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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
Searches at Fairfield.

Sheriff Smith visited Fairfield yester-
day afternoon and assisted by Deputy
Nye of that town, Deputy Prescott and
one or more policemen, searched several
places where they surmised liquor was
being sold They first visited the drug
store of G. E Wilson, where they found
about 90 gallons of various kinds of
liquor which they seized.
They then visited the Fairfield House,
but all they found there was pint
bottle of whiskey in one of the rooms of
the house occupied by boarder.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The To-
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
lently recorded in the county registry !:
Fsirfeld-V. NJ. Mayo to Rose Lou
bier, 81 l.. S. Lowe to J. H. Haynes,
$1,000; C Flanders TO Attic f Mitch
ell, 800; D w Foye to Geo. W Tozier,
$500.
Stsrks-Flors Bracket to F NJ Teb-
belts, $3.50.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
No Secret About IL.

1t is no secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore eyes, Boils,
etc, nothing is so effective as Bucklens
Arnica Salve. ut didn't take long to
cure bad sore had, and 1t is all o. K.
for sore eyes" writes D. L. Gregory, of
Hope, Tex. 25c at Geo. z. SIMPSONS
drug store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
BORN

Piusfeld-June Is. to the wife Of y. c.
Halves, son.
skowhegsn-June Il, TO the wife OF Robert
Burns daughter.
stowhegsn June Il, to the wife OF WINS H
Fisher, son.
Athens-To the wife OF Chss Leighton son.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

resident Roosevelt was IN Massa-
ehusetts, this week. He attended COM
mencement exercises at Clark Univers-
fy worcester, yesterday, and Williams
Goliege at Williamstown, today, return
ipg 10 washington, this afternoon.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
BUCKNAM'S PHARMACY.
New Gould Block, Water st.

CsnasE-Msurce Adams to { A Bos-
ton 81; Bowman Kicker to F 6 Penney
$40; Evelin smith to F q Penney, s47;
Matte Z Gaylord ct q. 70 O Penney,
$50; Christina NJ Fisher 10 2 G Pen
ney, 50; R0sina Manley z, g. % o Pen
ney, 30; Jos. NJ Percy 10 T g Pen
uey. g..
CorryiIle-A Z Cur:ier to F Jud-
kins 81.
skowhegsa-MSs Clark 70 6 H Pal
mer. 81; Peter Lessor 70 FIrming Poe
rear, 500.
Ripley-Wu P Thompson 70 Hezskish
Silver, 500.
Hartla9a-J o Bradbury TO c E
Wright, &.
Binghsu-F c EMS % wm Adams,
81.
Fork.-C : Pierce 70 HM5rris. slo0.
Athens-D Il Bartlett TO c : Cleye-
land s27s.
Pittsfeld-A D Giuey. Trustee, 70 a
f Wtham. =; D Gilley, Trustee. 10
J I. Collins, ]; a D Giliey, Trustee, TO
W t Priest. 81; D Giuev, Trustee, to
L H Trssk, 81; Il A Morri. 70 a No-
hle, S300 A d Gillev, Trustee, 70 A r
Kenney, s.; A F Gillev, Trustee, 10 Jeu-
ME TurnbuH. S.
Mercer-oharlotte p G-eerleaf 10
Edith NJ Sawyer, 81.
Solou-S D Davis 10 T ia " Davis,
81; Mary \ Davis TO Eliza W Davis. g..
Norridgewock-E E Pepper TO Lizzie
B Jones, 81.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

Calvin Page of Madison was arrested
Thursday of last week, by Sheriff Smith,
charged with single sale of intoxicating
liquors. He was tried before Judge
Bachelor, Friday afternoon, and sen.
fenced to six months 10 jail and to pay q
fine of 5000.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

A man cannot be real happy If his
shaving bIasA sheds bristles every tine
it is used But tia, is a rick the aver
age brush Las Of doing. We can show
you something betteI-a brush that is
absolutely guaran'e ed not - shed it,
bristles-your money back # it does.
And they are SO vel made that they
seem never TO wear out. Certainly good
for five years. Price % cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

