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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
Public Installation.

Russell Post @. A. X. and Russell
Relief Corps joined in an installation Of
officers, Friday evening last, 10 Grand
Army Hall, 10 which family friends Of
the members Of the two orders and OF
the Sons of Vete ans were invited. Tn.
has been the practice OF these orders for
some years and the event is enjoyed by
All concerned. The ceremony OF install
lation Of officers Of the Relief Corps is
de impressive and entertaining by the
facility with which it is performed by
the officers in charge. They take great
pains to carry out the beautiful installa-
ton work of the corps and have reached
a proficiency that car come but by much
study and practice, with grace and ac-
curacy of movement In every detail.
The officers OF the G. A. II. are not in
clined to give the necessary attention
and practice to the work Of installation
that the ladies do, and other comrades
are apt to criticize their manner some
what, and not altogether without reason.
The ladies served baked bean supper
at $50, which was a drawing card
After the installation exercises were
concluded, remarks were made for the
good of the order, on call of the COM
mander, by Gen Isaac Dyer, DIR. W. Il.
Spencer, Mrs. Clara b. Leavitt, DR.. }.
n. Merrill, Rev. H. r. Huse and Com
rade Pollard of Heath Post q. A. r. of
Watervile.
The Relief corps officers installed were
those given in the REPORTER Dec. II
and Mrs. Abbe F. Robinson WAS the
installing officer.
The officers of Russell Post installed
were <. w. Wilson, commander; W H.
Emery, senior V. Com. Charles c.
Grover, junior V. Com. Isaac Dyer.
surgeon; Llewellyn Goodwin, chaplain :;
W. II. Weston, quartermaster w. S.
Towle, quartermaster sergeant The
Officer OF the Day and Adjutant were not
present to be installed. Joseph 0. Smith
acted as installing officer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
skowhegan, M e.
The Cuban Elections.

Thomas Estranda Palma was elected
the first President Of Cuba asst week and
the election was practically unasimeus
The followers of Moso fought ia ONLY
few provinces ard this caused light
vote generally. Palmas friends claim
hi. election by an immense msiorify.
The follow ing-named civil govern orr
were elected Perez 10 Pinar del Re-,
Nunez ia Havana, Lecuna IN Matarz :,
Gomez in Santa Clara, Recio in PNrto
Principe and Echeysrria in Santiago pro.
vince.
When notified Of his election, in Nv
York, the presdent-el1c laid There
are Two things which | shall ever strive
to accomplish. The most important, is
TO strengthen the cordial relations exist
ing between the republic Of Cuba aud the
United states Of America. Ny o her OBJ
iect will be to conduct 81 econom cal
administration, and under this head |
hope TO develop in the Isle De Cuba prir-
cipally The agricultural industries.
hope 10 secure a reduction Of tarIff ia
this country so that the products may be
received here. | shall leave the United
States 10 April and 60 10 my fatherlsLd."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

Turf Farm and Home The most
remarkable industrial commercial and
agricultural year ever known to man il
these United States has just past into
history. There never has been veal
before in the history of this good land OF
ours when labor of al kinds, skilled and
unskilled, was in such demand at sucl
good prices. There never has been an
other year on record when the entirt
product of a most fruitful year were l.
demand at such remunersti tive p ices
Neither do any records recall "a yea,
when industries of all kinds were Sc
active with such satisfactory returns fol
both the employed aud the employer
Neither do we recall a year when sucf
general harmony existed between capital
and labor. Really it almost seems a,
though the millennium had dawned.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
Maine Pension Statistics.

In the last fiscal year the amount dis
bursed at the pension agency, which
covers the State, was 81 $50 80: salar-
les $1,000, clerk hire ss2l5, contingent
expenses $1,000. The amount paid for
pensions upder the general law Vas al
47005S; nurses, sl0,044; widows aud
OTHER, 1891 54l. There was paid on &C
count OF the war with Spain S40ls. Ua-
der the act Of June q. 1890. which pro-
yided for a service pension where Inability
10 earn living has developed since he
war, these sums were psid: lnvslins
500, 1852, widows and Others S9l7 So.
Last YEAR there were on the pension lis
the NAMES Of 1929 pensioners. this year
the number is ls.sl3, decrease Of ll6.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

