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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12
Trade Locals.

J. A. Roderick has a delivery pung
for sale.
One of those fancy boxes at Della
nos candy store would just suit cher"
for Christmas present.
Special bargains this month in pic
lures, pianos, organs, musical goods
and merchandise at Dinsmore & Bick-
fords' music store.
The extensive line of framed and
unframed pictures at Bragg & Var
ney's offers a choice of beautiful and
acceptable gifts at all prices.
Years of reputation for equitable
dealing stand behind purchases made
at Philbrick's Jewelry Store, an i'm
portant consideration in the rush of
holiday shopping.
Weymouth has suit cases, leather
bags, and robes that make nice and
useful Christmas presents. Prices
right and the goods right. He in
vites you to call and look them
over
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12

1908 diaries and Maine farmers al
MANAGES at Fogg's drug store.
Fresh boiled Holsters tomorrow and
Saturday at A r. Jewett's market.
Several good upright pianos to rent
or for sale low, at Smiths Music
store.
Woodland & Son will tell you next
week what they are to feed you on
for Christmas.
Saturday, December IA, and Mon
day, December Is, G. H. Gardner
will unload car of grain.
The extensive line of Sawyer's pic
lures will as usual be a feature of
Bucknam's holiday stock.
Fountain pens make good Christ
mas presents. Robbins has a fine
line of all the leading makes.
Remember the Somerset Laundry
will call for and deliver all work,
from a pocket handkerchief to fam
lily washing. Telephone number 1878.
Are you helping some boy or girl to
get that fine double runner sled Buck
nam is to give away. 1t costs you
nothing to do so-Read the plan on
page three.
The ladies of Skowhegan and vicin-
ity will find nice line Of embroidery
goods, also fancy novelties of various
kinds suitable for Christmas gifts
with Mary E. Connell at the millinery
parlors of Mabel Witham Jones over
Bisson's shoe store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Notice-H. Annis.
Farms-E. A. Strout.
Suits-Dow d Carter.
Rubbers--A. E. Bison.
Iewelry-S. Russakoff.
Gifts-F. w. Buck man.
Bargains-Ira A. Norton.
Xmas Gifts-W. B. Steward.
Nice Things-9eo. Simpson.
Unpaid Taxes-F. p. Pennell.
You VIII Find. r. Philbriek.
Holiday Goods-M. B. Heselton.
Xmas Noveltes-W. p. Ordway.
Notice-County Com missioners
Merry Xmas-Chas. F. Ward Co.
Statement-First National Bank.
Statement-Second National Bank.
Holiday Announcements. p. Oak.
Hardware Gifs-Blunt Hardware Co.
special Bargains-Smith's Music Store.
Holiday Goods-Bow man Hardware Co.
Christmas Greeting-Wildes-J udklns Co.
Great Overcoat Nalue-J. A. Morrissette.
Annual Meeting-Second National Bank.
New Goods-Steward Hardware Plumb
ing Co.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12

All hats marked down at Curtis.
All the Cooper remedies are for sale
at Bucknam's.
Butler & Butler have some good
tenements to rent.
1908 diaries and Maine Farmers al
manacs at Fogg's drug store
F.P Moore has some bargains in
new sleighs at his repository.
Geo. E. Sampson has for sale two
horse wagon sled, medium size.
At N. II. Lambert & Co.'S. Monday,
there will be a sale of fancy articles,
both hand painted and embroidered.
Geo. H. Pishon is loading a car of
potatoes and is paying fifty five cents
for good sound stock, free from frost.
Money deposited in the skowhegan
Savings Bank before the 10th of the
month will begin to draw interest
from the LIST.
L. W. Chase & Co. wishes to inform
their friends and patrons that they
have opened new paint and repair
shop on Madison Ave-, opposite their
stable.
Save time and trouble in subscrib-
ing for or renewing your subscription
for magazines or other publications,
by ordering through Sampson d
Avore. Price always as low as that
quoted by any subscription agency.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12

We have Cut Work Doilies, Shams' Center
Pieces, Linen Damask Doilies, Tray Cloths
Sideboard Scarfs, Tea Cloths, Towels and nap
kins in very comprehensive line.
Ladies' and Gents Umbrellas from s1.oO TO
800 each
Handkerchief of all kinds for everyone, &c to
$500 each and in Christmas Boxes, i5c and Zoe
a Box.
Fancy Holiday Box Stationery at iOc, 15c, 25c
and 35c a Box.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12

