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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas larry Martin, Alias Tory Martin
OF Township Lumber one, range three, east OF
the Kenne bee River in the County OF somer-
set aud State OF Maine, by his mortgage deed
da ed the e day OF May, A. D., 1881 aud re-
corded somerset Registry OF Deeds, Bo X
10 Page SIS, nveyed to Edmund Coolidge OF
scion in said County and tate q certain par
eel OF real state situated in said township.
number one range three east OF keRnebec
River. bounded as follows. to wit beginning
on the North line OF said town al the corner of
land bond ed TO Barrett SpsuldiDg thence East
sever ~ rods TO 8 corner thence south to the
Pleasant Pond Stream; thence down said
stream to the corner of said SpSulding's lst;
thence North said Spauding's lice to the
corner rst mentioned, containing one hun.
dted acres. more or less, meaning to convey
the same farm where now live.
Aud whereas the condition Of sstd mortgage
has been broken, now therefore, by reason OF
the breach OF the CO dltiou thereof cain 3
foreclosure OF said mortgage.
Solon, Maine, March ?6, 1906,
FRED A COOLIDGE.
Executor OF The last will and testament of
EDMUND Coolidge. SvA
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12
bile Speakers.

There are only two kinds Of speak
ers. The first Is the man who is max
ing a good speech and won't finish.
The second is the man who Is making
q bad speech and can't finish. The lat
ter is the longer.-Illustrated London
NeMs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12

All smart up-to-date women of today,
Know how TO bake, wash, sing and to
play;
without these talen wife is y. q.
Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea
q K FoRg.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12

Newport expects the Ice will leave
Lake Sebasticook by April Is. which
would be seven days earlier than last
season 1t is announced that $4,000
trout fry will be put in the lake as soon
as the ice leaves
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12

Many a man who thinks he is marrying
40 angel may find that she is equipped
with palr OF asbestos wings few
mon his later.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12

Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
Opiates, and will not constipate like
nearly all other cough medicines Re-
fuse substitutes T " Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12
FOLEYSHONEYAr6rAR
sor chiIdrsns cafe. sure. No oPtatss

Never accuse a man OF being honest
until you know the amount OF money he
has been offered as brbe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12

by Foley's Honey and Tar 1t stops the
racking cough and heals and strengthens
the lungs. II taken In time it will pre-
vent an attack of pneumonia. Refuss
substitutes. F. w Buckpam.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-04-12

An Ohio man is SO lazy lha; be thinks
It's too mush ike work to keep from work
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
CARFTEID,s REPORT.

If It IS true that Garfield had access
to the private books Of the packers and
then did not give his information to
the department, it would be interest
ing to know where he got the informa-
ton that the packers were losing
money? The Garfield report was the
rottenest piece Of chicanery ever seen
in this country--LaWrence Journal
Let US see about that. AS near as
the state Journal has been able to
figure it out, the packers had two sets
of books. one of which was especially
for Mr.. Garfeld's consumption. so to
speak, and which made the showing
which he gave to the public. The
other set showed the real facts. and
these Mr. Garfield said nothing about
to the public but turned the informa-
ton over to a federal grand jury
without the knowledge OF either the
public or the packers.
When the report Of Mr.. Garfield was
made public a year ego. IN which he
said the books OF the packers showed
that the beef trust was making an ex-
ceedingly small profit, the packers
commended him, while the public
which knew that the beef trust must
be making tremendous profit
howled. The Kansas state senate even
J passed resolutions denouncing Mr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16

Garfield and demanding that President
Roosevelt remove him. But Mr.. Car
field held his peace.
Now It is the packers turn to howl
They feel that they have been buncoed.
The evidence OF Iaw-breaking which
Mr. Garfield found he turned over to
the department of justice. The vio-
lators OF law supposed he would keep
still about It. OF course their feelings
are hurt They did not think Mr.. Car
field would be capable Of such a thing
There are so many public ofhcials who
stand ready to violate their official
oaths at the bidding Of grafters and in
duentiaI Iaw-breakers that the trust
supposed it could count on Mr. Garfield
as belonging to that sort also. No
doubt the beef trust will agree with the
Lawrence Journal in its denunciation
of Mr. GARFIELD.
The State Journal eonfesses to con-
siderable admiration for the commits
sioner Of corporations. It was shocked
at his published report, it is true, but
subsequent events have fully vindi-
Gated Mr.. Garfield. He should now
have the appreciation of the people in
stead OF their censure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
INSURANCE LEGISLATION.

