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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-25
CONTRACT FOR PACIFIC CABLE.
the DOCINENT THE PRESIDENT
NAY SIGN TOMORROW.

u Provides That the Company Shall Not
Combine Win Any Other Company;
That Its Rates Shall Be Reasonable:
That the United states Shall Have
the Right to Purchase the Lines 1t an
Appraised Value. and Shall Have Fail
Control OF the Gable I'm Time Of War.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-25
BUSINESS NOTICES.

~. ninslows Soothing Syrup for cbiId,.n
.eethns' sot'chS The gums. reduces innammation
sHaS> pam cures VINO code. diATrnra .5c bottIs
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Austrian Bulls.

Here are a few bulls" that have
been perpetrated from time to time in
the Austro- Hungarian parliament:
zone most important point OF the ag-
ricultural question is the maintenance
OF the breed of horses to which have
the honor to belong"
1--WE are here for the veal and woe
of our constituents"
Gentlemen, consider this question
In the light of a dark future"
1.-THE eye of the law weighs heavily
on our press legislation"
There. gentlemen, Is the ever chang
ing point of which the opposition has
made hobbyhorse."
This taunt is the same old sea ser
pent which for years and years has
been grooming in this assembly"
At the annual meeting of the Main,
Civic League at Waterville, yesterday
Sheriff Pearson and others spoke anC
officers were elected as follows: Presi
dent, George c. Purinton, Pennington
treasurer, Horace Purintop, Wateivllle
secretary, Rev. W. F. Berry, Waterville
assistant secretary, Rev. II. y. Pringle
Eastport; executive committee, Hiram
Knowlton, Portland Rev. +. {. Owen
Waterville; f. +. Burrowes, Portland
Samuel Vose, Madison; Professor A. W
Anthony, Lewiston.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

The question Of the use Of the family
coat Of arms yexes the American very
seriously. Originally all book plates
were heraldic. That was IN an age
when people generally could not read
and when the blazon OF each family a.
shown on wearing apparel or small be.
longings. was as we'll known and quick
ly distinguished as an autoNaph OF
photograph today. In the main. 1t is
cafe to advise Americans not to use
coat armor on their book plates Tie
uncertainty Of the actual right to arms
and the extreme difficulty OF getting a
drawing that one knows is undeniably
correct in every detail are strong rea.
SONS against its use. Ieraldry is too
exact science to admit Of liberties
and it is no small achievement to draw
the coat OF arms with absolute correct.
ness and yet with artistic feeling.
Though 1t is not very generally prac-
tced. 1t is legal TO copyright the book
plate design. At least two plates are SO
protected in this country. This would
seem TO leave a door open for those who
Wish to secure for themselves a per-
soaal distinguishing mark, a quasi.
heraldry, for the drawing may be in
heraldic form as well as In any other
Century.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

"As antiquities 20 nowadaya.' sa re
Harvey Sutherland in Ainsee's. the
brass band is very ancient institution.
That is to say it's inventor died In 1874
at the age Of eighty. There were horns
before Adolphe Sax. 70 be sure. but not
such horns as we have now. for they
could not play every tune In every key.
They could bot even play q scale n any
key. The very first band entirely 81
brass was organized in ~. and /
doubt II any Of the Instruments then
used could be played upon by modern
musicians without special practice. Il
is only back TO 17S3 when fuI reg-
mental band Of the British army con.
sisted Of two oboes, two claruets. two
horns and two bassOons. It must have
sounded even funnier than Tenuyson. :
famous combination Of flute. violin and
bassoon.'
How long a way we have come
since 1888 may be learned from the
ensemble Of first class modern band
The modern band Of forty-two pieces
has half as many oboes and bassoons
as the ancient band Of eight pieces, sey-
en- tines sc 2ss2y elaTine4s and nine
times as many horns, to say nothing of
the saxaphones, which are part clarinet
and part horn"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
sieirht of Hand Poisoning.

A very curious item in Pathological
lore I CHANGED to light upon, wrote
George Augustus Sala in one of his let
tiers, may be called the feat of poison
ing by sleight of hand. You were jeal-
GUS of a lady. and you wished to kill
her. Well, you asked her to lunch, and
you caused very nice peach to be
served at dessert. You cut the fruit
with a golden knife, one side of the
blade of which was endued with a
deadly poison. You presented the poi
soned half of the peach to the lady,
who ate it with much relish and then
dropped down dead.
The wholesome half you ate your
self and laughed In your sleeve and
went on slicing more peaches for the
ladies Of whom you were jealous till
you were found out and broken on the
wheel. Aye, there's the rub! What
high old times we might have, to be
sure, but for that plaguy contingency
of being found out!
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Odd Drinking Cups.

