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The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
For the REPORTER.
KenOsha Club Reunion.

The Kenosha Club of skowhegan was
privileged on July 8th, through the
generous hospitality of Capt. and Mrs.
W. II. Emery, to hold their eighth an
nual reunion with them at their charm
ingly situated cottage on the shore Of
Embden Pond
Going at an early hour by electrics to
Madison, the party found barges in
waiting and were soon on the road for
the delightful drive of nine or ten miles
to "Rocky Point Although starting
with comparatively fair skies it became
apparent as the village of Arson was
reached that a brisk little shower was
dancing over the hills, evidently with
the intention of making closer acquaint-
ance; but VITA the faculty for seeing the
bright side of things, that is one of the
clubs characteristics, it was decided
that fair weather was just behind the
cloud, and halt unnecessary, so with
brave front the party kept on their way
and the same purpose seemed to control
the elements, for as one turn in the road
after another was reached, the blue
distance was blotted out by gray sheets
of rain, while lightning flashed and
thunder rolled an accompaniment not
down on the program. For time there
seemed to be question whether the
pond might not be- above and just de
other sign of it-and some of the party
who were never known to finch under
the enemy's fire, were found wanting in
this trial of water.
In order to achieve an arrival at the
objective point with the requisite style
and dash the occasion seemed to de.
mand, descent from the main road to
the shore of the pond was occasionally
made, with the result that the final
flourish and halt left nothing to be de-
sired; neither was anything found lack
ing in the cordial Welcome from host
and hostess, and the blue sky which
presently began to reflect itself in the
calm waters of the beautiful lake.
seemed as smiling and happy as the
assemb ed company.
A bountiful picnic dinner was soon
prepared and thoroughly appreciated,
and the pleasant afternoon given over
to enjoyment of the fair landscape with
lovely hills sloping down to the shore,
the tall straight growth of birches, both
yellow and white, the soft plumy
spruces and fir, and the abundance of
sweet wild flowers and royal ferns
beneath.
A short business session of the Club
was called by the President, G. A.
Savage, near the close of the afternoon,
and after attending to some minor mat
tiers the election of officers for the en-
suing year was held with the following
result: President, Colonel Isaac Dyer;
vice president, Frank j. Savage, Fair
field secretary, Mrs, Belle A. Small =;
treasurer, George d. Arnold.
Exchanging heartiest good wishes and
good byes the members made ready for
the return drive, which proved enjoya
BILE in every particular, and the club
separated entirely content with the day,
and entirely ready to make plans for the
next reunion. -
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Hearts and Heels.

Many good stories have from time to
time been told of Rev. Thomas Hunt,
the temperance orator who was well
known figure In the early history Of
Wyoming valley.
During the civil war be enlisted and
served as chaplain In one of the reg1-
ments Of infantry raised In the valley.
One day, In the midst of a fierce bat
tie, the major rode up IN front of the
regiment and to his amazement found
Father Hunt at the head of the ranks.
Chaplain, what are you doing
here?' he asked.
"DoingT echoed the old minister
briskly. ~ am trying to cheer the
hearts of the brave and look out for
the heels of the towards.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

King Edward and Queen Alexandria,
accompanied by Princess Victoria and
their suites, entered Dublin, Ireland,
Tuesday, for a tour of the country.
Demonstrations were somewhat modified
because of the death of the Pope, but
|the King was given a cordial welcome
by his Irish subjects. The occasion was
made general holiday In the city. The
decorations surpassed those of any
former occasion. The King is making
|eOmmehdable effort to secure the con-
fdeuce of the people of Ireland.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

