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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Alexander McQuillan of No
Vassalboro made q brief visit here
this week at the home of n. L. Me
Quilian, returning home Tuesday.
Chas. North made short vacation
trip to Massachusetts and Connecticut
last week, arriving home on Monday.
On his return here he was accompan-
led by Miss Elsie B. Taylor of Spring
field, Mass. who will pass the summer
with himself and family.
Harvey B. Goodwin will 60, Mon
day by team to New Vineyard, with a
crew of carpenters and masons.
They are to remodel the Dr. Turner
residence in that place, job that will
take quite part of the summer. Mr.
Goodwin goes at this time TO get the
work under way and will return here
in a few days.
As will be seen by notice publish
ed in another column the local au-
thorities have determined that the
law limiting the speed of motor We
hicles to eight miles an hour within
the old Corporation limits is TO be en-
forced to the letter. The police have
been instructed to give special .atten-
ton to the matter.
The Sunday school children OF the
Protestant churches of Skowhegan TO
the number of two hundred partici-
pated in a union picnic at Lakewood
yesterday. There were also present
about one hundred and fifty children
from the Sunday schools of Oakland
who came by way of the Somerset
Railway 10 Madison and thence by
trolley.
Small sums of money were stolen
from the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Dane on North avenue during
last night. 1t was in two purses on
the hall table and the total amount
taken was S525. A check in one of
the purses was left undisturbed. II
seems probable that entrance was
gained between the hours of ten and
twelve as the family were awake UNI
til the hour first named and the doors
were finally locked about midnight
when the last member of the house
hold who had been at Lakewood for
the evening, arrived home, The
police have been notified and have
their suspicious.
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DR.. Plot in his Natural History of
Staffordshire" in England, quotes the
case of Old Mary Cooper of Kings
Bromley, who lived to see the sixth
generation of her descendants, and
was in the position to say, "Rise up,
daughter, and 60 to thy daughter, for
thy daughters granddaughter hath a
daughter; while Horace Walpole
lived to see seven descents in one
family, the progeny of Mrs. Godfrey,
mistress of James II.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Gratifying to every one who be-
lieves in decent government is the
sentence of Eugene E. Schmitz, the
mayor of San Francisco to five years
in San Quentin penitentiary for ex-
torting money from keepers of French
restaurants. Before passing sentence
Judge Dunno, presiding, made
Schmitz stand up before a crowded
court room while the Judge scathingly
denounced him as rascal. The au
dience cheered the condemnation of
Schmitz and threw hats and caps in
the air. Schmitz objected to being
'lectured", but the lecture came just
the same. OF course he has appealed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

The Federal CourD in Chicago
summoned John d. Rockefeller, the
oil king, to appear and answer certain
important questions concerning the
business of this close corporation, its
resources, etc. Officers had great
difficulty in finding John D., he was
SO elusive. But when found, he was
as smooth as the oil that has creased
his way to fortune and to fame. He
knew but little of the transactions of
the company, but did declare that its
capital stock was about 500, 900.
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1t is a queer idea, though not a new
one, that you can make an official
honest by raising his salary. Honesty
is an inherent virtue, and cannot be
bought up and plastered on a mans
conscience by money or position. A
man with big salary is just as liable
to be dishonest as a man with small
salary. Indeed, the history of the
mercantile world proves that the men
with the biggest incomes have been
the biggest rascals.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Few lakes in Maine have a summer
school for instruction in swimming,
like Cobbosseecontee. Mr.. d. c..
Robinson of Boston, one of the pio-
neers in cottage life at the lake, has
for years had classes in swimming,
giving scientific instruction, and di-
plomas on graduation at the end of
every season. This he does "without
money and without price," from pure
love in giving instruction in the very
useful art. Like many other good
men who are giving their talents for
the benefit of mankind, Mr.. Robinson
formerly resided in Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

According to the returns, there was
but one death in the State, on account
of Fourth of July explosives, and that
was the little girl at Houlton who was
burned to death. But in all parts of
the country 81 persons were killed in
the celebration, and 2,153 injured.
Some of these latter will die of their
injuries. This is better than the
casualty list of 1905, when SO were
killed, and 2,7S9 injured. But yet it
is far too many to offer up in the
name of patriotism.
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Here is nature story from Kansas
for the President to tackle: A lorna
do struck Medicine lodge Monday
demolishing the barn of United
States Senator Long and carrying
away his two Shetland ponies. Next
day one of the ponies was found two
miles away, feeding in pasture, and
the other about the same distance,
held fast in the branches of tree
thirty feet from the ground. "Neith-
er was injured"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Why don't some of the educated
girls turn their talents to the health
full and interesting art of housekeep-
ing? Why do they consider it a dis
grace to do homework? The Gard
liner Journal very aptly suggests that
the Portland teacher who has to eat
crackers and milk for two of her
meals day on her $3.50 salary, turn
her attention to house work. she at
least could get three square meals a
day at it and her room, besides SIS or
So a week in money.
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Proposals for Moxie Road.

