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To the Business Men of Arkansas:
 I have made some investigation con- corning the application of practically the combined interests of all the rail- roads operating in the State of Arkan- sas to the federal courts, ito set aside and hold for naught'' the Arkansas State Railroad Commiss ions standard freight distance tariff in it's entirety, and the act of the Legislature of 19o1 prescribing a two-cent- -a-mile tas5e't~ ger rate on the said roads.
 The decree and order of the federal courts for the enforcement of this re- quest by the railroads would, O. course, leave the State tf Arkansas in the at titude where it stood ten years ago when the State had no commission or other legal supervision over the rail roads
 It is stated that the railroads have been working on their side of the case for more than a year and now, alter
  CTS, officials, employees and lawyers, they have arranged their plan of battle and have agreed upon the necessary alleged facts for evidence to the courts as proof that they are not making operating expenses.
 If the railroads make q reasonable tof of either facts or statements appearinG as facts, and the State of Arkansas has no conclusive proof to the con trary ready for presentation at tn hearing on August 31, at St. Paul Minn., it cannot be expected that de cision favorable to the State could b. rendered.
 The application for a temporary in Junction in this matter was heard De fore the Court of Appeals, Judge Van deventer sitting, at St. Paul, Minn., O July 2S, and at the request of tn attorney general of Arkansas and hi assistants, was continued for furthe hearing to August 31, at the sam place and before the same court.
 I was present and heard the prelim nary discussion before the court counsel for both the railroad and tn State of Arkansas, and, in my opiniol this litigation is of exceedingly gref importance to the interests of the Sta' generally. It is moreover of nations importance, as it is one of the first several cases to be tried in the diffe ent States of similar nature. If U
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NEW WORK ON
 FRENCH HISTORY

Paris. Aug. S.-Historians Of the French revolutions will be glad to near that the French commission ap- pointed some months ago to collect and publish documents relative to the economic antecedents of that event have already twelve new volumes, which are to appear before the end of the year. A valuable source of Recommendation is soon to be added to those already at the disposal of schol- ;,rs-namely, the registration papers anterior to 1897, now in the possession of the ministry of finance, which are to be handed over to the custody of the Department of National Archives, where they can be examined at leisure'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-09
NATIONAL SHOE
 MEN INCORPORATE

Albany x. Y. Aug. S,-The lR5fed Shoe Stores, membership cor22lrs- ton, with it's principal offices ill Bnl- falo to operate throughout the tA:,el States, has filed articles of incotEora- ton. It's purpose is ''to foster thc trade and commerce of the shoe lsl- ness. reform abuses, and secure unl~ formity in the usages of the trale aad freedom from unjust and unlawfsli eN- actions.
 The directors are: Alvin II. Willard of Troy. Otto K Dorm of Cleveland {. Iandon A. Dudley of Battle Creek Mich, Abraham R. Marcus of Pitts town Pa. and Fred A. Merigold 0 Troy. x. '.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-09
OIL BURNERS
 FOR TORPEDO BOATS

Washington. Aug. S.-Attention has been attracted to the coming visit or Rear Admiral John K. Barton, chief engineer, to the Pacific coast because on the result of his investigation may depend the installation of oil burning furnaces in the ten torpedo boat de- stroyers authorized at the last session If Congress. The naval oil burners have been experim/hted with at the New York and Norfolk yards, and thus far have yielded gratifying results.
 A competitive test of gasoline mo- ,arboaty is contemplated by the bu- ~s4a of construction and repair, This is in the effort to determine the best possible type Of boat Of the gasoline variety for use in the navy.
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manipulations usually travel requires not only the best legal talent iu ;.Ip land but takes also the c0-opcraJiaH and the untiring work of many ex- perts of long experience in s3@h work. In this connection | wish to say that owing 10 existing conditions it now wholly devolyes on the business men of Arkansas to at once devise ways and methods by which the facts can be produced to establish d precedent i0? all time to come for the equitable as well as legal course for future govern ment of both the railroads and the State of Arkansas. Merchants os0cS- tally of every town in the State si1ouI i speedily cooperate with thu attorney general of Arkansas and the SIAta Railroad Commission in the org ohiza- ton and equipment for the legal 5stssio now on hand.
 G. w. DONAGiltN
 Conway, Ark.
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PAVING DISTRICT NO. 9 Special Assessment.

