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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.
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!. o. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
/. WATER STREET. SKOWHEGAN ME.
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Prices quoted on application.
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inserted at cents per line.
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When paid in advance.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

1t now appears that the building OF
the Sebasticook and Moosehead railroad
to Mainstream, Harmony is assured.
The contract for the grading and sur
facing of the road has been taken by K.
7. Mitchell of Windham Junction, n. II.
who stated Monday, that a large crew
will at once be set at work. He will
employ force of 60 Italians besides all
the other help of a local character that
he is able TO engage. He hopes to com
plete the work by Dec. /.
The Office of State Insurance Commits
sioner is good illustration of the theory
OF paying an official salary and requir-
lug him to pay official fees received
into the State treasury. During the
quarter ending Sept. 30, Commits
sioner Carr paid into the State treasury
sl0,S50 for fees collected in his office.
The commissioners salary during that
time was but 1915, and the whole ex-
pense of the office including his salary,
that Of his deputy and clerk hire would
probably fall short of 81 900. The office
has been source of revenue to he State
Tor many years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-10-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

fore the emperor goes to one of the tenn
pies. Then light yellow dirt is scattered
on them
In general, the diplomatic representatives
have their residences on Legation street
which the Chinese call the street "of the
subject nations On this street the Dutch
legation is the first you pass after entering
dred yards further is the American Legal
ton, and opposite Is the Russian; then
come in their order. on either side of the
street. the Spanish. Japanese, German.
French and Italian legations Along the
moat on a side street close to Legation
street there is the British legation, and
some distance away are the Belgian and
Austrian. The imperial maritime customs
under Sir Robert Hart. has its chief office
here. :
Inside the Tartar city is the imperial
city, surrounded, also, by a wall In this
Enclosure is located the great Catholic mis-
sion, or the Peh Yang.
Inside Of the imperial city is the walled
and moated Forbidden City" Here are
the imperial dwellings and halls and offices
fifty or more. This inner Enclosure meas
ures about two and quarter miles In cir
cult. and is called Taz Kin Ching. or Gar
nation Prohibited City"
Here lives the emperor. who is WEI. called
the SOLITARY man." All the other men in
the prohibited city are eunuchs, Of whom
mental work. The chief eunuch lis a man
Of great Importance. who has sometimes
played an influential part In political af-
fairs.
In 1894 the foreign representatives were
admitted for the first time into the rre-
cincts of the prohibited city. There had
been long contest to secure this right,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

When the river WAS so high on one occasion
tbat there was no towpath left, it took me
six days to go 10 TuEgcho from Tien Tsin
On another occasion my houseboat was be-
ing lowed by steam launch. The launch
turned suddenly to the left and the boat
struck small promontory and turned over
My wife and l were submerged, but es-
capped with our lives. losing much of our
property. Now the time between Tien Tsn
and Pekin Is four hours.
On approaching Pekin the traveller sees
The great wall surrounding the city. The
south wall Of the Tartar city Is the north
wall of the Chinese city. The entire cir
cult around both cities Is 24.25 miles:
1425 miles for the Manchu city and
ten for the Chinese. The wall
around the Manchu city Is fifty feet high
and forty feet wide ct the top and sixty at
the bottom. 1t is Of earth faced with brick.
each of which weighs sixty pounds. The
wall around the outer. Chinese, city is
thirty feet high. twenty-five feet thick at
the bottom and fifteen at the top.
There are a cronciated parapet and sixteen
gates. Near the gates the wall Is faced
with stone. Towers Surmount the gates
and buttreSses occur every sixty yards. The
arches of the gates arc of solid granite
and the massive doors :i'e locked at little
after shutdown.
The Tartar city is occupied by the court,
the princes, the legations and stores and
of the city Is done in the Chinese city Here
are the theaters. the clubs and the great
wholesale houses. The Tartar city was laid
out In a grand style. with broad streets and
avenues Long ago It was severed, but the
sewers have been gradually filled up and
are only used as cesspoois. The only work
that is ever done on the streets is Just be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