The agitation for national control Of
life insurance companies brings state
ment from a writer in Worlds Work as
to what uniform legislation and control
of insurance companies throughout the
country might accomplish. The re-
forms mentioned viii appeal to every
person who has ever had anything to
do with Insurance barring, possibly,
the officials Of some companies.
Certain changes in the law" says
this writer. can help make life in
surance what it should be, though Wild
er public knowledge must be the basis
both for the law and for the improve
ments The law can make it easier to
understand what one pays for when he
buys a life Insurance policy, and to pre-
vent his being swindled by false repre-
sentations:
'eThe law can offer only part Of the
remedy, but it can do this:
81. Forbida life insurance company
from selling anything except pure life
insurance policies.
go. Prescribe a standard policy, sim
pie and ineligible.
g. Require every policy to state
on its face both the total premium
and the items which go to make up that
total-the mortality charge, the reserve
and the amount added to meet the ex-
penses.
-. Require that all savings in NOR
tally. collections. and interest on the
reserve assets. be credited annually
on the next premium that will fall
due.
IS. Apply the savings bank law to
/ the investment of life insurance assets.
"6. Stop the robbery of unfortunate
! policy holders in surrender values, and
make life insurance frrevocabIe. A
/ life insurance policy IS not a personal
! investment but a protection for the
i policy holders family, or creditors.
There are companies which sell
simple forms of policy and even the
most complicated forms can be put In
/ an ineligible language by an insur-
ance lawyer for a reasonable fee. The
cost Of the annual charge for death
losses, the excess interest on the sums
set aside for reserve. and the allow
ance to meet expenses, can all be ascer-
tanned through insurance publications
and the gain and loss exhibits required
in several of the states. But chiefly
the evil Of regarding life insurance as
an investment and subjecting It to the
perils Of investments, exists in almost
every form Of policy and requires posi-.
tive legislative action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
JAYHA WKER JOTS

Etiquette note from the Alma Sig
nal: [ am told that it is bad form to
notice accidents at the dinner table
If the waiter should happen to spill
some red hot chicken soup down your
back you should not get angry, but
saw politely that you usually take your
soup that way and 60 on looking
wise.
since the information has gone out
that Efingham's famous girl band
was broken up because the girls got
married faster than new ones could
take their places, 1t is expected that
there Will be a rush in the girl band
business in those communities where
the young men are inclined to be a
trife slow.
Republic county item from the
BelleviHe Telescope. Mr. Coburn's re-
port shows that Jewell county heads
the list on corn, alfalfa. and hogs. He
don't mention the fact that there were
about 100 Republic county farmers
moved over into that county last year
We don't mean to insiHuate that this
helped Jewell out on hogs, but It
helped them out on crops.
Thomas Sutton. of Russell. is inter
ested in a new-fangled slot machine
that he claims will sell postage stamps.
make change, and do several other
things. but like all other machines it
charges for each transa ctiOn. The
patron drops a dime into the slot and
out rolls four tWo-cenC stamps and
a one-cent stamp. retaining the one
cent for doing business. If person
wants one tWo-cent stamp he must
drop three cents into the slot An
other patron drops a ten dollar bill
into the slot and out rolls 1899.
Prehistoric story from the Newton
Kansan: A force of men from the
street department were at work this
afternoon at the corner of Main and
Fifth streets uncovering a well that is
as old as Newton-one Of the land
marks of the town 1t has been no
| tfced that the ground at that point
is sinking and today a large section
OF the streets was torn up, the top of
the we'll found. and the old boards
that covered 1t. which were rotten an d
breaking were removed and q large
stone slab placed over the mouth Of
the we'll. The unearthing of this old
we'll has brought out a. flood of rer.lf-
niscences from the old settlers. The
well was sunk in April. 1871. and the
town pump was located there. This
well, and another Ike If atethe corner
/ of Main and Sixth streets. furnished
/ the drinking water for the town. THE
/ water for washing purposes was
J hauled from Sand creek and sold for
% cents a barrel Many exciting
events have happened around this old
I well, and the old settlers have bear
recalling them today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
Ghost Points Va to cod.