Tne tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in Paving District Nc. 9 Main strect in the city Of Pine Bluff has been placed in my hands.
 Ali the owners of real property ly- ing in the district are required to pay their assessment to nc within thirty days from this date.
 If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end os that time for the collection of such assess ment and for legal penalties and costs.
 Given under my hand this lota day Of July. 1908.
 A. G. RUSSELL, C.ty Collector. OHca City Hall, 9 a. n. to F III. 7-'no6s
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FEEDING CATTLE
 CAUSES NEW RAT'l

Washington Aug. S.-The practice el feeding cattle from western Nebfaz ha on through rates in transit so as to Lave them fat when they reach zne stock markets has been deeI3ral by he interstate commission q diser,A2f- nation against Iowa points by the Bllr- liAgton and other carriers Int com mission orders q revision of th" "1 2H4- in9s.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Victory!

On Tuesday night the word "Vic-
tory" was written in great big letters
all over the political heavens. AS early
as eight O'Clock it was proclaimed by
the early returns from New York
that William Howard Taft had been
elected President of the United
States, and James S. Sherman, Vice
President. The landslide at the
West, fondly dreamed about by Mr..
Bryan, failed to materialize, while the
East laid out that gentleman stiff
and stark and cold, placing about him
the winding sheets of political oblivi-
on. Our news columns tell the story
in eloquent figures. Taft will have
over 800 electoral votes.
Most of the States that the chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee had classed as 'doubtful,o y
turned up serenely with their old
time Republican majorties. The
State of New York rolled up 200, 900
plurality for Taft, and Ohio about
100000 These are mighty figures.
From the Foraker incident and other
disaffections, there were good rea-
sons for a nervous feeling about Ohio,
but this was soon dissipated by the
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Brick Making Season Closed.

Horace Purinton, senior member Of
the firm Of II. e. Purinton x Company
of Waterville, was in town TUESDAY at
tending TO details occurring in connec-
tion with the end of the brick making
at his Skowhegan kiln. His firm oper-
ates brick yards at Augusta, Water
Vile and Mechanic Falls, as well as
Skowhegan, and have made in all six
and half million brick this season.
This is the largest output Of any
Maine firm. Something Of the mag
nitude Of this business NAV be gained
from the statement that the output of
the four yards operated by this com
pany would build ten structures Of
the size of Skowhegan's new munici-
pal building. About eight hundred
thousand have been manufactured at
the Skowhegan yard, in two burnings,
that last of which was Oh October lst.
The most of these have been dis
posed of in Skowhegan and vicinity.
To make them has required the serv-
ices of about ten men on the average
and the burning has consumed four
hundred cords of wood.
Mr. Purinton says that every CLAY
bank has its peculiarities and that the
clay at his Skowhegan yard is very
rich in aluminium, this being a desir-
able ingredient for brick making, as
1t causes the clay to melt with COM
parative readiness. The proportion
OF aluminium in the clay at his Skow-
hogan yard has attracted Mr.. Pur-
inton's attention to such an extent
that he has determined TO have the
clay assayed with the hope that this
metal may exist in such quantities as
to make it profitable to establish
works for its separation.
The Purinton brick yard, located
on Main street at the outskirts of the
town, was established here 20 years
ago by Joseph Boiler who had previ-
ously been employed by the Pur-
inton Company at Waterville. Two
years later Boiler sold out to his
former employers. His son, William
Boiler, has been for several years the
foreman OF the yard.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Some Diptheria Cases.

Several cases of diptheria have
broken out among the pupils of the
Skowhegan schools and the school
sessions were for that reason discon-
tinued for the present week after
Monday. The first case noted was
that of Helen Merriam aged twelve
years, student at the Academy
building, Grade VIII. She was i'll
Tuesday forenoon of last week and
did not attend the afternoon ses-
sion. Her brother, Ralph, aged ten
years, a pupil of Grade VI, at the
Garfield building, was taken i'll the
same afternoon. A third case, made
itself manifest on Monday of the
present week, Bernice Holt, aged
seven years, of Grade IL, who attends
at the Lincoln building The first
two cases mentioned are in the family
of Rev. and Mrs. George Merriam /,
the last named is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl M. Holt, who reside on
Pleasant street. Both homes have
been quarantined and the members of
each household have been immunized
by the use of diptheretic anti-toxin.
1t was in some ways fortunate that
the Skowhegan schools were closed
on Thursday and Friday of last week
by reason of the Maine Teachers
Convention in Portland, most of the
Skowhegan teachers attending. At
the beginning of the present week,
SO much time having elapsed since
the discovery OF the original cases,
it was thought that the school
sessions could be resumed, but during
the day Monday it was decided to be
the part of prudence to omit the
sessions for the balance of the week,
i'll all schools except the High School
and Jewett street. 1t was Judged
that the continuance of these schools
was justified from the fact that there
were no cases among their member
ship, and none of the pupils came
from the families effected. The
buildings, where the pupils who de-
veloped the disease had attended,
were thoroughly fumigated under
the direction Of the board of health.
This Thursday morning the three
patients above mentioned are all re-
ported as progressing nicely with
seemingly excellent prospects of re-
covery, practically out of danger, and
there are no new cases. If the stu
alton continues favorable, the school, Is
will resume their sessions on Monday
next
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Young Musical Artist.

