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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-12-15
SOlOI'.

Alvra w. Eaton returned from up
river, Thursday, with two fine deer.
One had handsome set of horns.
Mr.. Malon PattSsSon, who has been in
trade here foEsE6re than twenty years,
has sold out his business to his nephew,
Mr.. Lester Patterson of Athens, who
has recently moved here. The transfer
was made, Monday, Mr.. Patterson Will
be missed by his many friends.
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East Madison.

East Madison Grange held well at
tended meeting, >aturday Officers
were elected for the ensuing year, and
are about the same as this year with few
exceptions,
There WAS a little girl came to the
home of Ruel Reed, Tuesday morning.
The school commenced, Monday
morning, after a vacation of two weeks
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wi Miss Rowell as teacher, this being
her second term. We are very fortunate
in having such good teachers.
There will be grand ball In Grange
hall. Dec %, with baked bean supper
served at intermission, music by Ken
dalrs orchestra Everybody ought to
go and help the boys.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON

DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS
On this 10th day of December A. ID. 1904 on
reading the foregoing petition, 1t is
Ordered by the COurC, That hearing be hal
upon the same on the Goth day of December A.
D. 1854, before said Conr' at Portland, in said
District. at IL clocg in tine forenoon, and that
notice thereof be publishe in The Somerset
Reporter a newspaper printed In said District,
and thai all known creditors, and other persons
in interest, may appear at the said time and
place. and show cause, II any they have, why the
prayer of said petitioner should not he granted
And 1t is further ordered by the Court, That
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their places of residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale, Judge
of the said Court and the seal thereof, at Port
land, in said District, on the 10th day of Dec
ember A. ID. 1904.
IL. 81 JAMES e. HEwEY, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order thereon.
lw47 Attest: JAMES e. HEWRY. Clerk
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announcement j.!

wish to inform reading public general
subscriptions
published will price
subscription and satisfaction
Wofm
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North COrnville

The L. N o. Society will meet with
Ellen Paine Tuesday, Dec 20. Each
one is asked to bring something concern
ing diplomacy.
Mr.. Ward has bought store in Dur
ham. Everyone will oe sorry to lose the
family from the neghborhood.
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IS NOW MAKING HIS CHRIST"
MAS DisPLAY,-lT WILL BE
ONE OF THE MOST ATTRAC-
TIVE EVER MADE IN SHOW
HEcAN.
HIS ASSORTMENT OF LEATH.
Err GOODS, TOILET ARTICLES,
CUTLERY AND BOOKS BEING
ESPECIALLY FINE.
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BORN.

Highland, Me.-Dece mber 8, to the wife Of
Warren Gould; a son,
East Msdison-DecembeI 10, to the wife Of
Ruel Reed d daughter. IL lbs,
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send when get these prices at home
Ask for my SO page catalogue.
BUCHANAN, Druggist.
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CENTURY,
ST. NICHOLAS,
HARPER'S MONTHLY, &
HARPER'S WEEKLY, =
ATLANTIC,
WORLDS WORK and
COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA
LADIES HOME JOURNAL and
SATURDAY EVENING POST,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
WAYNE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Nominate County and
Legislative Ticket.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldshoro. N. G, September "a
The Democratic county convention
met in the Opera House in this city
this afternoon for the nomination Of
d county and legislative ticket. The
meeting was addressed by MI. F. A.
Daniels, the chairman of n execu-
tive committee, and by Hon. Charles
r. Thomas, the Democratic candidate
for Congress from this district. Both
gentlemen made very impressive
speeches, which enthused the large
gathering very much.
The following ticket was nominal
ed: sheriff, E. A. Stebes; register, w.
G.. Britt; treasurer. J.. w. Thompson;
oroner, DIR. Thomas Hill; surveyor,
sam Bird; county commissioners, G.
+. Herring, William Holmes, NJ. Il.
Johnson, James NJ. Wood, George M.
Harrick; Senator, J. d. Aaron: House
of Representatives, j.. NJ. Holloway
and A.. T. Uzzell.
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A Coming Financier.

