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The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
July Probate

The July term OF Probate court was
held at the court house, Tuesday morn
ing last, Judge a. Simmons presiding.
Business was transacted Ia part as
follows:
The wills IF the late May [. Haskell Of
fairheld, David ). :. Bates of Pittsfield.
Owen b. Taylor Of Norrilgewock and Ed
mund Coolidge Of Solon, were presented;
and the wills Of the late Calvin Blake of
EIartland, II. Z. Fernald Of St. Adams,
Elizabeth H. Coffin OF Pittsheld, Nathan y.
Jackson Of New Portland, L Z. Barrett OF
canaan and a. Burrill Of Skawhegan were
allowed.
Petition for administration was asked for
in the estate OF Timothy L Brown late Of
Fairfield; and granted in the estates Of /. p.
Folsom, late Of Palmyra and Ellsworth Leayitt
late of Harmony.
Accounts were presented in the estates II
lane d. Salley late Of Pittsfeld, Alice g. and
George L. Holmes Of Madison (Minor heil5)
saba Bennett late of Hartland, Samuel XII
keuney late Of New Portland, James A. Humer
late Of Pittshed and Mary +. Thompton late
Of Fairfield; and allowed in the estates OF
ZLmr II. To1ier late of Fairfield, Lydia A. / l.
lhSelow late Of St. Albans, Alma NJ. Hanes
and John II. Pooler late of Skowhegan, Pat
rick Y. O'Riley late Of Pittshed. 5. W Park
man late of Fairfield, Nancy Williams late OF
New Portland, Marada J. Morrill, late OF
Pittsield, Morris J. Alexander late of Nor
ridgewock and in the case of l.. d. himball
Of Harmony (under guardianship.
Widows allowance was asked for in the
estate of Fuller A. Putnam lasa of New Port
land
License to sell real estate was asked for in
the estate of Martin IL. Stevens late OF Smith
field; and granted in the estates of w
Parkman late of Fairfield, L. !. Humphrey
late Of Pittsheld, Frank Y. Gilman late OF
Arson. i. X Snow late of Skowhegan, Mary
d. Niles late Of New Portland and g. Gardner
Iobey late of Fairfield.
B. Frank ones was confirmed as trustee
under the will of .&bbie ] Alexander late OF
Norridgewock.
Delbert 5. Spaulding and wife Of Madison
were granted permission to adopt Iva Blanche
farris, changing her name to Iva Blanche
Spaulding
Permission was granted to Ray Nes of
| Flagstaff, one of the surviving partners Of the
firm Of Joseph Niles and son, 70 settle the
partnership affairs.
The municipal officers Of the town of
Detroit presented a petition for the appoint
ment Of guardian for Laura +, uoXie
James NJ. Sanborn, Esq, appears to oppose.
Distribution was decreed in the estate OF
Alma NJ. Hanes late of Skowhegan.
Report of commissioners of insolvency was
| accepted in the estate of James \. Merrill
late Of Caratunk
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
Maine the Meeting Place.

Assistant Secretary Pierce, Monday
announced that the plenipotentiaries OF
Russia and Japan had agreed upon
Portsmouth, n. d. as the meeting place
of the sessions OF the peace conference,
to be held outside of Washington. The
ses sions will be held in the government
navy yard at Kttery, Me, in the new
building just completed there.
Third Assistant Secretary OF the State
Pierce has been especially commissioned
by the President TO make all arrange.
ments for the meeting Of the plenipo-
tentiaries at Portsmouth and is prepar
ing to leave for that place to confer with
the commandant of the navy yard at
Klttery. The meeting will be held in
the general etorehouse.
O.ders have been issued for the May
h)wer to jim the Dolphin at Oyster
Bay, early 10 August, to receive the
lenipotentiaries. With the ENJOYS
aboard, the two vessels, under escort
of small cruiser, will proceed to Ports
mouth. The plenipotentaries will as
semble at New York, early in August,
and be taken on two protected cruisers
to pay respects to the President and
be formally presented by him to each
other.
The selection of Portsmouth was mu.
tuallY acceptable to the peace ENJOYS
of the belligerents, as besides being a
cool and comfortable place for this sea-
son of the year, it has the advantage
of Offering building on government
soil, which is regarded as an important
consideration. This government, IL is
stated, did not In any wise dictate as
TO the selection.
While the sessions will be held at the
Kittery navy yard, the ENJOYS and
stats will live in nearby hotels. As
the sessions are tG be held within the
navy yard the ENJOYS may have as
much seclusion as they desire, as none
can gain admission to the yard without
permission.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

