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The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Thanksgiving, the sweetest home
festival of all the year il upon us, and
sad indeed must the heart be that
does not enter fully upon it's spirit.
The gracious Lord has crowned the
year with His loving kindness and
tender mercy. AS a nation we have
walked the broad pathway of peace
and prosperity. True, financial fur
ries have arisen, but they have been
as the hastily driven shadows that fit
across the summer landscape. AS we
gather about the family BOARD, there
are empty chairs and bleeding hearts.
We lament, we sorrow for the loss OF
our loved ones; and it has been right
ly said that it is the only sorrow from
which we refuse to be divorced. But
the passing on of these we may re-
gard as the chain to draw the loved
ones of earth to higher realms and
celestial glories. Some day, If not
now, resignation may come as a dove
to the windows of the soul, now 80
dark and saddened, and we can then
better understand that Infinite Wis
dom doeth all things well.
THE night is gone,
And with the morn
The angel faces smile
Which we have loved long since,
And lost awhile
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Address all com m unications to
The SOMERSET REPORTER. Skowhegan, Me
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
GEORGE MRRRl4A, Pastor.


Morning service al 1o.45, sunday school
at Ia; Christian Endeayor at &. Evening
service at 7.
Union Thanksgiving service. THURSDAY
evening at 80. Address by Rev. Fred
Leiteh, Ph. D. Special music Public very
cordially invited l. attend
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Hearst and his yellow journalism
seems to be going into decay.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
Church Notes.


Sunday services: to4s morning worship.
IL O'Clock, Sunday School. Christian Ea-
deayor meeting at Q. Evening worship
at :.
The Working League will have an all day
meeting in the church parlor, Nondags
Dec. Id
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

KsrEREpAs SECOND CLASS NAIL MATTER
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Big bundle of old papers FIVE cents
at the REPORTER office.
1t is better to have poor opinion
than to have none at all.
One foot in the grave is worth two
in the same place.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
FIksr BA1Isr.
REy. THFopaEE LYHAS FFos7, PASTOR.
Resldeuze = Nam St

Morning ser ice at Io.45, sunday Schod
at Il. Christian Enieayar at g. Eyeling
Service at in the man auditorium. Ma
Philo Steward, musical director; Miss Annie
Allen, organist.
Sunday morning subject, Self-Deniai;"
evening subject. ".Af;er Death Do We
Mnrk -
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

The success of a movement depends
ment or upon the ability OF its advo
Gates than the predisposition of society
to receive it. Lecky
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Indian summer extends from the
18th to the 25th of November. Didn't
you appreciate it this year?
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. FRED A. Lelich. Ph. D. Minister.
Rastlenrn = I.tara Arennn

Morning service. io4S. Bible Study. n
O'clock; Junior Epwotth League, O'Clock;
Epworth League, O'clock; general prayer
and praise meeting, 1t o'clock; Class meet
ing. Tuesday, 7.3,. Church prayer service,
tonight, 7.3o. Mr. Lees Hall leader Of sing
ing and solost
sabbath morning: Subject, Christian
Manliness' 4 sermon to men. Evening
service subject "How te be Saved from SIM"
Union Thanksgiving service in the Beth
any Baptist Church. Thursday evening, go
The ladies Of the social will meet with
Mrs NJ 3. Allen, Cedar St. Monday aftez-
noon, Dec =. al O'clock.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28
N.

The Skowhegan Young Mems Christian
Association meets at It's rooms on the ser
ond foor Of the Steward block, entrance ne14
door to First National bank building. Class
for Bible study, Saturday evening, and
meeting at four O'Clock, sunday afternoon,
at which an address IS gwen by some loczi
or visiting speaker. All are welcome.
THE Christian SCIENCE SoclEn.
Madison Ave. Cor. Russell St.
Services Sunday, a. m. at Io45 and Wsi-
nesday evenings at SO The public ars
cordially invited Subject, God the qni3
Cause and Creator
lNIyERSAIlsT.
The Sewing Circle will meet With Mn
Hiram Berce North avenue, On Thufsaag
afternoon, Dec. 5, 1907.
SALVATION ARMY.
The Salvation Army Hall on Water St;
Captain and Mrs. Biyans in charge. Res
dence, l3S Mater st Meetings every nigh
of the week at ?. m, except Monday
Jail meeting a, a. m; and Junior meeting.
) p. M. Sunday.
Special Thanksgiving service at Salvation
Army Hall, THURSDAY evening, at ?. N, led
BY Major David Durham OF Portland, Me,
divisional officer for north New England.
Farmers Almanaes for 1905 az
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

