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The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01

In former times when travelling Was
not 50 safe as In the twentieth century
the judges often needed an escort when
passing from one town To another on
circuit 1t was the duty Of Newcastle
to provide such protection for the jour
ney between that town and Carlisle
As time went on the actual provision
Of a guard was replaced by the pay
ment Of money for the purpose and it
was this contribution that became
KNOWN IS dagger money 70 this
day the old custom is kept MP. and at
the NrweaStk assizes rhc fnd@e re-
cei1eS from the MAYOR n c1n lhat is
probably itself Il curiosity aud also
serves rs an interesting souvenir of
this strange survival London Mail
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
The sen Trout.

The gamest of salt water fish after
the striped bass is the weakish. or sea
trout. The sport Of angling for them is
generally enhanced because. feeding. az
they generally do. near the surface, it is
possible TO fish for them with light tao
kle While They have been caught
weighing upward Of twenty pounds.
six or ten poundel il good size, aud
the average will only run from one to
two and half There is never any
doubt when u weaklish bites He docs
not nibble around the hook, but takes
the bait at one faIr sWoop aud then
starts off with II like a limited exz
press with time 10 make mp He is "A
shy fish, and the man who uses 81 small
line, light leaders and shells to his
hook and keeps quiet while fishing =
the one who is apt TO have the best
luck
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
AN EMPEROR'S FURY.

Paul OF Russia's order to His ReRi-
ment of Horse Guards.
On one occasion during Il parade Of
his horse guards the Emperor Paul of
Russia WAS extremely dissatisfied with
the manner IN which the troops per
formed their evolutions At length. aft
er more than ordinarily stupid blum
der on the part of the troops, the car
could stand II no longer and he deter
mined to preside over the drill in per
son. The troops were we'll aware that
the cars temper was Oh the verge Of
bubbling over, and the knowledge SO
unnerved them that things went from
bad to worse until at last blunder su-
peryened-a blunder in which officers
and men shared alike-whieh proved
the climax.
Galloping up to the disorganized lines
and refining up his charger at their
head. liyid with fury which he no lon
ger attempted to suppress, Paul gave
vent to the following original and eff
feetiye speech. Officers and troopers
OF the Imperial horse guards. right
about face, Quick march--to Siberia -
The entire regiment. with unbroken
composure and dignity. wheeled to the
right and started off then and there up
on their terrible march into exile BY
the time they had arrived at point
lying some few days march from the
capital. the cars temper having cooled
down, swift courlers were dispatched
after the exiled guards with news OF
the imperial clemency. and the troops
were allowed To return.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01

Modern ingenuity has done great
deal in photography and by the aid Of
wonderfully rapid shutters has given
from time to time very good photo
graphs Of lightning fash But the
man is not yet born who can make u
shutter fast enough TO catch the real
full thing. Seen at night, fash OF
lightning appears little more powerful
as an illuminant than moonlight. As a
matter of fact the duration of one OF
these flashes is SO brief that a million
OF them in succession could be crowded
into the space of a single second. II
one fash could last but tenth of q
second 1t would give near objects an
illumination 100000 times more bril-
liant than that Of moonlight The most
rapidly rotating bodies known to sci
ence appear absolutely stationary when
lit up by 1t.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01

Experiments have heon made 10 de
eide how far spiders can see and it
has been determined That thcy have Il
range of vision of AT least foot 1t
is moi always possible To tell however.
whether the lower animals perceive by
sight or hearing or by tn" action air
in motion has upon their bodies. EX
perimrnts tend 10 show thar mice are
sensitive 10 motions Of The ar which
TO human ears create no sound what
ever
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
"Oh, yes" Mrs. Barton laughed at
always was tow. and 1t still Is
Nick grinned cheerfnlly.

