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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

In many churches OF Provence and
Italy especially those near the sea,
paintings placed OH the wills in ae.
rordance with vows made - pilgrims
in moments of danger are often re
markable for their frames Among
the euriositics may he enumerated
lths formed of splinters from ships
that have been wrecked. also frames
made Of pieces Of heavy cables, occa-
sionally painted bright hues. but spuc-
tlmes left ~ tbeir primitive gray COY
or splashe1 with tar. Nailed to the
laths surrounding a painting repre-
senting sailors lighting with fierce SHY
ages may be seen African or Polyne-
sian spears and darts or swords made
of hard wood, evidently mementOs Of
terrible struggles Sailors or lands
men who have made VOWS during
times of peril at sea and who have no
trophies to display will surround their
paintings with broad bands Of wood
heavily incrusted with shells and Set
weed. not infrequently Of rare and eX-
tremely beautiful kinds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

Prisons In Japan resembl" large eoun-
try houses with many outbulldihss and
do not. either in the solidity or details
of their construction. Wear Il peliten-
tiary aspect The prisoners get food
In proportion to their conduct and in
dustry. Those WHO do. not behave
will get cake of rice. which must last
them seven days. For the deserving it
is the ration for but four days. and
they get with it also a little horse
meat and potato or pea saaee. The
labor is compulsory, but not severe,
and the prisoner gets part Of his earn
ings, though 1t amounts to little. The
discipline is military, and serving a
term In prison does not impose an In
delible stigma. Systematic efforts are
made to improve the prisoners. All the
youths under nineteen years pass two
hours each day in school. Even when
their term of sentence Is over they can
not be released till Il surety Is found
for their subsequent good behavior
TIL this is provided they must remain
in prison and may do 50 for indefinite
periods
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Prohibition Convention.

The Somerset County Prohibition con-
vention was held at Lakewood, Madison,
Tuesday, Aug. 2, and was called to
order by A. S. Burke of Bingham, chair
man of the county committee, who was
made chairman of the convention, and
c. E. Ball of Athens, secretary. Rev.
D. L. Libby offered prayer. S. F. En-.
eIson, c. E. Ball, L. D. Libby were ap-
pointed committee on resolutions.
Nominations were made as follows
Senators c. E Ball, j. II. Lord; Sheriff
A. H. Lang; attorney W. w. Young;
Judge of Probate, A. s. Burke; register,
Joseph Maxwell; commissioner, L. D.
Libby; treasurer, j. F. Woodsum; coun-
ty committee, S. F. Emerson, C, E
Ball, L. G. Baker. Speeches were made
by C. E. Ball, S. F. Emerson, A. s..
Burke and others.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
We re-affirm our loyalty to the grand
principles enuncated in the national
and state platforms of the Prohibition
party and pledge our united support to
the same.
We believe that the most effectual
way to fight the rum power of this coun-
try is by prohibition ballots and because
we believe this we give our earnest sup
port to the only political party that in
its national platform stands for prohibi-
ton; for the homes against the saloon
1t was largely due to the prohibition
party in our county that A. II. Lang was
elected sheriff two years ago. In his eff
forts to enforce the law he has met our
expectations. We realize that his was
difficult task. That he has had the
rum element against him. We again
endorse him for sheriff with the con
fidenoe that there will be prohibition
voters enough in the county to re-elect
him to the important office he now
holds, aud as a result that the liquor
traffic may be driven out of our county
and sobriety and good will pravail.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04


Time was whoa - '.at fhe cat
was an animal who a..zaU9a had
no power 10 corrupt 3ae..x / k8eW.
does bis best 10 De- HI.a#la. .lf -. cat
has always seemed T. NO at.ee aay
such shallow preteu-s taHHxAt
could count on tho cat. blt upe afI
that even The cat can b. perverted alI
humanized. went 10 So 81 friend ~
mine the other day who has recently
adopted a plain, yalueless alley at Of
no particular breed ShS- tojd a.e she
was about 70 give the animal is daily
bath.
felt sorry for the creature, because
| had seen cats bathed before. The
bathtub was half full Of warm water
The cat was lifted In It's mistress
arms. The intelligent animal gave a
new of delight and hopied down into
the water II swan two or tire uIIe-s
around the tub with every Indication
Of enjoyment, and then iopktd ~ aII
mcwcd to be taken out The perverted
creature seemed to enjoy even tie rub-
hing which followed. After that lave
no faith In anything. | have - 1sght
that hens enjoy d daily plunge. an -
for the gentleman who has always
been represented as disiiking hoy w4-
ter. | haven't the slightest doubt In
the world that he drinks It icel Tree
times day. Washington Post
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Quaint story of Victor Hugo.

