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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-22

The rain seems TO fall alike upon the
unjust and the saucer track.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-22
Ait Heidelbero du Feline.

The place f,'r genuine German Beers
and Wines. Imported delicacies a spe-
cialty. Heidelberg annex for ladies.
KARL H. MAYER. Prop.
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The lawn party which was to have
been held this evening at the residence
of Mrs. Fred Wilson for the benefit
Ct the altar society OF ST Marys
church has been postponed unai Sat
urday evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-22

Howard Wilson of the Y. NJ. c. A
returned yesterday after spending som
months with relatives in Nebraska.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-22

Raymond B. Dresser came in from
California yesterday and left immed-
lately for Pittsburg where he viii take
two years course in electrical m
gineering.
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WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Showers

Silver. 6Gssc per ounce.
Cope! (casting). lSc per pound.
Lead So - per 100 pounds.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-10-10
"SECKEi SFEECH."

lord, in trouble have they visited
thee, they poured out prayer (margin-
al reading secret specify, when thy
Christening " "a upon them" Isaiah &c:
16.
With the Friend who Is ever beside me.
1 hold sweetest secret speech"
And need not call or bow ME
His hearing to beseech.
Whether in turmoil of business,
Or my chamber safe retreat,
/ tell Him each thing that troubles,
And He gives me wisdom meet.
For prayer is not in posture
Nor in repetitions vain;
1t may be the silent soul-cry
When words would only pain.
And, SO each day as | follow
His chosen course for me,
] am learning the depth of His promise,
"My grace is sufficient for thee"
Shall 1 not yield to the keeping
OF this ever-present Friend,
Every doubt and vexing question
Under whose weight l bend?
"Child of mine, lin my soul he whispers,
To my own can come no wrong,
/ have trodden the path that thou tread
est,
Be of good courage, be strong!''
BARBARA E. LAMBDIN
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THE PROPOSED SCHEME OF FED
GRAFTON.
GRAFTON.
BY THE REV. C. w. FINLEY, D. D.

BY THE REV. C. w. FINLEY, D. d.
In common with many who regret the
agitation of the question of "Closer Re-
lations," and, if it is carried atfirmat-
lively, its inevitable consequence, cor
ganic Union," we are very reluctant to
take any part in that agitation. But 1t
is thrust upon us, and, as we believe,
is fraught with so much OF peril to the
purity, peace and prosperity of our be-
loved Church, that we feel constrained
to express a few thoughts upon the sub
ject.
We may not bring anything new into
the discussion for the advocates of the
adoption of the Charlotte Agreement
have, with possibly one exception, pre-
sented no reasons for accepting it and
entering into such relations than those
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OUR LETTER FROM IRELAND.
REV. DAVID M'MEEKIN.

REV. DAVID Nf'MEEKIN.
The government, that when entering
office was to do so much for Ireland, has
as yet accomplished little to which the
title, heroic, might be applied. But their
intentions appear to be good-specially
in the sphere of the future. Of one thing
Irishmen may persuade themselves that
If home rule isn't granted to this coun-
try it won't be the fault of the present
government. They are most anxious to
meet the aspil atoms of the Celtic portion
of the Irish people; about the Saxon
portion, the inhabitants of Ulster. they
manifest little concern as to what may
be their aspirations. To a person resi-
dent outside the country, say Virginian,
it must appear strange that the Protest
ants in Ireland are opposed to home rule.
Strangers would naturally incline to ia
vor the proposal But then it must be
remembered that by far the majority of
the inhabitants of Ireland are ecclesias-
tically Roman Catholics and Irish Cathol-
icism, whatever it is elsewhere is in Ire
land an arrogant, tyrannical force, that
knows nothing of civil and religious lib
erty. Grant it the authority in Ireland.
and what will the future of Protestant
ism in the country be? Will it be here
at all in a few decades? Where will ed
uCdIlOH De! IL is IN hopeless enough
state as it is, but where may we expect
it to be when the Romish Hierarchy is
the debating power behind the then rul-
ers? To grant home rule to Ireland
means that the Protestants must either
leave the country or else fight over
again the battles of Derrp, Inniskillen,
and the Boyne.
l am persuaded that Celtic Irishmen,
as at present constituted, could not gov
ern themselves. Why, the traveller when
passing through the country, can easily
distinguish a district Inhabited by Pro-
testants, as distinguished from that occu-
pied by Roman Catholics. In the one
are the signs of prosperity-well cult
waited fields, neat farm houses and we'll
pruned hedges. In the other are evil
dences of decadence-farm houses in de-
cay, with nothing meeting the eye in the
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The Central Presbyterian