When every man got drunk and was
proud of it In olden days, much ingenu-
ity was expended in the construction
of queer and elaborate drinking yes
sells, and many such are yet to be
found in museums, especially in Ger
many.
One preserved in a Berlin museum
represents Diana mounted on a stag
and surrounded by hounds and hunts
men. The cup consists Of the hollow
body of the silver stag, the head of
which Is removable. The piece stands
fourteen inches high. 1t was made at
Augsburg in 1910. 1t is also an auto
mobile propelled by clockwork conceal
ed in the base.
Trick cups which drenched the unini-
tiated were very popular. Another va
riety contained wine and water in sep
arate compartments. The drinker who
did not know how to manage them
filled his mouth with water, though the
cup was apparently full of wine.
The glass with the fighting hares. in
the same museum, belonged to Fried
rich Wilhelm |. The hares represent
two of his ministers and boon compan-
ions.-New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Special Town Meeting.

A special town meeting has been call.
ed by warrant of the selectmen to be
held, Saturday next at 2 o'clock p. M.
to act upon the following propositions:
To hear and act on report of committee
chosen at the last annual meeting in re.
gard to preparing and matchmaking
West Front Street.
To see If town will purchase piece oil
of land belonging to the Richards Paper
Co., lying between West Front street
aud the Kennebec River.
To see II the town will reseind the vote
passed at the annual town meeting, Mar
3, by which street known as "Centel
Street" was accepted as laid out by the
seleetmen.
To hear report of the selectmen in re-
gard to purchasing steam road roller.
To see il the town will rescind the
vote passed Mar. 3 appropriating $4,000
to'extend Madison Street sewer.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Masonic Bodies.

The grand Masonic bodies met at
Portland for their annual session this
week.
On Tuesday the Grand Lodge elected
the following officers: Grand master,
Alfred S. Kimball, Norway deputy grand
master, VIM. j. Burnham, Lewiston
grand senior warden, Jas. G. Aver, Cor
nish; grand treasurer, Nj. F. King, Port
land; grand secretary, Stephen Berry,
Portland; committee of finance, Edward
P. Burnham of Saco, Albro K. Chase of
Portland, Geo r. Shaw of Portland.
Trustees charity funds for three years,
Chas. l. Collamore of Bangor, and FEES.
sender l. Day of Lewiston.
Officers of the Grand Chapter were
elected as follows:
Grand High Priest-Howard D. Smith
Norway.
Deputy Grand High Priest-Wnliam
N. Howe, Portland
Grand King-Wal :. Glidden, Bath.
Grand ecribe-Charles w. Jones,
China.
Grand Treasurer-Leander w. Fobes,
Portland.
Grand ecretary-Stephen Berry, Port
and.
Committee of Finance-Joseph A.
Locke, Portland; Horace H. Burbank,
Saco; Marquis f. King, Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

The first charter ever granted in this
country or probably any other for the
building of railroad was granted in
1919 to Henry Drinker by the Pennsyl.
vania Legislature for road of that
kind from the Delaware valley to the
headwaters of the Lehigh river over
the route now occupied by the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western rail.
road from the Water Gap to Scranton.
That was before the days of steam,
and the wagons" that were to be run
on the road were to be moved by horse
power. That old charter and the
rights it conveyed were purchased by
the original Delaware and Lackawan.
ma company for $1,000.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
A Painters Troubles.

The desire of the Bank of England
officials to discover forgers has some
times led to curious mistakes On one
occasion the painter George Morand,
in his eagerness to avoid his duns, re-
tired 10 an obscure hiding place in
Hackney, where his anxious looks and
secluded manner Of life induced some
of his neiGhborS to believe him a forger
of notes then in existence.
The directors. on being Informed, dis
patched some deXterous detectives to
the residence. but Morland's suspicious
were aroused by their movements in
front of the house and thinking them
bailifts, escaped from the back to Lon
don.
Mrs. Morland Informed the visitors
Of her husbands name and showed
them some unfinished pictures. The
facts We're reported to the directors
who presented Morland with two TWEEN
ty pound notes 10y way of compensation
for the alarm.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
At ashiugt0n.