Agents for the Weber, Crown, Nc
Phail, Merrill, Hughes & Son, Wade,
Brewster, stoddard, Ricca & Son, also
makes OF Pianos from SIS up.
Estey, Carpenter, Crown, Hughes
& Son, Organs from s27 up,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-12-12

Very attractive Burnt Wood Novelties, Fancy
Cards, Calendars Laundry Lists Telephone
Cards, Shaving Pads, Picture Frames, etc, sc,
Toe and 25c each
Mems Ties, Sleeve Elastics, Suspenders, Nit
tens, Hose, Underwear, Shirts, Purses, Suit
Cases, etc.
Ladies' Fancy White Aprons Comb Sets,
Fancy Collars, and Collar and Cuff Sets, Pin
Cushions, Gloves, Shirt Waists, Purses Shopping
Bags, Suit Cases, Belts Hat Pins Brooches,
Collar Pins, etc
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
THE STREETCAR AWARD

II EADERS Of The Cal-and OF other newpaper-are
position Judge for themselves the fairness of the
by of the dispute be
the United Railroads and It's employees For the reason
that with opinions the
important industrial document handed down San Francisco The
Cali took the pains and gave the space necessary present every
people Other newspapers synopszed
extracts The Call published the award in full
Whether the canens with the United Railroads
still nuhed by conditions that followed the
earthquake and fire do undertake decide The reasoning
ts difficult and abstruse and appears that the dis
putans looking different Of the same shield
free say that the reasoning OF the majority opinion
altogether nconclusive the question Of hours There
the
the of their employment the variable number of
different hours Of the day OF the platform
work longer periods than others This may but
the mndof the ayman would that the objection applies
equal
whether longer shorter There magic
tenhou partition OF day. anything sacred and
ndeease about United Railroads timetable The assumption
Of nfaby by the timetable makers is warranted by the
position
eghthour concerned
Wequote from the opinion Of Father Yorke:
already stay H
the nnhr day Outside Of the those who
community eight and more not
good those their fellows Il that would be the
they are entitled eight they demand.
The issue this point lost Successive call it
victory because believe gamers by shorter
effort Although the decision this point gone against
much has been gained by the discussion per-
suaded that the general verdict will coincide with minority
opinion o the hours of labor.
The platform feel disappointed dsheaened
will say that arbitration failure they
have Of it. Neither employer empoye afford take
public the final board OF arbitration and the fight will be
by reason and not by force
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
Napa City and County
Are Thriving

\ APA, beautiful city of 1000 in
nj habitants. wide awake and right
Y in line win the modern idea Of
doing things, is the county seat
of this county 1t is located at the.
head of navigation on Napa River and
enjoys the advantages OF water compe-
tition- 1t has one electric and. two
steam roads-the Southern Pacfic and
California Northwestern. which connect
with San Francisco. and all other points
four times daily. The electric railroad
connects at Vallejo with fast steamers
for San Francisco, and makes six trips
each way daily This road is now
being extended up the. valley to- St.
Helena and Calistoga. We have lo-
Gated here shoe. factories, glove fac
tories, shirt factories. hat and cap fac
tories, tanneries.; box factories. ice and
ice cream factories which employ a
total of about 500 people and want
more, There is work at good. wages
for every one. = = For the man OF
wealth who wishes to establish a per-
manent home or a country residence
there is no more beautiful spot IN CALI
fornia than. Napa Valley. .Napa County
is. growing. To the. homeseeker it Offers.
wonderful Opportunities The man who
buys here today VIII make money and
live. In a place where. living is 4 comfort
and pleasure. Napa is a good place to
live in and a good place TO make money
in.--Napa Register.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
Gossip in Railway Circles

in hurry and has been loading Mann's
furniture into baggage car for the
last three weeks. Mann sends a wire
daily to the firm in Kansas City and
is cheered with the intelligence that ii
is putting his stuff into the car at the
rate of one chair a day.
r. r. Richie. general agent of the
Chicago and Northwestern, will occupy
his ofhces in the Flood building to-
day Ritchie was the first to have his
windows painted and it was thought
that he would be the first of the gem
eral agents 10 be doing business in
the new location, but it turns out that
he is the last man to get in. All the
furniture of his Office came from Chi
cago and Ritchie's Office is an exact
duplicate of every office of the North
western in this country or elsewhere
1t is conceded by all the agents that
he has the handsomest Office on the
street
G. w. Luce left on Thursday night
to attend the meeting of the Freight
Transcontinental Bureau in Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
Personal Mention

