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The Forrest City times., 1906-12-14
Bad Fire in Montreal.

Montreal, Canada.-Fire burned out three buildings in the wholesale dry goods section of this city. The total loss is $400,00o. The losses were dis tributed among nine firms, totally burned out and half dozen with par. tial loss. The heaviest losers wers. Canadian Underwear Co. 75.D0o: Matthews. Tower & Go. ts5.0o0; York shire Importing Co. tso.o0Q.
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-14
Rice Growers Protest.

Crowley, La.-The Executive Com mittee of the Rice Association or America has conferred here on the pro bab,e menace to the rice idustry Of Louisiana and Texas of the proposed Philippine tariff act. Arrangements were made to oppose passage or the act by Congress.
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-14
Influential cieroynan Dead.

Holland, Mich.-Dr. E. Winter, one of the most influential clergymen in the Dutch Reformed church. died here at the age of 70. He was a professor in the Western Theologi. cal seminary of Holland for several years.
The Forrest City times., 1906-12-14
Three Boys Drowned.

Albany, N. Y, William Lauster, Matthew Moss and George Brayton. boys about 15 years old. broke through the ice and were drowned while skat. ing on the Hudson river, opposite this city.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
The Organized Labor Vote.

That organized labor is likely one
day to play a part in this country
which will surprise old party managers
is the opinion Of the London Outlook.
This paper holds that, while the posi-
ton Of labor with respect to politics in
this country resembles that in Great
Britain in some particulars, in others it
is widely different. TO quote:
The party game in the United States
has hitherto been the party game be-
tween the two historic parties with an
eXclusiveness which we can scarcely
dream of in Great Britain. No Irish par
ty, no third fourth or fifth party has
hitherto had any standing in the indi-
vidualistic free fight in politics in the
United States. For over a century the
two recognized parties have ruled and or
gan1zed the state so completely in their
own way that they have in all the pres
1dential elections held during that time
obtained So per cent Of the votes cast
One can see the kind Of opportunity
which presents itself under the party sys-
tenn to labor leader Of the true type of
genius in the United States in these days
of development toward the solidarity of
labor. 1t will be remembered that this
CACluolVc RUE VI TIE Two trdOlLlOQdl par
ties has been a rule of capitalism in it's
most unregulated phases-legalized indi-
vldualism, as it was called in these COL
unns recently-run wild and apparently
now uncontrolled in the public interest.
If labor is coming to feel that it has no
part or lot in the individualism Of the
old fashioned liberalism Of the mill own
ers of Great Britain, how much more
must it feel it in the country Of gigantic
combines, the country in which there is
no national sovereign power in which the
ultimate secret Of politics is that prop
erty in the last resort does as it pleases!
All this points to a development which is
bound to come in the United States and
which is probably destined to influence
profoundly the character of the political
party struggle.
The Outlook points out that in spite
Of the prosperous times for labor in
this country membership Of trades I'M
ions has steadily and rapidly increased,
and labor organization on national
lines is also increasing rapidly. Any
interruption of the existing prosperity,
it concludes, will undoubtedly lead to
the development Of a consciousness Of
national solidarity on the part of labor
never before experienced. Then Ga
Dor in the United States will probably
discover it's man," labor leader Of
the required type, when democracies
are moved by large and simple ideas
which appeal to the imagination
through a blend Of passion and rea-
son.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Dublin. His father was not rich, but
George Bernard recently has resented
q newspaper statement CHASING him
as "a peasant lad" The elder Shaw
was something in the line of a -four
merchant. One day he caught his son
playing in the street with the son of a
plebeian who sold nails, probably mere
horse nails, and after that the boy was
kept off the streets excepting when he
broke loose, which, in the language Of
Dan Quin, was "some frequent"
Lived on Tabloids and Cod Liver Oil.
When the boy grew to a consider
able size he began to think about max
ing a living. He informs us that he
earned three sums of money in nine
years at writing, the aggregate being
f6. The first sum earned was a five
pound note for writing a patent med
1cine advertisement. Mr.. Shaw re-
quired very little money, being a high
ly Sublimated vegetarian and subsist-
Ing during that period on tabloids and
cod liver oil, but it is difficult to be-
lieve that he lived nine years on $50,
so we may assume that he had outside
help. In London, to which city the
future author went at the age Of
twenty, the patrons Of a cheap little
vegetarian restaurant still tell Of the
days when the tall, gaunt, red whisk-
cred young man used to come in and
sit down at a table, take tabloid or
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.

