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The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
PresceIle's Return Engagement.
Over 21O People Turned Away wednesday
Night.

UVeT 100 People Turhed Away wednesday,
Night.
This is "Preseelle Week" In SkoWhe-
gan. When his noted artist, at the end
OF his engagement In Coburn Hall. one
year since, promised Skowhegan people
that he would return here the following
season, he could not foresee the destruc
ton Of the only audience room and stage
that were adequate for his performances
But having promised to return he has
done 80 and has made the best of Grange
Hall, and the people have shown theiI
appreciation by liberal attendance.
His entertainment has been greatly
strengthened and developed since last
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
Important.

| must close my accounts with the
town Feb. 20, 1905 All persons having
bills against the town for labor on
bridges and culverts or highways are re-
quested to bring them In before that
date. G. H. WEBB.
Road Commissioner.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
, HIGH GRADE FOOT WEAR :
FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
For Women

Dress Shoes. Patrician, s. 50; Queen
Quality $500 and nice line for $500.
Oyershoes and Ruhbers, all prices
>lppers Dolgas Felt, colors, St.25.
Felt Shoes, styles, 75c to SI.25. Felt
Slippers, styles, $500 to SI.oo. slipper
Moccasins, Caters and Leggins
For Boys.
Heavy Rubbers, Moccasins ana leggns,
) Bal Oyershoes and Slippers.
For Girls.
Fancy Slippers, House Moccaslns, High
and Low Oyershoes
For Children.
Shoes, Slippers, Moccasins and Rubbers
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

A box arrived at the office OF the
American Express Co. recently, directed
to J. j. Vigue, which Dep. Sheriff Lang
felt warranted In selling. 1t contained
twelve pint bottles of whiskey and one
quart bottle of port wine. A hearing
upon the matter was held at the Show
hogan municipal court, Tuesday, and the
liquors we're declared forfeited.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

Remnants of Dtess Goods OF all kinds and coors
from to yards in piece 2oc to 81 90 yard,
now l5c to SOC yard.
Remnants Fancy Wool Wasungs, were site, SOC
and 75c yard, all at one price l5c yard; l
yard to p yards in piece
Remnants Fancy silks, just the thing for silk
Quilts and Sofa pillows, and we will cut as small
pieces as any one wishes, 25e to 81 90 yard,
now lOo to 95c yard.
Remnants Plain and Fancy Yevets were soc to
50 80 yard, now 25c and soc a yard.
lot of Remnants of Dress Trimmings at be, Toe
and 25c a ward. we're loo, 25c and 81 90 aya-d.
Remnants Sc cretonnes now &c yard
Remnants Ia Cretonnes now Sc yard
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

Charles H. Bckford of Fairfield was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Wood of
Norridgewock, Monday, charged with
the crime OF adultery, Lorenzo Getchell
of Skowhegan being the complainant.
The case was heard 10 the Municipal
Court Just before noon on the following
day and continued, by decision of Judge
Bachelor, for two weeks. Fred F. LAW
renee appeared on behalf of the State
and l.. l.. Walton for the defendant.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
Municipal Court.

William Romeo of Fairfield was before
Judge Bachelor Tuesday, having been
charged by Darius Gibson, also OF Fair
field, with the theft of some liquor from
Gibson's home. John Vigue was brought
here by Deputy Sheriff Nye from Au-
gusta Jail TO testify In the case. Vigue's
testimony was very direct, it being to
the effect that he saw Romeo take the
liquor, but this proved to be a case
where His Honor placed more value
upon circumstantlal evidence than direct
testimony and Romeo was discharged.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

The 1882 carat diamond that was
found 10 the Premier mine, near Preto.
ria, has been insured for fl00,0 600, the
largest insurance ever taken out on a
single stone.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
AEw ADVERTISEMENTS.

