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The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-11
ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns
South NorridgeMoek.

w. B. Pierce is at work in Hayerhill,
Mass.
Monday was a pleasant day Tor the
state election and there was GOOD turn
out for the off year. About the only ex'
citement of the day was the voting ior
sheriff and county attorney
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Boardman OF Ban
gor have been visiting Mrs. BoaTdman
parents, Mr.. and Mrs 4. A. hilton.
Mr.. H. NJ. Jones who has been stop
ping In town for the past two or three
weeks went to Boston. Tuesday.
Miss Myrtice Groves of Smthfield is
attending the n. IL. ).
There will be no meeting of the Y.
S. this week, the ladies having decided
to skip this weeks meeting as vacation
period.
Louis Whiting is at home from the
woods this week. He had a beautiful
crop of whiskers when he arrived which
have disappeared since.
Frost one night last week in number
of places OF this section, no great damage
was done however to the crops. 1t looks
as though there would be a small corn
crop If no more frosts come before it is
In condition for canning; it will not be
more than a quarter crop however I'M
der the best of circumstances
Mrs Thomas Cahil of Skowhegan was
in town this week calling on friends
MIR. William Bracket Is In Boston this
week looking after horses, the firm OF
Bracket & Russell handle large num-
Der of heavy horses and have found a
ready market in this section Tor good
stock.
Mrs. A. A. Nickerson of Portland is
visiting at NJ. F. Cars.
KENNEBEc BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The seventy-third annual meeting OF
the Kennebec Association was held here
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
in the Baptist church. The attendance
was good many out of town people be-
ing present. Picnic meals we're furnish
ed by the local societies at the yestry
and visitors were quartered at the homes
of local members. The church had been
prettily decorated for the occasion.
The meetings were interesting aud in
Btructive. Rev. II. +. Huse of Skowhe
gan officiated as moderator The rain
of Tuesday night and Wednesday morn
ing were the only unpleasant features.
The program was as follows:
Tuesday forenoon: Devotional service,
led by Rev. II. NJ. Ives; organization;
the church letter with welcome, Rev.
T. G.. Davis, pastor so. Norridgewock
church; annual sermon, Rev. W. d.
Plummer; church letters.
Afternoon: Devotional service, led by
Rev. E. E. Longley. Discussion: The
spiritual awakening of the church, Rev.
II. F. Huse; the organization of the
church, Rev. w. @. Hubbard; Bible
study and the Sunday school depart
ment, Mr.. Horace Purington; the church
in the community, Rev. DR.. Geo. d. b.
Pepper; young peoples convention, Rev
II. f. Huse, presiding; devotional ser
vice, led by Rev II. NJ. burlington, con
yention business address, "Spiritual
Possibilities Rev. B. 2. Hope; conse
Grafton meeting, led by Evangelist ]. W.
Hatch.
Wednesday forenoon: Devotional ser
vice, led by Mr.. Robert Morris; associa-
tional business; our State convention,
Rev. 4. G. Whittemore; christian educa-
ton, Prln. +. w. Johnson; America
for Christ" Rev. Geo. f. Merriam, Mrs.
G. W. Peckham; doctrlnal sermon, Rev.
b. 7. Hope; closing exercises; journed
at 1918 p. m.
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Wet Pittsfield.

Miss Adria Woodruff is attending
school at NJ c. [. Pittsheld
1t was with feelings of sadness that
people in this place, heard, last Thurs
day, Of the death of Bryant Burton, who
died at the home of Miss Huff in st.
Adams. The funeral which was held at
the Fuller school house, Friday after
noon, was largely attended by sympa-
thetic friends. Rev. Peter Osborn offici-
ated. Interment was at the West Pitts
field cemetery.
Miss Addie Perry is at home sick.
Miss Inez Powers has gone to Farm
ington to attend the normal school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan and Mrs Minnie
Pease who have been visiting at Mr.. w.
E. Emmerson have returned to their
homes.
Seva Powers, J. w. Wilson and A. N.
Burrell returned from the Maine State
Fair, Friday. Mr.. Wilson showed some
of his thoroughbred cattle, there.
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A public meeting in Fanueil Hall,
Monday night attests the growing ln-
dignation of the people at the continu
ance of the coal strike. The example of
the Boston protestants ought t. be fol-
lowed, and similar meetings held all over
the country. President Baer of the coal
trust takes the ground virtually that
coal troubles are none of the public's
business, and that the operators have
the right to do as they please without
regard to whether the people suffer or
not. Nothing will take this idea out of
his head so quickly as popular uprising
and the voicing of public sentiment in
public meetings.
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West Athens.

