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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-16
Play ut CampbeII's Island.
Lose TO Suburbans.

The 2G00s lost TO the S"burbans yes
cry for the 2G00's was Grogan and
FcX. and the came was played at the
Suburban Isll,d park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-16
FROM THE DOPE BOX

Jones of Springfield has pitched 1G
games and won a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-16

Bloomington. H.. July 16-Peoria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-16

Thornton came over to Decatur from
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Won hy His Victim.

Baron de Mohrenheim, Russian dip
lomat was one of the strongest fig
ures In the political life of his country
He did not believe in conceding a point
II bard fighting seemed likely to bring
victory. While holding high position
In ST. Petersburg his life was threat
ened by conspiracy. A workman had
been detailed to kill him, and after the
plot was discovered he had the man
brought before him. The accused was
a youth who had been driven by star
walton to Join the revolutionists. You
do not agree with what l am doingf"
said the baron in a friendly tone. The
man answered defiantly in the mega
tive. Very we'll" said the intended
victim, every man is entitled to his
opinion. and | think that what you
want is work" He ordered the man to
be freed and found him employment in
his own service, where the workman
remained till the day of his death a
few years afterward.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Broke the Spell.

Up to the time of Grover Cleyeland's
election it was a popular superstition
with politicians that no candidate
whose name began with the letter c
could be elected to the presidency. The
idea arose from the fact that no man
whose surname presented this peculiar
ity. no matter how strong he was with
the people, had ever been successful
at the polls. There were two Clintons,
George and De Witt; William II. Craw-
ford, Henry Clay, Lewis Cass and a
number of others. who, though their
prospects seemed bright indeed, met
with defeat when II came to the test.
Several of the C's, George Clinton and
Henry Clay, for instance, were strong
candidates several times, but never
could make the rifle"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

One OF the most valuable books for
the professional collector is esteemed
solely on account of Its errata and the
authors peculiar explanation of how
so many blunders came to be made.
The book is entitled THE Anatomy of
the Mass" 1t consists of 172 pages and
is accompanied by list of errata of
fifteen closely printed pages. The au-
thor In his explanation attributes the
mistakes to the devil, who, he says,
first caused him to drop the manu-
script In ditch and thus made it al
most illegible and, secondly. by befud-
ding the printers made them commit
a number OF blunders never equaled in
u work of that size.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
An Audacious Fool.

The function of the kings fool In
medieval times was in a measure an
important one, and he who filled the
post had often very great influence
with his sovereign. Perhaps the bright
est and most astute of fools was Tri-
boulet, the favorite jester of Francis |
1t was reported that his majesty, who
was of a very generous nature, had
acceded to a request of Charles V,
emperor of Germany, that he might
pass through France on his way from
Spain to the Netherlands. Putting
aside all recollection of what he had
suffered at the emperor's hands while
a captive in Spain, Francis was pre-
pairing to receive Charles with much
ceremony and splendor. Observing one
morning that Triboulet was scribbling
industriously upon bit of paper,
Francis inquired what he was doing.
II have just added the name of EN-
peror Charles of Germany to my list of
FOOLS" answered the jester, "a sover-
eigD who is committing the incredible
folly of intrusting himself to you by
passing through your kingdom"
"Folly? How If should let him pass
safelyf'
"Then | shall substitute your name
for his" was the audacious retort of
the fool
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
A street Sweeper Gratuities

A city merchant used to give an old
crossing sweeper sixpence every Sat
urday. One day he discovered he had
given half a sovereign by mistake.
So he hurried back to the crossing The
sweeper said In reply to question.
xviii you come, sir, after 4 O'clock to
this address, and will see II you are
right about the coin?" The merchant
did SO and found small office and two
clerks busy at work. Presently the
sweeper appeared, but, Oh SO altered!
He was dressed neatly and looked like
a business man. "Oh, yes" he said
to the astonished merchant, you were
correct. Our receipts today were about
10 shilllngs more than usual, SO here is
your half sovereign" AS the merchant
left the office" vowing he would uey-
er give to the rogue again, the sweeper
called after him, You've forgotten
your usual sixpence. sir."-Dundee Ad-
vertiser.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Storm words.

