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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

At the Republican District Convention
to be held at Waterville, April 18th, Re-
publicans of Somerset will be entitled to
name delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton. Each congressional district lie en-.
titled to two delegates and two alternates.
These have usually been divided up
among the four counties In the third dis
trict, giving two counties one delegate
each, and the other two counties one al.
ternate each. Four years ago Kennebec
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
High Heels.

Sarah Bernhardt, who was interview
ed on the subject of high heels. says
High heels are exquisite for the Won
an who knows how to wear them. EV
cry one does not know how A happy
medium must be struck | can see NJ
reason In the world why there shoulc
be any danger from wearing high heels
The great argument in their favor i
that they are prettier than low ones"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

AS the world knows, Robert Brown
ing and Tennyson were always tine
best of friends, and there was never
shade Of rivalry on either side mu-
tual friend once asked Browning
whether he did not think that Ten
nysons ballad Of The Revenge" owed
its inspiration to his own ballad OF
"Herve Riel" NO" he answered .
"Tennysons inspiration is all his
own"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
COMING EVENTS.

March Is, aIdanter Meeting Il 1.se1l4
March ~, Regular Meeting ~. 9. IT,
March ~, sorosis
March Is. Parmenas Laeampneu- Fn1z-
sion h Wateryille
March 10, Town Improvement a9a,-s.
March 80, skowhegan Womans C.aa.
April 1, Concert at N. +. Church
april 4, Corporation Meeting.
Apr. 8, last Name Methodist Gonf4enoE.
F.asheld
april al, Fast Day.
Nay 8. Ar5sr bay
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

An exchange is responsible for the
statement that "Hearst Is no joko-ever
In Maine. Portland has Hearst club
and Fred Plaisted of Augusta, Joel Bean
Jr., of Lewiston and Bill Hunnewell OF
Plttsfield have endorsed 1t. DR.. Crock
EFT, father of the club, conveyed to the
club his psternal blessing" Thus the
benign influence of Bryan still affects
the Democracy of the Pine Tree State.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

An exchange states succinctly the
issue that stirred the National House of
Representatives from centre to circum-
ference, last week, as follows: The
House called for the results of the in
vestigation. Gen. Bristow responded
and the chairman of the House post
Office committee, as in duty bound, pre-
sented the report, and it is public pro-
perty. Only three congr essmen seem to
be incrimnated. Scores of congressman
are quoted In letters to the department
asking for better service, but this is not
even naughty" At this safe distance
from the scat of war 1t occurs to us that
congressman made too much of q touse
over this matter. The result of their
call upon the postofice department for
information was not just what they ex-
pected and wanted, evidently. Oppor-
tunity to vent their indignation against
the postofice department was afforded
and 1t was diligently improved.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
Soft and SETTER.

How beautifully soft it is" he muir
INJURED, laying his hand on her glorious
white arm.
How less beautiful, but, OH 30
much softer" she tenderly replied, lay
ing her jeweled hand on the top Of his
venerable head
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

Judge and Mrs, F. A, Powers have re
turned to Houlton from Portland, where
Mrs. Powers underwent an operation at
the Maine General hospital. Mrs. Pow
ers is already much improved in health.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

No decisive movements OF Russian and
Japanese forces appear to have been
made OF late. The rumors Of such are
abundant. Russia appears to be con-
centrating its army for a descent upon
Corea, and Japan preparing to advance
from Corea and the sea upon Manchuria.
The Jap, navy is also trying to locate
the Cars feet. There will be fighting
soon e66ugh and heavy enough.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

she despised him because his par
ents were poor, but honest"
NO" said Miss Cayenne; she didn' I
despise him, but she preferred a man
whose parents we're neither. Wash
ington Star
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
Watchdog that Wouldn't Watch

Pay more for Devoe be glad to. 1t is
fu II measure and honest.
Paint is watch dog How would you
like watch dog that woulden't watch from
two to five in the morningf That's
short-measure.
How would you like dog that had a
way OF wagging his tail at burglar /?
That's false paint the burglar is rain and
snow.
Go by the name: Devoe lead-and- zinc
p. s. Henry Rawles sells our paint.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

The Republican convention of the
fourth congressional district, which, on
Tuesday, elected delegates to the nation
al convention, instructed them for
Roosevelt.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