There is a bookmaker over in Will
liamsburg. whom l will call Darby,
says a writer in the Brooklyn Eagle.
He has a pretty regular customer who
may as well be called Jarvin. Last
Tuesday Jaryin had a straight tip that
the horse Schoharie was the surest
thing ever. 1t didn't figure out that
way in the dope, but a little bird-per-
haps a rail bird-had o Jarvis to
go broke on Schoharie. so he scraped
up 5000. took it to the track. and scat
tered it among the bookies in a man
ner that made him feel somewhat mora
than $1,000 richer.
When the eighteen horses came out
for the first race Jarvin jingled the 60
cents in silver which remained in his
trousers. He wasn't quite sure wheth-
er he would buy a yacht or an auto
mobile with his winnings, but there
was no question in his mind that toe
money was his. Of course he would
wait until after the ace bad been run
before demanding the cash. but that
was merely a matter of form.
A few minutes later Darby's tele-
phone bell rang and the bookmaker
over in Williamsburg answered.:
Hello Darby! This is Jarvin.'
Hello Jarvin! What's up?"
Il want TO put s2C0 on First Mason
in h second rae Will you take it?''
Sure" said Darby. You're o.
"Good-by."
The bookmaker heard the click OF
the receiver as it was hung up at the
other end. He had intended to ask Jar
vim where he was, but it was now too
late.
Yesterday morning Jarvin called on
Darby and received $500 for First Ma,
son had won s to 5.
Where were o when you telephon-
ed Yesterday?
Il was at the track?' why the deus
didn't you place your bet there? Would
not they take your money!"
Il didn't have any money" Jarvis
answered i~nnocently. Il bet my whole
wad on the first race and lost IL.
had only 60 cents left"
Well" said Darby. you've got 8
check. What would you have don;
IL first Mason had lost?
L dunno" Jarvin answered cooily
Il suppose I would have held you vi
for another bet on the race. IL yon'6
have stood for it"
This is Jarvin's first year of betting
on the Ponies 1t looks as If he wer,
made of the stuff that constitutes u,
1 innate winners.
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Be a Democrat.

