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The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16
Church Notes.
UNIYERsALIsT.

The Sunrise service at the Universalist
church last Sunday morning. was not
ably helpful prelude to the services of
the day. The service at the regular
morning hour was an ample fufliment
of expectations. Palms. ferns and
Easter lilies were the material for decora.
ton aad their artistic arrangement re-
| fleets much credit upon the committee IL
charge. The excellent work of the choir
was much appreciated. At the close of
the regular service the rites of baptism
and Of continuation were administered,
and the Lords supper was celebrated.
| Next Sunday services will be as usual ;
divine worship, with sermon by The pas
tor at 10 As theme, "Fhe objectionable
Sin; Sunday school II M. Junior Y. Z.
| c. u. at p. N. ; subject, "Some Reasons
Why We Are Proud of Our Country :"
Y. p. G. U. meeting at p. N. topic,
'The Evidence of Gods Presence" All
are welcome at these services.
FIRST BAPTIST
At the First Baptist church on Sunday
morning, there will be worship at 10 40
with sermon by the pastor upon the
theme, "Hhe Successful Man; singing
by the chorus choir; Sunday school at
:
meeting at 6 O'Clock; gospel service in
the church at 80 O'Clock with sermon
by the pastor 1.-The JOY of Religion" /:
baptism. Prayer meeting, Thursday, At
80; topic, "The Wide Awake Chris
tian;" Romans 13:ll; young peoples
social, Monday, at 80. All are invited
CONGREGATIONAL
Last Sunday morning, ten were re-
ccived into membership; eight on cor.
fession Of faith and two by letter. Tn
rite of baptism WAS administered to six.
In the evening an audience which filed
the church listened to very impressive
Easter song service.
Next Sunday, morning worship at
10 As. Preaching by the pastor, subj ct:
THE Christian and Society," Special
music by the quartette. The other ser
vices Of the day as usual. All are cor
daily welcome. Friday evening, the
Young Peoples Alliance will serve q
salad supper in the yestry from $50 to
:. An entertainment will follow.
BETHANY
Bethany Baptist church, worship with
gospel preaching next Sunday at 1915
a. IN. In the sunday school at noon
we begin a new year of lessons on New
Testament heroes. All are invited 10
join in the study. Christian Endeavor
society meeting AT s p. M, subject, "rhe
Sacred Sabbath Evening worship for
ali at 7 p. IN. in the chapel, subject,
"The Land of Beuah IN the Pilgrims
Progress
Easter Suudsy was a day to be CRATE
fully remembered In the Bethany
church. Easter hymns and Easter bios
SONS in abundance helped to enforce the
lessons OF the day for the large audience
assembled. In the Sunday school brief
memorial services brought TO remem-
brauce the two Who have been promoted
to the school on high during the pasi
year, Deacon Z. ). Fletcher and Mary
Chapman. The Easter celebration cul.
minated in the evening with the baptism
of seven persons after brief address by
the pastor. These, with eight others
who have recently come into the church
by letter or on experience from churches
now extinct, are The first fruits OF the
deep interest awakened last winter. Il
is hoped that others will follow before
long.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16
Letter to McQuillan n Porter.
Skowhegan. Me.


Dear Srs: The cost Of labor in paint
ing house is three times the cost OF the
paint. You seem to save a little when
you buy lower priced paint, but you
certainly add to the cost of labor when
you pay for spreading more gallons. - -.
You don't even save on the paint
Devoe Lead and Zinc costs little more
than mixed paints, but it takes fewer
gallons, and the cost is actually less.
Wears longer too-louger than mixed
paints, longer than lead and oil
You don't save cent
Mr.. {. Loeb. a painter in Magnolia.
Miss, writes:
After years of experiments with mixed paints
mud that your paint covers NOR surface Ia the
gallon than any have ever used. For density
and wearing qualities 1t cannot be eNcelled.
Compared with lead and oil: 4 house
belonging TO the late President of the
rotor River Bank, at Brewsters. Y. Y,
lcost S3l 600 was painted with lead and
OIL il 81 at cost Of 500 In 's7-three
years-it was repainted with Deyoe at
cost Of $3.50 In 97 the house was still
all right.
Results lead and oil-cost 500, wear
three years; Devue-cost $3.50. wear ten
years. ours truly.
+. W. pEEaE x to.
New ork.
?. : Rawies Il Co. sell il.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

