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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-22

year 621 illicit distilleries we're
seized, the value of the property cap
turned being $47,3O5, and 971 arrests
made. In North Carolina the Sci
lures numbered 288, value of prop
erty $21,804, number of arrests A.
The marked feature of interest in
these figures is the far greater num-
Der of arrests, not only actually but
relatively.
Wilmington Star: Elsewhere the
Star publishes a Washington story
that Ex-Judge W. S. OBJ. Robinson,
of Goldsboro, refused to remain at
the banquet which Senator Marcus
A Hanna gave in honor of the mem
bers of the National Republican
Committee. Senator Hanna invited
all the members of the committee, in
Guiding the negro member from
Georgia, Judson Lyons, Register of
the Treasury. When Judge Robin
son saw that he was expected to sit
down and eat with a negro, his
Southern manhood asserted itself,
and NE did not honor the banquet
with his presence. He has recog-
nized something of the negro's polit-
zeal rights, but when it comes to let
ting down the social bars, he knows,
as all Southern men know, that this
will bring about a condition which
will be ruination to the negro and de-
stTuctive of social conditions in the
South.
Raleigh Cor. Citizen: There is
more and more talk now about the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Governor next year, which is GER
tainly sure to be the liveliest this
State has V e seen. AS yet, only
four gentlemen have announced their
candidacy for the nomination, these
being Governor Wilfred
D.. Turner, of Iredell; Robert B.
Glenn, of Forsyth; Charles M. Sted-
man, of Guilford, and Theodore F.
Davidson, of Buncombe. r. A.
Doughton, of Allegheny, may later
enter the race, and ex-Judge A. W.
Graham, John S. Cunningham and
others will be sure to be in it before
it ends. A gentleman of marked
prominence, who processes to be a
very good guesser, to-day expresses
his belief that Turner would be the
winner, but said he regarded Glenn
as standing next on account of his
great service to the party which gives
him peculiar strength. He went on
to say that Stedman was very strong
just now, his wal record being an
element of much influence. David
son, he regarded, as a very able
and excellent man., who had gotten
out of touch with the masses of peo-
pie, but by no manner of means out
of sympathy with them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-22

There were sold here Saturday 179
bales, the prices ranging from 1914
to ID cents a pound. The ruling
price was 1878 cents. A year ago
ninety-two bales were sold here at
from 8 to 91s cents a pound.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-22

"a" u COGCOu Oh nanQ. Fiji
teen years ago he was a cropper ON
a one-horse farm. He now owns his
farm and runs fifteen horses. He has
done more for the negro race than
all the problem solvers in the coun-
try.
Newton Enterprise: As far as we
can learn the cotton mills of this
county have cotton bought before the
advance to run them to February OF
March, and the Catawba Mills
CYount & Shrum) have enough to
run them till the new crop comes in,
with the exception of about six
weeks. We are glad that ali are in
such good shape.
A. & M. College Record: The
successful contestants for the two
prizes offered for the best written
description of the live stock exhibit
at the last State Fair were VIM. Kerr
and j. G. Beavers-Kerr winning the
SIS prize and Beavers the silver med
al. The judges were Hon. T. B.
Parker and Editor @. II. Poe of The
Progressive Farmer.
Greensboro Patriot: All grades of
tobacco have advanced during the
past week and prices are now about
as good as they were last February
and March, and we regard it about
the best time to sell tobacco that we
will have for a good while, as we
believe everybody will be anxious to
sell after the holidays. There is I'M
q~uestionably g large crop of tobacco.
Lumberton Argus: The Raleigh
Post gives an interview with Mr.. A.
T. McCallum, in which Nh. Mccall
lum declares there was never a time
in which farmers were so favored and
that there is practically nothing to
prevent their getting rich. Mr.. Nc
Callum was holding his cotton for
1912 cents, and has since, we pre-
sumo, had the chance of selling his
whole crop for that price. q
The trustees of the A. & M. Col
eye, at Raleigh, expect to begin in
the early spring the work of erecting
the agricultural building, which is to
stand on the crest of the hill-south
of the State Fair grounds. On this
site are some old buildings which the
Board has power to condemn. The
plans for the new building are asked
for. It will be a centre for a fine
group of agricultural buildings.
Newton Enterprise: The boys on
the farms are making a big run on
steel traps. Minks are thick on the
creeks and branches and the skins
are selling at So a piece One boy
bought a trap from MI. Lee Setter
the other day and the next day
brought in a skin and invested in
three dollars worth of traps, and it
is a common thing for the hardware
stores to sell a half dozen traps at a
clip.
Charlotte Observer: The Wash
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-22
STATE NEWS
TpoM CURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
TEENS of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

