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The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
Skowhegau Markets.
PRICES PAIp Producers.

PRICES PAlp PRuDUcERs.
OArs-4o cts.
WooL-Unwashed, p cts.
HIpks ASp SKINs-htdes, { cts amt skns a
to 75,ts calf SKINS. > to ~ cts.,sch.
Observation-Disclosures d yellow eyes, S2.S 70 81;
pes beans. SO 70 =. 25.
BEgP-Ox beef. Z 10 7cts
PoUtTRY-Fowls, 10 Ia 10 cts per 10. chk,koas
Il IA Is cts.
RnUNp Hoo cts.
TALLow-RauEh cts. pc 70.
agrrER-tirst quAuty, stamped IS 70 70 per g
Zoos a Is. per doE fresh
POTATOES
RETAIL MARKEr.
FLouR--Spnng wheat Patent, e. 30 "a 81 H.
Winter wheat pat 500 to s761; Winter WbsE
choice 500
CoRS-sl 20 per bag; meal aud cracked corr
81 40 per bag.
{. $, MEAL-Sl 60 per bag.
FEEp-Middllngs, sl+5 Der cwt Chicago Etutu8
sl.55 per cwt,
SPRING BRAN-St.S5 per cwt,
MINEp fRRD-Sl.& per owt.
SALT roRK-loc ID; by the Dbl, POO lbs. gtS.&,
CHEEsE-l6 per ID,
RUTrER- 20to 22cts per 10
EG0s-2S cts dor fresh.
TRAs-25 to 60 cents per H.
CoFFRE--lo to IS cents Qer 10,
LAsp-Domestic, II cts, Pure, u cts. Con-
pound, 10 cts.
MoLAssEs-Pure Ponce, 40 pure RarhAdnss,
30: Maple, &c per OF; Choice Cooking, 25c.
SuGAR-Granulated sugar, best quality rs
pounds for sIOo; Brown - pounds for a..
POTATOES
DryFIsH-Cod,s TO 10 ca. per Ii; pollock. 50.
OSIoSs-oc per 10.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Albert Z Temple was burned to death
In a stable in Portland, Monday.
SenatorProctor ofVermont was reflect
ed to the u = Senate, by the legisla.
turs of that state on Tuesday.
Roy E. Fenton and Percy G. Haw.
kins, both of Melrose, arraigned In the
district court, Tuesday at Maiden, Mass
were held on the charge of manslaughtei
in the Melrose dynamite accident by
which an electric car was wrecked and
nine persons lost their lives. Fentor
WAS the driver of the express team that
dropped the dynamite in the street and
Hawkins the man who loaded 1t on to
the wagon.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

ated $685., 900, 900. Thereupon it was
called the billion dollar congress. The
lower house of the tifty-second congress
was democratic, and instead OF stopping
s12, 600, 900 short of the billion dollar
mark, it exceeded it by s26, 600, 600, and
it appropriated 81 026. 600 600 or $685.
O00, 900 more than its predecessor. This
limit was not reached again until the
Spanish war. Democrats can gain scant
comfort from these authoritative state
ments.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thanh our many relatives
friends and neighbors for their kIndnes.
and help during the sickness, death anC
burial Of our beloved daughter and sister
Eldora 3. Newton; also the ladies o
the Auxiliare for the a ,ral pillow.
MR. AND MRS ED GRAFT
MR. AND MRS. 5. K. HOLDEN,
MRS w. A. MORRILL,,
LYMAN HOLDEN
Jackman, Oet. Is, 1904.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
The Difference.
oath Times.

Some of the readers of this edition
may be confused by the use of the word
ton In stating the measurements OF YES
sells, and should bear in mind that
entirely different standards are used In
measuring a man-of-war and a merchant
man. When we speak of battleship OF
900 tons, we mean that she weighs
that amount. Speaking of a merchant
man of 900 tons, that figure represents
her cubic capacity, not her own weight
nor that Of the cargo she can take. That
kind of a ton is AZ cubic feet. A battle
ship weighing $4,000 tons would not
measure, according to the standard for
merchantmen, more than 8 900 tons.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