A man who had drauk three glasses OF
whisky and purchased bottle betWee1
II m. and | p. N. WAS elected from Il
train about p M, and was injured by
Keeling against passing engine as ht
was trying to walk along the track. The
parents of the man brought an action
for damages against the barkeeper who
sold the whiskey, under a statute giving
any person Injured in person or means Of
support AS a consequence of iutuxieAtior
a right of action against the one furnish
ing the liquor causing such iutoxieatiou.
The defendant commended that no re-
covery could be had unless the infaxlcs-
ton was the necessary result 81 the 81.
of liquor. But the court supreme euur.
of Massachusetts, held that there WIS at
undue restriction of the word. II th.
statute. and that on the facts il the e.,.
the intoXieatioa Wes thu proNims,
cause of the injury, 40 ~ - mas -h
barkeeper liable under The statute.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
a Deep Mystery.

Ii is a mystery why women endure
backache, headache, nervousness, sleep.
lessness, melancholy, falnting and
dizzy spells v hen thousands have proved
that Electric Bitters will quickly cure
such troubles Il suffered for years
with kidney troubles" writes Mrs.
Phebe herley OF Peterson, Ia land a
lame hack panied me So | could not
dress myself but Electric Bitters wholly
cured me, and, although % years old, I
II oyeIcames constipation, improves
appetite. gives perfect heath. only soc
at F. H Wings drug store
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

A DR.. De Amezaga claims that a man
who has been executed by electricity
can be brought to life again, if the
efforts TO do so can be made within two
hours from the time of the execution.
He has had no opportunity to try it and
SO does not know whether it can be
done or not. Perhaps it can be tried
ON some unfortunate lineman who gets
caught by powerful current In the
case of Storti and the other criminals
who are executed, it perhaps does not
make any difference whether they might
be resuscitated or not. The object of
law is to kill them, not to bring them to
life, and the process seems to accomplish
it painlessly and surely, whether there
is spark of life left in them when they
are taken from the chair or not.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

the dean of the Maine delegation. Rep.
resentative Allen IL six months younger
than senator Hale aud will be sixt,-fo
in few weeks Gov Burleigh is b:
and Mr.. l1ttleiield, the youngest man Of
the delegation il 80 All the men who
uphold Names reputation in congress
have not Only the experience aud viz
nom Of years but likewise long legsla.
tive training.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

There has just gone into effect in New
York Law which enables man and
woman to become husband aud wife b,
simply making q contract TO that efiec'
signing it in the presence of two witness
es and placing it on record within six
months. II takes the place of the com
mon law marriage which IS declared
Illegal. Since the law was passed thu
question has arisen what would b. the
stains of the marriage if the contrac
should not be recorded, whether
would be valid or invalid.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

We the undersigned do hereby agree
to refund the money ON Il 80 cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of tar if 1t
fails to cure your cough oI cold. We
also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded 6mo45
f. w, Bucknam, Geo sampson.
q. K. Fogg, w. H. Fuller F. II. Wing
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

pr.I EerArr IpANsrrp.. fThn ~
us ~ ~ '''7'0i 'e
J eehtiY fecoraeu AT the county registry
N"la"s Il 20 Gus H. lafSous TO 'ee' D
hicAef' S4oo.
n, Delfoll-- ~ imam RUNNER TO Mayo
nlchihore' eoo'
Orcutt 5000
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
In Cumberland County.

There has been considerable interest
il the forts made by Sheriff Pearson to
enforce the prohibitory law during the
past year in Cumberland county A
summary of the work done by his corps
Of deputies during the year Of 1901 has
been issued from the Sheriff@s office
showing the result of the work. OF the
1894 warrants sworn out by the depart
ment during the year, 1916 were served.
927 seizures were made, of which $50
were against "persons unknown The
total amount of liquors seized was 9553
gallons, of which 6566 gallons were beer
and ale and the remainder hard" liquor.
The largest single seizure WAS 5S5 gal.
Ions of hard cider; the largest seizure of
whiskey was l55 gallons, and the largest
seizure OF beer and ale was 227 gallons.
The total arrests of the year were 637
The department had SIC cases in the
municipal court and secured 296 eonvic-
tions. OF these 276 were search and
seizure cases. The fines collected amount
ed 10 1896. OF the "A search and seiz.
ure cases which went to the Superior
court, 80 convictions resulted and the
fines and costs collected amounted to
$25, 429 This amount added to that
collected in the municipal court makes
the total for the year 500 1926.
Fitty-two cases are now pending or
have been continued for sentence.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