General Samuel Yeazie Of bangor
Quilt the first railroad ia Maine and
also founded the NpAzle National
bank Of Bangor. lie had occasion 10
visit Boston onrp and made Ye TRIP
by the circuitous means Of trausporta-
ton used In those early daE.. ~ stage.
railroad and steamboat He arrived
III Boston In the evening and went 10
the old fremont House Tor tie night
All he had with him Wa~ AZ old carpet.
bag. and as be was unknown - the
clerk he was Informed thai. having no
baggage. he would be expected 10 p9y
In advance.
All right" said he. reaching int hs
inside pocket He drew oni pocket
book and took therefrom a $1,000 bIH
OF his bank Tile clerk took it. got out
his bank detecter and looked up
the standing Of the Bangor bank inst
tuition Ia a moment he came back
and said:
That bank has issued Int three bills
Of that denomination"
Yes said the general. and II thai
one is not enough for YOU. here's the
other two" And he laid the bills before
the eyes of the astonshed clerk = Bos-
ton Herald
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
Old SeVreA.

Old Seyres porcelain holds its own
among those who are wealthy enough
to buy It, because, within definite linn
It's, it Is perfect The united skill of
the best French chemists, potters,
artists and sculptors of the time went
to It's making; the sordid necessity of
earning profit did not trouble the di-
rector of Sevres, for an easy going
monarch was always ready to make
good the yearly loss.
Technical perfection-no less-was
aimed at, and it was attained French
men of that day grumbled at the
waste of public money on the Pompa-
dour's whlm. but Louis took no heed
Sevres was to produce the finest porce-
lain at any cost, for the glory of
France and her Bourbon kings.-Lon-
don Outlook
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

Theodore S. Mcclellan OF Brunswick,
an old time printer, died at his home
Sunday, in his ninety-fourth year. de
was formerly foreman in the oEtioe OF
Joseph Griffin of Brunswick, the we'll
known college printer. He put In type
and worked off on a hand press the
beautiful catalogues of Bowdoin College
and also some of Longtellow's works
He was personal friend of the gceat
poet. Greatly interested in local history,
and in horticulture, he frequently contri-
buted to the press of the state. be work
ed at the printef's cas- after he was tire
score and ten. He was profoundly In.
terested in Masonry, taking the Council
degrees after he was ninety years old !.
He was believed to be the oldest Mason
in the Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
The nrItish Sneaker.

Not only does the speaker of the
house Of commons enjoy the material
benefits of lordy residence at West
minister palace, salary of 10000 a
year, 100 n year for stationery and
two hogsheads Of claret and 1000
ounces of plate on election, but he en-
Joys the less substantial advantage Of
taking precedence Of all other com
moners. BY an act of 1899 it was pro
the great seal not being peers shall
have and take place next after the
peers of the realm and the speaker
Of the house Of commons. London
Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
Golden Wedding.

Mr. and Mrs Frank Hight celebrated
their golden, wedding Tuesday. at their
home on Ohio street, Bangor, luIy II.
teing the 5oth anniversary OF their
marriage.
MIR. Hight is one of the bes, known
business men IN Bangor and one of its
most respected ciuz=ns. He has for
many years been treasurer Of Morse
x Co, and has been connected with
the business Tor 50 years He came
to Bangor with his twin brother, Charles,
from his native town OF Athens il 1882,
and the brothers started 10 the book bust
ness IN which Charles Hight is still
engaged on Hammond street
10 1855 he married his wife, Miss Jen-
ME Drumond, daughter OF the late Hon
acob Drummond, sixth mayor OF Bangor,
who bult the house wnere they have
always lived They have had three child
rem, Two OF whom Mrs Harry Merrill and
Frank d. Hight, are now living IN Bangor.
A second daughter. Virginia. wife Of
Charles H. Bartlett, Esq, of that ely
died about IS years ago.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
Secretary of State Root.
(Boston Herald.)