There are a little handful or men
In Forsyth county who are disgruntled
because their particular candidate was
not selected before the primaries. And
some Of them are saying they intend TO
scratch certain candidates. Some eyen
go so far as to say that, while they viii
not vote the republican ticket. they
will vote for one republican candidate,
possibly two.
To such as these we would say that
IL such remarks are meant simply to
give expression to you disappointment
and you really intend TO vote the entire
democratic ticket in November. as you
should do. all well and good. But even
then uch remarks lower your standard
of manhood and may have a far-reach-
Ing effect on some one that hears you.
There o be infinitely more man.
hood and good common sense I'm re.
naming quiet even IL you were dIsap-
poited. Life Is made up of disappoinf-
ments; matters OF politics should be
the least OF them. Principle should be
a mans guiding star In politics as In
everything else and he who enlisis un-
der the democratic banner should be
true and loyal to his party. There
should De no compromise. His judy
ment should give. TO the judgment
of the majority. Anything short OF this.
A%AI @<As@ III - ~ -
son and at onc calls In question the
integrity and strength OF character Of
the a
II, however, these men who talk OF
scratching the ticket and voting for
or more republican candidates are de-
termined TO carry out what they say.
they be not democrats. They clog tbs
wheel of democratic progress and sue
cess. They are flies I'm the ointment.
They are not wanted in the democratic
party and should get out Of II.
Every b~road-minded democrat L. not
only willing. but anxious to swell h
democratic ranks with good men from
every party represented in the state
But while this Il true wisdom points to
the fact that the party should rid itself
Of men whose chickering's and threats
and suggestions OF treason to the parfy
bring dlscord and ~disaffection.
There Is not one OF you who IL grum-
bling but may be called upon by his fel-
dow citizens TO stand for election to
some office of trust. In this event rec
ord count for much There must not
| only have been regularity of conduct.
but there must ave been regularity
politically. When Ii can be pointed out
that a man deserted his party and aid
ed in an effort at its downfall. he q
| never hope to sit In the councils among
those who shape u governmental at
fairs her Is but one straight courses
| Be a true democrat. Be q man--Win.
sion Journal.
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looked down, but Mr.. Bowser had
something on his mind and wanted to
get it off. He therefore sacrificed pride
to remark:
IF you a refrain from sarcasm for
a moment / viii explain. The nerve
Mt the back Of my neck and across my
shoulders are affected from too much
brain work. and | have exhausted all
ordinary remedies without avail"
The cat. which had been sitting be-
tween them ana watching the mon
through half open eyes, walked down
the steps and II on the grass to laugh
help but smile as she said:
TOO much brain work is a bad
thing. You shouldn't have applied your
self so closely. So this specialist says
it has affected your ~nerveSY'
HE does. If nothing is done l shall
soon lose control of my head. That is,
it will wabble about On my shoulders
as I walk, and I shall bend over like
a hoop. His explanations Were very
full and complete, and the fact that he
made no charge whatever proves that
he is not a quack."
"He must be a good Samaritan in
deed. What did he recommend you
to try?"
"a new idea-one just brought out
In Germany in the last year. You
know that what is called the sun cure
works wonders i'm certain cases. don't
you?"
81 have heard So" was her cautious
reply.
moon cure as well, and why shouldn't
1t have its benefits? We all know that
the moon influences the tides. vegeta-
ton and other things. The idea oc-
Cured to a German savant. and he has
proved that the moon has far more in
f1uence over the nerves Of the human
body than the sun"
"And you have decided to take the
moon cure?"
"Y-e-s. Yes. / am going to try it. 1t
is my duty to cure myself If l can, and
though you may call it a fad, we all
know that fads sometimes work won
ders. There's no great trouble in try
ing the experiment. All ] have to do
Is to sit in the back yard for an hour
and let the moon shine full on my bare
| shoulders. Now look at this thing in a
! wifely, reasonable way. I don't want
| you to think I'm n half fool"
az can see no possible objection to
your trying it." replied Mrs. Bowser
"and I surely hope 1t will effect a cure
| Now that come to think OF il l have
noticed your head wabbling and your
shoulders humping up as you walk, and
you certainly ought TO do something
before IL Is too Late
Mr.. Bowser had had several bacs
yard experiences. and be didn't pro
pose to repeat them. He waited nnti
IL o'clock, and then, as the town hI.
crown quiet and every small boy seen.
ed sound asleep. he prepared himss.
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GovERNoR AGAIN IN RALEIGH.
Was Delighted With His Trip to
Maine-Remarkable Fire Record OF
Salem.
Messenger Bureau,


Raleigh. n. c., September "a.
c. NJ. Bernard. cx-Republican united
States district attorney, who has for
some time been regarded in the Re-
publican ranks as a chronic kicker,
was overjoyed today to receive from
State Chairman Rollins, of the Repub-
lican executive comittee, a telegram
telling him to go to Louisberg and
make a speech before the Franklin
needless to say that he went.
Insurance Commissioner j. p
Young, of North Carolina, in the
curse of his recen address before
the national convention OF insurance
commissioners of the United States,
in illustrating The benefits of careful
system of inspection, as a p~reventa-
tive of fires, declared that the records
show hat Salem, n. c., founded 140
years ago and having 5000 inhabi-
tants, has never had a disastrous fire,
the largest loss being less than $1,000.
For the first 100 years of its history
only one dwelling was burned and
only once did fire get beyond the
building in which it originated. "a
LENS good fortune is credited by the
commissioner to rigid inspection and
good building laws.
Secretary of State j. Bryan Grimes
left today for an extended campaign
tour. He spoke at Youngsville today
and will be in the western part of the
state all mex week.
Governor Aycock was again in the
executive office this morning after a
two weeks our Of the state of Maine.
delivering educational speeches on in
vitation of the governor and superin-
tendent of public instruction of that
state. He expresses himself as delight
ed with his trip and the reception
and entertainment accorded him there.
On his way home the Governor
stopped in New York, where at the
urgent request Of National Chairman
Taggart, of the Democratic executive
committee, he consented to take a
hand in the national campaign for two
weeks, beginning October rs. He will
make speeches in West Virginia, In
diana, New Jersey and Connecticut,
New York and Maryland.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
LIQUID FUEL REPORT.
Result of the Tests Made by the
United States Navy.