Portland Argus: Penny postage il
not yet in sight according to Chairman
Loud of the House committee on post
offices and roads. At the present time
1t would cause an annual dc felt of $35,-
600 900. SO long as the Post Office de-
partment is not paying expenses, re-
duction in rates of postage is of course
out of the question. IL will be tim
enough TO bring up the penny postage
proposition after the abuses OF the sec
ond-class mail privileges shall have been
wiped out.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
County Commissioners:
ALoNzo SMITH, Cornville, post Office, Revere)
JOINS METcALF, New Portland.
MILTON l.. MERRILL, St, Alban
Terms of Courts.

Supreme Judcia:-The third Tuesday In NJ arch.
and september and fourth Tuesday in December. Civil
and Criminal.
Probate:-The second Tuesday Of each month.
County Commissioners The first Tuesday in
Der.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

Waterville Mail: IL is reported that
the good results secured by the Holdings
worth Il Whitney Co. in establishing
III elegant and costly club house for The
u.e OF their employees. are contemplating
similar enterprise. Thus the Holdings $
WORT IL Whitney Co. are pioueers ia b
movement that may spred over the coun.
try aud do its part in establishing much
more friendly and neutrality-suspicious. rr-
lations between capital ana hbor thau
have hitherto existed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

Kennebec Journal: The new year
brings new word into the language. 1t
is "aerograph," and, of course, it means
the sending of messages by wireless tel
egraphy. With it will come "aerogram, 9
for the message itself, but neither will
be in very common use just at present,
AS far AS the meaning of the words is
concerned, photograph and Telegram"
can properly be used in connection with
the wireless 5 stem, but IL is better for
it to have its distinctive wOrds Thes,
suggested are comparatively short and
simple and are happily expressive.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

Scratch, scratch, scratch unable to attend to
business during the day or sleep during the night.
Itching piles-horrible plague. Doan's Oint-
ment cures. Never fails At any drug store, 80
cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09
SOMERSET REPORTER,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper
SKowHEGAN, MAINE.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts:
WILLIAM I. SEEKNs,... ..Skowhegan
County Attorney:
GEORGE W. COVER. continuance. Skowhegan
Judge of Probate;
EpwARp F. DANFoRrH,. .............. Skowhegan
Register Of Probate;
NATHAN FOWLER, ........, ............S kowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLEwELLYN GOODWIN, ...................Sko whegan
Treasurer
<. L, PATTRN,. -. .Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jailer;
FRANK p PENNELL..........z.... e.. -. Skowhe an
DEPunEs:-C. f. Duren, Fairfield; F. L. Harding,
lndlson; S.W. HeTrck, Harmony; {. B. Haskell
5ttsied; +. s. Parsons No. Anson; X. ).
Williams, Hartland; Hiram NJ. Waugh, Starks
harIes F. Ham, bingham; f. F. Caswell, New
'ortland; Sidney T Baker. Scion; Calvin H.
ones, Athens; Chas. W Farrand, So. Noridgewock; ;
w. guy Pennell, Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

Boune,s are made he mstch gowns. but,
strange to say. no ne THINKS -ftrting TO make
them match purses.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

II takes small boy and pot OF jam to mark
the table linen quickly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-09

The average husband imARines his wife Is q
part OF the property he owns.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05

The author OF ACROSS England In a
Dogcart" once stopped to examine a
church In the little village Of Enstone.
The day was warm. and on leaving
the church I rested for awhile In the
grateful shade Of the building and Tor
the sake Of the GOODNESS still kept my
hat I'm my hand. While standing there
I overheard one workman ask Of an.
other:
"why do e keep 'is at on ike that
out Of doors. matters
"Cause 'e's q Quaker. o. course" re
piled the mate. "Quakers allus do In
churchyards."
Here was an opportunity not to be
lost "No." said I: Il am not a Quak
er; am an EpiscopaIian."
There was a short. awkward pause
Then the first workman. evidently OF
an inquiring turn OF mind. said to hii
fellow mason. who seemed to be con
sidered an authprityi
"a E-piscopale one. e says e Is
Wot's that. Bili?"
"Oh." replied the learned Bill. quit'
| equal TO the occasion. that's one o
them fancy foreign religions. surer
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05
L,ssle joy. OF F.,a.l r,.es.