in charge of the competition a duly certified
service record of the several principals and
aternates of their teams certifying that
the men therein named, including team cap
tain and team coach. are bona hide mem
bers of the National Guard or Naval Re-
serve of the state from which they come,
and that they have been duly commissioned
or enlisted in a military service of the state.
An organization winning the trophy three
times not necessarily in succession. will be
entitled to hold and own the same. Each
competitor will fire ten shots at each of the
ranges. 200 and 800 yards. In skirmish
firing each competitor will make two
runs Of twenty shots each.
The prizes are: LIST. The interstate trophy
and 800; I'd. $50
This match was won in 1891 by LIST Regi-
ment, D. c. N. G.; in 1892 by list Regiment.
D. c. N. G., and in 1893 "a and 95 by
Engineer Corps, D. c. N. G.
Other Leading Events.
The carbine team match Is open to teams
of five men from any regiment squadron
or troop of cavalry of the regular army,
National Guard or any foreign government.
Entries of one or more teams are allowed
from anyone organization, but one man
Is allowed to shoot in more than one team.
Conditions: Carbines. those issued by the
state sending the team. Shots, seven each
at 40 and 800 yards. Prizes, first $50 sec
ond, SO. and a medal to each member of
the winning team
The company team match Is open to
teams or nVe from any company of the Ma
uonal Guard of any state, of the United
States army or of any foreign government.
Ten shots at 800 and 800 yards. Prizes,
first. $50; second. S25: third, $40, and medal
to each member of the winning team.
The revolver team match is open to teams
of five men from regimental, battalion, sep
arate company. battery. squadron. troop or
other organizations of the organized state
militia, the naval reserve. the United States
army. navy or marine corps and any for
eign government. Eetries of one or more
teams allowed from any one organization,
but no man is allowed to shoot in more
than one team. Distances. %, 30 and rs
yards. Two strings Oh 1--WE shots at each
distance on United Statesi standard tar
get. 300 yards. reduced to 100 yards;
bulrs-eye counting s.. AKA inches; CEN
ter. counting 4. 112141s. inches; inner,
counting 3. 1912x4 Inches: outer.
counting 3, balance oftarget. Each string
must be fred within tho ti1tie limit Of thirty
seconds, taking time from the first shot.
Army revolvers with. not less than four
pound trigger pull and service ammunition.
Prizes. first. trophy to be held during the
year by the organization winning same.
medal to each member of the team and $25;
second. So; third. SO. The. trophy will be
come the property of the organization VIM
ming 1t three times not necessarily consec-
utiyely - j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

consisting of striped
Galatea cloths, in an as
sortment of patterns that
will amaze you; with
large sailor collars; trim
med with braid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
EVANS WILL CONTEST SETTLED.
Disposition of the Paris Deutfst.s
Estate Agreed On

Announcement was made yesterday tina It
an agreement had been reached between the
City of Philadelphia and the heirs of the
late DR.. Thomas W. Evans. the American
Dentist, who died in Paris France several
years ago. by which the controversy over
the doctors estate will be abandoned DIR.
Evans LEFT 4 fortune of nearly siODOOOO.
He hequeathed 100000 to the city of
philadelphia for the establishment of "a dem
tai college and museum. and the residue of
the estate was left to various relatives
The heirs contested the will. both in Phila-
delphia and In Paris. By the agreement lust
reached the heirs will get little less than
a million dollars. and the remainder of the
estate. about 100000. will revert to the
executors. to whom have been entrusted the
duty of carrying out the wishes Of Dr.
Evans
Notice Of the agreement was cabed to
Paris yesterday. where the case was to have
come mp for argument tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
THE CITY OF ,PEkIN.
Ex-Minister Denly writes About I'll
Capital of the Morrill,

Ex-Minister DENLY. Writes About the
"Capital of the North"
ExMinlstei Denly IN Golfers Weekly
utes. SO seconds north. and longitude ZIG
The city Of Pekin Is situated upon a
sandy plain in latitude 80 degrees. 81 min
degrees, q minutes east This is nearly on
the parallel of Samarcand, Naples and
Philadelphia. The population Of Pekin is
something less than a million.
The usual route to Pekin from Tien Tsin
was, until 1893. up the Peiho river about 120
miles to Tungcho. Tungcho Is about twelve
college of the American board of commits
sloners for foreign missions was recently
destroyed by the Boxers. 1t is pity. The
president OF the college. DR.. Sheffield. was
nearly murdered some years ago by as
sassins. He has devoted his life to building
up the college. He is a ane Chinese sehol-
ar He invented Chinese typewriter.
Until the railroad from Tien Tsin to Pekin
was built the traveller was pulled up the
Peiho by men. Progress was often slow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

Several thousand representatives of the
italian societies Of New York gathered in
Tammany Hall last night to express their
BORROW over the assassination of King
Humbert. and also to decide upon the time
and place Of holding suitable memorial for
the death OF the king.
The meeting was presided over by F. p.
Cambria of the United Italian Association
A number OF addresses were made.
Chairman Cambria offered resolutions ex-
pressing the sympathy OF the United Italian
Societies of New York and OF the people
generally for the widow and son of the
dead king. and swearing allegiance to the
hew ruler. These were adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
SEA GIRT MATCHES
Interest of District Gnardsmen Gen.
tered in Com ii 1ns.
THE RIFLE TEAMS NOW In TRAINING
Revival of the Centennial Match
for Worlds Championship,
TIL HILTON TROPHY
THE HILTON TROPH Y

