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The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13

Mr.. Albert Jersey and his sister, Ars.
Nellie Nisblt, OF Dexter, arrived here,
yesterday, for brief visit with Skowhe-
gan friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Page, who had been
visiting their son, |. w. Page, at his
home In this place since last week. re-
turned to Hartland, yesterday.
Mrs. D. c. Dorothy returned, Satur-
day, to her home In Derby, Conn,
after passing the summer 10 town with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l Estes
Frank S. Cairns goes to Scion to-
morrow friday and is to speak in the
So. Scion Westinghouse in the evening
on the PHILIPPINES, China and Japan.
Mrs. James Lumsden of Boston ar
rived here last Saturday evening and is
passing the week as the guest of her
husbands mother, Mrs. Ann Lumsden.
Miss Miriam Merrill, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. J. N. Merrill of this place,
leaves here tomorrow morning for Mar
ion, Mass. where she ia to teach In the
public schools during the coming year.
The United Order of the Golden Cross
supplemented their regular meeting,
Monday evening, with box sociable
and dance. Col. A, S. Bangs of Angus
ia was present.
Miss Mary Pollard, who had been
passing the summer here at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Pollard,
returned to Hampden Beach, n. H.,
Saturday. Miss Pollard resumes her
duties in the schools of Hampden Beach,
where she has previously taught for sew
eral years.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13

Good stock of second hand sewing
machines from four dollars up, also an
Apollo piano player, at bargain prices,
at Smiths music store.
E. F. Fairbrother Is in Boston this
week on business connected with La
Zacualpa" the greatest rubber and coffee
property In Mexico (or the world.
He will call on people who have visited
the plantations, get all possible infor-
nation before beginning another CAM
paign selling shares.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13
TOWN and VICINITY

Horatio s. Libby of Melrose, Mass. Ia
visiting In town with his sister, Mrs. G..
B. Stafford.
John Weston returned by last nights
train from bis four weeks trip through
the middle West.
Mrs. E. B. Marble of Haverhill, Mas
has been visiting Skowhegan friends for
the past two weeks.
w. B. Steward left here, yesterday
noon, for trip to the Boston and New
York dry goods market.
Mrs. Richard French of Portland ar
rived here yesterday and will visit with
her sister, Mrs. Calvin Eaton.
Mrs. F. s. Green of Manchester, N. H.,
arrived in Skowhegan, last week, and will
pass some time in Somerset county with
friends.
Mrs. j. p. Thompson, who has been
seriously i'll at her home on Winter
street for several days is reported as i'm
proving.
Miss Gladys McPheters arrived home
Yesterday from Kittery Point, Ne. where
she had been visiting relatives for sew
eral weeks past.
Mrs. Cora Spinney of Portland, who
had been the guest for fortnight OF
her sister, Mrs. Ed. l.. Ford. returned to
Portland, Friday.
Miss c. V. Parker returned, Friday OF
last week, to her home 10 West Somer.
vile, Mass, after visit here at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Harrison Weston
Mr.. G. E. Ketchum, prominent bust
uess man of Broome Co. n. Y. has been
spending the past two weeks In this 10.
cality making his headquarters while here
with L. A. Payne, East Madison.
The Skowhegan Lumber Co. want tC
contract for two hundred thousand feet
Of maple logs to be delivered the coming
winter. As this contract must be closed
this month parties having such logs to
sell will do we'll to see them a. once.
Brace l. Lawley, ID of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Lawley, who has been In town
since early in July, left for Boston,
yesterday. He is to enter Tufts college
TOR three years. course In dentistry
taking bis first lectures the last Of the
present month.
Misses Nellie and Katherine White
daughters of Mr.. AMI Mrs. c. B. White
went to Beverly, Mass, Saturday, where
they are to teach school the coming win
ter in positions which they haze. held
for several years past. Their slater
Miss Lillian, will accompany them iol d
few weeks visit in Beverly.
Miss Lulu NJ. HarVile, formerly Of hi.
town, died at Chain-of Ponds, FRANKLIN
county, Thursday of last week, Of APP
pendcitis. The body was brought &c
Madison where funeral services were
held at the home Of her sister, Mrs. A
H. Noble, Friday, Rev. George Merriam
Of this place officiating. She was tbs
daughter Of Mrs. Merrill Harvile whc
conducted laundry on Elm street In the
Littlefeld building for about ten years
preceding 1890. Her age was 30 years
The annual meeting OF the kennebeC
Valley Baptist association met at Water
vile, Tuesday, the session closing yes
terday noon. There was quite an atten-
dance of delegates from the two Churches
Of that denomination In this town. On
Tuesday afternoon Rev. George Merriam
Of this place gave an account OF the
Northfield Conference which he attended
few weeks since, also an address on
the work Of the Baptist Publishing
Society. Rev. Il. F. Huse, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Skowhegan, also
addressed the meeting on the Church
and the Children"
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13

