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The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

ut remained fpr th bse from Uufpide
the sta 10 c. a tention 10 h. mauy
al vanrsRrs thtt he state Hen III
people; anyabtegr- not = sstrr'd by
oth"l parts Of lhr country. ile - ct
lngs 4 the graD2s, lie pr fu'fH at
agilennute aud the UmseI-ity 81
aine aud experiment "a l. III
proved social privilege, resalfIrg H.
better iarms, better farmers hamtr
bat for cemf IT and eeDsruiehc r at-
MT exctled IL any other state Ifaly
Maine r desirable state ia which lu
i've
"One # the mistakes as we re il a.
our schnol system. il The tendeicy IT,
teach what viii be II benefit 10 re-
.ew who 20 through cphrRe. IA !
than he many whose education a.
-chool must end when they leave tbr
ninth grade or high school
"Algebra and geometry may be ali
right in their place but they VII he
Of little value to the boys md plf r
no must stop at the ninth giaa,
or the high school; who must work
their way through life; aud yer thtsr
studies are being al owed 10 crowd our
arithmetic mole and more IN the pub
lie schools
n -
writing spelling, grammar and Peogfa-
ply is hat every one needs and they
are studies that should be Thoroughly
Taught In the public schools toda,
just as much as they were years ago
II is certainly waste of time to
cause scholars to take stuci les for
which they have no taste, nor use
after leaving school. This is an tx
tremely intensive age and necessi-
tates that every person should be edu
C tied along lines that will be of pIac
teal value TO them every day. instead
of knowing a little of everything and
not enough of anything TO enable them
to make living
I'VE are all proud of the work of
our State university. and feel 10 con
graduate the State that the institution
Is 80 rapidly outgrowing its present
environments. There Ia no way the
state can expend money that will
pay such a high rate of interest as
in the education of the children of
the State: therefore all property
should be assessed at higher rate for
the education of the children.
with the present session closes my
ninth year az your master, and the
18th year as an fficer of the state
grange, and during these years l have
been in a position to know what was
contributed to the growth and develop
ment of the order IN this state and
C tuition you to beware of those who
criticize without suggesting better
methods, to build up the Rrandest or
ganization in existence; who neither
by their past record or present atti
tude have right to expect your con-
fidence; whose interests are not
closely allied practically with the great
basic industry which you represent
who strive to create discussion and
discord in the order; who do not seek
to harmonize, but 10 divide. Thus the
order will continue on and on, increas.
ing its strength and Influence for
good"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Rural Delivery.

In his annual report Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General OeGraw shows the
growth of the rural free delivery during
he ten wears OF its existence.
10 1897, when the serYice WAS inauR-
urated, there were 83 curriers' and the
expenditures $l4 $50. In 1906 there
were 35, 666 carriers and the expendi-
ures reached $24 7S5, 256.
At the close OF the fiscal year, 1906,
he service was in operation on 30, 766
routes. OF these 233 had triweekly SER
vice and nearly all the others daily.
The number of carriers rnuov, d for
cause during the year was 1877. or those
% were removed for embt ZzIement, and
% for other violations Of laws and rels-
IONS. Oae hundred and seventy car
riprs diet.
The designations ~ 444l were accept
ed, II per cent Of the c4rriers Ia the
service, ana an increase of 1863 over The
preceding year. This is the greatest
lumber of carriers rrsigninR in any one
wear in the history of The service.
Mr.. DeGraw recommends that the
MAXIMUM salary of carriers be increased
o $500 per annum, in addition to half
the cost of maintaining horses. He also
suggests that Congress fix a rate of
postage of three cents per pound or any
fractional part thereof on books and
mel chandise not exc eding five pounds
In weight to be handled GU free delivery
routes.
The estimates for the cost Of the SER
vice for next year lie $40 675 600. Should
The recommendations TOR increased SAL
aries he adopted this should be increased
by 81 100000.
The dad letter office handled during
the year IL ,663 377 pieces Of mail mat
'er, an increase of 800 DIG over the pre-
vious year. In these were found in
MONEY, drsfts, checks and money orders
81, 957 los 20.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Better Mail Service.