der in Ireland. 1t is the continuous rain,
that contribute to make us the Graon
Isle; and in this respect it is to be seen
at its best just at present. The feelina
for holidays is, however, largely on tbe
increase. Of late all the smaller townU
have now their weekly half holiday: when
the shops are closed the young peonIa
betake themselves to the nearest seacoast
This, of course, is in operation only in
the summer months The large mann.
factories-linen mills-do not come nm
der the operation of the regular weekly
half holiday, as they turn off steam everv
Saturday at IL o'clock noon. At ali orr
principal holiday resorts the musical ar
fist caters to the tastes of the people
by singing comic songs, standing upon
wooden platforms erected in the open
air. One part of the performance he
never omits-the taking up Of the colec.
ton. This he does several times during
the course of one performance
PoRTRUsH AND TEMPERANCE
Talking Of Portrush reminds me that
what is called 1.-THE Summer School of
Temperance" has been in session there
for some days. The school has been held
under the auspices of the Irish Temper.
ance League. 1t has been great tenn.
ed to accentuate the scriptural doctrine
of temperance. The school is the first
of its kind held in Ireland, and it has
been a success, if large attendances JUS
tify the statement. Undoubtedly temper
ance is on the increase in the north of
Ireland. The medical profession in this
matter takes a noble stand. The school
concluded with a garden party, given by
Lord Macnaughton, at Runkerry, which
is situated close to the Giants Causeway
The admirable arrangements that were
made for the guests made this social func.
ton to be an enjoyable one.
Some sixty years ago, and even less,
the question of temperance was at low
ebb in Ireland, even among the ministers
and members of congregations the ques-
when an ordination took place, drink was
placed upon the table at the luncheon
provided, at the close of the service, for
the ministers and the friends and rela-
tives of the person ordained Such an
arrangement is now unknown. These
luncheons are still provided when loyal
and patriotic sentiments are proposed
and responded to. If toasts are proposed,
they are responded to by libations of cold
water. The irish Pres. yter'an ministers
and their elders are now, d. ~ . .Utal
abStainers. The strong tempe ICt SEN
timent that exists is evidence OF TIE fact
that large number of the congregations
employ unfermented wine at their COM
munion service.
Ballymena, Ireland, August 20, 1906.
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landscape to fascinate and to charm
am drawing no fanciful picture Visit
the country and Judge for yourselves. To
grant home rule, as desired by the Celts,
would be to drag Ireland back about three
centuries. No wonder Protestants shout,
mo surrender" to such proposal.
IRELAND THINNING OUT
That Ireland, as a country, is thinning
out is fact upon which discussion is in
admissible. Even Ulster is no exception
in this respect. The villages and rural
districts in Ulster are yearly becoming
depleted. There is little work for the
laboring classes, and so they have migrat-
ed to the large centers. The small farm
ers in Ulster are also disappearing, and
where one of these holdings is sold the
neighboring farmer buys the property
and adds 1t to the land he already holds
The farms are consequently becoming
much larger than they were; and the
dwellings of the farmers are also enlarg-
ed and beautifed also. Ulster in the ru-
raj districts is, to judge from appear
ance, new country inside the past thirty
years. The farmers dress and mode of
conveyance is greatly changed for the
better. He once walked to the markets
and fairs, or, at the most, rode on his
cart and his wheel-car But these modes
OF conveyance he has abandoned. He has
now his wellappointed Irish car, which
is capable of affording accommodations
Tor four or six persons, as the case may
be. This he utilities on all occasions. and
when more commodious machine is re-
quired he has his tax-cart, capable of ac-
commodating several persons, besides car
rying, at the same time, family necessa-
ries, in the shape of tea, sugar, soap and
candles. He does not need to go market
ing now as much as formerly. Formerly
1T was impossible to procure almost the
smallest necessary of life without a Jour-
ney of some miles to the nearest market
town. But this arrangement is now be-
coming thing of the past. The markets
are now being brought to the country,
and the trader is now going daily through
the rural districts with every necessary
the farmer needs, selling to him and buy
ing from him. The old markets and fairs
as such, are doomed. They are conven-
ing on the farmstead now. Matters in
Ulster are certainly looking up. The on
ly regrettable circumstance is the thin
ming out of the population. The land
has now largely passed into the hands
of the occupying tenant Landlords, as
such, will soon be a thing of the past.
Still the people are emigrating, and while
wealth is accommodating men are decaying,
and "a bold peasantry, when once destroy
ed, their country's pride can never be
restored"
THE HOLIDAYS.
August is, as a rule, the ministerial
holiday month of the Irish Presbyterian
ministers. When they do not leave the
country the common place of resort is
Portrush, associated as the place is with
that of the Giants Causeway Portrush
is on the Atlantic seaboard A late
Presbyterian minister of Portrush con-
sequently was in the habit of saying that
his parish and that of the late DR.. John
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landscape to fascinate and to charm.
am drawing no fanciful picture. Visit
the country and judge for yourselves To
grant home rule, as desired by the Celts
would be to drag Ireland back about three
centuries. No wonder Protestants shout.
mo surrender to such a PROPOSAL.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
SkOwhegan Grange.