Mr.. E thu Root is the new secretary of
state. Mr.. Roosevelt will have in him in
foreign affairs one who agrees with
him Ia every respect on all foreign
questions. Mr.. Root has been a strong
man ia the cabinet and more than once
has checked the President in his
domestic policies. He believes however,
as many others believe, that we shon d
exert our influence in the world, and,
as the President believes, that, we
should rest our influence upon great
navy. Mr.. Root will bring to the dis
charge of his duties a good deal of
astuteness, much legal training, but
he does not posses the mastery of the
business of the world nor the large
wisdom which Mr.. Hay possessed, nor
does he know the various minds and
tongues Of those he is to deal with as
his predecessor knew them.
There is no incident of the foreign
policy of the administration which
Mr.. Root has not defended, and there
fore, while all good citiz rs will wish
him we'll 10 his new office, there will
be much doubt and some trepdation on
the part OF those who do not approve
of the "bg stick" policy, the big navy,
the protectorate over San Domingo,
and the protectorates which may yet be
established over other Spainish-Ameri-
can government are recreant In the opiL-
ion OF the administration. Notwithstand-
ing all this, we may rest assured that
Mr.. Root will not inauguarate any new
foreign policies. He may be little
forceful in his dealings with Russia {;
he may have a little less patience than
had Mr.. Hay with the delays natural to
the empire. We may be sure, too, of a
greatly increased cunning In the manage
ment OF affairs that may be unpopular.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

E. s, Holmes, assistant statistcian OF
the agricultural department at Washing
ton, has grown wealthy by giving out
advance reports in regard to the cotton
crop to New y ork gamblers and brokers,
and has been discharged. The secret ser
vice agents followed the operations Of
Holmes into devious pathways. They
found that he had grown immensely
wealthy in few years while receiving a
small Government salary that he made
$4,000 Oh one deal; that he is building a
$500 000 apartment house in Washington;
that he conducts millinery store In New
York in partnership with one Moses Hail;
that he owns real estate in cities outside
of Washington and large farm in west
ern state.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

At the recent meeting of the Upper
kennebee Valley sunday school Asso-
citation, at Norridgewock, the following
resolutions were passed
Resolred that We extend our thanks to
he congregational church at Norridge-
woek, for its cordial and generous hospi-
.allfy IN entertaining the convention.
Res0lred that we extend our thanks TO
Somerset Railroad Co. for granting re-
iueed rates TO the delegates attending
he convention.
Res0lred that we express our conn
ieLce ID the sheriff and deputies Of SOM
erset county, and our appreciation Of
them II their effective enforcement Of
he laws prohibiting the sale Of il,oxi-
eating liquors.
Reso'red, that with the best interest Of
our state and country at heart, VT raise
our protest against sunday excursions,
shows, sports and all other forms Of
Decorating the Lords day in violation Of
the statutes OF the state and country.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

The Aud LIGHT kirk when DR. Chal.
mers visited it was a terribly bare liz
tie building. The elders were u grim
set. They kept their bonnets on their
heads till the minister entered, and
they had each a large stick in hand
which they used for "chappin" their
noses through all the service The
minister wore no gown or bands. He
gave very long sermon, full Of sound
divinity, but without the smallest prac-
teal application and without Il yestige
Of feeling. At length pr Chalmers got
out, the dismal worship being ended,
and his word was, "lf these people
ever get to heaven, they will live on
the north side of it
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

The German emperor owns a curious
tablecloth presented long ago by the
women of SlcsWi ek-IIolstein. 1t Is en-
tircly worked over with moral sayings
that include the GLOWING: DO not be
lieve all yon hear. do not say all you
know, do not d. al you would like"
"Wit thou here have spass (funl-he
careful with thy glass" FIRST weigh
and consider. fben dare" German
house, German ilnd-g1ard It, God,
with mighty hand" "Contcntment is a
rare art"
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

The Russian mutineers ON board the
war ship, Kniaz Potemkine, who at first
made such a great show of courage and
independence, have ANONYMOUSLY sur
rendered. They are evidently not of
the stuff of which heroes are made
They plead for clemenGy, but will prob
ably be shot, as they deserve to be Had
they succeeded the world would have
called them heroes. The feet of Jap
anese soldiers have at last pressed the
soil of Russia after battling for eighteen
months. The Japanese have taken pos
session of the large and more or less i'm
important island of Sakhalin Japanese
Karafuto) a narrow island in the North
Pacific separated from the Siberian
mainland by the straight of Tartar. 1t
is said to be valued at $1,000 100000
This is very important move on the
part of the Japanese, antcipatory of
peace negotiations The meetings of the
peace commi ssioners that are to be hello
outside of W ashington, will be held at
the Kittery navy yard, in this State.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
InIInn AInric.

A traveller tells story Of Indian
magic. The juggler was Malay who
stroked with his fingers the blade of Il
long knife or creesc The observer saw
water fall drop by drop from the blade,
which became faccid, like Il strip Of
India rubber Thrown on the ground,
1t bounced about. but was knife blade
again when lifted by the iuggler An
examination showed that there was no
water on the mat on which the observ-
er saw the drops falling
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
sindbad's Alleged Prototype.