Wilson Times: Congressman E.
" Pou addresses the Baltimore
North Carolina Society next week
On "The Progress of North Carroll
ma"
The news comes from Durham that
ex-Congressman Stroud, of Chapel
Hill. has presented to the Trinity
College library a large collection of
Books.
Congressman Klutz has introduced
q bill providing for the erection of
public building at Salisbury, the
site and building to cost not more
than twenty-five thousand dollars.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are now holding a bazaar in Tarboro
TO raise funds for the erection of a
monument to Gen. W. D.. Fender.
Nearly one-half of the required
amount is already in sight.
\ favorable report is directed by
the Senate Committee on Commerce
on the bill authorizing A. F. ELS, of
Boston, to construct a lighthouse
on Diamond Shoals. Hatteras.
The H. E. Newbury Co., of Mag
nOlia, the pioneer bulb and flower
growers, will make a large exhibition
Of their different kinds of plants
and bulbs at the St. Louis Exposi-
ton.
According to the newspaper sum-
mary just gotten up by Hon. Ell. B.
Warner, Commissioner of Labor and
Printing, the circulation of all publ
cations gotten out in North Carolina
aggregates 642, 5O2, the total number
Of publications being 297.
Greensboro Telegram: The pro-
moters of the Appalachian Park
movement are entitled to sympathy.
They have made vigorous and manly
efforts to get their plan through, but
the prospect now is that they will
have to wait some time yet before
seeing their hopes realized.
Grand Secretary Drewry, of the
Grande Lodge of Masons of North
Carolina, says the growth of that
order is remarkable. Last year there
were 800 lodges, with 1862 mem
bers; now there are .343 lodges, with
$4,000 members. 1t is the largest in
crease ever known in the history of
the Grand Lodge.
Raleigh Post: Another evidence
OF the growing prosperity of our peo-
pie Is the ability of the North Caro-
Ina Midland Railroad Company
connecting Winston-Salem with
4ooresville-to pay dividends to its
stockholders. At a meeting of stock
holders on Wednesday a divident of
272 per cent was declared.
Rev. Thos. Dixon, who was in Ra-
leigh last week, gives it out that he
Is dramatizing his book, "The Leop-
ards Spots" and that it Will be put
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-22

Beware the man that In you to
do a thing because it is expedient.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
CULINARY CONCEITS.

Cakes viii not stick to their tins #
placed on damp cloth when removed
from the oven
The toughest fowl can be made eat.
able If put in cold water =plrntE Of i
and cooked very slowly from i've to
six hours.
The addition Of a tablespoonful #
cream to brown gravy makes it C.
liciously rich 1t is also a desirable
ingredient In beef tea.
The water In which rice is boiled is
too valuable To be thrown out. Add
tomatoes to it and snake a soup for the
next days luncheon or dinner.
Water for boiling fish should Away
be at the boiling point before the hsa
Is put in Salt and a few teaspoonfuls
of vinegar should also have been
added.
To broil salt Goldfish soak the fish 10
remove the salt. dry with cloth, hra5
over a clear fire for ten or fifteen naa-
utes. When cooked pour melted but
ter over it and serve hot.
Better than baking pie crust inside
the tins and prickinR to prevent puff
ing Is to turn the tin upside down, fold
the crust over 1t and bake thus. Turn
the crust upon an earthen plate and fill
with lemon or any soft filling desired.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
North AnROn.