There are always a number Of mar
riages on board the cody ships which
ply between Calcutta and the West
Indies. The coolies are very fond Of
marrying before entering on their pc
Rod of servitude. Sometimes as many
as hundred of them will want the
nuptial knot tied.
The captain Of any British ship has
legal power to marry people, but the
master of one of these cody vessels
has grown tired Of reading the. Angli-
can service fifty or sixty times a voy-
age. So he has had number of forms
printed with the essential parts of the
service. The bride and bridegroom
step into the cabin, sign one of these
forms, have 1t witnessed and become
man and wife. No questions are
asked, They simply sign their names.
1t Is the quickest kind Of marriage
on record, but the British authorities
have declared 1t to be perfectly valid.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Portland, the largest city in Maine,
nas Increased its taxable valuation,
a,S63 O40 over that OF 1902, according
70 the report of the city assessors just
made public. The total valuation is $40,
15,4l5, of which $50, 277 700 is real es-
A'e' The tax levy is something over a
million dollars. The prosperity of this
metropolis of Maine is gratifying to the
people Of the State. We venture the
assertion that majority of Msine cities
|anu towns show increase In taxable
assets over last year. The State is pros
F'ous, therefore we rejoice.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Advantages are coming to wheat
nI:lng states this year. Kansas is tell
ing about the big wheat crop it is to
have this year, and at the same time
reports come of a shortage in the Euro
pean grain crops. 1t Is combination
that hits the Kansas farmers all right,
and they are looking for better than 20
cents bushel for their wheat. O.her
states are in the same boat.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

lne latest lynching reported was at
Lake Butler, Fla, July 18th. A negro
Tramp named Adams, who assaulted a
uesfo woman. was captured by mob
VI negroes and lynched in Santa Fe
|'"amp' His body WAS cut into shreds
W 'he mob. The lynching was carried
|Vu oy negroes entirely. This makes no
Inference in the reprehensibility of the
1seu' The negro race Is an initiative
we and learned the crime of whites. The
|legro would never have thought of do
'us The deed but for the bad example of
white people.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
A FnithfnI. serynnt.

Carlyle told once of lawsuit pend
ing in Scotland affecting the succession
to a great estate of which he had
known something. The case depeOded
on family secret known only to one
old servant, who refused to reveal It
A kirk minister was sent to tell her
she must speak on peril of her soul.
Peril of uy SAUL" she said. "And
would ye put the honor of an aud
Scottish family In competition with the
saul of a poor creature like meT'
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

The Portland Advertiser issues a fac.
dmle of the first issue of the paper,
published Jan. l, 1875. 1t is a three
column folio, and was published.weekly.
But one of the twelve columns of the
paper Is devoted to advertising. There
IS sharp contrast between this paper
published lis years ago and the Adver-
d'er of today, printed on its new modern
press with composition done upon the
linotype machine. In no line of bust
ness has there been greater advance
nent in one hundred years than in the
publ cation of newspapers.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Medical science has reached the
point" boasted the optimistic young
doctor, that for patient to die we
must take ont his heart and kill 1t with
a club"
On his way home be caught cold
and for the next three weeks made ev-
cry one miserable listening to his symp-
toms.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
An Easy Order.

Shopkeeper-What can show you,
sir?
Absent Minded Professor-I want
let me see, what do | want? Dear mel
| can't for the life of me remember
what 1t is. Well we'll 1t doesn't mat
have to Il.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Friday was quiet orderly day in our
town for one in which circus and a big
crowd were in evidence. The absence
Of the open places for tie sale OF intoxi-
ants has good effect, Sheriff Lang
Informed US that he was interviewed by
parties of an inquisitive turn Of mind
relative to the attitude toward certain
games Of chance of the confidence order.
The interview was not satisfactory to
The man who would like to fleece the
unwary. Not an arrest was made for
the day.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

News from B5gota is now more favor
sble 10 the ratification of the canal treaty
nv the Colombian Congress. Some Of
the opponents have recently been in
consultation with the Colombian Charge
de Affairs at Washington and have re-
turned to Bogota with changed views.
I,thmian statesmen, however, are much
In the nature of an uncertain quantity.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

lanes A. Mcneil Whistler, the fa-
uons American artist, died in London,
g,,day last, aged 90 years. His career
-. A remarkable one. He was a
.,,ins He tried other vocations be.
,ore turning his attention to art without
.nccess He excelled as a painter, an
,ncrayer, and above all as an etcher.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
Too Accommodating.