There will be dance in Kincaid' 8
Hall, Friday evening, Sept. 10.
Mr.. L. Goldberg of Skowhegan was in
town, Monday.
School began, Tuesday noon, Sept. 2,
with tia Hatch of Harmony, as teacher.
Rev. A. F. Hnckley held his illustrat-
ed lecture in this place, Thursday even
ing.
The Democrat rally, Saturday evening,
was largely attended. The speakers
were; John Holman Esq, of Athens
and Quincy Lathrop of Boston.
Mrs. Josie Tibbetts is visiting in
Brockton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Bane and daugh-
ter of West Ripley were in town, Friday
evening, and stayed over Saturday.
Mrs. Bane and daughter are visiting
relatives here.
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Dexter Paul, a former resident of this
town now of Providence, r. l. has been
in town visiting relatives and friends.
Among those from town who attended
Pomona at Athens last week, Tuesday,
we're VIM. p. Rowell, l.. G. Jewett, Fred
Magoon, Alvin Heald, l.. F. Boardman,
Ben Williams and their wives. A good
meeting is reported.
Lulu T. Jewett, accompanied by her
younger sister, Mollie, returned to the
Skowhegan high school.
Lester Shipley has finished work for
Henry Dane of Skowhegan and is making
preparations for numbering the coming
winter.
j o. Whitney, who has a landing of
logs at the ferry, has been floating them
the past week. Albert Weston of Bling
ham has been scaling them. T
The Scion cattle show and fair will be
held September goth, at Il. 5. Grants
farm, two and one-half miles east from
the village.
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East SkOWhegan.

The frost OF last Friday night, Sept.
5, did very little damage except on the
plains and open fields.
Yellow corn needs another month to
make corn.
Henry Richardson is building silo
and has three and one-haf acres of corn
TO put into it.
Grain in this vicinity is nearly all har-
vested.
Flavius Ames and wife of Vassalboro
made US a short visit, Monday.
arrived home, Saturday night, after
spending a week in Lewiston and Auburn
attending the fair and visiting relatives
and friends. A r
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ceived by his sister, Mrs, Hancox this
morning informs her that he has been
taken to Portland for an operation.
Among the sick at present are d. Han
cox and Mrs. Fred Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Newton are in Ban
gor on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Ley of Henderson
are visiting Mrs. Legs people here.
Mrs. Andrew Holden will finish the
school in Dennistown which Mr.. Locke
has been teaching
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Madison Center.

spiritual camp meeting Is in session.
The attendance Is small. but now cleo.
tou : over people will 60 70 meeting.
NJ aud Mrs Norris Clough are the
the proud parents of fine boy.
Last Friday evening the Ladies Aid
Society with invited guests held re
eeptlau At the home of Mrs ". d. Hay.
den for y Colgille IN honor of his
birthday The house was decorated
Nth plants aud flowers. The evening
sas spent with a talk from Mr.. Colville
and music Dainty refreshments were
served at nine o'clock at ten all returned
10 their homes feeling that II was an
evening well spent
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North COrnYiiIe.

Elections over, schools now beginning
Miss Angie Boothby of Skowhegan is
teaching at tho Corner.
Perley Hunt was in town, Monday.
j. V. Wiley and wife were at Show
hogan, Tuesday, to attend the fair,
Mrs. Lydia Drew has gone 20 Skowhe-
gan to see her daughter, who is sick.
A number of the Changers went to
Athens, Tuesday, to attend the Pomona.
Mr.. owen King and family have re,
turned from their visit at New Portland
Mrs. Frank Hight has night bloom
ing cereus 10 years old, which blossom
ed for the first time, last week. Its
blossoms measured in. across and were
very beautiful. 1t contains several more
fine buds.
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Brighton.