Standard, Wheeler & Wilson and
Singer sewing machines, at low prices
and on easy terms, at Smiths music
store.
Oysters of an excellent quality are
low obtainable and we are prepared tc
furnish our customers with grade
equal to those we had last season.
JEwETT & PENNELL.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13
nEw ADVERTISEMENTS

notice.. A. Nolin
Found-Fred Murray
petition-W. +. Seekins.
Lost -Fogg's Drug Store.
For Sale-A w Stanley.
Musical Festival-Portland.
Owe Oil-r. w Bucknam.
Boston Made A. Morton.
Collie for Sae-Geo. Forter.
II ard to Suite. F. Ward Co.
New Arrivals W B. Steward.
Notice-Farmers Telephone Co,
Wrappers, Etc. W. P. Ordway.
Notice Edward G. Masterman,
" inted-Skowhegan Lumber Co.
Gold Dollar "A. E. Bison & Son.
Kennebec Comedy Grange Hall.
Notice -Skowhegan Savings Bank.
ENearson--Maine Central Railroad.
None Better-K. {. Woodland & Son.
Analeptc- Richards Cooperative Co.
Financial Condition-First National Bank.
Financial Condition Second National Bank.
Financial Condition -Skowhegan Savings Bank.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-13

Thanking those who have assisted me
in my new enterprise and hoping to see
many more of them,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
SCHEDULE READY
FOR The BOWLERS
PRESIDENT HAAoER AND SEcRE-
TARY sMlTHERS COMPLETE
WORK OF ARRANGING FOR THE
MANY CONTESTS TO BE PLAYED

Louisville, March 11.-After a week of
hard work President J. II. Hanger of the
American Bowling association and Sec
rotary Smithers late last night completed
the schedule for the national tournament,
which will open in Louisville St Pat
riclts day
The final report of entries shows 217
fve-men teams. IS two-men teams, and
sS1 individual bowlers.. Bowling will be-
gin each day at II a. m. and the schedule
calls for occupancy of the alleys until
midnight, but with the usual delays in
cident to the handling of such a number
of contestants it is freely predicted that
the games will be continued possibly I'M
til morning, as the convention nears its
close.
The contests will be held in the armory,
a recently completed building with a
seating capacity after the alleys have
been laid off of 1900 The hall will be
decorated in green for the opening and
the honor of being the first team to send
the balls down the course has been award
ed to o'Leary's No l of Chicago.
Teams from Chicago. indianapolis. Gin
cinnati, st. Paul and other cities are in
training at different springs in Indiana
and many visitors have already arrived
The tournament is scheduled to run ten
DAYS
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is a fact which Is to be taken into ac-
count in dealing with the whole question
of expedient and righteous capitalization;
because it intensihes the conflict between
labor and capital"
The common practice of declaring divi-
dends on stocks the speaker declared
to be Objectionable in the case of public
service corpora tions because none of their
transactions should be concealed.
In discussing the duties of corpora
ton directors, President Eliot said
1T is a bad sign as regards the ethical
conduct of the corporation if it should en-
trust the business to few executive
officers, and subordinate agents di-
rector who gives or sells the use of his
name to a board of whose work he knows
little or nothing. misleads the public
The speaker declared in positive terms
against secret management in important
corporations. declaring that it tempts
directors to malfeasance and exeites in
the public mind suspicious, sometimes
Just and sometimes unjust, but always in
furious.
Touching upon the question of salaries,
he declared
"A great abuse has of late years grown
up in corporations which hold and use
great properties. namely, the eXaggera-
ton of salaries and perqulsites. The ire
mendous single salaries of recent times
over-pay their recipients, and they are
worse than needless. They are positively
harmful"
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Spring humors. pimples and boils are
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great
blood purifier.
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alton in the appearance of familiar words.
They will not advance any extreme the
cries They will not expect to accomplish
their task in a day or in year. They
are willing to make haste slowly, in the
expectation of overcoming by degrees the
prejudice existing in favor of the present
cumbersome photography. They wish in
brief, to expedite that process of simpli-
fication which has been going on in Eng
fish, in spite of the opposition of conser
vatives, ever since the invention of print
ing, notably in the omission of silent and
useless letters. Not so long ago, almanac
was spelt almanack. and music was
musiel<. In the last few years technlc
has been winning acceptance in place of
technique, program has been substituting
itself for programme, catalog for cata-
logue and tho for though. These shorter
forms are already becoming familiar; they
may not as yet be approved by the ma
jority, but they are no longer strange
in the eyes of the average reader, and
they are found in use in books by authors
of repute and in periodicals of standing
The Simplified Spelling Board will not
only lend its support to such simplifica-
tons by omission but it proposes also
to arouse a wider public interest in the
general question of English photography.
There is a real need of organized effort
to make English a better instrument for
the hundreds of millions who will have
to use our language before the end of
the twentieth century. Although English
is spreading more rapidly than any other
tongue, it has the most Illogical spelling
of any one OF the more important modern
languages.
The board intends to urge individuals
everywhere to exercise the privilege of
simplification, and to encourage other or
CARNATIONS which are working toward the
same end or have shown an interest in
the cause.
The immediate activities of the Simph
fled Spelling Board VIII be directed by an
executive committee chosen from the
members residing in New York. An office
will be opened in New York to serve as
headquarters for the work; and from this
office the campaign of education will be
conducted by competent staff. Local
societies will be organized wherever
group of willing workers can be gathered
together. Comprehensive plans are being
mapped out which will take years for
their full accomplishment.
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SAYS BIG CORPORATIONS
ARE LIKE INDIVIDUALS

