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The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-27
COUNTY DIRECTORY.


Clerk Of Courts:
WILLIAM 7. SEEKiNs, ............... skowhegan
County Attorney;
Thomas J. .YouNG,.....,........ ......'....'s 'solon
Judge oi Probate:
AUGUSTINE S1MMoYs,................ North Anson
Register Of Probate;
NATHAN FOWLER. R,................, .9kowhegan
Register Of Deeds
LLEwELLYN GoopwIN,....-.. .......,.'.. sko~hegan
Treasurer:
R. H. REED, .............. Harmony
Sheriff and Jaler:
CLYDE II. SMITH, ................. ....'Skowhegan
DEPUTIES: ]. D. Ring, Cambridge, George
Rhoades, Harmony Leland L. Smith, Cornville;
Ernest A. Cook, Athens J. A. Goodrich Palmyra;
W. W. Nye, Fairfield; Willis c. Emery, North An
son; E. L. Perkins, Madison; Abel y w kGwel Sga
Jackman; W. A. Bigelow, St. AIbansi A. F. Buker
Aartland; E. E. Frederick, staEks l { {. Pierce
Bingham; W. Z. Niles, Flagstaff. I. +. Narney
Mercer; f. E. Atwood New Portland F. J. Durgln
The Forks.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-27

The annual rife competition Of the
Second Regiment of the state Militia
will be held at Brunswick, August I
according To general orders issued from
the adjutant generals ofiee
What IS home without another
A TOOL and bis money afe soon mated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07
The Readings Profits

The Philadelphia Reading Railway enjoys year
profit Of % per cent and therein lies deep
every great business interest In the country
Two the main business Of Philadelphia Read
tng for months pared great
President Baer aud his associates claiming divine stehp
taned that the increased
g the business
For months thousands idle tho
late the railways finally
theater Of for the militia the Of The held
for high prices and tho business interests 81 the entire land Affect
81 beyond Millions dollars miners aud
Millions OF the
country children killed aud
MANNED rendered homeless.
All the Reading railway head OF the anthra
cite maintained that higher could
uniy the wiping OF the operators profits
The the national forced arbra
ton. result the miners
half what asked
According the Readings contention. its profits should have
per wiped
profit. 10 increase half
Readings profits year larger
IN the life Of the business.
Il follows unavoidable sequence Of
President all wrong
The facts show that the demands the
rotng the deaths the starvation paralysis and all
the unuable horror devastation strike weFe
based lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

friend Of the editor asks this question Why do Americans az
rule after the dollar harder than Earopeansfs
That Is
Plainly dollars will this country than in
Europe Dollars viii buy things there but here they VII buy
everything buyng difference
how his character neither
he his family anything particular e must
born the manne Else the door Of opportunity Is closed In
this country freedom from
fear recognition independence aspire be and
become ali that other American aspire become
And why critics understand
called ahopkeepeF They
~ only A dollar chascrs
The money because things buy
do hoard t. We royal spendsra
there believe money viii
happiness
differently.
surely : $ not altogether unworthy
should that well being OF those
fond OF Il soriii desire this wanting
children and life
why FntE
Moses when they
only begin long for dollars cannot that
o money mad
they buy he buys
he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07
The Apins OF Royalty