Herbert W. Bowen, for some years u.
s. Minister to Venezuela, was dismissed
from the service by order of the Presi-
dent the Goth instant.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

The annual reunion of the Fourth
Maine Battery Association was at Grand
Army Hall, in Augusta Wednesday.
The following officers we're elected
President, Peter Hurd, Athens; vice.
president, John F. Foss, Harmony
secretary, James A. Jones, Augusta
treasurer, Francis NJ. Mills, Skowhegan
1t was voted to hold the next reu MON al
Athens next June.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

We sell big bundle of old papers for
8 cents at the REPORTER office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

Don't let your prescriptions wander
around aim.essly. Always send them
to Bucknam's and get Drugs that can
cure
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

Five cents for good big bundle o
old papers, REPORTER office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
knows

Men bet on horses but horses never bet on
men. Horses have horse sense.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

If you want pretty face and delightful
air,
Rosy cheeks and lovely hair,
Wedding trip across the sea,
Put your faith in Rocky Mountain Tea.
G. X. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.


cz.,rv E.E. MoNKKLIE.
n SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
,,,..-vv STREET, SKOWHEGAN ME-.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

Apollo chocolates taste e99d every
day in the week. 30 cents a pound in
bulk. In boxes 30, IS, 90, = cent. and
400
10 other candy equals Apollo. II
you are stranger 70 II We will intro
duce you with free samples
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-06-22

-bnsnesss and Legal noss5
use ,he snsce used, and the position given.
p,icas quoted on application.
Cards of Thanks and Resolutions OF hespect
,oss ted at cents per line. No charge 1888 than
% cents.
When paid in advance.
,,.oraar so Six months, ............7bc.
One Three months, ............SSo,
.-twill he charged II not paid until end OF year
with our mailing list of nearly 5000 names.
.hscribers writing the REPORTER with regard
~ their subscription must be sure to give exact
70 be nostofice address to which the paper Is
y M ne including the number OF r. +. d. route,
x Vda1iyered by rural carrier. This Is especially
,mnortant when 4 change of address is request
~ fbnt should also be observed when making
81 s.,r IRIS and at all other times.
= "a spCorp cY Aaa MAu nArrup
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
DRAPER
The New Town in Northern Wiscon-
sin on the Omaha
Road.

The Omaha Company is now at work
in Wisconsin extending the Radisson
Branch 10 miles beyond Winter and
the station at the end of the new con-
struction will be called Draper. 1t will
be 81 miles from Rice Lake, thriv-
ing city of $500 people.
It is named Draper in honor of the
well known Wisconsin historian, DR.
Lyman G. Draper, whose efforts have
done so much for the Wisconsin State
Historical Society.
Dr. Diapers entire life was spent in
collecting and editing manuscripts
pamphlets and books of history and
fighters no his indefatigable efforts
we are indebted for biographies of 3
large number of our heroic Indian
fighters who were largely instrumental
in wrestling the territory now known as
the North-Wes from the grasp of the
sayages and holding it open for the
march Of civilization.
The Wisconsin State Historical So.
ciety, with its excellent library of rare
and valuable volumes and it's large col
lection of original manuscripts of Wis
consin's pioneers, is a lasting monu-
ment to DR.. Draper, but heretofore
there has been no town or village
named for this useful, if not famous
benefactor, and it has fallen to the
c., St. p, NJ e o. Ry. to make his
memory more lasting in the minds OF
the people of Wisconsin.
The country surrounding Draper is
good hardwood timber land of surpass-
ing richness and only waits the coming
of the settler to become one of Wiscon-
sins best farming and dairying regions
The outlook for Diapers future is
bright. The climate is good and mar
kets are near at hand and with these
advantages it should become a perma-
nent memorial to the well known man
for whom it has been named.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
JAPANESE AS PAINTERS.
Framework of Their Designs Reflect
the Fundamental Principles
of True Art.

