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The colored American., 1904-01-09
of him. Being dead. he yet speaketh."
William V. Tunwell

Brothers of King Hall:
l do not wish to take much of your
time tonight, as my worthy brother
who is to follow me will have something
to say of greater interest to you. But
my theme tonight is of great impor-
tance to us, both as Christian gen.
tlemen and as divinity students wish
to impress upon my hearers the i'm
portance of cultivating a missionary
spirit. First, the majority of us have
/ the mistaken idea that we have to be
Theological students or ordained minis
| ters before we can do mission work,
but l claim that every layman is a
missionary, and every person confirmed
in the church have been conSecrated
and have received the command to go
| into all the world and preach the gos-
pei. 1t is a fact that few of us realize
the obligation placed upon us when we
are confirmed, and it is our duty at all
times to do missionary work, and
make our presence felt in the world.
Now, my brethren l do not wish to
make myself obnoxious but in quiet
way l want to make myself felt. For
| instance, we can do all we can to COM
| fort and relieve those around us, and
| TO make our fellow men happy. AS you
must know, mission work consists in
more than preaching and praying;
we must also teach others to live good
| and clean as we'll as right lives; we
must feel a genuine spirit of self-sacri-
ice to do mission work. There is
large field here in the District of Co
lumbia, and it is quite interesting. For
instance there is the childrens ward
in Freedmen's Hospital; a dozen or
more children are eager for Christian
Training or instruction and will be
| willing to receive such every Sunday.
also see some of the Brethren doing
good work at the Erie st. Home, but
my Brethren there are some children
in this immediate neighborhoOd, who
have never been inside of a Sunday
school, and it is our duty to bring
hem, as the hope for the church in
he future is through the children IN
the Sunday School. Now to make our
mission work useful it is necessary to
let example as we'll as to teach by
| Orecept. Therefore it is necessary 20
build up our own Christian Character.
It is a fact that we have enough
preaching and praying and little
morality. For l very often meet per-
sons who are not churchmen and do
| lot care to be churchmen, they do
he same as we? They are no better
han 1? Now if we build Christian
character we will not have these
.hings said about us, and we will make
| our influence felt. We divinity stu
tents of King Hall should be a model
| If morality for the students of this
University We must live the Chris
ian life day by day and in that way
re can do a great good, around this
E.-
The colored American., 1904-01-09

The Washington Conservatory of
Music with headquarters in the True
2eformers Hall, is fast gaining public
faVor.
The colored American., 1904-01-09

when SO years old can say 1t has invgior-
ated my whole system. 1 cannot but
think, dear Doctor, that you must feel
very thankful to the all loving Father
that you have been permitted to live,
and by your skill be such blessing a.
you have been to suffering humanity
Rev. J. n. Parker.
The colored American., 1904-01-09
a Bishops Letter.

II. III. Lonax, D. D., Bishop End Dist.
A. NJ. E., of Charlotte, n. c., writes:
81 recommend your Peruna to all who
want Strengthening tonic and a very
effective remedy for all catarrhal COM
plaints."-T. H. Lomax.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving Q
full statement of your case, and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The colored American., 1904-01-09
A VENERABLE PASTOR
CURED BY PE=RU=NA.
Pe-ru-nd is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the De-
cIininS Powers of Old Age.

In old age the mucous membranes be-
come thickened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digesti dis
turbances.
Peruna corrects all this by its specific
oper alton on all the mucous membranes
of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone. Once
used and Peruns becomes a lifelong
standby with old and young.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
M RS T.. A. Trakk.

The remsins Of the late Mrs.. c. A..
frask arrived here Monday afternoon.
for intefment 10 the family lot 10 the
North side cemetery. Mr. Trask died,
last Saturday mrrniag, at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Ssmue. Lord, Allston
hass., af.er long Illness due to old age.
Mrs. Trask was the daughter Of the
late Mrs. Isabel Merrill Of this village.
She was born IN Ireland % years ago and
came to this countfy By Ealing vessel
when young girl. She left this town
just prior to the Civil Var. going 10
Portland. She was fri married 10 Her
ry McCone more than % YEAR, ago. Her
husband was member Of q. 4 III Ne.
Inf. Vols, and died 10 the f.ld. A sec
ond marriage wac with {. A. Tra.k Of
Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. Trssk was the eldest If 1--WE
children of the late Mrs. Isabel Merrill.
who came from Quebec TO skowhegau,
making the journey On foot, few mile.
each day. Mrs. Trssk, the eldest Of the
children, survived the others. She il
survived by one daughter and two Sons
Mrs Samuel Lord of Allston. Mass
William Il. McCone of Springfield, Macs
aud j. II. McCone Of WaterYiI.e.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
York County Nominations.