Contractors and road builders will
be interested in the announcement Of
the board of county commissioners
for this county, published in our ad-
vertising columns this week, calling
for bids for the construction of the
Moxie Road, so called, from The
Forks to Lake Moxie Station.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Details are being announced of the
residents western trip after leaving
Vyster Bay next September. Presi-
Uent Roosevelt terminates his vaca-
uOn On September 20; then he will
'af' for Canton, Ohio, where he will
~aKe an address at the unvefiing of
~e mckinley monument on Sept. 80
, Nv, there he will go to Iowa and
su'souri, before returning to Wash
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Good Stock

In looking over the Reporter a
short time ago, we came across the
item in regard to Bro Danforth's
twin calves; that item was all right.
We hope to hear from more of our
farmers, in regard to their stock.
Here is one, for his neighbor Hunt
ley, has two Ashyre calves, from the
Yeaton farm, Dover, second descend
ents from Lady Fox, and she holds
the worlds record for butter. Bro.
Huntly, says the best is none to good
for him. COR.
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CLOSED until the LIST of September"
Is the legend upon the doorposts of
many churches about this time. Do
you ever expect to see that sign upon
the door of the DEVILS workshop?
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fruit that the Almighty ever invented.
These are accused of having bad eff
feet upon the tempers of their eaters,
who, it is alleged, become sulky and
irritable after eating them. But please
pass the sugar bowl and cream pitch
er, and we will run the risk of being
sulky and ugly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Announcement has already been
mace ID the agricultural press that
'leep raisers do not propose to give
Up the demand for a more stringent
uOg law. They think it has been
clearly shown that there is more
necessity than ever for protection
'0m dogs, if the widely growing in
efest IN modern sheep husbandry is
"oe iostered and further extended.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

1t is not an uncommon thing now
for corn TO make a growth in height
Of six or eight inches in twenty -four
hours. You can almost hear it grow.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

The Hague conference believes in
= declaration of war being made be-
tween nations before open hostilities
are begun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Here is hoping that the next six
months will bring better luck to the
Maine Central than the first six
months of the year. For years ex-
empt, their casualties seem to be
crowded within a narrow space.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Miss Maude Belonga, one of the
clerks in the Office of the Common
wealth Shoe and Leather Co., who
has been passing few days with rel
atives in Lynn, Mass, arrived home
Tuesday.
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solON

DR.. Moore, one of our oldest citi-
zens. passed away at his home on
Main street, Tuesday evening, after a
lingering illness. The funeral ser
vices were held at his home, Thurs
day afternoon, with the interment in
the village cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our sincere
thanKs for the kindness and sympa-
thy we have received in our bereave
ment, also our appreciation for the
beautiful flowers.
Mrs ANN E. MOORE
AND FAMILY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

A health journal says that people
would be much more companionable
if they would eat onions. We should
saw communicable distance!
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Just by looking at the moving pic
lures representing his antagonists
training, a prize fighter, the other
day, whipped his antagonist in a
jify, and in few seconds won s16,
900. There is a lesson in that to
those who are not prize fighters.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Farmers ought not to strike into
having too solidly this week. Next
Monday will be soon enough, as the
grass is still growing rapidly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Mark Twain is having the time of
his life in London. His wit, like that
of Artemus Ward, survives the wreck
of time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

the San Francisco people don't
stop acting like tyrants and fools
towards the Japanese, they will re-
ceiye something that will remind
them Of the great earthquake. The
worm will turn after awhile. We
don't believe the big war feet to be
sent there means war with Japan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

The appearance of summer W Gather
In Maine encourages sweet corn
packers. The sweet corn acreage in
Maine, however, will be much less
'nan last year, due in part to the cold
weather and in part to the scarcity of
lafm help. Many Maine farmers who
planted last year will not plant at all
this year.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

When a man stops TO listen TO two
others arguing, he isn't after infor-
nation. He wants to butt in and air
his own views on one side or the
other.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
NUMBER q
CARATUNk