many lands. II few years ago Mr..
Shaw Informed the English people in
lecture that he himself III many ".
spects was greater than Shakespeare,
though he admitted that ''Shakespeare
was an extremely able and clever man
in his way" Now he comes forward
IN partial support of TolstOi's conten-
ton that Shakespeare was ignorant of
the dramatic art, though Of course Mr.
SHAW, to be consistent with himself,
takes issue with the Russian on some
points of opinion. That Mr.. Shake
speare wrote what is attributed to him
the world is not absolutely convinced,
but Mr.. Shaw is much better known to
the world, 50 that we cannot doubt
that he says what he says
lnoffensive Egotist.
Egotists are Of two classes-the Of
fensive and the inoffensive. The Of
fensive eGotist is a dull person whose
vision is barricaded on all sides by the
multiplied ''I'' set up like a high board
fence and whose voice never carries
beyond this barrier The inoffensive
egotist is an extremely bright person
who makes an aspiring pedestal Of the
II" and stands tiptoe upon it. his vi
sion embracing wide horizon and his
voice shouting so far that it makes
musical echoes against the hills. We
laugh at the offensive egotist. We
laugh with the inoffensive egotist. So
we laugh loud and long with George
Bernard Shaw.
Years ago Mr. Shaw wrote a sketch
Of himself in these words: "a bachelor
an 1rishman, a vegetarian, an atheist
teetotaler, a fanatic, a humorist, a
fluent liar, Social Democrat lee
turer and debater, lover Of music, a
fierce opponent Of the present status
of women and an insister on the serl
Gus in art''
Since then he has become Benedic
and playwright, but the rest Of the
description seems to fit him. He neg
lected to call himself a novelist, though
in his youth he wrote FIVE novels. HI
neglected also to record that he was
critic of music and the drama for thu
London press But in those days h
was only &c. 3. 81
Shaw was born fifty years ago il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

x~'V GORGE BERNARD SHAW is
4 ! always up to date. Since this
a Irish born, inoffensive British
egotist first made his name and
his personal pronoun ''I'' audible on
both sides Of the Atlantic, about ten
years ago, Mr.. Shaw has permitted no
moon to wax or Wane without shifting
at the green cheese Of which that
moon is said to be composed More
over he invariably has registered his
declaration that it is not green cheese,
as the world may hold, but something
else-sauerkraut, pumpkin pie, brass
filings, just anything that Is different
from the popular belief.
No matter what you may believe or
I may believe, Mr.. Shaw believes
something else. At any rate, he says
he does. Whether he really believes
that he believes something else is un-
determined by the world as yet. Some
persons expect him to make a death
bed confession or to leave a post
humous publication to the effect that
he has been joking all his life. How
ever that may be, his constant express
sion of the opposite view has made
him famous
Most persons OF average reading be-
lleve that William Shakespeare was
great poet, perhaps the greatest of the
ages. Even since the rediscovery of
Shakespeare a century or so ago we
have been told so by eminent critics in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

