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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
Tenth Anniversary.

On Monday evening the neighbors,
living on Coburn avenue and Norridge-
wock road, went in a body to the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. o is Smith,
to congratulate them on the tenth ami
versary OF their marriage. So remark
able was the surprise that the host was
found arrayed in his field suit of khaki
and long boots, and the hostess was IN
her kitchen apron pairing apples for pies.
However the welcome was none the
less cordial and khaki and pies were
laid aside. Mrs. Merrill announced her.
self as manager for the evening and
carried out gaily program consisting
of readings, Rotations, piano playing
and singing. Judge Danforth presented
the congratulations OF the company to
the happy couple, who made suitable
| response. After the refreshments a big
basket of packages was brought in, and
merry hour was spent in opening
them. Then the guests departed with
best wishes for many happy returns,
lea wing pantry well stocked with tin
ware, and hearts warmed by the good
will of their friends.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The venerable Senator Thomas o.
Plstt of New York, and his wife have
separated. That would be nobody''
business but their own, but there have
been so many false and scsndslous re-
ports circulated, that Mr.. and Mrs. Platt
have issued a Joint statement OF facts,
saying that while there could possibly
be no grounds for divorce, separation
was deemed best on account OF unhappy
differences between them. The Senator
Is to resign his seat In Congress, and re-
tire to private life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
sKOWHEGAN MARKET.


UArS-42la cts.
Wool [ uwashed. 81 cts
HIDES AND SKINs-hldes, cts lAmt Sklut IS
to 75cts calf skins. Is To ao cts-paeh
BEASs-Hand-picked yellow eyes, s. 80 TO SIS
pes beans, Sis Ia sllu
BGEP-OX beef. 6 TO Tets.
FoULrRY-Fowls. 10 to u IL per H.; chicken
p 70 II cts. ducks, IS 10 lie geese, "A to IL;
turkeys, . to 26C.
ROUND HOG sta.
TALLow-RouEh 2 cts. per 10.
BUTrER-tlrst quAnty, stamped, C &c 23p er ID
EGGs-S SO IS. per dor fresh.
PoTAroEs-4Sc, per bushel
Cheese, l2cto lac, per 10.
retail MARKKr.
FLoUR--Spring wheat Patent. 40 10 gs36
Winter wheat pat $3.50 to 1850, Winter wheat
choice, $50
CoRS-s IS per bag meal and cracked corn
81 IS per bag.
c. s. MEAL-Sl.65 per bag.
FEED-Middlings, Sl40 ger cwt GlutsE al S.
per cwt.
STRING BRAN-Sl.S so yer cwt,
MIXED FEEDS IS per Cwt
SALT foRK-l2c ID, 10y the bhl., POO lbs, $3.50
CHEEsR-ls per 10.
BUTTER-2k to 81 cts per ID
EGGs-S6 cts n dor fresh.
TFAs-2Sto so cents per 10.
CoFFEE-?0 to IS cents per b.
LAsp-pomestic, Y cts Pure, L cts. Com
pound, 10 cts
MoLAssEs-rure Ponce, 40; pure Barbadoes
3Oc.
SUGAR-Granulated Sugar best quality 10
ponds for 81 o.; Brown, Il pounds for 81.
POTATOES soc per busEeI
Dry FISH-COd,s 10 10 cts per II; pollock, Sc.
OSIoSs-5c, per 10
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Business In the shoe shops all over the
State has picked up wonderfully after
the dull season. you'd be sui prised to
know what an eff ct the New York and
Massachusetts, elections had on the shoe
trade" said an Auburn manufacturer,
the other day. 1.-THE buyers were hold
Ing off to see whether the Hearst tickets
won. II they had, l believe the whole
Industrial business OF this country would
have been affected The Republicans
winning out, business has taken new
start.n
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The date of the launching of the new
six-masted schooner Alice NJ. Lawrence
has been changed from Dec. I. to Sat
urday, Dec. |. Capt William F. Kre-
ger of Fairfield is to command the new
craft, and the launching party will be
a stinc,ively Fairfield event, as the
schooner is named for a prominent
young woman Of that town and several
mopeyed people of that are financially
interested in the vessel A reception
and luncheon will be served on the craft
while abe is in midstream.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The President has improved each
shining hour of his trip to Panama
He has examined every portion OF the
work and made personal inspection OF
every detail. The dirt fl es now, but II
will A. faster soon. The silly super
sttution about the President entering
foreign territory has been most effect
ually smashed. But then that is no new
business to Roosevelt. He was received
with salutes and glad acclaim through
out the canal zone.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Oae of the most benevolent institu-
tons of the country is the life saving
service, under the management of a
a Maine man, Increase Kimball. When
big storm arises it reminds us that in
the midst of danger and death the brave
men connected with these stations are
doing their duty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