Ida Wilson Of The Forks Is working
for Mrs Fred Moore.
Mrs. Claude Witnam received word
from her sister in Kingfeld that she
was SICK 10 she went 70 help care for
her Friday
Mrs. Lucy Bates and Mrs Redmond
helped Mrs. Ralph Sterling during
the rush Of the 4th
Vim. Adams and wife Of Bingham
attended the graduating exercises al
the church Saturday evening D. 3
Steward, wife and daughter, Gladys,
accompanied them home Sunday.
Florence Shetland went home with
her teacher, Kathleen Fox Of Athens
for short visit.
Horace Monson Of Scion is passing
the summer with his uncle'g family
Philander Baker.
On Saturday evening came the an
nual graduation. The decorations
Of the church were very tasteful with
ferns, pansies, home plants and cut
flowers, which made a very pretty
background. The pupils showed ex
cellent training and their parts were
we'll rendered. az special mention
should be given to Florence Shetland
for the original essay, Education,
which war prepared and rendered in
fine manner: every one was touched
by Supt. Ball. remarks OF approval
to her.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

The maxim about the children of
great men becoming worthless is dis
proved in the case of the late Presi-
dent Garfield. James R., one of the
sons, is in the Presidents Cabinet, as
Secretary of the Interior, and in a
year Harry A, another son is to be-
come President of Williams College.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Miss Harriet L. Cleveland, went to
Old Orchard Monday where she will
remain during July and August
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

The next holiday on the calendar is
Labor Day, the first Monday in Sep
tember.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Thunder showers in New England,
the past ten days, have been frequent,
violent and destructive to property
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

nyg'enists, who have already de-
sn'ed us Of the most of things we
a'e' are now trying to take from us
"' strawberry, the most delicious
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The Somerset Reporter

Weekly Republican Newspaper
e4l.shed every Thursday at Skowhegan' NE
BY ELMER Z. McNEEL1E
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faras of Thanks, Resolutions OF Respect
- ri presents accompanying accounts
hLu Sinys receptIons anniversaries. etc,
otalse5ftd al cents per line poetry with ooit-
ne notices. 10 cents per line. No charge
ltss n,,r mailing list of nearly 5000 names
".a,ibers writing the REPORTER with re-
ard TO their subscription must be sure 10
gNe..,.r ~ going, including the number OF
be f'1H route, If delivered by rural carrier
r T. Is especially important when a change
ofaddress is requested but should also pe op 31
othef times.
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Church Notes.

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kesilsHss ''e M4la street.
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address by Mrs. L. /. Marsh u Providence,
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The SUBJECT Of the Szn5ay morning service
will be solomon and HIS Two Temples. he
keystone IS found in one and los, in the
other. The sutJee; # the evening service,
The Rich Man that Died and Vent 10 Hell.
The Social Circle Il the N. I. Church Will
meet with Mrs. lanes Harmon, ross ST.
Monday afternoon. luly sth, !, clock.
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II Governor Vardaman of Missis
sippi has really and truly been con-
yerted, it shows that the grace of God
is equal to any emergency, and
while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
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1t was one of those Infamous little
cigarettes, carelessly thrown when
lighted into a haymow, that wiped
out the little village of Pembroke,
with its historic hotel. "Behold, how
great a matter little fire kindleth."
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05

for him. He had to encounter, dur
Ing the days when he was considered
available, the great personal popular
ity Of Blaine. His neighborlng states
were always for Blaine, or instructed
for some other candidate. The Blaine
managers always knew, also, that af-
ter little time the Allison delegates
Of Iowa could be secured for Blaine.
So his presidential prospects were
always blighted by the man from
Maine, who could not be elected even
when he procured the nomination. 1t
so happened that in 1876 and 1880,
when Allison was a possibility, pro.
longed ballottlng took his delegates
from him. although Blaine, to whom
they went, was equally unsuccessful.
In 1884 Blaine could not be elected
even after he secured the nomination.
In 1888, when Harrison was named,
Allison was n@t given much consider.
alton. Much of the Indifference to
Allison was because Iowa was q sure
Republican state and the men who
made the nominations were looking
for man who could win.
Harrison was preferred above
Allison for the reason that 1t
was believed that he could carry the
necessary and doubtful state of Indi-
ana where he lived, Allison was no
longer considered available after
1888, although he has lived to SEQ
the man nominated in 1892 and the
man nominated In 1896 and 1900
buried since they ran for President
ON the Republican ticket During all
this time Allison has been hard
worker and done much good service
for the country.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05
ALLlsoN,s RETIREMENT.

