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Hearing at Pittsfield.

A. K. Butler, Esq, and Sheriff
Clyde II. Smith went to Pittsfield on
Tuesday to look after the interests of
the state in the case against Alex
ander Robb, growing out of the
search on the premises at his farm in
West Pittsfield, made by Deputy j..
d. M. Foster, and the seizure of some
cider, as reported in these columns last
week. The hearing was in the Pitts
field Municipal Court. George H.
Morse, Esq, of Pittsfield, counsel for
Robb asked that the action be dis
missed on ground of defects in the
warrant. This motion was overruled
by the court and hearing was held.
The cider was declared forfeited, and
from this decision Mr.. Robb appealed
to the September court and gave
bonds for his appearance at that time.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

why are yew trees found In Gene
teries onlyW said a forester. why,
all over the word-saving here, where
they don't exist-do you find In GENE
teries great yews Of immemorial agef
Antlquarles have tried to attach some
druidic Significance to the matter. Yews
grow in churchyards and nowhere else
hence they were sacred to the dead In
the time of the Druids, and 1t was as
erroneous to plant them In your gar
den as to plant tOmbstones there.
have exploded that superstition. On a
walking tour of England one summer
asked every farmer | met why he had
no yews on his place. The answer
was always the same: DO you think
want to lose my cattler or Had one,
but cut 1t down. The beasties got at It.
and yew leaves is poison to the beast
les Yes, that Is the secret of the
churchyard yew 1t grows only in
cemeteries because the farmers have
destroyed 1t everywhere else. Its leaves
being Injurious to live stock."-New
Orleans Times Democrat
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
sharpshootsrs of the Revolution.

As soon as a pioneer boy was big
enough to level a rifle he was given
powder and ball to shoot squirrels.
After little practice he was required
to bring In as many squirrels as he
had received charges under penalty of
q severe lecture or even of having his
jacket tanned" At the age of twelve
the boy became fort soldier, with
loophole assigned him from which to
fight when the settlers rallied against
an Indian foray. Growing older, he
became hunter of deer, elk. buffalo
and bear, skilled In trailing and in
utilizing cover, capable of enduring
long marches through trackless noun
tain forests. At night he was content
to curl up in single blanket beside a
small fire and sleep under the roof of
heaven. If 1t rained, In a few minutes
he built him lodge Of bark or boughs
with no Implement but his one pound
tomahawk. Incessant war with the
Indians taught him to be his own gen
eral, to be ever on the alert, to keep
his head and shoot straight under hre.
Pitted against an enemy who gave no
quarter, but tortured the living and
scalped the dead, he became himself a
stanch fighter who never surrendered
The wilderness bred men of iron.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

1t is mighty gratifying once in
while to notice the exhibition OF mus
cular Christianity. Rev. William
Brandon, Methodist preacher, had a
hand in shutting up the Virden, ILL.,,
saloons. E. Dodson kept one of
them. Meeting the preacher in the
street, Dodson hit him with his fist.
Brandon promptly knocked him
down. Dodson scrambled up and
made rush at the preacher. That
time Brandon knocked him senseless.
Then policeman gathered him in Che
was fined subsequently and the mus
cular preacher completed his round
of pastoral calls. 1t is just as much a
Christian duty to knock some people
down, as it is to pray with others.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

In the city of Worcester, Mass, The
arrests for drunkenness in the first
nineteen days of May last year were
271, and for the same time this year,
under prohibition, there were 81.
That ought to prove something.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Bro. Pillsbury of the Republican
Journal has been on visit to his old
stamping ground at Washington,
where he was for long time news
paper correspondent, and is writing
series of interesting articles for his
paper. He began writing from that
point fifty-one years ago, and finds
that all save one or two of his old
associates have gone to the re-
porters' gallery in the better world.
In fash of Renaissance he says:
"In looking down upon the House
in session there was not in evidence
single familiar face outside of the
Maine delegation. Think Of the men
who have gonel shall not attempt
to name them in chronological order
or to give complete list, but simply
mention those who happen to come
to mind. Naturally James G. Blaine
comes first, not only because in abil-
ity he ranked above his contempora-
ries but because he was the best
friend the newspaper men in Wash
ington had in my day. He had been
a newspaper man himself, and good
one, and was always helpful in i'm
parting information, in suggestions
and in words of encouragement"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

