterfeits.
Geo. E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

triously and the municipal judge has
made public notice that he purposes to
contribute his part of the work by re-
commencing a Jail sentence 10 cases he
sends up to the supreme court. Ii this
sort of work is kept up persistently the
violators of law will get tired in time
but they will not unless officers keep up
the fight in good order.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judicial:-The third Tuesday in March
September and December. Civil and Criminal.
Probatef-The second Tuesday of each month.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
Seventy-One Years Ago.

Hon. William Philbrick visited the
REPORTER Office, Monday last, accom-.
panied by his brother Joseph II. Of Bos-
ton, who is spending some weeks here
with his brothers william and George
and other relatives. These brothers
when they are together are full Of rem
iniscenses of boyhood days in the old
town of their nativity. Their fathers
name was Samuel and he was among the
earlier settlers of the town.
He used to state that he had lived in
three towns, two counties and two states
and always resided in the same house.
First it was Canaan, then Milburn and
then Skowhegan; two counties, Kenne-
bee and Somerset; two states, Massachu-
sets and Maine.
Hon. William Philbrick has In his
possession old papers and documents,
formerly belonging to his father, that are
very interesting and allows US to use
one OF them which indicates that tenn
perance was an early sentiment in this
town and in this instance it was a prac-
teal entity.
This paper was drawn by Samuel
Philbrick and appears in his own hand
discolored but little by its II years of
existence. The paper contains the sig
nature of all the merchants in town, six
only, who kept the usual variety store
of that period in this town, including a
good supply of liquors, when the popu-
lation was probably not above 1900 or
1900 inhabitants, and it is as follows
We the undersigned viewing with
regret the evil consequences arising in
consequence of the too free use of ar
dent spirits and wishing as far as in our
power lies to remedy the evil, do hereby
agree that we will not sell any spurious
liquors to be drank in our stores until
the second Monday of September next,
provided there should no person be
licensed to retail spurious liquors in this
place.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

The failures OF life come from resting in
good intentions, which are in vain unless car
ried out in wise action.
There is no reader way for = man to bring
his own worth into question, than by endeSv-
oring to detrsct from the worth OF other men
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

1t is probable, says the Kennebcc
Journal that about 100 patients will be
carried from Augusta to the Insane
hospital at Bangor. Definite plans have
not yet been made, but one of the plans
talked over is to take those whose
homes are in the eastern part of the
State. They will probably be sent over
on a special train from Augusta, as in
that manner they can be more easily
handled. If any OF the violent patients
are sent to the hospital they will go at
some Other time than when the large
number is sent. In this way they will
not be subjected to the annoyance and
confusion that would tend to excite
them. This work will not be under
taken until after the new year is in.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

Do not get scared if your heart trou-
bles you. Most likely YOU suffer from
indigestion. kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and gives the
worn out stomach perfect rest. 1t is the
only preparation known that completely
digests all classes Of foods; that is why
it cures the worst cases of indigestion
and stomach trouble after everything
else has fsiled. 1t may be taken in all
conditions and cannot help but do you
good. Geo. Z. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

The best method of cleansing the liver
Is the use Of the famous little pills known
as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Easy
to take. Never grippe. Geo. E. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

One feature of the divorce problem
has so impressed itself on Judge Strout
at the present term of court, that he
spoke of it from the bench-the large
number of young women who appear,
from their own statements, to have mar
ried men without knowing or apparently
caring TO know anything of their charac-
ter. The Judge remarked that woman
is supposed to exercise little common
sense and ordinary prudence in contract
ing so important relation as marriage.
But many women, in asking divorce,
testify that they knew nothing of the
men they married, when they mar
ried them, and so got tied to drunkards
and shiftless or cruel men with
out taking the most obvious precau-
tions against such calamity. The Judge
does not sympathize much with such
women, but grants them divorces, hav-
ing found from observation that no
good effect, socially or morally, results
from holding them TO their marriage
contracts after they have become repug-
nant to those who foolishly made them.
But he hopes that the records OF his
court at this term will be a warning to
some women against contracting hasty
marriages with men of whose character
and habits they know little or nothing
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

Ellsworth Amercsn-There is one pr p
ositiou that the free traders cauuet
answer and do not seem to uudersts' :,
it is the enormous and Unprecedented -
crease Of our export business. AL Of
them said that kind of thing was i'm
possible under protective tariff.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
Sheriff and Jailer:
County Commissioners :

H. C. WEBER, Palmyra, post Office, Newport)
ALoszo SMITH, Cornyille, post Office, Revere
JONI METcALF. New Portland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

Missing the Fun: So you never had lovers
being engaged, Them
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
Eus. WESTON,
SAMUEL WESTON,
d. G. WESTON,
A. Z. LITTLEFIELD,
EBEN II. NEIL,
JOSEPH PATTEN.
Milburn, April 20, 1929.