At Alfred on Thursday last Repub-
lcans of York county made nominations
as follows:
Senators-Fred j. Allen, Sanford !;
Joseph w. simpson, John B. Z. Tatre,
Biddeford.
Clerk OF courts-wllis E. Emmonr,
Saco.
County attorney-George L. Emery.
Biddeford.
County mmissioner-E1win A.
Hobson. Buxton.
Judge of probate-Nathaniel Hobbs,
North Berwick.
Register of probate, Harry r. Aver,
Biddefoid.
Sheriff-George Arthoine, Eliot.
A Republican mass meeting, 10 the at
ternoon, Immediately following the coun-
ty convention, WAS addressed by Hon.
William T. Cobb, Republican nominee
for Governor. Ia stating his position on
the temperance question he said Ia par !:
The Republican party Of Maine b.
lieYes 10 the enforcement OF the liquor
law as 1t stands on our statute books,
today. However much men may differ
as to the wisdom of the law itself, there
can be no difference OF opinion as to TIN
need and propriety OF enforcing / 20
long as 1t is part of our statutes, the
law Is there; the people placed 1t there,
and believe they are entitled to and
should receive practical demonstration
that 1t can be enforced honestly and
fairly in every county In the State OF
Maine.
Nothing short of such practical dem
onstration will satisfy them, and unless
| mistake their temper, they will not
tolerate the Democratic movement for
resubmission until they are better con
vinced than today that practical enforce.
ment Is an imposslbility.
"The sale OF liqror under the present
law may not be stopped absolutely any
more than laws directed against other
crimes prevent their occasional COM
mission, but IL this particular law is
enforced as well and as SUCCESSFULLY rs
are the laws pertaining to other crimes
and misdemeanors, such enforcement Is
sure to satisfy the reasonable and fair
minded people of the State who favor
prohibition now.
"lf our declaration concerning 1t was
put In the platform simply to catch
votes, such action was an outrageous
sffront to the Republican party and
to good citizenship. | believe it was
put there because the party meant
what it said, and assure you that II
elected Governor of this State, every
legal right and every proper influence
that belongs to the office will be used
by me to enforce that law. l stand fol
its enforcement because 1t is the law
and | believe 1t should be upheld By
every citizen, whatever his poltica
beliefs may be, so long as 1t remains
the law.
mo one In this audience shoulG
make any mistake as to my position IL
this matter, and | ask for no mans
vote unless be believes that will de
as | have said. The law means more
than politics, good citizenship means
more than partisanship, and the frs
requisite of good citiz nship in an Off
cial is to enforce the law, and in 6
citizen to obey it,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
Obituary.