Somebody played the Of fool when paid
visit West Point The joyful
hitting Of punishmsnts awarded to a o
That apng royalty for habit already
been carried to extent that makes Americans dcuous
Europe does give heir
Of prison few red handed murerer
the circle without
with Imperial pardons.
Ia country have and who
pardoning holidays
logical reasons than Il s done
We don't king anything that looks
country This republic big presidents
laws and We don't
year nearly
vict0ns the crime Of ese majesty.
all that prove that he Ego. IN
AL. the More Than a Man o an empire.
the kaiser fool the into
m value Is his business
America let all OF big tltte
sypoehantic business
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aud aa before stated. the chair m
which was not suffering the tor
ntents of q horrible death was close
10 a window opening upon busy
street. along which scores Of people
we're am tho time passing IN full
view. Yd, Uncomfortable as Il must
Heem. not n soul came 70 ny as
slafanee.
N6at Of those " 10 looked In al tho
window smiled as they passed on.
Some would pause an instant ana
eooliy contemplate the bloody
tragedy. but always with an ek-
pfeaslon Of amusement On their
faces and O smile ~ they turned
away,
And an the time the monster was
deliberately and silently working
away an his fearful task
But now the door Of the shop
opened. and -bleeaaed sight my
partner entered
But. oh. impossible iueredlble'
Ny partner stood A moment e0oiiy
looking at me. and then broke into
a hearty laugh. / summoned all ny
forces for one last desperate effort
- free myself Thank heaFeni A.
last the fasteningH which held mo
gave way. staggered 70 ny feet
aud stood erect
twenty-five cents. sir. please"
Mechanically and almost uncgu-
selously--l produced the coin and
gave IL 10 him. With a feeling Of
bowllderment. / passed both hands
ever my face: no blood nor trace.
en- face or hand. Of the dreadful or
deal through which l had passed!
What's the matter. john said
my partner.
/ looked AZ the chair atteutlYeiy.
and AT the barber. He wa not the
barber Of the Aipena- and bore no
resemblance 20 him whatever. and
the chair was the ordinary affair
seen IN BARRIERS shops.
said nothing Of my frightfui ex-
perlence 10 my partner thms but
tho next day. when on board the
steamer. l told him the whole story.
You were meemerized. : said he.
individually m8merlzed. BY that
barber. Your screams were imagin-
airy The people who passed laughed
Of you on account Of your queer
grimacae. Your vision. which was
kind Of hypnotic nightmare. vas a
subjective phantasma on the plano
OF your own subconseiouanesz. which
vas saturatsd. 20 10 speak. with the
dlablerie OF the Internal story that
CHASTITY. mOon-eyed. b0ny- nosed
vampire told on the boat
THAT Is the whole rationale OF
the matter; Il is all simple enough"
Very simple" I responded. but
I have been shaving myself ever
since.
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Blank Cartridges In War
BY Or. wAsaiN eToN oLAopEr
Moderator 81 the censss aa,ionsi Church.

The Easy conviction OF one job
lot Of packers makes Il plain that
the charges against the railways and
the big shippers ara not mere M
NOR. II the case - prnbed Il viii
b found worse than the public has
auspssa ted
Tie railroad officials have been
afrenuouaiy protesting thar since
The passage OF tho Eikius' Law the
rebate business has been stopped
The fact probably ia that they have
found other names for Il Fictitious
damages to freight Is one Of these
inventions
While the congressional inYeatiaaz
ttun Naa In progress last spring =
great many big shippers we're called
% Washington. and their testimony
NaA quite unanimous that all vas
sell With the railways. nothing was
wrong. 80 far A. they knew. a. for
rebates. they had not heard OF them
such testimony must BE- taken With
some grains Of allowance. Doubt
less many Of these witnesses told
the truth. but u must not b. sup
posed that those Who were getting
faFors from the railroads would
hesitate fo deny a. Evasion 81 iaW
= no better than direct violation
aud when a man 10 committing =
crime which has the character II
robbery Il is not 20 be- cxpocied that
he vii aeFuplc about iying. or swear
inE ~ he 70 clear himself
happened TO be In a western city
one daY last siay when the principal
ahlrpnr Of that place wna giving his
testimony IN Washington. lie had
been summoned BY the railway Off
Gals. and be vas saying vhnt they
wanted him TO say. But one of hla
neigh hara. a man % intelligence
and YeFaeiiy. told mo that this wit
usza had boaied 20 him Of his spec.
iai rates. and had admitted that his
Success In business was largely due
10 them. Why shouldn't take
this advantage" he said. II am
smart enough 10 buy freight cheap
er than other folks can buy Il. that
Is my privilege" This was IN
d0ubtsdly the truth. but Il was a
very different story from that which
he told on the witness stand.
The las insists that the rail-
ways are bound 10 serve all men
alike They have obtained the very
land which they occupy BY using the
power Of the state II was granted
them In order that they might rem
der 10 all the people an equal public
service. II could not have been
given 10 them by q just government
Of free country upon any other
conditions They have therefore no
right 70 favor the strong At the *
pense Of the weak. when they use
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

