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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16

A SHORT time since the newspapers
OF the country were notified by d
Chicago firm which has more or less
dealings with newspapers that the
postmaster-general had made ruling
that publishers could not send papers
through the mail as secOnd-class mat
ter after the subscription had expired.
The ruling created considerable COM
ment, but was so unreasonable in it's
nature and effect that it savored more
of joke than an official ruling, and
the ruling was so peremptory and arbi-
trary that it looked as though the
postmaster-general was exceeding his
authority. 1t appears, however, that
the ruling applied only where papers
had been ordered discontinued and
where the publisher had refused to
stop sending the papers. This is as it
should be. There are lots of publish
ers, but they are few in the ranks of
newspaper publishers, who will insist
on sending papers after the postmasters
have notified them that the papers are
refused, Notwithstanding the paper
or periodical had been paid for. This
is an annoyance to the party who has
been taking the paper, but still more
of an annoyance to the postmasters.
Papers whose publishers adopt such
tactics to bolster up waning circula.
tion, should be barred from the privil.
eyes of the mail as second-class matter.
When publisher has been informed
that the party who has been taking his
paper, and who has paid for it, does not
want it any longer, he should at once
stop it. There are some unprincipled
publishers who will force papers or
unwilling subscribers and then place
the claims in the hands OF some collec
tion agency for settlement. Such prac
tices should be condemned. : y :. ~ =. y
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16

Gov. VAN SAINT has issued a proc
lamation calling upon the people of
the State to observe Wednesday, Jan.
80, as day for special exercises in the
schools in memory of President Nc
Kinley. He especially urges that upon
that day contri buttons be made to a
fund for the erection of Mckinley
monument, and that on the preceding
Sunday contributions be asked in the
churches throughout the State. The
day named is the birthday of President
Mckinley
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16

LAST year this country produced
300,000,000 tons of coal, and the pro-
duction of pig iron exceeded the out.
put of Great Britain and Germany
combined. Ore shipments from the
Lake Superior region exceeded 100000
600 tons. Gold production showed an
increase of over SS2, 100000, but silver
and copper made no gains. There
was some decrease in lead, zinc showed
a gain and quicksilver and nickel also
made gains over the-previous year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16
Il. VIEW OF THE MERGER.

The st. Paul Broad Axe, a conser-
vative and independent paper, gives
the following common-sense view of
the merger. !
''Stop and think little. Suppose
the merger does come to pass by way
OF the Northern Securities companv2
Who will be injured by it? Whose
afraid? Is it the 500 road? Why is
the 500 road afraid? Because it in
creases rather than diminishes COM
petition in the carrying trade? Is it
feared that in order to compete with
the combined interests of the Northern
Pacific, Great Northern and Burling-
ton, the Canadian Pacific will have to
reduce its rates and can not compete
except it extends greater advantages
to shippers than shippers have yet re-
ceived? If that is the fact then. sharp
competition being the thing desired,
one would think it would be best to
have the merger consummated In
truth, however, the ownership of the
stock of the three roads by a mere
financial company will not change the
situation, but it will exasperate the
enemies of James J. Hill. That is all,
A set of eastern capitalists who do, not
care atoss up for the northwest except
to bleed the people, is seeking to ruin
James j. Hill. =. a.. =. :s:ss.5ly,nsf 4
Nov, inasmuch as the people are
really not concerned in this fight and
will sacrifice no interests if Mr.. Hill
is victorious, one would think it very
sensible to side with the northwestern
man against the world. He, at least,
has always been identified with the
northwest. He cannot, at his age,
shake himself free from his north
western sympathies. He, at least, ,un-
derstands the needs of the northwest
as no other man does or can. 1t is no
concern of The Broad Axe whether
Mr.. Hill receives proper credit for
what he has done or not. We are no
respector of persons. Being an axe,
we chop-chop-and let the chips fall
where they will. But the more we
chop at this question of Jim Hill and
the merger-the more it seems to us
that three things are laid very bare.
They are: 1st. The clap trap of
political opposition to the so-called
merger which is no merger in fact but
only an ownership of stock: End. The
selfishness, jealousy and deception of
that opposition which will get control
of these roads if James J. Hill doesn't
and will have no special friendliness
to St. Paul if they do; 3rd. The great
usefulness and merit of the life of
James }. Hill as railroad protector
and one who has the interests of the
northwest, if not at heart, at least. so
closely identified with his that in Or
der to succeed he must do his best for
the northwest
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16
RUM-1NA71oNs.