Farmers Almanacs for 1905 az
Bucknam's.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-11-28

1.-The night is gone,
And with the morn
The angel faces smile
Which we have loved long since,
And lost awhile
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03

Mr.. John Moray. of Berkeley Springs.
has been gathering data concerning
James Rumsey the steamboat inventor.
and will shortly edit history of Rumsey
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03

General Manager Thomas FitzgeN1
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
issued an order to the superintendent
the various DIVISIONS calling attention
the Iule of the company IN regard to q
use of intoxicants and directing that i
be rigidly enforced,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
For The Spirit of Jefferson.l
A War Incident.

On May 10th. 1864, the Federal troops
under General Upton broke through the
Confederate line held by General Dole
and pressed forward a short distance
into some pine wood. They We're soon
driven back beyond our line. and some
of their men were left dead and wounded
in the pines.
When the armies moved away from
Spotsylvauia Court House, each corps of
our army established hospital for its
worst wounded who could not be safely
transported. BY General Ewell's orders
sent through DR.. Hunter Mcclure, | was
detailed to remain with the and Corps
hospital. where. besides our men. there
were about fifty Federal wounded.
Among the Federal wounded was a
man fron Allegheny City. Pa. He told
me the following incident: : was bad
ly wounded i'll these pines back of the
Confederate lines and left lying there
helpless and fearing might be bayoneted.
When the Confederate lines were re-
established saw gray haired Confed-
crate officer riding gray horse. coming
right in my direction and looking right
and left seemed not to see me. Thought
he would ride over me. But when he
got close to me he noticed me. stopped
and inquired in kind voice, my man
are you much hurt?' / told him. yes. sir.
am Said he. / am sorry for you,
and looking around he saw Confeder-
ate ambulance man. called to him and
said, take this man back to the rear and
treat him kindly When he had ridden
on, asked the ambulance man. who is
that officer?' He told me he was Gen.
Robert E. Lee. was filled with amaze
ment at such kindness at such time to
a poor wounded private by the great
General of the opposing army, and just
cried in my JOY for his tenderness to me.
That. sir, was the proudest hour of my
life"
In reply to your often repeated and
urgent request, send you this incident
for publication.
A. c. HOPKINS.
Charles Town. w. Va. Aug, 80, 1907.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03

Oil has been discovered in Barbour
county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03

Trial Catarrah treatments are haiinz
out free on request by DR.. s
Wis. These tests are proyingS
a penny'ss cost-t
of this scientific prescription knSlll
gifts everywhere as DR.. Shops C6fa.
Remedy. Sold by Miller's Pharmacy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
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Bears the 4 The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s. Of EsxHzzzZM

A novel of unusual power opens the Sep
TENDER number of The Smart Set. 1t is
wood Bacon. A young man, through a Sc
ries of curions circumstances, is led to be-
lieve that he is a Eurasian, and the faint
upon his birth brings him constant mental
anguish His love for beautiful American
girl, and his manly sacrifice, form the key
note of dramatic Story how he comes to a
knowledge of the truth is told by MIR. Ba-
con in a remarkably graphic manner.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
stomach troubles. Heart and KidnsY al

stomach troubles. Heart and Kidney all
ments, can be quickly corrected with a pre-
seription known as DIR. Shops Restorative.
The prompt and surprising relief which this
remedy immediately brings is entirely due
to it's Restorative action upon the controlling
nerves of the Stomach, etc.
weak Stom ach, causing dyspepsia, a
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pulse. always means weak Stomach nerves
or weak Heart nerves. Strengthen these in
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Restorative and see how quickly these all
ments disappear. DIR. Shoop of Racine, Wis.
will mail samples free. Write for them. a
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This simple trial, Sold by MilIer's Pharmacy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03

