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The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
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The clerk In dry goods store was
waxing sarcastic at the boarding
house table because the schoolteacber
you have the nerve TO say that" he
said. you have snap Your hours
are short, and. although you say you
have to look over papers IN the even
ing, | reckon you don't have 10 spend
much time on them. Then look at the
vacations you have-a week or two
at Christmas. another In the spring
two or three days at Thanksgiving
time and then the entire summer
Look at me | have To work eight
hours every day. With only half hour
at noon. and once In awhile | have to
put In an evening at the store when
they take inventory OF stock. And my
vacation! | get the legal holidays.
two weeks IN the summer and during
the hot months a half day of. and
heaven knows what a good half day
doesl Gee schoolteachers certainly
have n cinch."
During this harangue the school
teacher listened carefully 10 the noise
he made while he talked. When he
finished she said sweetly. We'll. why
don't you become a schoolteacherf
There's no law to prevent you that |
know of"
And the rest of the table grinned
audihly. while the clerk grabbed a
toothplck and went out-New York
Press
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

The State Superintendent of
Schools, Mr. Payson Smith, has just
completed the work of inspecting the
high schools of the State, Under the
present law these schools must en-
ploy at least two teachers and have
a good equipment for teaching
scieI ce and must offer no common
school work except such as is given
in the form of reviews. One hundred
and ninety-one schools and acade
mics made application for approval.
OF this number 38 failed to meet the
requirements. OF the 153 schools
which received approval 80 were
lacking in some minor detail, but
have been given approval for the
current year i'll order to afford rea-
sonable opportunity for the strength
ening of the courses of study OF
equipment.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Little Mamie Rose Rose.

"It doesn't take these little Russian
children long to catch on to things in
this country" remarked q teacher Of
the Educational alliance. When one
explains word to them they never
forget it, and they are always ready
with an illustration of its meaning
too. | remember that some time ago
had explained TO the class the mean
ing OF the word ambiguity. and then
as the custom is. | turned about and
made them explain the word to me.
Nov Is there any one l asked
who can give me an illustration|
"a grimy little urchin at the back
of the room stuck up his hand.
"Here's ambiguity fer We he
cried Little Mamie Rose sat on q
tack-little Mamie Rose. See?
"Oh no." concluded the teacher. you
don't have to explain a thing TO the
east side child twiee"-New York Sun
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Important Meeting.

The Somerset Central Agricultural
Society will hold its annual meeting
at Grange Hall, next Saturday after
noon Besides the election of officers
many other important matters will
require attention. The shows of re-
cent years, especially the one held
last September, have far outgrown
the accommodations at the Society's
grounds, and important additions and
repairs musk be made another season.
The success of the last fair, especially
from a financial standpoint, may form
the basis for plans for which the life
members would otherwise have little
courage. Every citizen of Skowhe-
gan should be interested in the affairs
of the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society and all will be welcome at
this meeting, whether life members
or not.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Philathea Fair

The young ladies of the Philathea
class connected with the First Baptist
church have been preparing for a fair
during the fall months, and the event
came off according to their plans, on
Tuesday; and their success in this,
their first attempt In this line, will
probably mean it's annual repetition.
The weather proved favorable and a
large attendance at both afternoon
and evening sales resulted.
The decorations OF the various
booths elected many favorable com
ments, the Japanese Tea Garden,
Oriental Mystic booth, and pagoda
for the cake and candy table being
objects of special mention, while the
light blue and white of the apron and
fancy work tables made dainty and
attractive showing, especially appro-
pirate as the Philathea national colors
are light blue and white. These col
ors were repeated in the decorations
of the main church, where the even
ing concert was held, and at the
Philathea table, where the class char
ter a photograph of Miss May Hudson,
president of the Philathea Union of
America and founder of the Philathea
class for young women, the class ma
tional hymn and constitution were on
exhibition.
h a iT1f
cert was as follows.
Introductory Remarks by the class president
Piano solo:
(a) Minuet Paderewski
(b) Boheme Polka Rubinstein
Miss Mary Emery
Baritone solo
The Message Coyerly
Mr.. Carroll Goodwin
"A Voyage Across the Atlantic
Mrs Eva Gage
Soprano Solo
Alteration Telma
Mrs Eldena IIawes
Violin Obligato by Mr. J. Abbott Kendall
Contrato solo
Remembrance Telma
Mrs. Georgia Simpson
Violin Obligato by Mr.. Kendall.
Reading, "Aunt Nancy's Visit .
Mrs. Lola Blunt
Violin sole.
Fifth Air Weigel
Mr.. Kendall
Organ accompaniment by Miss Annie Allen
Remarks on the Baraca class
Rev. Mr. Frost
The concert proved to be one of the
most enjoyable ever given by local
talent, and was greeted by large and
enthusiastic audience with such hearty
applause that each artist was obliged
to respond with encores.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