The House, Friday, passed the anti
| conspiracy bill reported from the judi
| ciary committee, without word of de-
bate. 1t came up rather unexpectedly
and Littlelield, Me-, who had filed a
minority report on the bill and had in
tended to offer some amendments, came
in just as it was put upon its passage
and the vote was taken before he under
stood what was going on. The amend
ment providing the machinery for the
enforcement of the personal tax law of
the District of Columbia passed in 1878,
was placed on the district appropriation
bill as a rider and the bill was passed
The bill to provide diplomatic and con-
sular officers for the republic of Cuba
was also passed.
II A. Barrows the discussing clerk of
the United States census office, has been
summary removed as the result of the
discovery of a shortage IN the accounts
of his office. Two experts from the
treasury department have begun an in.
vestigation of the accounts and as soon
as their report is made the exact amount
of the shortage will be made known.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings of
New Y ork died at 10 Is, Friday night.
Government receipts, Friday, from in
ternal revenue, 1914 1923; customs, $780,
S2e; miscellaneous, $118,028; expendi
lures, 81, ITO, 900.
President Roosevelt has signed the
Chinese exclusion bill. The pen used
was given to Representative Kahn, of
California, who has taken a deep inter-
est in the bill.
CoE
! a cablegram from General Chaffee in
dicating that the campaign against Sui
tan Bayan, one of the principal Moro
chiefs had been completely successful
The result was accomplished by gal
liant assault on the principal Moro fort
and its capture after number of the
leading Moros had been killed. One
American officer and seven men were
killed in the action and others wounded
Discussion of the Philippine question
became heated in the Senate, Saturday.
Thus far the minority practically has
had clear field in the debate, the
policy of the majority being to permit
the criticism of the Democratic members
of the body to proceed without Interrupt
ton. Saturday, it was different. Spoon
er, Wis Lodge, Mass, and Foraker, o +,
became aroused. They spoke in defence
of the administration, the army and of
Gov. Taft, and they spoke hotly, almost
unrestrainedly.
Congressman Peter J. Otey of the 9th
Virginia district, died at his home in
Lynch ourg, Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Otey had been named as a member of
the committee to accompany the remains
of the late Congressman Cummings to
New York, but he notified the Speaker
that he was too i'll to attend. Mr.. Otey
was a Democrat.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Search and Seizure Case.

Complaints had been made to Sheriff
Pennell for some time past that William
Doyle, who lives on Milburn street on
the South side was engaged in the sale
of liquors at the place of his residence.
His method of procuring the contraband
article, it appeared, was to 60 down river
by rail and returning with the stuff in
grips or hand bags.
He made a trip Saturday and returned
as usual and the officers concluded that
the time for searching premises had ar
rived. Accordingly Sheriff Pencil en-
tered complaint to Judge Ba heller,
swore out q warrant in the usual form,
and with the assistance of Chief of Police
Thompson and Constable Thing search
ed the premises, Saturday evening, cap
turing jug of hard liquor, bottle of
wine, two tunnels and drinking glasses
Trial of the case came off, Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Grand Jury
room at the court house. Doyle pleaded
mot Guilty" Sheriff Pennell Chief
Thompson and Constable Thing appear.
ed as witnesses for the prosecution. Nc
counsel appeared tor the State or for the
respondent.
Sheriff Pencil related the circumstau-
ces of the search and seizure as well as
the previous suspicious circumstances
the carrying of valises by Mr.. Doyle and
that of intoxicated persons being seen
coming away from Doyle's premises.
The other witnesses corroborated the
the testimony of Mr.. Pennell.
Judge Bachelor read the law, explain,
ed it to the respondent, adjudged him
guilty of the offense charged and i'm
posed sentence of sixty days in the
county Jail and to pay a fine of 500 and
costs, and in default of payment of fine,
go days additional in Jail. Doyle was
committed.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
For Enforcement.