A change of considerable Importance
to all who receive their mail at the
~kowhegan Postofice or by four of the
delivery routes therefrom, will be in
augurated oD January first. On that
date a third man will be added to the
force on the mail car running into
Skowhegan on the evening train and the
mail will be sorted by delivery routes
and streets so that, when it arrives at
the Skowhegan postoffice, the carriers
that start out after the arrival of the
evening train will have very much less
work to do than formerly and can get
much earlier start on their several
routes. The mail for the boxes in the
pOstuffice will also be sorted in sections,
so hat each clerk can take the mail for
a particular section or department, thus
doing away with the preliminary sorting
which has previously consumed, togeth-
pr with the sorting for carriers, the first
quarter of an hour after the arrival of
the train The three local deliveries
and Rural Free Delivery No. ., all of
which go out at night, will be advanc-
ed at least fifteen minutes in time Of
leaving under the new arrangement, and
the box and general delivery mail will
be open about that much earlier The
railway pos,office car, forty feet long,
and devoted entirely to the mail service,
s already on the route but the third
mail clerk will not begin his duties until
January lat.
To secure the fullest advantage of
this service, every patron of the office
should take measures to have all incom-
ing mail directed to the street and
NUN Der where it is to be delivered.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
STATE AND GENERAL

Z p Mayo, president of the Central
Maine Fair Association. expects 10 leave
on business and pleasure trip 10 Eu-
rope next month. Mr.. Mayo says that
he Will sail on the of tue month and
expects 10 be gone fer at least three
months.
The steamer W 7. Scayell. a stern
whee packet owned and operated By
the Vlcksburg and Davis Bend ON
pany, blew up Thursday of last week
at Gold Dust glnr near Vicksburg.
Miss. twenty-five miles south of there,
ia Louisiana. How many lives were
lost can not be known positively until
the steamer Senator fordlli. that lett
here that afternoon for Matches, arrives
with details The latest reports indicate
twenty-one lives are lost The >covell
s ii wreck
Bishop Charles e. McCabe Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. known ~
Thousands as 9, haplan' Nc abe. GA
account Of HIS services in the civil war.
died at the New York hospital, Thurs.
day last Death was caused by cerebral
hemmorrhaEe. due to a stroke of ap-
oplexy with which he was attacked near
the peunsy wanna railroad ferry house
Decem Der IL.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
slightly Mistaken.

The official in charge of the grounds
at Mount Vernon not long ago came
upon a woman kueeling before n build
Ing not far from the monument. She
was bathed in tears. Thinking that
the lady was in trouble, the director
gently inquired whether he might be
of service to her
mo. thank you sobhed the woman.
Il am not in trouble. but my patriotic
feelings overcame me when | first
gazed upon the tomb OF the Father of
His Country
Pardon me, madam" said the di-
rector with a smile. but you have
made slight mistake This is not
the tomb of Washington but his ice
house. New York Tines.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
One of Largest Ever Held.

