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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
CANAAN.

Mrs. Will Daggett and daughters
Christine and Marion, were guests OF Mrs.
c D. Harris, last week.
Misses Edna and Eva Nye visited their
sister, Miss Lunie Nye at Bangor, re-
Gently
Mr.. N J Rawding is taking 40 outing
at Harpswell.
Members OF Canaan Grange and friends
held picnic at SibIey's pond on Friday
which was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs Scott Lord are camping
out a, Sibley pond.
Mrs. James Mason has gone to Mime
apcls to visit relatives.
Mis-, Lot,ie Chase of Boston is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Jewell.
Mr.. Will Ames is moving the goods
from his store into the building which he
has recently purchased of Mrs. c. F.
Packard
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheu' Mason are TAX
ing a vacation al Owls Head.
Mrs Augusta Cain of Shawmut is
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Isabelle Thomas OF Skowhegan is
the guest of her cousin. Miss Lou Barrett.
Harold Nutting, student at West
brook Seminary, arrived home, Monday
Miss Maymie Peavey was in Portland
last week
Mr.. Smith of Cambridge is 10 town the
guest Of his neice, Mrs. Ola Maxheld,
Mrs. Grace Leavitt and sons, Max and
Don arrived at Lake George on M onday.
The Hinckley base ball team crossed
bats with the Canaan team last Saturday
on the lattel's grounds. The Hinckleys
started in to slaughter the home team but
failed to keep up the pace the home team
making garrison finish coming out IS to
10. The Hinckleys failed to connect
with the kid pitchers swift shoots. The
fine fielding OF Arthur Reynolds was
worth going miles to see. He was lately
the star LETT fielder. Ernest Appleby OF
Boston, Umpire. A very satisfactory
game.
A PLEASANT OCCASION.
One OF the pleasantes, social gather
ings in town this season is the entertain
ing of their friends by Mr.. and Mrs. o..
A. Moody and daughter Gertrude, at
their summer cottage "The Birches" at
Sbley's Pond, the past week A j lily
party, good fishing, healthful bathing, an
elaborate menu, genial hospitality of the
host and hostess all, 60 TO make up per-
feclly good time and that is what all who
were at 1.-The Birches" enjoyed During
the week club was organic; ID which was
chrislened THE Wild Goose Club" with
the following officers-PIesident Mr.. o.
A. Moody; vice president, Geo. A Max
field General managers, n. c. Cover,
T. J Moody; commodore, Geo. w
Maxfeld; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Clara Moody; road commissioner and
lieutenant over the bean pot, Mr.. Charles
Smith, Cambridge, Maine; house COM
mittee, Mrs. M. B. Bragg, Mrs. H. C.
Cover, Mrs. A. r. Berwise: boat Cap
tain, Miss Gertrude B. Moody; Ist mate,
Mrs. Ola Maxfield; I'D mate, Mrs. F
Dila Harris; stewardess, Mrs. Winni
fred Moody; cabin boy, Miss Muriel
Weymouth. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Lord,
who are ,enting for a week at THE
White Lodge" were near neighbors and
their company added much to the enjoy.
ment Of all.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
STATE OF MAINE.

oOMtkskT, s.,
Clerks Office, Supreme Judicial Court.
Skowhegan, August I6, A. d. 1905.
Notice is hereby given, that Joseph Dumas residing
Jackman in said County OF Somerset has flied in this
Office his Application for Naturalization, and prays
that he may b. he rd thereon, the term Of said
Supreme Judicial Court, to be held at SkoWhegan,
within and for said County OF Somerset, the third
Tuesday OF September, A d. 1905.
Iw34 w. t. SEEkINS, Clerk
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23

OF course IFS alright to be bora Lead
err, bu, the man 10 the rear has better
opportunity to get away.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
Practical Demonstrations Prove
THIS FACT ABOUT
Derby Mixed Paint
That there is NONE BETTER AT ANY
PRICE. Call and talk over the
paint question with the
Blunt Hardware Co.
PROBATE NOTICES
To all persons interested in ether of tn.
Estates hereinafter named

A T A PROBATE COURT held in skowbe,.,
- in and for the County Of somerset, on the 9il'
SECOND TuFspAY DE ArGrsr
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
BATCH OF ITEMS
FROM SILVER CITY