The Japanese, with their natural,
unsophisticated view of life, have ever
sought in their art to mirror what a
great painter and critic has termed
mems primordial predictions" Art,
however. writes w. M. Cabot, in At
lantic, that seeks to embody pleasures
founded on the unchanging properties
of human nature must have a nast as
well as a future, must be able 20 look
backwards as we'll as forwards Not
one life's labor, but that Of many gem
erations is required. No people have
better understood this than the
Japanese. They have also clearly per-
ceived that no art that is not true to
the changeless element in man can en-
dure; while on the other hand any SUBJ
lect, however trivial can be made
eternally attractive, if only treated in
accordance with aesthetic law
Japanese painting delights us by its
delicate fancy, its poetry, it's freedom.
its spirit; but what gives these quail
ties special and enduring charm, what
makes the play of fancy never weari-
some. the liberty never mere license.
is that they find expression in and
through framework of design so fine
w conceived that in it we sea reflect
ed as in a mirror the fundamental
principles which govern all true art.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
CORN BREAD FAR TIE BEST
Too Little Used as Food in Country
Where Tt Is Easily OBJ
tainab1e.

cit is great pity" said Judge
Hutchings, of Muskogee, 1. T., that
the great mass of American people fail
to appreciate the marvellous nutritive
value of corn bread, which is the sure
enough staff of life and which is far
and away superior to the bread that is
made of wheat or any other kind OF
grain. | am saying this not from an
academic viewpoint, but from personal
knowledge, based on years of observa-
ton and experience.
ANY old hunter will tell you that
corn bread fed to his fOxhOundS will
enable them to pursue the game longer
and farther than any other food, and
it is the universal rule of owners of
packs to give their dogs all the corn
bread they can eat before starting on
the chase instead of meat or wheat
bread The tremendously long jour
news that our North American Indians
have been known to make afoot could
never have been accomplished on any
other kind of ratiOns.
"The man who eats corn bread regu-
larly may not know it, but he is fol
lowing a dietary system that is IDEAL
Corn bread gives strength to the sys-
tenn, promotes good digestion and is an
invaluable ally to nature. 1t is better
far than the rice that the little Japs
depend on for sustenance, and yet in
the land that is the home of corn the
DeOnle ignore it's virtues"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
,erent ranges are all shades Of blue.

ferent ranges are all shades of blue.
from light, misty opal to dark, royal
blue like the sky above u.s. And, @,
the sunrise in the mountainsi AS you
watch, the sunlight leaps from peak
to peak until the whole mountain
crest gIows. We can watch it together
from our doorway, and afterwards III
help you get breakfast"
And III do ali my homework while
you are in the Office, so when evening
comes we can read and study to-
gether."
You'll meet me at the door in the
evening. You'll wear red dress and
white apron. Your cheeks will be rosy
from getting supper, and your hair
will be tumbled a little, just as it is
now"
She put up her hand to put back
some loose strands, but he stopped her.
No, don't, please; | like your hair
that way. After supper I'm going to
help you wash dishes, then
Wash dishes after working all day!
Indeed you'll not, sir!" Indignantly.
You will sit and talk about what
you've done during the day"
They laughed together, then grew
sober The same thought was in each
mind: cit is only make bclieve
They did not go home until the sun
was very low, and then they walked
slowly and thoughtfulIy, the spell OF
their make believe" still upon them.
They reached Helen's home, and
Robert stood still at the foot of the
steps and glanced up at the beautiful
dwelling.
This is very different from the little
cabin in the mountains, Nell, dear"
90, but love the little cabin better.
You forget that l have stepmother
now and" She bit her lip and her
chin quivered as they went up the
steps. When they were in the hall
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
THE OUNCE.
An Ancient Fruit Which Is Being
Sadly Neglected in These
Modern Days.