After the name of Samuel Weston APP.
pears the proviso: with the follow
ing provision, that if majority of the
retailers, whose names are affixed to
this, shall at any time previous to the
second Monday of September next,
deem it expedient to commence selling
again, then this paper is to be void 80
far as it regards said majority
1t is understood the provisions of this
paper were observed and thus a practi-
cal move in the way of restriction of the
sale of intoxicating liquors was inaugu-
rated in our town, the first of record, we
believe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11
A Eiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on c. F.
Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. 1t came through his kid
neys. His back got so lame he could
not stoop without great pain nor sit in a
chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Elec-
trio Bitters which effected such won
derful change that he writes he feels
like a new man. This marvellous medi-
cine cures backacbe and kidney trouble,
puHfies the blood and builds up your
health. Only SOC
At f. II. Wings Drug Store.
But when the news came dear, it is wond-
er that you did not faint. How silly You
know that could not faint without mussing
up my new dress
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

The sisters of Walter Mallory wish to
thank his many friends in Skowhegau
for their kindness to Walter, through
his sickness and death.
MARGARET MALoNEY,
JENNIE MALONEY,
MAY MALONEY.
l03 South ST., Bath, Me-, Oct. s, 1900.
The evening times., 1900-04-17
DIVIDING THE OFFICES.
Fusion Committees of Three Parties
Meet in NehraSLa

LINCOLN, Neb. April 1.-THE State
central committees of the three parties.
composing the fusion party in Nebraska.
met last evening to discuss the question Of
dividing in advance the State Offices 10 be
filed at the coming election. Four years
aSo the Democrats got only one of the nine
Offices because Of the trade for Bryan and
Sewall electors. This year. however the
Democrats urge that Bryan is as much the
Populist choice as theirs and demand three
Offices. expressing preference for the
treasurer. auditor and attorney general.
The silver Republicans have the lieuten
ant governor and are content. The chief
difficulty arose with the candidates them
selves. the majority of whom desire to
leave the matter of division with the con-
ventions. The Democrats urged a change
from July IL to an earlier date for the
nominating convention because the Repub-
licans name candidates on May .. two
months in advance. The Populists refused
10 change the date and the convention will
be held on July 9.
The evening times., 1900-04-17
COTTON CROP STATISTICS.
The Census Uurcnu 10 NnIsc Care
fuI Canvass This Year

1 ne tn~HN bNFSEu 10 HutSc ~ are
ful Canvass This Year.
The Census Bureau has sent out the fol-
lowing statement regarding its proposed
plan for obtaining exact statistics on The
cotton crop:
There Is probably - single fact the
knowledge of which is more interesting and
important 20 the Southern people than the
amount Of the cotton crop. From the be
ginning Of planting until the last bale OF
crop has appeared in the market there
are hundreds if not thousands OF eyes
studying the subject most carefully The
Government by its agricultural reporters.
endeavOrs to ascertain the acreage and
condition; several private agencies and
newspapers perform the same service,
transportation companies report the
amount carried by their several lines
forelasters more or less influenced By a
desire to see the crop larger or smaller
than it really is send cut their estimates.
From all these estimates, as various in
method as they are in authority and in
result, the planter has TO form his own
judgment whether TO sell al the ruling
prices or wait for better terms; and upon
them turns the speculation in the great
commercial marts.
THE present methods OF ascer;aining he
magnitude of the cotton crop are uusati5-
factory. Two estimates made by equally
good observers, but based upon ocular OBJ
servations of a few cotton fields in each
county. reduced to an average. may be
hundreds Of thousands Of bales apart And
it is inevitable where there is local con-
sumption of cotton, that considerable
part of the crop will not be reported under
any system, however thorough of counting
the bales as they pass over transportation
lines
There is one method of ascertaining the
amount of the crop exactly. for there is
one process that of ginning to which all
cotton for any commercial or Industrial
use whatever must be subjected. II one
could obtain from all the cotton gins of
the country reports of the amount of sta
pie they have turned out. the precise ag-
gregate of the whole crop would be known
1T is proposed to apply this process
il taking the Twelfth Census, the field
work of which is to begin on the ist of
June. An expert special agent has been
appointed whose sole duty will be to OBJ
tain returns from all the ginning and
baling establishments in the cotton
growing region No ginnery is too small
or insignificant TO be visited and asked for
a return. The information which is sought
is so manifestly for the benefit of the
southern reople-so almost exclusively for
their beneft-that the enumerators and
special agents cf the Census Office will
doubtless meet with the most cordial and
helpful cooperation on the part of gin
neTs.
1T is a pity that such a return as is
proposed cannot be made every year But
it will be we'll if the country can have one
correct statement of the crop; and it is
especially desirable that the verifcation
shall be made in respect to crop regard
ing which there has been so much contro-
versy as has arisen about the crop of 1899.
The evening times., 1900-04-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
TUESDAY. APRIL Il. 1900.
GessIer's Hat in Porto Rico.