In this way the vast power whtth
has been given 20 them. the5 aFe
guilty Of a towering injustice
This injustice u H. which is flmds
mental In our social life. or al the
manopolieB that have cura-,t the
land this IL the tap root II Is tanfe-
Is through iuiquitoua relations Nth
The railroads that great akErssa-
tons Of power have built themaslfe
up
It may seem that the conviction.
upon their oNu confession. Of one
kroup Of these law breakers f. n
cause Tor great rejoicing II is some
thing to be- thankful for. but not
much II SIN remains true that no.
body has been punished for this
crime A fine la not a punishment.
u IL a substitute for punishment.
Il IL . device BY which the rich may
escape punishment The whole aYs-
TEN Of fines IL uniuht Laws are not
tqual whea money gives immunity
from disgrace
The thing g. well hit off by one
81 the rartoonlHta who represents
the magistrate. having flung down
the HNnfd of justice. chaatiaiuE uua
uf ths.ae offenders with a bladder
while tNo o. them. Who have suffer
81 thalr farcial innicsion. are walk
Ing away Ia unconcealed Elee.
one Of the newspapers. discussing
tho outcome OF this trial and de-
+ aiding the i~niency with which
these men have been treated. speaks
Of them ~ quasi criminals In
the name ~ common sense. shat l.
quasi efiminRig These men are
either criminals or they ara not
Does the possession 81 riches make
the transEressor % the Law a quasi
criminal The law knows no such
category.
Il h. however. explained that
these men are not punished because
nearly every body else has been
guilty II the same wrong DOING II
that reasoning rests on a basis Of
fact. the case 10 serious II Is an
admission that what has been said
concerning the prevalence II this
evil II more than Justified hut u
such Is the case. u H. by no means
clear that lenienry u even polite.
To expect that the men who have
teen predicting this wrong will be
restrained BY a mere show Of force
on the part Of the government ls not
reasonable II is much more likely
that they will take u as an indira-
ton Of what may be expected
II this Is the worst that Is LIKELY
to happen. they viii say. "wn-hred
not be greatly disturbed" Hlauk
cartridges are not effective in retl
warfare. And the government ought
to understand that the campaign On
which Il has entered Is real waffarA
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she pulls him. she pounds him.
she hullduaea him
she begins early. too
ttnd the small young lady who
has lived a year or Ms montha aud
watch her bulldufe her older
brother
II there isn't a brother a nelEhhoF
vii do quite as well N she likes
him
before she can walk he r. her
most good naiured and aecomhe=
dating punching haR
When she Is old enough 20 IN
horse. be makes the Ernttfat aei
most ffiskv 81 horses ~" WYNN
his back and switches MS less
She cant hep q. she u born that
wav II IL the most natural ming
IN the world far her 20 hit him
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Now give US and finish the Third
avenue regrade. Then give as and
finish the Jackson street regrade.
Then give rs the long talked Of
widening Of Pike street
We taxpayers have 70 foot an
these improvements Of streets. why
no. divide up the improvements OF
streets 80 that all the people viii
be benefited instead OF making all
improvements Of streets in one par
tlcular spot o. the city. for the ben
tit Of only few.
A TAXPAYER
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The Barber of the Alpend

fafenlly satisfied with lie condition.
he slapped n brlnkly or the palm Of
bis hand. approaehlar me a. he
did 80.
with q cry OF terror cry that
had. no manhood In H. a cry that
Wna the howl of a tortured beast !
put forth my strength and tried to
spring to my feet Vain effort Head,
hand aud foot. was held fast Ia
the complicated machinery Of the
Mechauicp-Aruatlc Wonder
Then be gently took the tip Of NY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

Yeattle. Wash. OCT 2. 1905.
Seattle Daily star. city.
Dear HirH I see a great deal Fl
your paper about grading Fourth
avenue. Would like 20 ask through
the columns u your paper. hnW are
peopis and teams going 70 get up
20 FTfth avenue7 As a taxpayer ]
would much rather see Jackson
street regarded. II would benefit a
greater number OF people than
Fourth avenue regarded. We have
tho Second avenue regrade about
finished.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

crack with whip or any'h'"t ''4
that comes HANDY. -, thtae how
ever A. lat ths boz. young or old.
- = !, a. matter OF course II
- 80 hard he squirma little.
- mite too hard he demufa IN a
s.ist sort 81 a way. tut for the
800 part be Erina and bears H.
she pulls his hair and beats his
hack and Eurglcs with delight when
he hoiiefu
It's a great game She Is born
10 hulldnte and he ls born 10 be
bnllHoxad
The boy that missed being hauled
around by some small young mlaa
feels a little lonely when he seeH an
other small fellow enjoying hts bliss
Of being beaten and tuEEod upon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