In the diary of Sir Montstuart Grant
Duff the following story Is told regard
ing Victor Hugo: An ardent admlrer
once said to Hugo: THE nation has
never treated you quite properly; no
street has been called after you; there
ought to be a Rue Victor Hugo" That
will come, my children; that will
GOMEZ said the master. Then another
disciple took up the running and said:
"a street! That indeed would be moth
ing; a whole quarter OF the city should
be called after you THAT will come,
my children; that will GOMEZ sqid the
master. Tbereupon a third disciple
Joined In: Paris should cease to be
Paris, and be renamed City of Victor
Hugo" THAT will come. my children;
that will come" said Hugo serenely.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

"By single act of inspired courage
tn Democratic leader has restored his
party to its old place as the instrument
of enlightened reform, sane and practical
liberalism, clear-headed progressiveness
and constitutional government. Thus
says the New York World, referring OF
course to the Parker telegram, which 1t
claims to have inspired, and with fair
show that the claim is justified. By fol-
lowing the advice of The World, Parker
secured the paper for the campaign.
Speaker Cannon does not seem to coin
eide In the views of the World. In his
notification speech at Sycamore Hill be
said; "Their platform is as silent as
the grave touching the gold standard and
currency system. Their chosen leader
after his nomination, having been as g.
lent as the sphinx to that time, sent his
telegram saying in substance that the
gold standard is established, and that he
will govern himself accordingly II he
should be elected. | congratulate him.
II Is better to be right late than never.
1t is better to he right in one thing than
wrong In all things. l wonder il it ever
occurred to him that if his vote and sup
port for his party's candidate 10 1896 and
1900 had been decisive he would now
have the silver standard. l wonder
what made him send that telegram after
he was nominated, and why he did not
send it before. When did he have a
change of the heart and Judgement"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
The War.

The three japanese armies renewed
offensive operations on Gen Kurop1t-
kn's front, sunday, pushing oack be
line in several places
Information received at Che Fou is tS
the effect that the japanese have 90
cupied every position surrounding the
besieged fortress of Port Arthur, with
the exception of Golden Hill. The
Chinese stated that both sides suffered
tremendous losses in the operations
necessary to bring about this state Of
affairs.
August l, the death Of Lieut. Ger
Keller was reported dispatch 10
London news agency from s. Peters
burg confirms the report Of the death q
Gen. Keller saying he was killed by
fragment of japanese she.l al the ue
he was opposing the japanese advances
along the railway near Hal CheDg.
The japanese have removed I've
large electric mines from the mouth II
the Lao river and they are searching
for 10 other such mines known to b&
there. The people VITO left New
Chwang before the Japan Sc came il
are now returning and confidence ha4
been restored. The japanese bank
will open next week,
The .Vladivostok squadron has dis
appeared and il is possible that It's raid
is over and it has returned 10 Yladivoa-
tok 1t is expected that shipping VIII
be resumed on the eastern coast. The
raid of the squadron has been an eI-
tremely disastrous one. II is estimated
that two hundred thousand tons Of
chartered shipping has been held tex
days al loss of seven and a half md
lion dollars.
st Petersburg disp atches Of Aug. :,
state that Gen. Kuropatkin's armies ara
concentrating upon Lao Yang. falling
back respectively upon Anshanshan
Liandiansian and Anping.
Toxic dispatches of the same dars
state that the Japanese defeated the
Russians at Tomucheng (~imoucheng5g
and drove them toward Hal [ heng in
sharp fight which began last Saturday
and ended on Sunday. The Russians
left 1900 dead on the field and lost si1
guns. Gen. kuroki telegraphed that il
two days lighting at Yang-Tsuling ane
AMI Aushuliutzu his losses were six Of.
ticers killed, Is officers wounded and
nine hundred and fifty men killed and
wounded.
Il reported that after three days OF
desperate lighting the japanese have
captured Shantaikow one of the i'm
portaut defences Of Port Arthur.
The Russian report OF the stormiug
operations at Port Arthur has been re
ceiyed from the consul Of Russia at Che
Foo, dated Aug 5. 1t says a general At
tack began, saturday, with the japanese
in immense force. There we're two dsys
OF a bardment of unprecedented
violence. The loss of life 10 the az
sault which is reported TO have resulted
in an irrepaTable breach in the innei
defelees on the northern aud eastern
side was appalling. Twenty thousand
Japanese and 5000 Russians were slain
according to the latest advices brought
by hinese junks.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

