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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-23
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Wool.
Missouri and IilIi

Wet hides should always be thoroughly cured
before being shipped.
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FUTURE GREAT LODGE. NO. ZIG. x.
OF P, meets every Wednesday evening at
o'clock at Howard's Hall. Thirt!eth and
Olive streets. On next Wednesday even-
Ing. January a., work In the rank of Esquire.
Visitors fraternally invited.
w, A. Roberts, X. of r.
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ROYAL ARCAyCA.

GRANT n MISSOURI.
a. Royal Arcanun. sc9-3il Holland
~ Buildine-A cordial welcome to visit
~ # f. r., s ss:$;:;; s5:, $i,'$: s. $Ess @! IS !:
ENT COUNCIL. NO. 1873. II. A..
TO- meets on second aud fourth Fridays Of
each month In hall No. /. Odd Fellows
~ building. Ninth and Olive streets. Wis.,
itors always heartily welcome.
E. F. Regent,
SO North Sixth street.
H. ]. Braun, Secretary.
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KNIGHTs OF THE MaCcABEEs.
RED MEN.

STANDING ELK TRIBE. 10. IS,
4S Improved Order OF Red Men, meets
\ every Thursday night at Druiis'
Hail. Mint, and Market streets. First
Thursday OF eac. month. Adoption
degree; second Thursday. Warriors
degree: third Thursday. Chiefs de-
gree: fourth Thursday. tribal bust
ness. Visiting chiefs invited to our councils.
w. c. MOORE Sachem.
G. f. r. Townsend. c. OF Il.
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GOLDEN GOLDEN CROWN LODGE. NO. g.
=, meets every Friday evening in Hail
No. 2. tenth floor of Century build
k.SS4&#R. Ing. Ninth and Olive streets. WORK
20 Rank OF knight Friday, January
>..., ., 1903. Members expected. Visitors
Henry e s.e.. !. WALSH. c c.
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WooDMEN OF TIE WORLD.

MOUNT AUBURN CAMP. NO. 2s. WOOD
men Of the World. meets every Friday at
Kickers Hall. Newsstand avenue and North Mar
ket street. Visitors are invited and members ex-
pected to be present. r. NJ. BACON. c. c.
c. W. Tacks. Clerk. 1908 Arlington avenue.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24
Parish Meeting.

The parish meeting of the Congreg, =
tional society was held, Friday evening z,
at the church vestry. The resignation
of the pastor, Harry W. Kimball, was
accepted and supply committee was
chosen, consisting of E. B. Curtis, Lewis
Anderson, Mrs. Hattie B. Fogler, w. F.
Robbins and Miss Gertrude S. Weston.
Mr.. Kimball closes his labors here, Sun
day, January II, and will leave imm, =
distely for South Weymouth, Mass, &c
enter upon the work of his new pas
torate.
The following resolutions were unaE-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That we have received with
much regret the resignation Of our pastor
Rev. Harry w. Kimball, to take effect on
January I8, 1904, and hereby reluctantly &C
cept the same, In accordance with the under
standing which has existed for years, that he
should be at liberty to terminate his labors
with us whenever he regarded it best for the
cause of Christ for him to do so.
Resolved, That we desire at this time to
place on record our appreciation of the pres
ent prosperous condition of this church in al
its departments, the harmony that prevails in
church and society, and the excellent condi.
ton of our finances, and we would not with
hold from Mr.. Kimball his proper credit fol-
such prosperity.
Resolved, That we trust that in his new
field of labor, Brother Kimball may meet
with success equal, and if God wills, ever
surprising that of his efforts here.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

Michael Angelo, while painting "The
Last Judgment" fell from his scaffold
and received a painful injury in the
leg. He shut himself up and would not
see any one. Bacio Rontini, a cele-
brated physician, came by accident to
see him. He found all the doors closed.
No one responding, he went into the
cellar and came upstairs. He found
Michael Angelo In his room, resolved
to die. His friend the physician would
not leave him. He brought him out of
the peculiar frame of mind into which
he had fallen.
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Pa.capr Early Observation