The story of Sindbad the Sailor is be
lieved TO owe n good deal to the legend
of St Brendan, the Kerry saint, whose
day is May Is. According to the legend,
St Brendan sailed the ocean for seven
years in search of the island that had
once been Adams Eden. During that
time he regularly revisited the island
of Sheep where the sheep are as large
as oxen; the island Of Birds, that are
really fallen angels, and another island
which is really big fish named Jas
con trying to get his tail into his
mouth. st. Brcndan used to encamp
on the fish on Easter day and 90 on to
the birds on Easter Monday, He found
the Eden island at last. but no one
has seen IT since, though it appeared
on seventeenth century maps and In
an eighteenth century treaty between
Spain and Portugal. Probably Irish
monks took this legend with them to
the east In the ninth century, London
Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

AS Capt. Peary sails away to the Arc
tic sea it will be Ia a ship specially adapt
ed to his purpose. The Roosevelt is the
fourth vessel to be built solely for polar
exploration. The surface of the hull is
curving, the vertical nowhere to be seen
and no bit of outline that can be grasped
by the ice; her heavy outer planking is
sheathed with greenheart OAK, and down
in her hold an unusual and massive ar
rangement of beams and bracings to re-
sist the stoutest pressure. The sources
hausted to produce vessel that cannot
be crushed. There is no telling how far
Peary may be tempted to push her into
the ice il q lead opens to the north Of
Greenland, as not infrequently occurs.
There is bare possibility that the chan
nels from Smith Sound to the Arctic
ocean may be open this year as some
times happens. But whether or not the
Roosevelt is to shorten his sledge lurney
by carrying him part way between
Greenland and the pole, she Will be his
home and headquarters during his at.
tempt to reach the northern apex of the
world. But if ice blocks the way as is
probable, few weeks more will witness
the beginning OF the hardest fight be-
tween the Arctic pack and a ship that
polar exploration has ever seen. Good
luck to the Maine built vessel and its
intrepid commander.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
THE WORD STAPLE.
How II Came to he Applied to Ar
fic1eH of Con. merce.


The word staple applied rs an ad.
jective to distinguish certain articles
OF commerce. had It's origin in England
liz the early part Of The thirteenth con
tury. The merchants Of the STAPLE
were the first and most ancient and
staple wares of the kingdom namely
wool, leather, skins, lead and tin. TIE
kings staple was established IN certain
towns. and certain goods could not ~
exported without being first brought To
those towns aud rated and charged
with the duty payable to the king The
grower of wool contented himself at
first with the sale Of il at his own door
or at the next town. Then'e arose Il
class of men who bought II from him
and became 4 medium between tine
grower and the foreign cloth mcr
chants. In 1879 the company had the
legal form of q corporation aud was
the oldest mercantile corporation in
England. Edward IL had for the bet.
ter collecting of duty Oh wool ordained
that the staple for 1t should be Ger
tain town IN the Netherlands, and Ant
werp was fixed upon Il was after.
ward successfully removed to st.
Omer's, Bruges, Brussels. Louvain,
Mecklin and Calais. In 1893 the staple
was fixed ut Westminster. which caus-
ed SO great a resort Of traders that
from a village 1t was raised TO the dig
nifty of town. In 1873 II was removed
to the place still named Staple inn, in
Holborn. Hence staple goods are
such as have been duly appraised and
have paid the regular customs duties.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

Most people believe that they see the
same with both eyes. That this is not
the case one can easily convince him
self by the following simple expert
ment: Cover one Of the eyes with n
hand or a bandage and let the expert
menter attempt to snuff out a candle
suddenly placed within a few feet of
him. He will almost invariably miss
the flame, either overreachlng, under
reaching or putting the fingers too far
to the right or left of the flame With
both eyes normal and open the accom-
mediation for distance and direction is
instantaneous.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
Mechanics Great Discovery.