M. Timothy Ham Of Cambridge pass-
ed away On Thursday, Aug. /, at the
age Of u years and months. He waa
born Ia Cambridge and had passed the
entire years Of his life 10 the town and
% the farm to which hs mother brought
him In her arms through the wilderness
when he WAS less than ore year Cd
He was successful farmer and
through hard labor and good planning
made for himself and family q god
comfortable farm home, FOR il fei % bis
lot when lad ot II years u sssums
control and support Of his widowed
mother aud younger brothers and sister.
He was man whom bis fellow town.
men we're pleased TO honor By placing
him il fn sisl position for a long period
" time and twenty yesrs siHce he served
bis district ID our State Legislature
lie became 4 Christiau when young
mar AID Was baptized by bis uBcIe, Rev.
Jac9b Hatch, into the faith Of the Bap-
,ist church, ard remained faithful ana
helpful member until his death.
lie had teen IN poor health for five or
ak yesrs ard since October 1902 has
@Nr'- - > a. = II VI a. lluJEEt Oll has
borne psia and distress Of BODY With the
fortitude which wss characteristic Of
the MAJ. sunday, July 81. be WAS TAX
en- worse aud gradually failed till be
pesceably passed into the higher life on
Thursday al Il o'clock.
He was buried from his home On suo-
day, Rev. Z. c. Whittemore, D. D. Of
Wateryille, a relative Of the f.mi5, co.,
Quoting the services, which we're VERY
largely attended by relatives AID friends,
some coming from a distance TO show
their appreciation Of him who had LEI.
them.
He leaves widow, ole son, Rev. 7.
Ernest fam, and three daughters. Mrs
A. w. kimball Of Dexter, and Ms. A.
j. Gilman and MIS-. Il. B. Mitchell OF
Cambridge, one brother Mr.. joseph
Ham, aud cne sister, Mrs. Rosna Wat
son, al Of whom will mourn the loss OF
d true relative and friend.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
High License In Massachusetts.

Last week Wednesday evening Rev. o
r. Miller Of Holvoke, Mass. gave an ad-
dress at the M. Z. church on "How High
License Works In Massachusetts"
Mr.. Miller stated that he had lived
nearly fifteen years In Massachusetts and
has been active In helping to enforce the
high license law Of that state, hence he
is thoroughly familiar with conditions 10
Massachusetts, and speaks from practical
experience and personal observation,
rather than theory or hearsay.
He said that they had learNed six things
with reference to high license In Massa-
chusetts as follows:
l. High license In Massachusetts does
not drive out tho low dives.
2. High license is constantly and fla
GRAVITY violated.
3. High license Is very hard to en-
force-harder to enforce than prohibit
tion.
4. High license increases drunkenness
that Is, under high license drunkenness is
much greater than under prohibition.
3 High license Increases taxes The
increased expenses of the pauper and
police expenses under high license more
than cats up all the money received from
the licensed saloons.
6. High license increases political
corruption, for the ssloons, wherever IL
censed, always dominate and corrupt the
politics of town.
He gave many facts from his own OBJ
servations to prove each of these propo-
Naturalization Bulletin.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
Mrs. Sabrina Savage.

A long and eventful life eLded with
the death of Mrs. Ssbrina Savage, which
occurred, Tuesday, the 2ad inst, at the
home of her son, r. j. Savage ia Fair
field. Mrs. Savage was born il Nor
ridgewock, March Il, Isle, and was
therefore IS years old. She WAS married
to Stephen Savage, March 8 l.37, and
to this union were horn seven children,
fi7e Of whom are now living and are
Mrs. Rebeccs Hill of Mao son. Henry A.
of Waterville, Frank j., Gardner A. and
Fred O. of Fairfield. The early part Of
her married life was spent ID Ansou,
coming to Hatfield in Isl, where her
remaining years have been passed. She
was left a widow In 1857 and slce then
has made her home with her children.
by whom che has been tenderly cared
for. Mrs. Savage has enjoyed very good
health up to the time Of her death. She
WAS taken sick suddenly, and after but
three days illness death claimed her.
She will be greatly missed by large cir
Gle OF friends. She leaves besides her
immediate family three brothers and one
sister, l6 grandchildren and Il great
grandchildren, to mourn her loss. The
funeral occurred at p. H., Friday, from
the residence Of FL Savage, her late
home,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
How Maine People Live
Portland Advertiser,

The Watervile sentinel und, axes to
say that the people of Maine do not live
any better today than they did twenty
years ago. The people of Maine them
selves know what to think of such an as.
sertion and 1t may be safely left with
them to answer. That comforts and
even luxuries unknown to the people of
twenty years ago are common in the ru-
raj homes of Maine is too patent fact
to be argued. By talking for few min.
utes with the rural free delivery carriers
anyone may satisfy himself that Il Q
people of the Maine countryside are
writing and receiving more letters, TAX
ing more newspapers and magazines,
patronizing more mail order houses and
city merchants, buying pianos where the
organ or melodeon had its place score
of years ago, and In countless ways i'm
proving their surroundings. To a con-
siderable portion of the countryside of
Maine, moreover, the trolleys offer op-
portunities for convenient travel and
steam roads are reaching to portions of
the State that twenty years ago were
inevitably in the back woods. The peo-
pie of Maine are immeasurably better off
than they were twenty years ago with
respect to the things that make for Gull
ture, improvement and comfort for the
masses. OF course, extreme instances
may always be found to which these
statements do not apply. But they are
true in the average.
But after all the real question at issue
is whether the people of Maine believe
that they will be able to live better un-
der the government the Democratic
party would give the State, than they
have lived under Republican rule.
Surely there is nothing in the past re-
cord of the Democratic either in State
or nation to indicate that such would
be the case.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
Just Surprising