Some OF the antique forms Of paying
homage to Q. feudai superior were very
comic In one OF the .lordships OF
France the peasants were Obliged to
bring canary bird to the chateau
placed on the top OF q carriage drawn
by four h0rsea. In Austria q noble
vassal was 10 present every St. Mar
tins day to his superior two pots
Of dies. Another nobleman In Fran
coma offered to his lord as mark Of
homage grasshopper.
When the abbot OF Figeac made his
entrance into the city Of his abbacy,
the lord of Montbrun and Larogue re-
ceived him dressed d harlequin, with
one leg bare. When the abbot descend.
ed from his horse. the same person held
his stirrup aud when he sat down tc
table waited behind his chair to I'LL his
cup with wine.
The lord Of Pace had a right to sum
mon all the pretty women OF Saumul
and its suburbs every Trinity day be
fore him. aud they were to pay hin
each 4 farthings and chaplet OF roses
l Those who refused to dance with hi,
officers were 20 have the family arm.
marked ON their bodies with the poin
Of needle.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05


WOULD" SHE SAID.
ping containing three verses Of senti-
mental poetry. q glove buttoner and
$50 in bills and handful Of small
change.
MY. what tidy little sumr' cried
PercivaL There's a box Of cigars, a
pair of new SHOES. round Of theaters
All I've got TO do is to toss the purse
into sewer and put the money in my
pocketr'
II was only passing thought, q
dash. the echo OF ideas he had often
mad before when that dream which
comes 10 all OF us at one time or an
|other-the dream OF picking up mon
|ey-lingered In his fancy.
But was there nothing In the purse
to mark It's owner? Ii did not appear
so. "women are so silly" he said.
"No: II is who am silly" he added as
il suddenly came 10 him that there was
n back pocket In the purse. He lifted
the cover. Yes: therv was q narrow
card tucked away In H.. With blunder.
ing fingers he fished II out and turned
| II up SO he could see the name inscrib-
ed upon it-''her name" Somehow pos
session OF the pocketbook had given
him a sort Of proprietary interest In the
owner.
| II was a pretty name. very pretty
Percy causni his sbreath when he read
lit.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05
Money 1. CAi.. ana Hsyps.

Coins were made In China 90 long
ago. II Is said. as the year 225O B. c..
but they could not have been other
than portions Of metal cast into porta-
BILE shape, such as were all the earliest
mQneys- In Egypt. the cradle Of ciyilt-
Sation and commerce. strange to say.
there was no imperial coinage. Copper.
silver and gold were used as elsewhere.
to indicate values. but they were man
ufactured into Jumps, shaped some
times like brick. and In the case Of gold
and silver were nodded In rings. like
the ancient Irish money OF ten centu.
ries ago.
1t appears almost inconceivable that
a people who created the pyramids and
erected such magnificent temples
should have been entirely ignorant OF
coins. Yet II Is certain from the state
ments OF Herodotus that such was the
case. The first coinage Of money In
Egypt was not struck to assist the
Egyptians themselves In their com
inercial dealings. but rather because
the foreign merchants with whom the,
traded the Greeks and the Phenicians
4 demanded some media which Houit
have the guarantee Of Its value appar
ent on II and which would circulate
for that valuA
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05
| MISS =
MABEL'S Roland
HERO - - .
Copyright. lse. by the
s. s. Mcclure Company

When Miss Mabel first dawned on
the office, John Haoy, instead Of pat
ronizing the crap game In the noon
hour. bought two cream puffs and a
salt pickle from Dago Charley around
In Exchange place. thsR dedged into
the nearest BARRIERS for hair cut The
following morning he astonished his
mother by voluntarily donning q clean
COLLAR, and for the first time since In
fancy she discovered that his morning
ablutions had extended below the col
lar line usually referred TO by Johns
associates as the "high water mari" !"
Saturday when he received his pay en-
velope he caused further remark by in
vesting In highly colored and highly
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05
THE VANISHED
- HAND -
BIZ Harold w. Raymond
Copyright. 1909. bp the
S. S. Mcclure Company
By Harold w. Raymond