|: RUM-1xA TONS. s
{. Universities are very Useful institu-
tions.
The tax commissioners report code
not be much better.
Miss Stone has ceased to be the only
pebble on the beach.
There is no difference at all between
wringer and bell-they both ring.
Wire and wire nails have been ad-
vanced in price 81 per ton. Wire are
things thus?
A Nebras ka man died and left his
fortune to be used in fighting Masonry.
He was certainly "otf"
The legislature will convene next
month, and to think that Sam Lowen-
stein is in Philadelphia.
A New York professor says there is
another ice age coming. 1t will not
be here this winter unless it hurries
up.
During these perilOus times of dis
cussion the doctors say they do not in
tend to make any crash" statements
regarding smallpox.
The eastern roads have broken the
pass agreement already, and the pieces
of paste board with mysterious sigma
lures are being put out.
A Boston scientist is looking up
pointers on Czolgosz.~ Well bygosh if
that's Czol he has got to do the scien-
tist had better start a marriage
bureau. .." .~..-.. = ~~<r,
New discoveries in science will lead
to treatment of the body so you can
live forever, ,or be embalmed for.
ever. You pay your money and take
your choice
An Ann Arbor professor has made a
most important discovery and he has
come to the conclusion that the soul is
lodged somewhere in the spinal column.
The exact vertebra has not been
located to certainty. =
The Pine County Courier says
''there will be congressional timber to
burn next fall" That's true. There
will be lots OF fellows pine-ing for con-
gressional honors, but many will be
numbered with the ''dead and down.
They have discovered the Spaniard
who sunk the Maine. He is working
on Nebraska ranch. But as he had
sunk several horns of liquor before
making the admission his statement
will be taken with a. Liberal, allowance
of salt. :
President Schwab, the young man
who is at the head of the U. S. Steel
corporation, recently won $4,000 at
Monte Carlo. Business at the Steel
shop must be a little dull when the boss
has to go to Monte Carlo to make a
profit.
An Indiana woman quits her hus.
band, who is over ninety years of age
because the old man would firt. She
thought it was time for man to set.
tie down when he got to be ninety.
Any man who lives to be ninety should
certainly be entitled to his youth
again.
/ Croker has relinq pushed his hold on
tTammany and will now try to win the
great English derby. If he does not
have any more success in winning the
English derby than he did in winning
the New York political derby he will
be a much disappointed man. Derby
|many obstacles in the political race
course% for the old boss. h
j The Cambridge Knights of Pythias
will open their new hall in the Giles
II ,,;<> III ;,,ek 1ooo no,,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16
Universities are very Useful instit,

The Cambridge Knights of Pythias
will open their new hall in the Giles
pie block which has just been COM
pleted, by giving ball on the evening,
of the 18th of this month.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16

II, THE first Sabbath day in New York
under the Low administration differed
very little from the old-time Sundays
when the tiger prowled around. A
correspondent says that Police Com
missioner Partridge 'lay low"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-16

CONGRESSMAN BABCOCK has intro
duced his tariff bill which deals blow
at the steel trust. . J.: d.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Blaine S. Viles returned from Augusta
and Portland, Friday afternoon.
A. L. Richardson left on Monday for
Holeb where he will be employed during
the winter.
Hon. r. s. Burns of Westbrook, one
of the Cumberland county senators was
In town, this morning.
Every member of Priscilla Rebekah
Degree STAFF is requested to be present
at rehearsal, Monday evening, Sept.
29,h at 7.30.
A meeting of The Town Improvement
Society will be held in Morrison's office,
Milburn Block, next Monday afternoon,
Sept. 10Th at O'clock.
1t Is hoped that there will be large
attendance at Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
next meeting, Oct. 18th. Each member
Is requested to bring pair of old rub
bers.
Amherst Spofford found In his garden
and brought to this Office triple cucum'
Der vine, or three grown together making
one broad vine one inch wide and six
feet long. 1t is quite a curiosity.
Miss Rena F. Archer who has shown
an artistic taste 10 her drawings and
paintings thus far exhibited, has decided
to continue her work and left, Monday,
forNew York where she will take course
OF eight months at the Art Students
League.
Ernest Lessor returned on Thursday
last from Hallowell where he has been
for the season at work on the Hallowell
boom. Because of the shortage of logs
and the early completion of the driving
process he arrived home this season some
weeks earlier than usual.
Horace Purington of the firm OF II
PuriDgton & Co., Waterville, was in
town on Tuesday to look after the brick
manufacturing business of his company
here. He informed US that the product
OF his kilns here this season will be $780,
900. He further said his firm have / $50.
900 bricks 10 process of manufacture at
this time in the yards of Waterville,
Winslow and here.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25