Us. a. 90 which was the strongest
man and who should run the rae
for Assessor 81 Leslie county
ny trlekery aud chiekonetY 81
other persons and BY all Of the J
men 10 Wit: John boiling. Wiley
caiiett and John Roark beiug fslat-
81 10 J 3 Horkins and not known
te me At the time tho , men we're
chosen To he related 10 un- but
after they decided for Hoakins thsy
all admit that they were related 10
him.
nov appeal 90 my friends aud
TO tho voters of this county. 70 MT
let such unfair decisions iufiusnee
them In casting their votes Al The
coming election am a candidate
and vii be until the polls have clos
81 on Sept. g. 1903
Come and don't fail 10 put your
cross under tho American Flag q
for justice.
Your ohedisut servant.
LEE MORGAN
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When the baby girl grows 20 %, y
IL abe must fold hcr hands mtftlF
in her lap She may NOT MN ~
etlauet furbldh. So she uses n
tongue. her eyes. her saney mon ~ =.
70 keep her young nttehaahs ~
proper subsection zes
Tho game ia tho same. only
changes her weapons, al the
The defence goes on Tie re
Hame cheerful acccpta,e,,red whole
laIrea In every good esat she gives
hearted word llss"pecnuae she ISM
him BE Ike 10 likes her be
namhy pawasf nll tho time giEElinE
cause be ing
and Fftod by he mnrfiea her.
stserlaFp doesn't change her a.
stade toward him. She keeps mp
ne old game -.
She has her way She makes him
believe that he ia la the wrong am
makes him admit that she IL flEht
lie knows what ahe u doing lie
likes n. lust as he liked 70 be
pounded by soft baby fists.
Why does he like ~
because a woman never buildatsa
a man she doesn't love.
She g. willing 90 De- that other
man GO his own way while Hhe ka's
hers hut not ao the man she loves.
she la interested and she shows u
b. bulltuziuE.
Man knows this too That Is The
reason he stands Ho willingly for
the bulldnzlng
You wont find a baby girl Who
nammela a boy she doesn't IKE
It's compliment to man. Is TINS
hnlldosinK
fnder IL woman'H heart beats
warm and true. and he knows II
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nose between the thumb aud finger
OF one hand. and with the other
carefully applied the edge Of the
razOr % my face Just underneath the
eye. and then slowly drew II down
my check. and around to the point
Of my chin. Another long cut On the
other side. and then another-and
still another
The shop was on the ground floor.
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least take active part IN the kew
York campaign ~ the skeletoh in
the pnrty's closet.
Maybe that mysterious present
komufa IL bearing TO the mikado
from the president IL copy of the
simple Life"
Gov. Ia Toilette viii probably run
for president on the Chautauaua
platform.
Witte has been made a Count.
They mercifully stopped short of
making him grand duke.
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These continued calls from char
itY organizations and various In
situations must be great burden
TO you.
No. replied the tired million
alre. thanks 90 them I can get rid
Of money without difficulty. The
only burden o. IN keeping it
One more peace conference. and
Russia and Japan will be praying
for var
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uNcLE HENRY TnINKs

TIL doctors gle rich
of tn people th't
think there's authln
IN matter with en-
an m undertakers
glt rich of those th't
think there Amt any
thing IN matter with
EN-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

Judging from the mortality a..
taehsd 20 motor racing. that Van
dsrhiit cup might well be altered
In design 70 a. to be adapted for a
funeral uru. Ga case Hometh hing hap
p.nH
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HE VIEWS wiTH ALARM.

To the voters Of Leslie Co.
BY an agreement entered into be
tween j 8. Hosklns. Jasper Nor
gan and myself. In which We agreed
to leave TO 3 disinterested men. who
were not 10 be related 90 none Of
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VA STAR DUST VA