As long as the Administration has de-
termined to defy the public conscience and
the Constitution by treating and ruling
the American Territory of Porto Rico as a
subject crown colony, to be governed, In
der the system of George III and Lord
North. by a Governor and Executive Cour-
ell we are delighted to see that the
design is to be carried out with every at
tention to effect and style.
The first Crown Governor of Porto Rico
is TO be inaugurated at San Juan, in The
presence of the entire island garrison,
assisted by the marines and bluejackets
from the ships. He will hoist the Gessler
Administration hat on the fagpole in
front of his palace, while the bands play
appropriate airs, the grenadiers pre-
sent arms. and the royal fleet fires salyos
in honor OF the first event OF the kind in
American history.
The whole world will ring with the in
cident and the powers Of Europe VIII
shower Mr.. Mckinley with messages OF
congrstulation for the skill and courage
displayed in his coup d'etat, whieh las
suppressed the American Constitution in
American territory. and added 10 his oud
tile of President Of the United States. the
still prouder one Of Emperor OF Porto
Rico,
The viceroy is adequately provided. It
is time to think Of the Executive Council
which is to provide the blessings OF trust
exploitation for Porto Rico. Whom shall
we have for such fruitful service Men Of
trust and experience are needed. but
thanks to the Administration past. they
are not wanting Membership in tie
Executive Council is plum enough to ocm-
maad the very finest talent There s
Credit Mobilfer Dodge. with his popu az
record. and Colonel DENLY. fresh from
restoring peace and order in the Philip
pines We might mention Eagan. whose
splendid publication, on subject connect
"a with camp police, endeared him TO The
Administration. ard won for him d I've
years leave Of absence on fun pay. Then
there is young Denly who probably
learned a good deal about custom houses
in The British service. Kirby and Hop
kiAs perhaps could be induced to rgpres t
the Alger factor in the equation. We are
not advised that all or any Of the persons
named are to be appointed We merely
mention them to show how much available
timber there is floating around loose. md
ready TO land anywhere. for coastdsra-
lion
The evening times., 1900-04-17

tendency is for smokers 10 abandon them
for something cheaper. So, to avoid this
as much as possible. the trust manages to
divide the burden by crushing down the
price of the farmers leaf. OF course, the to-
bacco growers are helpless. for their mo-
nopolistic taskmaster never thinks of pay
ing them more than will barely suffice tc
keep them at the work. and prevent their
quitting il altogether for something else.
These country voters are not as stupid
and uninformed on the subject as the trust
leaders in Congress may imagine. They
want the useless and eXtortionate war tax
on tobacco taken off. But. apparently, the
monopolies are determined that all the war
exactions shall be continued. for purposes
of their Own. Is the session to close with
out any attempt at relief?
The evening times., 1900-04-17
Mnr TaNcs in Prnrr

Are We preparing for hOstilites with
somebody or other that the onerous war
taxes are still exacted from the American
masses; or is the idea only to begin con-
traction Of the currency by locking up as
much Of it as possible in the form OF sur
plus? Is general squeeze expected and
designed, and is it necessary to have in
hand a fund OF a hundred millions or so
which the Administration bank IN New
York can use free of cost TO manipulate
The situation2
Congress is in position 10 answer these
questions. in whole or in part. aud viii do
50 in the course it pursues relatively ia
the demand Of the country that the war
taxes, being no longer necessary or use
full shall be at once abolished. There is
not majority member of the House Of
Representatives who. when he goes home.
viii not have to explain why the trusts
in control of the party insist upon perpei-
uating this system which has become one
Of senseless and wicked extortion Mem
bers of Congress from the brewing centres
will feel the cold chill of political ami
mostly on the part of a great manufactur-
ing interest which last year was held up
for more than twenty-nine million dol
lars to feed the Treasury surplus. They
may argue that beer is a luxury and an
illegitimate one. and that, if the juice of
the vat is taxed and life made hard for
The producer Of book and lager" the
majority OF people will not care; but that
would be a mistake.
The extra dollar war tax on beer is not
merely a salutary persecution Of the brew
er and of the consumer in the interests
OF the holy cause Of prohibition. 1t IS a
direct blow at the farmer. When the tax
is low. ii is possible to make the beverage
strictly cat of barley and hops, and thus
provide the people with an article which is
absolutely pure and eminently wholesome;
whatever may be said of the awful sin of
drinking, or the noble virtue Of abstaining
from it. When the tax on beer is oppres-
siyely high. the Lord only knows what
some of it may be made Of. Here and
there. as in Washington. a brewer may
be found who viii keep on maintaining the
standard Of his goods, even closely down
10 the point Of loss. and hope for better
times TO recoup himself. But the majority
viii make things even by reducing their
consumption Of costly raw materials like
barley and hops, ana largely substitute
drugs and chemicals. This practice direct
ly and hurtfully affects the farmer and hop
gardener and tends to slaughter the mar
ket for their productions
The proposition regarding the American
tobacco industry in all its phases from the
seed to the smoker is even simpler. Every
farmer who grows the weed in Connecticut.
Pennsylvania, Maryland. and West Vir-
gnia is Immediately interested in having
the war tax Oh manufactured tobacco re-
moved. This is so because although the
attempt is made TO compel the consumer
to bear it all, he cannot be made to do SO
easily, or without exerting a disturbing ef-
feet upon prices from the field to the re-
tail counter. The excess tax is enough to
raise the cost OF favorite brands of smok-
ing tobacco and cigars to point where the
The evening times., 1900-04-17
SUICIDE IN A LAKE.
Jerry Crowder's BODY Found With n
Weight Tied to It