Stranger (gallantly. to woman who
is eating a tough piece of beef)-Mad-
am, envy you your teeth If you can
eat that meat.
Her Bitterest Friend-Elsie, why
don't you give the gentleman the ad-
dress?
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

The foreign office at st. Petersburg,
Ros:ia,is reported to be willing to regard
The kishineff petition incident as closed
and II IS added that Russia cherishes
American friendship. The reason for
,etusal TO receive the petition was the
rDslterable objection to outside influence
in the Internal affairs of the empire.
yot bad reason.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
EufinpnInhed.

BOOKSELLER have a very interesting
work by favorite author-''The Last
Days of Pompeii."
Customer-Pompeh2 l don't know
an author OF that name. What did he
die Of?
Bookseller-Of an eruption.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Aentueky Republicans are determined
!" redeem the state, not only from DEM
'.'anc domination, but from the stigma
', murder, arson, and the other snsr-
'us'lc methods recently in vogue in
'Oue parts Of that state. The state con-
''uton strongly endorsed Roosevelt for
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
A Bad Spell.

"Poor Jack! He never could spell,
and it ruined him"
Howl
"He wrote a verse to an hefress he
was in love with, and he wrote bony
for bonny."
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Perley o. Philbrook, aged d., con
ductor on the Lime Rock Railway, slip
ped and fell from car at Rockland
Tuesday and was killed. A widow and
an infant child survive him.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

a Grand Army excursion to the
national encampment at San Francisco
leaves Portland Friday, August I, at
$50 a. m. via White mountains, Chicago,
Colorado, Salt Lake City, etc. The
tickets are good to return Sept. 8, A
choice of several different routes is given
for the return trip. Inquire of J. L.
Merrick, Waterville, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Foreign advices state that the war
feeling in japan was stronger than ever
when the steamer sailed as result Of
the alleged concessions made by the
Chinese government to Russia. The
increasing excitement. of Japanese papers
is also accumulated by the change of
Prince Ching, who Is said to have gone
over completely to the Russian side.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

nomination in 1904 and tried hard to get
Bradley, the last Republican governor
to run again. Bradley declined and
Col. Morris B. Belknap was made the
nominee. Kentucky has the advantages
for the making of great commonwealth
IL her people will drop assassination and
lawlessness and attend to correct
methods.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

Either Belfast is in luck or her officials
are good managers, perhaps both
conditions prevail. She will celebrate
Der fftieth anniversary as a city next
month and is to have number of Uncle
Sans war vessels to help out the at
fractions of the occasion. The anniver-
.sry occurs Old Home week which is
inother lucky hit.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23
TO CTRE A CoLDIX oNr DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II ii fails 10 cure
E. W. Groves signature is on each box 1sc
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

The Somerset Reporter
Weekly Republican Newspaper.
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Iisspepss Saee used, and the position given.
2 Il. .ne onoted on application.
Pf rosSs If thanks and Resolutions OF Respect
..o.s arsSd al cents per line.
BsCkIPTIOE RATES.
When paid in advance.
-, si.50 Six months. ............76c.
gee 'o" Three months, .............38o.
MS will be charged If not paid until end OF year
"a aEcOSD GLASS MAIL MATTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-07-23

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Rub, rub, rub. all the day
long-that's your fault when
you can buy an 20. K. )" Ball
Bearing Washing Machine
that will do all the work with
less than half the effort.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

OF course your butcher and grocer always give
you full weight, but should they accidentally
make make mistake you never discover It unless you
family Scale made. Retails for $500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Driplass .Strainer -
Now you can keep that
nice white table cloth
free from tea drip
pings for 15c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