"Oh, yes" Mrs. Barton muRned. III
always was tow. and 1t still Is"
Nick grinned cheerfully.
And then you'd take her by her little
skinny wrists and hold her Of went
on the old lady, It'll she was JUS like a
ragln' little cat, clawn' and furrin''
shes still that way sometimes, said
Nick, smilingly.
Elizabeth gasped furonsly
mick Gaydenw she cried
'T.nw me-" said Mrs. Barton. Il knew
1t, honey, without his tellin me, What's
bred In the bone But you all always
made it up then, and you always Will.
1 know that too
Il hope So" Nick assured her ear
nesty.
Elizabeth looked straight in front of
her
You we're pointedly made for each
other. Where you goin' On Your honey
lnoon?"
we had thought of California" said
Nick quietly, while the girl beside him
WINGED.
That's right" Mrs Barton agreed.
'See your own country first and heath
en- lands afterward. And who're your
! bridesmaids to be. Bessie"
! Elizabeth hesltated mscrably Mrs.
Barton's words were like salt in new
cut They had discussed their plans so
! happily, and now that il was all over,
she could not forget it, She waited
| 4 -. Ni,,ir hut 10.
silent
Your sister, of course?' said Mrs.
/ Barton.
"Oh. it's ALL Elizabeth stopped.
AL undecided" the Old lady suggest
ed. L s'pose so. But June is only three
months of now Coin 10 housekeepin'
afterward - goin' TO boardF"
housekeeping" said Nick curtly
The curtain is going up again."
| Nick added hastily.
| Elizabeth sat in comparative peace
! through the rest Of the programme.
Then the last performer came to tho
front Of the stage-a boyish looking
man in the conventional evening dress
| of the vaudeville songster The or.
chestra preluded softly for moment,
| and over the darkened theater the
mans voice rang out Infinitely rich
/ and deep.
oh. twas sweet of old, when our
! love we told
"Asthore whispered Mrs Barton de.
lightedly
The beautiful voice sobbed and
sank and rose again with the plain
tive cry of the song and the last vail
| ing chord.
Il am waiting for thee ashore"
died away into perfect silence There
was thunder Of applause.
You used to sing that" Mrs Bar
/ ton whispered to Nick, The year after
you finished college | guess Bessie
remembers it, You sang il at my
house one nght-don't you know, Res
SIZE"
"I-I-yes. think I do said
| wretchcd and uncertain Elizabeth
The man on the stage sang the last
bars OF the song again
| Elizabeth" said Nick. very low.
Elizabeth turned, startled at the
| sudden call snd the eyes Size lifted
were heavy with tears
"Asthore" said Nick, lower still.
Then he helped her into her coat
and wrrmg her hand beneath its shell,
| tering folds.
Mrs. Barton bestowed parting
| benediction on them.
I'm real glad Eve seen YOU she
said, beaming Give my love to your
mother. Bessie and don't forget to
send me my invitation to the wed.
| din"
1t shall be the first one sent out,
dear Mrs. Barton said Elizabeth hap,
PLY.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
CURE PAIN
in the BACK.

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recommended then1.aa
they have seen how
much good they have
done my husband He
has not taken all the
pills YOU sent him last
and he has got entirely
rid OF the stiffness and
pain In his back and
hia general health ia
much better They
have done a great deal
Tor HIN. Now / am
recommending themto
a great many whom |
know are suffering
from similar troubles
and shall continue To
ito 80 To allmy friends,
as | think they are
worth all the praise /
can give them. )"
VI RS. +. II. BROWN.
W hiterock, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01

Sir Richard Burton made 100000 out
of his translation of the Arabian
Nights" When after about fifteen
years labor he completed this valuable
book he submitted it to a number OF
publishers. and no one would offer him
more than 5000 for it. He WAS about
to accept these terms when his wife
said
Let me publish this work for You,
Richard. To print and bind and put on
the market set of books surely can.
not he a superlmman undertaking Let
me try it, The publishers don't offer
you II fair price. Let us, then, balk
them. and if amy profit is TO be made
from all your labor let us and not the
publishers enjoy it,"
Sir Richard consented. His wife set
to work She got estimates from paper
dealers, from printers. from binders.
She found that 10 publish her husband
translation sumptuously would require
$4,000 Al first She was appalled,
But she managed somehow to get Sutti
Gent capital together, and ultimately
the Arabian Nights came out The
Burtons made 100000.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01