I'd Ridley Of Boston is passing feR
day, at his old home here.
Eugene Hall Of South Brainree. Mass ,,
Is visiting friends here.
Lula Ridley Of Skowhegan IS IL town
visiting old friends.
Mrs, Stllman Blasdell returned home,
Thursday, from Providence where She
has been to visit her son and other friends
Marcellas Flanders and wife Of Provi-
dence, K l., are in town visiting friends.
Much of the crops in this vicinity are
poor. Corn is only hi for fodder potatoes
small and rotten many OF the farmers, Will
not raise enough TO eat; beans are poor
and many damaged by frost grain where
it did not drown out is good more than
an average crop; apples not one half crop.
Five farms have changed hands in this
vicinity lately. Chas. Frost sold to a
man from Providence, r l., Frank Nc.
Crillis 10 a man from Lynn, Mass. Saml.
Foss to Bert Bowman; A. Moody to
Saml. Foss; Frank Moore 10 Arthur
Williams. Who says farms are not COM
ing up3 Folks are beginning TO see thai
they must begin to plant their own
potatoes if 10 some years they do rot a
little.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
Letter to Chas. Bailey's Sons Co.
Skowhegan, NJ

Skowhegan, Me.
Dear Sirs: There are thousand ways
to cheat in our business; and whether
our neighbors suspect us of cheating or
not depends on ourselves, our talk, our
face, our eye, our walk, our standing
straight up or crooked-our neighbors
know all about us without being told!
We are pretty we'll known. We are
no infant-146 years old-began business
on this little island New York; in 1854
Have been making paint and noise in
the world ever since.
And there isn't man alive or dead,
that wouldn't testify for us, If you should
stir him up.
We grind lead and zinc in linseed oil
by machinery, all together. That's our
business. We live on the profit-ma-
chinery over hand-work. Painters mix
their paint by hand-they imagine they
do-they half mix it. We grind togeth-
er: whole-mix. Better and costs less
money.
We are the very best friend the paint
or has, If he knows it-yes, whether he
knows it or not. He can't afford not to
know it. We are the painters custom
er's friend. We save them both money.
Yours truly,
40 r. W. DEvoE & Co.
S. Rawles & Co. sell onr paint.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
Jackman.

A very pretty wedding took place at
Moose River, Sept. II, Mr.. Herman
Wilson and Miss Lottie Sawyer were
united in marriage by Rev. C.. l.. Rotch,
at the home of the BRIDES grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Colby. The parlor
was beautifully decorated with ever
greens and flowers and large floral
arch was arranged for the bridal party
to stand beneath. The bride wore pale
blue silk and looked very pretty. A
grand reception was given them in the
evening, the happy couple receiving
many presents and good wishes for the
future.
Now comes the fall visitors, whose
pleasure is in the hunting season from
which all return with their allowance of
game and feel that Jackman is the place
for deer hunting.
Mrs. Chas. Battoff of Kokomo, Ind.
is visiting her parents here. Her hus-
band will come later for his usual fall
hunt, when she will accompany him
home.
Mr.. and Mrs S. Newton are still in
business down river.
Mrs. Eta Colby has gone to Portland
W NlblL n6E hlnl6I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunton and son, Neil
returned home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hilton of Sandy
Bay were in town, Sunday.
Willie Pierce and several of the guides
from Holeb are at their homes in Jack
man, this week.
The summer sportsman and ladies
from the several camps are going to
their city homes.
The county commissioners with their
wives made a trip to Jackman, where
H. s. Colby with Mrs. Colby accompa-
MED them to Quebec.
Mr.. Nancy Colby, Joe Gilbert and
David Holden are among the sick, this
week.
E. C. Bass has moved into his new
house at the station, where he is pre-
pared to do all kinds of repairing on
wheels and mounting of deer and
moose heads.
Minnie Holden will leave home, Fri
day morning, in company with the teach
ers of the Moose River schools to visit
her sisters, Mrs. Barney and Campbell
at Shawmut.
Addie Newton has raised the largest
potatoes seen in Jackman this season,
one measured 16 by o. in, another Il
by 8. This accounts for only four pota-
toes being in the hill and more strange
not a potato bug has found these stalks
this summer
Elmer Colby has returned to his old
home to live this winter. He is now
making some repairs on his house.
G.. M. Moore is talking of selling his
farm to r. Wilson and J. Mccormick.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
Hotel Rates.

