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The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-12

STATE Of MAINE.
- SOMERSET, SIS.
I SEAL SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
49, September Term, 1905,
No. 800.
MALoN PATERSON VS. CHARLES f.
EAMEs & Tx.
Ordered that notice OF suit he given to the
Defendant by publishing an attested copy Of
the Plaintiffs writ. together with this order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the
SOMERSET REPORTER, a newspaper printed at
Skowhegan in the county OF Somerset, the
last publication to be not less than thirty
days before the next term OF this Court, to
be holden at Skowhegan, within and for said
County of Somerset, on the fourth Tues
day of December A. d. 1908, that he may
then and there appear in said Court and
answer to said suit il he see At.
Attest: w. +. SEEKINS, Clerk.
A true copy of writ and order Of Court
thereon,
Attest: w. T. SEEKINS, Clerk.
AVA
The Somerset reporter., 1908-11-12
STATE OF MAINE

SOMERSET IS To the Sheriffs Of our sew
eral counties or either of their
SEAL deputies, or any Constable OF the
- town Of in the County of
Greeting:
We command you to attach the Goods and
Estate of Charles +. Eames to the value OF four
hundred dollars and summon the said De-
PENDANT Of he may be found in your precinct)
to appear before our Justices Of our ou-
preme Judicial Court, next to I've holden at
Skowhegan. within and for the County of
Somerset. on the third Tuesday of September
A. ID. 1908 then and there in our said Court
to answer unto Malon Patterson OF Solon in
said county, in plea Of the case, for that the
said defendant at Solon, Name, ON the lrst
day of July, A. d. 1905. by his pronlissory
note Of that date, by him subscribed, for
value received, promised the plaintiff to pay
him or his order the sum of one hundred
dollars, in one year fro date with interest
at seven per cent till paid.
And also, for that the said defendant at
solpn, Nain,. on the bt,t day ri July. \. b.
1908. 10y his pr mss ~ note ut that date, by
him subscribed, lor value received, promised
the plaintiff to pay him or his order the sum
of one huncrtd dollars in two years from
dote, with interest annually at seven per cent
till paid.
Yet the said Defendant, although often re
quested, the same has not paid, but refuses,
to the damage Of said plaintiff Gas he says
the sum oil four hundred dollars. which shall
then and there be made to appear with
other due damages.
And whereas the said Plaintiff says that
the said Defendant has not in his own hands
and possessions, goods and estate TO the va
lue Of four hundred dollars aforesaid whic
can be come at to be attached. but has en-.
trusted to ana deposited in the hands and
possession Of The Concord Lumber Com
pany, corporation organized and existing
under the laws Of the state of Maine and To-
Gated at Concord in said county. Trustee of
said Defendant. goods, elects and credits,
of the said value. We command you
therefore, that you summon the said
supposed Trustee Ii, it may be found in your
precinct) to appear before our Justices Of our
said Court, to he holden as aforesaid, to show
cause, if any it has, ,hy execution, to be is
sued upon such judgment as the said Plain
tiff ma, recover against the said Defendant
in this action (if any should not issue
against goods. effects or credits. in the hands
and possession OF the said supposed Trustee.
And have you there this writ with your do
ings therein.
Witness: Luciius a Emery. Justice of
our said Court at Skowhegan, the 3lst day Of
March in the year Of our Lord one thousand
nine hundre and eight.
W. T. SEEkINS, Clerk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
MANY TRADITIONS
ABOUT THE APPLE

discovering the inquirer's husband,
who, it is believed, will be seen
peeping over her shoulder.
Many Of these traditions which
were taken SO seriously by our an
cestors have developed in this en-
lightened age into a pastime for
merry social gatherings. Some of
the old Halloween customs, which
are still believed in In some parts
of the country, are turned into
forms Of popular amusement. A
notable example Of the custom is
hanging stick horizontally by a
string from the ceiling and putting
a candle on one end and an apple
on the other. The stick being made
to. twirl rapidly, the merrymakers
in succession leap up and snatch at
the apple with< their teeth, no
hands being allowed, but it fire.
quently happens that the candle
comes round before they are aware
and scorches them in the face or
covers them with grease.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
MR.. PULITZER, MAN
IN FRONT OF GUN

part owner of the Westliche Post.
In 1878 he bought the st. Louis Dis
patch and consolidated 1t with the
Post. He still owns the Post-Dis.
patch.
Mr.. Pulitzer started in politics
considerably earlier than Mr.
Roosevelt, being elected to the Mis-.
souri, legislature in 1869. He was
a delegate to the national liberal
republican convention which nom
mated Horace Greeley, and to the
national democratic convention of
1880, serving on the platform com
mittee.
His exit from the active field of
politics took place in 1885, when he
was elected to congress from New
York, but resigned after few
| months service. If he had stuck,
he might still be in congress; and
think how nice 1t would have been
to get that message about himself
| first hand, instead of having to
read 1t in some unveracious paper
like the New York World or the st.
Louis Post.Dispatch!
Mr.. Pulitzer has been reasonably
successful in the pursuit of journal.
ism, having amassed competency
out of which he gave Columbia col.
lege 100000 in 1908. for school
of journalism. with promise of
another million later.
He lost his sight several years
ago, and hires a man to read the
World to him each day. He is
abroad much of the time, and then
there are fine pickings for the
cable companies. for teh leading
editorial from the World is cabled
to him each day, with various other
extracts from the days paper.
Alton b. Parker was the particu.
lar candidate of the New York
World In his campaign for the pres.
idency In 1904. and Pulitzer has
fought Bryan consistently ever
since.
Various weird adventures In
journalism have more or less re-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