eff ever find money. I'll keep 1t. No
advertising for the owner with mel
guess notw
Many q. time has Percival Langdon
said this, within careless glance mt the
sidewalk and an odd feeling OF wonder
how II would feel were he to see fat
roB OF pfils at his feet. And now. there
IN his pathway. lay a pretty. little
purse. fat and feminine. as unmistaka-
bly, the lost property Of woman as II
it had borne the name Of the owner In
big letters on the side.
Percival picked 1t UP. 1t was Of
snakeskin. somewhat worn, but still
dainty. and It had silver trimmings and
a silver clasp As the finder held il for
moment In his hand some psychic
force from the fingers accustomed to
carrying II seemed to strike into his
palm. 1t almost seemed to him as IL he
felt the warm weight Of little hand In
his own. Who hns not found this per
sonaiity In n CASTOR glove or shoe or
other object strongly associated with
its wearer? Even castoff relic OF the
dead has the touch. the ''feel." of the
absent one long years after he or she
has departed.
The young man looked up and down
the street Unconsciously his eyes
sought out short. stout figure. one be-
fitting ownership OF the little treasure
trove which he had picked up. But
there was no one in sight whom he
could associate even remotely with the
purse
He laughed aloud.
"Well. by love. this is funny" he
said. TO himself. "For years l have
been wishing that I could find money
aud have planned how would get rid
OF II IL fortune ever favored me. and
the moment ! really do find some. be-
hold. am looking for the owner. But
perhaps thee Is no money In this little
baggage 10 tempt me after ALL"
He opened II. There were a number
OF samples Of dress goods. recipe for
making soft gingerbread (''Soft ginger
bread : that's goodr' exclaimed Per
cival. smacking his lips III there il
one thing like better than another it's
soft gingerbread and the soft ginger
bread style ofgirlr1. a newspaper clip
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05

sailed Into Stanton'a Office. John Hen
~ knew the old man" well, and there
was a look In his eye that boded no
good to Miss Mabel Stanton closed
the door as Miss Moorfield entered, and
John Henry. careiessly leaning against
the door jamb, could hear the conver-
sation as easily as though he were actu-
ally In the room.
Mics Mo0rield," the senior partner
began sterniy, .'tbe letter 10 Coulter
that dictated to you yesterday after
noon is being acted on In the market
this morning. No one In the Office be-
sides yourself knew the contents of this
letter, and unless you can -explsin how
this information leaked AntsI shall NOT
only find 1t necessary to-discharge you.
but to write the firm recommending
you that y0u are utterly unreliable"
That was\ enough for John Henry.
Regardless of consequences. he dashed
into the chiefs room and CONFRONTED:
that surprised Individual Miss Ma
bells honor. Miss Mabel's position, We're
at stake. and in a torrent OF words in
which the English language was
strangely mixed with expressions from
the current slang and excerpts from
the Diamond Dick Library he explain
ed to Stanton how Stangefeld. who
had been operating on his own account
through Cross 4 Sturgis. had read
Coulter's letter stealthily over the type
writer's shoulder and. going directly to
his room, had notified Cross to act on
the information Of the corner that was
to be operated on the following day.
Had not he, John Henry, substituting
for Jack Symonds at the telephone
switchboard In the Office. heard the en-
tire conversation? And Stangeneld
had told Cross that this deal would
square his private Indebtedness. Some.
thing In the lads earnest tones con-
vinced Stanton that he was telling the
truth. and half an hour later. when
Miss AfOorfield came out Of Stanton.s
Office. she stopped and kissed John
Henry full upon the mouth.
Johnny" she said. you're . hero
Mr.. Stanton Is going to raise Mr.. Ellis
salary. and then-then we can furnish
q hatr'
"Oh, fudger- retorted John Henry
airily. Hero nuthin'i Why. Daredevil
Dick killed ten Indians and four. cow
boys for the sake OF the girl he lovedr
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05
MABEL swEeTsRlAR.
No. a I.arkin Street.

Mabel always fancied that name" ."
For some REASON he could not under
stand Percy raised the bit of paste
board to his lips. remembering that her
fingers had touched II. "Mabell Short
aud plump. with dark hair and big
brown eyes. DO bet itf Yes! Thirty
dollars against thirty! Well. bless my
soH. Percival Langdon. guess you
woke UP daffy this morning. You're
crazy rs "a June bug"
A moment later Percival was walking
rapidly toward Larkin street. II was d
mile away and In good quarter Of the
town. But little thought he OF dis
tance. His one desire was to find the
owner Of the purse and restore Les