Suppose for moment that at The Re-
publican national convention the 81 p
committee on platform had reported gold
plank, that then the full committee had
repudialed that plank, and that then the
convention had sustain this reputation.
Then suppose that the candidate nomina-
ted had been forced BY his hackers to
write a letter saying that the platform
ought to have had gold in it. and tina, then
the convention, not altering its platform
bit, had sent him telegram telling him to
go anead and see how much OF a run be
could make with things as they were; and
finally, that this same candidate. who
could not run without having geld ID k-=
platform, was man who had twice voted
for free silver ticket, and that as a way
OF getting a, the gold SO suddenly and de.
votedly beloved, man over eighty years
old with barrel OF money and plaguey
short time to spend it 10 bad been tied on
to the tail of the ticket. Suppose all that
impossible supposition, ard then tel as
how much OF a chance The Republican
party would have before the country this
fall.-Hartford Courant
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
Senator Fairbanks: The enemies Of

Senator Fairbanks: The enemies of
sound money were powerful enough to
suppress mention of the gold standard in
the platform lately adopted by the Demo-
cratic National convention. The leader
of Democracy in two great national am
paigns has declared since the adj ,urnment
of the convention that as soon as the cleo
ton is over, he will undertake to organize
the forces within the Democratic party for
the next national contest, for the purpose
of advancing the radical policies for which
his element Of the party stands. He
frankly says that the money question is
for the present in allegiance In view Of
these palpable facts. it is not the part Of
wisdom to abandon our vigilance in safe
guarding the integrity of our money sys-
tenn. We must have not only President
who is unalteraby committed to the gold
standard, but both houses of congress in
entire accord with him upon the subject
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11

Maine Woods there is a persistent
effort in some quarters OF Maine today. to
exaggerate the conditions existing under
the present game laws. 10 SO far as they
affect the farmers. An observer of affairs
in northern Oxford and Franklin counties
must, however, acknowledge that the
farmers are far from suffering from the
laws as they stand today. Ia fact the,
result is quite the reverse. And this
is as true in other portions of the state.
While there may be some few instances
of hardship arising uom the present
restrictions. and while it is quite impor-
tant that both our farming interests and
those which increase our popularity as a
summer resort shall be equally fostered
it is equally necessary that there be no
quarrel between the two, aud those who
are fostering such az agitation might very
appropriately be much more prohtabiy
employed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11

Waterville Sentinel: The many friends
throughout the State of j. H. McCone
will be glad to learn that he has so far
recovered from his recent illness as to
attend to the Waterville correspondence
Of the papers he represents. The return
to the local journalistic field of one who
is thoroughly converssnt with all its de-
tails, besides being an all-around news
paper man will have the effect of keep.
ing the rest of the fraternity 10 this vi
entity In big hustle. Mr.. McCone's
gallant fight against great odds is the
wonderment and admiration of his host
Of acquaintance. While Ill he lost for
the time being his grasp of the situation
in the Far East, but talk with him re-
Gently, revealed the fact that he again
has the matter we'll 10 hand. Mr.. Nc
Cone has sided with the Japs from the
beginning of the struggle, and is predict
ing the early fall of Port Arthur.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
An Independent View.
From the Providence Journal, Ind.