Bringing a bottle filled with almost
pure gold from a lode long hidden IN
mountain fastness, not far from here,
W. E. Bartlett and NJ. G. Black, both
well known business men, are back
after perilous trip to the Cascades.
Theirs. however, was labor richly
rewarded, though the story is so in
terwoven with spiritualism and ro-
nance that it is well nigh incredible.
Bartlett is the grandson of D. z. IN
gels. a miner of the early dfties in
these parts, who was murdered in the
hills by his partner. The Bartlett fam
lily are spfritualists, and Bartlett de-
clareS his dead and murdered grand
father, through a Portland medium,
sent word to him to find the lost mine
and he would be independent for life
Bartlett swears positively that he
received specific directions from the
spirit Of his grandfather how to pro-
coed to the lost mine. Moreover, he
was told to select NJ. c. Black to ac-
company him.
The men will not tell of the location
Of their find, but say 1t cannot be
reached save by making an extremely
hardship, especially at this time of the
year. when the mountains are firmly
in winters icy grip. In the spring
they viii return and develop their
find.
In rough ana mountainous sec
ton, they say they found gray quartz
ledge literally filled with precious
metal. Small pieces were broken off,
pounded UP in a frying pan which
they had with them, and the gold
picked out by the mems fingers and
placed in bottle. Should the ledge
prove as rich as the samples. man
could take a mortar and a gold pan
and in a weeks time take out enough
of the gold to make him wealthy.
As an evidence of their find they
have the little bottle of gold dust,
which has already been viewed by
dozens of people, and tests have been
made by o. D. Johnson which prove
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16

be quite resp ctabIe-unless you knew
better"
Baby heard every word = as Miss
Roswell meant she should. She stepped
back a pace, going white, then red, nef-
hands hanging heIplessly at her SIDES.
Norris likewise heard ~ he flushed
darby, and made as IL to stand py
his sweetheart. But his mother was
calling him - likewise his duty as q
courteous host. With a look half an
CRY, half apologize, he followed the w o
retreating figures toward their car
riags. Half way to It he stopped ana
half turned about, to see A-aEyln STAND
ing with Baby's hand in his ner race
raised to him and her eyes wet IN
stantly he dung baek to them, Dus
Baby waved him away When ne hatt
gone. and the carriage was out OF
hearing, she said to Marvin, with q
little hard breath: Poor Granville!
ought not to blame him. He mas:
maybe, caught my faith in spot cash.
Then, most unaccountablyss s1e ma
her face in her hands and sohbed nara
a minute, but looked up after it. sEnil-
ing a brave vet pfteous smile. Marvin
took her hand again and pressed II
ever SO little, saying in a half whisper
Honey. cry all you want to betVeeh
now and the new year--YFe are gong
to get married then, and live happy
ever after
Baby's answer was a blush. and
silence. but the wedding came on duly,
a month ahead of the Norris RosWelI
affair Copyright, 1906, by Homer
Sprague.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
Germany's ROYAL resting Oface.

In the matter of raw materials, such
as building stones, If a builder or own
er anywhere in Germany discovers a
stone which seems valuable, he can
send this to the laboratory. Il will
there be tested upon a large scale. One
of the most interesting machines used
In the Whole esta blishment is an enor-
nous freezinz machine, by which large
stones may be frozen and thawed many
times IN the course of a week, thus
giving them all the wear and tear In
a few days which they would receive
from fifty years of weathering. In a
vented for the testing of silks and tex
tiles, of cotton thread, for breaking
great beams of iron and steel to deter
mine their strength and hardness and
physical properties which make them
valua Bile in manufacture or in the arts.
An immense laboratory has been built
UP for cement testing and the testing
Of building stones and earths of vari-
GUS kinds. Chemistry has been used in
the most skillful manner to solve the
problems of industry and to deal with
all the complicated processes which
enter into manufacture. The aim has
been, on the whole, to establish an in
stitution in which a body of experts
and the literature of modern science
shall be ready to turn themselves at
any time to the solution of any prac-
teal problem which the inventor the
manufacturer, the metal worker, the
farmer or the builder might bring to
them.=From ''TIow. Science Helps In
dustry in Germany" by Henry s.
Pritchett, in the American Monthly
Review of Reviews for February.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
~ g0T9.T aeaTTTT.rsT.s.