There was little girl FIVE years old
or so living In an inland town up the
state. Near her home there WAS no
river nor. in fact. any water but the
Erie canal
The child's mother made a visit TO
New York and on her return was tell
ing of her trip down the bay and of
how wonderful the sea had looked TO
her. Her little girl was listening
eagerly.
Tell me just what the sea is like,
mamma" she said.
Her mother made an effort.
"There's the beach," she said. all
smooth white sand. You stand on il
and look out over the ocean. and all
you can see is water, just moving wa
ter. waves coming in and breaking
nothing but water and sky"
The child sat trying to picture 1t,
then In an awed little whisper asked:
"Oh, mamma. isn't there a tow
pathY'-New York Times.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
On the Dynamite Ships,

There IL service whose conditions
are little known TO the outside world.
that of the men on the dynamite ships
that urk in the shadow Of Canyey is
land 1t once happened that a cargo
boat took fire near Canvey island. The
crew could not extingnish the flames.
the vessel had to be abandoned. and
the tide carried her straight for the
dynamite ships. BY miracle the
blazing hulk steered safely between
them But the tide turned, and with
1t back again she came. Another mir
acle and the floating inferno missed
them all a second time A spark from
her blazing timbers. the least shock
from a collision and she had exploded
such mine as would have blown the
half of Essex into Ireland. She float
ed, Kissing and spluttering. down the
tideway and passed away. to burn her
self to the waters edge beyond the
reach of dynamite. And the silent,
lonely men stayed unstirring at their
posts and twice saw the grave open
and close before them. - Army and
Navy.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
EFFECT OF ORANGE DIET.
Smart society's latest Fad For Re
dueine Too, Too Solid Flesh.

Smart Society's Latest Fad For Re
dueine Too, Too solid Flesh.
Oranges are society's latest fad for
obesity. and the theory upon which
this fruit is used Is that the juice Is
substitute for food. no other nourish-
ment being taken except at night. when
the cult declares that the heaviest and
most fattening of dinners may be eat
en- |hout danger OF adding a pound
OF flesh.
There Is no doubt that the pure
Juice Is one of the best blood purifiers
and system regulators that are known
and its effect upon the complexion Is
evident after a few weeks. The skin
becomes clear and the color fresh.
while the eyes are brighter. This
metamorphosis Is not TO be expected
In a week, of course but 1t will come
In time. and the cure is neither SO ex-
pensive nor unpleasant as not TO com
mend itself
According to experts on the subject
the pulp Is TO be rejected. for only the
juice is OF value. This must come
from sweet. sound and sufficiently ripe
fruit. Sugar with II is not permitted
The orange diet should be taken as
follows: On waking the juice of one
fruit Is drunk. and this should be cold
second meal taken about an hour
later than the first should be composed
of the juice Of two oranges and must
be slipped slowly. II one is ravenously
hungry there is no objection to taking
at the same time one piece of very thin
and crusty toast. No butter is per
mltted.
At intervals of two hours throughout
the day juice may be slipped. One or
ange at a time is usually enough. for
1t is not to be expected that quarts of
the fruit would allay real pangs of
hunger Another bit of toast is per-
missibie during the afternoon, but II
flesh reduction is the object of the cure
the toast must be crusty and dry.
At dinner one Is supposed to eat a
hearty meal. No sweets or greasy
dishes should be INDUCED In II reduc-
ton of flesh is the aim of the diet.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Town Improvement Society.