The Republicans held rally at IVES
serunsett hall, Thursday evening, Sept.
Ith The speakers were Geo. W. Cover,
Esq of Skowhegan and Mr.. G. b, Bur
leigh of Augusta. Both were able
speakers and the rally was much enjoy
ed.
&. l.. Huntington of Blanchard was in
town over Sunday.
L. d. Matthews and son, Ralph, at
fenced State Fair at Lewiston last week
Ceres day of Brighton grange which
vas to have been observed Sept 10, will
be postponed until later date on &c
count of so many being away on that
date.
Mrs. Jane Davenport is on the sick
list.
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Concord.
Potatoes are rusting badly.

Potatoes are rusting badly.
Mrs. Walter Bloom and Mrs. John
Gordon and children were at The Forks
few days last week visiting relatives
and friends.
Quite a number attended the shooting
match at Chandler Savage's last Friday
afternoon. Alfred Stevens won a 40
score.
There will be a shooting match at
Alfred stevens, Friday, the 18th in the
afternoon.
George Bragg of Auburn was in town
visiting relatives and friends few days
last week.
Miss Ada Gorden was at Bingham,
Tuesday last.
A dance at Davis hall is announced
for Sept. 10th. p
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Athens.

Although somewhat threatening in
he morning the weather cleared up,
Tuesday, giving JOY to the Changers for
WAS it not Pomona day in Granger A
good attendance was in evidence and
as usual pleasant day passed. The ad.
dress of welcome by j E. Lombard was
said to be fine.
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North Arson and buried with that of
her husband. G
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MAR RED.

Palmyra, Sept sth.-By Rev. Virgil d. Sweet
land, Mr.. Frances Samuel Macomber OF Corinna
and Miss. Alice Mary Miller, of Palmyra.
Moscow, Sept. 3-By Rev. J. c. Gregory, Mr..
Clarence NJ. Andrews OF Pleasant Ridge, and
iss Laura e. Bassett OF Moscow,
The National tribune., 1902-04-17

apparently squatting on their heels, but, in
fact, just missing them. This monkey-like
attitude we at once dubbed the Filipino
squat" An American could not hold that
position five minutes without his legs go
ing to sleep" hut it was apparently n
primitive attitude of the Filipino, handed
down from his simian ancestors. When
ever two met, men or women, and wanted
to talk any length of time they immcdi-
ately squatted and were comfortable.
have seen nothing to equal it in apparent
comfort and listlessness except two farm
ers sitting on the top rail of a fence, whit
ting and discussing crops and politics.
They finally became such nuisance
that they were kept beyond the lines en-
tirely. Then they lined up every morning
at the edge of the parade ground Just out
side the lines, and some of the more en-
terpriSing built little bamboo stalls there
The sickness increased so much that
some of it was attributed to the men eat
ing too many bananas, pineappleS and
mangOeS, and orders were issued that the
men should not carry fruit through the
lines Connivance of the men on post,
however, permitted much to be struggled
in and at last the women and their stores
were driven away entirely.
Precautions of this kind, however,
proved as USELESS as efforts to prevent the
men from drinking unhltered water. When
they were off duty and out of quarters
they did as they chose, and only those
who had sense enough to recognize the
reason for these orders and desired to pro-
tect their own health, refrained from eat
ing and drinking every blessed thing they
could get hold of that tasted good to them.
1t was my first experience with the ut
ter personal responsibility and needless
ness of n large number OF young men who
enlist in the army. Such infractiOns of
sanitary rules continued, and no doubt
still continue, in spite of all the care,
watchfulness and admOnitiOn of the ofIi-
GERS and the nflictiOn of severe punish
ments when discovered. In my Judgment,
nearly half of the sickness i'll the army
arises from this personal carelesSness and
neglect by the men themselves of the san
itary measures adopted for the preserva-
ton of their health and the absence Of
moderation and sclf-control in eating and
drinking. Another factor has been the
frequent changes of the personnel of the
army made necessary by the adoption Of
temporary eXpedients by Congress for
supplying troops instead of the perma-
nent army now organized. New men have
to be accimated and to learn by dear
experience the personal restraint and pru-
dence necessary for the preservation of
health. Some never learn, but others do,
and the man who has learned and applies
his knowledge l. worth to the Government
any three new men that could be sent
over to take his place. The policy of dis
charging two armies and recruiting others
followed by the Government during the
less than four years we have been i'll the
Philippines has been the most senselcss
and wasteful imaginable. The blame
for this, however, rests upon Congress
and the politicians, and not upon the Ad-
ministration or the military authorities.
Go be continuedJ
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Philippines and makes shopping a tedious
and aggTavatiug process. At first we did
not know this, prices being naturally much
below the American standard, and we
wasted a good deal of money before We
realized it, ard with the usual American
prodiEaiity, we continued to waste much
of it even unto the end.
AN OPERATION IN CORN.
/ had an amusing experience trying TO
get scma green corn fit to eat. The corn
tb.t grows in the Philippines is the genu-
inc maize, long ears and hard, rich, golden
yellow kernels. In all probability, 1t was
introduced into the Philippines from
America by the Spaniards early IN their
occupation of the islands, and there has
been no change or Improvement in the
variety since. The Philippine market
women sell it by the ear, fresh or roasted,
but they do not pick it until it is hard. l
wanted it for boiling in the American
fashion, and / tried to make the woman
understand that it must he soft and milky.
AT that time my Spanish was too limited
to enable me to convey the right impress
sion, so abandoned the effort and went
home to study the Spanish dictionary |
had been thoughtful enough to buy before
| left America. | looked up the equiva-
lent of fresh and soft and sweet, and went
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THE wOODCOCK AND ITS YOUNG.
Art of the Bird in Concealing Itself and Its
Nest.