Miss Della Williams visited at Daniel
Mullens, last week.
Rev Mr.. Hutchins of New Portland
visited at Alfred Berry's, Friday.
Mis- Ava .Yiles of Madison was the
guest of Miss Ruby opTague a few hours
sunday.
w. e. Simmons and Mrs. Edie Heath
have been up river on a vacation trip the
past week.
Mrs. Ellen Brown and son Clarence of
Mercer were the guests of Nr. and Mrs
o. w. Bryant one day last week.
Lawrence Steward is at home for about
ten days vacation. He had been can
wasting in Rockland and Camden.
Mrs NJ. L. French and Miss Ethel
French of Scion were the guests of Nh.
and Mrs. NJ L. French during Wednes.
! day.
W. ". wilkins, representing the
Bailey company at Winthrop was in town
the past week, guest at the Somerset
! House.
Among the guests at the Somerset are
Rev. and Mrs Rhoades of Madison, Rev.
Mr., Hofstead DR.. f. J, McTeer, Or, F.
/ l.. Cleveland of Providence, L. l.
Misses Mabel Ste~a Marion Payne,
Emily Sawyer and Wallace Parsons and
! Lawrence Steward were camping at
Lake Emblem Saturday and sunday.
Mrs. Frank Bothwick and her two
children arrived here from Princeton
Saturday noon to join her husband
They will live in the house owned by
Mrs. Mary Dunbar on centre street.
Supt. Fairbrother informs us that the
shank factory will continue business
here until one year from the first Of next
October. Mr.. Fairbrother has been in
charge q years and during that time
has cut up 80, 900 cords of birch.
Henry Merry was at Pittsheld two
days, this week, on business.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
Gond Tnnfe In DrenafnR.

1t isn't always the woman in the
most expensive gown who looks the
most beautiful. Women of good taste
show their artistic sense in everything
that Is around them-their clothes,
books, pictures, music and little "trip
peries of the house.
1t is well to have high ideals III all
things and to climb as close to them as
you can without going bankrupt One
good. we'll tailored gown Is worth for
ty ordinary ana trumpy ones.
Most women who have money at all
have too many gowns, and these are
usually fussy ones without particular
individuality. 1t is the same way with
jewels. One fine brooch that looks like
no other brooch in the world is vastly
better than ton Of tin rubbish.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16

Uncle Sam is generous In bis appropri-
atoms for naval affairs and for for.
tifiications along his extensive coast
line. Following is a sample of the way
things are done in these piping times OF
peace: "Secretary Moody has detailed
board of naval officers to select a site
for a new naval magazine between Cape
Cod and Portsmouth. Several hundred
thousand dollars will be spent on water
front, railways and equipment. Capt
Goodrich will convene the board and
examine the various sites. Secretary
Moody will be guided by the report OF
the board when he makes his recon.
mendation to Congress. The present
magazine at Mystic river in Chelsea is
too near to population who do not care
to be blown up"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
Suicide of Perry Gates.

Perry Gates Of Madison took his life,
Sunday morning, by shooting, the act
being done in the, waiting room of the
Somerset Traction Company, near the
Blackwell Hill road. Gates was man
quite widely known in this vicinity,
having owned farm on the Madison
road for several years, which he sold
only last spring.
The immediate cause OF the suicide
is entirely matter of conjecture. Mr..
Gates had been in poor health for some
time, and was great sufferer. At the
time of his death he was not living with
his wife, but had been to Boston to see
her, returning Saturday.
On the morning of the suicide Mr..
Gates left Madison Village on the 8 30
ear, leaving it about quarter of a mile
before the waiting room was reached.
He had his rife with him at the time.
The next seen of him, his body was
found face downward on the floor OF the
waiting room shortly after noon, by the
motorman of the car passing at that
time. He had been lying there some
time, as the body had been noticed once
or twice before by the conductors and
motormen as they passed, but it was
taken for drunk, and no attention paid
to it.
The body was lying In pool of blood.
The muzzle of the gun had been placed
close against the chest, the bullet enter
ing near the heart. The flesh was full
of powder around the wound The
rifle was lying on pile of crates, the
trigger resting against nail The dead
mans coat was hung in corner OF the
room, and his hat was on box near by.
The act was clearly premeditated, and
death apparently was instantaneous,
there being no evidences of of a struggle.
Coroner L. j. Addition was summoned
from Skowhegan, but an inquest was
deemed unnecessary.
Mr.. Gates WAS the father of five
children now living. Two of them, Mrs.
Della Greene and Tracy Gates, live in
Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
The Jewish Petition

An important conference was held at
Sycamore Hill Thursday between the
President and representative Jewish
citizens of the society of the b Nal b
Rith, regarding the petition to the
Russian government of the Kishineff
outrages.
There is a strong intimation that the
petition will not be forwarded to the
Russian government. The desire of both
the President and Secretary Hay is that
the Kishineff incident should be closed
as soon as possibl as further delay in
its consideration may prove embarrass
ing to this government in other diploma
tic negotiations with Russia
Inasmuch as the Russian government
has indicated by the adoption of severe
measures genuine disposition to punish
adequately the perpetrators of the Kish
ineff murderers, it is suggested that
the whole matter may be resolved into
a brief statement through the diplomatic
channels to the Russian foreign office
that such a petition ia. in the hands OF
the United states thus leaving it to
Russia to say whether it would or would
not receive the document if it were pre-
sented. 1t would close the incident
without subjecting the United States
relations with Russia to a strain and
would be quite as effective as the actual
presentation of the petition.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
Probate Business.