Meeting of the Town Improvement
Society was held i'll the Library Par
lors Friday afternoon with a crafty
ing number in attendance, and with
Mrs. Flora A. Lewis and Mrs. Maora
Sawyer serving as hostesses.
The program for the afternoon,
which was in charge of Mrs. Violet V.
Fogg, partook A7mewhat of the
Thanksgiving spirit in observance OF
the near approach of that day, and
after singing of America by the mem
bers, Mrs. Fogg read beautiful
Thanksgiving poem written by Mrs
Margaret Smith.
Following quotations from Words
worth, Burns and Coleridge, Miss
Edith Lewis gave a pleasing piano
solo and kindly responded to an en-
core. The papers which were of q
high degree of excellence and inter
esting in their treatment of the sew
eral subjects were: "George lII' by
Mrs. Mabel Judkins; "Conditions at
the Beginning of the Nineteenth Cen
Jury" by MIS-, Lulu hoWellj anu
"England's Capitol" by Mrs. Hattie
M. Lamb.
A vocal duet, "Autumn Winds" by
Miss Fancher Sawyer and Miss Mabel
Ross with Miss Mildred Weston ac-
companist received much applause
and the program closed with d very
interesting Thanksgiving story writ
ten by Annie Hamilton Donnell, and
read by Mrs. Arazina Miller.
Members will please note that three
weeks intervene between this and
the next meeting which will occur or
Dec. 18th, and will be observed as
Whittier Day.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

That was terribly foolish act on
the part of two or three hundred OF
the people of Oldtown, the other
night, when they imprisoned in the
drug store of Alexander Frazer sew
eral Sturgis deputies, who were re-
moving liquors they had seized there.
Mud was thrown and there was good
deal of jeering but no blows were
struck, and no one injured. Finally
seeing their folly, and the high hand
ed outrage they were parties to, the
the people dispersed to their homes,
and the seized goods were hauled
away. Frazer was arrested and
brought to Justice.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
against the purchase of lands by
aliens. 1t will hold its next annual
meeting in Washington, D. G.

How many more times is the Presi-
dent expected to say that he won't be
a candidate for reelection? 1t Is re-
ported by the New York Tribune's
Washington bureau that the President
has forbidden all federal Office holders
to promote the third term boom;
that no such Office holder must per-
NIT himself to be sent as delegate
to the convention instructed for
Roosevelt or vote to instruct dele
gates for him; and that the penalty
is understood to be dismissal. Such
positive action as this should bring
the movement to an abrupt halt.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
NUMBER 48
Death of Mrs. Bean.

The many friends OF Mrs. Frances
L. Bean, widow of the late CYruE
Beane, were panied and saddened By
the news of Mrs Beane's unexpected
death, which occurred last Sabbath
afternoon at O'Clock, at the home og
her daughter, Mrs. Albert Dyer, on
Madison avenue The decease had
been in her accustomed health nntn
Tuesday afternoon when she was tax
en- Ill with pneumonia and gradually
sucumbed to the disease.
The decease was born in Brighton.
Me, July 9th 1885. Her father waa
Asa Turner. Mrs. Beane was the
Oldest of family of ten, six Of whom
are now living.
In 1857 ste was married to Cyrus
Beane of Moscow. There were six
children by this issue, three are dead
and three living, Mr.. Fred Z. Beans
and Mrs. Minnie q. Hill of California
and Mrs. Albert F. Dyer of Skowhe-
gan. Mrs. Beane was a member oE
the Centenary Methodist Episcopz
church and when possible was a con
stant attendant. Her life was q
model of earnest Christian piety, and
her constant desire was TO be good
and do good.
The funeral services were held at
the residence of Albert Dyer on
Madison Ave, Wednesday morning
at O'Clock. The Rev. DR.. Leitck
officiating. The interment was ar
Caratunk, the old home, and where
for many years Mrs. Beane lived az
wife and mother, and where now her
husband and three children lie buried
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

Pretty Lawn Ties That Can Be Made
For a Song.
Perhaps the greatest distinction be-
tween the waists of this season and
last lies In the embroidered linen col
lar, which is worn not only with the
shirt waists, but with gowns of voile
and silk.
The embroidered collar Is higher
than we have been accustomed TO of
late. but 30 well built that 1t does not
seem the least uncom Portable.
Well fitting ones are not to be pur,
chased for less than Sl50 to 81, and
as one can make several OF them at
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
What We Want Daily,

Protein to make blood and muscle.
bone and brain. and corresponding
quantities of fat. starch and sugar and
the like TO he consumed In the body TO
serve as n fuel to provide warmth and
give strength for the body. The pro
tein is found in lean meats. ish. eggs,
cheese. gluten OF hour and in beans
and peas and the like.-London An
swers
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Discipline Hint.