It Is certainly agsravaHng to
find your knives dull, especially
when the thing you want TO cut
requires a sharp knife. Two or
three draws on the Duplex Knife
Sharpenerwill soothe all provoca-
ton. Screws to the wall. Sells
for 25c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Power in small things is clearly demonstrated
in the Rollman Food Chopper. Smallest practical
food cutter ever made retails for 60c. Complete
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-10
MINNEAPOLIS

compensate for the loss of our own. In
this way we lost 1000 cars a month
In a few months time at that ratio
of withdrawal the Milwaukee would
have no cars to do business with. We
now have $4,000 cars adrift in the con-
gested region. 1t is impossible to say
When we shall get them back. 1t is
impossible to allow such a condition
to progress.
Il consider that the condition exist.
ing at this time is only temporary.
The darkest hour is Just before the
dawn. 1t is impossible that the East
ern lines can have been so long block
ed without having made great strides
toward clearing the situation. A faw
weeks viii see the ways for Eastern
traffic opening up, and local troubles
VIII end with those of the Eastern
railway managers"
Henry Little, general manager of the
P1llsbury- WaShburn Flour Mills COM
pany, said yesterday morning that the
mills would be kept running so long
as there was a show to turn a Wheel
and that he did not anticipate ANY,
thing like a general shut down.
Il believe that the situation con-
fronting us has been prejudiced by too
much publicity said Mr.. Little.
Newspaper accounts of our desperate
straits have frightened people in va
rious lines of business, and, while We
have been in hard fix, there has al.
ways been fighting chance to win,
as our success thus far demonstrates.
Il consider that the Milwaukee, and,
IN fact, every other company, taking
flour out of Minneapolis, has done alb
solutely the best that could be done In
the face of a serious crisis. This fact
mas been appreciated, and is still COM
prehended by the milling companies.
The action taken by the Milwaukee
would not have been taken except in
absolute self-protection. I believe the
company could have done nothing else
than what it did, under the circum-
stances existing. I do not blame the
railway companies. I believe they
have done their best
Mr.. Little believes that the Pills
bury Washburn flour mills can be kept
running until lake navigation opens
with the Eastern car resources availa-
bic and such other shipping facilities
as may develop from time to time, sup
plementing these with storage at tbs
head of the lakes and elsewhere.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-10
VOTE ON PANAMA
CANAL TREATY
Morgan Will Allow It if
Given Leave to
Print.


WASHINGTON. D. c., March o.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations today agreed to favorably re-
port the Colombian canal treaty to the
senate. The treaty was reported as
in the former session, without amend
ment
When the senate went into executive
session Senator Cullom reported the
treaty and it was read, as the rules
of the senate required. Under the
rules an objection carried the treaty
over for one day before it could be
considered, and Senator Morgan OBJ
jected to it's consideration today.
Senator Morgan stated that he de-
sired to have the Spanish copy of the
treaty so as to compare it with the
English text. The state department
was notified of this request, and it is
expected that draft of the treaty
in Spanish will be sent to the senate
tomorrow.
Members of the committee on for
elgn relations express the opinion that
there will not be any great delay in the
ratification of the treaty, although no
understanding has been reached with
Senator Morgan on the subject In
the committee today Mr.. Morgan made
no opposition to reporting the treaty
He offered to consent to a vote on the
Colombian canal treaty at o'clock on
Saturday, provided the senate would
consent to allow him to print such re-
marks as he wanted in the Congress
sional Record or as a public document.
Members of the committee discussed
the proposition with other senators,
and the consensus seemed to be
against granting the permission. Some
of the remarks heretofore made by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-10
JEROME SCORES
REFORM MAYOR
New York City's District At
torney Rends Lows Views
ON Sunday Closing.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 9-District
Attorney Jerome this afternoon ap-
peared at the joint senate and assem-
bly, excise hearing and spoke warmly
in favor of his Sunday saloon bill. He
talked for nearly an hour and a half,
and his address was of the peppery
kind from beginning to end. His pres
ence made the excise hearing the event
of the day, overshadowing the canal
hearing and the joint meeting of the
senate and assembly cities committees
which was addressed by Mayor Low.
Everybody seemed intent only on get
ting into the senate chamber to see
and hear Jerome.
The district attorney came to Albany
primed with arguments in favor of his
bill and criticism for those who op-
posed it. He did not hesitate to speak
sharply of Mayor Lows attitude to-
ward the excise question. In fact, he
held up Mayor Low as a horrible ex-
ample of the demoralizing influence
of the present excise regulations when
combined with an ambition to retain
office.
'There is the mayor" said Jerome,
"a man of education and refinement,
formerly president of Columbia univer-
sity, man from the higher walks of
life, and we find him Juggling with in
terpretatiOnS of the criminal law, talk
ing about liberal enforcement of the
law, we find him non judicial officer
Interpreting the statute. He pirates
about a liberal Interpretation of some
thing of which there can be no liberal
Interpretation any more than there can
be a liberal Interpretation of the ten
commandments"
Every saloon in New York city can
be closed, but not permanently" said
the district attorney. The reason why
the present law is practically unen-
forcible, he said, is that any admins
tration which would try to enforce 1t
would be driven from power. Who
ever tries to enforce that law in New
York city," he added, will go out of Of
flee as surely as the election is held"
1t is better, he commended, to modify
the law than to wink at its violation.
''If officials of high character, elected
on a reform platform, allow a dis
obedience of law" he said, chow can
the public expect Tammany Hall off,
Gals to administer the law properly?
HIS pIll mas Deen called Sunday
opening bill. 1t is, in fact, a Sunday
closing act"
He said about half of the 1855 IL
censed places in New York city are
open in violation of law every Sunday.
They keep open because 10000 persons
wish to drink liquor on Sunday and
help the saloons break the law. Those
people do not believe they are doing an
Illegal act.
I'm 1902" Mr.. Jerome added, "there
were 2,16S hotels in the city. This year
there are 1885. Not more than 200 of
this number do a legitimate hotel bust
ness. Nearly all the others are of the
saloon-hotef variety, with rooms which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-10