two out Of his pocket, order a serving
Of cod liver oil and proceed to feast.
In those days Mr.. Shaws clothing
bill was not much of nightmare to
him. He scorned anything in the ma
ture of starchy linen, wearing soft
flannel shirts with roll collars, and had
no more use for pair of cuffs than a
monkey has for stickpin. He dress
ed like workingman and ate like
canary. Having absolutely no use for
tobacco, liquor, society or other vices.
what use had he for money?
Young Shaw became a Socialist,
which is not surprising. He was one
of that famous group of Fabians
whose theories as expressed in a little
book of "Fabian Essays by himself
and a fellow enthusiast have become
part of the Socialists sacred litera-
ture. Shaw used to mount soap box
or beer barrel at the open forum in
Hyde park and harangue those crowds
to which William Morris also some
times talked. Thus he became an
easy speaker, which stands him in
good stead in his lecture work, for
this tireless laborer usually keeps three
or four lecture courses running in
England with himself as the lecturer.
'Made Good" With the Public,
Eight years ago Mr.. Shaw married.
which was surprising. Nobody would
have believed it Of him. Had he not
harangued against the existing institu-
ton Of marriage? Had he not averred
and avowed that the world was all
wrong, awry, topsy turvy and t'other
end foremost on that subject? Verify,
yes. Nevertheless he went with his
chosen lady, who believed in him and
with him to some extent, to a regis
trar's office and was legally welded.
Strange to record, the marriage took
place Oh the romantic and conventional
first day Of June. Though nobody here
tofore seems to have called attention to
the fact, it is worthy of note that since
his marriage Mr.. Shaw has ''made
good' with the public, a thing he never
did before. Up to the age of forty two
he wrote and rallied and laughed and
lambasted, he frothed and flabbergast-
ed furiously, but until just about that
time all his poundings for popularity
never made much Of a dent in the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27

Floods the body with warm, glow
ing vitality, makes the nerves strong,
quickens circulation, restores natural
vigor, makes you feel like one born
again. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. IS cents. G.. A. Jack.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
"a nne kotler.

The subject of this sketch is the 10
year old musical prodigy who is to be
the bright particular star in the firma.
ment that are to appear in concert in
the Bethany Baptist church next Tues
day evening, July 31st, and his short
life history reads almost like fairy
tale.
The boy WAS born in New York City
ten years ago. His parents are Russian
Jews. When only four years of age he
begged his father for a toy violin and
without the aid of teacher he soon was
able to play many tunes. hen six
years of age he received instructions
from a local teacher for a year. AT the
end of that time it was realized that he
could not profit longer from this in
struction. AS his parents were poor
they could not afford to pay the terms
of better teachers and il was about this
time Mr Samuel oaron, pupil of Mt.
Il. Won Ende, the distinguished violin
teacher of New York, happened to call
on a friend who lived in the same tene
ment as the Kotler family. He heard
Samme playing the violin and when told
that ii was boy he asked to meet him.
Hearing Samme play be was 30 amazed
at his skill that be took him to Mr. Won
Eude's studio. Mr.. Won Ende immedi-
stey realized the wonderful talent of
the boy and agreed to give him gratui.
tous lessons. For three years eamme
has studied diligently after school
hours When the king of vioinists,
Ysaye, was in this country two years
ago he heard Samme play and stated in
the presence of Anton Hekking, the
celebrated cellist, Madame Yssye, Mr..
You Ende and Samme that the latter
was the most gifted lad of his years tn at
he had heard and especially commented
on his large toue and abundant tempera
ment. Ssmme has played in New York
at numerous concerts and musicals, one
of which was ATTENDED by Mrs. John
Jacob Aston and Mrs Goelet and other
social celebrates who were delighted.
One year ago he made a sensation in
Cleveland, Ohio, as soloist with the
Cleveland Symphony orchestra Mr..
Herbert Grove the impressario of Lon
don will come to this country in Septem
Der especially to make arrangements for
Ssmme to tour England next season.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
Somerset Herds Tested