The name, Carter Harrison, is a good
one to use In the race for mayor in the
Cosmopolitan city of Chicago. Carter
Harrison, the present mayor, has sue
ceeded In securing his election to that
office for the fourth consecutive term,
and his father, Carter Harrison, was five
times elected mayor of the city. Chicago
Democrats have an idea that Carter Har-
rison is a good enough name for Demo-
cratic candidate for President of the
United States. Many Ohio Democrats
entertain the idea that Tom Johnson,
the successful candidate for mayor of
Cleveland Is a presidential possibility.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Leading Maine lawyers" are frequent
ly reported as expressing various opin.
ions about laws enacted by the legisla-
ture at the recent session. The Kenne.
bee Journal is authority for the state
ment that one of Names legal lights
advances the opinion that an amend
ment to Chapter 101 of the Public Laws
Of 1887, relieves towns from the support
Of tramps and places such support upon
the state. The special session of the
legislature to convene in September is
likely to have something to do beside
passing upon the completed session of
the statutes.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Stenography is an accomplishment
that our young men and women would
DO well to acquire. 1t has been step
ping stone to high positions in many
cases. Boys are apt to think it is all
night for girls but hardly the thing for
robust young manhood, but there is a
demand for young men who are expert
IN this requirement. Among stenog-
faphers who have attained high place
hon. Daniel Lamont, Cleveland's Sec
rotary of war; Mr.. Cortelyou, the new
secretary of commerce, and Mr.. Loeb,
President Roosevelt's private secretary
are cited as bright examples.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

The state assessors have made the
annual assessment for 1903 upon Maine
railroads, steam and electric. The
tax aggregates 1888, 647.36, against
1855 sol SO in 1902. The Maine Central
leads with tax of 1884 ,976 "a the Bos
ION and Maine follows with tax of $50,
SS6 IS; the Bangor and Aroostook with
s525O9.ll; the Canadian Pacific, 1928,
Oo449; the Grand Trunk, $40, 069. 78
Inc tax of the Somerset Railway is 81,
S'z'76' against 81 ,35474, last year. The
electric railways in Somerset are asses
SEQ taxes as follows: Skowhegan &
Norridgewock, IS A; Somerset Traction
TO- 1894; Waterville & Fairfield
s3226l.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

John j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad company, is not in.
clned to do things by the halves or on a
small scale. In connection with his
trans-continental railway he has a steam.
ship company of the same name that
has built monster steamship, the Min.
nesOta, the largest ever built in America
and exceeded 10 siza by but two in the
Celtic and Cedric of the White Star line
The Minnesota is 620 #. long, 70 it,, c
inches beam, aud Sc feet from keel to
upper deck. She has nine decks and
was built at New London, Conn.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Quite stir has been occasioned by
alleged irregularities among certain Off
Gals in the post office department. Ru
mors of this condition reached Post
Master General Payne in February, and
with the concurrence of President Roose-
welt, thorough investigation was or
dered some weeks ago and is now In prog
ress. The order is to spare no rascals
once they are found.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Itappears that the legislature bungled
an act using the word "whoevern in
stead of those mo one" thus rendering
that particular act Of no effect 1t is
not strange that mistakes occur in the
rush and stress of the last weeks of the
session of the Maine law making body
Rather is it surprising that there are nc
more Of them.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

At the coroner's inquest held at Lewis
ton Saturday evening to investigate and
find out how Coney p. Malbon met his
death, recently, the Maine Central rail
road and employees were exonerated from
any blame. The inquest was conducted
by County Attorney SHELTON, presided
over by oroner Samson. Mr.. Malbon
was instantly killed while walking on
the Maine Central railroad track, Friday
afternoon in Auburn.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

The executive committee of the Maine
State Grange, did well in selecting Wa
terville for the place of the annual meet.
iDg 10 December next. Wsterville Is
one of the best convention cities in the
State and is particularly desirable for
Somerset patrons and they will doubt.
less attend the next annual meeting in
large numbers.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our neighbors and
friends for their kind assistance during
the sickness and death of our darling
daughter and sister and for the many
floral tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. CHAPMAN,
IILA CHAPMAN.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