"Typhoon" is by no means the only
word for a storm that has come to the
English language through Portuguese
and Spanish Others are tornado
and hurricane" which Shakespeare
could still write hurricane" Old time
Engllshmen, at any rate, spelled the
last word in at least as many ways as
Shakespeare and other people spelled
his name, and some of the spellings
indicate frantic attempts to make the
word suggest a derivation Ineligible
to the English mind. OF such are "furi-
cane" "hurlecan," "Herocane" and
Harry Cain Even hurricane" WAS
finally adopted no doubt as suggesting
hurry" The original was the Carib
''huracan." or "furacan," the nayigators
of Portugal and Spain having been in
strumental only in bringing it to Eng
land from the west as they brought
''typhoon" from the east.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Having several times been sentenced
to death, Albert L. Patrick, the noted
lawyer. convicted of the murder of VIII
liam NJ Rice OF Now York, wealthy
gentleman, has had the death sentence
committed to imprisonment for life.
Gov. Higgins was Influenced TO interfere
in the operation of the law by the fact
that three of the seven judges who re-
viewed the case on appeal were con.
WINGED that errors substantially prejudi-
cha to the defendants rights were CON-
rnitted on his trial. 1t is one of the
most remarkable cases OH record. Hav-
ing lived and suffered for nearly five
years in the shadow OF the death chair,
on the reyoking of that doom, Patrick
will now make the effort of his life to
gain entire freedom
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
The HiDpopotRmus.

At times the hippopotamus exudes
what has been described as bloody
sweat Mieroscopically examined, the
emulation is found to consist of a great
number of minute coIorless bodies. re-
sembling the colorless corpuscles of the
blood. and a smaller number of pink
colored bodies, made up of some crys-
talliue substance forming clusters of
rodlike and triradiate form These, be-
coming dissolved, give the surrounding
fluid medium a deeper pink color than
that observable before dissolution took
place. Both the colored and colorless
matter appear to be exuded by special
pores in the skin which display activi-
ty only Immediately after the creature
has left the water
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Que OF the most tfli lent departments
in the government is the life saving ser.
vice. under the charge of Maine man
Supt. KimbalI. The report shows that
the past year the number Of marine dis
asters WAS $40 in the waters of the Unit
ed States. 10 these, 40 vessels and Is
lves were lost and 81 persons were sue,
cored at the various stations. The tota
value of property saved WAS Sl2, 266 100
while that lost was So 775 ,040 In thu
disasters 420 lives were imperiled. Al
the close of the last fiscal year the life
saving establishments comprised 27g
stations, of which 200 we're on the Al
lantic coast, 60 on the Great Lakes, II
on the Pacific coast proper and one eact
at the Falls of the Ohio river and Nome
Alaska. In addition to the above the
life saving crews rendered assistance tC
397 vessels.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
The MrnnR Ienthern.

There IS little rxeept tire method Of
Initiation that distinguishes the balloon
Of the twentieth century from the ma.
CLINE used i VI Pilatre Dc Roller. The
first man to trust himself II balloon,
in October, 1873 One Of hs great frI-
unphs was 10 hover over Paris Al the
height Of 800 feet for spare Of n5ne
minutes ~ Pilatre achieved all his
efforts by means Of hot ar produced
by fire which he carried IN the bal
loon itself and was almost as daring as
an Italian philosopher who took fight
on a pair Of wings Of bis own COZ
struction from the summit Of the castle
Of Stirling in presence Of King James
". of Scotland. That courageous ex-
perimenter when picked up from the
ground with broken leg accounted
for the collapse Of his wings by ex-
claiming to the sympathetic courtiers
that he had made mistake In taking
some of his feathers from the creatures
of the barnyard whose inclination vas
toward the earth Had be selected
them from creatures with a heaven
ward tendency. like the eagle the ex-
pertinent would have been successful
He WAS believed and suitably reward
ed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
SKOWHEGAN MARKET
PRICES rA1p PRODUCERS.