A treaty of peace between chile and
Bolivia was signed Monday.
Now comes the assurance that the
Bangor-Dexter electric road will be built
next summer" Everybody up that
way hopes so.
The annual session of Odd Fellows
grand bodies commenced in Bangor,
this week. beginning on Tuesday.
At the annual meeting of the Bangor
and Aroostook Railroad Company, held
in Bangor Wednesday, officers were re-
elected as follows: f. w. Cram, Ban
gor; A. A. Burleigh, Houlton; B. b.
Thatcher, F. H. Appleton, G. A. Gibson,
Fl. 2. Oliver and Edward Stetson, Ban
gor. Directors: f. w. Cram, presi-
dent; A. A. Burleigh, vice. president
Edward Stetson, treasurer; F. e. Plais
ted, cashier.
Larkin Wyman Hall, formerly OF
Maine. was killed in his room in Boston,
late Saturday night, by a stab in the
neck with Japanese sword. Fred
Watson and Eugene Sennitt, two young
U. S. artilerymen we're arrested
for the crime and were held without
bail for examination the 18th instant.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

At meeting of Somerset Pomona
Grange held at Palmyra astweek it was
voted to see what can be done in the
way of holding an annual fair in Somer,
set county by the twenty two oranges in
the county. The matter will be decided
at the annual meeting to be held in
Skowhegan in January. This is move
in the right direction and Skowhegan is
the place for this proposed exhibition.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Democrats In their platform denounce
the tariff as robbery, yet otherwise they
are inclined to promise legislation that
shall be conservative and not greatly de-
moralixe business interests. This shows
that they stand just where they did 10
1892, without def1nite tariff policy,
without even the vaguest idea OF what
they would do il they should come into
power Fortunately, the possibility of
this Is remote.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
P. s. Henry Rawles sells our paint

Gales of Saturday and sunday caused
much destruction 10 small vessels along
the coast of Newfoundland. Eleven
vessels ashore was the report, Monday,
The Maine Teachers association will
convene in Bangor, next week, begin
ing on Thurday afternoon. 1t is expect
ed that 1000 teachers will be in attend
ance at the annual convention.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Very encouraging reports are being
received at Republican headquarters
from all parts of the country at this
time. All seems to be R1Osevelt's way.
Even the New York Herald, while
srdently supporting Parker, comedies
Roosevelt's election. Senator German
saws Democratic success depends upon
some surprise.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

The Maine Pathological Society offer a
long schedule of generous premiums to
be awarded to exhibitors at the exhibit
ton to be made In Grange hall in Show
hogan, November Is. II and 18th. Any
fruit raiser in Somerset who desires to
exhibit apples or other fruit will do
well to write to oh. Knowlton, sec
rotary of the society, Pennington, Me-,
for copies of this scedule Somerset
farmers should make their arrange
men to take their full share of these
premiums.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
The War.

The operations in Manchuria resum-
ed by the advance of Russians after q
lull following the battles central at Lao
yang, were presented with great vigor
by the attacking party and resisted with
equal vigOr by the Japanese army. They
retired at first but not far, however.
| They attacked the advancing Russians
in the vicinity of Yentai, aud in series
of engagements reported TO have been
| fought as desperately as those at Lao
yang, defeated them with heavy loss
and drove them back at every point.
During the week ending Monday last
the tremendous results OF the carnage is
reported to have been az follows: sol
diers engaged, $50 600; length of battle
line, II miles; armies in action, 7; dura-
ton of battle, 6 Gays; casualties-both
sides, 90 900; prisoners taken, 1900;
generals killed, 3; Russian guns capDur-
ed Id; ammunition wagons seized, "a;
trainloads of injured, %
Fighting was continued. Sunday, Rus
slams reported general engagement all
along the line. The battle was resumed
at day break on Monday and unofficial
reports give Russians credit of advan
tage gained at Shakhar, where Gen.
Kuropatkin assumed the offensive
The fighting of Oct. II was confined
to the Russian center at Shakhe river
and was mostly artillery fire, the Japa-
nese using big guns and high explosive
shells. During the nine days of con-
tnuous fighting the losses were never
less than 1000 per day. The hospitals
are hardly able TO handle the wounded
Neverth eless they have performed
wonders.
The Chinese have deserted all the viii
lagos and the troops are using the wood
work of their honses for fuel. The
country south is desolated. The Jap
anese still seem to be exerting them
selves to force the Russians out of
Mukden A battle is assured in the
positions surrounding the town.
Heavy rains and impossible roads
have compelled suspension of army
movements in Manchura. There was
no fighting Wednesday
The Japanese advance is 10 miles
south of Mukden. The Russians have
built heavy defenses two miles south of
the Hun river, where they are expected
to make stand. There are no natural
defenses at that point.
The Japanese report that the battle
has been the most severe yet fought.
On the plains, where the Russian forces
consisted of the first army corps and
the fifth and sixth Siberian corps, the
only defences were infantry trenches
which we're hastily made.
There is popular impression at Toxic
that affairs at Port Arthur are reaching
crisis and it is believed that the end is
only question of days.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
Letter To = w Gould.
Skowhegan Me.