Phil shirmer of ST. Louis is at the
Netherland
W. ]. Wilson Jr. of Newcastle is at
the ST Francis.
c. H. Allen of st. Louis is at the
Netherland Hotel.
L. F. Bruner and wife of Sacramento
are at the Savoy.
A H Hawley of Davenport, Iowa, is
at the Netherland.
James. A Keys. merchant of Sui
sun. is at the Imperial.
D. T. Costello. a railroad man of
Tucson. is at the Palace.
Henry A. Hoyt, contractor of Santa
Rosa, is at the Imperial.
Arthur Gleason, hotel man of Los
Angeles, is at the Savoy.
C. schalkenback and wife of Seattle
are guests at the Hamlfn.
William stranahan, a miner of Gold
field. is. at the st. Francis.
c. E. winchell. a merchant of Los
Angeles, is at the Jefferson.
W. e. Travers. contractor of Port
land. Ore, is at the st. Francis.
Walter I. B. Wilson and wife of
Fairbanks, Alaska. are at the Imperial.
Attorney Raleigh Trimble of Port
land, Ore, has been spending the last
few days here on business.
Frederick j. Geiger and Daniel
OConnell of Philadelphia who are
touring the coast, are at the ST. Fran
els
j.. T. Clarke of New York and NJ. G.
Clarke OF Okmulgee, I. T., who are
making a tour OF the coast. are at the
Jefferson.
lumber business at Eureka. and his
wife viii be at the ST. Francis for sew
eral days.
At the Hamlin are two New Workers
who have come to the coast to see the
sights" They are ]. J. Hugher and
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.
The Smart Set

"HE most notable event of today
in local. society circles will be the
wedding of Miss Charlotte Wilson
and George Cadwallader, which
will take place at noon at the home Of
the brides mother, Mrs. Russell j. Will
son, in the presence of number of
their close friends and relatives. Bishop
Nichols will perform the ceremony. The
house will be bower of blossoms with
pink as the predominating color in dec
orations and costumes. Miss Emily
Wilson will be the maid of honor and
the bridesmaids viii be Miss Jennie
Crocker. Miss Lucle King. Miss Linda
Cadwallader and. Miss Mary Keeney.
Bert Cadwallader viii be best man and
the ushers are to be Oscar Cooper,
Willard Drown, Percy King and Knox
Maddox. After their wedding journey
Mr.. CadwaHader and his bride will
make their home in this city.
Miss Helen Boss has sent out invita-
tions TO a bridge party in honor of
Mrs, John /. Taylor formerly Miss
Daisy Van Ness) on Tuesday. March 5.
at her home in Devisadero street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Landers and
Miss Eleanor Landers will leave in
about ten days for an extended Euro
pean trip.
Douglas Alexander. the young son
of Mrs. C. o. Alexander. is seriously I'll
following mastoid operation per-
formed recently. He is at a sanitarium
in the care of his aunt, Mrs. Mountford
Wilson, in the absence of Mrs Alex
ander in Europe.
Mrs: Jack Johnston did not return
TO Los Angeles last week as she had
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Lam
ders. she has just returned from a
visit to Del Monte.
Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. de Saba, Mr. and
Mrs. Clement Tobin and Miss Vera de
Saba will go to Los Angeles next week
for a. brief visit
Miss Elizabeth Ashe left unexpected
iy' for the East yesterday. called there
by the serious Illness of. her little
nephew, Arthur Sewall. the second son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sewall (for-
merly Miss Millie Ashe). He has been
ill for several days with pneumonia.
and serious complications have set in,
leaving little hope for his recovery.
Edward M. Greenway, who has been
in Arizona on a business trip has re-
turned to California and is in Santa
Barbara. where he will remain for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. La Boyteaux
went to Santa Barbara last week,
where they were guests at the Hotel
Potter
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
A MONUMENT FOR coLcAN

VALUED correspondent writes protest the appro
" paion OF $500 for the late State Controller
n EP Cogan OF Sonoma. Strictly speaking correspond
has right his side 1t is scarcely legitimate
public money It may be illegal unconstitutional
Nevertheless there something be said for this appropria-
for appropriation that might signaze public
Of Mr. Cogans worth the OF California We
have idea that correspondent did with
the late State Controller He quiet who did faithful
difficult Office without parade. for nearly of
years Very human sympathy his hand open the day, he
had acquired and earned personal friendships than other
in California
1t that Mr. Cogan much the public eye
the value OF public measured by the length
his speeches the number Of times he has presided political
meetings Mr. Cogans OF the snowy kind
he did his duty he and if in sharing the lot
had his faings they human character and
might him all the the people faithfully
It and tender sentiment that would do public
good Mr. Cogans virtues many, his service
long and his spirit humane He much the embodiment
liberal temperament that like call Californian for
him there shall question Of epaphs offer single ne
This a man.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02