The Belfast Journal sizes up two of
it's Democratic exchanges, the Rock
land Opinion and the New Age, say
ing:
The Opinion has an individuality
and an aggressiveness that no other
Democratic paper in the State pos
sesses. Col. Plaisted is too busy with
his dual Office duties to pay much
attention to bis newspaper, and the
New Age is apparently edited with a
saw and scissors.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Slips hod farming received black
eye in the address made by Mr..
James j. Hill in Washington at the
conference of Governors. He stated
that only one half of our farm area is
improved. The total area of the
United States proper includes APP
proximately 2,OO0,OOO,OO acres. OF
this expanse 1913, 591,7 acres are
reported as farm land by the census
of 1900. The number of farms is re
ported as 5,737,372 with an average
of 1852 acres to the farm. OF the
total farm acreage 49.4 per cent, is
classed as improved. Somewhat less
than tWo-thirds of the improved
land is under cultivation, and this
does not produce one half of what it
could be made to yield merely by
ordinary care and industry intelli-
gently applied. In other words, and
to put it more directly, some thirty
millions of our people can double
their wealth by the simple process of
adding more intelligence to their
present industry, without materially
increasing their physical activities.
And there is soil exhaustion. In
stead of increasing his crop, and
therefore his income, by an intelli-
gent Improvement of methods the
American farmer works harder each
succeeding year and gets smaller
return for his labor. There has of
late years been a continually de-
creasing percentage of improved
land in the Northern States, the
South showing an increase. Score
tary " ilson reports the total value of
products in this country for 1907 as
o., 412, 900, 900. If Mr.. Hill is right,
the 1907 acreage might be made to
yield $15, 1000, 900, 900, with advantage
rather than loss to the soil. Mr.. Hill
estimates the population of the
United States fifty years hence as
sat least 10000, OO0." If his advice
and suggestions are followed there
need be no anxiety regarding the
maintenance of such number.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Mr.. Nathaniel s. Purinton, private
Secretary of Gov. Cobb, who was
stricken several months since, died
at his home In West Bowdoin, Mon
day morning, at the age of ga years.
He had held many public positions,
and on account of his genial and gen.
tlemanly manners was perhaps the
best liked man at the State House,
where he made friends of everybody
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Julia Ward Howe, Americas
"grand old woman," has just cele-
brated the eighty ninth anniversary
OF her birthday. She holds the de-
voted love of thousands, but will be
remembered longest by her grand
"Battle Hymn of the Rebuplic.o
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

On Saturday the cemeteries through
out the State were veritable bowers
of beauty, the graves of civilians as
we'll as those of soldiers being deco
rated quite generally. And this was
preceded by general cleaning up of
the cemeteries. They were indeed
beauty spots.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Short lobster are ruling high this
year. William s. Toothaker of
Cundy's Harbor was fined 1852 in the
municipal court Portland for having
in his possession nine bags of short
Holsters.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Manufacturing in Brunswick is
growing. 1t is announced that a new
building, 100 by 12o feet, and five
stories high, will be built in connec-
ton with the Cabot Company's mill.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Look at the fine horse teams on the
farms OF Maine to-day, and you will
find an evidence of constantly grow :
ing culture. And there is also man
ifest tendency towards keeping oxen.
We hope this will continue until our
cattle shows look as they did fifty
years ago.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