Dear Sir: Lead-and.oil is not good
paint; don't wear; the rule is, as every
one knows, repaint in three years.
Devoe lasts six, in the same way
allow wide margin in all such statemets.
" hat does it mean. to last? 1t means
the same with both
AS to covering: that's another. Here's
an instance
Mr j. j. Hall, sheffield, Pa. painted
two houses. lead and OIL; took 40 gallons.
Last summer bought 40 gallons Devoe
for the same two houses; returned 10
gallons.
The paint, that covers, last; it's all
paint, true paint, and full-measure.
Lead-and oil is all paint but not good
paint; the lead wants zinc. Better paint
Devoe.
Yours truly.
r. W. DEvoE d Co.
u q Do 10 Unlla o1r
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

There are many things to trouble
Democrats at this stage of the National
campaign. One of these Is that betting
10 New York at this time stands 10 to 4
10 favor of Roosevelt. Another is that
the big Democratic papers in the eastern
part of the country that are supporting
Parker do not express confidence 10 his
election. Ga the other hand Republican
papers with evident sincerity claim that
Parker will be the worst defeated cam
dldate since Greeley.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

There Is some talk In various capitals
aside from these of Russia and Japan
about movements of other nations look
Ing to suspension of hostliites and me-
gOtiations for peace. So far as the
principals are concerned at this time the
prospect of suggestions OF peace being
listened to Ia exceedingly dark. The
Russian Ambassador at Washington on
Monday, said: "There is absolutely no
opportunity for Intervention to stop the
war. Russia proposes to prosecute the
war to the end, and all offers Of peace at
this time must be rejected" Japan, II
Is understood, would not be so averse TO
peace overtures, but she can do nothing
so long as Russia refuses absolutely to
listen TO anything in this direction. She
l' counting on pushing the campaigu
with the utmost vigor without cessation,
and is planning for winter campaign.
The one man who so recently led in a
movement for peace and arbitration in
the world, stands as representing the
one power that could bring about sus-
pension of the bloodiest war OF modern
times. He will not or cannot do it, and
the terrible slaughter of human beings
goes on.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Secretary Shaw Is the right man to
reply to extravagsnt statements of the
Democratic presidential nominee rel
alive to financial matters. His knowl-
edge of the money affairs of government
is intimate and extensive. 1t is in the
line of his official business. In a recent
speech he calls attention to the fact that
during Mr.. Cleveiand's last administra-
ton the interest bearing debt Of the
United States was increased 1892 600, 900
and the interest charged therefor was
Increased nearly $12 100000 a year.
Seven years have passed since then. A
great war has been prosecuted success
iuIly, $40, 900, 600 were paid to Spain for
insular possessions, $50, 000, 900 paid for
the canal, and get, the public debt has
been decreased $40, 0OO, 900; the interest
charge reduced 100000 per annum,
and there Is now In the treasury nearly
sl50, 600, 00O as working balance He
further shows that the fifty-frst con-
gress, which was Republican, appropri
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Foster 70 put cutters 90, also .acks etc,
for water il the barn
Although cold seasoa, the farmers
taye had a nice crop OF corn il this sec
ton.
Three woods teams belonging TO Burns
OF Madison and about 80 men passed
through Town Monday for the woods.
Rosa Collins is stopping with her moth
er. this fall
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS:
franklin A Wilson, Bangor.
waldo Pettengill, Rumford Falls.
Robert Macarthur, Biddeford.
Fred H Harris, Boothbay Harbor.
EFrederick G. Kinsman, Augusta.
Joseph b. Peaks. Dover.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

aurrH. E.E. MoNEKLIR.
7. O. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
w.rrR STREET, SKOwHECAN ME.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and legal adver
4.nant "a inserted at reasonable rates, adjusted
~ the space used, and the position gwen
ey,ces quoted on application.
tnaTds of Thanks and Resolutions OF Respect
,,serted at cents per line.a
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
When paid in advance.
-. vasr s160 Six months, .......76c.
Wv Three months,..............B8c.
,,-bvtll be charged IL not paid until end OF year
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
An Invitation