Instead of punshing children learn
to talk quietly with the little one about
its disobedience or misbehavior
Make 1t plain to the small boy and
girl why they are In the wrong and
encourage them to give a reason for
their misconduct
Tell them kindly how TO avoid sim
liar difficulty In the future. In other
words. make love the basis Of disci-
pline and obedience will be prompted
by the thought that mother or father
will be displeased with an unkind act
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
SKoWHEGAN MARKET.

fyilKs rNp rSoplcEKs
O,r~-ss CTS.
WooL-Unsashed. 1s tts.
HipES ASp kjNs-B Ges, TO tla Is trimmed
VII lamb skins SC te % SIS; calf skins, . a a. Eg
each
BtASs- Hand picked yellow eyes. ts.s0 TO $s.ss
pea beans, s. so.
BEEr-ds beef s to lts.
PovlTSY-Fo~ls. 10 to Il cts. PER d chicken,
to y CTS.
RouSo Hoes ets.
TAliow-Roush, cts. per 10.
BrfTsR-tirst quality. stamped, e a Is cts Per h
ESGs--3S ets per dor fresh.
PoTAroEs eoc per bushel.
CrBFsE-t6c 10 ISo per Ib.
RETaiL NkRkFT.
FlorR-sprins hsa, Patent 3. s. ts ssI5. Wa-
ter wheat pa, 50 90 to Sc Winter wheat hoax.
$500
coss-sI s. per bag; mea. and cracked com, 81 q
per bag; Oats 6S cts. tu.
I, S. MEAL, $40 per sss.
FKEp-MiddhnEs, sies per ss'i Gluten. sI.6s par
ewt.
SPKiNG BKtN-t'.s 60 pet e~t.
MlNKp FEsp-S 10 pc sat.
SALT PosS-is SIS ib ey tho thl., zoo les,, SsoeS-
CbEKsE-2o cts per o..
BrTTER- = 10 as ets. pcr |b.
EGGs-ss rs, per dos. fresh,
TEAs-zs 10 % cts Per Be
CoFFEE- O 10 IS els per 10
l-AKp Domestic eis Pure. . otsi Composed.
10 cts.
MolAssks- Pune Ponce, - ets. Pure Barbados,
g cts
SI.oo. Brown, rs lbs. for Stoo.
PuIAToKS-7o cts. peT eushei.
DRY FsH-Cod, to ie SIS. Per lbi Pollock, esz
OSIoNS--S cts. per h.
Poultry-Fosls, 10 cts, per b chicken 90 cts. Par
10 : mrl ey, 90 Su. PER j..
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Keith's Boston Theatre.

Americans who are familiar with
the music halls of London know that
there is one singer who stands su
preme, the greatest of all favorites, a
Coincidence whose name is always at
the top of the bills and who is in
variably the ''star turn" of the pro-
gram. Maria Lloyd is her name and
she now making her first visit to this
country, having made her debute in
New York, where she has been the
fad for several weeks past. Boston
is the first city she is to visit ''on
tour" and next Monday will find her
the headlines at Keith's. Her songs
are all her own, with catchy, swingy
melodies that will remain in the
memory and become speedily popular
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
The Lady and Her Dog.

There are any number Of men who
would ask who you were talking to II
you hinted that they were not absolute
ly masters In their own establishments.
yet these very men are often the slaves
of their dogs. BY the way. unless you
really want to make her your sworn
foe, don't, whatever else you may say
or do, speak disparagingly OF a ladys
dog. even If 1t is the most unholy mon
grel that ever wagged a tail.-Fry's
Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
A NEAT AND SIMPLE PATTERN.

home for this price they will repay the
making.
1t Is the same with the lawn ties
the designs for the ends of which are
shown In the Illustration.
These ties are unusually graceful and
becoming to girls as well as to the ma.
ture faces of elderly women and are
an expensive item when purchased In
the shops.
At home they may be made for a
few cents. The collars or the ties
would make delightful rememsrances
for holiday time.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Benjamin F. Poole of Rockland, who
has long been noted as great lover
of horses, has a horse cemetery, in
which many horses have found last
resting place. Mr.. s. w. Burnham of
Manchester has a cat and dog ceme-
terry on one corner of his farm by the
roadside. The little headstones have
quaint and curious (some of them
comical) Inscriptions.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

There is nothing new, although it
may be expressed in a new form, in
the fact that the mind has great
effect upon the body in regulating its
functions and in arresting disease.
"As man thinketh SO is he,o relates
to the physical man as well as to the
spiritual. The power of the mind over
the body is simply wonderful. There
is no person SO strong or 80 healthy
that he would not be weakened by
continual thinking about i'll health.
In one of her breezy letters to the
Gardiner Reporter Journal, Dora May
Morrill, says:
ssThere is no class of physical ills SO
readily helped by the will as the many
forms of nervous disorders, and will
does more than all the drugs to aid.
The first steps to cure is to stop
thinking about them, and the next is
to forbid mention of them, and the
next is to think of something as differ
ent as possible, and then last is to use
large doses of common sense as to
food, drink, sleep, clothes, companions
and tasks--to live much in the sum
shine and to keep away from wet
blankets, the human variety >even
more than the textile. Follow that
advice and after while you find that
living is really very good way OF
spending your time, and not at all
mournfnl I've tried it, and SO can
vouch for the truth of this"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