AS twilight approaches garden f1ll-
ed with brilliant flowers the red flow
ers will first lose their gorgeous color
as the light diminishes and then the
grass and leaves will appear grayish.
The last flowers to part with their dis
tinctive color, white flowers being left
out of the account, will be the blue or
violet ones. This fact is useful to such
insects as, in order to avoid their enc
mics, visit wild flowers in the twf-
light
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

Wiliiamson-Does your wife always
have the last wordr Henderson-Well,
II she doesn't, old fellow, she looks it
Smart Set
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

Charles G. Kent, Jr., has been appoint
ed a postmaster of the fourth class at
Benton Station, Me.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

Venires were issued for several more
jurors to 60 on the list as supernumer-
aries
Somerset attorneys at law were in
attendance as follows: G. o. Small, G.
A. WILDER, Bernard Gibbs, j. W. Foster,
Madison; j. W. Manson, Geo. Fl. Morse,
Pittsfield; Turner Buswell, Il. Young,
Scion; W. X. Jordan, Bingham; T. b.
Barrett, Canaan; l.. j. Folsom, Norridge-
wock; P. A. Smith, Geo. G. Weeks, Geo.
NJ. Chapman, Fairfield; w. B. Brown,
Hartland; A. Simmons, B. =. Collins,
No. Arson D. D. Stewart, st. Albans;
s. ]. Walton, E. N. Merrill, Daniel
Lewis. e. F. Danforth, s. w. Gould,
Forrest Goodwin, Geo. W. Cover, L. L..
Walton, A. K. Butler, Harold Phillips,
e. &. Butler, o. R. Bachelor, Skowhe-
gan.
From outside the county the legal
fraternity was represented by VIM. T.
Haines. Fl. D. Eaton, G. r. johnson,
Dana P. Foster, =. s. Brown, r. W.
Clair, and c. W. Hussey of Waterville
and L. G. Cornish of Augusta.
Two divorce cases were heard by the
court, Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff Lang has detailed Deputies
Dunbar, Horn, Viles and Briggs for
official service during the term.
Edna Blanche Mcphee was granted a
divorce from Josheph A McPhee for
cruel and abusive treatment.
The case Daniel B. Donnelly vs. Water
Vile Savings Bank is on trial, entered
upon. ednesday The suit was
brought to recover for personal injury
claimed to have been substained by the
plaintiff, while tenant occup ing build
ing owned by the bank. P. A. Smith
and Forrest Goodwin appear as counsel
for the plaintiff and G. F. Johnson and
d p. Foster for the defense
The Grand jury reported, Wednesday
afternoon They found but three in
dictments. One against Octave Vigue
for keeping a tipping shop, one
against Peter futile of Scion for larceny
and one against Daniel w. Badger for
receiving and concealing stolen goods.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

1t is better to swallow a lie than t.
utter It.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

Fire damaged the property of the Ber-
lin Mills Company In Portland MONDAY
1000. 1t was we'll Insured,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
Dated, Friday, March IL, 1904

The basis of representation in each of the
above conventions being alike, Somerset Co.
is entitled to SO delegates in each as follows
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
Stops the Cough and Works
nT the Cold

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure Q cold
in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price. rs cents
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17

Five cents for good big bundle of
old papers, oEpoRTER Office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
The Som erset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

-rrrRKo A. SECOND GLASS NAIL MATTER.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03

fore the presiding judge at the district
court in Asirskhan with the following
prayer.
As eu infant Of Eve years she had
been belrothcd by her father TO the
tcn-yearold son Of neiehbor the fl-
thcr acting according to ISirghiz cus-
tom The young man now claims his
bride. and. although the latter loves
another young tribosmau. she is held
lr both pnt and bridegroom TO her
infautile betrothal The weeping girl
prayed the Judge TO extend TO her the
right of Russian law TO choose her own
husband
After careful reference TO the code
the judge ruled that as the Russian
law gave the fullest freedom of re-
ligious and moral rites and customs To
the nonorthodox subjects OF the car.
the fathers power was paramount, arG
the disconsolate girls appeal was re-
ed.-London Daily Mail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03