a ae" labor saving device has lately
been put Onto ne market 10 The form At
Bread Mako. I, thoroughly mirsa
and kneads the dough Ia three minup4
Of easy labor agsias, twenty to THIRTY
minutes by the cd method Il is e
simple il construction thai fhe h2u %
keepers fret though. is TIA. he c.ajnf
made for 1t are extrayagsuf, 5ut .riz
will remove all doubts. y h9usekeegss
VITO has once used it will eyer be co..
tent to q back to the cd IaoorioVf
disagreeabe way of making bread 3
haLd.
We should be very glad % have 7os
come il and Ie. U. show yeu hi: NJ
chine Tor We know you W! be pleased
With i.
We are selling Bug Death D. vox
aeed a1}?
THE Blunt HARDWARE ca
july =, 1904
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Difference of Opinion.

Even Democratic drctors disagree on
some issues. Candidate Davis says.
"Neyer for generation back were we
at such low ebb as regards our represent
alton in Congress; and this in spite OF
our natural advantages of soil, of water
power, of seaooast."
The New York Sun after stating that
"the relationship between statesmen
ship, soil, water power and seacoast has
not been established scientifically" says
Mr.. Davis is unjust and continues:
What state has senators of more in
f1uence than the veterans Frye and
Halep Reed and Dingley are gone, but
Maine is still strong in the House, much
stronger than any of her New England
neighbors, proportionately stronger
than most states. The Hon. Amos
Lawrence Allen, the Hon. Charles
Edgar Littlefeld, the Hon. Edwin
G. Burleigh and the Hon. Llewellyn
Powers make up a delegation of which
any state might be proud. Mr.. Little
field is delegation in himself. Not
only is he one of the ablest debaters in
the House but he is a profound consti-
tutional lawyer and an industrious
thinker upon trusts"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Skowhegau Markets
PRICES pAln PKonrcKKs.

OArs-s0 cts.
WOoL-Cuwashed, - cts.
HIpks AND SKINs-hIdes s CTS amt sklnL 3
10 75cts calf skins 3 l. 20 cts.,seh.
BKASs-Haud-pioked yellow eyes So. 10 SS&,
pea beans. $3.50
BKKF-OI beef "a cts
POULTRY Fowls.ls = I3 cts. per b. chickszs
/. Is cts
RoVND Hoo eta.
TALLow-RouEh cts. pc. H..
kUrrER-kl FIRST guauty, stan ped, IS to 70 Per -
EaGs- % IS per dor fresh
PoTAToEs-60c o soc
RETAIL MARKET.
FLorR-spnng wheat Patent, .e6-50 TO s. "
Winter wheat pat $3.50 to $50; Winter Whe&
choioe, $50
CONSISTS per bag; meal and cracked oorr
81 IS per bag.
c. :. MKAL-Sl60 per bag.
FKKD-Middlings, sl.45 per cwt Chicago glutz
AIS per cwt.
SPRING BRAS-Sl.S5 per cwt.
MIXED FERD-sl 40 per Cwt.
SALT PoRB-i0c 10; by the bbl.. zoo lbs, SIS-R
CHEEsE-l6 per 10.
BUrrKR-ls TO 22cts. per ID
EoGs-92 eta don fresh,
TEAs-25 TO 60 cents per 10.
CoFFEE-l0 to IS cents per 10.
LARD-Domestic, u cts; Pure, u eta; Coo
pound, 10 cts.
MoLAssEs-Pure Ponce. 40 pure Barbados
80; Maple. CSC per OF; Choice Cooking, 25c.
SuGAR-Granuated sugar, best quality
pounds for s1Oo; Brown u pounds for tl
PorAroEs-soc. and $40 ou.
DryFIsB-Cod,s 10 70 cts per IL; pollock, D.
OSIoSs-Sc. per 10.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