Blaise Pascal, who wrote q remark
able treatise on the laws of sound, was
constantly observing the familiar oc-
currences about him even as a boy
When he was only ten years old he sal
at the dinner table one day striking
his plate with his knife and then listen
ing to the sound.
"What are you doing with that plate
Blaisep' asked his sister.
See" he replied. when l strike
the plate with my knife 1t rings
Harkr'
Again he called forth the sound.
when | grasp it with my hand So
he continued. the sound ceases.
wonder why it is"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

The great suspension bridge across
East river from New York to Brooklin
was opened on Saturday for travel. 1t
is the largest suspension bridge in the
world. Its length between terminals is
1905 feet, over a mile and ono-third, and
Its width is 119 feet. The cost of the
structure itself is 100000 and the
condemning of land for its approaches
brought the total cost up to about S21, :
000,000 Forty thousand tons of steel
were used in its construction and it took
seven years to do the work. 1t is an
immense structure. This is day of
mammoth enterprises.
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NorridgewOck.
Merry Chrietm as.


There was pleasant gathering Of the
mem ers of the K. of p. lodges Of Madi-
son and skoH hogan with Echo lodge If
this place last evening ork was done
In the second and third ranks after which
collation. Was served in the dining
rooms Of Qainnebasset Lodge.
Rev F. q. DAVIS delivered Christmas
sermon in the Baptist church sunday
morning The attendance was about
forty which was small on account Of the
storm
The Annual roll cal Of the Baptist
church will occur on the first Of Jauu-
airy.
Miss Jennie Shorey Of Hayerhil Vans
is in town visiting her mother, Mrs
Philena I. shotey on Mechanic street.
The Christmas trade among our mer-
chants has been very good during the
past week.
Christmas exeTciees will be held ID
the congregational church this evening
and will consist of an entertainment by
the members of the Sunday school and
a Christmas tree.
The electric lights were out on Mon
day evening caused by the wind of
sunday night making a cross on the
wires which it was impossible to locate
until Tuesday.
The Christmas tree Of the Baptist
church will be given tomorrow evening.
A fine cantata has been prepared for the
occasion entitled 1.-The Christmas Pill
GRIM, which will be given in the earlier
part of the evening before the presents
/ a oTiU A al
been extended to all who wish to make
use of this tree for the distribution of
their presents.
Mr.. Randall of the New Sharon &
Norridgewock Telephone Co. has been
sick for few days with his vaccination.
We are pleased to note that among
the Libraries of Maine, ours had the
honor of receiving the largest gift of
books in numbers 2000 A number of
the others received large sums of money
showing that there j. a growing tenden
cy OF wealthy people to donate toward
the enlargement of the publics reading
facilities
Mrs. M. A. Watson has been confined
to the house for number of days with
sickness which sue says is the third trip
/
Our small pox patients at Dodlln are
getting along finely, fortunately having
| the disease in its midest form.
Mr.. Frank Gowen of WaterviIle was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. {. Holt a
few days of this week.
The schools closed Friday for a two
weeks vacation during the holidays
The scholars of the intermediate school
were invited in TO witness the exercises
given by the little ones of the primary
school on Friday afternoon.
The Whist Club met last Thursday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Hilton.
There were five tables and the evening
was passed very pleasantly.
The next meeting of the Village In
provement Society will be in their par
Tors in the Library building on Friday
afternoon Jan. l The program is a
musical one and is in charge of Mrs.
Della Tlbbetts. Quotations about
music.
Mis-. Annette Burgess has been visit
ing friends in Monmouth for a couple of
weeks returning home on Thursday of
last week.
The river continued to rise after the
Sunday storm until Tuesday, over four
feet in ALL
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

Charles < York of The Forks made 8
call at the REPORTER Cffice, one day re
Gently. He was employed during the
summer and fall past in carrying the
mail from The Forks to Parlin Pond
going over the route Is miles and back
each day until November when he made
but II trips for the month and then the
service was discontinued. Mr.. York is
20 years old but he did not skip a trip
for the whole season. Thus he made
during the six and one-hslf months he
drove his mail and passenger stage no
less than 800 miles. This is good " ork
for man of his years. Mr.. York is =
veteran of the war of ls6l-5, serving in
the First and Second Maine cavalry regi.
ments.
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The following ia taken from the Ban
Hnr,, nrnial Of Ia