The Session Of Maine stats Grange at Au-
gustA- Psnobscot l. ADD In DelsEAtes
The 33d session Of the Maine state
grange opened in City hall, Augusta,
Iuesaay morning, Of lat week.
he Office present we're as folIoHs;
OBADIAH Gardner, master; Boyden
beafce. ogererer; W J Thompson. leo.
tutefi 4 Y Benson, stewai4; L &.
PatfeH assIstant seward; Z + Ad-
ditou. treasurer; L Ii LIBBY, SECRETARY;
;. Is Gust mau, gate keeper; ATs. K. y.
Pease cefe-, Mrs. Obadiah Gardner,
hjiai hrs Z. Z. Patteu. ,aay assistant
ste"ard lie chaplain, pro tem. MAS
Rev j. IL Little Of south Pans, po-
mona. Mrs J. Z Lord Of Portland.
The ban MAS beautifully decorated,
he carnations ana flowers placed a. the
hlaa1n Of tn officers being furnished by
the off cers Of TIE Name >tafe Insane
hUhpIta. he number II delegates pres
ent 10 not 10 be decded by he lsrge at
tendance for there were hundreds pres
eut who we're lot delegates. At the
opening cali Of the roll 3sl oranges were
represented by 407 deiegater.
The Delegations from the several coun-
ties were as 70 flows: Androscoggin u;
Aroostook 81; Cum berland, u; Prank
lin, 10; Hancock, 81, Kennebec, 81;
Knox, 16; Lincoln, u; Oxford, 81; Pc
nobscof, 81; Piscataquis. q; sagadahoc,
10; somerse;, 80; " aldo, II; ashing.
on, 20; York, 70 Delegation from Po-
mona oranges 80
After the formal opening Of the grange
the song, Old state Of Maine. composed
b. 3 -.
the whole audience. Mrs Nettie Brown
OF Rockland is organist for the session
and the soloists are Mrs. Joseph A.
ard of Westbrook and Mrs. :. l..
jackson of Portland.
Following the call of the roll the fol-
lowing committees were announced:
Credentials, NJ. ". Dennis, master of
Capital grange. Augusta, chairman; the
other mem beers of the committee being
Il. c. Bean, ). A. Berry, Jr Mrs. b. c.
Clark and Mira. j. ". Jacobs Com
mittee on order of business, " Wells,
chairman; l.. Mclaughlin, James Z
Libby, ". D Allen, Mrs 5. Z. Richard
son, Mrs. E j. Rich, MIS-. L N. Holmes.
The meeting Was one of the largest
meetings the State grange ever held,
and a large humber of representative
men from the different counties are pres
ent. 1t will be seen that the number of
delegates present is the largest in Pc
nobscot county, which leads with 81
men bers, Oxford being the next largest
with Al members, while Kennebec has
81
This shows that the grange still holds
it's largest mem bership, ar represented
by the delegates of oranges, In Penob-
scot county
The call of the roll required about an
hour and a half, which consumed near
ly all the forenoon session. Tuesday
afternoon the order Of business WAS as
follows: Address by State Master Gard
ner, which was open to the public, fol-
lowed by the report of the secretary, z.
H. Libby Of Auburn, and by that of the
lecturer, Prof ". j. Thompson of
China.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
A MIRACULOUS CURE.

The following statement by II. N. Adams
and wife, Henrietta, Pa, will interest parents
an others" A miraculous cure has taken
place in our home Our child had eczema :
years and was pronounced incurable, when
we read about Electric Bitters, and concluded
to try II. Before the second bottle was all
taken we noticed changed for the better.
and after taking 7 bottles he was completely
cured" It's the up-to-date blood medicine
and body building tonic. Guaranteed. soc
and Si.oo at sampson & Azores and G. K
Foggs drug store,
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Whitney.

AT the residence of Mr.. Frank Wing,
Pine street, Thursday, December
twenty at ten-thirty a. m, Mr.. James
A. Brown and Mrs. Ethel q. Whitney
we're united in marriage, Rev. Fred
Leitch performing the ceremony, the
double ring service being used
Mr.. Brown is one of our esteemed
townsmen we'll known among the bust
ness men as a master mechanic as we'll as
first class brick layer, and was former
ly a member of the firm then known as
Hoxie d Brown. Mrs Brown is also
resident of Skowhegan
They will be at home to their friends
after January first at 357 Water street.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Town of Palmyra Loses,
Inhabtants of Palmyra vs Wsverly
Wooden Co., written by Judge Spear:

Wooden Co., written by Judge Spear;
This is an action originally brought for the
recovery of damages for the loss Of a bridge
erected and maintained by the plaintiffs
across Sebasticook river in the town Of Pal
myra. alleged to have been destroyed by rea-
son of dam built by the defendant across
the river, below the brioge, BY amendment
it was converted into an action for the re-
covery Of the money expended in erecting a
new bridge to take the place of the one car
ried away. After the plaintiffs had presented
all their evidence, the presiding jnstce or.
dered non-suit, to which the plaintiffs ex.
cepted.
The case has once been before the law
court and is reported in go Maine. 1874 In
the first trial the plaintiffs recovered verdict
and upon motion by the defendant the court
set the verdict aside. The ground upon
which the court proceeded in concluding to
set the verdict aside was that the freshet
which carried the bridge away was very un-
usual although not Unprecedented. The
court SAYS: "ln freshet in 1901, the water
OF the river rose suddenly and So high that
at the bridge it reached the bottom Of the
structure and the cakes Of ice floating down
oil uNh Tux anu tillNh II ~" II tllC Nv
er There was no evidence that the defend
ant company did not exercise all due dill.
gence to give the freshet free vent through
the gates and waste ways Of the dam. The
only complaint was that the dam was too
high" Again they say upon this point
"Ihe bri &c was not injured by the highest
water Of any freshet for decade. The
freshet. in which it was carried away by the
ice brought down by the current, was very
extraordinary one, caused by unusually
heavy rains at the season OF melting SHOWS.
This was to human ken a fortuitous and very
infrequent combination Of powerful natural
causes, unusual and unexpected. The re-
sulting loss must, therefore, remain where ii
fell"
The new evidence presented if submitted
to the jury, should not have the effect in the
minds Of the court if it did in that OF the
Jury. Of overcoming the testimony Of numsr-
GUS witnesses who lived in the vicinity Of.
and many in close proximity to, the bridge
that was carried away, the exact point Of in
quiry, whose evidence certainly tends 10
show that the freshet at this point taken in
connection with the floating mass OF ice vas,
under the rule Of law already laid down in
90 Maine, unprecedented and oil such Ct ar
aeter that the defendant should not be le-
gally held to have anticipated its occurrence.
Exceptions overruled
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Legislative Kennebec journal.