A month hence the camera-hunters win
have chance to picture the female wood
cock sitting upon her nest, if they can
find it. The man who does this will have
cause to plume himself and strut among
his fellows of the lens, because not half
dozen photographs of the kind have been
made since Daguerre lived and wrought
OF all nests that of the wOOdcock is
most difficult to discover. In fact a man
may flush n wOOdc0ck hen every day for
n week and never find the nest.
So thick is the underground in which
these nests are placed that the bird Is
never seen until well in the air. and so
cunningly does the nest match other tan
gled masses of twigs, leaves, etc, that
distinguishing it is more a matter Of
chance than skill. The jacksnipe, the
quail, the prairie chicken and the ruffed
grouse are all expert hiders, but not wor-
thy to be mentioned in the same day with
the wOOdCOck, which not only inhabits
denscly-covcrcd territory but mastered the
entire science of protective coloratIon CEN
turtles ago.
No sitting woOdcock was ever yet dis
covered except by its large black eyes.
These eyes are set so high in the head
that the bird is able to see behind it as well
as in front, and it is gone generally noise
lesSly, long before the intruder's heavy
foot has approached within 10 yards of
it. There have been wOOdcOck nests
found, plenty of them, through the acct
dent of hunters or fishermen stepping
within six inches of them but always they
were empty save for three or four notified
eggs.
The female will not pretend to be
broken winged in order to lure the search
er from the vicinity of its nest, though it
will do this almost invariably if its young
are threatened. In the case of the chicks
this act would seem to be unnecessary,
because the instinct to hide is Matched in
them and they are as expert when one day
out of the shell as they will ever be.
They are then not larger than the first
joint of "A mans thumb. and follow closely
behind the mother in the search for food
When danger threatens she gives a sharp,
short cluck and is away heavily and clum-
silly making not more than a yard at Il
leap and falling awkwardly to the ground
after each attempt.
Meanwhile the Youngsters in the twink
ling of an eye have disappeared utterly.
They have not run a yard; they have sim
ply crouchcd, matched themselves with
any brown object, blended with it, melted
into it.
This instantaneous disappearance is
startling. The man may have his eye
firmly fixed on the fedglings; then they
go ont of his eye and are not.
If he proceeds to the place where he
last saw them and is not extremely care
full he will step on one or two of them
and they will never stir, suffering them
selves to be mashed fiat. By kneelmg.
however, and turning over the dead
leaves, leaf after leaf, he is apt to un-
cover one or more of them, buried some
times in a depression not larger than an
acorn's grave, the little body reduced
to the smallest possible compass, but the
black eye wide open. When uncovered
the midget will attempt to dart away.
1t is disputed that the woOdcock ever
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carries its young, but it does do this when
the obstacle is not serious-for instance,
small creek yard or two wide. 1t has
two ways of doing it. Sometimes it will
take one between its strong thighs and
flirt across the water with it: sometimes
a little one will perch upon the mothers
back.
A female woodcocE has been known to
transport its four young over thickly-
grown fence with ditch running along
it, taking them up between its thighs. 1t
never attempts to carry one in its long
bill. differing in this from the wood-duck,
which uses its bill in lifting its young from
the nest to the ground at the foot of the
tree. whence they are permitted to wad-
die to water as they best can.
Naturalists generally credit the wood
cock hen with producing from three to
four young In a season, but hens have
been found with from 10 to II chicks.
Sometimes their rude yet scientific nests
are filed with eggs.
In the woOdcocli family the gray mare
is the better horse, so to speak. She IS
always larger and stronger than the male
II is believed that during incubation he
takes his turn at sitting while his wife
forages. st any rate, he is never n great
distance from the nest until the chicks are
led forth
The National tribune., 1902-04-17
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The Soft Side of a Hard Man.