The huge war feet, which is to
make long voyage to Australia, and
home by the way of the Suez Canal,
is scheduled to arrive at Hampton
Roads on Feb. I'D.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Business in every part of the coun-
try seems to be slowly improving.
Good crop prospects will help out; SO
that soon we shall be having "good
times" again. Let everybody do
something to bring them about.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

In the Deering district in Portland
the browntail moths are eating the
leaves off the trees, taking the
leaves from the oak trees just as fast
as they come out, leaving them per-
fectly bare.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Maine cavalry. He became mem
Der of the bar and for two terms was
United States district attorney in
Maine. Mr.. Lunt was appointed U. s..
appraiser and moved to New York in
1892.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

President Cleveland, who for two
months has suffered with an attack of
rheumatic govt and acute indigestion,
at Lakewood, N. Y, has recovered
sufficiently to return home.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
For Representative to Congress
EDWIN c. BURLEIGH
OF AUGUSTA

The insects and bugs are now ex-
ceedingly busy in many kinds of
flower and garden plants. Go for
them with some kind of insecticide.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

1t is a monstrous fact, almost past
belief, that intelligent women, living
in civilized communities, will SO dis
figure themselves as to wear the hor-
rible hats that Fashion has indicated
as the extreme limit. But while they
do 80, they ought not to be exempt
from the following sharp but just
criticism of a Parkhurst correspon-
dent:
"The women of India, many of
them, still wear bangles and rings in
their noses, and the girls in Africa
wear huge silver rings on their ankles
and we call them heather. Our wives
and daughters wear hats as big as a
cart wheel covered with weeds, grass
and flowers, and we call them Chris
tians. l was recently told by lady
who was staggering round under one
of those monster brush piles, that it
was none of my business what she
wore, and it isn't. don't care if she
don't wear anything but the big hat
and smile but she can't stop people
making remarks"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

1t is said by those who have ira
velsd in different sections of the State
that more apple trees are being set
than ever before in the history of
apple growing in the State. Now,
along with this, if fruit raisers will
only learn the art of selling their
products at the right time, all will be
well.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
Monarch House Paint

is old fashioned White Lead. Zinc,
Linseed Oil, Turpentine Dryer. Color
ing matter and nothing else. It's
guaranteed, too.
The Blunt Hardware Co,
Skowhegan, Maine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04
Municipal Court.

Three Enforcement Deputies, H. NJ.
Weston of this place, with Towne and
Howard of Waterville, raided the
place of business of William Willet in
Fairfield on Friday last. They found
nine quarts of whiskey at his store
and a search of his living apartments
brought to light three more. He was
arrested and brought to this town on
Saturday, and gave bail for his APP
pearance for trial on Monday. Mon
day morning, Judge Bachelor held a
hearing on the case and gave YER
dict of guilty, imposing fine of $500
and costs. An appeal was taken and
bonds furnished for the appearance
of the respondent at the September
term of the s. J. court.
The REPORTER wishes 10 express
its appreciation of the courtesy of II.
H Lee of Augusta, special CORES pond
ent of the Turf, Farm * Home, for
his permission to make use of informa-
tion gathered by him as 10 the horses
in the recent Horse Day Parade and
their owners. Mr.. Lees knowledge Of
the Maine horse is equalled by few
men of this state and this enabled him
to assemble the facts of this great
horse showing as no one else could
have done.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

Wilbur F. Lunt, who died in New
York last week, was born in Bidde-
ford in 1s47, and was one OF the
brilliant men of the State. When 16
wears old he enlisted in the First
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

The careful reader Of few good
newspapers can learn more in year
than most scholars do In their great
libraries.-F. B. Sanborn.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-04

sl.75 II paid within the year.
$500 will be charged II not paid until
end OF the year
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
(To be Continued).
Hears President viii Protest.