Now that the annual encampment of the
troops-is a thing of the past. the interest
of the majority OF District National Guards
men is beginning to center on the annual
rifle competitions. to be held at Sea Grit,
y. J.. August 81 to September s. inclu-
sive The District is to take an active part
in the competitions, which. usual, are
to be held under the auspices of the New
Jersey State Rifle Association. Brigade
and other teams are now in training, and
the hope is that the local representatives
will return with more than the customary
share OF prizes.
After an absence OF number OF years
the centennial match is to be restored
to the list Of competitions this year. the
prize being the valuable Palma trophy.
The District of Columbia will attempt to
be represented on the winning team. The
ma ch is for the championship OF the world
and Is open to rifiemen of all countries.
Each team. it is provided. shall consist
of eight men. Members of the various
teams participating must be native-born
citizens and residents of the countries they
respectively represent, except In the case
of teams representing a provincial terri
tory of a government in which case a
| residence In the province will be sufficient.
provided the member is native-born sub
ject of the parent country.
Any military rifle, with minimum pull
of trigger of Az pounds, may be used, 800,
900 and 1000 yards being the distances.
Thirty shots at each range by each COM
petitor will be fired the match to last two
days Any position without artificial rest
will be allowed.
Competing teams shall be allowed the
use OF the range for one week previous to
the match, but on the days of this match
| no person will be allowed to shoot on the
| range at any of the distances prescribed
| herein, except a competitor.
| The trophy is to be shot for In each
| subsequent year, upon the same terms. in
| the country of the team holding it. at such
| time and place as the team majority
| thereof shall prescribe.
| Sights. targets. marking and scoring in
| the match to be according to the printed
! regulations of the New Jersey State Rifle
| Association and the firing regulations for
| small arms of the United States army.
| The American team of eight men and two
| alternates will be made up from the state
teams on the grounds. and will be selected
| from the ten men making the best average
| in the Hilton and interstate matches.
| The captain of the team will be elected
/ by the members and alternates.
The Hilton Trophy.
/ The famous Hilton trophy match. In
| which the District Of Columbia holds the
| worlds record. with a score Of 1.O97. will
be shot for Wednesday, September 8, ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

Sahufuate bryan's E'lans Tor August.
w. j. Bryan yesterday outlined his work
for August follows:
After the notification at Indianapolis Au-
gust s. he will return to Chicago for a few
days 10 consult with members of the nation
al committee. He will then return to Lin
coin. where he will remain until August 80
when he will go to Chicago to attend the
national Grand Army encampment. During
his stay in Lincoln. between the Chicago
trips Mr.. Bryan will complete his letter of
acceptance. which is now partially written.
ard this will be issued. He will also pre-
pare addresses for the populist and silver
republican notifications. Lyman ]. Abbott,
head of the democratic press bureau at
Chicago will give advance copies of Mr.
Bryans Indianapolis notification speech to
the press either Monday or Tuesday OF next
week. The time and place for the populist
and silver republican notifications have not
yet been fixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03

and on the occasion Of the presentation of
complimentary letters written by the caiefs
OF state IN honor OF the attainment OF sixty
years Of age by the empress regent II was
first put in force. Since that time the for
eign ministers have always been received
by the emperor in hall in the lrshib.. led
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
Bishop Ror.tnaa Very IN.

Bishop Ignatius F. Horstman Of the Cleve-
land Catholic diocese is seriously Ill at his
residence in Cleveland. He has been con-
fined to his bed for ten days past, suffering
from q complication of diseases,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-03
The Hilton Trophy,

The famous Hilton trophy match. In
which the District Of Columbia holds the
worlds record. with score of 1.O97. will
be shot for Wednesday, September 8, at 0
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
POLE BEANS UNDER GLASS.
Good Forcing creep. tGOrding a
New Opportunity to Gardeners.

Good Forcing Crap, HGOrding a
New OpporiunitY to Gardeners.
The forcing Of dwarf or brush beans
1nder glass has been Il favorite prac-
tice at certain seasons Of the year with
most gardeners, but il is believed that
the experiments Of Professor f. w
Rane of the New Hampshire station,
begun in 1867, in the forcing of the
pole or running varieties are perhaps
the first Of their kind TO claim atten-
ton. The pole bean, like cucumbers,
tomatoes trained to one stem, sweet
corn etc, must have plenty of head
room or space above the bench or bed
in which to develop. Doubtless this
accounts for its not having been con
sidered before The modern lettuce
and cucumber house, with the beds di-
rectly on the ground, are well adapted
for this crop.
Professor Rane's experience as sum-
med up by himself was very satisfac-
tory and appears to open up another
new avenue for the energies Of enter
prising market gardeners. His conclu-
Sions are:
Pole beans should be included in the
list of vegetables adapted for forcing
under glass
The requisites for forcing pole beans
under glass are practically the same
as for bush beans, sweet corn, melons,
cucumbers, etc, a night temperature
of not less than 60 degrees, with 10 de-
grees or more higher during the day.
The house should be kept moist, and
the soil likewise should never become
very dry.
The house adapted for forcing pole
beans should have considerable space
above the beds, ranging about eight
feet.
Pole beans thrive well in almost any
good fertile greenhouse soil In this
respect they resemble corn
The time from termination until ma
turity varies with different varieties.
The range for those tested was from
"a to 60 days.
Much time is saved by starting the
seed in pots, precaution being taken
not to allow the plant to become pot
bound before transplanting The plants
should be in their permanent positions
before they begin to run.
The varieties that were found to do
well when tested were Mastiff Golden
Pod, Early Golden Cluster and Golden
Champion named in order of produc-
tiveness.
A cord trellis is preferable to the or
binary bean pole for training up the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01