To All persons interested In either or Il
Estates hereinafter named.
ATA PROBATE COURT held At skov 1T.
- gAn, in and for the county OF Son erse;,
on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF MAY,
In the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and tive. The following mat
ters having been presented for the action
Their, upon, hereinafter indicated, 1t s hereby
Ordere That notice thereof be given to all
pc sons interested By causing q copy OF tits
order to be published three weeks successive
ly in THE SOMERSET REPoRTRR, newspaper
they may appeal II Probate Court TO be
held at said Skowh gar. on the
SECOND TUESDAY OF JrNE.
A. D. 1906 at nine OF the clock in the forenoon.
and be heard thereon If they see cause.
Mary Jane Toby, late OF Fairfield, decess
ed. i'll and petition for probate thereof pre-
seDted by frank W. clifford, the executor
FAMED therein.
Ephraim Lawrence, late of Madison, de
ceased viii and petition for probate thereof
presented by Catherine G. Lawrence. the ex.
eCutrix named therein.
David Hughey, late of Moose River, de-
ceased First and hnal account OF Annie
Hughey administrstri1, presented
Nancy Williams. late Of lew Portland. DE-
ceased First and nral account OF John Win
ter, executor. presented.
AHenath Clement, late OF Detroit, deceased
Petition for license TO sell and convey reRi
estate presented by Charles E. Vicfery, ad-
minis rator
Lucinda II Lowell. ate Of st. Alosns, de.
ceased. First account OF James A. Greenacre.
administrator, presented.
Ruth Wentworth, late OF Eth bden, deceas.
ed. PETITIONS for the confirmation Of Jerry
Wentworth James L. Wentworth and Hsnnsh
b Higenbothsm. trustees, presented.
Sarah 4 smith lste OF Madison deceased.
Will and petition for PROBATE the reot prese Mt
ed By Alice NJ. smith, the executri1 named
therein.
Patrick Y. o'RejlIy ate Of Pjttsaeld, de
u f.r.7-
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01


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The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
INTERESTING LETTER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mrs Sarah Kellogg Of Denver, Color
Bearer of the Woman's Relief corps
Sends Thanks 70 Mrs. PinkhRm.

The following
letter was written
by Mrs Kellogg,
Of 1928 Lincoln
Ave d e n
olo. TO Mrs Pink
ham Lynn, NJ ass
Dear Mrs PinkhaIn :
For five Year, !
was troubled with a
tumor, which kept
growing causing me
int-nse agony and
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
STATE OF MAINE.
Treasurer O-ee

Augusta, April II, 1905.
Upon the following townships or tracts ot
land not liable 10 be taxed in anr town the
following assessments for the Stat a1of 1908
we're made by the Legislature ON he 24tt
day Of March, 1905.
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
PRoRATE NOTICES

To All persons interested in either OF II
Estates hereinafter named.
Alta PROBATE COURT held At SkoV 1T.
~ gan in and for the county OF Son erse;,
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01
An Entr'aCte
BY FANNIE HEASLIP LEO

1905. BY Fannie Heaslip Leo
The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-01

"Pty 10 akin to love ;" but kinship
does not always signify friendship
Arizona republican., 1905-05-31

St Petersburg. May 30.-The Russian admiralty is literally stupefied at the extent of the disaster suffered by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet and its own advices paint the situation in even worse colors than the Tolkio dispatches.
 An Associated Press Vladivostok dis patch, received at an early hour this morning accounts for only two ships of the great Russian fleet-the cruiser Alrnaz and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozny-and the absence of news about the battleship Navarin and the cruisers Oleg and Aurora, which are the only fighting ships of any value not enumerated in the Japanese lists of de- stroyed or captured and which up to 4S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon had not reached Vladivostok, renders al most idle any hope that they were able to shake off the pursuing Japanese cruisers and reach the shelter of the fortress at Golden Horn.
 The officers of the Almaz dispute To- go's claim of victory with practically no loss. and declare that they saw two battleships go down before their eyes and that two cruisers were on the point of laundering when they last distin- guished the battling fleets. But they admit that the distance of their shlps from the scene of battle and the fog made the view difficult.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-31