United states Consul T. ". Martin of
Nottingham, Eng, in report says il is
announced that Lancashire mechanic,
Dennis flanagan. has invented what has
long been needed, but unsuccessfuIly
attempted-a machine which will sew
direct from two reels Of thread, thus
obyiating the winding Of spools and
threading of the shuftes Experts are
quoted to the effect that # the invention
is put en the market in a thorough man
ner il vii revolutionize the sewing ma
chine trade OF the world lis said that
Mi. Flanagan has been experimenting
since lisa, and that. owing to the ma
chine sewing direct from two reels of
thread. there is an absence of compIi-
Gated mechanism, in consequence at
which there is litt.e chance Of It's getting
out of order A remN klblc feature IS
the small number Of parts required liz
its construction, and, As the cost Of pro
ductiou viii, comparatively speaking De
small, il 5 expected that the cou,r vance
VIII be put OF tie market Al rfIce Tar
below that charged lar most sewing ar4.
chimes.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

A man who WAS too economical u
subscribe for his home paper sent his
little boy to borrow the copy taken hy
his neirhhor. IN lis haste the boy ran
over four dollar stand of bees and
in ten minutes looked Ike a warty
summer squash. HIS cries reached his
father, who ran to his assistance. and,
failing to notice a harhed wire fence.
ran into it. breaking it down. cutting
a handful of flesh from his anatomy
and running Il five dollar pair of pants.
The old COW took advantage Of the
gap in the fence and got into the corn
field and killed herself eating green
corn. Hearing the racket the Wife
ran. upset a four gallon churn OF rich
cream into n basket of kittens drown
ing the whole flock. In her hurry she
dropped Il twenty-five dollar set Of
false teeth. The baby. left alone.
crawled through the spilled cream and
into the parlor running a twenty dol
lar carpet. During the excitement the
eldest daughter ran away with the
hired man. the dog broke up eleven
sitting hens. and the calves got out
and chewed the tails Off four fine
shirts.-KansaS city Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

Gov. Bell has named his older daugh-
ter, Miss Jennie Bell, to break the Gus
tDmary bottle over the bow OF the battle
ship Vermont when 1t Ia launched at
Quincy, Mass, on Aug. 81. Much
pleasantly has appeared in the State
press over what should be used at the
launching. Maple syrup has been sEg
gested by several editors as Rermonts
most typical product. Others think a
bottle of hard cider would be 6tting for
battleship named for truly rural State.
As nothing official has been announced
,i:fhas' been taken for granted that cham
payne will be used.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13

Copyright questions are grave enough
nowadays. but they no longer threaten
to end In war. as in the case Of St 20.
iumbn, the Irishman who settled IN
Iona converted north Britain and is
commemorated on June o. He had a
passion for fine manuscripts and copies
Of them and among others copied
certain Latin psalter belonging to an
Irish abbot whereupon King Dlarmaid
condemned COLUMBIA at Tara ruling
that Ito every book belongs its copy. as
to every COW its calf" COLUMBIA ap-
pealed against the verdict in the prac.
teal form of melting his kinsmen to
revolt, and they defeated Darmaid In
the battle of the Psalter. The book Is
claimed to be the one which IN a silver
cover was carried into battle by the
ODonnells during more than thou
sand years and may he seen at the
Royal Irish academy today.-London
Chronicle
The Somerset reporter., 1905-07-13
{ lllircll# Notes


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PRAYER an fraise ser'Hs, 7 p. IA.
Ass 'neeuas -es3ag a. 80 r
zlif-. ffayef meeting Ia-fs1at .. 7.39.
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Gospel praise serve, a. o'.I=#.
sunday evening at 7siela=s s..,a all IT,
a aa.ou e4argefstIe meeting .g H. fetis,s
church, Il , e{ferfra IA. 49, $50.
evening UNION rnee,ir.,, sill 5.....-..4 ,-...s
the remainder 5ftbe summer
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Resideass. e. Ns5,,5a A as.e.
sunday services: Io.45, sermon; u
O'Clock, sunday school, Big, Iun9r In
deas9r; 3, SENIOR Endeayor; 7, service +
praise and worship,
The ladies' OF the church held an interest
ING missionary meeting last friday afternoon.
on the lawn at MIS- CasNeIl's on IVES. Front
street.
The Sunday school concert Of last sunday
evening passed OFT In a way cred.;atle -
.'-o , I ~ nav slis'se u me Pf9sra Many
fbe;, soeaIfr,, an5 iI
no sergres nv - al
,,,.h r.,ft az - - IN - ~ =,
49, , n U.s. a. ~ <Ai2eIi u
Ohio. win preach next sum- Tna,T;,'g a.
Io.as. Dr. urrjer is native If okoyybegan
and prepared for college a, ElaornfsI1
academy. for TWENTY-FIVE wears he has +sngIf
in the tbeologicaI department Of OIer1in -.
lepe. A cordial invitation IS extended 10 all
to attend this service; there will be snee-al
music by Mrs. W. II. HAYES and Mr.. Ir +.
Drake. baritone. \ union service AT ~ -
in this church