The July Term of Probate Court was
held at the Court House beginning Tues
day morning. Business was transacted
on Tuesday and Wednesday as follows
The wills of Granville +. Head OF
Auburn, Abby j. Alexander of Nor
rldgewock, Harvey S. Russell of Madi-
son, John Lashon of Skowhegan, Ehen-
ezer Pratt and Hannah Pratt of Yak
ina, Wash. were presented, and those
of Eben Marsh of Palmyra, Eastman
Hathorn of Athens, Helen Burril OF
NOrridgewock, Gordon Taylor OF Pitts.
field, w. Il. Stevens of New Portland,
Isaiah Magoon of Fairfield Cyrus f.
Bryant of Fairfield were allowed.
The accounts In the estates Of Cora B.
McDermid of Skowhegan, Huldah Parlin
of Skowhegan and Jennie E. Paine OF
Palmyra were presented, aud those of
Charles T. Merrill of Smthfiald, Harriet
Benson of Skowhegan, Frank A. Hol.
way, Sarah j. Dnsmore and Caroline A.
Bigelow of Norridgewock, and John
Gray of Madison were allowed
Administration was asked for In the
estates OF Susan F. Leavitt of Fairfield
and Moses j. Alexander and Sarah j.
Cutler of Norridgewock, and granted in
the estates of Relief Nelson and Alma
Good win of Canaan and Lila f. Creigh-
ton OF Cornville.
Petition for administration in the
estate of Edwin w. Cook of Madison
was dismissed.
Petitions for license to sell real estate
were presented In the estate of Andrew
Croswell of Mercer, Cordelia E. Tuck,
Martha E. Claiming and d. c. Hall OF
Fairfield, and granted in the estates oil
John Lowell of st. Adams, Daniel Gil
man and Virgil d. Sweetland Of Pitts
field, Albert A. Jewett ct ais. of Show
hegsn.
License to sell personal estate was
granted in the case of Edwin MeQuilkin
of Scion.
Allowance was asked for in the estate
of Noah II. Burrill of Canaan and al.
lowarces were made to the widow of
Wilson C. Marden and Freeman M.
Tilton of Pittsfi I'D.
Newell G.. Woodbury. WAS appointed
guardian of Addie NJ. Booker of Corn.
vile.
In the estate of Ellen Berry, late OF
Ripley, a hearing was had, Wednesday
on the husbands claim that a declara.
ton amounting to will was made by the
deceased in her last illness, under which
declaration he claims as legatee. Daniel
Lewis, Esq, appeared for the petitioner,
AID L. B. Waldron, Esq, of Dexter, for
the heirs at law.
A hearing was also held in the estate
of Edwin A. Bean, on the account OF
Mrs. Bean, late Administrative of the
estate. Ira w. Davis, Esq, of Corinth,
appeared to sustain the account, and w.
Is. Townsend, Esq, of Newport in
opposition.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
Death of Mrs. Blaine.

Mrs. Harriet (Stanwood) widow OF
the late Hon. James G. Blaine, died at
her home In Augusta, Wednesday morn
ing, aged 70 years. She was a daughter
of Jacob and Sallie CALDWELL Stanwood
Her father was native of Ipswich.
Mass, and was prominently connected
with the wool trade. Miss Stanwood
was brought up In Augusta and when a
young woman went to Kentucky where
she won much success as teacher. Ii
was In that state she met young Mr.
Blaine who was also teaching.
Mrs. Blaine had been gradually failing
in health for several months. Since
reaching her home in Augusta, early
this summer, 1t was evident that her
days were numbered. She seemed tC
be suffering from no.particular ailment
but it was more like a general breaking
down Of her physical powers. About
her bedside at the end, were gathered al
her surviving children and several of heI
grand children.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16

Some of our American newspapers
speak slightingly of our President, but
the London Times is not inclined that
way. Indeed it appears to have a very
good opinion of him, judging from the
following ave unfortunately have no
opportunity to show our feelings to-
ward the American President, but if he
did come here he would get a reception
which might stagger the Imagination
even of a German critic. We have the
American squadron, however, and though
that does not give so much scope as
would a visit from President Roosevelt,
we venture to think that evidence will
not be wanting of the depth of our cor
dialty toward our American kinsmen."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16