Chicago, March 10.-Charles w. Eliot
OF Harvard university was the guest of
honor last night at the banquet of the
Merchants club of this city He delivered
an extended address upon the ethics of
managing large corporations.
President Eliot in speaking on Ethics
of Corporation Management" said in
part:
my subject is limited to corporation
management; but this limitation is not
so strict as it might seem at first; for
1t is impossible to imagine that the ethics
of corporation management should be
different in kind from the ethics which
govern a partnership or an individual
acting by himself. 1t is true that ethical
questions arise in corporation manage
ment which do not so closely or so OFTEN
arise in Individual partnership manage
ment and 1t is also true that directors
and managers of corporations need to be
convinced that corporations may be lost
by such conduct as would cause the loss
OF one mans soul"
In discussing the capitalization of cor
porations President Eliot said;
THE alleged over-eapitalzation of a
large proportion of American industries
managed by corporations is one of the
many causes of the existing industrial
unrest This inevitable state of feeling
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Will buy for cash mer-
chandise stocks of all kinds
correspondence strictly
confidential. I. M. Rubel,
box 1876, Birmingham, Ala.
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All arrangements have been completed
for the wrestling match between Charles
Hackenschmidt and Tom Griffin, at the
Birmingham Athletic club this evening.
Griffin will reach the city this morning
from Tampa, a telegram having been re-
ceved from him last evening stating that
he left Tampa Saturday.
According to the terms of the agreement
signed by the men, Hackenschmidt is to
throw Griffin three times in one hour, at
ch-as-cateh.can wrestling strangle
hold barred and only pin falls to count.
The men have put up side bet of $3.50
each, and the winner is to take all the
receipts, hence the match should be hard
fought throughout The charge of rough
work has not yet been made against eth
err man, so the entertainment should be
clean.
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ON THE RACE TRACK
AT NEW ORLEANS.
FaIr Grounds EntrIes.