A small number of indictments against
liquor dealers, the smallest for years
seventeen, were reported by the grand
jury at Augusta, Saturday. But three
U. S. Licenses are reported to be held in
Kennebec county against 100 in January
Sheriff Ham is making the county dry,
II officials and courts mean business,
the difficulty diminishes.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Friday night was an unlucky one in
Maine so far as destructive fires go.
Maine Central shops at Portland, loss
$3.50, 600; the Turner House, Guilford,
and set of farm buildings in Farming
ton made up the list of fire casualties.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Rev. William II. Milburn, the veneer
able blind chaplain of the United States
Senate, is dead at Santa Barbara, Cal,
aged abort so years. He was also twice
chaplain of the House of Representa-
fiunn
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Victor Grange of Fairfield Center is
more actively controlled by young people
than any other grange in the county.
With two exceptions, every Office is
filed by someone under 80 years of age.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Increase your income. How to do
this with small investments with inter-
estng particulars, booklet and full
information furnished by Taylor &
Pennell, Skowhegan Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Last Tuesday and Wednesday, the
Atlantic coast off New York and
New Jersey was swept by the worst
storm of wind and food for good many
vpars
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

\ meeting of delegates representing
labor unions in Waterville, Vassalboro,
Madison and Skowhegan was held in
Waterville, Saturday, at which the
Maine district of the Socialist Trade and
Labor Alliance of the United States and
Canada was organized, Napoleon Durett
of Watervile being elected organizer
and {. l.. Whaley of North Vassalboro,
secretary.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Former Congressman Abner Taylor
of Chicago died at Washington Monday,
aged "a years He was a native of
Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Stops the Cough and works of the Cold
axstive Bromo. Quinine Tablets cures q cold
In one day No Cure. no Pay. Price rs cents
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

Hugh j. Chisholm of New York was
rendered complimentary banquet by
the Rumford Falls board of trade Mon
day night in recognition of his business
enterprise which led to the rapid growth
of the town and it's large paper manu-
featuring industry. A reception at 7 80
o'clock was followed by a banquet in
Hotel Rumford. Covers were laid for
l25 people who included party of Mr..
Chisholm's New York friends The re-
ception committee consisted of Hon.
Waldo Pettengill, Col Albert Daggett
and John H. Bassett.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16
COny T. MalbOn Killed.

Cony ?. Malbon, about 55 years of age
met death on the Turner street overhead
bridge of the Maine Central railroad in
Lewiston at about 2.35 p. m. Friday
He faced the train as he plodded along
with his cane. The train struck him,
tossed him to one side and passed along
-Malbon never moving again.
The only mark upon the body was a
small, clean-cut hole on the right side
of the forehead. The hole was about
one inch long and about one half inch
wide. The train had evidently hit him
and passed over his body without touch
ing the body in any other part.
Mr.. Malbon was we'll known in Lewis
ton. He worked for the Maine Central
railroad as foreman of the engineers.
AS near as can be learned he has no rel.
atives other than one son who is living
at 80 Broad street, New York.
Mr.. Malbon has been sick for some
time and had not been working. He
it was necessary for him to carry cane
Exchange.
The news of the above accident came
as a shock to Mr.. Malbon's host OF
AilohHs III thiSj MS uOu6 JO"uf where
he was born, grew to manhood, and
lived until few years since.
Mr.. Malbon was the son of the late
S. II. Malbon, and married early in life
Miss Ella Cobb who died several years
ago. One son, Scott, who resides in
Brooklyn, n. y, and who does business
in New York city, survives him.
The son was made acquainted will
the death of his father early, reaching
Lewiston Sunday morning when he took
charge of the remains The body wal
brought to Skowhegan for interment il
the family lot, Wednesday morning
accompanied by the son. Mr.. Maibor
was a member of Somerset lodge F. &
A. NJ. of this place, representatives. oil
which order met the body upon it,
arrival.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

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rRrlsMRNTa:-huslness and legal auYer
As ~ inserted at reasonable rates, adjusted
W tbe spaee used, and the position given.
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TIE af Thanks and Resolutions OF Respect
asserted at 5 cents per line
stbsGkIPTION RATES
When paid in advance.
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The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

G. w. Emerson of Norridgewock has
bought the Pine Grove farm, two miles
from North Arson and is moving his
family there. He intends raising sheep
and poultry as speciality.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16

The Norridgewock and Fairfield Tele-
phone Co, has recently changed hands,
the new owners being c. NJ. Holt of East
Fairfield and +. A. Covell of North Fair.
field The line now covers so instru
ments and six pay stations.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-16
Skowhegan Markets