The executors of the late Coils T.
Huntington have made the pleasant dis
closure that they have found among Mr..
Huntington's effects evidences of debt to
the amount of about $2O000O0, which
he lent in assorted sums to personal ac-
quaintances, and even To strangers. includ.
ing very many women. Mr. Huntington
had the reputation of being a hard man,
and doubtless there were grounds for that
impression about him. But he was con,
structed on a large scale and did things il
a large way. This showing of bad debit
of money lent to borrowers who wen
not good" or invested in Unsount
enterprises started by his friends-has
surprised his executors, aud possibly scam
dalized them, but it afforCls very interest,"
ing evidence about the human side of the
great railroad builder. His good assets,
estimated at $70O00.000, when he died
year and half ago, are said to have
shrunk S30,000,000, but these bad assets
are just as good as ever.
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An Ambitious Youth.
(.Judge.)

Mr.. Wilkins engaged a new Office boy
not long ago, who seemed to combine in
his own person all the virtues which his
numerous predecessors had lacked. He
was widc-awake intelligent, neat, and pO-
lite and more than willing to work. He
neither smoked cigarettS nor chewed gum;
and, best of all. he never whistled during
office hours. Mr.. Wilkins congratulated
himself upon having secured such Il treas
ure; but. alas, il was not for long. One
morning the office hoy came into the pri-
vatc office and said: %
Mr.. Wilkins, I'm afraid III have to
resign
Dear me"' exclaimed his employer.
What is the matter? Isn't your salary
sufficient or don't Won like the placer'
Il am quite satisfied with my salary,
sir" replied the boy, rand like the work,
too; but
We'll, what is it?'
The fact is, sir, | was talking to your
| bOokkecpcr this morning and he told me
that you have no daughter
'Of course ! have no daughter-I am
a bachelor. But what has that TO do with
your lcaving!'
We'll, you see, sir, in all the books /
have read the office boy always marFicS
his employers daughter and becomes Il
member of the firm; so, Of course. since
there is no chance for me here, shall
have To seek Il place where there are bet
ter opportunities for advancement
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GRANDEST POSSIBILITIES.
Gen. Macarthur on the Value of the Philil
pines.

Gen. Macarthur on the Value of the Philip
pines.
Gen. Macarthur appeared before the
Senate Committee on the Philippines last
week, and gave it n most valuable lot Of
information in regard to our Oriental pos
sessions.
He stated that the FilipinOs were SEN
sitive to their social position and entertain
ed some fears lest they should be rele-
gated to 4 position of inferiOrity. They
had the American ideas of personal lib
crty, organized themselves readily into
political bodies, and were eager to secure
educational facilities. The General said
there had been excuses in the conduct of
the war. but that generally the troops had
exercised MUCH Sclf-restraint. He advO-
Gated the holding of franchise in allegiance,
except for railroads.
a somewhat vivid picture of the pos
sibilities of the islands was drawn by the
witness. He said the archipelago must
necessarily exert an active and potential
influence upon the affairs of the entire
East in both a political and military way.
The China Sea, only 40 miles wide, he
considers only safety moat. The islands
would. therefore, stand to protect our in
tercsts in the Orient without the cxertion
of much physical power on our part.
Hence. he concluded that Our presence in
the Philippines will always insure all the
protection we need in the East, and no
one can now say how great those needs
may be. Their position is such, he said,
that from these islands we may observe
whatever passes along the coast of Asia,
as it must pass under the shadow of our
flag. He therefore concluded that ''the
possession, the permanent possession, of
the Philippine archipelago is not only of
supreme Importance but absolutely essen
tiaI to American interests
He believed, he added, that when the
Philippine people come to realize the mis-
sion of the American people among them
and that they were a chosen people for