About one hundred people, friends
of the young pianist and lovers of
music, were present at the piano
recital given by Miss Mary Emery on
Friday evening Of last week, at the
vestry Of the First Baptist Church.
Miss Emery was assisted in the
evenings entertainment by Miss
Florence Wyman VINO sang most
acceptably, several vocal solos be-
tween the piano numbers, one of
which, "In the Silence" was com
posed by Mrs. Elise Fellows White.
Her accompanies were Hrs Philo
Steward and Miss Mildred Weston.
The program was arranged in ex-
cellent taste and carried out in its
entirety in a manner to furnish
most delightful evenings entertain
ment
Miss Emery is one of family of
eight children, the daughter OF MIR.
and Mrs. F. K. Emery. The father
is in business in New York and passes
IhS BiCotSi PdlG Vi lu6 lllIlo III lDdl
city; one sister, Miss Clara Emery,
is employed with her father in New
York, and Miss Mary, with her
mother and the other children reside
in this place on Main street. She
commenced her piano studies when
eight years of age, with Mrs. Philo
Steward, and after two years, has
continued them as the pupil of Miss
Florence burlington. She has played
the organ for the evening services of
the First Baptist Church for the past
year and was the organist at the
commencement of the Grammar
School class of which she was a
member, in 1907. In her recital last
Friday evening, she played all her
numbers without hesitation, using no
notes. In player of maturer years
this would be regarded as quite All
accomplishment and in a Miss of
thirteen this must be accepted as
proficiency highly unusual. The
later hour of the evening was de-
voted to a social.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Potato Shipments.

During the month of October L. G..
Trafton shipped twenty six cars Of
potatoes from the Skowhegan and
Solon Stations, These shipments ag-
gregated over eighteen thousand
bushels. In addition to this he has
purchased nearly two thousand bush
els which are stored here awaiting
shipment. The price received by the
growers for this twenty thousand
bushels totals ten thousand dollars.
The potatoes at Solon and the ship
ments from that station were attend
ed to for Mr.. Trafton by John H. Ste
ward, who has been in his employ
during the present shipping season.
All the above purchases have been for
cash and Somerset county farmers
seem to appreciate the privilege
which they have enjoyed of turning
their potatoes into money, any day
they chose to bring them to the ship
ping points.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Skowhegan Grange Holds Social.