In keeping with their usual progress
siye spirit the Maine Central r ,ilroad
Company will on the first OF january,
make an important reduction in the
roads passenger and freight rates. Two
and one half cents mile will be put on
single tickets and the same proportion
on freight ratee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Vermont, by vote of two to one in
the House, refused to abolish capital
punishment. 1t is an awful penalty for
an awful crime. The only argument for
It's retention is that it may possibly pre-
vent murder 10 some casea. If 1t does
not, then the only argument for the
death penalty fails.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The postoffice at North Vasalboro was
entered at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing, the safe WAS moved from the main
office to back room and blown open,
$500 worth of postage stamps and $3.50
in cash we're stolen, which were aband
oned at Winslow.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The following officers were elected at
the closing meeting of the Maine state
Pathological society at Harrison last
week; President, A Gilbert, Moth
Greene; vice presidents. D. P. True,
Leeds, L l.. White, Bowdoin; secretary,
d. Il. knowlton, Pennington; treasurer,
E l.. Lincoln. Wayne; executive com
mittee' {. L Wheeler Chesteryille.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Francis, the colored desperate, seems
to elude all attempts to capture him.
Besides being a villain, he is bright,
educated fellow. During his trial he
took all the evidence offered In court in
shorthand.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

cards OF Thanks, Resolutions OF Respect and
tsfs of presents accompanying accounts of
gsddinps receptions, anniversaries, ETC., In
.erted at cents per line; poetry with obituary
notices, 10 cents per line. No charge less than
30 cents.
with our mailing list of nearly 5000 names,
.rhsrribers writing the REPORTER with regard
r. their subscription must be sure to give exact
IL the postoffice I'd dress TO which the paper is
3 da1ivered by rural carrier. This is especially
Innortant when change of address lie request
Al but should also be observed when making
remittances and at all other times.
Address all communications to
The soaERsEr REPORTER, Skowhegan, Maine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Ole of the most gratifying indications
OF the times is that the Pennsylvania
Railroad and other big corporations are
Increasing the pay of their help. The
skilled laborer in America Is last becom-
inv the dictator.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

|. is sad indeed that Minot j. Savage
of New York is stricken with apparently
hopeless disease of mind and body, and
has been taken to a private sanitarium.
He is easily the foremost writer and
preacher OF this country on the 80 called
liberal" theology. Intense work caus-
ed the break down. DIR. Savage Ia a
native Of Norridgewock. in this county.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The wages of employees of the Ameri,
can Express Co., who are paid less than
5000 a month have been increased ten
per cent, beginning Nov. 10 The an
nouucement of the increase was made at
the office of the company in New York.
The increase was authorized by vote of
board of directors
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The late Henry P. Cox of Portland,
the shoe dealer, born of Friend parents
in Brunswick, left $40, 600 to Oak Grove
Seminary in Vassalboro.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Georgia Cayvan of New York, the
noted actress, is dead. She was native
of Bath, in this State.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
Church Notes.
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL.
BENJAMIN b. MERRILL, Pastor,
Resldence IIh NJ ain Street.