ltrom the providence journal, Ind
To the Democrats who boast that
their party Is now safe and sane" Mr.
Roosevelt retorts: "Ours Is not only sane,
but coherent so, too, he upholds the
party records In turning rascals out of
office, points to what it has done for a
stable and sound currency, asks com
parison of the working of present tariff
laws with those of 1893, and deals the
Democrats a solar plexus blow on the
reciprocity issue. This he does by say
ing: at is singular fact that the great
reciprocity treaty recently adopted-that
with Cuba-was finally opposed almost
alone by the representatives of the very
party which now states that it favors re-
ciprocity This is fair shot, and it
goes direct to the bulrs-eye. OF the
boasts in regard to irrigation, the Pana-
ma Canal, settlement of the Alaskan
boundary dispute, orr work in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines and of
our foreign policy there can be little ad
verse criticism. They furnish honest
party capital. The opposition can pick
flaws IN all these claims, but the indie
pendent must admit that the President
has good reason for averring that his
party has met most of the problems
needing solution in the last seven years
with reasonable efficiency
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
The Somerset Extension.

There was a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Somerset Railway at
the Offices OF the road ia Oakland, the
4th inst. The following were 10 attend
auce Governor John F. Hill, Augusta /;
Hon. c. |. Barker, lewiston; Hon. w.
T. Haines, Watervlle; Colonel w. M.
Aver, Oakland r. w. Dunn. Waterville !;
and H. A. Free, Lewiston. The meeting
was called for the purpose of considering
plans relating to the ex enslon OF the road
from Bingham in a northerly direction
towards Austin stream. The work on
this extension is being rapidly pushed un-
der contract and the company expects to
have nine miles ready for traffic by Octo-
Der I. AT the present time more than 300
men are at work on the grading and track
laying and more are arriving every day
This extension will tap one Of the most
valuable hardwood sections OF the State
and the managers Of the road are certain
ofob,aining large income from the trans
portation of this and other lumber along
the line of the extension. 1t is the inten-
ton Of the company to add as many more
miles of new road next season and the
following year they confidently expect to
push the road to Moosehead Lake where
connection will be made with the Canadian
Pacific.
1t is not unreasonable to expect that in
the meantime the Wiscasset. Waterville &
Pennington will have constructed bridge
across the Kennebec river at Watervlle
and extended its line through Watervlle
to this town where connection will be FORM
ed with the Somerset Railway
Thus said Hon w. T. Haines general
counsel of the company to the Wa,erville
Sentinel reporter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
So .aker Canon: The Republican par

Sp .aker Canon: The Republican par
~ stands for protection. 1t stands for the
gold standard and our currency system.
All these dwell in legislation enacted un-
der the lead Of the Republican party and
against the most determined opposition OF
the Democratic party, including its leader
and candidate. These being our policies,
and having been most useful to the country,
we have confidence in and love them. If
i, be necessary from time to tim: that
they should be strengthened here and con-
troled there. the Republican party stands
ready, with loving, competent hands. to
apply the proper remedy. | say creme
dy" Being our policies, we will not will
ingly subject them to their enemies for
slow starvation on the one hand or to sud-
den destruction on the other.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
Tomorrow Money,

Money counts today, but the money
of today Is worthless tomorrow. The
multimillionaire of Monday dies on
Tuesday, is buried on Wednesday and
is forgotten on Thursday. The real
man who has something to him above
and beyond trading, who neither reck-
ons himself nor Is reckoned by his dol
lars, never ies.-Hayfield Mower.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11

Any one who has dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, headaches, dizziness, or specks
before the eyes, or any form Of liver and
stomach troubles, should take advantage
of this chance.
g K. Fogg gives a positive guarantee
with every box, showing most concu-
siyely his faith in this remarkable
remedy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11

Here Is an old Turkish riddle which
has been handed down for many cen
turtles and yet has never been an
swered There was once beggar
who always dreamed he was pasta,
and there was a pasta who always
dreamed he was beggar Which was
the happierY'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11

A lazy liver makes lazy man. Burdook Blood
Bitters Is the natural, never failing remedy for
lazy liver.
An enterprising Milwaukee grocer adverti-
ses "Spring chickens all the year round"
An enterprising village citizen Is one who
has his barn whitewashed every year.
Itching piles? Never mind If everything else
failed to cure you. Try Dona's Ointment No
failure there. so cents, at any drug store