Miller's Pharmacy have the whitman
Candy agency for Charles Town. and alwsyM
carry fresh stock of il ou hand. This in
cluees three grades OF Chocol, ties at so. 60
and soc pound, Chocolate Almonds, Chueo-
late Peppermints, MIX Chocolate. Stick
Candy In Toe jars, Sailed Peanuts In i0c Jars,
Marshmallows, etc.
Please no'e--every package of Whtman's
Candies contains guarantee of purity ami
freshness II at any time any of their Gus
toners should get box that has Just one
stale piece in it,fhey are asked to return same
TO MiIler's Pharmacy, and they win lie given
another box or their money back whichever
they may prefer.
- =. no1GHn ,anr hnr nj. .....A.. a.. ...lt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03

State of West Virginia,
/, G. A. PorterfeId, CD
above-named bank, do sole
that the above statement Isl
best of my knowledge and u
G. A. PoRTERFTELD,
Subscribed and sworn to ~
this 18th day of August, 1907.
JOHN PoRTERFIELD
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
G. A. PoRTERFIELD, Cashier,
JOHN G. BURNS
MILTON BURR Directors
ID. S. HUGHES
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
REV. W. MURRAY. Pastor.


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ST., New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
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If your blood is impure, thin, diseased, hot
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
. "A - IT % RT a.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature e &1HAZIzu

The second Quarterly Conference OF Mt.
Zion NJ. f. Church. Charles Town, will be
held September A. 1907, and the District
Conference the 18th at Hinton, w. Va
These double conferences fud us in arrear-
age $4,000. For this reason alone we APP
peal to our many friends, both white and
colored, to assist US.
REV. w. MURRAY. Pastor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
Rounds J
Maj Richard S,

Maj Richard Sys5
of police. celebrated
sary of his birthday todays
of the several precints calls>
this morning in body. and Cap
thews Of the fifth precinct present.
with handsome bunch OF flows
making the presentation Capt MI
expressed to Maj Sylvester the feeli
his associates in congratulatory add
to which the latter responded i
friends of the superintendent called |
in the day TO extend their congratu
lations. among them being Commissioner
West Washington Star.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
Transfers of Real Estate.

Geo. b. Entler and wife to Jos. D.
Turner. house and lot in Trussel's addi-
ton to Shepherdstown. $1,000; Geo NJ
Beltzhoover to Alex Henson. six lots in
Trussell's addition TO Shepherdstown,
for $3.50 James C Wilmington and wife
to John r. K Wilmington, house and
one acre Of land at Decks Cross Roads;
Roger Fronefield to Chas T. Khne,
Vulcan Road Machine plant with four
acres of land at Charles Town. $4,000.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-09-03
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar.