The following is taken from the Bar
gor Commercial OF Dec. 10Th:
A large party of Bangor people at
tended the first concert of the University
of Maine Glee and Musical clubs at
Alumni hall, Orono, Friday evening and
report most enjoyable occasion. The
program was well carried out, both by
the glee and instrumental clubs, and was
up to the usual high standard set by the
university in former years. The clubs
this year are extremely fortunate in hsv-
ing the services of j. K. Goodrich, a
reader of usual ability. Mr.. Goodrich
gave two readings during the evening
and was obliged to respond to a hearty
encore each time. The audience, which
filled the chapel, was kept in an uproar
during his rendering of the well selected
readings Of rustic character.
The Mr. Goodrich, who receives such
favorable mention in the above account.
is the son of Everett L. Goodrich Of this
place. Skowhegan is also represented in
this Glee Club by Harold Ross and CSC.
p. Goodwin
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Death Of M. G. F0ss

Mayhem Clark Foss, whose death at
Portland, Ne, December -, 1903,
brought sincere sorrow to 80 wide cir
Gle of relatives and friends, was rep
resentative of the finest type OF the
American business man and gentleman
Courteous and refined by nature, he
throughout life cultivated the noblest
qualities of character Always cordial
and generous, hospitable to a fault, he
grew in sympathy and devotion to the
last. Respected by ALL he was most ten
DERBY loved by those who knew him in
timately, not only in his family, but
also in business relations Mr. floss
was born in ST. Adams, Maine, May IL,
1872 His early life was spent upon the
home farm, but at the call of his couu-
try during the Civil war, he enlisted in
the navy and served until honorably
discharged. Returning to his native
town, he engaged in mercantile bust
ness, and later travelled for the Port
land firm of Sawyer, Foss & Deering,
wholesale grocers, and continued bust.
ness in Portland until 1892, when he
moved to Somerville and engaged in
business in Boston, this change being
made in the interest of his sons educa.
ton.
Leaving his Somerville home in May,
1913, for brief visit in Portland, he
was never able to return For seven
monthe he made heroic struggle for
life and then yielded to tho inevitable.
In october, the Somerville home was
sold and he was moved to No. II Hig-
n q 4 Il. 4 4
where the funeral was held, Dec. 18th.
In 1865, Mr.. Foss married Miss Hattie
A. Graves and their union was blessed
with three beautiful children, two
daughters and a son. Both daughters
died in early life, leaving scars from the
wounds of sorrow which time could
never efface. The son, Percy Harold.
grew to manhood, was educated as a
physician and, for a young business man
became eminent in his profession Con
tracing fatal disease in the course of
his practice, his sudden and premature
death in March, 1902, brought the added
weight of sorrow which seemed to break
the faithful and sacrificing fathers
heart
Besides his loving and devoted wife.
who through nearly forty years shared
with him the joys and sorrows of their
eventful life and helped him make a
model home, welcome resting place
foi score of friends Mr.. Foss leaves a
brother and two sisters, MI. Daniel Foss
of st. bans, and Mrs. AFRO Mills of
Corinna, and Mrs. { aroline Richards of
Bath
Mr.. Foss became converted when a
young man and became an active and
influential member of the Free v i'll
Baptist church in 1T. Adams, teacher
in the sunday school, and a singer in
the choir. For this, the church OF his
father and mother, he always had a sim
cere affection and the Rev. Mr. Malvern,
pastor of the Plymouth Free Baptist
church of Portland, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Foss once attended, was called to the
charge of the funeral services Mr.. NAL
yern's tribute to the deceased was ten
der, appropriate and beautiful.
The Mendelssohn quartette rendered
several selections in a most effective
manner and the loving husband, father,
brother and friend was laid to rest in
Evergreen cemetery by the side of his
son, beneath banks of the choicest
flowers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24
Closing Exercises of the Schools.

Nearly every school 10 town closed
the fall term, Friday, with fitting pre-
gram in which Santa Claus and the
Christmas tree were given prominence.
In the Park school, Miss Grace Choate,
teacher, the exercises consisted of sing
ing, calisthenics, reading and Rotations.
Christmas tree was prominent fea-
ture of the decorations and the dstribu.
ton of gifts closed the evening. OF the
pupils of this school Lewis Brown, five
years of age, was not late or absent
during the term; Eva Adams and Esther
French, OF the same age, were each at
sent one day only.
In the Garfield school, grade four,
Miss Harriet B. Thayer, teacher, an
elaborate program was carried out, it,
GLIDING songs, declarations and read
ings with Christmas tree and distribu-
ton of presents.
Grades one, two and three, in the Lin
coin building, united and gave their
Last Day" exercises in the kindergarten
room.
AT the Academy school, Miss Dora
Cleveland and Miss Ethel L. Morrill,,
teachers, the exercises were given in the
evening.
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HutchinSon-Hall.