Every intelligent person in Maine will
want 10 keep close watch upon the
proceedings at Augusta his winter
Matters Of great interest 10 all are sure
10 have early attention at the hands of
the legislators. 10 fact, this St ssioD
gives promise of being the most import
ant and interesting for many Years.
The subject of taxation alone, which ID
proposed TO fully consider and revise,
will be intensely interesting to every
taxpayer in the State The question Of
resubmission, a uniform insurance law
aud many other important matters will
be at the front the coming winter. The
Kennebec Journal is the official State
paper. and conse quently the only paper
in Maine which publishes the official
3 geographic reports of the Legislative
proceedings. These reports are c ontin-
nous and complete. 10 addition to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the Senate and
two in the House he journal will have
a fun corps of special reporters who will
Keep n close watch on the committees
and other matters of interest connected
WI b Abe session. All the bearings and
notices are advertised in the kennel bee
journal, hence If you keep careful
watch In this paper nothing can escape
your notice The price is exceedingly
low. Viz: Daily, 81 90 for the session;
weekly, rs cents Remit by money
order or check, or in postage stamps if
more convenient. Address KeuneheC
Journal, Augusta, Maine. 2"52
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
LONG TENNEssEE FIGHT.

For twenty years w L. Rawles of Bells,
Tenn, fought nasal catarrh. He writes;
"The swelling and soreness inside my nose
vas fearful. till began appyn Bucklen's
Arnica Salve to the sore surface: this caus
ed the soreness and swelling to disappear,
never to return" Best salve in existence
2sc at Sampson & Avore and G. X. Fogg
Druggists.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Was She "a Native?

A woman purchased shirtwaist in q
Bangor store recently and laid the
article upon one Of the counters, while
she inspt cfed other goods. Another
woman, picked up the Carmen, coolly
exchanged 1t tor cue, which fitted her,
aud eft the store, before he theft bad
been discovered The police were mott
fed, but nothing has been learned of
the.identity of the second woman.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Rev. G. w. Hinckley of Good viii
farm returned home on Saturday morn
ing from Hamilton, Ontario, where he
was for some time, seriously Ill, under
going an operation because of blood
He was greeted at the sta
ton by all the boys at the farm who ex-
pressed much joy at having their friend
and teacher back again.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Maculsh in his book on sleep tells n
story of man who was sued for a
debt. originally contracted In the life
time of his father and. as the man
thought. settled by him, but OF such
settlement he could find no trace
among his papers After searching a
long time to no purpose he went to
bed with the determination Of giving
up the fight and making the best com
promise he could. He dreamed that
his father came TO him in his sleep
and told him that he had paid the debt
and TINT he would find the papers in
the possession of n certain solicitor
His father added TINT he could remind
the lawyer of the ease by the incident
that they could not get change for a
Portuguese piece of money and had to
drink il up in a tavern. The man
awoke and went Immediately to see
the solicitor in question whom he
found an old man. At first he denied
all remembrance of the case. but nj
mention of the Portuguese money the
whole event came back to him and aft
er some trouble he found the papers
that We're needed, thus saving the man
from heavy loss.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Over l, 900 people have been converted
during the mission held in Portland city
hall conducted by Gypsy smith, the
wonderful English evangelist. He now
goes TO Manchester, N II this being
the only city outeide of Boston and
Portland that he visits in New England.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
commissioners NOTICE.