They're finding out Hughes who
In the n. y. Life.
Nearly time 90 dramatlze the
Woman In Blue"
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4 month passed. month OF life
In the woods; and With brown.
bearded faces. shaggy hair. and
poolfiah Rppesites. myself and part
nef we're In Cheboygan. on our
way homcward.
OF course the first thing we looked
far VAS a shave. and Ne entered the
FIRST show We came TO. There was
but one operator. aud my partner
proposed that I take the first turn.
while be went down 20 the dock and
leokei after some Of our stuff
The shop was on the main street
and the chair IN which | seated my
self was near the window
As the barber bent over me. tuck.
Ing the edges of the cloth around
my neck. the story Of the barber on
the steamer came % me quick and
sharp a. n flash Of lightning Just
then this barber gave the back OF
the chair a tilt. stepped In front Of
me. and took n general survey OF
his preparations.
Oh. horriblel IL it7--no. lmposHl-
blel My God. yes u Is the barber
Of the Alpcna!
As his eyes met mine. they IL up
with a deyilish CLEAN. the big nose
began 20 bulge forward. throwing
into sharp relief tho sinister white
streak. tho Tightening skin drew
Gown aud inward tho corners Of his
eyes, and his lip jerked upward. re-
yeallng the points OF his woltish
tusks.
Carefully selecting a razor from
among several lying on the table. he
gave Il few rapid stokes across
hts strop. and then closely examined
its edge with eye and finger. Ap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

Why DO womon go Mild over |
man who wears brass buttunaE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-07

"a fHs-# acfcs, handy e. -
haa 81 Il Thoroughly clesrel isneea
and IN lszsl .S.Ilng LLga l ttess'
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All The foreign wars now brewing
are In minor leagues.
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auut vtu suuru anu tuututiUu not
Blast are not air tight. do not save
the escaping gases and do not rive
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own invention. VIII wonder II
sHeehunlco-Arue gmpllsafea affair.
WaH a tnIl9s dHen Of BARRIERS den
suited % ..'ns and lnyallda. adjust.
tata. 3ssseana ~ a system Of Joints.
Ga - arms. cogB aud what not. aud
- specially adapted 10 the purpose
faf permitting the occupant 10 AZ
aHme. or be placed H. any possible
position or posture Of which the
human body b. susceptible. aud. If
dealred. az Ia the case Of an Insane
patient. Of holding him fact when
81 placed
hut what attracted special atten.
ton TO The man among the paaaen=
gers Of tho city OF Alpena. waa not
bis invention. but his face Ills moss.
which was pronounced aaalline.
6eemed actually 10 push itself for.
yard. drawing the skin 30 tightly
that the bridge seemed breaking
through. showing a narrow white
strip down the middle. while the
upper lip was drawn up AZ the an
giles Of tho mouth. exposing about a
quarter OF an inch Of the sharp.
= bite points OF his canine teeth.
4 used 10 he "a barber he said.
1t vas my chosen profession from
my childhood. About five years
ago I came west and started bang
up shop for myself am top
notch artist. and kept good assist
ants. and for three years everything
went well. and / made money
Thefo was q medical college In the
city. and among my friends we're
come Of the students aud faculty
One day. by invitation, accom-
panied u party 81 the students 70
one Of their lectures. or cltulea. or
whatever thoY call them. They had
dead man there. lyiug on his back
On 4 table In the middle Of the room.
and we're dlntertinE his face. The
professor dld most Of the work and
talking 10 would cut away at II
awhile. and then explain the thing
To the students. Occasionally one OF
the boys would take a hand at The
carving. under the direction Of the
| professor. All this time tbs dead
mans eyes were wide open. star
ing az them. as piece by piece they
lte.led the akin and flesh from hia
bones I waa hardly ut FOR work Tor
several days.
And then began n queer state Of
things. Every time a cuatomer got
into my chair. with head thrown
back and face upturned. # remind
ID me Of that dead mans face aud
aa stood over u with my razor. the
thought would cnms. What II was
surgeon and was going to diaaeet
this oountouanccT And then
aould find myself thinking. Sup
rose I doy and an impulse 70 do
IL In reality began 90 take hold OF
me. faint ~ FIRST. but growing
stronger every day.
4 have had the strength all 50
ont Of me. and leave ma with beads
81 sweat standing on my forehead
and my hands all of tfemble. from
/ the struggle I made TO resist the
/ cursed temptation. SO quit bust
ness for time. took a trip for NV
health. and got medicine from the
doctors for nervous arrangement.
Away from the shop ! got better
and after a few wceka thought ] va
over Il. and went back 20 work. but
It was no use. the inst face that
Looked up at me from the chair va
"a ne that dead mans face.
That was tho last time ! at
tempted 20 practice my art quit
the business. went 10 work on some
Ideas that had been forming in my
mind for several years. and In
vented the Mechhnico- Artistic Won
DEF"
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7. g. Plat. Instead Of remaining
drnd politically haa decided TO at
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