e1gn dispatches from which naval ot- ficers have been able to reconstruct q fair iGea of the long and bloody sea fight They figure that Admiral Togo with his main squadron must have lain somewhere off the coast of ISo- req while AdmiraIs Kamimura and Uriu held their squadrons farther north to head off the Russian vessels which might go through. and to bar the entrance to the Straits of Tsugaru in case the Russians should be report ed moving up the east coast Of Ja- pan.
 When Togo's scouts reported that Admiral RojestYensky was heading for the eastern channel of the Straits or Korea. the Japanese admiral steamed around the northern part of the Tsu Islands and came upon the Russians steaming in double column with the cruisers to port Togo enjoyed a great advantage of tactical position when he opened fire, having the lightest of the Russian ships between him and Ro- jestvensky's heavier vessels, thus smothering the fire of the latter. Be- sides Ogo was able to use all his broad sides Togo was able to use all his broad the Russian columns coming on the line ahead of the formation. could probably only with difficulty use any guns at all. Nevertheless. although suffering the complete loss of four ships in the desperate encounter which followed and being subjected to a se- ries of torpedo attacks on Saturday night, Rojestvenslzy was able to steam 200 miles during the night. When Sun . day morning came, the Russian fleet was sub-divided into two divisions.
 The faster and strong division under Rojestvensky was met by Kamimura and Uriu. while tho slower division under Nebogatoff renewed the fight with Togo. With some of the scat tered Russian units, it was a case of save himself who can. Tn tke run ming fight yesterday the Japanese en- Joyed the advantage of superior speed, enabling them to concentrate their fire and bring every crippled Russian ship to bay Admiral Nebogatof's s battered remnants surrendered off Liancourt Rocks, while Rojestvensky, with the best of the remaining bat tleships, fought on for the honor of the Russian navy.
 The admiralty learned with a sense of relief that the flagship Kniaz Sou varoT sank under the foot of the Rus
Arizona republican., 1905-05-31
ONLY TWO CAME IN.
All That Is Known to Be Saved of
 the Baltic Fleet.

Vladivostok, May 30.-Two ships alone of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky' s powerful fleet, the swift cruiser Almaz and the torpedo boat destroyer Groz- ny, lie at anchor today in the harbor of the Golden Horn, they having sep arated from the fleet in the early stage of battle which began in the Korean Straits On Saturday, and headed, in obedience to orders, with full speed. to Vladivostok. Up to 4 o'clock this af- ternoon no other vessels of the Bal tic fleet had yet arrived and the signal stations at Askold and Rimskykorsak- off Islands reported none in sight.
 Officers of the Grozny and the AL mag say that both fleets had already sustained terrible losses when the AL mag and the Grozny broke through the hostile line.
 Of the Japanese two battleships had gone down before their eyes and two cruisers, their sterns high out of water, seemed ready to plunge foremost to the bottom of the sea. The Russian fleet, theyb say, was even in sadder plight. Rojestvensky's flagship, the Kniaz Souvaroff, and her sister ship, the Borodino, and the cruisers Oslia- bia and the Ural were utterly destroy
  ghid the scene of battle from the sight of the Tthward speeding ships the third great Russian battleship. Alexan- der III, seemed in sore distress but Iimping nOrthward, putting up a val iant fight against the throng of tor pedo boats and still continuing her at tacl1s on the cruisers of the island em- pire. The torpedo boats were also clinging around the rear ships of the fleet like angered wasps, the separate fiotillas darting in again and again to launch their weapons.
 The Almaz. which arrived at her anchorage here Monday evening, bears scars of battle. Her mizzen mast is shot away, ahd one of her smokestacks is pierced by a cannon shot. But the Grozny, though engaged for several hours in a running fight at short range with a long Japanese destroyer, shows no signs of the fray. After her com mander, Captain Andriffski had been wounded and an officer and three men had been killed the Grozny succeeded in sinking her opponent with a luck shot and reached Vladivostok without further adventure at Il o'clock this morning.
 For the past two days vladivostok has been buzzing with rumor and ex- citement. The fact that battle between the rival fleets was imminent. if Ro- jestvensky was not already at hand grips with Togo was made known through telegrams from Europe, and
Arizona republican., 1905-05-31
THAT CHICAGO AFFAIR
There Is Promise of Rough House
 Today.