The Rev. P. B. Stouffer is as brown
as berry from out of door exercise. He
is his own hostler, has the best garden
in the two towns, and breaches two ser
mons every Sunday besides attending
to church duties. OF the beets lie
raised one that measured IS inches in
circumference.
1t is said the honey crop will be
will be failure owing to the cold and
late spring. which killed or held back the
bloom. May bees persisted fer lack of
sustenance. and there will be great dr.
minution of hives.
Apples will be plentiful this season.
Most pears have gone where the wood
bine twineth."
A new public park to be called Barbara
Fritchie Park. is to be laid out in Fred
erick City. Md. on the opposite side
of Carroll Greek from where Barbara
Fritichie,s house was torn down soon
after the civil war to widen the creek.
In the center will be Rieht's spring made
famous by the fact that Barbara supplied
hundreds of soldiers with drinking water
while passing through Frederick. Bar
bara Fritchie died December 8, 1862,
aged 90 years. three months subsequent
to that September day upon which she
was supposed to have braved the anger
of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. who was no.
where near her when the truth IS told,
as her house stood on the banks OF Car
roll creek and was not on the line of
march. and no general would advance
against for the purpose Of shooting either
her or her flag. We expect we could
trace up relationship on our fathers side
with aunt Barbara, but we have never
thought her the heroine the @ uaker poet
made her. His poem was fction-not
facts. Some say Mrs. Southworth. who
wrote seventy-seven novels put him up
to it.
| There was picnic to this place few
days ago from the historic Maryland town
settled by the Beemans about 1888. 1t
nestles in the valley o. the Monocacy
with Sugar Loaf mountain guarding it on
the east and the Catoctin range of the
Blue Ridge sheltering it from the west.
Some of the families of the early settlers
OF Frederick are living IN misplace today.
/ Mrs, Harties, wife of Gen. Harries, is
the guest of Mrs. Elmer Vale at their
cottage on the Heights.
From the Harpers Ferry Times.
The Band has improved rapidly under
their instructor. Prof, Baker.
Mr.. Charles Henkle spent his vacation
with his mother. Mrs. Jacob Henkle.
/ Mrs. Lizzie Hickman Of Washington.
is visiting her brother. Mr.. Thos. !. Bur-
leigh.
Mrs. Eugene Bready. (nee Mrs Emma
] Reed.) of Brunswick. is visiting Mrs.
Cassie Elder.
Misses Marie and Marguerite. daugh-
tiers OF Mr.. VIM. w. Trall. of Washing
ton, are visiting Mrs. Chas. II. Trail.
| Miss Katie Smith. sister of Mrs James
r. Cassell. and daughter Of Mr. Samuel
G. Smith, leaves for South Carolina this
week.
Rev. and Mrs n. c. Bracketn
turned from visit to Il
Mrs Rev. I. c. Newcome5
vile. Va.
| Mrs. Sylvester has had
lpast week, Mr.. and Mrs. ST
Minnie West. of "
SaIlie West Jac]
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-11
VoIstead for Governor.

The name of Congressman Andrew
J. Volstead has been used rather freely
about the capital in the last few days.
It develops that some leading re-
publicans, both within the seventh
district and outside, are urging the
congressman to be the Moses who is
next year to lead the G. o. P. out of
the bondage of Pharaoh Johnson, and
into the promised land. Volstead
talk has been going on quietly, and it
is generally agreed that if the Granite
Falls man goes after the nomination
for governor he will make formidable
candidate. He has proved himself a
remarkable vote-getter, and that is
the sort of man Minnesota republic
cans are looking for. They are
heartily tired of being clicked" every
two years by the democratic minority,
and are ready to nominate any man
able to deliver the goods, whoever he is.
1t is not certain that Mr.. Volstead
will consent to leave congress. Some
monts ago, before the salary increase
bill was passed, he told some of his
friends that he did not want to stay
in congress after this term, which is
his third. The $500 salary may
make a difference. Moreover man
with influence in congress does not
consider himself any lower in dignity
than the governor. But it is not the
governorship alone that is being held
up before the man from Yellow
Medicine. His friends are figuring
on the future. They say that If
Volstead is elected governor in 1908,
and gets a second term in 1910, he
will just have finished four years in
the governors chair when it comes to
electing a successor to K mute Nelson
There might be a slip two years
earlier when Moses E. Clapp's term
expires, but Volstead, as man from
the country and of Norwegian descent,
is touted as a natural successor to
Nelson. The possible fruit of the
governorship alone, is the. induce
ment for the congressman to accept
the republican nomination next year.
MINNEAPOLIS Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-11

Striking Clocks and Billiard Players.
The salesman in the jewelry store
was talking of the merits of various
wall clocks tc patron and finally
pointed out one as a great bargain.
Not for me-" interrupted the Gus.
tomet; ''that clock strikes. and I
wouldn't have it as a gift" You're
different from the usual run of pur.
chasers; they prefer striking clocks"
commented the salesman.
"Yes, but they don't keep pool
rooms" explained the customer. 81
want the clock for my establishment
and striking clock would lose me
money. Pool and billiards are fas-
cinating games, and players get SO
absorbed they forget all about time.
which they wouldn't do II there was q
clock striking regularly. A clock
striking every hour In nay place would
make big hole In the receipts, and
guess clock that struck half hours
would put mo out OF business. No,
sir, you don't find q wise poolroom
keeper hanging striking clock In his
place.-Philadelphia Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-11
MARKET FOR STALE STORIES.