The ounce is closely allied to the
pear, and grows extensively in west
ern Asia and southern Europe. The
ounce of western Asia is very much
finer fruit than the varieties we have
and it is probable that we are as far
behind the orientals in ounce culture
as the Chinese are behind us in the
culture of the apple and pear. 1t is
such fine fruit in Persia and Pales-
tine that many traditions are woven
around it. These latter say that it is
the Oldest cultivated fruit and tha
rabbis declare that this is the fruit
used by Satan in the temptation Of
Eve. The temStation was helped by
the beauty and exquisite fragrance OF
the ounce.
The ounce of Persia is said to fire.
quently attain a weight of over three
pounds, and ripens either on the tree
or in storage and is eaten as we would
eat soft, ripe pear. 1t grows to
great perfection in Palestine and is so
mild that many eat ounces as we do
apples. Both Mohammedans and Jews
use it for CONNECTIONS and store it in
earthen crooks.
1t was cultivated by the Greeks I'M
der the name of Cydonian apple and it
grew in great abundance near the city
of Cydon, on the island of Crete.
From this it took it's generic name Of
Cydonia. 1t was described by the
Greek writers as both healthful and
gratifying to the taste. 1t was dedi-
Gated to Venus and was used as the
symbol of love and happiness.
Alas, how has this mighty fruit
fallen, at least in the estimation Of
western fruit growers! exclaims the
Farmers Review. Doubtless we do
not know the ounce as the Greeks and
orientals knew it, in its perfection.
There is room for the development of
the ounce, and out of it may yet come
host of varieties of great utility.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
DREAMS SOMETIMES FATAL
Fright Produced by Nightmare Has
Been Known TO Result in
Death

II believe that dreams sometimes
kill" said a prominent specialist on
nervous diseases the other day, reports
the washington Star. 'Of course,
don't know that they are fatal, but
have every reason to think so. l had
a woman patient whom I was treating
for a number of complications, includ-
ing a weak heart She could not bear
any excitement, and often warned her
about exposing herself to any fright.
She complained of having nightmare,
and often woke UP in state of terrible
fright, so weak that she could not call
for help. One morning she was found
dead in bed. with an expression of abb
ject terror on her face. I have no doubt
she died from fright produced by night
mare
Persons subject to nightmare who
have weak hearts should avoid sleeping
on the back They should lie on the
right side and have the right arm ex-
tended, so they will wake UP if they
turn over Most Nightmares are tbs
result of sleeping on the back or the left
side. where the heart is SO compressed
that it has little room for free action. =
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
THE LOST CHORD FOUND.
Cheerfully Supplied by Long-Suffer-
ing Victims of Neighbor-
hood Nuisance.

He was young man in lodgings and he
was learning to play the cornet. There
was no disputing the earnestness and per
severance of this embryo cornetist, relates
London Tit-Bits.
Every evening during the late heat wave
he threw his window open and blew away
at the Lost. Chord" 1t was ever the
Lost Chord"
In the commercial-room of the hotel OPP
posite the knights of the road" sat,
scribbling off their orders and hurting
anathemas at the head of the young man
player.
Finally they held council of war and
determined on his destruction.
Cutting off a window cord, they rang
for the boots and ordered him to take
it across to the musician, with the fol-
lowing note:
Dear Sir; Make no more trouble over
your Lost C(h)ord We send you a SUBJ
stitute which we hope you will find long
enough.
I'VE will arrange with the coroner and
guarantee decent burial
The doleful notes of the Lost Chord
were not heard in that street afterwards
You will be great deal more comfort
able it you can reconcile yourself to allow
other people to mismanage their own at.
fairs
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
MY OLD CLOTHES.

used to have a suit of clothes
All rags and paint and dirt;
What luxury it was to wear
A suit / couldn't hurt!
Secure within this wreck of cloth
1 groveled on the ground;
In garnet, stable, garden, yard.
Primeval bliss 1 found,
Tt waved familiar with the wcods,
The thickets, marshes, brooks.
Tt carried rents and burrs ard mud
From all the forest hooks,
I got down close to Mother Earth,
My spirit seemed to root
And spread it's flaments and grow
Within that moldy suit.
But ah, my wife in vandaI mood
One haplesS cleaning day.
In valiant fit of tidiness,
Gave my old suit away!
And now I weed the garden walks
At length of formal hoe,
And keep within the proper paths
When TO the woods I go.
I've lost the sense of sweet, warm dirt.
The kinship with the ground;
I must be careful Of my clothes
Whene'er l tinker round.
do not own a single suit
But claims my constan@care,
Nor shred Of blessed cloth that
obviously wear.
Before my Oldest suit is fit
For either work or fun,
A solemn year-at least year
Must circumspectly run.
o, woman, woman! prim and neat.
The flower Of humankind,
I'd not abate your daintiness
And purity Of mind;
But, oh, with heavenly perfectness,
Your graces will be grit
If you will let a happy man
Just walloW in the dirt!
Puck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
Our Greatest Fish River.