AT the business session of Skowhegan
Grange, last evening, ten applications
for membership were received and re.
ferred to committee on investigation.
A letter regarding the scholarship which
the patrons of Maine are endeavoring to
found at Good viii Home was given Its
second reading. The Maine State
Grange has already bnit a cottage at
Good Will and the present effort is to
raise a fund of So 900 the income of
which will pay the expenses of some
boy or girl while they are being cared
for and educated at the Home. Six
cents each from each member of the
order throughout the state will accom-
plish the purpose,
In that part of the program in charge
of the Lecturer, Miss Inez Bailey gave a
humorous selection, 1.-THE Owl Critic"
and Miss Jeanne Hurley rendered two
vocaA solos, "When the Harvest Moon is
Shining on the River" and "My Noun
tain Queen" the latter being given as an
encore. Under the subject mentioned
in the program as Potato Talk" a gen.
eral discussion occurred The gist of
the matter seemed to be that, while
there was here and there farmer in
Somerset county who was raising potB-
toes profitably, they were an uncertain
and rather unsatisfactory crop. From
the experiences related it appears that
each piece of ground is likely to
require its own peculiar treatment
and that an intimate knowledge of soil
conditions is necessary to enable the
farmer to know just what kind and how
much fertilization is required and just
the method of Cultivation necessary to
ensure a profitable yield
The Master announced a meeting of
the Grange Corporation for the hour of
seven O'clock on the evening of May 2,
and called attention to the fact that
somerset Grange Of Nonidgewock was
to be the guest Of Nkowhegan Grange at
its next meeting In this connection the
dining room committee suggests that
there is likely to be a large attendance
and ask the members to provide liberal
supplies of baked beans, cold meats and
salads, milk, butter, eggs, pastry etc i,
for good supper
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
Death of An Aged Citizen.

Samuel F Robinson died at his hume
on North avenue, Sunday evening at the
age of Is years His health had been
such as to permit him to give attention
to business until within few months
since and the end was more a general
cessation of life's forces than the result
of any specific disease.
The deceased was born in Cornyille.
October "A, 1880, and came to reside in
skowhegan 20 years later. The carpentry
and wood milling business was learned
from his father aud was his lifelong oc
cupation. Directly after the great fire
in Portland in 1867, he went to that CITY
and worked at his trade for one year.
this being the only exception to his con.
tlnuous residence in Skowhegan since
coming here at the age of twenty. In
1873 he formed a partnership with his
brothers, John and Joseph for the
manufacture of sash and blinds, their
factory at that time being located at the
head of Water street on the site where
the Skowhegan Pulp Company are now
rebuilding their mill. Later this busl-
ness was moved to its present location
near the North Channel bridge Joseph
died in 1895 ana the two remaining
brothers continued the partnership I'M
Ill its termination by the death of the
subject of this sketch.
Mr.. Robinson was twice married and
his second wife, formerly Miss Abbie
Blagden, survives him The only near
relative now living, besides the widow
and the brother John, already mention
ed, is a sister, Mrs. sarah Bigelow, re.
siding in Bangor. Mr.. Robinson always
took deep interest in Masonry and was
member of all the local bodies OF that
order to and including the degree of
DE Molay Commandery The Sir
knights of that order acted as escort to
the members of Somerset Lodge at the
funeral services, yesterday afternoon,
while they performed the usual Masonic
| riteg
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19

Mount VesuY US has done its worst
and is now belching away just for amuse-
ment. Several towns have been destroy
ed. The work of salvage at San Gu
seppe has brought to light remarkable
condition. Bodies have been found of
women whose hands were coins and
jewels, and one woman held rosary, In
dicatipg the instinct to preserve earthly
belongings 10 the moment of fleeing
from death. The excavations at Her.
culaneum, over which the town of Resina
stands, have recorded similar instances
of death, its victims carrying their jewels
while fleeing from the invading lava.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
In Washington.