OArs-42la cts.
WOOL uwashed. 81 cts
HIDES AND SKISs-hides, rs lamb sktns q
10 7bcts calf skins 2S 70 90 cts. Zach,
BEANs-Hand- picked yellow eyest 81 50 70 &S1
pes beans. Sis 10 81 -.
KKEP-Ox beef. t. 7cts,
torLTRY-foWlsl 10 Ia = ,ts. PER H., chtc&e1,
y 20 l. cts.
RpUSp HoG-ssts
TALLow-Rough cts. PEI b.
BUrrER-klrst QUAnty, stan ped Z. 70 Is Per %
Zoos 81 Is pet dor fresh
ParAroEs-4tc, per hushel,
Cheese, licto loo, PER To-
RETAIL MARKRT
FLoUH--Sprnc whest Patent, 40 10 Ss n
Winter wheat pat $3.50 to $3.50 Winter Whe@a
choice, $3.50
CoRS-sl2 5 per bag meal and cracked cCrH
Sis per bag.
c. i, MKAL-Sl65 per Tag
FEKD-Middlings, Sl,i 40 fer cwt Clutter tl-@
per cwt
SPRING BRAS-Sl.So per cwt.
MlxEp FBRp-sl IS per Cwt.
SALT PoRK-l2c 10; by TIE Dbl, 2oe lbs, szc.as
CHEEsE-ls per 10.
BUTrER-2S TO / cts per RI
EGGs-S5 TO IS cts a aoE fresh.
TEAs-25 20 to cents per b.
GOVERN to IS cents per 10.
LARp-pomestic u cts, Pure, Z cts. Co@-
pound, 10 cts,
MoLAssEs-Pure Ponce, 40; pune BsrbAdoea
3OC
SuoAR-Granulated Sugar best quality n
pounds for sloo Brown, l. pounds for 81.
POTATOES 60c per bushel
Dry FtsH-Cod.s a. 10 cts per Ii, pollock, &C.
ONIoSs-Sc, per 10.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

1t would not be in the interest OF any
true "reform" to abolish the department
of industrial ana lab statistics. Il was
established Ia 1887, and mass OF valu'
able statistics in regard to our State has
been collected and preserved in printed
form. One correspondent objects to the
reports because "they have simply been
advertising at the States expense"
That ia one reason why we should be In
favor OF them. Many States pay large
sums OF money in advertising to outsiders
their attractions. And IL is the best kint
OF Advertising.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The testimony submitted to Congress
by President Roosevelt on the matter Of
the discharge of the negro troops il
three companies of the % infantry, /:
very damaging to the troops. In short
the evidence proves conclusively that &
number OF the soldiers engaged al
Brownville, Texas, In deliberate and
concerted attack, as cold blooded as il
was cowardly; the purpose being tC
terrorize the community, a1d to kill OF
injure men, women and children IN their
homes and beds or on the streets, and
this at an hour Of night when concerted
or effective resistance or defense was
out of the question, and when detection
by Identification of the criminals In the
Uoited States uniform was well-nigh
impossible. The president did Just the
right thing In discharging them. To-
deed 1t is quite difficult to find many OF
the Presidents public acts that are not
just right.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Perhaps a happier crowd of strangers
was never thrown together that the 1000
immigrants who enjoyed Christmas
dinner on Ellis Island, Monday. Com
missioner Watchorn did the honors while
dozen clergymen told the story of
Christmas In as many different tongues
Tables on which there was everything
from turkey TO pumpkin pie, were
spread In the great registration hall and
In adjoining rooms we're candle-lighted
Christmas trees bearing gift for every
guest. There were toys for the 500
children, boxes of candy for the women
and cigars for the men. An orchestra
furnished music and after speech by
the commissioner, the diners made a
brave attempt at singing America"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
The OIdent Rnnk-