During the past two weeks Drs. |. l..
Salley and Lewis Fish of Hartlsnd have
been in Scion and the surrounding towns
inspecting for tuberculosis the cattle on
the routes OF the Scion Creamery.
This inspection is the result of recent
order of the Portland Board of Health
requiring that all dairy products en-.
tering the city should come from animals
which had been tested and found free
from this dread disease.
The State Board of Cattle Commission
trs have given all the assistance pos.
sible to this inspection, making arrange
ments with the bureau of Animal Indus
try of the United states Government,
by which the tubercuine is supplied
free of cost to the Veterinary Surgeons
engaged in the work. The process of
testing is comparatively simple The
temperature of the animal TO be tested
is taken, and then the tuberculine is in
jected hypodermically. After few min
If there has been rise in emperature of
over degree the animal is usually con-
demned as infected.
In connection with the Solon Cream
cry nearly 900 cows were tested, and
both surgeons feel highly pleased with
the small number of cattle found dis
eased, In the inspection in the central
and western part of the territory in
which the work was done by DR.. SAL
ley, out of total OF $50 animals in
spected, II were condemned and killed,
making the percentage of diseased an
finals little less than percent The
work done by DR.. Fish in the eastern
part of the section, the percentage was
even lower although we have been unable
to ascertain the exact figures. AS the
inspection in the southern part of the
State near Portland showed a proper
ton of diseased animals as high as 7
percent, the owners of the herds in the
vicinity of Scion have reason to feel
gratified with the result of the test.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26

Here is Robert j. Burdette's truthful
picture of the infamous saloon that our
Democratic friends hope to re-establish
in Maine:
II do not know one good thing about
the saloon. II is an evil thing that has
not one redeeming feature in its history
TO commend it TO good men. 1t breaks
the laws Of God and map; 1t desecrates
the Sabbath; it profanes the name of
religion ; it defiles public order; IL tram
pies under foot the tenderest feelings of
humanity; it lie a moral pestilence that
blights the very atmosphere Of town and
country; 1t lie Il stain upon honesty, a
blur upon purity, clog upon progress.
check upon the nobler impulses; it lie
an incentive to fslsehood, deceit, and
crime. Search through the history Of
this hateful thing, and read one page
over which some mother can bow her
grateful head and thank God for all the
saloon did for her boy. There is no
such record. All its history is written
in tears and blood, with smears of shame
and stains of crime, and dark blots Of
Disgrace"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26

This is not one of the lean years.
Wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco, all prom.
ise abundant yield. There is activity in
all lines of industry. Wages are high
and show tendency to rise rather thar
fall. The sun of prosperity continues to
shine with unlessened radiance. Out of
this abundance many will get much and
all will get something. In 1870 the tots
value of the farm products of the coun-
try for the year was trifle less than
81. 900, 000,0 900. For this year it will
probably be not far from $1,000, 900 900.
The value of manufactured products In
1870 Is given by the census return as g..
1872. 1926 ,442. For the present year 1t will
be about $4,000, 100000 The cotton
crop OF 1870 was 3,114,b92 bales. The
crop OF this year Is reported as promis-
ing a yield in excess Of II, 000, 900 bales.
The corn crop of 1870 a little exceeded
one billion bushels. The indicated crop
for this year is 2,700, 0O0, 900 bushels.
The wheat crop of 1870 was 236, 900, 900
bushels. The indicated crop for this
year exceeds 700, 000,0 bushels. Since
1870 imports have been multiplied by
three and exports by four. The export
of manufactures has increased from $685.
600, 900 to $500, 900, 900.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
Obituary.

Mrs. Julia A. IWhittiel) Wentworth
died at her home on Madison avenue,
Saturday morning of last week, having
lived to within three days of her seven
tieth birthday. Her death WAS due to
aggravated peritonitis, which assumed
serious form about one month since.
Mrs. Wentworth was born in Corn
Vile, daughter of Samuel aad Eliza
Whittier Her father having died, she
came to this place with her mother at
an early age and here occurred her mar
rage 70 Geo Wentworth, November 80,
1856 The first child born to MT. and
Mrs. Wentworth, Samuel June, died at
the sge OF five years. The four surviving
children are Herbert, Robert a., and
Mrs. G. z DurriIl of this place, and
Mrs. p H. $. Vaughan of Bangor.
The deceased will live in tho memory
of those who were privileged to know
her, as a noble woman, lovely and
lovable character, devoted wife and
mother. Her anxieties, joys and sor-
rows were those of her husband and
children and her loyalty to them and to
their interests was such as to make the
relations existing In her home ideal. In
these associations which she so much
enjoyed she was greatly blessed, her
husband surviving until within few
years, and her children remaining with
her at her home or being so situated as
to see her often and to make her feel
that her devotion to them was sppre-
ciated.
Funeral ceremonies were observed at
the home on Madison avenue, Monday
forenoon at eleven O'Clock, Rev. Geo.
Merriam officiating. They were largely
attended ard the floral offerings were
profuse and beautiful. The body was
inferred in the family lot in the North
Cemetery.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26