Proprieters of the leading hotels in
Somerset county met in convention, at
the Coburn. Saturday. Those present
were Robert w Haines of the Coburn,
Fred Towle and Charles futile of the
Skowhegan and w. H. Weeks of the
Heselton, all of this town. w. J.. Brad
bury of the Gerald. Fairfield; Rufus
Burns of the Lancy at Pittsfield; Harry
IL. Williams of Hartland; Charles A.
Fairbrother of South Norridgewock ;
Cephas Hilton of the Hilton, and Charles
Horne OF the Weston at Madison; Mr..
Murphy OF the Somerset, North Arson ;
Everett Quint of the Dirigo at North
New Portland; J. H. Gray of Scion;
Henry Washburne of Bingham; Mr..
Clarke of Cauatunk; Mr., Emery Of
Athens and James Merrill Of The Forks
The convention had met for the pur-
pose of discussing the ACCESSIBILITY OF
raising hotel rates and this was fully
talked over. All hands were of the
opinion that the tirAe has now arrived
when the hotel men OF the State
must make a move in this direc-
ton. Not man felt otherwise.
All freely told of the cost of maintain
ing the tables in the past eight months
and then spoke of the possibilities of the
winter which is so near at hand with the
price of coal looking skyward.
The problem of raising the rates on
theatrical companies and railroad men
was thoroughly discussed and it APP
peared to be the unanimous opinion that
such hotels as now charge sligo per
day should charge 81, and those charging
now S. should go up to $3.50. 1t was
finally voted that hereafter the rates to
theatrical people and railroad men shall
be the same as to commercial men but
no vote was taken setting the rates
higher than at present at so and 5000
houses. The landlords adopted the sug-
gestion of one of their number that it
would be we'll to wait and see what the
other counties will do and then follow
suit.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
New York to Maine.

The Maine State Board Of Trade makes
an appeal to the people of Maine and
New Hampshire to support the direct
train service between New York and
these states, and asks Maine newspapers
to publish the following, which we cheer
fully do:
ResoIved, That in behalf of the people
of the state, we extend our thanks to
the officers of the Boston and Maine,
Boston and Albany, and New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroads for ex-
cellent service between Maine and New
York, which they have given the past
summer, and we trust the patronage
given it may warrant It's permanent con-
tinuance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
SkOwhegan Markets

PRICES PAID PRODUCERS.
OArs-40 To As cts.
WoOL-UnwAshed Is To 20 cts
HIDES AND SKiSs-hides. IL, cts lamb skins g
to ,5't' calf skins. p to 80 cts. Zach
bEANs-hand-picked yellow eyes, S23', "a
beans. 81. SO.
BEKF-Ox beef 6lo 10 SO cts.
foULrRY-Fowls, 10 II 10 cts per 10 chickens
L to is cts.
RuUNp Hos cts
TALLow-Rough 8 cts. pc. 10.
bUTrER-klrst Qusuty, stamped, i 70 20 per 10
EGGs-2l) ITS. per doJ fresh.
PoTAroEs-40 to ~ cts.
RETAIL MARRKT.
FLoUR--SpuuC wheat Patent. So, Winter
wheat pat S4,tt to $500. Winter wheat choice.
$500
CoRS-si6O per bag; meal AMI cracked corn
81 80 per bag,
c. =, MEAL-Sl69 per nag.
FEED-Mddlings 81 IS et cwt Chicago ciutsn
sack l25 lbs, S2.00
CHOICE BKAN-Sl,25 2er cwt,
MIXED FKEp-Sl, 30 per cwt.
SALT PoRk-l2c 10; by the bbl., 200 lbs, S24.0e,
CHKEsE-l6 per 10,
BUrTER-2o TO Facts. per 10
EGGs-3 cts a doE fresh.
TEAs-40 TO GO cents per M.
CoFFEE-i2le TO 81 cents PER b.
LARD-Domestic IS cts; Pure, Is cts COM
pound, II cts.
MoLAssEs-Pure Ponce, 40 pure Barbados,
N; Maple, 2Sc per qt: Choice Cooking 25c.
SUGAR-GranulAted sugar, best quality Is
pounds for Sl.O0: Brown. ~ pounds for &I
PoTAToEs-6Oc to soc a bu
Dry FIsH-Cod. 10 cts, per II; pollock, Sc
ONIoSs-6c per 10.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
At Washington