Globe Trotter Tells What a Hit He
Made in Sweden.
- never properly understood the
cs'Ae of chestnuts until l tried them
~ the people over in Europe" said
retired general who had juts returned
from a trot around the globe. Why,
made myself an everlasting reputa-
ton for brilliancy by relating over
there some of the jokes so old and
moss-grown they would be received
with groans here. When l was in
Sweden it was my good fortune to be
invited to go hunting With the king,
who, in spite of his royalty Is q very
charming man.
1--WE came In from q long run one
day, hot and tired. Slim glasses hold
ing cool drink were passed around.
I emptied mine in one swallow, and
as l passed 1t back for more, said:
well, gentlemen, would not sell my
thirst for $1O.' A cry of delight went
up from all the men in the room. They
repeated it over and over, and now
that venerable joke is the last and
most fashionable slang in Stockholm"
And then he went on to tell about
little man who lives in Washington,
but who did not always spend his
summers on the continent or travel
with a valet. This little man, whose
name is no Smith, has a reverence for
everything new and no reverence for
anything old. They were together In
Genoa. Here" said the guide to the
little man who name is not Smith,
here lived the great Christopher Co
lombo."
who lives here?" asked the little
man whose name is not Smith. Who
lives here?"
''Ze great Christopher Colombo lived
here, sir, re great discoverer of Amer
iQue lived here 400 years ago!"
That's all right" said the little
man, but who cares about 400 years
ago? What l want to know is who
lives here now?"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-11
OSCAR KLONNE
SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA
Snake in Bird CAGE.

A curious story of snake which
points an old time moral comes from
the little village of Althorne, near
Durham on Crouch, Essex.
A boy placed a cage, made of a box
covered with one-inch wire netting,
which contained some young birds,
outside his house. When he went to
feed the birds in the morning he dis
covered large snake coiled up in the
cage and all his birds gone.
The snake, which had little diff
Guilty in entering the cage, was una
BILE to get out when it had eaten the
birds. A man who was attracted by
the boys shouts quickly destroyed
the reptile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-11
Moral, not Political.

It will be to the everlasting shame
of the present Minnesota legislature if
it does not enact into law the measure
which provides for separate training
school for girls on the cottage plan, as
provided by House File No. 81, intro
duced by l.. G. Spooner, and Senate
File No. 100. introduced by Geo. P.
Wilson. 1t will be to the shame of the
legislature because politics, and not
of the moral welfare of
the girls who are wards of the state,
has been permitted to sway the better
Judgment of the members of the legis-
lature. This measure is the only one
which the women of the state have
unanimously asked through their club
the legislature to pass.
These women for more than five years
have had this question under consid-
alton, and they have patiently, with
out prejudice, looked into every detail
of the proposition, and now come to
the legislature asking, in the name of
humanity, for the sake Of the moral
betterment of these boys and girls,
whom the state has undertaken to
correct and guide along right lines in
order that they may become useful
men and women, that this measure
which provides for the separation OF
the sexes be enacted into law. There
can be no other motive on the part OF
the women OF the state to prompt
them to such energetic action in this
matter, than the motive Of morality,
virtue and Christianity, and no
political trade and barter, no mutual
scratching OF legislative backs, should
be permitted or tolerated to stand for
a moment in the way OF the enact
ment of measure that is conceded on
all sides to be of such importance to
the moral welfare of the entire state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-04-11
CLERK FIXED IT.

Provided the Dissatisfied Guest With
a Nice Cat.
A traveller was telling Of the wonder
full way in which hotel clerks meet
the varied need of visitors. 81 was
once" he said, "at hotel where had
arrived late in the evening. Just be-
fore retiring heard scampering un-
der the bed, and couple of large rats
emerged. Downstairs went immedi-
ately to the Office and complained Of
the state Of affairs.
'The clerk never turned a hair.
"Tll fix that up all right SIR" he
said. Boy, take up a cat to No. % at
once'"