The report OF the United States liquid
fuel board upon the relative evapora-
tive efficiencies of coal and liquid fuei
for vessels. particularly warships, mas
been submitted. The tests were made
under the direction of Rear Admiral
George W. Melville, as engineer in chief
of the navy. The board was composed
CT Commander John r. Edwards, Lit.
Commander Wythe NJ. Parks and
Lieut.. Commander Frank H. Bailey.
Among the conclusions arrived AT
were the following:
That in consideration of the problem
of attempting to use oil as a fuel for
either marine or naval purposes IL
should be particularly remembered
that. by reason Of the economic an l
commercial demands for crude oil fo-
illuminating. Iubricating and other pur-
poses, the available supply of the
worlds production of crude petroleum
that could be used as a fuel would not
meet over 5 per cent. OF the world =
demand for coal and other combusti-
bies. For a time, therefore, the effort
should be made to use oil fuel only fol
special purposes in partiular localities.
The board regards the engineering OF
mechanical feature of the liQuid-fucI
problem as having been practically and
satisfactorily solved. For manufacture
ing purposes the financial and supply
features are the only hindrances to
the use Of crude petroleum as a stan
dard fuel For mercantile purpo sas
the commercial and transportation fea-
lures of the problem are existing bars
which limit the use of oil fuel in mer-
chant ships. For naval purposes there
is the additional and serious difficulty
to be overcome of providing a satisfac-
tory and safe structural arrangement.
for carrying an adequate bunker sup
Decentralization Post.
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Mr.. Bowser S
Moon Cure
The Philosopher Tries . New Remedy
For the Nerves and Then Mysteri.
ous1y Disappears Too Much
Brain Work. the Doctor Said.
Had Been Done by Him.

copyright. 1904. by T. c. McClure-l
~HAT Afr. Bowser was going to
spring something new on her
Mrs. Bowser felt assured long
enough before he got around
to open his mouth about Ii. He was
furtive, perturbed and uneasy, and he
let a dozen different mosquitoes bite
him as they sat on the front steps in
the early evening without making any
special complaint. At length the full
arose, and his opportunity had
come.
Mrs. Bowser," he began, II don't
want to alarm you unnecessarily, but
l think it is my duty to tell you what
the doctor says Of my case"
"What doctor:' she asked.
"a specialist whom / consulted to-
day"
And what Is your case? If you
have q case you have been keeping
wonderfully quiet about it."
"Yes; 1 have kept fairly quiet. 1t is
not my nature to go shouting such
things all owe town. I have said moth
ing to you because 1 hoped it would
soon pass away, but the time has come
when I must tell you what 1 looked
upon as a trife may turn out q very
serious thing"
well, let Us hear about it. I pre-
sumo you have let some quack doctor
make you believe that you have swal-
lowed a young alligator"
"YOu may stop right there, Mrs.
Bowser, and l will too. II I was to die
a dozen times over you'd not get an
other word from me-"
There was silence for two or three
minutes. while the big white moon
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
Another Ono of Whistler.

Anecdotes Of Whistler are still turn
ing up. Europe from one end to thc
other huns with the dead painters
name. Whistler was in Paris at the
time of the coronation of the King OF
England. and one evening at a receipt
ton at the hotel Ritz a Duchess said
to him: do you know King Edward,
Mr.. Whistler" mo, madam, said the
painter. why. that is odd" she muir
INJURED. 81 met the King at a dinner
party last veal and he said that he
knew YOU" "Oh,' said Whistler, that
was only his brag."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
Vote Against Proposition to Unite
Presbyterian Churches.