1t is claimed that the Illinois river
furnishes more fish than any other
stream in the United States, with the
exception of the Columbia During the
present year 100000 pounds of fish
will be shipped from Peoria to New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and other
markets. Seven-eighths of the ship
ments are German carp, the remainder
being catfish, white perch. sunfsh,
black and striped ba and croppies.
Fully $500 people make their living
out of the fish business along the ILL
no1s river.-Fishing Gazette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
Profits of the Packers.

There has been a great deal of dis
appointment because the Garfield re.
port shows that the profits of the
packing industry only amount to
about two per cent. of the volume of
business transacted. There is no
doubt, however, that the report is cor
rect.
The census reports compiled by the
government in 1900, before the agita-
ton regarding the "beef trust" began,
throw considerable light on this Ques-
ton. 1t appears from the census that
the packing industry is conducted on
a smaller margin of gross profit than
any other industry in America. The
gross margin of profit OF 371 flour and
grist mills in Illinois, in the census
year, was nearly seven per cent. on the
volume of business. The gross margin
of fifty-one wholesale slaughtering and
meat packing establishments in Illi-
nois was only about one-third as large,
or a little more than two per cent. on
the volume of business.
The niIlers have not been accused
of being in a trust" and combina-
tions would seem impossible in bust
ness where there are several thousand
mills in the United States competing
actively for the flour trade, but 1t ap-
pears that the gross profits of the mill
ers are larger than the gross profits OF
the packers. 1t may turn out that the
agitation regarding the packing indus
try will show the same result as the
devil found in shearing the pig: "All
squeal and no wool"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-07-06
APPLE TREE EcpERe.
There Are Two Kinds Of This Pest
as General Ruls-often
Three Are Found.

Two kinds Of borers are usually
mentioned as troubling apple trees,
although there are often three kfudz
especially in the neighborhood OF oak
timber, writes f. C. Pellet in Fruit
Farmer. The two kinds usually no
ticed are round-headed and fiat headed
apple tree borerS. The third is much
larger than either, and more destruc-
tive. 1t is known as the prionus or
giant root borer.
The round-headed borer works near
the base OF the tree, at or near the
surface of the ground. This species
requires three years to reach maturity.
The fiat-headed borer more often at
tacks sicl1ly trees, and is especially
likely to enter at points injured by
sun scald, thus not only boring about
the base, but also about the trunk, and
sometimes larger limbs The prionuS
is a larger borer, about the size of q
mans little finger. 1t usually works
near the timber, sometimes being
troublesome on the outside rows and
not bothering in the interior OF tha
orchard. Nothing is known that will
reach this fellow, as the tree is gen.
orally in a dying condition before his
presence is suspected 1t often begins
work in the tap root, and bores up into
the tree. l have seen young nursery
stock with the entire heart eaten out
by this insect, only the bark remain
ing, and have had Rome beauty trees
six years old cut off by it.
When once seen these pests will al
ways be recognized at once. Wood
peckers are effective in reaching the
borers that work above ground, their
beaks and tongues being specially con-
structed for that purpose. The washes
so widely advertised for the preven-
ton of borers must be used with great
caution, for many of them contain ele-
ments injurious to the trees. Many
growers report loss of trees by the
application of some of the prepared
washes.
In bulletin issued by the depart
ment of agriculture soft soap reduced
to the thickness of paint by the addi-
ton of washing soda is recommended.
and is probably safer and better than
most of the so-called tree paints of
fered for sale. About the only remedy
we use is to dig out the larvae with
sharp knife or wire. BY giving the
orchard thorough attention once or
twice a year they can be kept in
check.