Peter the Great is said to have made
a viii IN which he exhorted his heirs
10 approach as nearly as possible to
Constantnople and toward India, but
the authenticity OF this document has
been disputed, and 1t is shrewdly sus-
pected to have been forged late I'm the
eighteenth century by August Won
Kotzcbue OF the genuineness, how
ever, Of the last will and testament
OF Napoleon | there can be no man
Der OF doubt One OF its clauses was
as vindictive as the testnmentary in
Junction Of Queen Austrigilda TO her
husband to have her two doctors Killed
and buried with her.
The exile of Longwood absolutely
Bequeathed 10000 francs 10 a fellow
called Cantillon. who had been tried
in Paris for an attempt to murder the
Duke Of Wellington. The man was
still surviving in BRUSSELS when Ma
poleon III. came 20 the throne, and
Cantillon was duly paid his legacy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03
87EsE't.IdeRJl4lg72NgS q
~ ts@-sis--
HOLLANDS QUEEN.
LiftIe More Than Girl. Yet Her Life
II Full OF sorrow.

Little More Than a Girl, Yet Her Life
- Full OF sorrow.
Queen Wilhelmina Is only about
twenty three at the present time, little
more than girl vet already she has
lost all trace of her old gladsomeness,
all trace Of her old vigor. She seems TO
look at life now from the standpoint Of
middle aged woman. one who is more
prone To fear than to hope The loss OF
her child was for her, as FOR all HOl-
land, terrible blow. Then not only
has her Marriage proved failure, not
only is she tied for life to a man be
tween whom and herself there Is no
sympathy, but she has had to sing a
Tckel over the FREUD in whom she
placed all her trust
II was rude shock for her, no
doubt. when see found that the kaisG-
was playing fast and loose with the
Beers and had no thought of risking n
single soldier for their sake, but it was
a much ruder shock when she found
that all the while he was talking TO
her as If his one wish on earth was 20
help her and serve her he was schcm.
ing against her scheming to rob her
people Of their independence = nay,
more. was using her as q tool where
with TO tempt them into paths fraught
with danger
Thus she knows now that he on
whom she used to look as her all pow
erful protector Is the enemy Holland
has most to fear, and Holland is dear
er to her than life. She is practically
alone I'm the world and can hardly be
blind TO the fact that she. is alone be
cause she allowed him TO estrange her
from England. the enc power that
could and would have stood by ber
And her own people are beginning to
look askance on her, SO sorely are they
disappointed that she has not yet Civ
en- them an heir. Meanwhile there are
Industrial troubles in her own country
troubles Of all kinds In her colonies
and the Achinese are proving them
selves too strong for her soldiers Lon
don World.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03
rn Avoid Chained rnnd..

"The reason your hands are chap
ped" said an experienced manicurist
to customer who complained, "is that
you never let running water run over
them after washing them.
1T is the worst thing In tho world
for the hands TO wash them in a bowl
of still water. rinse them in the soapy
fluid that remains and then dry then
with the towel All the alkali In the
soap remains in the water and on the
skin II would be a good thing Tor
some women If the bowls for running
water were built with no plugs in
them, Rinse your hands in running
water, either hot or cold. after you
have washed them, letting the water
flow freely and you will have no fur
ther trouble with chapped hands.
" Whatever else you economlze in, buy
good soap The best is none too good" !"
New York Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03
A ABEAUTY.
Nay. but YOU. who do not love her,
Is she.nol pure gold. my mistress?
RraxyuinR