Special Correspondence.
silver city. n. NJ, August 2.--John
NJ. Wiley. the newly apo ntod post
master OF Snver City, received bis
commission and entered Upon hts new
duties August J.
The railroad 60 pinOs Ahoa has been
completed through 20 their bic mining
pr periies there and they win IN the
near future put on a regular passenger
train % and from the camp each day.
The democrats OF Grant county will
hold their county convention In Silver
City on ghe 22d Of September for the
nomination of a ticket for county Of
fees and delegates TO che constitution.
al convention, should the vote on Joint
statehood pass
Tho Comanche Mining a Milling
company is putting tables ana other
machinery Ia place IN the large new
concentration Just below THE c..s. "he
plan o. to have &c IN operation 90 nbmi
sixty days by this time The comf any
will have SIS smelier and everything
IN good running order and be enabled
60 handle an the ores that 70 VIII De
possible for tnom tQ ship from the
various mines Ia the surrounding sec
tion. The company has for the past
few months been storing large guam
titles of an kinds OF ores "a their hini
at the smoltor.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

lMr. ManRcna "a 3 Fun bloudod Iuis
who ls aindying law In Ensland)
Ie.dou, august 8.-Nlne out 81 ten
people who have r-ud - She hghi-
ing In Iululand have characterized
the affair as an ordinary Uprising Of
q native race against the british rule.
Instead, @ De- g g0nHituEshal stand OF
A d0Hnfruddon peopio AGAINST their
.oprresnors The natives were not the
.aggressors IN this matter
The cause of the present dis
.iufbaucCs dates back from last year
Then che natal government levied a
poll taa of SO on every unmarried Zulu.
Il was % become due on january I,
1895. buf was noe Go be enforced until
the end Of May
The nnilVes took exactly ihe same
stand as the American colonials On
the war of independence. u they were
tavea they demanded 90 he represent
ga Ia the natal parliament hut tn.
stead of This they remain chauela be-
fore tho law.
In many cases payment of this tax
was az imposaihllliy The zulug
wealth ~ rockouCd In cattle. and their
herd ls bold BIZ the mgmhcrs of a
family ID common Individual proper
ly scarcely esists. The tax. there
fore. fell not upon one man. but upon
his whole family And rs severity
can be- Judged from the fact that 81
represents more or less the earnings
uf an able bodied Zulu for ten weeks
The government knew this And
mv opinion Us that this tex vas dc.
liberalely pgt 90 hlgh that the Zulu
would be- quite unable 10 pay t. work.
ing under ordinary agricultural COndi-
tiona.
The reason for this lay close a.
hand. The gold miuos-tho curse Of
South AfricR--ucedo3 labor. The mine
owners feared the liberal governments
ln England would dispense with ihc
Chinese cheap labor. They knew that
the natives would MOI work for the
slave vases paid the Chinese. and
consequently they devised some plan
90 induce the natives 60 work whether
thoy Ike or not. The poll tax seemed
90 provide this incentive Apparent
o. the government and the mine own
ers played into one anuthor8 hands
! have pointed out that tho tax waa
not to be collected until May 3D. But
police force was sent down &C. coll
lect u at tho beginning Of FEBRUARY.
four months before n became due.
This Illegal process was carried out.
one natiye--a village Hampdon-pro-
tested payment He was ahot. There
upon the natives thought they we're
nelng attacked under no prcteXt what
ever and In sclf-deienso. as they
thought, they attacked the police. ana
an Englishman. Inspector Hunt, was
killed.
English vengeance quickly followed.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
OF INTEREST
FROM DEMING
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence
Deming, n. H., August g. Miss Bou.
lah Williams Is visiting her brother
Tom Wiuiams. az his ranch this week.
l.. O. Ward who has been spending
the last two weeks la Mineral Wells,
Texas. aas returned home,
Mrs. a. r. Gnngher, daughter OF sirs.
Mary Hyatt. has been quite ill With
typhoid fever, but Ia now improving.
Victor Cuiheraon, one 81 the owners
OF the q. o. s Cattle company, pass.
cd through here on his way hcme from
Colorado.
Miss Nellie Quincy Is spending a
lew weeks at Cloudoroft and will visit
Alamosordo and III Paso before re-
turning home.
Misses Edna and Lilly peckert have
returned from Douglas, where they
have been visiting their sister, Mrs
Tony Hoffman.
Robert Thompson, who % operat
ing some valuable claims IN the Burrc
mountain passed through here, goine
home from a trip 20 Denver.
John Warren, foreman % the Dia
mono A rancn, was ia town and say
that while the grass "a good out Wheri
he Is and the cattle are fai, still raif
is needed and taat what has nllel
has fallen IN spots
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
OKU. GREAT SOLDIER
AND KINDLY MAN