Chicago. May 3O.-There was noth- ing done on either side of the team sters' strike today but active hostili- ties are promised for tomorrow and the chief trouble is epected to come in the lumber district. In addition to the lumber teamsters who are now out. there will in all probability be a strike of all the men employed by the thirty five sash and door factories, as these concerns have announced that tomor- row they will commence making de- liveries to boycotted houses Appli,;a- tion has been made by them to the officers of the Employers Teaming as- sociation for 225 drivers. and they will be sent into the lumber district to- morrow.
 The Weaver Coal company. one of the largest concerns in the city, an nounced today that commencing to- morrow it would make deliveries O; coal to all boycotted houses. The firm employs fifty drivers and it is expected
Arizona republican., 1905-05-31
The Subject of President
 ROOSeveIt'S Address
AN IMMEDIATE LESSON
But He Avoided the heAtiOn of Names-The Ceremonies Attending the Unveiiing of the Statue of General Slocutn at Brooklyn.

New York May 30.-In a stirring ad- dress delivered at the unveiling of the big statute of General Henry w. slo- cum, in Brooklyn today, President Roosevelt paid a splenedid tribute to the men who composed the northern armies, but did not forget those of the southern hosts.
 Most notable in his speech was an expression of his hope that as the na- tion increased in strength. there would come corresponding increase in its sense of responsibility which should prevent it's people from either injuring or insulting other people; his declara- tion that the surest way for nation to invite disaster is to be opulent, az gressive and unar1ned.
 Significant in the sight of recent events, was his assertion that:
 If our navy is good enough, we have a long career of peace and happi- ness before us and the only likelihood of trouble ever coming to us as na- ton will rise if we let our navy become too small or inefficient. First class in point of size, above all, first class in point of efficiency and the individual unit as units in combination. fs-the surest and cheapest guarantee of peace. l0dl any IIldll looking over what is happening and has happened abroad and in ou- his tory during the past few years, must indeed be blind if he cannot read that lesson clearly"
 The president was in New York City five hours, but during that time he did not put his foot in Manhattan, passing around the island in a ferry boat to the Brooklyn side of East river and after the exercises returned in the same fashion.
 The entire trip was without an un- happy incident. The statue of General Slocum was unveiled by Gertrude SIo- cum. sthe seventeen year old grand daughter of General Slocum, amid the cheers of thousands.
 A salute of thiI teen guns was fired as Miss Slocum drew aside the flags which yelled the statue
 The presentation of the statue was made by Park Commissioner Mike J Kennedy. who offered the statue tu Mayor Mcclellan.
 In accepting the statue Mayor Me Clellan made reference to President Roosevelt's own services as a soldier aP said it was fitting that the chief magistrate of the country 'himself a
 
 the unveiling of the statue to one of the nations greatest heroes"
 The crowd rose and stood barehead- ed while the band played The Star Spangled Banner after the mayor had concluded his speech. As the last note of the hymn died away the pres ident began his address.
 He spoke for about thirty minutes. After the address Bishop Mcdonnell delivered the benediction and the pres ident and party walked across the street to the reviewing stand. There the president, mayor and officials re- viewed the grand army parade and then the president made d hurried dash to the naval Young Mems Christian Association. A rapid inspection ot the building. the gift of Miss Helen M. Gould. was made and then the pres ident delivered a twenty minute ad- dress.