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intpect our assortment of the famous
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word over a. the best AID strongest.
We are the agents for these famous
goods. We have just received large
assortment direc, from the factory. and
can furnish them At The very lowest
prices. Please call, il does lot coat any.
thing TO look.
There Is no house bulk 50 well. but
what Outside Windows and Doors will
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able and iysble. II properly N ade aad
put on they will save you 100 per cent
per year Oh your fuel bill-worgh while
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Tor idle bossts-5ut-tac.s, and gou
can; get away from f4cts.
II you'll come 10 tomorrow Wi tell
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Outside widow ard Doors.
HE Blunt HARDWARE CO.
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The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Morning worship with music by the
choir and sermon by the pastor at 1915 !;
Sunday School at II; Young peoples
meeting at 6; Gospel service at :; Mid
week service, Thursday evening at : 30.
Working League, Monday afternoon at
2 O'Clock
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

v~rrREo AZ SECOND oLAss MAIL MATTER
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20

Regular church services of the Chris
tian Science Society will be held in their
rooms over Geo. Simpsons store on
Water ST., Sundays, at 10 As a. M, and
Wednesday evenings at 7.30. The rooms
will be open, Wednesdays and Saturdays
from 2.30 to p. m. also Saturday even
ings from to as reading room. The
public are cordially invited. The subject
OF our next meeting will be "Everlsst-
lug Punishment
The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-20
BETHANY

Rav. George Merriam will begin his
labors as pastor of the Bethany Church
or Sunday next. Services will be held
at the usual hours, viz: Morning service,
1915; Sunday school at noon; Junior
Eudeavor at 3 o'clock, p. M; Christian
Endeavor at O'Clock and prayer and
praise service at I Mid-week prayer
meeting : 30 O'Clock Thursday evening.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
WI CHAOCHU.


brightest ambitious
which
quented the during the He horo American
Chinese ideals which he It
in
west which
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25

when I get it completed" said the inventor, my
flying machine will fly like Bird
What bird'-asked the increduous
friend-"an ostrich ?"-W ashington Star.
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something unusual the water; then one, two,
three long forms took shape moving around the point
another glance, then he shouted to his companions,
run the ship three canoes coming"
rapidly to the ground.
ITO Be Continued)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25

walter, may finish this piece of pie if
want it," said mother, cit isn't enough to save
Mother" said Walter when he had finished it,
ga boy in the family in very handy when there
is little bit over, doesn't it?'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
EARTHyvoRds AND MOISTURE.

From Mature and Science in ST. Nicholas.
EarthWorms cannot live without 1noisture;f their
food is also dependent upon it. During droughts they
burrow down to moisture often three feet
is only after rains during humid weather. in damp
that they may dug up just under the surface
seen reaching far out of their holes even
travelling the localities generally at
night. Vegetable mold often grows upon pavements,
and frequent such places. Often they crawl
upon the hard sidewalks and cannot burrow down
again. They found in greatest numbers wherever
there is decaying vegetation. Worms friends of
and serve important economic purpose.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
FANS AIDED THEIR RUIN.
Nations That Are Addicted to the Use
Of the Article Soon Go
to the Wall.

A quaint comment on Japanese
progress was contained in the re.
mark of a war correspondent that
Japan's efficiency was due to Civ
ing up the fan.
1t is certainly the fact that ma
tons who are addicted to using
fans soon 60 to the wall.
India with its punkahs had to
yield to a more m~asterful nation,
while the Chinese, who are more
accustomed to fans than swords,
have been an easy prey to other
and smaller nations.
Two notable examples from the
past are found in Rome and
Greece. So soon as these races
became languid and effeminate
users of fans they were swept
away.
Fans, in fact, according to the
authority, are symbols of decay
and effeminacy. But we ought not
to be hard on the fan users when
we remember the countless thou.
sands of people in Europe who are
more accustomed to the umbrella
than the sword or rifle. 1t may
even be that some future histOri.
an will trace a connection between
the use of umbrellas and the fall
of nations.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
HOW TO RULE A HUSBAND.
Exercise Tact, in Large Characters,
and the Victory Is
Assured.

When the writer was about to
marry, says the National Maya
zine, the wife of a well-knOwn
judge gave her this advice:
My dear, a woman needs the
wisdom of Solomon, the patience
Of Job and the meekness of a dove
to get along with the best man
that ever lived. l have my third
husband, all good men, but all
cranky at times. When they are
cranky keep still; when they fret,
hold your tongue, and always re.
member that it takes two to make
a quarrel"
In writing to the dear old lady
after some years of experience at
the headquarters of an army,
where l was surrounded by some
10000 men, l took occasion to say:
"The more l see of men the bet.
Ter like them; and as to quarrel
ing, you are quite right. should
like to add hat your admirable
advice might perhaps be supple
mented by adding: Exercise tact,
and spell it large Tact will win
nine times out of ten where open
Ii ostility and aggressiyeness
fails"
The response was:
"YOu are right; we are improy.
ing with each generation"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
SHE TOOK HIS ADVICE.
And Found 1t an Excellent and
G~ficacious Remedy for
the Blues.