? : Bawies Il TO. sell ii.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
A Remarkab!. he ecord,

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
a remarkable record. 1t has been in
'se for over thirty years, during which
time many million bottles have been
sold and used. 1t has long been the
standard and main reliance in the
treatment OF Group in thousands OF
ZONES. yet during all this time no case
aas ever been reported to the manu-
facturers in which it failed to effect
a cure. When given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse or even as soon
as the croupy cough appears, it will
prevent the attack. 1t is pleasant to
take; many children like it. It con.
tains no opium or other harmful sub
tance. and may be given as confidently
to a baby as to an adult. For sale by
w. L. Dewoody & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17

Pleasure of little things
That never may pail or end,
And fast in my hold no lesser gold
Than the honest hand of a friend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
Graphic's ID ally Story

uvr rn* cOmDlfitlon III case a$y oIfc
wanted an; bills paid, but | was too
sharp for that Not that l doubted her
honesty. but that some O. the outlaws
might come along and force her tn
open it.
Well, I got my $50, and when l was
a-ridn' up to the store see the gal
a-comin' excited like to meet me.
'What's up:" says |.
DANDY Jim'S there waitin' for you"
.'Humph.' says |. whats he goin'
to do with me! Kill me-"
'Oh, no; he won't Kill you. If you
was dead, who'd open the safe:''
Il see'
You might do what you said you
would if he came
What was tlat?"
"Have some one cover him when you
go in and when he tells you to throw
up your hands shoot him.
'There isn't a man about the place :.
Reckon Ill do I'm as good a shot
as any man
Well l posted her at winder with
a rifle right where she could see the
man, then l walked into the house and
the room where Dandy Jim WAS asset
tin. ''Howdy, jim" says. "Howdy,"
says he. "Jim," says l. there's $1,000
offered for you. Reckon l might as
we'll have it as any one How you
goin' to git it?'' he answers "Well.
there's two ways. One is dead and
the others alive-whichever you pre-
fer II prefer dead says he. land
considerin' I've got my hand on my
gun | thinks it's you that's dead. III
trouble you to throw up your hands. y
"If l does that" I says. 'the drops
on you. seein' l got pal posted out
side the winder to shoot you as soon
as | raise an arm. 1t is q signal
you're mighty smart" he says. ITS
only takin' time by the forelock." says
I. WHO have you got outside?' ''One
O. the best shots in Arizona. though
nothin' but woman Yes. and
mighty smart If she is a woman
"How do you know that?" Because
she's my wife l sent her here to git
you to turn your stock into cash, then
she sent for me to take it in." SIS that
the game?' asked. a cold chill runnin'
down my spine You can find out, "
he says, eff you'll throw up your
hands, 'I'll do It," says 1. land ii
you're lynn you'll pay for the decep
ton with your life"
With that throwed up both hands
and the gal instead O shootin' comes
to the winder GRIMM, and asks me If
that was the signal and whether we
hadn't better wait spell. and If 1t
wouldn't he cruel to shoot man in
cold blood. Then knowed the game
was up. SO I tole 'em I'd open the
safe-for It was plain l was dead
man II didn't-and while the gal KEEP
me covered Jim took the plumber, in
cludin' the $50 I'd just collected
Then the gal TUX my best horse and
my wife's saddle. and as they galloped
away she sung out:
II made mistake in the accounts
There's $3.50 to be charged up to
profit and loss"
FRANK TAYLOR COYNE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
so DIFFERENT.
Lots Claim This, but So Dfferent-Lo.
;aI Proof Is What Pine Bluff