With the double purpose of protecting
the long suffering Jews of the Balkan
States and of averting the very present
peril of the immigration into the United
States of horde of paupers, Secretary
Hay has adopted the unusual course of
appealing to the powers of Europe to
force one of their children to observe
the obligations of humanity in case OF
the Jews.
The official report of the trial of the
Oattleship Maine has been received at
the Navy Department. Her uncorrected
speed was 1916. Her tidal allowances
brought the speed up to II 9S, but the
board found other conditions which war
fanted it in fixing her speed at Is knots,
which 10 her contract speed.
A dispatch has been received from
Panama to the effect that "Rebels have
retreated to Agna Duice. Railway traf
nc perfectly free. The interior of Co
lumbia completely pacified. The lega-
lion officials assert that the retreat of
the rebels to Aqua Duice marks practi-
eay the collapse of the rebellion.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
Hartland.

Miss Dora Traitor left for Boston,
Tuesday, where she will study music.
Her friend Miss Mari accompanied her.
The Ladies Aid will meet next Thurs
day afternoon, with Mrs. Perry.
Miss Lila Elliott of Minneapolis,
Mimi, has been the guest Of Mrs Elmer
Smith
The Omega Phi, met, Wednesday
evening, with Lewis A. Eade.
Mrs. Frank Kicker of Bangor visited
her parents, Leroy Harding and wife,
recently.
Rev. I. Ernest Ham Of Cambridge,
pastor of the Baptist church, has resign
ed his pastorate here.
Miss Christina and Master Christopher
Linn entertained party of young
friends at their home, saturday after
noon.
Mrs C. W Woodbridge and daugh-
ter Mrs. Pratt, left for Boston, Monday,
where they will visit relatives several
weeks.
A concert called the Chorus of Nations,
is being prepared under the instruction
of Nathaniel Littlefield of Bangor. The
concert will be at the Opera House here,
sometime in October.
The Literary Society held their first
meeting after the summer vacation, last
Friday evening, at which the following
officers we're elected: President, John
l.. Fish vice president, Lewis A. Eadie;
secretary, Miss Gertrude NJ Burton;
executive committee, W. q. Thompson,
E. Il. Coston, Miss F. Veil Griffith.
William Linn, one of the oldest citizens
of Hartland, died saturday, Sept. IS, at
the advanced age of Sc years The
funeral was held at the home of hls
daughter, Mrs. John Holmes, on Pleasant
street, Monday afternoon, Rev. a.
| Lidstone of East Corinth officiating.
The funeral was conducted by A. R.
Burton, and the bearers were William
Anderson, George Wright, Fred Rhoades
and Alexander Patterson. Nj. Linn
WAS born in Bigger, Scotland in 1915.
| He was married IN 1915 to Miss Eliza.
beth Patterson of Selkirk. Scotland.
where they remained till the death of
Mrs. Linn in 1868. The year following
the death of his wife, MI Linn left Scot
land and came to this country, coming
to Hsrtland, where his brother, the late
Hon. Archibald Linn was engaged in
the manufacture of shawls in the mills
now owned by the Linn Wooden Co. He
thoroughly understood all branches
the wooden manufacturing business an
until failing health and approaching OIL
age undermined an unusually strong con 4.
sutu ION he had charge of the dressing
department in his brothers mill. Mr..
Linn's family consisted of six children
five of whom are still living, Robert W.
Linn of Old Town, VIM. Linn Jr., Wal
ter Linn, Mrs. John Holmes and MIS-.
G. NJ, Lancey all of Hartland The in
terment was at the South cemetery.
The East Somerset Agricultural SO.
ciety held its 69,h annual Fair and
attic Show here, Sept. IL, y. Is The
officers of the association are well pleas
ed over the success of the fair. T
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-09-25
SaYage-BusSeY.

At the residence Of Mrs. Fl. A. Bussey
on East Leavitt St., at high noon, We'd
nesday, occurred the marriage of her
daughter, Lydia Bernice, to Arson Saw
age, eldest son of Jefferson Savage, Esq.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Daniel Onstott, pastor of the Centenary
M. E. church, in the presence of i'm
mediate relatives, only.
The bride and groom were attended
by the brides sister from Massachusetts,
and her brother of this place. The dec
orations of the room were pretty con-
sistiDg of vines, cut flowers and potted
plants.
Following the ceremony dainty re-
freshments were served after which the
newly welded couple left on the II so
p. m. train, amid shower of rice, for a
brief wedding trip, bearing with them
the good wishes of a host Of friends who
have known them for years. They will
take up their residence here upon their
return