The incidents that have occurred in
the Shawnee county district court dur
ing the past two weeks are calamity
to this community. That notorious
law-breakers should be sent out as m
nocent in the face Of strong evidence
and when It is generally recognized by
the community that they make a BUSH
ness OF breaking the law, is an extreme
~ serious matter, not so much because
these special individuals go free, as be-
cause Of the influence this action viii
have hereafter on the community in
general
Whether any or all Of the jointists
who have been on trial should be made
to 80 to jail is q comparatively small
matter, but it Is a great matter that
people in general should respect the
law and the courts In view Of the
.acquittals Of the most notorious joint
lists in Topeka It will cause no great
wonder If great many others become
imbued with the idea that they can VIC
late the prohibitory law with impunity
And If some can violate the prohibitory
law and escape punishment, others viii
demand that they be allowed to violate
other laws, and the day win come when
vice and crime will be rampant in this
community. If the courts and the PEG
pie tolerate one kind of Iaw-breaking 1t
VIII not be long until they viii be ready
for other kinds.
This is the distressing feature about
these joint acquittaIs. II there were
the least doubt as to the guilt Of the
accused the acquittals might be war
ranted, but there is no such doubt. And
when such things hapTeH the law
abiding element cannot help but lose
faith in courts and 5uries, and the law
breaking element viii hold them in con-
tempt. Here Is the way ]. f. Jarreil'
editor Of the Holton Signal, puts Il;
's,The fact that people are losing re-
spect for courts and juries Is attr1buta-
bic to the numerous mlscarr1ages OF
justice. In Topeka last week nVe no.
torfous Joint Keepers were acquitted,
although the evidence against them
was conclusive to every body but the
Jury. In one case a landlord who had
a joiudst for a tenant swore THAT ne
didn't know who was renting ms
building John D. Rockefeller might
lose track Of his tenants, but in little
old country town like Topeka every
landlord knows who occupies his
building and what kind of business Is
operated there. It is contempt Of
court for a witness to testify in such a.
manner"
What is needed in Topeka-and in
some other Kansas communities as
wells a revival of respect for law
not the prohfbitory law alone, but all
law. It is needed in the governors
Office. in the attorney generals depart
ment, in other state offices, in the Of
fees of a great many county attorneys
and on down among the people them
selves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
THE MAN AND THE JOB.

OF graft 7 do not care to read,
Its ways and Wfles have ceased TO THRILL
To hold-up yarns pay no heed
They re even more familiar stills
But yet my curious instincts throb
At items small daily md,
Like this. Jake Titles got a job,
Instead Of Thomas Jones, resigned
I know that there a problem lies
For those who read between the lines,
For politicians shrepd and wise
Who know the ropes and scan the
signs
So yelled unto the general mob.
Their meaning 70 a. few confined:
Why did Jake Little get the job2
And why has Thomas Jones resignedZ
They would. know who hungering
The chance That may a berth afford
In county service or with state
Or city hall or drainage board.
What allied poor Jones, the 1uclxless man?
Did he neglect his daily grind2
What pull applied to him a CAM
On, why, oh. why, has he resigned2
But vain through wide surmise to range.
One cause shines cut most clear and
true,
The law of jobs is law of change
Yank out the old. yank in the new.
The loser up again may bob,
The winner yet will fall behind
And therefore Little gets the job
And Jones meanders on. resigned
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
QUAKER IsEFLECTToNs.