al Proof Is What Pine Bluff
! People Want.
There are & great many of them.
Every paper has its share.
Statements hard to believe, harder
to prove.
Statements from faraway places.
What people say in California.
Ottimes good endorsement there
But of little service here at home.
Fine Bluff people want local proof.
The sayings Of neighbors, friends
and citizens.
Home endorsement counts.
1t disarms the skeptic; is beyond
dispute.
This is the backing that stands De-
hind every box of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here is a case Of 1t:
F. Neis, well known house mover,
etc, residing out near the water
works, says: Il found after a thor.
ough trial that Doan's Kidney Pills
are a most excellent and successful
remedy for kidney trouble For sew
eral years I had kidney complaint.
There was not SO mach backache, the
principal indication being in connec-
tion with the kidney secretions, which
at other times too scanty. l used
medicines Of various kinds, but they
ed not reach the cause. Learning
abNut Doan's Kidney Pills, I procured
a boy at the -Tankersley Drug
comphny, POI West Second avenue,
am commenced the treatment. The
result was entirely satisfactory. I am
glad to recommend the remedy. 1t is
wonderful medicine and one about
which every one should know.
Tor sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buff
talo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
PROFIT AND LOSS
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The outlaws was thick around Toom-
stone county and | KEEP Il store there.
l sold 'em goods and trusted EN- when
they hadn't no money. for you kin
trust two kinds O people-them as is
honest and them as is at open war
with the rest o the world It's the
middle classes that beats you. There
was one on 'em-the outlaws. | mean-
that | didn't want around, for he'd
carried things too far and there was
price set on his head. That was
Dandy Jim. Dandy Jim's head was
worth $1,000 to any man that could
git the drop on him.
/ was always a-fgurin' how | could
git him in a trap and gi; the reward.
There wasn't no use in tryin' to do the
job in an ord d'nary way. for Jim was
as cool as a cucumber and slicker N a
creased pole. I'd have to fix some
way o. gittin pint ahead. What l
wanted was a confederate; some one to
do the shootn' while did the fooln'.
One day young woman come to my
tole her didn't want q woman, but
she said she'd work for her board, and
after talkin' to my wife about it en-
gagged her. She could do most any
thing, but she was handiest about
keepin' my accounts. She must "a
been a schoolmarm, for one day she
took account O stock and figured up
toll hot
IF could git Dandy Jim," l said
to her, land turn him in dead or alive
I'd be wo'th $1,000"
"But they say Dandy Jim's a hard
man to take" she said.
maybe he'll come around here some
day and I'll try it."
"How would you manage it?'
''If | know'd he was a-comin' I'd
post some un outside to cover him.
Then if he got the drop on me I'd sig
nal the outsider to shoot him.
What kind Of signal would you
give? He'd shoot you before you
could make any signs
"Well, he'd likely tell me to throw
up my hands, and that would be as
good a signal as any"
you're purity smart" she said. Il
didn't give you credit for SO much
sense"
One day the gal tole me that the
stock was a-gittin' low, and II she was
me she'd sell the balance and go and
lay in complete new outfit. She was
sich good business woman that
did whatever she said, and l got up a
'sale" and cleaned out everything. 1t
fetched just 81 200 in money, and with
this l concluded to put In the new out
at. The day before l went away rode
out to collect debt of $50. had q
safe in which KEEP the 1920 on
hand and didn't worry about 1T, for
none O. the outla WIS could open 1t and II
was too heavy for 'em to carry away.
The Gal tole ~ l might 3 well leava
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
Some Eskimos Are A,r1sts.

Some of the Eskimos possess truly
wonderful drawing and carving ability.
their pictured representations of arctic
hunting and fishing scenes. etc, cary
ed or drawn on :vOrv with the crudest
+ instruments, revealing the marvel
Gus artistic bent of these untutored
children Of the great polar v~s:es.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17

For forty years DR.. Fowler,s Extract
OF Wild Strawberry has been curing
summer complaint dysentery, diar--
hoec, bloody fux, pain in the stomach,
and it has never vet failed to do every
thing claimed for it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
Go without Head Cov.rin>

The fashion Of going hatless has
prevailed In summer for such q long
period since it was introduced at New.
port that it has come to be regarded
as much a part Of summer dress as {,
straw hat used to be.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
Motor Cars in Austria.

Motor cars are to be introduced on
some of the local railways in lower
Austria. Each will carry forty per-
sons and be divided into two classes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
ONE PRAYER.

Let me work and be glad,
O Lord and | ask no more;
With will to turn where the sunbeams
burn
At the sill of my workshop door.
Af0retme | prayed my prayer
For the glory and gain of earth
But now grown wise and with opened
eyes
| have seen what the prayer was
worth.
Give me my work to do,
And peace of the task we'll done;
Youth of the spring and its blossoming,
And the light of the moon and the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17
A Real Old Boss.

''Is your father fond of old mas.
ters'?"
"Well, l should say he was. He's
just gone and married an old widow OF
50."-Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-17

Two million Americans suffer the
torturing pangs of dyspepsia. No need
to. Burdock Blood Bitters cures At
any drug store.