A delegation of ladies and gentlemen
from Madison consisting of Il. G. Hen
derson superintendent of Indian Spring
wooden mill, E. N. Gilman, Rev. S. E.
Leech, Rev. G. d. Boothby, Rev. Mabel
c. Andrews, Mrs. S. F. Vose, Mrs. Lii
liam Jardine, waited upon Sheriff F. P.
Pennell on Tuesday at the court house,
and presented petition bearing the
names of above 500 legal voters of the
towns of Madison, Arson and Embden
and about an equal number of women OF
those towns, asking for more vigorou,
enforcement of the prohibitory law.
The petitioners claimed that II Sheriff
pennell would 60 up to these towns,
himself, and notify the dealers to stop
the violation of law as WAS done in Skow-
hogan, that they would do so. Mr. Pen
nell stated that they have a deputy at
Madison, an experienced officer, who
has the same power as the sheriff aid is
under no restriction, whatever, and that
he hardly felt like going up there 10
interfere with Mr.. Harding, but he would
go and confer with him. On Wednesday
Sheriff Pennell and Deputy Harding
visited the hotel keepers in Madison aud
Arson and notified them to obey the
law and If they did not they should
make more strenuous efforts to enforce
the statute. Not all of the proprietors
were found at home and In the absence
of proprietors the notice was served on
those in charge. One Of the men told
the Sheriff that this action sealed his
official doom.
Deputy Sheriff Parsons was away from
home that day and Mr.. Pencil did not
extend his trip to North Arson and
| Emit den.
This petition of 800 voters and 800 of
the mothers, wives and daughters OF
voters of these three Somerset towns is
loud call for the enforcement of the
prohibitory law In those towns, at least.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Death of Potter Palmer

Potter Palmer, for nearly half a cen
fury, one Of Chcago's most prominent
business men, died Sunday at his resi-
dence on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
When % he removed to Chicago where
he established dry goods firm, after
wards Field, Palmer e. Letter, which
has been succeeded by the firm of Mar
shall, Field & Company. The sharp ad-
vance in the price OF goods after the
beginning OF the civil war found the
firm we'll prepared with a large stock,
and it reaped immense gains from every
advance. When the fire came In 1871
he owned 80 old structures on State
street, every one of which was destroyed.
His losses were very heavy but he bor-
rowed money to enable him to recon-
struct. Palmer House was completed at
cost of 81, 900, 900, the handsomest and
most substantial hotel in the country at
that time. His fortune Is estimated at
$25, 100000. Mr.. Palmer was married in
1871 to Miss Berth M. Honore, daugh-
ter of II. Fl. Honorc, Chicago capitalist
Of that day.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Letter to &. +. Ward
SkOWheCan. Ne.


Dear Sir: When you see well dress
ed man, you like to say: "There is a
sample of my clothes. That man is
worth two of himself as he was when he
came to me-"
We have the same feeling. Our paint
on house is worth twice as much as
old fashion painters paint, lead and oil
1t looks the same when first put on. In
three months il don't. In three years it
decidedly don't.
Lead and oil chalks off in three years
it is considered first-rate job that lasts
three years.
Devoe lead and zinc is about as good
in three years as it was the day the
painter left it.
Zinc is the secret of it: no secret at
all. A good many painters know zinc
some mix it in with their lead. We
grind it in: not little: good deal.
It's the zinc and the grinding that
does it. You can't mix zinc by hand.
We grind it by machinery.
Painters are finding us out, though
some painters are slow
You know that it pays good man to
wear good clothes. How many custom
ers have you that know it?
Yours truly,
f. w. DEYoE & Co.
p. s. Rawles & Go. sell our paint.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

The Beef Trust rather over shot the
mark in its price boosting process. 1t
was too greedy, wanted to make money
too fast Not only did it bring itself into
disrepute by violation of law but it
opened the eyes of the people to its pro-
cesses, and they are dealing with it in a
most effect way. By common consent
they are eating less meat and some are
giving it up altogether. Under the high
price regime the Chicago markets show
falling off of 374 per cent; in many
cities in the east retail markets by the
score have closed up, and everywhere
diminished sales are the rule. The ex-
tortion of the Beef Trust is met by a
general refusal to buy its products. If
the public should make permanent their
present abstention from too much meat
eating their health would be improved
and the Beef Trust downed "for good"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Somerset Patrons of Husbandry

Somerset Pomona will meet in regular
session with st. Adams Grange, May 10.
Program; 10 a. M, opening exercises,
business, music, address of welcome by
Mrs. Eva P. Turner, response by Mrs.
L. P. Foley, defamation by Earl Lowell,
music, review of government, report on
Importance of horse breeding and ex.
portation by c. W. Homestead. Recess.
1.30, music, recitation by Winnie Good
win, paper by Mrs. Susie Lucas, music,
question, Resolved that the educated
farmer ought to be influential in mould
ing public opinion, elevating public
morals and advancing in all possible
ways the best interests of those about
him, M. l.. Merrill, W. S. Bemis, j. D.
NJ. Foster, Mrs. A. L. Vinlng, Mrs. R.
H. Marble; song by Annie NJ. Frost,
reading by Mrs. Myra Goodwin. Con-
ferring degrees. Closing.
II. L. CHOATE, Lect.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Wanted Crnda ERra.