statement that William b. Ali.
son would not be a candidate to sue.
coed himself at the end of his pres
sent term. which expires March g.,
Slso9, does not cause any great sur
prise among his friends in Washing
ton 1t is taken to mean that the
Senator would not risk his health an.
other term in the Senate. Senator
Allison is not the first man that has
been elected six successive terms in
that body. He has yet two years to
complete the sixth term. But even
Sats that he has served longer than any
ether man either in broken or contin.
nous service.
Nilsson has several times been con.
.Hidered presidential possibility, and
sat different national conventions the
iowa delegation has been Instructed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05

In that region of Northeastern Chi
ma known rs .Kianpeh, of which
Shanghai is the commercial capital
and principal port, six provinces are
now affected by the famine the floods
of last September brought about. In
these provinces are 100000 people,
of whom 100000 are affected by
the all prevailing restitution, while
fully 100000 are absolutely without
food, save such scanty rations rs for.
East Hill cemetery here last week.
without resources, withopt hope.
There are more people starving to
death in China today-morc by at
least n million--thnn there were alive
in America north OF the Rio Grande
when the Declaration of independence
was signed-and this includes the alb.
original Indians in the count. More
people will die in China of starvation.
exposure and famine bred disease
within the next four or five months
than were killed in battle or died from
wounds or disease In the Napoleonic
wars. the great Civil War In the Unit.
ed States, the Boer war In South AZ
RIGA and the late Russo-Japanese con.
, flict. >,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05

a college education is not always
wasted as is shown in the case of
a walnut Hills, CO., preacher, who
was once college football player
and who caught burglar in his
mousse and beat him to insensibility.
a German scientist claims to have
invented a machine that will photo
graph the breath. Can you distin.
guish the cloves from what they were
taken for?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05
STREET LoAFING.

There is an ordinance that Newport
News is sadly in need of and that is
one that will absolutely prohibit street
lounging. At the present time the po-
lice are utterly powerless to prevent
this extremely distasteful habit of
many Of the men of the city, but this
should not be 80. There should be
II local law which would give the
police the power to keep men from
congregatlng on the corners and
alongside of the curbs. They should
have the power to order all street
loungers to move on, and If the COM
mand is not obeyed, have the right
Z TO place them under arrest and then
should follow sentence or fine of
such Il severe nature that It would
not soon be forgotten by the offender.
IL Is nothing short of disgrace
the extent to which street lounging
is INDUCED in in Newport News, par.
ticularly on Saturday nights. The mash.
Ter is then in his glory and If he does
so too far, the police are powerless
TO stop his nefarlous work. An or
Y dinance that would allow an officer
to make an example of a person who
z even ogled ut a lady would seem Sc
we're, but If good judgement was us.
ed on the part of the officer, 1t
would be n mighty good thing just
tho same II there is more con.
temptikle and depicable specimen
h than the street nasher we do not
! know where he can be found.
He is of the class that should not be
4 given the least bit Of liberty. He
should he curbed till there Is nothing
z else for MIN to do but be gentle.
5 man on the streets whether he wants
TO be or not. He is pest and the
< sooner he Is suppressed the better
5soit the city will be. He is nuis-
ance that should not be tolerated for
one single second
Surely 1t would be u wise act for
tho common council to pass an ordI.
nance that would not only protect the
ladies' of Newport News, but the
strangers that We expect to have MS
our guests during the next six
months as well. Even if most Of tho
people who are lounging alongside the
+ curb or on the corners are not mash.
81 rs 1t Is not Il pleasing sight to SEQ
hundreds of men lettering in the
streets and 1T is certainly not pleas
ant for ladies to be compelled to pass
y through the long lane they form, even
II not word is uttered concerning
them 1t is an easily remedied evil
and should be taken care of immedl.
ately.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05

AS only fourteen out of 1,4O0 can.
didates for the position of pure food
inspector succeeded in passing the
February examination, 1t is apparent
that the gov&ament is not to have
an easy time in finding the 40 inspec-
tors that are needed. But there is
gooc deal of satisfaction in knowing
that the examinations are so rigid.
II means better inspection.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-05

1t Is wholesome sign to see the
younger and progressive Democrats
IN the New York state legislature
combining with the Independent Re
puolicans to carry the reform meas
ures proposed by Governor Hughes.
Ihere seems to be light at last in the
worst machine ridden state in the
union.