Stan Correspondent OF the ~ +. A..
In the 5apnese- Russian. War
IN General Baron Ohu the newly
appointed chief OF staff Of the lapa.
neae army. the Japanese government,
has secured @ man who win be no un-
worthy successor 90 Gen. kodamn,
the Japanese Moltke.'
There Is no omcer Ia the Japanese
army SO weil attod for the place.
Gen. Oku IL born soldier, a born
leader 90 men, and q strategist Of no
mean ability. he is 80 years old and
has been q soldier since he was IS.
Tie 81 "a product Of old Japan and be-
came learned Ia his profession on the
battlefield rather IN the school he
knows the ART OF var thoroughly bus
he speaks no language but bis own.
In personal appearance Gen. oku
Is tall-far taller than the average
OF his country. His face Is thin and
strongly lined, and adorned with a
/ thin mustach and a long straGgllng
imperial The most notable fea
ture OF his face "a his eyes. deep set
/ keen and kindly During the FOUR
teen months ! was attacned % hts
headquarters 81 the field during the
recent war saw him almost daily
and never grew tired Of looking al
those eyes. Whether during a battle
Tor az a celebration OF n victory, there
was always a smile IN those eyes iol
e. man be- recognised
on the day oi the crisis In the bat
tie before Moukden, when no one
knew whether O. was 20 be yici0rl
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

Martial law was proclaimed and
military force sent down. Twelve of
The natives we're captured. tried be-
fore the military tribunal for murder
ana condemned 10 death a futile APP
peal was made 20 privy council and
The men wege shot.
The ao-callod rebellion OF nam-
baata Nas nothing more than hia at
tempt 10 escape 10 q place OF safety
'fhe hghilng that has occurred has
simply been aeli-dolonee on the part
Of the natives And the result OF the
campaign ls that 5000 natives have
been moved down, while the British
casualties scarce exceed q score.
The Lnglish have ahollod our VIE
lagos, looted our cattle destroyed our
crops and burned Our churches Their
end Us attained The native can now
DO nothing but 30 and work Ia the
mines,
Now. as 20 che future discomfort
there is and has been among the me-
tlves. uut we nave no anti Europaau
feeling. All We ask for % Justice.
England plumos herself as che cham
plon of tho oppressed against the op-
pressor. Lot her then guard us
AGAINST the rnpaclous minu owners.
We don't want 10 swamp the white
man IN Africa. But we desire n share
In the county and some political
rights,
And when we get our rights. let
ns have al governor q man Ike presi-
dent Roosevelt who viii carry out the
Law without fear on favor Then there
w.ll be no further native trouble In
Africa.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

Northcliff. end HE ofalwhilo associate
Arthur Pearson, 20 Ameficanizo the
preaa"
Come with me- 90 Mnyfaif--tahe a
walk through pimiie0 stroll uD ricca.
dlllyl and 81 iar as Park Lane, and I
win show you houses closed today be-.
cause of che fear that the New York
expose resulting from thc murder o.
Stanford white BY Harry Thaw may
lead 10 q stirring np of the cosapool
and thc washing OF lone dirty linen
Ia London. ! viii tell you fome Of
these things ASS may ~ ioiinble. az we
go along. Bui meanNhiie let's talk Of
cleaner things
influx Of American Tourists.
The American EUR ptau influx % ire.
meadous this summer bloomsbury g
FULL HlO0msDuay % the American cen.
Ger. There go those who cannot aiand
the Amerlcanizod London hotels from
the moral or the financial point Of
view. bloomsbury is an interesting
section about a mile square, bounded
hg Tuiionham Court read, husion
road. 0fays INN road. aud Holhurn.
From this center tho Americans,
""NNN WhN" NN manu. MUMMY AtN H"NAtAHt"
hanaoms or penny buses, and then
thfnuRhnut the day we hear home
voices IN the sh0p. gazing millions on
Oxford ard Regent HtrectHs we spot
American men and women at pitturo
gallery, cathedral. tower and threatcr.
We wonder why OK an these pCople
from Gods cOuntdy" we see go Jew
lamillara, and think what a pity Il Is
these two people ~ the same blood
cannot mix better.
Two great Influences ave az work
and working wisely Kim Edward
never loses an opportunity 90 show
courtesy 90 the American visitor Of
rank Sufficient 10 bring him within
the wcllguardcd precinct OF ST. James
md Whtolaw Reid, the most popular
OF ambassadors, Ia turn q setting an
example IN his dlsnined bat cordial
entertainment q the est Of Englands
blood.
May ! say. too that the reprcaenta'
tives OF the really representative Am.
eriCan newspapers and the American
news agencies are u0ing q great work
now toward bringing together these
two English teoples upon whose con.
hrmod friendship the pence % the
worlo literally dopends2
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
GRAND CAEYON TOLL ROAD
REMAINS IN PRIVATE HANDS