Sunday services: 1915 morning worship,
with sermon by the pastor. Ia o'clock, Sun
day School 6p. M, Y. P. S, c. E 7p. m.
union service; sermon by the Rev. II. F..
Huse.
The Working League will meet at the
church parlors next Monday afternoon at two
o'clock
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

John Hay was one of the greatest dip.
lomats this country ever produced.
Therefore memorial window to him Is
shortly to be dedicated in the synagogue
of Keneseth Israel congregation, Phils.
delphia. This is a decided innovation
and will be the first instance where a
nou-Iew has been honored by the it,
stsllation Of any sort Of memorial in
n Jewish house of worship. This tx
ception is made because of Mr.. Hays
service In behalf Of the unfortunate
j VS. at kishiuotl. Russia, and in rtc1g.
milton OF his ,tl1rts TO prevent Jews
from being Disseminated against In any
way.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Keep out the cold. Old papers to put
under your carpets, five cents for big
bundle. SOMERSET REPORTER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The first scratch on her new furniture is
apt to convince the bride that marriage is
a failure.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Mr.. B. b, Odell, former Governor OF
NV York, and former chairman OF the
Republican State committee, says In a
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

The committee is divided in regard to
smoot's expulsion from the Senate.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
FIRST BAPTIST.
H. F. HUSH. Pastor, Residence, u Main Street.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Rev. Fred A. Leitch, Paste
Rap;Jepca - leland A vanu

Druggists refund money II II fails to cure. Z
W. GROVES signature is on each box. 26c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22

Some people are always signing for the
"good old times" The Oregon Record
administers to them dose in these
words;
Return to the good old times" would
you? Then rise on a cold morning and
wash at the pump, pull on pair of raw
hide boots that rival tin can in stiff
ness, pull on wooden shirt over your
back ard sit down to bare meal with
your three legged stool dancieg around
M a slipshod Il por, eat corn pone and
bacon for a steady diet and labor four
teen hours out OF twentv-four. Go
without daily paper, a Il screen, u
mosquito bar, a spring mattress, kero-
sene lamp; gee-haw your oxen to msr-
ket and sit on the floor OF an OK cart as
YOU wend your way to church or frolic.
Parch corn and peas for cotf and use
sssssfrss for tes, and see how you Ike it,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
GEORGE MERRIAM, Pastor.
Residence, 80 Madison Avenue.
-. ...t:..s. te...oI. - - ~,

Residence, SO Madison Avenue
Prayer meeting tonight at 7.3o.
Morning service al Io.4s; Sunday school
at Ia; Christian Endeavor at 6; the subject
will be Temperance" At 7 o'clock the
church will Join in union service in the
Congregational Church.
At the meeting of the Young Peoples So.
ciety of Christian Endeavor last Sunday even
ing, program Of unusual interest was given
Mrs. George o. Smith told of mission work
in Mexico; Or. Geo. Smith spoke of up-to.
date methods in Chris ian Endeavor work
Mrs. G. X. Fogg gave an account of the work
of the local society for the past year, and
Miss Iva N. Jackns illustrated the work Of
this and other countries in the Christian En-
deavor field.
Next Tuesday evening, Nov. 27th, will
occur the annual Thanksgiving social. Ev-
eIybody is invited to come and have a good
time. Excellent committees have been ap.
pointed and fine program will be presented
All are invited to send or bring contributions
for adding Thanksgiving cheer to many a
home in our town. About eighty-fve were
provided with Thanksgiving dinners, last
year.
FIRST BAPTIST.
H. F. HUsH. Pastor, Residence, u Main Street.
Prayer meeting tonight at 1870.
Morning worship with sermon by the pas
tor, Sunday, at 1916 Singing by the chorus
choir under the leadership of Mrs. Philo
Steward. Sunday School at IL. Young
Peoples meeting at 6. Sunday night this
church will unite with other churches in a
union meeting in the Cong egational church.
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rev. Fred A. Leitch, Pastor.
Residence, IS Island Avenue.
Sunday evening there will be union evan
gelistic service in the Congregational church.
The Queen Esther Circle will meet with
Miss Katherine Lewis, Water street, Monday
evening at 7.3o.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-22
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

Published every Thursday at Skowhegan, Me
By ELMER E. MCNEELIE.
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Opera House saturday Niuht.