The newly organized Dramatic and
Social committees of Skowhegan
Grange gave their first entertainment
and social at Skowhegan Grange Hall
last Friday evening. The farce, "Her
Busy Day. was presented by the
Dramatic Club, The following being
the cast Of characters;
Cora Allen, an up-to-date domestic. Mrs.
Eva Greene.
Ethel Newwed, a young housek per. Miss
Elizabeth Parker.
Mrs. Eleanor knowser. her next door
neighbor, MIS- Flora Dealey.
barbara, an itinerant pedlar, Mrs. cara
W. Eaton.
Katie Farmer, Mrs. Knowser's hired girl.
Mrs Edith E.. &utting.
PaIolman Eagle, on the beat, MT. A. Lin
wood Nutting.
Freddy, a schoolboy and Nick Prior, the
grocer boy, Mr.. Fred Richardson.
Happy Jack, tramp, Albert l.. Greene.
Tom Buffer. mo money down" man
Nike booley, in love with katie. Mr..
Eugene IarboI.
Clarence Nswwed. Ethers husband. Mr..
viii Palmer,
The production delighted the audi
ence, demonstrating anew the drama
tic ability known heretofore to be
possessed by many members of Skow-
hogan Grange, and bringing to light
some new salient in the amateur
theatrical line. This last considera-
tion, it may be said, is one OF the
principal aims of the Skowhegan
Grange dramatic club. They purpose
to encourage the younger members
to take part in the plays at the
Grange socials, believing that in this
way new material may be developed
from which the casts may be made
up for the plays given at the annual
Grange fairs. Roderick's orchestra
was in attendance and at the close OF
the play furnished music for dancing
and games which continued until
midnight.
The officers of the Skowhegar
Grange Dramatic Club are, president
K. T. Patten; vice president, Miss
Dorothy Elliott; secretary and treas
urer, S. H. Bradbury; executive com
mittee, Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Miller
r. F. Parker and Albert Smiley
The committee on Grange Socials
are MIR. and Mrs. Cal d. Eaton, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Linwood Nutting, Mr.
and Mrs. Levi E. Bean and Mr. anC
Mrs. c. Davis Miller. 1t is purpose q
to hold other socials and present
other plays from time to time
through the winter. The farce, "Hel
Busy Day." will probably be re-
peated at the annual meeting oi
Somerset Pomona, the afternoon Of
Tuesday, January II.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Road Inspection Completed.

Messrs. L. c. Williams, Geo. T. Tib-
bits and Henry Crowell, the full board
of County Commissioners, were in
session at the Courthouse, Tuesday
and yesterday. MIR. Tbbetts, who
has been at work under special ap-
pointment from Paul D. Sargent.
State highway commissioner, since
August, inspecting sections of State
road work in portions of Somerset,
Penobscott and Waldo counties. has
Just completed his investigation. He
found that the towns,in nearly every
instance, had built their roads accord
ing 10 the specifications of the State
highway department.
It's the little things that count: if
is r mighty small word, but i GUS
quite n figure.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Meeting of Sorosis.

Sorosis held it's first meeting of the
year in the Library Parlors, Tuesday
evening, November Sd. The day was
in charge of Mrs. Annie Hackett and
the program consisted of a solo and
encore by Mr.. Lees Hall, roll call,
current events; and reading, "Jeth-
rop Lathrop's Cow" by Mrs. Lola
Blunt. After recess Miss Florence
Wyman sang "In the Silence" com
posed by Mrs. Bruce White. Miss
Wyman responded to an encore sing
ing "Des hold my Hand Tonight
A report of the Federation at Port
land was read by Mrs. Mary Stinch-
field. Mrs. Sarah Haig gave a very
interesting paper on her trip to Scot
land. Refreshments of lobster new
burg, olives, cake and coffee were
served by the directors.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Skowhegan Grange.

Last evenings session of Skowhegan
Grange was chiefly devoted to hear
ing the report of the committee on
program for the year of 1909, and dis
cussion of the same. Under matters
of general business, also, the hour Of
opening the grange meetings was dis
cussed and this led to an announce
ment from Worthy Master r. F. Par
ker that all future sessions will be
called to order at half past seven
sharp, regardless of the number
present at that time. w. B. Whittier,
chairman of the committee on the
the annual fair, spoke TO the grange
of his plans, and asked that all his
hold meetings at the
earliest possible time, not later than
the next meeting OF the grange in any
event, to carry on their work.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
Connecticut

New Haven, Nov. 4.-rhe great size
Of the Republican victory in Connect
cut was evident this morning when
William H. Taft was found to have a
plurality which will be greater than
that given to President Roosevelt four
years ago. The plurality is 3S.450 His
vote is 1889, as against 13.149 for
Bryan. Debs polled 2S04 votes and
Chafin. the prohibitioBist, $3.50.
The plurality for Mr.. Lilley. against
whom a great fight was waged, was 49,
O04 over Judge A. Heaton Robertson.
his Democratic opponent The Repub.
lican gains extend TO the legislature
In the senate Senator Donovan, DeMn
ocrat. was defeated in Norwalk by
Mr.. Silliman.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
skoWhEGAN MARKET.