The economical young man took his
razor to one of the best BARRIERS In
town TO be boned Returning TO get II,
he found 1t ready for him.
TN warrant that edge" said the
barber
ut does hook pretty sharp" said the
man, and be began TO feel of the edge
with hts thumb
But l won't warrant It II you do
that" declared the barber. ITS the
worst thing you could possibly do. You
might better cut your nails with II
than run your finger across the edge
once, or shave with II for q month.
There's nothing like knowing 4 thing
or two" the barber added EXCHANGE
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

The Syrian bulbul nightingale has
the lovellcst voice of all Gods crea-
lures and the saddest song ever heard
Shady coverts ringing the Jordan still
shelter the bird that sings darhling.
There is a legend that the hulhul
sat in the olive tree In the garden of
Joseph of Arimathea and the night be
fore the resurrection through the
darkness poured out her soal in scr
rowing plant above the still sleeper
IN the tomb wherein was never man
laid When the first Easter morning
broke over the eastern hills the eggs
In the nest of the brooding bird spar
Killed. with gold. blue, orange and Grim
son. and so we color eggs ut Easter
for a memorial of the lone singer who
sang by the holy sepulcher-"The City
of the King" by Mrs. Lew Wallace.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Reflected Light.

A dead white surface has decided nd
vantages for rejecting light over a
looking glass or bright surface. Good
white blotting paper reflects back 81
per cent of the light caht upon 1t. Many
persons are under the impression that
q looking glass must be better re-
Hector than paper or whitewashed sur
face because with looking glass q
strong shadow can be cast, while from
a dead surface no heavy shadow Is OBJ
tanned. The reason is not 80 much that
the reflected light Is less from the dead
surface, but that the reflection Is con.
centrated In the case of the looking
glass. With paper or whitewash 1t pro-
ceeds from n vast number of points,
New York News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

Recently a worthy couple of Zurich,
who had been married for several
years, decided to get divorce, and no
sooner had the court annulled their
marriage than they proceeded TO show
their friends how rejoiced they Were
at the news. The two principals went
arm in arm to leading hotel, where
they ordered supper for several
guests, and a few hours later Il merry
party assembled there and did not
break up until after midnight.
Those present say that the gentleman
who had just been freed from his wife
and who, by the way, paid for the sup
per was wonderfully gallant to her
during the entire evening, paying her
more attention than any other woman.
and that she, too, seemed just as hap
by as though she had Just been mar
ried
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
The Rockefeller institute.

Scientific men of the country are
much interested in the project for the
erection of a medical institute In New
York by Rockefeller. 1t is to be an in
stitute of medical research where the
medical world backed by the resources
of the multi-milionaire will have I'M
limited scope for investigation and ex-
pertinent. Plans have been made by
Boston architects and operations on the
construction will soon be entered upon
1t was memory of the dying agony of
his baby grandson, Jack Mccormick,
that led his wealthy grandfather's
thoughts to plan present to the coun-
try of an institute for medical research
that,they may find means to annihilate
every species of disease germ Physi
clans and surgeons hail the erection of
such an institute, and they predict that
l. will result in wonderful discoveries
and advancement in the field of medi-
Gina
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
A GruesOme Record.
New York Tribune. J

Sipiaguine; then Bobrikoff; then AT
dreieff; and now Sipiaguine's successor
and Bobrikoff's master, Plehve. IL is a
gruesome record, which, indeed, began
long before Sipiaguine, and is not unlike
y to be continued long after Plehve.
For Russia remains the same, and Poland
Finland, Armenia, the Jews and the Nj
hilists remain the same. Sipiaguine was
victim Of nihilism. Bobrikoff fell be-
cause he had oppressed the Firms. An
dreieff was killed for his tyranny 10 Ar
menia. Plehve was hated because he,
above all men of his time, had depressed
reform, scourged nihilism, enslaved Fin
land, kept letters on Poland, spolated
Armenia and given free hand to the
prosecutors and murderers OF the Jews.
1t matters little at whose hand-Finnish
or Jewish or Nihilist-he fell. All class
es had sufficient hatred for him to inspire
the evil deed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

After attempting to break the force OF
30 assertion made by US, last week,
although practically admitting 1t to be
tue-that, but for the stout fight the
republican party put up, the gold stand
ard would have heen swept by the board
The Portland Argus quotes the Boston
Herald as follows: "One would think
from the Republican leaders that their
party had always been pledged to the
support Of honest money and the gold
standard. Prior to 1896 they were
almost as wild In their worship Of silver
ss The Democrats. At best, In 1896 their
convention only declared In favor of a
policy that had been maintained in the
lace OF the gravest difficulties during the
previous three years by Democratic
resident" The Republican party was
never worshiper of silver. 1t
~ very true that many In the party
favored silver but it was never over.
"aelmed and dominated by silver advo-
Yates as the Democratic party was for
s'ght years, and has not recovered now
'uinciently to be able to make declara-
non OF any kind In regard to the issue.
Inc "grsvest difficulties" alluded to by
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