The Bank of Naples Is the oldest
bank in existence, for the Monte Wee
chic of Venice and the Banco San
Giorgio at Genoa, both founded in the
twelfth century, have ceased to exist,
as has also the Bank of Barcelona,
founded in the fourteenth century. The
Bank of Naples was founded in 1899
and is n state bank with a considera-
bic capital, to which no one lays any
claim. In other words, it is a joint
stock bank with no shareholders.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol-
lowing are the real estate transfers re.
Gently recorded In the county registry
Skowhegan-Calvn Cleveland to c. G.
Cleveland.
Fairflelc-A. W Spaulding to William
King; Wm. King to Joseph Nadeau; G..
T. Stevens to c. F. King, 5000; Aun NJ.
Golcord to Cloby Lawrance, $500.
Plttstild-J. c. Conner to Victoria G.
Hussey, $500
Detroit Edna Brown to Lewis
Written, $4,000; Edna r. Brown to
Lewis Written, 1925; Lewis Written to
L-wis X. futile, 1925.
Norridgewock-Alice Nj. Wade to
Florence A. Jewell.
Bngham-John Ovens to T. H.
Owens; s. T. Goodrich to Bingham
Water Co.
Aihens-Ssrah T. Shaw ct ais to Mary
<. Buchanan; T. L. Chapman to w. S.
Chapman, 800.
New Portland-Rosaunah Thompson
to A. S. Churchill, $50.
Concord-C. s. Hesley to Cynthia r.
Robinson; F. C. Healey to Cynthia F.
Robinson.
Nr.4R3N. B. K. P.-Elizabeth J.
Benton to Jerome Butterfield
Smithfielu-F. D. Stevens to C. S.
Holmes.
Hartland-Alfred Stafford to Linn
Wooden Co. ct al.
Cambridge-D. B. Whitney to G. o.
Chadbourn.
Mercer-A. l.. Decker TO Chas. f.
Varney.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

After these years of delay, efforts are
to be renewed to secure proper care FOR
the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln
mother of President Abraham Lincoln
at the coming session of the Indiana
Legislature. Indiana has been much
criticised for the condition In which the
grave of Mrs. Lincoln has been allowed
to remain. The grave is In Richmond
Ind, and Ia covered with weeds. The
Legislature will be asked to make an
appropriation that will be sufficient to
put the grave and surroundings In order
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

An incident of very curious charac-
ter happened at the meet of +. A
Hardwiek's Weston-super- Mare har-
rlers at North Petherton The hounds
were in full cry in a field of roots
after a hare when a second hare was
disturbed, with the result that racing
In an opposite direction, she collided
with the first hare. Both were killed
ON the spot, one having its neck dlslo-
Gated, the other apparently dying of
fright.-LondOn Mail.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Judge Powers Nominated

Governor Cobb, has nominated Hon
Frederick A. Powers of Honlton as
judge of the Supreme Court JUS
tice Powers was first appointed in 1900
by his brother, Governor Llewellyn
Powers.
Governor Cobb also nominated Col
onel Thomas P. Shaw of Portland as
trustee of the Maine school for the
Deaf to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late Henry T. Cox of Port
land.
These nominations will be confirmed
at meeting of the governor and coun
c.l, Jan. 2.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
The Somerset Railroad Co.

1t will be seen by a notice in another
column that the Somerset Railway
Company, which is the owner of the
Somerset railroad, for a number of
years doing business between Oakland
and Bingham and during the last two
years extended from Bingham to Birch
Point on the shore of Moosehead lake
opposite Kineo, is to petition the next
legislature for the passage of an act
auth oriziDg the company to extend its
road from its present terminus at Birch
Point to any point Oh the Canadian
boundary by any of one or more routes
and also authorizing the company TO
sell or lease its road to any railroad
company doing business wholly or in
part in the state
The Lewiston journal says:
Only a short distance west of the
west outlet of Moosehead lake, the Som
erset railroad has junction with the
Canadian Pacific At the time work
was begun on the Birch Point extension,
il was said that the road was ultimately
10 be owned by the Canadian Pacific
aud IA fine plan was mapped out whereby
the Canadian Pacific was to take over
the Somerset and also the narrow guage
niscasset, Waterville and Pennington
road running from Wiscassett to Wins
low and eventually build down across
the Kennebec ana to an all the year
open port on the Atlantic at Wiscasset
harbor, which is known az one Of the
best harbors ON the Maine coast and
open at all times to deep draft vessels.
1t has been persstently denied by the
promoters of the Somerset road that
they ever had any dealings with the e.
p people or took that road into consid-
Grafton when they built their extension
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The appearance of the gypsy moth at
the Soldiers home In Togus, has given
the authorities at the State House con-
siderable worriment, as they had pre-
viously supposed that the few mothe
discovered were confined to the western
norton of the State 1t is believed that
some of the veterans who went to cities
and towns in Massachusetts on furloughs
brought the pest back with them. Every
means will be employed to stamp out the
miserable creatures, as the U. ). govern
ment Is assisting 10 the work.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The mission of Gypsy Smith in Port
land was wonderfully successful one.
In the three weeks he WAS there more
than one thousand persons professed
conversion, and Christian people through
out the community were quickened and
strengthened 10 their religious life and
character. Excursion trains were run
from several parts of the State, and
many outsiders shared with Portland 10
the benefits Of the meetings.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Bishop MeCabe. of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who died of apoplexy
in New York hospital last week, was
well known in Maine as "Chaplain Nc
Cabe," where he labored years ago in
the interests OF church extension. Who
that ever heard 1t will forget his singing
that sweet and touching hymn "rm a
child of the king"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Institutional churches are on the In
crease in this country. Chestnut street
church In Portland is building up an en-
dowment of at least 100000, with
which to extend Its activities and ulti-
mately open the church all day and
every day, eighty-tour hours each week.
for much needed spiritual, social and
philanthropic ministries. The intention
is in time to build parish house on the
recently purchased Gushing property
adj icent to the church
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Ben Butler In a case in the Massa-
chusetts supreme court involving dam.
ages for fatal injury, Senator Hoar be-
Ing on the other SIDE quoted Job, "All
that man hath will he give for his
life" That" said Mr.. Hoar, was
n plea of the devil In a motion for a
new trial. and don't think the court
will be more impressed by 1t on &C
count of its modern Endorsement"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Mrs. 6. T. ROrer, the cooking expert,
told at a dinner In Wilmington of a
young housekeeper's misadventure.
This housekeeper," she said, "got her
sister to do part OF her marketing for
her one Saturday morning. On the sis
ter's return she said: "And, Laura, did
You order me leg of lamb at the butch
er's?' "The butcher was out OF legs of
lamo," Miss Laura replied, "and 80 l
told him to send you up leg OF beef
instead"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
A Historian,s Joke.