A quiet home wedding occurred Wed.
nesday morning, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. p. Barton, when Mrs. Eva
Louise Hall was united in marriage to
Charles f. Hutchinson. The marriage
ceremony, with the ring WAS performed
by Rev. Harry w. Kimball pastor of the
Congregational Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchinson left on the morning train
for short wedding journey, and after
their return expect to make their home
in Skowhegan.
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SkOwhegan Markets.
PRICES PAID PRODUCERS.


OATS cts.
Wool Unwashed, is 10 70 cts
HIDES ASp SKINs-hldes, 3 Y cts lamb skins q
to 753ts calf skins, 25 to 90 cts. ach.
BEANs-HAnd-picked yellow eyes. s3., 10 ka5z
pea beans, S2.5o.
BKEF-OI beef to let's
toULrRY-Fowls,l 10 70 Is cts. per 10 ehichsas
u 10 l6 cts.
RarNp HOS-G cts.
TALLow-RouEh cts. pc. 10.
HrrrER-tlist quanty, stamped, IS 70 2Qper 5
COOS 81 is per duE fresh.
rorAToEs-40 10 soc.
RETAIL MARKET.
FLoUR--Sprlng wheat Patent, $3.50 10 So W.
tel wheat pat $50 TO 1925; Winter wheat chocos
SIPS
CONSISTS per bag meal and cracked CON
81 IS per bag.
[. ), MKAL-Sl,60 per bag.
FEEp-Middlings, Sl45 ger cwt Chicago giutsZ
sack Us lbs, S2.C0
CHOICE BRAN-Sl. y per cwt.
MINED kEEI~-Sl 81 per Cwt.
SALT PoRK-lOc 10; by the Dbl. 200 lbs, siS.cl.
GHEESE-l6 per H.
BCrrER-lS to 27cts. per 10
EGGs-S2 cts q uoE fresh
TEAs-25 to 60 cents per %.
CofFKE-lO to IS cents per "a.
LARp-Dumestic, y cts; Pune, y cts. C1na-
pound, 10 cts.
MoLAssEs--Pure Ponce, 40. pure Barbados,
50; Maple, 25c per qt; Choice Cooking 25c.
SUGAR-Granulated sugar. best quality II
pounds for Sl0O; Brown, % pounds for 81.
PoTAToEs-T0c a on.
DryFIsH-Cod,6 10 s cts per 1t; pollock, Sc.
oNIoNs-Sc. per 10.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

The course of history carries us back
no further than the year 1864 for the
origin of starching in London. 1t was
In that year that Mistress Van der
Plasse came with her husband from
Flanders to the English metropolis "for
their greater safety" and there pro-
fessed herself a starcher. The best
housewives of the time were not long
in discovering the excellent whiteness
of the "Dutch linen" as it was called,
and Mistress Plasse soon had plenty of
good paying clients. Some of these be-
gan to send her rufus of lawn to starch,
which she did so eXcelently we'll that
1t became saying that if any one sent
her ruff made of spiders web she
would be able TO starch it. So greatly
did her reputation grow that fashonu-
bic danes went TO her TO learn the art
and mystery of starching for which
they gladly paid premium of fl or f5,
and for the secret of seething starch
they paid gladly a further sum of 20
shillings.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

Proof that the people of Wales and
the people of Brittany, In France, come
from the same parent stock is given ev-
cry autumn when Breton boys go over
to England to sell onions from their
home fields. In Cornwall and Wales
their native speech is readily under
stood. Armorican, the old language of
Brittany. the ancient Cornish and
Welsh and for that matter Erse and
Gaelic-arc all closely allied languages,
members Of tn, Celtic group. Breton
and Welsh are very much alike.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24
Municipal Court.