Notice-Ed 7. Page.
Wanted-W. S. Wells.
lat Call--W. b. Steward
cheriffs Sale-A. H. Lang.
Remnants-W. P. Ordway.
Cheyiot Suit. A. Norton.
seed Potat3es-F. e. Davis.
COON Cat-Eugene Danforth.
Oranges-O. r. Kuowlton Co.
Sheriff's Sale Ingram G. Pierce.
panltrv Supplys-steward Brothers.
legislative Notices-5tate OF Maine.
Insurance Statement -Penneli & Co.
Tnsursuce Statements-John c. Griffin.
Inanrance statement-Chas. Folsom-Jonea.
Neeting-Som. Ce ntral Agricultural Society.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

Brief notices of births. marriages and deaths
are solicited for this column and are pttblished
lcithOut charge
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

New Idea patterns. Perfect lit. Cor
rect in every detail. 10c at Heselton's.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
CHOICE SEED POTATOES.

| offer for sails at . reasonable price select
ed seed from Irish, Cobbler, Wonders, Green
Mountain M sggie Murphy and other varieties
MyaveIaEe yield for 1903 was over 400 bushels
per acre. ror further information and prices
Address FRED e. DAVIS
3mos5s r. +. ID. No. /, Madison.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

Mevv SnrIng arriving nearly day
and s25 90
Blue, Black
Castor 90 Coats in Black
Goods of all
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09

kinds New Panama Cloths 81 yard
Brapnes blue black 39c aud soc yard New Togo Clio
in blue brown green New silk Warp Insdowne
the very stysh changeabe black 81 IS yard
The Somerset reporter., 1905-02-09
0rdway's Great SeIli-Annua| Rem

All our Remnants Piece Goods and Odd Lots OF Ready &c
at about Halt Price and much less than that
New Spring Goods arriving every day
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Little Stories for Little People

Every child in the neighborhood was pet
Of hers. Even the animals on the farm,
from the COWS and horses down to the
chickens, would follow her about as she
walked here and there,
But her particular favorites were the
cats. She did love them, almost as well as
her grandchildren. 1 don't know what
would have happened If she caught the
heartless little chap that once threw a
stone as he was going by and broke the leg
OF a favorite and pretty Maltese.
"Well. there happened to be a hitching
place for horses in front Of the school
where I went, and nearly every little fell
low in school had learned to skin the cat,
as we called it,
Lou held up her hand in horror, but Ar
thur volunteered the explanation that skin
ming the cat was nothing more than hang
ing by the rail with your hands and turn
ing somersalt between your arms and
the rail.
THAT is correct" said papa, as he went
on with the story. 81 was a little fellow,
and thought 1t quite a handsome trick. So
when went to visit grandma one of the
first things did was to find a nice limb
in the orchard, where could practice the
stunt as long as chose and not have to
wait my turn as I always did at school
after swinging for a time | ran to the
house, bareheaded, hair all tousled, and
shouted. oh. grandma, come and see me
skin the cat!"
Without waiting for an answer / scam
pered back as fast as 1 could run and be-
gan to show on. so that she could admire
my antics as she approached
1T could hear her coming, excaiming with
all her might, Here, Benjamin! You, Ben!
Benjamin! II you dare touch one Of my
cats I'll-I'n send you home this minute
You cruel, wicked, bad boy! How can you
think OF It.! Where-where is my pussy7
by this time she had come to where /
was swinging. At first 1 thought she was
shouting at me to stop the performance,
fearing lest I should fall and crack my lit
tie head. so I only swung the harder.
But when / saw that she was really
angry l was startled; she had always been
SO gentle, l dropped TO the ground
Z" Where is the cat?' demanded she Sc
verely.
THE cat, the cat, grandma? There isn't
any cat. was just playing skin the cat
grandma. That's what we boys call this
and ! did the trick again to show her.
she had to laugh then; but she said
You naughty bog, TO give grandma such q
scare"
"oh. papar' laughed little Lou 1T
wasn't really naughty, was it?"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

woe. Sister Sue forgot to buy each boy a
top when she went to town.
One small dog called Snip" sat on the
ground ready to howl, but when ne saw
grandpa, he barked for JOY.
'Hello!" grandpa said, what's the mat
ter with my boys?"
I'VE want tops to spin." wept three small
boys.
Grandpa laughed. Out came his knife;
it was big and sharp Then in his right
hand pocket he found a spool. "Snipl chip"
went the big knife, and one end of the
spool grew sharp and thin. Then the big
knife made a peg from bit Of the fence,
and grandpa pushed the peg into the hole
in the spool and it turned into top.
Then grandpa found a button mold in
his left hand pocket Now a button mold
is a round piece of wood with a hole in
the very middle. Ask your mother for
one. Grandpa's big knife few around an
other bit of the fence, and it made a peg.
He pushed 1t into the hole in the button
mold and it turned into a. top.
Then grandpa found a big bead. a yell
low one, in his guess-that pocket; and then
the big knife made a peg from a bit OF
the fence. and grandpa pushed the peg
into the hole In the bead and it turned into
top.
Grandpa shut up his big knife and put II
into his pocket
Then three small boys and one small dog
had lovely time spinning tops until Sue
called them; then they all went into the
house and ate a tip-top characterization
Intelligencer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Russian Riddles.