First race, five and one-half furlongs,
! selling Reidmoore, lis: Fargo, 10S Sweet
Favor Last Cherry, 107; Macy Bird, Lew
is Fieber 1O4; Mullins, 103; sarsapharilla,
Delmore, Pinsticker 102; Magic Power,
Marvel p, 100; shipwrecl1. 9S; Grove Cen
ter. %; Globe Runner 1O0
Second race four furlongs, purse, 2
ear-olds-Quagga, Al Powell, Judge Da-
vey 10; Beatrice il *Lucy Marie, Our
Own, 1877; Bob Augustine. 106; Helmuth,
80; Black Lock, 81; Dorothy NJ, Sancrit,
|May Gilmore, "a. +Macl1assey entry.
Third race mile, purse-G Goldsmith. III;
Canyon. Peter Paul Ia. Whipporwill, 104;
Holowmas, First Premium, 80; Harry
Scott, Peter Nathaniel, 80; Flavigny, So.
Fourth race. six and a half furlongs
handicap-+Rapid Water. 1870; Southern
Cross 10; Goldsmith, 116; *Vanness, lis;
Disobedient, 104 Polly Prim, 9S. %Hildreth
entry.
Fifth race, mile and twenty yards, sell
ing-Arabo, Glen Gallant 40; Whorter
Merry Pioneer, III; Depends, us; Kings
Gem, 1OS Bitter Brown. Lena ], 80; Safe
guard, III.
Sixth race, mile and three-sixteenths,
selling-Sonoma Belle ia; B. f. Williams
III; Nones, ITO: Stonewall, 1O9 Extol
Light Note, los; Nine, 1o7; Jungle Imp, 1906;
Water Pansy. 1O5; John Randolph, 1907
Sincerity Belle, 9S.
City Park Entries.
First race. three and half furongs,
purse-Spion, l13; Tom Morgan, Merry
Leap Year Mamie x. Dan Bradley. 10;
Newton c., Big Hand, 1903: Brightly,
Nicotine, Spider Web, Mamie Cohen, Lar
ry D., Ben Stille, 105.
Second race, five and half furlongs, SELL
ing-Oliyer. Tom Combs, Oural, Draco,
Gold Bearer, Gold Zone, lip; Gray Dali
Red Ruby, Nutwood, Oakcliff, 1903; Mes
cal, Ida Kearney, 107; Chief Archibald,
1o4; Sister Edith, Hill Lassie 1O2.
Third race, steeplechase, short course
Could 15e: John e. Owens, 143; Pirate,
40; Flying Rain Cloud, 139; Martin Brady,
1855; Blue Grass Girl 125.
Foulth race, five and half furlongs,
purse-Monet, 1873; Prince Brutus, 49,;
Strader, Telephone, 112; Anne Davis, iii !;
Clyde, 100; Jim Beattie, Meadow Breeze,
Don Fonso, los; DR.. Mack 104; Bertha e. D.,
Ruth w, 1903; Hickey, 101; Strabane Re-
bounder, 81.
Fifth race, six furlongs, selling-Percy
Clark, Tryon, Davenport. los; Matte II .
1906; John Garner, Adare, 1O5 Maudina 104 !;
Marco, Limerick Girl, Prestige. 1903; NAL
leable 80; Oddoletta, 9S; Ann Hill, Anna
Smith, Poetry, 49,
Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling-El-
lott, 115 Bon Mot, Ia; Freebooter Bel
Indian. Col. While, 112; Merry Acrobat
10; Federal, 100
Seventh race, mile, selling Trenola, lis:
Begonia 112: Cambridge. Kara, Captain
Bush, 40; Wogglebug, 1o9 DR.. McCluer.
101; Follow The Flag, Clover Nook, 100
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The rapid manner In which Hacken-
schmidt has forged to the front in wrest-
ling circles has already been the cause
of much comment. He has been in this
country only a short while, yet his name
is already known almost to as many peo-
pie as is the name of his big and famous
cousin, who is also a wrestler although
of a heavier class. Griffin is also widely
known, and both men are of the mettle
that makes them seek matches rather
than avoid them.
All the details of the match arc in the
hands of Secretary Miles of the Athletic
club, and the officials who will be in
charge will be selected by that official.
Judging from the comments heard about
the match, the interest aroused is as
great as that which has attended any
athletic event in Birmingham in many
months.
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Cleveland Americans in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga. March 1.-THE Clevela
American baseball team, accompanied
Manager Lajoie and Business Manae
Barnard reached this city today. The tea
will remain here several weeks, getti
in trim for the seasons work. The Be
ton Americans passed through the ci
ell route to Macon.
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Houston, Tex, March ia newspaper
train on the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson railway, en- route to Houston
to catch mails this morning, collided head
on with Missouri, Kansas and Texas
freight train near Lamarque. The engine
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Bobby Gilks is not saying much about
the Shreveport bunch, but he will have
team somewhat bette, than that "hlch
re presented the north Louisiana town last
year. Emile Fritz. who caught for Mem
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phis last year, will be one of Gilks regu-
lar backstops. Fritz younger brother
Charley, will be one of the Shreveport
pitchers and he will bear watching. These
lads are nephews to Charley Frank, and
he gave both of them a try out his last
year with Memphis. Emile made good,
but Charley was found too light and was
sent to the Cotton States league for a
little more experience. Fritz had an I'M
usual burst of speed. has excellent con-
troll and a wierd break which CLOSELY re-
sembes the description of the '"fade
away ball. Both are hard and consistent
hitters.
The Fritz boys played in corner lots
in Mobile with young Hayes, who is now
trying out for an infeld position with the
Coal Barons, and others who took part in
those same contests are now playing pro
Reasonable ball. notably Ed Lauzon. Wal
lace and Verneuille. The latter is a
pitcher of great ability. but cannot he
handled because of his ard-headedness
Wallace plays the outfield and everybody
knows that Lauzon catches. plays first
and hits the ball hard and often when in
form.
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men jumped and escaped injury. but
p. Hill of Galveston, a brakeman, on t
newspaper train, was caught on a phi
form and crushed to death. None of t
passengers were injured.
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Weights for BennInss Handicap.