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DArS-tsla -ts.
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cents gct peand.
Bftss-H Hand PICKED yellow eyes, Ss.ss X S 81
ge4 pesus. S. 90.
Rrs,-oa REF, to c 81.
p7virsr-Fo~s l., lo &c = 81. per h.. ehekss, i,
10 r. CO,
Rorsp Hos cts.
TAtl 1~-koush, et>. TeF 10.
Bi-IFE-FirSt qaabs, stamped. at 10 . cts. PEI ~
r., So = ets. peT dos, fresh.
po-4-5 Ts. 80 pei huShei
CHFHsE-teo TO iSt per 10.
NsrNt NAKkEI.
TlopF-spung ~heat Patent, S7,so to ss sy Wiz.
.st " eeAt pat 5000 to s. 50. Winter ~heaI ,bSscs
s.eoo
CokN- per bag, meal and cracked eorn. s. &
aef gag; Oats ts cts bu-
[ : MIA. Sos per bag
FEEp-A,ddlnEs, SI.ok per cNt; Clutes. Si-e p<f
SrRiHC BRAN-sI4 &C per cat.
AsNFp FEED-St.so Per c~t.
SALT PoEN-Ia cts ID; by the 6bl., lbs, s5e.se
CHsESE-Is u 70 cts per II
Bl-rrsE-3r to - cts. per y.
EGGS-ao cts per dor. iresA.
TEAS-sS 10 90 Cts per 10
OuFFEE-lo 10 IS cts. pei %.
LAsu-p Domestic Is cts PHre, Is et,; CouPo I'D.
10
ao,Assss-Pure Poaee. 20 to Sc cts. Fare Barta
does, 40 cts.
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S 90; Brc~a. IS lbs. ies u 90.
PoJAToEs-oo cts. per buSacl
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The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05

early returns. The "Solid South"
practically remains Democratic, as
before. But we are glad that the
people there have had the privilege
of hearing the voice of the next
President, whose wise administration
will no doubt lead a portion of the
States there into the Republican fold.
AT this writing Bryan appears to
have carried his own State for the
first time, and his own voting dis
trict. The next House of Represent
atives at Washington will have about
40 Republican majority.
Maine did well. In total of 103,-
600 votes, Taft had plurality of 49,
600. Many Democrats, in hopeless
ness of their cause, stayed at home.
Next to the Presidential contest,
the people throughout the country
were most interested in the rselec-
tion of Governor Hughes of New
York. The race track gamblers, the
thieves and thugs and all the ele-
ments of the lowest depths of hades,
combined against him, but he glori-
ously triumphed with plurality of
some 5000, showing that the people
when thoroughly aroused, may be de-
pended upon. This election of
Hughes, under the circumstances, is
one of the greatest triumphs in
American politics.
He does not read Alright who does
not see that in this sweeping national
Republican victory she people have
demanded the continuation of the
policies of President Roosevelt.
Business, which had been greatly de-
pressed, began to revive when it was
known that the great President had
put himself into the canvass.
Bryan's election with AN attempt to
carry out his visionary schemes
would have been almost death blow
to advancing prosperity; and we have
no doubt that tens of thousands who
by party ties truly rejoice that the
administration is to pass into the
hands OF SO wise and accomplished a
statesman as William H. Taft. Re-
gardless of party, we are all citizens
of the same country, and let US all re-
loice together over the final result.
Alas, poor Bryan Thrice rejected
by the people; the life and centre of
a campaign unsurpassed in activity
and strenuosity; led to believe that
the enthusiastic crowds he met every
where represented the sentiment of
the voters he is again called to en-
dure the bitterness of disappointed
hopes and crushed ambitions. A good
neighbor, an exemplary citizen, an
eloquent orator, nevertheless the
people have decided that with him it
is three strikes and out" Will he
lake the hint?
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05

In a little town up the Hudson
river, some thirty miles, is a square of
land called the arose Kingdom" in
which are numerous greenhouses in
which are raised nothing but Ameri
can Beauty roses, and from which
last June the owner supplied three
quarters of a million roses to New
York, Boston and Philadelphia alone.
What lovers of beauty9 Our readers
will recall that this variety of roses
cannot come to their full perfection
in the open air
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-05
New Hatnnshira

Concord, \. IT., Nov. 4.-The returns
from New Hampshire this morning
comprise barely one half Of the state
on an estimated vote approximating So
600, but they plainly foreshadow that
the state has duplicated the treme ndous
vote of four years ago for Roosevelt nd
gives Taft its electoral vote by about
1900 plurality.
The state ticket discloses Democratic
gains. some over the vote OF two years
ago, when there WAS no election by the
people, and Henry Il. Quinby. Repub-
lican candidate for governor. has won
by a narrow margin. The larger cen,
ters are slow In returning their vote.