floors and slowly faced the three oil
GERS. He was slender, well built, erect.
His uniform fitted him trinity and was
worn with easy grace, his hands and
feet were small and slender, his eyes
and hair dark and fine, his features del
icate and clear cut, his complexion
trifle bistered and beaten by the harsh
winds that whistled in every day from
the sea, and, as he turned, all three Off
GERS were struck by its extreme pallor.
You're sick again, Morton, said the
adjutant, somewhat sternly. Il
thought | told you to see DR.. Heffer-
nan. Have you done sop
'I-wasn't sick enough" faltered the
young soldier. Il was all right a min
ute or two-or rather this morning,
sir. It'll be over presently. Perhaps
it was the smell of the oil that did it
the stove is close to my desk"
But Gordon continued to look at him
doubtfully.
Move your desk across the tent for
the present anyhow" said he, ''and I'll
speak to the doctor myself. With all
this newspaper hullabaloo about our
neglect of the sick" continued he, turn
ing to his friends, IF a man changes
color at sight of smash-up he must
be turned over to the Red Cross at once.
What is it, orderly?" he finished, sud
denly, as the tent flaps parted and
soldier in complete uniform, grit with
hsc ha1 Of crli .4,.sl cfnn1
at salute, some visiting cards in his
gloved hand.
Lieut.. Gray here, sir?" was the com
prehensive answer. Then, catching
Sight of the young officer, who stepped
quickly forward, he held forth the
cards.
THE adjutant generals compli-
ments, sir, and he'd be glad if the lieu
tenant would come over at once"
Gray took the cards. curiously stud
led them and then read aloud, one after
the other, and placing the topmost un-
derneath The other two as soon as read.
"MR. LlSPENARD PRIME"
MISS PRIME"
MISS AMY LAWRENCE"
1t was the last name that lay upper
most at the end and the Parson
noted it.
That's the pretty cousin, Billy"
quoth he. Case Of the last shall be
first, don't YOU see? Scoot now, you
lucky boy, and tell us all about it later"
But Gray was still gazing dreamily
at the cards.
I'm sure | never met any of them
before in my life" said he. There
must be some mistake. Yet-that
name sounds familiar-somehow and
that" was the only name now in sight.
I'm off" he suddenly announced, and
vanished.
There was a sound of light, quick
footsteps on the flooring of the rear
ward tent at the same time. The SER
geant major glanced up from his writ
ing; looked at a vacant desk, then at
the clock, then, inquiringly, at his regi
mental deity-the adjutant. 1t was
just the hour of the day at which all
manner of papers were coming down
from division and brigade headquar-
tiers to be duly stamped, noted and
stacked up for the colonel's action.
This was the young clerk Morton's
especial function, but Morton had left
the office and was gone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-01
The Concert OF Europe.

Twas in the days we call lang syne,
When first aloud reSOunded
The song we Yankee Doodle call
Whose strains are now unbounded.
ConCeited Briton framed the words
AS matter of derision:
But soon they struck his optic nerve
And widened much his vision.
Directly tread of Yankee feet
Produced no small commotion
And next the Mistress of the Sea
Saw danger on the ocean,
Still later was Concert called
of European nations,
To balance, among other things,
New WOrld-MOnroe relations.
Today that concert is cOn'iqae
In every exhibition,
And Uncle sam shakes sides a tdugh,
Upon each new rendition.
Just now the Bull. an octave dropped
Is lowing sadly mellow.
And while he tries to gore the BOer.
He's watching "tother fellow"
The cause: The Bear has struck high do
In a fine Persian lyric,
And so the concert doth play
Somewhat of the empyric.
There's figuring and Slight of hand
About lands Oriental:
Each seeks to lengthen out his staff
To seize the most of rental.
On every hand is La, see, me-
Each does his best at scaling
But, just as in most modern choirs.
There's much of bitter railing;
Yet in refrain behind the scene,
There's gentle, covert cooling,
OF which the accents catch the ear
What's Yankee Doodle doing:"
H. L. JOHNSON.