Bennings spring handicap of the Wash
ington Jockey club were announced at the
headquarters of the jockey club tonight
by Joseph A. Murphy, Handicapped for
the Washington meeting. The Bennings
handicaps are run on the first and last
days of the spring meeting, the first run
ming. March 26. TO be at six furlongs on
the Columbia course, and the second run
ming April H. over the seven furlongs
route of the Columbia course There are
hfty-two entries for the handicaps, and
the weights in each are identical. Lord
of the Vale is assigned top weight of 1873
pounds, followed by Abdell with 100 and
Dandelon with 1875. From these figures
the weights scale down to SIS pounds the
impost assigned TO the Yelled Lady and
three other candidates
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12

Landreth's Garden Seed
are the best. Fresh supply
just received. Gum Drug
Co., 2Ol5 Second Avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-09
At the Biiou.

"The Show Grip opened a weeks en- gagement at the Bijou theatre last night before an audience that was appreciative and enthusiastic, usual characteristics of Bijou crowds. The performance as whole is like the average musical comedy that one goes to see some six Or seven times a week, with the possible exception that ''Fhe Show Girl' is at times coarser than is really necessary and there is what may be termed a superabundance of horseplay. In fact, the burlesque and horseplay fiourished luxuriantly all through the two acts. Sometimes it was good and then again it was bad.
 The good features of the performance deserved the applause which each re- ceived. Some excellent specialties were in- trodueed during the first act These in- cluded the Mason sisters in song and dance speciality and the Kaufman broth CTS in a black-face whirlwind of min strelsy. In the second act Raymond Bel mont won enthusiastic applause by sing ing Georgia Mir. Belmont's forte is not acting, but he does sing we'll and his songs were an enjoyable part of the per formance. John Mylle, the leading comed- ian, acquitted himself well, and Lou Hall in a rustic impersonation showed bits of cleverness that made him favorite.
 Hilda Thomas. who had the part taken last year by Stella Mahew, is come dienne of some ability, but she Is a trife too coarse in her methods She has sev- eral of Marie Dressler's mannefisms, but they lack the pleasing quality which dis tinguishes the drolleries of Miss Dress Ter
 New scenery and costumes have been provided for this seasons tour. The prom ise of new edition of 'The Show Girr' was fulfilled. The staging and costumes this season are better than they were last year. and some of the specialties are much better. Several pretty song num- hers were rendered, notably Psyche and a march song in the last act ''The One That He Loves Best"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-09
At the Jefferson.

Rip Van Wrinkle. a legend of the Cat skill mountains, known to nearly avery man, woman and child, was presented by Thomas Jefferson and his superb company at the Jefferson theatre last night
 The action of the play is laid in and about the Catskll mountains in New York state and the drama from a scenic point of view was singularly beautiful and striking.
 Thomas Jefferson. better known as "Jef fers6n the Fifth" is the son and success sor of the late Joseph Jefferson. who was often referred to as the "dean of the American stage" and who immortalized the charming romance of the village of Failing Water.
 Young MT. Jefferson is truly an artist. His comedy is at all times good and is the kind that forces you to laugh, even though you be cynic. His pathetic scenes are exceptionally strong and Mir. Jefferson blending as he does the lights and shades to a ncety, shows a thorough conception of the quaint character of "Rip,"-happy one moment, sad the next.
 Miss Ethel Fuller. as Gretchen, the shrewish wife of Rip" while clever in all her work, did a particularly clever piece of character work in the fifth and sixth acts
 Other members of the cast were indi- vidually and collectively good
 Mir. Jefferson was well received and