At the final meeting of the Nation
al Grange, at Hartford, Conn, resolu-
tions were adopted favoring equaliza-
ton of taxes. 1t was pointed out
during the debate that the property
of the farmer is always exposed,
while it is impossible to see the ''stuff-
ed wallets and bonds In the strongbox
Of the rich man, Resolutions were
also passed In favor of a revision of
the tariff, election of U. s. Senators
by direct vote of the people, and
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

On Wednesday, at Columbus, Ohio,
at a Joint meeting of the executive
and advisory committees of the Ohio
league of Republican clubs, Senator
Joseph B. Foraker was endorsed for
reelection to the Senate and for nom
nation for President. The commit
tees declare that they have no sympa-
thy with the proposition that Senator
Foraker be eliminated from public
life because he was not able to agree
with President Roosevelt on all ques-
tions.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Bushey NJ orton.

Elmer George Bushey and Stella
Maud Morton, both of skowhegan.
were united in marriage, Saturday
evening, by the Rev. Theodore Lyman
Frost at the parsonage of the First
Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs BnsheY
will reside in Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

And now the Waterville Mail, after
sixty years of life, passes out of ex-
istence. Age is no guarantee of per-
petuity in the newspaper world. To
live and thrive, a newspaper must
keep up with the times.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Mrs. Margaret Deland of Boston,
the we'll known writer, declares that
If the present system of divorce is
continued, free love is inevitable,
under the cover of chastely worded
expressions regarding affinities.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

On Thanksgiving Day the President
will make pilgrimage to the early
home of President Madison in Mont
pelier, VT, returning to Washington
in season to help eat the Thahksgiv-
ing turkey at the White House in the
evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, says the Nation
al Manufacturers Association at
tempted to bribe him, in October, and
he has the docum ents to show that
fact. Mr.. Gompers' charge is declar-
ed to be fake, to save himself from
defeat.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Quite a number of farmers are re-
ceiving a thousand dollars each for
apples this year, taken right from the
orchard. That is not bad income
from one b, anch of farming.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Rritish Enoliah.

Englishman-I say, We knaw, what's
the bookage to Boston7 Railroad
Ticket Clerk-The whatage2 English
man-The bookage, ye knaw-the tariff
What's the tariff? Ticket Clerk =
haven't time TO talk politics. New
York Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Mrs. NJ. M. White, on Center street,
near Mt. Pleasant avenue, would like
plain sewing or dressmaking to do.
Address by mail or call, as above.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Samuel Gompers, Congre ssman
Littlefield's old friend, has been unan-
imously reelected President of the
American Federation of Labor.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

In the town of Hope lives the old
est member of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry in the State, Abner Dunton,
who on the first day of August, 1907,
celebrated his Tooth birthday. Will
liam Harper Deering of Saco, aged
95 years, is the next Oldest member
of the Grange.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

On the 4th of December, Secretary
Taft is to be received in audience by
the Emperor of Russia. On the pre-
vious day he is to be given dinner
by the American colony of st. Peters
burg. He will soon sail for home,
having been sent for by the Presiden =.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

How political idols do fall. Now it
comes out that Mayor Tom L. john
son of Cleveland, Ohio, was one of
the pushers in the Nassau Electric
Railroad Co., of Brooklyn, which wa
tered it's stock to the extent of s6,-
$50, 600 and then sold it to the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Many think they repent the sowing
when they only fear the reaping.
Some women regard a husband
merely as contrasting background.
Big bundle of old papers cents at
the REPORTER Office.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Satisfactorv Exclamation.

Little Dot was drawing a picture
with pen and ink on her paper. II
turned out to be cat without tail
where Is the tailY' asked the
mother.
She looked puzzled for n moment and
then replied
why, it's in the ink bottle yet
Chicago Tribune.
The religion of the average man is
spasmodic.
About the sloppiest thing on the
boulevard is high heel run down on
the side.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

A disastrous northeast gale swept
along the Atlantic coast, Sunday
night, strewing the coast with wreck
age.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

The Thaw trial will not begin until
the first part of next year. 1t will be
a January Thaw.