Nay. hut YOU. who do not love her,
Is she.nol pure gold, my mistressF
Browning
There had never been any doubt as o
Polly Pemberton' beauty. Shehad been
young tyrant from babyhood. II
had never been Of the slightest use try
ing to keep her under. Her mother made
conscientious attempts not TO have
her IN evidence when guests were about
and her father feebly seconded her ef-
forts by trying TO keep out of Polly's
way. The undertaking was neverthe-
less hopeless. Polly standing wistfully
al the nursery window, made prudent
resolutions vanish like chah Polly as
Cherry Ripe" going to church was the
enchanting thing Of the day. When
newcomers first caught glimpses of her
wheeling her doll carriage or playing
with the pup. they were useless fOr fur
ther purposes of entertainment until
the first novelty OF intercourse with
Polly wore off.
"Her conversation alone is worth the
price of admission" condescended
cousin of Pollys, second year at Yale.
| " Atil OAiA EANnf AOAAAbAN NBRANAf va
course. petulant, exacting, fairly gener-
Gus, warm hearted, openly truthful, she
was so beautiful that everything was
permitted TO her She was clever enough
TO keep even men whose approbe ton
was worth something devoted 20 her,
The time naturally came when two
out OF the crowd OF worshipers were
distancing all competitors. Polly knew
her world and foresaw the Inevitable
upon 10 make. She intended 20 marry
for love, being much too clever 20 he
willing to miss that happiness. She
was determined 10 get out Of life all
that was In IL.
"What a comfort IT Is to be prettyr'
she thought contentedly, "Then really
nice men fan In love with one How
dreadful 10 have 10 choose from inn
possible creaturesw
one Of the men was an artist. He
loved Polly, beauty, Her soul was 4
no moment But Polly did not know
this. II did not occur 20 her that any
one would dare to separate the two.
The other man loved the inner Polly,
He reyerenced her beauty, as he did all
beauty and truth and the other things
worthy men worship. And Polly did
not know the difference between the
two loves.
There was a tender poetry in the
/. artists wooing which was very sweet
/ TO her
He had a way Of gently touching her
hair and quoting;
Holds earth aught-speak truth-abov'
herr
Above this tress. and this ] touch,
But cannot praise love 80 much
which went TO Polly's heart Yet th'
constant referring 10 a strong, serious
nature. which the other man unques
tionably attributed to her. kept her il
| rarer atmosphere than, but for th'
stimulus Of his personality, she cOulC
. have breathed an. She felt this al
ways, but naturally more keenly wheI
the other man was with her
The futures the two men offered be
were vastly different The artist drew
winning pictures OF a beautiful dream,
? old world life, drifting In Venice, driv
Ing through the Wordsworth land, ge
! ing from German villages 10 ths Douls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03
Royal Pedieree-.

Though Japan be the latest country
to enter the circle OF world powers, her
emperor surpasses all sovereigns In
the length of his pedigree, according
to the London Chronicle. He is the
one hundred and twenty-sccond mem
Der in direct, unbroken descent of his
family who has sat on the throne Of
Japan. The founder OF his house was
in Japanese legend a goddess Of the
sun and contemporary with Nebuchad-
nezzar, G66 years before the Christian
era. On the other hand. the Romanoffs
have been royal only since 1901, when
they succeeded TO the sovereignty Of
the then extinct house OF Rurik As
FOR other European rulers. King Ed
ward can go back 10 Cerdic. 495 A. D.,
the 'Ilapsburgs TO a52 A. n. and the
Hohenzollerns to the eighth century,
but as kings only TO 1901.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03

She was a pansy There she stood in
the great garden OF Japan, coqJettish-
ly flaming herself with a leaf And he
was butterfly. handsome fellow.
Daily he 1ew TO her to embrace her
slender form and TO kiss the tears away
the night had left upon her brow Wah
Hu, the gardener, one day espied the
beautiful flower, and soon the pansy
found herself Installed amid the most
luxurious surroundings IN the dressing
room OF the geisha. There she rested
In the costly cloisonne vase. And she
lOnged for her mother, the earth. and
her father. the great sun, and her low
er the butterfly. No more tears be
dewed her eyes. Her soul left her she
pined away. and one day she died. And
the butterfly who missed her-well, he
found another pansy Chicago Record
Herald
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03
F. Mariop crnvford,. ncopv.,

II is doubtful whether there is any
other person who can produce quite so
much first class copy" as f. Marion
Crawford, the novelist. 1t is an or
dnary thing for him to write 5000
words in a day, and he really writes
them.
His copy is a work Of art, but very
unpopular with the printing fraternity.
lie writes a beautiful, clear, copper
plate hand, and when he starts out his
letters are of very good size and as
legible as typewriting. But as he pro
ceeds the letters grow smaller and
smaller until they are not much larger
than pin head. Some conception OF
the minuteness Of his writing may be
had when. it is stated. that his copy
will generally run l,750 words to a
quarto page.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03
NEW oRLeANs 90 ANO nav
The CIty's Famous Creole quarter Is
Passing Away.