A correspondent writing 90 Los An
geles Examiner from Flagstaff, dated
July 81, says On tho 3lst OF last
January. the franchise held by Super.
visor Cameron and his associates, Gov
erlng the Brlgh, Angel toll road az
the Grand Canyon. expired. The fran
ohise had been Ia existence for iliteen
years and the royenmea derived from
tolls collected thereon for tho past
three years have aver ged twenty dol
lars pefsday,
by operation OF law, upon the explra.
ton of such franchises IN Arizona, the
right 10 collect tolls passes 20 the
county ia wnich the ton road "a l0cat.
ga ana the county should get consider
able revenue from the tolls thus col
lectcd. but on Fchruary 4, Supervisor
Cameron and Poison, Supervisor Cor
.alsh voting "No,n entered into g
contract with one T. J.. Terrell and
granted Ferrel the right % collect anf
retain an fees on this road for a period
Of Eve years. for the sole eonsidera
ton of hoping the trail la repair.
For the past three years Ferroll hal
been an empl0ye OF Cameron anc u 4
an open secret that Terrell waa use'
simply a. a blind 60 screen che fac
that Cameron as a supervisor ia On real
lity contracting with himself 90 diver
tho tolls into has oWn pockets.
no bond 10 required ~ Cameron o
Terrell. the county and not Cameron
or Ferrell would 30 responsible q
damages Tor injuries caused by aosl
gence Ia keeping the trail ~ repair
Cameron. through Fcrrells reports 9
no one. oitlor lOr che revenues or Ga
condition 0l tho irail. No one know
how much ae takes IN or what Do %
pended on the Trail for repairs Can
eron. supervisor says Ga Cameron.
Caneclor Wen take care on thl
.ithine the countyF Interests are Oh
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

quorques building win take pre-
cedence. Ca construction work. over
large number OF other citios which
secured appropriations f9r Ike build.
lnEa 40 the recent term OF congress,
by virtue Of the Albuquerque site
having been vested in the government
lac an earlier date than many of the
other cities. and as che civil service
commission q even now preparing 90
hold civil service examinations Tor the
purpose az securing traccfs and
draughlamen Tor the dranghtlng force,
% woud seem that the reorganization
ut this force spoken Of by Supervising
Architect Taylor would DO accomplish.
Ga nt an early date, which moana that
work on Albuquorquo's public build
ing, ns stated 4 few dEss ago in These
columns, VIII be begun Ia the not dis
taut future,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

Alfred Belt the friend ed cona
dant 81 cecil Rhodes. o. dead. and
some great secrets died With him. A
fufrrful. dangerous man mas zone, TIC
was feared and ditrualed n iifo. His
death removes a factor whose iniu.
fence ca Haairs az thia country was
Ia wa tn aame of the statesmen Of the
last ten years. bat TIE story VIII never
be told
Alfred noit. who bad been failing
Tor some months, was the greatest
individual trust promoter lu the world.
no loved money, not for moneys sake,
hui fnr ihe power that money gave
him. Cold. unscrupul.us where bis
exhibitions were concerned. hq wci. =
crush with hts nervous little hands
those who opposed him--cruah them
down into oblivion aud dlshouor With
cruel indifference. Hut hla rewards
Tor those who helped MIN 20 crafty
rroed 0f iust we're princely. hia
wealth vas enormous. in lie DO dld
little good with q. Though his VIII
generously provides for fubiic lngtltn-
lions. ueli never had the hlan ideals
af Cecii Rhodes, but ne had greater
huslnen tact.
aneit Was the biggest Halle man 10
the world was tho comment 81 %
soph Lewis, the great diamond mer-
chant. yesterday. and from the view
point OF thls diamond merchant he was
undoubtedly great Belt dealt Ia dia'
mOud mlnos-Lowis deals On diamonds.
Belt would wreck q world 10 seize q
mine I'm the confusion nc nearly
wrecked a nation, and he blasted a life
when ne plotted With and financed the
great Jsmoson raid, by which DC hoped
io seize toe Tfansvaal mines Belt
had visions OF securing absolute con.
troll OF tho gold and diamond output Of
the world. others nave hal the same
drnam-~otncfa are plotting noW-~but
know of no man in tne world who mas
come as near O. a realization oi DIS
great ambition. believe he was only
thwarted by sickness and--death.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
MONTEZUMA BALL AND
ROBIN HOOD PARK
TO % FEATURES or TWENTY
SIXTH ANNUAL FAia--CoM'
MlTTEE WORKING ON
tEW PLAN.