unjust that, as a result OF what they
considered discrimination against the
domestic product. American, Swiss and
other makers could sell a gold watch
which was partly gold and partly base
metal. They claim that many a man
thinks today he has solid gold watch.
bought at auction, which though il
has gold outer case, has an inner
case of base metal.
"One Birmingham manufacturer
speaking to a newspaper representa-
tive. said of the decision. IF il is up
held, as it IS hoped 1t will be. foreign
rubbish brought here VIII be stopped.
The Swiss viii have TO stamp their
cases indicating their quality. whether
3, 10 or is karat, and if there are any
metal 'domes, they will have TO be de-
scribed as such In addition to the
making OF gold outer cases and metal
inner cases without inscription. they
have been allowed to stamp cases 9,
Is or is karat. but either Of these quail
tiles would not assay to anything near
It's mark. If l were 20 make silver
watches now. and il the cases. did not
assay TO the value of the hallmark.
they would give me six months hard
labor. whereas such things have been
permissible to foreigners for years.
The law enacted a the first session.
or our present Congress as under
stand it, imposes. a heavy penalty upon
any one VINO sells as SJerling. or as a
certain. fineness of gold. any article
that VIII not upon assay reach that
fneneSs. As a result, any piece OF
American Jewelry marked as being OF
certain fneness of silver or gold is
now of that actual finsness. In these
circumstances it might be posi- Bile for
the United states TO require that any
piece of foreign plate must be assayed
and proved in the United States to be
OF the exact fine ness claimed or refused
admission 10 the country In other
words, if an American article marked
as being OF certain fneness of gold
or silver is not to be accepted as such.
il would seem fair Tor the United states
to cast the same doubt upon similar ar
ticles made Of gold and silver that are
imported
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
SATURDAY EDITORIAL PAGE MARCH 100
If You re a Gentleman You'll Be
Courteous to Hello Girl

..number'' did not sound a trihe weary
at times. and now I ask, and especially
sneak to women. who is it that would
not he weary all the time with that
little machine fastened to the side OF
ones head. listening, no doubt. hours
at a time to a constant stream OF com-
plaints and harsh speech2 Why to the
most of us. and especially to the wo-
man who is most exacting, II would
be a veritable madhouse existence
If women would take this matter up
their husbands. sons and brothers
would soon see that courtesy under all
circun,stances brings the best results.
Telephone operators demand the same
courtesy and consideration that any
one in public position deserves II
there should be one who would will
fully shirk her duty the company has
a system by which she can be Weeded
out Unborn in every human being,
however dormant ii may lie, Is the de-
sire to respond to kindness We are
constituted so that like attracts like.
So why not attract courtesy TO our
selves by giving courtesy to othersF
do not know Of better opportunity
to practice courtesy than upon the tel
ephone operator.
Courtesy is but the creeping stages
of harmony, and harmony is our heav-
en- right here on earth. place we are
all seeking. some of US little dreaming
that with ourselves lies the power 70
create our own heaven Teach the lit
tie ones harmony. for then, and only
then. will they know what true peacs
of mind and heaven mean.
MRS. f. J. ALLEN.
Alameda. Cal, Feb. 2s.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02

FEW remarks regarding the
~ telephone operators work.
~ which Rev. Dwight E Potter
has so ably taken up. should
not be amiss at this time. If sug-
gestion of mine would be accepted,
would say that courteous treatment
would come very near solving the
problem
If people, men and women both. only
realized the power of the voice, It's
power to stir kind as well as unkind
thoughts. they would count at least
one. il not the proverbial ten, before
speaking. The very busy man or wo-
man invariably replies Il am too busy
to stop long enough to speak kindly
l often wonder where people get the
idea that il takes longer to speak
kindly than otherwise. 1t does not,
and the results are so much better.
The real lady or gentleman is the
one who at least tries to control her
self or himself under all circumstances
and does not forget for one moment
that il is a human being and not
human machine that is at the other
end. OF the line. 1t is a well known
fact that there are times when people
they would not dare to assume in her
presence And after all, what is this
but form of cowardice? I can verify
the truth of my statement when | say
that my experience with the telephone
operator is and has ever been Of
most friendly nature. and I have al
ways obtained the very best of results
that she could obtain at the moment.
do not say that the voice that said
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
In the Joke World