Passing Away.
One of the most remarkable CON
trasts probably in the whole United
States is that between the new regime
in New Orleans as represented by the
modern city and the old regime as rep
resented by the famous creole quarter,
which is only just beginning to disap-
pear before the necessities OF modern
progress A solid block of the old quar-
ter. made up chiefly Of two story build
ings originally designed TO contain g.
shop on the first hOor and a home for
the shopkeeper's family on the floor
above. Is being torn down to make way
for n new courthouse the city and state
have united In building
The part Of the creole town In proc
ess OF demolition is rich in historic as
sOciation. One house was the head
quarters OF General Jackson in 1919
and has IN later times been the resi-
dcnce Of well known southern writer,
Mrs. Mollie r.. Moore Davis. In an
other Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer.
hegan his career IN the employ Of
Henry A. Stanley a cotton merchant,
by whom ne was adopted and named.
And here also stood the Royal hotel,
famous autcbcllum hostelry. which
was one of the most magnificent pub
De- houses in the country half a cen
tury ago Three memories In particu-
lar still linger about this Old site its
former fame as slave market, the
! $4,000 supper Henry Clay gave there
and its use as n statehOuse for the re
construction government
The invasion of the old quarter Is In
itself an illustration OF the uncon-
! querable force with which business
/ progress is changing the character OF
the great gulf port OF Louisiana. Just
around the corner from the quaint
creole streets and alleys are towering
modern Office buildings, and changing
trolley cars have penetrated It's medig
val quiet, for the New Orleans rail
ways are said TO be one Of the most
complete and satisfactory local trans
/ pOrlatiOn systems In the country. As
n port New Orleans is already success
fully r.valing New York IN handling
grain. and recent railroad develop
ments have opened wider markets
than IL has ever before known. And
now the city, the national government
and the commercial Interests are pre-
paung for the immediate expenditure
Of S5OO00.OOO 70 take care Of the grow
ing volume OF trade in cotton. rice
lumber sugar and other products.
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ward fetcs, from the euchantment Of
Swiss lakes TO the Land of the Mid
nieht sun and everywhere living a
lover existence Of love aud beauty
aud delight"
But the Oihcr man spoke OF "a work
Ing day world, of place where men
and women and pitiful children needed
help and success lie drew hcr Into the
life OF the worse bali of the world and
showed her lts need. lie made her hear
the cry of children wanting bread.
made her see girls like herself ground
into awful fatcs, and through It all she
felt his love about her protecting, com
forting. infinitely tender and believing.
Meantime the summer was passing
Tie cooling hrcczcs Of early September
brought fresh joys The artist took
Polly canoeing. and the other man. who
was very boyish and enthusiastic,
rowed OF bis feelings in single scul
After all IL was a little thing which
decided Polly. One afternoon Polly
was making tea ON the lawn while the
rival contestants were playing tenn ),
She looked unusually beautiful, and
when the set was over the artist made
several ske ches Of her. One Of them
be called lover the Teacups' in play
ful love for the dear waiter He after
ward painted II in and in n few days
showed it TO Polly
- don't Ie il at ALL" sic objected
1T is the portrait Of a heartless girl"
The artist laughed.
what does Il matterT' he said
with such holy beauty MS yours you
could be anything you liked No one
expects you TO be anything but beauti-
full"
Miss Polly Pemberton was not slow.
A great many things came back TO her
as she looked at him for moment
Then she smiled vaguely.
zone man does" she snid sweetly
'"The man am going tc marry. not
you, you know He thinks me true and
good, but ID does not matter to you.
does itY'
"Is il FerrisT' asked the artist
Yes" said Por,b and so she was ir.
revocably committed Ferris one CO
herent remark was that II was better
to win her y fluke than not at ALL
Madge Robertson in New York Press.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-03

The influence OF climatic condi-
lions IN the cure Of consumptoa is
very much overdrawn. The poor pa
tient, and the rich patient. too. can
do much better at home by proper
attention 10 food digestion, and a reg
ular use Of German Syrup. Free ex-
pecioration in the morning is made
certain by German Syrup. so is
good nights rest and the absence OF
that weakening cough and debilitat-
ing night sweat Restless nights and
the exhaustion due TO coughing. the
greatest danger and dread Of the
consumptive, can be prevented or
stopped by taking German Syrup lib
orally and regularly. Should you DO
able 10 go 10 a warmer cline, you viii
find that Of the thousanas Of con-
sumptives there, the few who are
benefited and regain strength are
those who use German Syrup Trial
bo lies. 25c; regular size, 75c. Al all
druggists