A feature of the Montemma bali
This year win be the "R0bln Hood
Park" 10 be constructed out OF the
AlYarado court. by the aid % electric
ify and decorations the interior f0un-
tAtn % he made au electric fountain
Tor tho time being, ny the aid Of hun
drods of colorOd incandescenis whiCn
u Is proposed 20 use.
Al tbs last meeting OF tho commit.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
The LTNEMFNT of our
FOrefathers.

tee having the arrangements Of the
sail IN charge, when tals feature was
broached q was decided q give q the
above name. ManaEes Adams % the
Alyarado, whore the ball ls 20 be held.
q lending his hearty cooperation %
lhe scheme, as Is Manager achwoli1er
Of tue curiu department who has
promised 20 throw open the doors OF
TIE Indian museum. which opens into
the court Tor the occasion. roaioonB.
decorations of an kinds and many
colorel Navajo rngs will transform
the interior court info a bower Of
beauty, which win make q q htver-io.
ne forgotten scene by those attending.
The nmmittee, headed BY Chair
man O'fieliy IS working hard on the
hall feature. and thai Il viii be a great
suceeaa coca without saying
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

or defeat he rode BY nc. His face
Was unshaven and haggard. for three
days and nights ne had not slept, The
responsibility OF holding the most linz
hia. hut as he rode past me there
was the little smile of recognition
the courteous mannet Of old japan
which. unfortunately, young Japan has
already begun 10 forget
took the accompanying photos
graph Ia mis- headquarters one day
during the long walt which allowed
the summ0ning % the peace confer
enco He afierward said Il was the
best photograph be had ever had
takcn
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

Major Hamm, editor ana manager OF
tho Constitutionallst. Emmlnence. KY
when he Wis horcely attacked, four
years ago, BY piles, bought box Of
hucklens Arnlca saive, Of which ho
says "il cured me In ten days ana
no trouble since. Quickest healer of
burns. sores. cutg and w unda. 29c
az an druEgistR.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
TRADES COMMITTEES ARE
ARRESTED ~ THE POLICE.

Moscow. Aug. O.-All railroad sin-
lions this morning were occupied by
che troops and heavy rolnloroements
we're sent 10 the Industrial sections.
The police are arresilng members Of
on central committees ~ .he trades
unions no trains left Moscow this
morning over the Kaaan railroad.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

defeated Tho unioni1i government
shook the confidence of the people ID
is war department. and brought q full
realization chat despite che proud
boast OF lhe purity OF English politics
the war was dictated hy tho land mag
mates. anu Joseph Chamberlain was
consciously or unsconaoiously the tool
.Of Park ! anc"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

| T|TTTT|"T"-
District Attorney Ashurst and his
Assistant flynn. have brought an ac.
Ton ln quo waFrani0 against Terrell
that viii nnOrd t1e courts an oppor.
tunity OF passing uron the legality Of
this contract.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
ALBUQUERQUE AND
hEn PunLlc RulLplNo

The following letter pertaining O.
the erection Of the government build
ing On this city, on the site opposite
the Commercial Club building, has
been received by Delegate Andrews
from Supervising Archltcot J. X. Tay-
lore
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11


Hon. Wm. al Andrews, Albuquerque.
New Me8ico
sir.-The receipt OF your letter Of
July rs. relative 90 the u. n post.
office building which Il Is proposed 20
erect at Albuquerque, n. A. is hereby
acknowledged.
In reply you ere advised THAI, Ia
accordance with the usual practice oi
this ONCE, the work 10 taken up in
the order In which tho sites were
vested ln the government, but the dis
organization oecnHaionod ~ the failure
20 pass public building blli az the
last session OF the hfty-eighth con.
gresa, makos Il necessary 20 c9mplete
tho Organization oi the draughllne
force before the volume Of work now
on hand can be handled az rapidly ae
usual. ana q cannot therefore DO Dc.
/ nnltely stated az what date the draw
ings for The building IA quesihn WI
bo begun
Your interest On the matter IA, how
ever appreciated. and oYery enor
Wiz be made on the part az this oi
\ nee tu expedite the work
Respectfully
j. ~ TAYLOR,