Knoxville, Tenn. September %
Knoxville Presbytery of he~Cumber-
LAND Presbyterian church a voted
against the proposition to unite the
Presbyterian and Cumberland Presby>
terrain churches. The negro question
played a prominent part in the vote.
the attitude of the Presbyterian church
not being sufficiently clear on that
subject. Chattanooga Presbytery of the
same church also voted negatively on
the proposition Thus far Twenty-Five
P~resbyteries of the Cumberland church
have voted on the proposition, seven
teen voting for and five against.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30

Once on q time two youths were
sritors for the hand Of q good. beau
ufuI. sensible. bright. tactfuI- candid
soulful. ZsomanIy girl. One youth
made love. The other made money.
Puzzle: Which youth married the
good, beautiful. sensible. bright. tact
faI. candid. soulful. womaniy Eirl!-
Puck.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-30
How He Puzzled Him.

Watch me puzzle that waiter" said
Smartellick. Waiter. viii you please
bring me a beer sandwich"
The waiter went away and returned
a few minutes later carrying a tray
containing. two WHISTLES, with n glass
OF beer between them
That viii be 10 cents, sir" be said
Chicago Tribune.
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I'm afraid l made a fool OF myself
On that occasion"
-Mercr. you don't mean TO say that's
the only time you've been afraid:'-
Boston Herald
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of the COW but was careful TO notify
the bystanders thai future ~1itigants
need not expect a similar policy to be
pursued.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
Ware e. L. Glands
Cotton 1. etter

Raleigh, N. c., July 26.-In a mos
innocent way we seem to have offend,
eu some good people in the South b!
me suggestion that any crop damage
might not come to light readily thi:
year. It's an old saying, that where
d man treasure lies, there his hear
is NOW its generally known that {
vast amount of cotton has been sole
Aol fal delivery. Vast because the
crop promise is the best in years. Blu,
II Is impossible to prevent man from
Colorlng his news to fit his interest il
the market. We knoN OF no eXcep.
tlon TO this statement. 1t is contrary
10 human nature not to be biased
therefore If any damage takes place
we won't hear of it first from cotton
men In the South. Now the weekly re-
port today says boil Weevil is over il
TWO parishes in Louisiana. Why
dldn that news come out before
There is no doubt but that the croT
Is doing fabulously well. But we can
not help feeling that some are overdo-
ing the good crop reports. They arc
by comparison with two or three very
had years. There is the boil WeeVij
yet to be reckoned with. The whole
month of August vicissitudes have tC
be encountered and there is after al
that the frost which WouIG readily
mean 10000 bales to a million bales.
There is every inducement to keep off
the short side for the present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
Stocks and Bonds.

New York, July 26.-Speculative
confidence VAS Sensibly shaken by the
action of todays stock market, which
gave the first indications of urgent
liquidation since the recent Use was
inaugurated. Up TO this time the
action of the market has all been to
show a firm undertone, even after
the evident elimination of the rise
and the adoption of q waiting atti-
tude by the professional operators
who had followed the advance To-
day on the contrary the undertone
was weak. Thus the greater activity
throughout the day was during the
period of declines. SO far as the
the conditions which were known
Yesterday seemed to have most effect
although they were apparently miti-
gated today. A retrospect of the
common differences to be drawn from
Yesterdays violent rise in sterling ex-
change, the jump in London discount
rates and the strength of the wheat
market took Oh a formidable aspect
to the minds of operators in stocks.
although the sterling market was
ouietor today, wheat opened easier
and the London discount market was
more settled. Nevertheless grave
fears were felt that the Anglo-fusSian
friction might issue in some overt
act Of hostility that would start an
international conflagration in Europe
A widespread Influence was eXerted
both in the wheat and stock markets
By an alleged estimate by j. j. Hill,
OF only 560,000,000 bushels for the
total wheat crop. A sudden break
in Northern Securities on the curb