PETERSBURG, Va, April 17-Jerry
Clements Crowder, widely known citizen
of Petersburg, has been missing from his
home on Halifax Street for the past three
weeks. His dead body has finally been
found in the lake at West End Park by
the keeper of the park He had been in
bad health for some months, and it is sup
posed that he committed suicide by drown
ing himself. Crowder had tied around his
waist heavy piece of iron to prevent his
body from rising. He is said TO have been
a very fine swimmer, and was one of the
handsomest men in Petersburg. Up to a
few years ago he was financially well off.
Before coming to Petersburg he resided in
Chesterfield county. No inquest was held
The evening times., 1900-04-17
King William.
Grom the indianapolis News. !

u I0'II IIIV IIIlIaIaIFIiIs NNNs.D
Never in the history OF the Government in
time Of peace, has the President been vested
with such powers as those he now has over Porto
Rico. He appoints the Governor, the chof Judges
and the upper house OF the local Legislature
And the qualifications for suffrage are to he
prescribed, not by the local Legislature. not by
Congress. but by the Executive Council of ire
island which is appointed b. the President.
Whatever this is, it is not free and representa-
tive government. We think that the more the
people learn about this bill the less they will
like IT. II Is un-American and uHdemocratic
The evening times., 1900-04-17
Is a LncI,nui CnIfin.

Ii is trite saying. that practically all
Of the great labor employing plants of the
country are in the hands and control of
the trusts. To great extent that was the
situation in 1896; it is so far more ALSO
lutely today. Few people are apt to
forget that. few weeks before the latest
Presidential election, numbers of factories
closed down, the managers notifying their
wOrkmen that business would be resumed
Immediately upon the election of Mr.. Nc
Kinley, if that should happen, and not
otherwise. How many thousands of votes
were thus coerced. We have no means of
knowing, but the number was VIGOROUSLY
enormous.
One who watches the signs Of the times
will not fail TO see that already there are
indications of a similar movement among
the trusts in 1900. They have been work
ing for months TO pile up stocks against a
deliberately planned lockout to last as
long as they may think necessary for the
accomplishment of their purposes. As the
laboring classes have been well employed
for the past year or TWO, and the labor un-
ions may be supposed to have considerable
means in consequence a short shut down
like that Of 1896 would have but little po-
litical effect. This time, if resorted to. it
will be long and general one, and the
people who depend upon trust employment
for their daily bread. will be made hungry.
If that be possible. and willing to do any
thing to see the wheels go round again,
before election day.
Twelve of the great trust steel mills Of
the country have just closed. "Oyerpro-
duction' is given as the reason. Yet the
steel market is as active as ever. The
magnates connected with the lockout
plants declare that they must suspend op-
erations until they can get rid of surplus
stocks. \ little later they viii begin 20
declare that they dare not accumulate
business may be ruined by the defeat of
Mr.. Mckinley for reelection Then We
shall see the same Old game played over
again, all hands joining in it. Just when
The general labor smashing device may be
applied il would be hard TO say: but the
present prospect would seem to be that
The trusts VIII get up the usual scare and
partial monetary panic and act soon after
The Democratic Convention meets in July.
That would give them four months in
which 10 starve the working people into
submission. As the weeks roll on the prog
ress Of this plan Will become more and
more visible.