IF'rom the Philadelphia Record.
Most Of us have trouble to lend.
A standing order Moe up fronflv
Some people seem to keep their affer-
tions in cold storage.
When a girl has pretty nose Il. NAV
be her scenter Of attraction.
It doesn't do the cioeInalser sn,,
good to order his hands around.
It is very careless of cid Father Time
that every day should break
Marriage" says the Cynical Baebe-
Tor, is the gateway from romance to
reality
Hoax-"Did you ever see Vfgwap frv
to part his hairy" Joax-''VVhv he's Z
perfectly bald" Hoax-''Yes. that's the
funny part"
The Girl-"How many duels have von
fought, count2" The Count-"0nlv one
Ma M elle." The Girl-''Why. I ffoffgff=
if a man fought one duel he always Rad
a second"
Ye farmers who till
The soil should beware
The brow of a hill
May be furrowed with care.
Tommy-"Pop, sub means under
doesn't it?" Tommy's Pop-.'Yes, my
SON. Tommy Then If mans wife
was named Rosa ana 4. buried bgT
would should she be sub Rosa %
Zen serious lawyers sometimes chooaa d,
In rhyme to make retort,
Nor know that when they court the
They, too. amuse the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
EROM OTHER PENS



We would like to feel some sympathy
for Countess de Castellane in her trou-
bles, but 1t is rather difficult because
we think she received just about what
she bought and paid for when she made
purchase of Count de Castellane. If
our memory serves US correctly. the
habits Of Count Boni were the talk of
the courts Of Europe and were the sub
Ject of comment in this country when
one Of our richest daughters was an
nounced to wed him, and the subsequent
actions Of the count have been suffi-
Gent to convince any one that his
alliance with the house of Gould was
solely for the purpose of reflling a de-
pleted eXchequer. In exchange he was
to give a name, one Of the Oldest IN
Of the Parisians. He has fulfilled his
part Of the contract, and had never
agreed to give the duchess a husband
or man. She IS the favorite in society
and the most envied of all those envied
This was what she wanted and this was
what she received, and just where her
complaint comes in is not perfectly
clear The great trouble is that no
matter in what station in life a married
woman, who is possessed Of womanly
instincts, is placed, there is that desire
for the love and protection Of a nus
band. She may have all else that the
world affords, but If this is missing in
the man she married. there is unhappi-
true loving husband to whom she is
queen, the hardships of life are dimin-
ished and she has that happiness which
can only come to the woman who is
truly and devotedIy loved.-Roanoke
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison elohe

IRON the Atchison Globe.l
The only armor the average man
wears is excuses.
After most Of US are out Of. our teens
the joker has more to do with our val
entines than Cupid.
People are not only old enough to
know better, but do know better: fhstss
what IS so discouraging.
Every man who is a business failure.
has, according to his wife's version. a
too trusting disposition
You read of people being good and
gracious. but most of those you know
are of the Good gracious" kind.
When the average man finds an ~
expected quarter, he decides he can az
ford fifty cents worth Of foolishness.
A man who means to do better. but
doesn't, is only a shade better than a
fellow who wouldn't do better for any
thing.
A father is either getting reproving
looks from his wife because he doesn' +
make the children behave, or because
he IS trying to.
The neighbors never find out how
much valuable jewelry and silverware
q woman has in her home until after
a burglar has broken in.
The women's magazines say that If q
man will kiss his wife upon coming
home that he can have anything in the
house to eat, but in reality, all he gets
for the attention is the question
whats that smell on your bGeath p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-16
JOURNAL ENTRIES

1t is our idea that the North Topeka
joints have just claim for damages
against Detective DarnelI of Kansas
city. In the list he gave he failed to
advertise a single North side joint.
How would you like to have two dia-
mond dog collars for wedding presents2
All sorts of queer suggestions have
been made as to where John D. Rookie
teller may be, but you viii notice that
no one has suspected +, 4 of having
gone to the celestial regions.
We notice that we have great long
ing tn. Sc days to get cut and NOV the
lawn. Next August we vii nave an IN
expressible longing to shovel sr1oS.
we hate to file an objection . living
Roosevelt another te-T but this depart
ment feels that it will be reTniss in its
duty unless it calls attention to this
fact: Should the president be rec ected
Miss Ethel would probably become an
other White House bride
There is this about it: When we have
a wedding in our family we can get
even by not inviting the Roosevelts.