SOMERSET, IS. Arson, Ne, Dec. 10, A. d. 1903
We the undersigned having been duly appoint
ed by the honorable Augustine simmons,
Judge of Probate within and for said County,
claims of the creditors of John ID. Remic late
OF Starks In said County. deceased, whose estA te
has been represented insolyent, hereby give pub
lie notice agreeably. TO the order of said nudge
Of Probate. that six months from and after the
second Tuesday of December, 1905 have be en- al
lowed to said creditors to present and prove their
Claims and that we will attend to the duty as-
Newell In Arson In said County OF Somerset on
Wednesday the thirteenth day OF February and
Wednesday the first day OF May A. d. 1907 at
nine or the clock in the forenoon OF each of said
days
A. f. MOORES. Ooii'iiissioher'
3Wbt
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Nnrd of Thnnks.

We wish to thank through the
column Of the REPEATER. the many
people, neighbours and friends, who
were SO kind to our husband and father
during his illness aud for the many ac's
of courtesy respect and kindness shown
us and him at the time of his death
Mr.. CHAs pUIAC and family.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Tubbs-I flatter myself that honesty
is printed on my face. Grubb-W ell
-er-yes, perhaps-with some allow
anee for typographical errors.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Purchaser is there any pedigree
goes with this dog? 1tinerant Dog
Yender-No, sir: I'm NIL out of pedl-
grease. But l don't mind chucklnG IA
, chain and n London Tit Bits.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
snmerset Cnses Decided.
Cl,tk 4 Courts ". T. seekius has re-
eeived h. ioIIoHink fe.ctIpfs from the
Ltw Court:
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The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Floods the body with warm, glowing
vitality, makes the nerves strong, quick
ems circulation, restores natural vigur,
makes you feel like one born again
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea 35
cents. & X. tOgg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Terms Of Courts.

Supreme Judicial:-The third Tuesday in March
and September, and fourth Tuesday in December.
Civil and Criminal.
Probate The second Tuesday OF eath month
County Commissoners:-Th FIRST Tuesday In
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem-
Der.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Be CODfOI tab|c

The practical uses of ELECTRIC
ITY constantly increase unless you
have already tried them you have no
idea how much a few simple electrical
appliances will add to the comfort OF
your home.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Troubles Attack SkOWhegan
Men and Women, Old and
Young Alike,

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NiIl5ey iliS SeiAe young
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Robust men have lame ard
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Endure distressing urinary
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The cure for man. tor WD-
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Is TO cure the cause.-The
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Cure all the various forms
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The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Hidden knowledge differs little from
lgnorance,-Horace
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

lis difficult for woman 10 make a dol
lar go farther than the nearest bargain
COULTER
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
WAN led.

five Hundred cords OF spruce wood also
Five Hundred Cords OF peeled Poplar. Must
be good sound wood for which the Highest
cash price will be paid. For further rarticu'
srs apply to sKOWHEGAN PULP co. u4s
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Electric EIatlrOn.

Current for It's use costs less than the
fuel to heat the old fashioned irons. You
do your ironing in any room in the house
No heated rooms. Iron always immacu
lately clean, always hot.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

q "A - TT oREA.
Bears the ~ The Kind You Havs Alssys Bought
Signature st &xZzzzn
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
EleCEiC Fan.

Cool bretzes on tap any hour OF the day
or night. Costs about IL cent per hour.
Run for few minutes in your cham bers
at night drives out the heated air OF the
day and flls them with the cool ofevening
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Electric ovens.
Electric Chatting DISH

Even heat. Cool Kitchen. Currsnt costs
no more than fuel. Perfects the art OF
Cookery.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27

Heat constant and always under perfect
CONTROL. No guessing at what the result
will be. No injury to napery and iurni
ture from burning alcohol
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-27
Electric Stoves

Small or large. Heat baby's milk might
OF day For lunches. For the moon or
evening meal. For every use, when you
want heat under dish, kettle or pan and not
In your room.
All the above appliances and many more
for Sale or Rent of the