Macaulay is not usually regarded as
a humorous writer, but In his History
of England he perpetrates the follow
ing in relating the death of Charles IL.
He says: Several OF the prescriptions
have been preserved. One Of them IS
signed by fourteen doctors. He recoy-
cred his senses, but he was evidently
in a situation of extreme danger
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The President has issued proclapa-
ton to the people of the United States,
In behalf of the starving Chinese. The
crops In an area of 10000 square miles
and supporting some fifteen millions OF
people, have entirely failed, and the con-
ditions are truly appalling.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

10 Maine city, on recent zero Sab
bath, clergyman preached a hot SER
mon Cd the subject OF "HeIl." 1t was so
realistic that the people all went home
and shovelled more coal on their heaters.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Next week we shall give compilation
of the makeup of the Maine Legislature,
which meets In Augusta next Wednes-
day, drawn from Owens Biographical
sketches, giving also sketches of the
Senators aud Representatives from Son.
erset county.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Senator Hale of our State says that
we spend too much money for war. We
do not spend this money for war, but for
peace. That's better waylto put 1t, and
VastIy mure ssLIsracLury In It's contem-
platIon. Every cent laid out for the
army and navy is for the continuance Of
peace.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

At Rockland the owner of The ardent set
up terrible coughing and nearly
reached the point of strangulation when
the deputies bounced upon the liquor
"TVe fearful cold" said the man, land
nv wife she's worse off than l am" 10
police court mex morning the man and
his wife swore that they had the liquor
in the house because their baby had the
Group,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Prices will be brisk for hay this winte~
There will be a strong call for Maine
hay. II a larger per cent of 1t were of u
higher quality, free from weeds and un-
desirable fine grasses, which results from
inirequent seeding, the hay crop OF the
State would realize the growers many
more dollars.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Some representatives of the Christian
Civic league, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, the Good Templars
and the Prohibition party met 10 Port
land, last week, and adopted resolution
opposed to resubmisson of the fifth
amendment of the Constitution OF Maine,
known as the prohibitory amendment.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Farm products in this country this
year were worth $6 800, 900, 600; a gain
of $500, 600 900 over the immense value
of last year, and $4,000, 600, 900 over the
census of 1900 value. A few years ago
wheat led; now 1t IA corn, cotton. hay
and then wheat. No other country in
the world has 6 0O0, 900 farms.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

1t is painful to learn that the State of
Maine club, an organic ,tion of former
residents OF Maine, with a clubhouse at
the corner OF Somerset street and Ash
burton place in Boston, has made an
assignment, and will DE obliged to give
up that property.