Paris. Feb. 22.-Stephane Lausanne.
editor of the Matin, who at present Is
in New York. telegraphs his paper that
he learned ON the highest authority
that in consequence Of official reports
that have reached Washington confirm
ing the violation hy Japan Of the agree
ment concerning the open door IN Man
churia President Roosevelt intends f.
dispatch a note Of protest 70 the pow
ers. accompanied By a request that
they join with America in remindinF
Japan Of her engagements. NJ. I.su-
zanne adds that this note will he sent
rs soon as the American feet arrives
NJ san Francisco II japan meantime
does not change her attitude.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
Evans Flee, Invited 10 Australia.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE first oil
clal announcement that the bsttleShip
feet probably viii circle the globe was
made hy Secretary Of State Root after
a cabinet meeting. The Australian gov
eminent had sent an invitation that the
feet or q Part of II VISIT the isisnd con
tinent Secretary Root in reply said:
The eventual movements Of our feet
have not yet been determined While
II Is probable that the vessels will re-
turn By way Of the Suez canal. 7
would Be glad II some of them could
b. sent BY the Australian route. but Il
would - premature 20 promise this
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22

New Torx. Feb. 22.-The net loss q
the New To-k and New Jersey Tele-
phone company through the dsfsics-
tins If Henry Sanger Snow. the miss
ing treasurer q the company. Il Sis
s7b.72. according to . statement pre-
sentrd By the directors 70 the annual
meeting ~ IRE stockhO,dersL His orizi-
nal shortage vss s1sss70Tz Twenty
tho1sssd of this a covered By his
bird AID ss0Oea mere wilI he saved
through e7uEfy in TIE esllsterzl for
certasa cf his unautheriIed Ioens.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22

EV1ANDY SOLOMON approached
IA me with confidence that pro
Hi claimed the new leader. A
brace of revolvers swung from
his belt: the tatters of his blood stain
ed garments hung about him.
well, here we are" he remarked.
l nodded, waiting for what he had to
disclose.
And lucky for you that you're here,
at all, say t. he continued. And now
that you're here wat are you going to
do? That's the question: at are you
going to do?" He cooked his head side
wise and looked at me speculatively as
cat might look at rather large
mouse. I'VE been little rough he
went on after a moment, and some
folks is straitlaced. There might be
trouble. And you know a heap too
much"
What do you want of me?" de-
handed
Its just this" he returned briskly:
IF you'll lay us our course to San
Salvador, We'll let you go as one OF US
and no questions asked
IF not?" l inquired.
He shrugged his shoulders. Il leave
It to YOU -.
There's. always the sea-" l sug-
gested. $500, mi .,...
And it's Deep" he agreed
We looked out to the horizon in a
diplomatic silence. l did not know
whether to be angry, amused or alarm
ed that the man estimated my clever
ness so slightly. Why, the hook was
barely concealed and the bait of the
coarsest. That l would so safe to a
sight of San Salvador l did not doubt.
That I would never enter the harbor
was absolutely certain. The choice Of
fered me was practically whether l
preferred being thrown overheard now
or several hundred miles to southeast
ward s.stst E*s
q l thought rapidly. 1t might be posi-
BILE to announce a daily false reckon
ing to the crew, to sail the ship within
rowing distance of some coast and then
to escape while the men believed them
selves many hundred miles at sea. 1t
would take nice calculation to prevent
suspicion, but as it was the only
chance l resolved upon it Immediately.
That's all very WELL" l said firmly,
"but you can't get anywhere without
me, and I'm not going to put in two
years and then keep my mouth shut
for nothing. 1 want share in the
swag-an even share with the rest Of
you
"Oh, that'll be all right" he cried.
"You can have it."
If anything was needed to convince
me of the mans sinister intentions,
this too ready acquiescence would have
been enough. l knew him too well. If
he had had the slightest intention of
permitting me 10 go free, he would
have bargained.
The niger called us to mess. We
ate in the after cabin. The chest was
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
After mess ,se rent on deck again.