Here are some Russian riddles which the
boys and girls in Russia puzzle their heads
over See how many Of them you can
guess without looking at the answers:
l. 1 am blind, but show others the way;
deaf and dumb. but know how to count.
2. People pray for me and long for my
company. but directly l appear they hide
themselves.
have four legs and feathers. but am
neither beast nor bird
4 There are four brothers under one
hat.
s. Four brothers run side by side. but
never catch one another.
g. What walks upside down overhead?
Z. Who are the two brothers that live
on the opposite sides of the road, yet never
see each other?
s. pack Of wolves ran by; one was
shot. How many remained?
Answers. a milestone; 2, rain; g. a
feather bed; 4. legs OF a table; 8, wheels OF
a cart; 6, fly; q your eyes, ), one-the
dead one.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Thanks for Food.

pretty table observance in Danish fami-
lies Is for children, even little ones who can
scarcely toddle. TO go gravely after dinner
TO salute their parents and say, TAX for
mad"-thanks for the meal Even visitoi 8
shake hands with their host and hostess
and go through the same Formally. In
German families that hold TO tradition the
same custom prevails. When the evening
meal Is ended the party stands up around
the table and each shakes hands with the
neiEhbor saying, ''daHesnsts MahiEeit"-
blessing the food. This X a relic OF those
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

Minnesota made a strong finish of her
foot bali season, but did not start the
finish soon enough. Her signal defeats of
Nebraska and Northwestern showed that
the material was there and that It had
been well coached, but DR.. Williams did
not get his machine we'll creased early
enough in the season. At the opening of
the season Minnesota had poor prospects
for strong team, for the freshman rule
left the Gophers with comparatively few
men from which to choose an eleven. The
team developed slowly and when November
rolled around was in no condition TO cope
with the aggregation which Phil King took
to Minneapolis. The men we're too green
to take advantage of the many mistakes
which were made by the Wisconsin eleven.
After that game, however the Gophers
began to improve until It was able to win
from Nebraska by a large score. This
game and the game with Northwestern
made a finished eleven which would un-
doubtedly have had chance to win from
the strongest in the west.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Reforms in Foot Ball Are New Getting
Serious Consideration.
TEN-YARO RULE IS MOST IN FAVOR
Probable Eject of RuIe WIN he More
open Game, with Greater
chance for weaker
Team I'm Games.

Two marked innovations in the game Of
foot ball have beer suggested during the
past week and both, II carried out, will
have salutary effect on the game. More
opposition to foot ball has developed this
fall than ever before and some radical
changes will have to be made to pacify sons
Of the howlers who can see nothing of
good in foot ball and everything that is
wrong. The first Of these was the adop-
ton OF the 80 cents admission by the Big
Nine conference and the second is the sug-
gestion Of the ten-yard requirement for
each three downs instead of five yards as
at present. At a first glance this rule
would not seem to have so much to favor
II as II would appear that It would be
giving added power to the stronger teams
and taking away all chance from the
weaker. 1t would appear that team which
can only gain five yards once during
Michigan and Yale, would have no chance
whatever when compelled to gain ten yards.
But that is just the point. The open game
is being strongly advocated on all sides
and the win of Chicago was a triumph for
this style of game. The ten-yard rule will
force the kicking game to be played by
both teams and thus the weaker will be
given more of a chance. A weaker team
will have a chance to hold the strong boys
more often before they can gain the re-
quired ten yards and force them to kick
all of which may have a tendency to keep
down the scores.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