D.uu"IN ~ lIatneld's Ministries
come 10 the opera house Saturday
uIeh' This company carries A. people
and one car load IF scenery. Tickets
on sale Friday 22-2
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Notice Notice

To our customers. notice is hereby
given that our markets will not be
opened amy more on SUNDAY morn.
Inas Give your orders for Saturday
delivery
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-22

CORRUGATED iron m all lengths al Biy.
ems, CThn & Frensley's.
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thinkers consider this subject. the
clearer it will appear that whenever
the people OF any state determine to
do so, they can immediately substi-
tute the suggested method for the
present one. 1t is not necessary to
wait until the entire nation can be
aroused to fever heat, for each state
can act Independently: and, now
that the revolt against bossism and
machine rule is so general and strong.
its leaders should utilize this oppor-
tunity to increase the peoples power
to control their own affairs, by ac-
tually exercising their much vaunted,
but too infrequently used. right OF
self-government.-Albert Griffin in
Watson's Magazine
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Direct Election OF Senators.

Evidently, if We the people OF to-
day-are as intelligent and inde-
pendent as our ancestors We're. we
can now, in similar way. take the
election of senators into our own
hands. To do this we have only to
insist that our legislature shall enact
laws providing:
First, That. at every election pre-
ceding the expiration OF senatorial
term, or of the filling OF vacancies,
the names of senatorial candidates
shall-not merely maybe placed
upon the ballots, and properly at,
tested returns sent to the Legislature.
Second. That all legislators shall
be required to accept the vote cast
for senators as positive instructions
to vote for the candidate who shall
have received a majority OF the votes
without regard to the members :
personal or party preferences.
1t is true that legislators could
not be legally compelled to vote as
thus directed, any more than Presi-
Dental electors can now be legally
compelled to vote as directed by the
conventions nominating them-but
they would do so in this case as
surely as they do it in the other.
The more that dispassionate
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is seeking stealthly to sit astride the
neck of the American people. 1t
seeks to make our laws, to pro-
nounce judgment from the bench, to
command the pulpit, to instruct tie
student, to subsidize the press. to
mould public opinion, to dominate
In our national and state committees
and national and state
to prescribe our drink. clothing, food
and shelter, to absolve itself from
taxes, to ocontrol all avenues oftrade,
to depress the price of what 1t buys
and raise the price of what II sells,
to strike from the hand of the work
ingman his only weapon of defense
an organized resistance; to enlist
the army in their cause; in short to
seize the very reins of government
and make all things and all men sub
servient to their pernicious will.
All! Could they who now give aid
and impetus to the trust but push
aside the veil which hides the future:
would they not see such prospect
as this before them? Merger and
consolidation ended, and one mighty
trust sitting in authority as dictator
of the country; "A nation OF independ-
ent business men-most useful citi
zens, reduced to a nation OF employees
most helpless citizens; on his des-
potic throne the lord who wields the
sceptre-in the field the man who
wields the hoe; the hum of industry
and OF commerce stilled and a people
pillaged of their millions and re-
duced to penury-no longer able to
buy-powerless to restore the in
dustrial glory OF the past: here the
smokeless chimney; there the de-
serted marts of trade; yonder the
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Here are Some Prices.

we are now in shape to sell you
Saddles for $1,000 to $4,000
Single harness from $3.50 to
S2l 90.
lhe celebrated J. |. c. bit that
has formerly sold at So cents to
$l.O0 now at 25 cents.
Double harness from $4,000 to
$4,000. -
Sweat pads 25 cents to 45 cents.
Collars all kinds and all prices.
Whips, the finest line that ever
came to Paonia from 10 cents to
S2.oo, good thorough raw hide
whip for 80 cents.
Don't forget we do all kinds OF
repairing promptly.
CRADLE & GRAssE.
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AN APPEAL FOR MANHOOD.
By Hon. Henry A. Drumm in Boulder
Camera, July }, 1906.