There were warnings given in numer.
Gus newspapers before July 4 in regard
to the danger arising from the careless
use of the toy pistol and other noise.
producing articles for Independence Day
demonstrations, but they seemed to have
had little effect. The number of casual.
ties reported, this year, is very large,
apparently larger than ever before. In
one day, July 10, the deaths of six boys
in Pittsburg, Pa, four in Harrisburg,
Pa, one in Utica, N. Y, one in Itchica,
N. Y, and two in Kingston, N Y. were
reported, all from lockjaw, the result OF
injury by the deadly toy pistol. One
death reported the same day, that OF
Ernest Lacourse of Auburn, Me-, brings
the evil nearer home.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16

Two railroad men hit the nail squarely
on the head at Portland, yesterday, at
the meeting of the National Association
of Railroad Commissioners, when they
stated that freight transportation was a
matter of supreme Importance. These
gentlemen were Hon. B. F. Chadbourne,
one of Names able board of commits
sioners, and NJ. S. Decker, assistant Sec
rotary Of the United States Interstate
Commerce Commission, one of the best
Informed railroad men in the country.
The REPORTER has repeatedly stated
that the freight tariff was of vastly
greater Importance to the business in-
terests of any place than the passenger
tariff. This is Il self evident proposition
and we are glad to know that men in
authority recognize the fact and are dis
posed to emphasize 1t.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
Naturalization.

The Maine Law Court, at the June
term held In Portland, issued the follow
ing dated Jure 20 h
Ordered, that the following rule be
established relative to Naturalization
cases, to wit
Every applicant for naturalization
shall file with the Clerk of the Court his
application in writing, according to the
Statutes of the United States, thirty
days before the term OF Court In that
County at which his application is to be
heard. The clerk shall enter such APP
plicaton upon a special docket in the
order Of filing and shall, at the expense
of applicant, cause notice thereof 10 be
published in the county of the appli-
cant's residence, fourteen days at least
before such term.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16
STATE AND GENERAL

United States Minister Wilson makes
from Santiago, Chile, a report by cable
to the State Department, touching the
plague. He says the disease has spread
to nearly all the Chilean ports, that the
postal service is disorganized, and that
no American mail has been received at
Santiago for nine weeks.
William j. Bryan, when in Michigan
is reported to have said that the pro-
posed candidacy of Glover Cleveland for
the presidency sis comedy as it now
stands, but tragedy if it succeeds"
A rich bed of anthracite coal has been
discovered in Colorado. This ought in
time to help out on the present high
price.
Secretary or the Treasury, Shaw was
the guest of President Roosevelt, We'd
nesday, at Sycamore Hill. He came
here to discuss with Mr. Roosevelt sever.
al matters of Importance in his depart.
ment.
Thirteen names of boys from to Is
years, have been added to the list OF
those who have died in Michigan from
lockjaw caused by the explosion of toy
pistols on Independence day.
The bridge across the st. Croix river
around Calais, are being closely guarded
each night, to prevent the fight into
'anada, of the escaped convict, Frank
Douglass, who is wanted badly by the
State prison authorities.
Rufus Young, aged go years, notorious
as an accomplished barn thief, died in
the Rutland (Vt.) Jail Tuesday from the
reopening of an old wound by jumping
from a carriage some days ago.
Assistant Secretary Sanger of the wal
department, who is to be succeeded in
that position by Robert Shaw Oliver of
Albany, N. Y, intends to relinquish his
position as soon as possible because OF
the i'll health of Mrs. Sanger.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-07-16

The State Assessors have made a dis.
covery in their preparatory work In fix.
ing the valuation OF estates of the differ.
ent municipalities of Maine. They find
there is an increase over last year In live
stock, excepting sheep. Horses and
neat stock, especially cows, are likely tc
show marked increase over last year
This is good thing for Maine, The
demand for milk, cream and butter il
increasing year by year. They bear 6
good price and the supply Of first quail
ty articles Is not liable to exceed the
demand very soon, If at all. Beet has
also reached figure where Maine far.
mers can afford to raise 1t. The raising
of neat stock In Maine has a future
The business is safe one unless the
contagious disease proposition gets 8
foothold In the State. This our author.
titles, State and National, are on the
lookout for, and are apt to take vigorous
and prompt measures to suppress, al
they should. The farmer who puts biz
trust in cows cannot go far astray anc
in the long run is sure of success.