Although IS years old Amos Rusie, once
the brightest star OF the pitching stan OF
the New York National league base ball
team, is making an effort to re-enter the
game. He would like to get berth with
next year. From the high salary that
Rusie received while with the Giants he has
descended to a mere laborer in a lumber
business, at which he has been engaged In
Indiana for some months at a mere pit
lance per day. 1t is contended that Rusie
has much of his old ability left and that IL
he received a chance the base ball world
may be treated to a decided surprise Rusie
recently went to Illinois to take a position
at an advance in pay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

schools are well cared for in the way OF
shoes, suits, trainers and rubbers. The
funds OF the athletic board are not in the
hands OF students or a student manager,
but an bills are looked after by a faculty
advisory board and all expenses OF any size
at all must be contracted by this board. II
is safe to say that very little OF the fumes
which come into the athletic treasures Of
the athletic associations OF the universities
is misdirected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

and James T. Stewart, jr.. u. l. Cudahy
and Daniel Baum, Jerome Magee and
George Palmer, L. p. Peck and Elmer Cope,
Ezra Millar dand George H. Pritchett, VIII
helm and Hamilton, T. S. Cowgirl and N. p.
Dodge, jr.. r.. T. Burns and Moorehesd
others drawing byes we're Spike Kennedy
and Harry Turkey, Hal McCord and Il. NJ.
Morsman, jr., Bradford and Yates, Cooley
and w. T. Burns Burgess and Brlnker, y.
A. Cudahy, jr., and John Battin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

The athletic leaders at Yale are now en-
gagged in summarizing the results gained
by Yale during the season and in taking
stock of the material and chances for next
year. Among other things, the question of
foot ball reform is being discussed. 1t is
certain that, while Yale may favor some
moderate changes, such as the ten-yard
rule, which Walter Camp has agitated in
the past, she will not consent to any very
radical changes in the game as now played.
Undergraduate opinion takes this view, and
it is also shared, though not with such
warmth, by the Yale faculty. For the
present outlook Yales team for the season
Of 1906 should be up to its usual high
standard. The men who will graduate are
Shevlin and Gates, the ends; Trip and r.
win, the guards; Hutchinson, the quarter
back; Finn and Quill, the fullbacks. But
the men who will remain will form a strong
nucleus for the 1906 team. For the line
positions, Flanders will be at center for
one more year, Hockenberger will be one
of the guards and both Forbes and Biglow
will again fill the pivotal tackle positions.
Howard Jones, who played so well at left
end in the second halves of both the big
games, has two more years in the Sheffield
Scientific school. In the same class is his
brother, Tad Jones, who has turned out to
be one of the great freshman finds" Of the
year. With him at quarterback and with
Morse, Roome, Knox and Levine for the
other back field positions, Yale Is sure Of
having just as fast a back field as she
had the past season. So Yale will only need
to develop a couple of guards and q few
efficient substitutes to give her strong
team next year. The problem of lack Of
efficient material will not be nearly so
pressing as it was last September.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
Whea Papa was q Bad bog.

1t was almost bed time for Arthur, Lou
and little Ben. They were watching papa,
and when he laid down his newspaper
the three rushed for him like so many
cats after a mouse that had dared TO enter
the room where they were. He was almost
strangled with three pairs OF arms around
his neck, and in self-defense he promised
them story as they demanded.
I'm tell you about the time when your
papa was very naughty boy"
Six bright eyes were opened wide, TIRES
little mouths were drawn into uttering q
prolonged 1000"
But, papa went on: Yes a very naughty
boy. l was visiting my grandmother in the
country. You have often heard me tell
what dear, kind-hearted person she was.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

Frank Gotch, the former wrestling cham
pion, is being urged to claim the title be-
cause Tom Jenkins, who won 1t from him,
has announced his retirement from the
mat. Gotch, however believes that IL
jenkins Is sincere in his announcement the
title should be wrestled for between all
claimants In order to establish a real
champion. He is ready TO train with this
end in view and is willing to make a match
with Beell or any of the prominent as
pirants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

The hot water plant and filter are work.
ing in fine shape this winter at the Racquet
club and the members are all enjoying the
advantages OF one of the finest plunges in
the west. The club has been growing in
popularity and now has a membership OF
ninety, which is quite an increase over the
start which was made about year ago, in
the new building. some of the members
having played the game and maintained
sort of an organization prior 20 that time.
The membership Is limited to 100.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