With the advent of Mckinley, the
regime OF the trust began in deadly
earnest. with the advent OF Roose-
welt IL reached it's zenith, and now,
during his administration, enters
upon it's decline. With the advent OF
Bryan, 1t will be dealt the final blow.
The public press should be "A guar
dian of the public veal. Its duty is n
public duty. 1t should not deceive;
IT should not be silent in times of
peril; 1t should expose! 1t should
shine, If need he, as n danger signal
upon the tower of liberty.
To attack the trust requires cour-
age, for the assassin, stilletto in hand,
turks in the darkness. But the pa
triot is not "A coward. Only the
wicked stand In fear and trembling.
The trust IL not only un-American,
but inhuman and ungodly. 1t was
conceived in sin, born in corruption.
and lives and thrives like the canni-
bal. upon human beings-its own
flesh and blood. Under Its blight
Ing breath, the morality of the ma
ton must give way to vice and
crime, republican institutions fall
beneath the tyrant's heel and the
civilization of the western world
enters upon period Of ofretrogression
and decay. Its virtues are those of
n Satan, it's beneficent rule that OF a
Nero, it's benign enlightment that OF
the Middle Ages.
1t requires no play of the fancy to
read the future. Even now the often
sive form OF the huge deformity
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desolate fields where waved the
golden grain: all grim reminders of
that fatal year of our Lord. eighteen
hundred and ninety-six when they
hailed their victor as the advance
agent of prosperity the forerunner
OF Industrial expansion: failing to
note in their intoNication over the
guady picture of deception held be-
fore them, the advance agent of
despotism' and the approach of in
dustrial contraction and decay; there
the scion of greed and graft, sup
ported by n minion soldiery, revel-
ing in luxury, vice and immortality:
yonder the toiling millions eking out
n pittance in the glare of the MONDAY
sun. What wreck of a noble man
hood, What desecration OF free
dom's home,
But, thank God, the spirit of 10 is
not vet dead! The Roosevelts and
the Organs are joining forces, The
Hearsts and Hadleys girding on their
arInor: the Folks and LaFollettes
sounding the call to arms; the Patter-
sons and the Bakers and the Spring
ers and the Paddocks and our
j Josephs are in the saddle. The trust
must go. Such a tree OF iniquity
upon American soil cannot be given
room. 1t must be torn out, root
and branch. Our government must
live: the incubus must die, Ameri-
can manhood must be restored.
Stand forever for the right, no
matter what the cost. robustness"
intrude itself. strike it down: to the
winds with business when the vul-
ture is at your throat. Save first
your manhood and then your purse.
Throw off the yoke which is settling
down upon you; cease to forge the
fetters you are forging for your
children and your children's children;
say not this is an age of combines
and follow ii with n sigh of helpless
ness The American nation is big
enough and strong enough to cope
with any foe. Have no finger in II
mess that soils your character and
your country's flag. You lived be-
fore the advent of the trust and you
were n man; you have bowed your
self before the monster and you are
n mouse. Let there be an end of
sycophancy and slavery. To your
own land, be true! Let 1t not be
written OF you in all succeeding ages
that you helped to tear asunder the
noble fabric fashioned by your faith
ers; let it rather be said that at the
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call of danger, you responded; that
in the strife you Were hero: that in
the victory which crowned your ef-
forts you helped to preserve in all its
pristine lustre the glory of your
country's name and fame, and a
form OF government that promises
to extend to the oppressed of all the
world, the boon OF freedom.