Just previous to their conventions the
Democratic party Of the Stste clamored
for a campaign Of honesty, claiming
Il at the Republicans were insincere In
their position on the liquor question.
Now behold The campaign has scarce
ly begun when the leaders OF the Demo.
cratic party proclaim upon the house.
tops that the real object OF resubmission
is, the repeal OF the prohibitory law,
and the substitution of license and local
option. Where is their honesty? What
becomes OF their platform in which they
declare they want resubmiseion in order
that 1.-The question OF constitution pro-
hibition may be settled for a generation
and may be removed from political dis
CUSTOM" We are glad that they have
shown the cloven foot thus early In the
campaign, so that no one reed be de
ceived. A vote for Davis, for Governor
would be vote for striking down the
prohibitory law, and the substitution of
license and local option. The choice is
to sustain the rum element in its cam
psign of destruction, or to stand by
Gov. Cobb in all that is best for the In
terests OF our beloved State. The lines
are distinctly drawn, and let no intelli-
gent man be deceived.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
A Bright Thought.

We all know that Landlord r. ".
Hanes OF Hotel Coburn has many
bright thoughts, but the one of yester-
day, in which he saw to it, through his
clerk, Thomas Lswley, that every per-
son of the automobile touring party was
presented with souvenir postal card on
which was picture Of Hotel Coburn, in
colors, was one of the brightest. The
outgoing mail, yesterday, carried nearly
every one so presented, as It was notice
able that Immediately upon presentation,
pencils were called into use and some
friend or relative Of the tourists were
remembered.
1t can but prove good advertisement
of our well conducted hostelry and in
cidentslly our town thus gains much
favorable notice.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-07-26
Number 30
Lakewood Notes.

Hairs Military Band Of WsteryIlls
Will give band concert at Lakewood
next sunday, Ju.y 70 b.
There will be Baud Dance at Lake
wood Theatre Friday night July eth,
with music by % Z Band and one Of
the most enjoyable dances Of the season
is anticipated. The band will play IN
the grove previous % The evening per
Torrance at the theatre
Balloon Ascension and Parachute
Jump will be the sensational attr action
at Lakewood uext Saturday Afternoon.
after the matinee al Lakewood Theatre.
Extra cars will be run u accom- odate
those wishing 10 90 to Lakewood and
they will leave Skowhegan and Madison
every balf hour. Tie ascension will be
at about 4,30 p. N.
In Offering The Premier Vaudeville
Company Joseph Flynn no doubt sp.
preciates the fact that patrons of Lake
wood Theatre are lovers Of high class
and refined vaudeville entertainments
and no doubt next week will witness ca
pacity houses at every performance both
afternoon and evening as better vaude-
vile bill would be hard to put together.
Among those deserving Of special men
ton will be Stirk d Loudan, in their
novel acrobatic sensational comedy act
These comedians are 10 come direct
from the Keith Circuit and the Boston
papers were all loud in praise of their
act, while the Heim Children are equal
ly as well known in their juvenile pas
times and are sure 10 entertain the
ladies and children, while kretore,
styles himself as a musical comedian.
Reidy and Currer will entertain with
operate selections from the latest and
most popular operas Waldo Whipple
will appear in an entirely new tramp
creation with budget Of funny sayings
and some comcal SONGS The usual
matinees will be given every afternoon
except Monday and als1 night perform
ances as well.