The railroad rate bill has been dis
cussed in the Senate every day the past
week, and amendments offered, but no
definite time has been fixed for the final
vote.
In the House a bill was passed per-
hitting the withdrawal from bond, tax
free, of domestic alcohol, when rendered
unfit for beverage or liquid medicinal
uses by mixture with suitable denatur-
ing materials. Bills passed include one
to extend the time when the coastwise
shipping laws shall go into effect in the
Philippines and another to increase the
limit of loans by national banks, by al
lowing national banks to lean ten per
cent of their capital and ten per cent of
their surplus to any person, firm or
corporation.
The final argument In the hearing of
protests against U. S Senator Reed
Smoot being permitted to retain his
seat, was made Friday before the COM
mittee on privileges and elections by A
s Worthington, counsel for the Utah
senator. For the first time since the
proceedings were begun three years ago
Mrs. Smoot was present.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
Numbe.16
Soro-I- Elects Ohicsrs.

The ira. meeting Of >x5adeesn
oyros.A for tbe present season aas heId
A. the Library paflors. T5esaay even-
ng ItIs e4-fsmary a the Iasr meeting
# he }eaf - sefse picnic supper and
he spread set before tie members at
seven o'clsck 4oder tue direction Of
Hiss Clara 4 Yarbes Afs Minnie
Pishon and Mia Nellie Tozief Was n
al respects worthy u be compared
"i'h the many hns snppers that the
clubs has enjoyed on similar
shortly after eight the president an
nounced the baiIottlng for officers and
he following ladies' were chosen for the
ensuing year President, Yrs Martha I.
Griffin; vice president, Mrs Lola Pat1en
sec1etary Miss Gertrude carter. tfea-
surer, Mrs. Laura Diusmore. directors.
Mrs. Bessie Lambert, Miss R1ith Gled-
hill Mrs habeI PhiIorick, Mrs Adelaide
Ordway SIss Clara VarLey
For entertainment the cub lad the
pleasure Of hsteDing 10 a piano SOLO.
The ascade,n by Mss Dora TraftoD
and, under arrangements Uertecfed By
'iss Gertrude Webb, a pleasant baIf
hour was passed in a guessing contest
The past year has been one Of the
most Interesting aud profitable that
-ofosis has ever euJ9yed something
u the interest taken 10 the organization
by its members may be appreciated
from the fact thai s. were present. at
he aunua. meeting cut f tia. mem
bership u -
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
SKOWHEGAN MARKET
PRICES PAID pkuDuc EBs


DATs-40 cts.
Wool uwAshed. tts
HIDES AND SKISs-hIdes. cts. lamb skins
10 75cts calf skins. IS TO % cts. ach.
Observation-Disclosures yellow eyes. So 50 70 So;
res beans. Sis To II 81
BEKF-Ox beef u cts
PoULrRY-F owls, 10 70 Is cts. per b. chickens
"A 70 Is cts.
ROUND Hoo to IL ia
TALLow-RouKh els. PEI ID.
bUTrEK-tirst quality. stamped. % - Is per IL
Goes is -. ner luE fresh
PorAToEs-New, 6oc, Per oushel.
Cheese, l2cio lac, per H.
RETAIL HARKRT.
FLoUR-Sprng wheat Patent Az to IS rs
Winter wheat pat $50 10 tao; Winter wheat
choice, IS 30
CoRS-slso per bag; meal and cracked corn
81 per bag.
c. ), MAS 70 per bag.
FEED-Middhngs, 81 IS ger cwt Glutsz sl-5a
per cwt.
SPRISo BRAS-Sl.25 per cwt.
MIXED FRED-Sl 80 per CWt.
SALT PoRK-l2e 10; by the Dbl, 1oo lbs. SO %,
CHEEsE-ls per 10.
BCTTER-25 TO a. cts per 10
EGGS-20 cts = uoz fresh.
TEAs-25 To - cents per ~.
CoFFEE-l0 to IS cents per =.
LARD-pomes;ic. l. ets Pure Y cts: CON
pound, 10 cts.
MoLASSEs- -Pure Ponce 40 fBre Barhzdosz
80. Maple sc per at. Ohoice Cooking 25e.
SCGAK-tirauuiAted ~uEAT, best quality II
pounds 'pr s o.: RroWu. l. pounds for g..
PorAroEs-soc per rustrl
pry tI~H-tnd.s = III t. rer II POLLOCK SC
ONfOSs lst D..
New heess sc
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19