One day while a gentleman OF Port
hallow, st. Keverne. was walking past
a farm In the neighborhood be WIS at
tracted by robin, which few about
him, tapped Its wings In bis face some
two or three times, and appeared great
ly excited and distressed, He watebed
the robin for some time, and followed
II toward a hedge short distance
away. There be fouDd rat which
had got into the birds nest and was
devouring one Of the young birds At
the sight of the gentleman the rat
jumped ont and was promptly knocked
senseless. When the robin saw the rat
lying on the road she dew at him and
pecked him viciOusly There were four
young birds In the nest; one was killed,
but the other three were unhurt.-St
James Gazette.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Curious Advertisements.

Some of the Japanese tradesmen in
the smaller towns of Nippon have a
curious way of advertising their bust
ness. On their right forearms they
tattoo figures shoemaker a shoe,
the woodcutter an AK, the butcher a
cleaver. Underneath these emblems are
such Inscriptions ms II do my work
modestly and cheaply," and II am as
good at my trade as most of my fell
lows" When they are looking for
work they bare their arms and walk
about the streets
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04
Somerset County Grange.

Somerset Pomona Grange will meet in
regular session " it'll Harmony Grange
Harmony, Tuesday, August 8, 1904
Program: 10 a. M, opening exercises
regular order of business; music; adj
dress of welcome, w. s. Bemis; response
W. a. Ring; music; recitation, May
Perkins; question, "What is the duty OF
the farmer In the management of the
affairs OF state and nation" opened by
Andrew d. Gray, followed by M. L,
Merrill, S. F. Emerson, j. B. LaBree, II.
L. Goodrich, F. W. Paige.
Recess, 80; reports of committee
comforting fifth degree; music; paper,
DR.. VIM. Mclaughlin; select reading,
Mrs. Herrick music; review OF address
of National Master Aaron Jones, L. l.
Smith; poem, Nettie Bemis; music
recitation, Eta Farrar.
HENRY T. CHoATE, Lecturer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

Pittsheld people are given some good
council by an exchange when it advises
them not to sell their old hand tub that
has done good service in former times.
before their water plant was Installed.
It is safe plan for any town or
city to have the best ire-fghting facil!-
ties obtainable and to give up nothing
that may be useful in any contingency.
II kept 10 good working order an old
STYLED hand tub may render excellent
service in an emergency.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

Lemon grass. known to botanists
as Andropogen schaenanthus and
which is unknown outside of Ceylon,
and there only in the kandian dis
trict, is in several respects q most re-
markable vegetable production. 1t
grows to a height of six or seven feet
and has the wonderful property of
spontaneous ignition on the slopes
of Mount Ambulawe during the wet
season the grand spectacle of these
spontaneous eontlagrations is frequent
ly seen. At first a single curl of smoke
or bright tongue of flame will Ike no.
ticed. Soon however, rs the water runs
down the stalks and minglee with the
oil and acids contained in the pith Of
this curious herb fierce fires burst into
view here, there and every place, soon
covering the whole mountain in II
sheet of flame. The botanists and
chemists have not as vet explained
why this paradoXical grass ignites
when water falls upon its stalks
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

saw Hamlet" played and adapted
for Malays at Singapore. 1t was sung
instead of spoken. and mostly to Eng
lish tunes. Hamlet addressed the
ghost to the tune of Her Golden
Hair" and killed Polonius TO Listen
to the Band" PoloniuS addressed his
son to That's English. You Know. "
and, with the king and queen, sang
MARY Was Housemaid' TO other
words. The ghost scene included three
ghosts, two clowns and a bottle Of
whisky.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-04

The people of Burma believe that
the ruby Is kind of fruit which will
ripen If you give 1t time. They say
that most rubies do not ripen simply
because they are not allowed to do 80.
If you want to "ripen" the ruby in
your ring. according to the Burmese
idea, you must take your ring and
lay It In the sun for one month with
out disturbing It at all, and at the
end of that time 1t will be ripe" and
good TO eat.