Charlie Palmer, aged II years, was
brought before Judge Bachelor in MT
nicipal court, Friday, on charge Of
truancy. He was sentenced to spend
the remainder of his minority in the
State School for Boys, where Off GER
Clifford took him in the afternoon.
Lucas Graft and John Linehan were
arrested for drunkenness on the street
on Sunday by officers Clifford and Dun
lap and on Monday they were brought
before Judge Bachelor who sentenced
each to pay fine of $500 and costs.
They happened to have the money and
paid 1t to the county.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

For nation to embark 10 war it Is
necessary for it to have lots of cash. A
plentiful supply OF the sinews of war for
nations contemplating a fight, WAS never
80 essential as in these times. Your
financiers who button up their pockets
against all appeals for war loans are the
real peace makers. The reported failure
of both Russia and Japan to place loans
In the Western money centers, may
prove to be the chief cause In averting
war, should 1t be averted.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24
Diagnosing Under Dimculties.

DR.. Sundberg, former consul to Bag
dad, related with much gusto an ad
venture that befell him in a NOLAN
medan harem in Bagdad. One of the
wives of rich merchant fell sick, and
DR.. Sundberg was called in to prescribe
for her. With a pardonable scientific
interest tlS western physician waited.
Enter a black gunnysack. 1t is the pa
tient The doctor would like to feel her
pulse. white hand Is slipped through
an opening. Good. And her tongue
impossible! No man save her husband
may see the face of Il woman and live
or, more accurately no woman may
unveil her face to any man save her
husband and live. His professional in
terest aforesaid deeply aroused, the dip
lomatic doctor insists. The difficulty is
at length solved by the eunuch in chief
Though the woman may not lawfully
unveil herself, the doctor under the cir
cumstances might perhaps be allowed
to crawl in under the gunnysack and so
examine the telltale tongue. Delight
ed, Pm sure" says the doctor. and does
so. Then after the most thorough dag
nosis imaginable he prescribes, as did
Abernethy before him, "a little sun
and ARR
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

Senator Reed Smoot Is in a position
analogous to being between two fires
He was subjected to a newspaper ioter.
view recently In which he was made to
say he had no sympathy with polygamy
This has stirred Mormondom to ltc
depths. Frank Cannon, formerly U. s.
Senator from Utah, declares Smoot must
have been misquoted. He could not
have uttered such dangerous senti.
ment. For expressing less disloyal ser
timents to his church than this, Moses
Thatcher, a high Norman, was disfel
lowshipped and threatened with excom
munication. The Mormon church coun e
nances no rival for supremacy in alleg'
lance Of mt mbers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

Export trade figures are improving as
the year draws to a close. Preliminary
returns of November exports, pointing
to increases In cotton, live animals (most-
ly beef cattle) provisions and mineral
oils, but over and beyond all In raw
cotton shipments, hsve prepared the
country for favorable grand total of
exports which, indeed, turn out little
better than those of October this year,
and next to the total of October, 1900,
the best month on record. The total ex-
ports for November are shown to have
aggregated $3.50, 455 800, a gain of a
small fraction of per cent over October,
OF 20 per cent over November year ago
and of nearly II per cent over Novem-
Der, 1900.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

Cumberland farmers have arrived at
the conclusion that by the use of COM
mercial fertilizers and copious spraying
they can raise potatoes for twenty five
cents per bushel, or even less, and they
are making arrangements to raise big
crops, next year. The same means used
will produce equally good results in
Somerset; in fact they did in the season
just passed. Aroostook may have to
take back seat in potato culture.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

The Suk tribe in Africa work their
hair into kind of bag shaped matted
chignon Stinenpd with clay. This
reaches almost to the waist The SukS
also wear curious cape made Of mon
key skin rubbed SOFT This cape Is not
worn for warmth or protection from
the $ but when it rains they put the
cape over their heads to prevent the
clay being washed out of their hair.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-12-24

The government estimates as well as
careful students statistics concur in
stating that the corn crop will amount
to $1,035, 100000 in this country, this
year; the wheat crop, $492, 900, 900; the
oat crop, $275, 500, 600, and the cotton
yield, $575, 600, 900. all aggregating 3d.
377,0OO,O 900. This grand aggregate
takes no account of other products, such
as apples, potatoes, hay, fax, butter,
cheese, etc. Surely agriculturists have
been doing something this year, and