LARGE PART OF THE BUSINESS SECTION OF
SAN FRANCISCO IN RUINS

Jose was damaged or demolished. The
mayor deputlz d 500 men to watch pro-
perty. IL is estimated that 30 persous
were killed 10 San Jose. The poatd flce
was half wrecked. The First Presby.
terrain church was demolished and the
court house is wreck
Passengers arriving from many other
cities in California bring tales Of death
and disaster. The death list, Santa Cruz,
reported to be large.
A report says that Santa Rosa Is a
wreck, 10000 being homeless. Main
street is piled UP many feet with fallen
buildings. Not one business building IA
intact. The four-story court house is d
pile of broken masonry. Identification
OF the dead is impossible. What WIS
not destroyed by earthquake WAS swept
by fire. Citiz-ns f to the fields and
hills to watch the destruction OF Santa
Rosa. The water system was destroyed
by the earthquake.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19

10 the history of South Jackson
pioneers it is related that Mark Stiles, a
democrat, was upon twenty-seVen diff
ferent occasions a member OF the board
OF selectmeD. The sons and grandsons
of Joel Rich, all Free Will Baptists, be-
came abolitionists, except DR.. Alfred W.
Rich, and his brother Ansel, who were
held In the Democratic line until 1856,
when they declared for Fremont and
Hannibal Hamlin, and Mr.. Stiles was
left the solitary Democrat OF the district.
Silas Stearns stood with him until he
married his second wife, then sorrow
fully turned his back upon his good
neighbor Stiles, and announced that his
wife had converted him to abolition.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
Courtesies of Our Congressman

Members Of the >koahegan High
School and their friends vho we're in
Washington D G ast week will re-
member very pleasantly the courtesies
shown them by Hon { c. Butleigh,
member Of Congress for the Third
Maine District Mr. and Mrs Burleigh
called several times a. the hotel where
the party were registered during their
stay aud Nr Burieighs popularity in
~ ashiugton oticiai circles permitted
him to cffer the party many privileges
that would have been Otherwise quite
out Of the question. The most yaiued
Of these and an event that Will long De
remem bered was the presentation to
President Roosevelt which vas arranged
for them through M Burleiehs efforts
and occurred IN one of he administrs.
ton buildings.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19

That was travesty on justice at
Spring field, Mo-, on Easter eve, when
Will Allen, negro charged with muir
der, was taken from prison, the prison
walls being battered down and other
prisoners escaping, and Allen lynched
by hanging under statue representing
Justice" on an electric light tower.
Sad indeed it is to mistake Liberty for
License, but sadder still to substitute
Murder for Justice. 1t is debasing TO
the State ana to the Nation
The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
Search and Seizure at Jackman

Sheriff Clyde II. Smith arrived here
on the 10 80 train Friday from Jackman
He brought with him two vioators of
the prohibitory law, VIM. Murtha and
Joseph Gilbert, both old offenders
sheriff Smith, accompanied by Robert
Lord of this town as aid and Deputies
Wm. W Nye of Fairfield and j. d. NJ
Foster of Pittsfield arrived in Jackman
Thursday. Word of their coming had
not been gwen out and a result the
dealers in the plantation were UMPIRE
pared for visit. In fact Murtha was
at the station when the sheriff arrived.
The minute he saw him he started for
anxiety to reach home in advance OF the
officers Mr.. Smith judged an effort would
be made to dispose of any liquors that
might be in the house and. instead Of
entering by the front door, the party
went around the house to the rear
Just about as they turned the corner q
window on the second floor was opened
and whiskey bottles were rapidly thrown
out, landing in the snow a. a consider.
able distance from the house The Of
ficers gathered up these bottles to the
number of six and also traced a path
that lead from the house and found
more whiskey in bottles concealed 10
the snow at the end of it, Murtha, the
owner of the house. was promptly
placed under arrest
The arrest of Gilbert came about
through evidence obtained on question:
ing several young men who were some
what under the influence OF liquor
Upon being sharply Intercepted one of
them admitted having bought honor of
Gilbert and he WAS at once made one of
the party to go to skowhegan
Upon the arrival of the train here AZ
10 80 Friday forenoon the respondents
were brought before Ju &c Bachelor
in the municipal court. Both pleaded
guilty Murtha was arraiEued ON a
search and seizure process and was
given fine of 500 and costs Gilbert
Was charged with single sale and was
fined $50 and costs Both men paid and
left for home on the 80 train that
afternoon