Since the exposure of the methods of the
colleges by Jordon, many are imbued with
the idea that great sums OF money are
wasted by the athletic boards and that con-
siderable money is squandered in inducing
players to attend these larger and richer
universities. This is also a mistake Foot
ball is the best paying game OF all college
sports and for years has been relied upon to
MI the treasures depleted by the other
sports which do not produce so much rev.
enue. At Yale, for instance. the expenses
of the crew are enormous and still there is
no revenue from this sport The training of
a crew is more expensive In many cases
than the training of the foot ball team
The season is longer and there are about as
many men in the squad as in the foot ball
squad. Base ball about breaks even on ex-
peuses at many Of the colleges and track
athletics are always run at a great expense
as the revenue from the few meets is very
small, SO foot ball has come 20 be relied
upon to furnish the funds for these other
sports, which give exercise and recreation
to just as many students. but which do not
bring in the funds to run themselves. A
foot ball team run properly Is an expensive
institution, as the players in the larger
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

A well known Boston manufacturer OF
golf balls has decided to cut the price. In
future his dollar ball will go for IS a dozen,
while the $3.50 variety will receive a 81 cut
and the So brand will sell for IS dozen. This
is the first indication of change for the
better in the price of balls since the days
when the solid gutta reigned supreme, when
the best makes could be had from So to "a
per dozen. With the advent of the lively
ball and the doubling of the price many
amateurs found the game too expensive.
Some decided to quit playing for tins, but
the longer they waited the worse became
the conditions, for instead of a reaction the
trend continued to show an upward tend
ency.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

The 5O-cent admission rule which was
adopted by the Big Nine conference will,
of course. keep the receipts OF the game
down considerable, but it will also have a
tendency to enlarge the crowds for the
minor games. Spectators can make more
money selling 6O-cent tickets than they
could selling tickets for which they paid 50
or s.. Some arrangement should be made
20 keep these tickets from the hands of
these spectators. The eastern managers do
1t and why cannot the athletic managers of
the western colleges? In games like the
recent Chicago Michigan game the crowd
was only limited by the size of the stands
and surely when an admission of but so
cents is charged something will have to be
done to place the tickets where they should
go. This fall the directors sent letters to all
alumni of the competing colleges asking
that they send In requests for tickets
wanted, and all these requests were filed
before the public was invited to buy. When
the sale was put on in a sporting goods
house in Chicago the spectators imme-
diately gobbled up all OF the tickets at 81 or
50 apiece and Chicago and outside cities
had TO pay these SPECTATORS from s. to SO
apiece. This is all wrong, and It is the
business Of the management to see that the
tickets get into the hands of people who
wish to use them at the proper prices. This
new rule will take thousands Of dollars Of
revenue from the athletic treasury Of the
larger colleges and this was what was in
tended. 1t was figured that with less money
TO spend there would be less likelihood Of
the money being spent improperly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

friends assert that the title should revort
TO him.
.
The spring training trip Of the New York
National League Base BAN club win be TO
Memphis on March /. where the nine will
stay until March 20. on March "a the team
will play at Nashville and other games
have been arranged as follows: Louisville.
March 81; Wheeling. April 6. The team will
arrive in New York to play Yale university
on April z. II is likely that gtmes will
also be arranged with Little Rock. Dayton
and Columbus.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10

spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for
1905, edited by James z. Sullivan secretary
of the Amateur Athletic union and chair
man of the record committee of the ANA
teur Athletic union, shows that the name
of Arthur f. Duffey has been stricken from
all the records This is the decision OF the
record committee of the Amateur Athletic
Union OF the United States the members of
which are as follows: J. e. Sullivan chair
man; NJ. F. Winston, Harry Mcmillan, J. 9.
McCaughren, b. p. Sullivan. I. f. straus,
John MacLachlan, James H. sterrett. With
Duffey's name taken from the list of winners
of the intercollegiate championships the
new arrangement shows as intercollegiate
champions the following men: M. +. Light
ner. Harvard, 1901; ]. S. westney, Peunsyl-
vania, 1902, and F. r. Moulton, Yale 1903. It
Is somewhat surprising to see Mr. Sullivan
ana his committee take charge of the inter
collegiate championships. over which they
have absolutely no control.