After mess tee rent on deck again
locked, and the men had as yet been
unable TO break into IT, Pull profess
ed some skill in locksmithing and
promised to experiment later. After
mess we went GU deck again. The Is
land had dropped down to the horizon
and showed as a brilliant glow under
q dark canopy. leaned Over the rail.
looking at 81. Below me the extra
dory bumped along. The idea came
n me that IL l could escape that night
] could row back 10 Percy barrow.
The two Of US could make shift TO live
on fsh and shellfsh ard mutton. The
plan rapidly defined Itself in ny brain
From the remains Of the Golden Horn
we could construct some kind OF a
craft In which to run free to the sum
mer trades Thus we might IN time
reach some one ~ smother q the
Sandwich Islands. whence a passing
trader couid take IS hack to civiliza-
tion. There were MANY elements 81
srcertsfnty in the scheme. hut Il sem
td 10 me- less desperate than trusting 10
fhe caprices Of these men. especially
since they now had free aceeSs TO the
liquor stores
While I leaned over tie rail- enzroSs-
ed in these thoughts one q the black
thundsrclouEis inst had teen gather
ing and disxipati1E Orer the island dur
ing the entire afternoon suddenly glow
81 overhead with q strange white in
candesesnce stzrrinziv akin 10 Oar
roH1s 50 called -devn fires Strsnes-
y enough. this Eluni1atinn. uuiike the
rolranfe zlevS- apEszrsd 70 - cast On
he cSduHs frcm ufthoat rather thsn
sscf thruuEh thsn frcu wifhiz- -
vs-s TIE csher vo-rznic erz7stf11s
A. The sane Instant ! experienced a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
Kansas a Unit lndorsins Bryan.

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 22.-Kansas
Democrats In state convention here
unanimously adopted a resolution in
structing all delegates to the Denver
convention. both state and COMPRESSION.
al. ito cast solid vote for the nomi.
nation of William ]. Bryan for presi.
dent Of the United States" A great
demonstration lasting several minutes
attended the adoption Of the resolu.
tim
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22

sea.
My own ideas were somewhat con-
fused. The fire had practically envel-
oped the ship. l thought to feel it,
and vet my skin was cool to the touch.
The ships outlines became blurred. y
dizziness overlook me, and then all at
once a great desire seized and shook
my very soul. l cannot tell you the
vehemence of this desire. 1t was
madness. Nothing could stand in the
way of its qualification. Whatever
happened, l must have water. 1t was
not thirst nor yet purpose to allay
the very real physical burning Of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
NATALIE HUHO rASSES AWAY
Heiress to Part Of Baker Estate Sue
eumbs to Diphtheria.

New York, Feb. 22.-Natalie Hurd
four years old and heiress to one-third
of the S950,000 estate of Walter T
Baker. died of diphtherla and scarle
fever at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank H. Hurd, in Bogota,
n. J.
The child was brought prominently
to public notice last fall when Mr..
Baker, who was a member of a wealthy
family of Boston, died at the Hurd
home following dinner with friends
in a Broadway restaurant. Bakers
brother caused an autopsy to be per
formed to discover whether he had
been poisoned. When his will was
opened in Boston, it was found that
Baker had left one-third of his estate
to Natalie Hurd and $4,000 to her
mother, Mrs. Helen Bray Hurd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
Gives Skin to Save Her Baby.

Pittsburg. Feb. 22.-The life Of An
toinette Meyers, two years old, has
been saved by the sacrifices made by
her mother and sister. fifteen years
old. The child was terribly burned,
and skin was grated from the moth.
er and sister. both of whom are in a
serious condition. 1t is said, however,
all will recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-22
Noted Civil EnaihI.r Dead.

New York, Feb. 22.-wllhelm Hide
brand. one Of the foremost civil engi
neers In the country, died here. aged
sixty-two years. Mr.. Hildebrand bull
the cog railroad up Pixies peak and re
built the Cincinnatl-C ovington suspen
sion bridge without interrupting traf
fic for more th"r ~ ''H'r at any time.