are used for immoral purposes. 1t is
in these Raines law hotels that vice is
fostered."
The district attorney does not agree
with the talk of an American Sabbath.
His people, he said, came to this coun-
try before there was any United States.
There was no question of an American
Sabbath in those early days, he said.
when people were invited to cross the
ocean and make their homes here. lie
continued:
This excise law burns into the Ger
man heart There are no better clti-
zens. They are God fearing, law OBJ
serving, Industrious and loyal citizens.
To lug in politics for a moment. | am
going to state they naturally are Re
publicans because the national ideas Of
the Republican party more nearly
meet theirs. But in our large cities
nearly all are Democrats owing to the
severe excise laws. L don't see how
when the law permits saIoon-hotels to
run on Sundays with vice annexes
and Woemn sitting in them you can
expect the ordinary saloon to keep it's
doors closed. A partial Sunday OPEN
ing OF the respectable places would be
distinct encOurag cement to temper
ance. There would be an abatement
of blackmail and other vices, because
the very worst conditions exist now.
THE Raines law hotel constitutes
one of the very worst evils we have.
Eliminate it and good will be bound
to result. There is another thing to
which [ want to call your attention,
Fully 100000 persons, men, women ana
children, in New York city, draw their
livelihood from the saloon business
In this country, of all the civilized
nations on earth, it is the one where
the trade is debased by the laws. The
men lose theirl standing, the women
are socially ostracized and the children
at school are pointed out as being the
sons and daughters of saloonkeepers.
The man who thinks that the LID
uor dealer does not want to be re-
spectacle does him a cruel wrong. He
does want to be, but it is almost i'm
possible for him to be. In other coun-
tries the salOOnkeeper is rather a man
of distinction. He stands well in the
social circle in which he moves. We
are responsible for the laws that de-
grade him in this country and drive
him to commit crimes. Any of us
could keep our full self-respect if we
did no wrong, but that is almost i'm
possible. There is none among US so
strong that he would be willing to
run the risk of any temptation We
must not put on these people a temp
tation which a human being cannot
well endure. The laws are 80 severe
that they keep temptation continually
before them, and often they are driven
to break the laws"