Uncle Visiting nephew at school on
prize giving day)-How many voices
are there in your chapel choir?
Nephew-About seven
Uncle--Why. 1 had an impression
that II had forty or fifty members.
Nephew@So IL has. but you asked me-
how many voices.-Phiiadelphi In
ouirer.
He always patrOnizes that one res
Yes. there are Mattresses there. you
But he don't care for the girls at
II know. but you don't have to tip
girls. s."-Philadelphia Press.
Invest" said Goldgobs. but never
speculate.
But what precisely. is the. differ
ence. father young GoIdSobs asked.
between an investment and a speen-
It's a speculation. the other an
Press.
Hang it," growled young Lovett to
the girl his heart. 1T makes me mad
every time think of.that SO lost to-
day 1 certainly feel as if you'd better
have somebody kick me-
BY the way. Jack" said the dear
girl. dreamily. don't you think YOU'D
better speak to father this eveninxT'-
Philadelphia Press.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02

A telegram was received yesterday in
Virgil G. Bogue's Office from Salt Lake
City announcing that 101 miles of the
Western Pacific had been built out Of
Salt Lake City and that work on the
desert was progressing fairly well. The
heavy rains that have fallen lately have
retarded the work OF construction on
this strip OF mo mans land II is
said to have an outer crust of salt and
niter and a few feet below a solid bed
of hardpan, which does not allow OF the
outer surface drying. The engineers of
the Western Pacific in consequence have
considerable trouble in laying track
on this thirty-fve miles and are prac-
tically building up soil. The main
line, as IL debouches from therhigher
ground, is confronted by series of
high sand hills. around winch shoo-
fly has been built and then the road
is built into and back into these sand
to form road bed This work is being
done by the Western Pacific itself, as
the contractors would have found it
not only an expensive but a slow pro-
cess to haul out the sand by teams.
There is a wide difference of opinion
between the orange shipper and the car
giver in Los Angeles at present. The
grower declares that he will be the
loser by several carloads of oranges be-
cause the refrigerator car people are
not sending him cars to ship out his
fruit. The Armour people, on the other
hand, say that the grower gets all the
cars he asks for and that he has no
kick coming" J. w McClymonds of
the Armour car lines is confident that
everything is going all right in the
south, for he has taken a trip to Ne
vada with Mine Owner p. K. Gordon to
buy, II is whispered in railroad circles,
some of the mines that Gordon would
sell TO a friend.
Abner Mann is not particularly proud
of the looks of his office. He was
kept in the dungeons of the ferry build
ing till three weeks ago, and when he
took up his new quarters it was with
the belief that everything was ready
and all the furniture and counters in
Mann was doomed to disappointment.
1t seems as IL the furniture and the
counters have been ready for some
time in Kansas City. but the railroad
which is to bring them e the coast is not
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02

n DyICEs from Consul Albert Hal
~ stead of Birmingham state that
"A hereafter watches Of foreign man
ufacture whose cases are gold or
silver must be assayed, stamped and
marked before being offered for sale
in the United Kingdom. The Consul
writes:
This requirement. which has hereto
fore applied only to British watches,
follows from a recent decision of the
Court of Appeal of the British Supreme
Court of Judicature. The case may be.
carried te the House of Lords, but until
it's decision it stands as the law of the
United Kingdom. The decision removes
a long continuing ground of complaint
of British watch and watch-case manu-
facturers. that while their gold or sill
yer watch cases, even when completed
by the work or movements, had 10 be
hall-marked' that was not required of
completed watches of foreign manufac-
ture. and was only applied TO foreign
gold or silver cases that did not con-
tain the movements.
THE decision is of great Importance
to American watch manufacturers and
may lessen the expectation of their
products to the United Kingdom. be-
cause watch cases, in order TO be hall
marked must be sent over in the rough
to be assayed, stamped and marked by
the Goldsmiths Company in London,
the mint In Birmingham, or any other
officially recognized hall-marking place
in the United Kingdom. After being
hall marked the watch cases must be
returned TO the United States to be pol
ished. The case concerned watches inn
ported from Switzerland. but the de-
cision affects all foreign. watches.
ITO the jewellers of this district the
decision is a boon. Some watch cases
are made in Birmingham. but not a
great number. while in Coventry, about
eighteen miles away, many are manu-
factured and in years past. before the
heavy competition OF Swiss and Amer
lean watches, probably more watches
and watch cases were made there.
British manufacturers declare it was