Bring me crude eggs. shredded
wheat biscuits and a glass of milk, +"
said the man on the Boston boat.
Eyes, sah." replied the waiter. what
kind of aigs was them. sahY"
Crude eggs"
Eyes, sab; yes, sah," repeated the
man, walking away with a perplexed
expression. Shortly he returned. I'VE
amt got them aigs, sab, but we's got
'em boiled, fried, poached an scram-
bled, very nice, sah."
mo. no." protested the Boston man.
II want them crude, raw"
oh" gasped the waiter, you wants
'em rawY
Certainly"
Having brought them, the waiter
looked on curiously while the man
broke the yolks of the eggs over the
shredded biscuit and stirred the whites
up in the milk Oats one of dem
food cranks," reported the waiter to
the next table.-New York Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

Capt. Clark, of battleship Oregon
fame has declined to screw as the Naval
member of the special American embas-
sy to the coronation of King Edward,
and Rear Admiral Watson has been ap.
pointed in his place. Capt. Clark has
demonstrated that he can serve his
country and do his duty He did not
feel like squandering the amount of
money it would require to serve on this
embassy and frankly asked the Presi-
dent to relieve him. He evidently would
not enjoy being part of the royal show.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

Rear Admiral w. Il. Sampson, retired,
the hero of Santiago, died in Washington,
Tuesday, the 9th instant, after long
and distressing Illness. He rose from
the humblest walks of life, received an
education under great difficulties, served
with credit in the navy and in the Civil
War, made mark for himself in naval
science, was appointed to the command
of the blockading fleet around the island
of Cuba IN 1893 and was in command
July 3 of that year when Admiral Ger,
yera's fleet was destroyed. Although a
few miles away when the action began,
the great battle was conducted according
to his plans and he was the commander
recognized by the Navy Department and
the Government. His age was 62 years.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

There is a tree that grows in Mexico
called the "chijol," or stone tree. 1t is
of enormous proportions, both in cir
conference and height. 1t has a num-
Der of branches spreading out widely
and carrying leaves of a yellowish
green color. The wood is extremely fine
and easily worked in green state. 1t
is not given to either warping or split
ting. The most remarkable thing about
it is that after being cut the wood
gets gradually harder, and in the course
of few years it is absolutely petriiied
whether left in the open air or buried
In the ground. From this timber houses
can be built that would in a few years
become completely freproof and would
last as though built of stone.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08

Massachusetts club women and those
associated with them In the contest for
the admission of clubs composed of
ton, were defeated at Los Angeles,
Tuesday. The Massachusetts women
had been earnestly fighting for the prop
osition for two years but the opponents
were too many for them. The color pre-
JUDGE is exceedingly strong in most
states of the Union, among women as
well as men.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
A REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION
will be held at
CITY HALL, PORTLAND,
Wednesday, June II, 1902,
al 100 O'Clock P. NJ,

fer the purpose OF nominating candidate for
Governor to be supported at the September
Election, and traDsacting any other business
that may properly come before 1t.
The basis OF representation will be as fol-
lows: Each City, Town and Plantation will
be entitled to one delegates and for each rs
votes cast for the Republican candidate for
Governor in 1900 an additional delegate; and
for a fraction of 40 votes in excess of rs votes,
a further additional delegate Vacancies in
the delegation of any City, Town or Plantation
can only be filled by residents of the County
in which the vacancies exist.
The State Committee will be in session In
the reception room of the Hall at 1890 P. M.
on the day OF the Convention, for the purpose
OF receiving the credentials OF delegates
Delegates, in order to be eligible to partici-
pate in the Convention, must be elected sub
sequent to the date of call for this Convention.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political affiliations, who believe in Republic
can principles and endorse the policy OF the
Republican party, are cordially invited to
unite under this call in electing delegates to
this Convention.
Per Order, Republi State Commits
F. NJ. SIMPSON, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Bangor, April 10, 1902
The Somerset reporter., 1902-05-08
Took the Second Man.

One evening recently a we'll to dc
bachelor volunteered to teach a spright-
ly young widow the game Of checkers.
He quite overlooked the possibilities OF
the game.
There, now; it's still your move he
exclaimed to the lady shortly after the
game had commenced. you have TAX.
en- only one man. and you are bound to
take another"
Thanks for your advice" said the
widow sweetly. Suppose | take you,
then"
She did subsequently.