81 am so very unhappy, Mr..
Brief" said the fair petitioner fol
a divorce to her lawyer, relates
the Chicago Inter Ocean,
"Is there anything in particular
wrong" the legal gentleman
asked, alphabetically.
"NO, nothing in Particular
sighed the fair petitioner. 81 an
simply miserabIy blue and de
pressed. Bat | suppose that is
something for which you cannot
advise"
"Well, madam" said the law.
yer, swinging around in his chair,
al will say frankly that if~yOu
were a man | should advise you to
go out and drink three or four
cocktails. Blu as it is, | am afraid
i am MOI competent to deal with
the sitUGt.On."
Three O. fc-r days later the fair
petitioner again called at the Of
flee of her lawyer. This time she
was all smiles.
"And, oh, Mr.. Briefw she said,
when she arOse to go at the end Of
the conference, Il want to thank
you very much for your advice as
to how to get rid of the blues.
Like all your other advice, it was
excellent"
1You-yOu-" gasped the law
yer.
Ees," said the lady, 81 took it"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
HERMIT CRABS TROUBLES.
When Its Shell Gets Too Snug the
Uneasy C~rustaosan Goes Out
Looking for Another.

The most discOnsolate fellow
that walks the beach is the hermit
crab whose shell has become too
snug for comfort. If it were his
own, as the CLAIMS, it would grow
with his growth, and always be a
perfect fit; but to the hermit there
comes often a knowing day.
when a new house must be sought,
DisCOuraging work it is, too. Most
lOfthedoOrsat which he knocks are
slammed in his face. A tweak
from a larger pincer than his own
will often satisfy him that the
shell he considers "distinctly pos
isible," and hopefully ventures to
explore, is already occupied by a
near but eOldly unsympatheticre rel
alive.
Finding no empty shell of suit
able size, the hermit may be driv-
en- to ask a brother hermit to va
cate in his favor. The PROPOSE
ton is spurned Indignantly, and
q fight ensues. The battle is to the
stronger. Often the attacking
party has considerable trouble in
cleaning out the she'll, having to
piCk his adversary out in bits. A
periwinkle or a whelk may be at
tackled in a like manner by a her
NIT who is hard pressed and has
taken a fancy to that particular
shell. If the householder be feeble,
the conquest is easy. If lusty, he
holds the fort.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
PRISONERS WELL TREATED.
Malefaetors in Japan Are Given Every
Inducement to Mend
Their Ways.

That which is especially strik-
NJ at first sight in a japanese
prison is that there is no differ
ence between the prison and the
hut of the free peasant, the Jap
anese declaring, says Public 0pin-
ion, that if the prison were ele-
waited to the level of a modern pen.
itentiary it would be too attract
i've and would increase crime.
Upon approaching the prison in
place of high and f~Orbidding walls
you see a large country house
with a series of outbuildings, the
prison itself being completely
open, while the wooden bars at
the windows have nothing of the
f~orbidding aspect of our iron graf.
ings.
The interior of the building is
completely open, although for
merly at Itchigoi there was a corri-
dor separated from the building
by a paper wall where the guards
slept. The food given the prison
ers is in proportion to their con
duct and industry, the prisoners
who do not conduct themselves as
they should receiving a cake of
rice which must last for seven
days, while in the case of the or
derby prisoner the same cake
lasts for only four days. The pris-
oners who conduct themselves
properly receive also a little horse
meat with potato or pea sauce
with their meals.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
JUDICIAL TURN Of MIND.
That Was Why the Grave Gentleman
Did Not Volunteer Any Side
Information.

A traveller stopped at the gate
of a fine country mansion and said
to a graye-looking person smoking
on the porch:
"Sir will you be good enough
to tell me if this is the road to
COwburg?
ut is" was the reply.
"And may | inquire the dis
tance?"
"Ten miles,"
The traveller thanked him and
passed on, Relates the Philadel.
phia Record. Several hours later
he returned and the grave-looking
man was still'therG, smoking.
Sir" said the traveller, 'you
must be aware that eight miles
from here on the Cowburg road is
a river which it is impossible to
swim and which has neither ford,
ferry nor bridge. Why did you
not tell me?"
"The matter was not before
me-" replied the other. GAS to
your ability to cross a river of that
kind | was entirely willing to hear
argument"
The graye-lOOking man was a
judge.