There is a mine of quaint and
superstitious customs connected
N in the apple which would make
III bital reading II all the instances
On record could be gathered be-
tween the covers of a volume. The
apple in times past has been used
as an omen of luck-good and bad
success in love and marriage,
and in some cases to ward off dis
ease.
A curious yet romantic belief
which still exists in some parts of
the south OF England is to fasten
several apples onto strings, after
which the strings are hung and
twirled before the fire. The owner
of the. apple which first falls off
will soon be married. AS each
mans apple falls off so does the
order of matrimony proceed Single
bliss is the lot of the owner of the
last apple left on the string.
In times past the apple has
played prominent part in the ira
Editions of Scotland, and even now
in the Highlands the peeling of an
apple to reveal the letter of a
young girls future husbands name
is regarded with superstitious awe.
The romantic maiden procures a
large apple and proceeds to pare it.
If the peel break off there is a
calamity ahead and an interrupted
love. ~ 1t breaks twice, once while
being pared and again while being
thrown, then it means still more
disaster, for the twice parted peel
means twice parted loye.
But if the peel be safely taken
from the apple, safely tossed
around the head three times and
safely thrown to the ground SO that
1t makes letter on the floor, then
1t becomes an angel of fate, and as
such will help the girl in decipher-
ing the first letter of her future
bver's name.
/, More generally known, and at
the same time more weirdlike and
fearful in character, is the cele-
brated spell Of eating an apple be-
fore looking glass with a view to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

Gently fallen to the lot of Mr.
Pulitzer. He took the trouble to in.
form the mikado, personally, that
there was not the slightest danger
of war between Japan and the
United States-he could assure
him. pom honor-and then Teddy
started the Atlantic fleet for Pa
cific waters, which was something
of jolt for Envoy Pulitzer.
Quite lately the World got hold
of something which it printed as a
synopsis of DR.. William Bayard
Hale's interview with the kaiser.
Later it was discovered that some
body had played horse with the
World, the said synopsis being
strangely and weirdly garbled, and
Mr.. Pulitzer's paper printed pub
lie apology to the Prussian poten-
tate. This was unique.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

tell you. all about 1t. Goodby
Boosie. hug and kiss you as of
old and as l hope | ever will. Your
OSCAR"
To all of these claims Mr.. HAM
merstein will set up general de-
NAL. He will excuse his tender mis-
sages and explain that they are
the result of spirit of "camara-
derie,' the common ground upon
which manager and prospective
prima donna must meet In order
to secure the best results.
Il wrote the published letters,
as | have written thousands of SIM
liar ones" he states. my business
Is to force singers. Between us
must exist the camaraderie which
enables me to understand them.
They ere like spoiled children Of
ten, you see. You have to coddle
and encourage them to force their
talent"
In his defense Mr.. Hammerstein
will attempt to show that any SER
vices Miss eLe may have rendered
were not reasonably worth the
sum of $4,000 or any sum-" He will
further allege that any claim she
may have had is void by the stat
ute of limitations.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

the coming trial in which Miss Lee
will set forth that for many years
she was considered one of Mr..
Hammerstein's leading singers.
She will claim that her appear
ance in such parts as Marguerite
In Faust and as Gilda in "Rigo-
letto." coupled with the further
encouragement Mr.. Hammerstein
is alleged to have given her, fos-
tered her ambition and caused her
to assume that she was to become
a leading prima donna
Furthermore. to prove her ale
cations, Miss Lee will produce
sundry love missives, in number
about 500, all of which she claims
breathed tender love sentiments
and set forth glowing prophesies
of a brilliant future for her on the
operate stage. Among them is the
following:
MILAN, March 20, 1906.
my dearest. darlingest Bruce:
There is but one Boosie after all.
! have been thinking of you all the
time and wonder whether when 6
o'clock comes around you miss me.
Well. Boosie, II is a week since |
landed. | stayed in Paris for two
days. Conreid had blocked the
way with all musical agents, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
EASTERN MARKETS
FURNISHED by Walter J. Nichols
G Col Il

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Ameri-
cans in London steady about
parity. Hartman suffers bilious
attack. but not seriously i'll. Car
negie gives evidence before tariff
committee today. Steel manufac-
turers will make $50 rails at $2S
a ton. Regular dividend expected
on distiller securities. New smelt-
ing and refining will be incorpor
ated under state laws of New
Jersey. Anthracite trade duller
ON account of weather, but produc-
ton growing large. Holiday trade
excellent, but industrial business
slowing down. Supreme court to
take recess today to January a.
The so-called Standard Oil crowd
continue to sell stocks heavily,
chiefly Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

The women of Calvary Baptist
church will serve their last big
turkey and chicken dinner next
Tuesday from IL until Z at the
church, Third near Stevens. These
women are among the most expert
enced southern cooks and they
promise to serve with this hot tur-
key and chicken dinner many Of
the delicacies that have made their
dinners famous In the past.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

security on the local exchange,
sales have been made under 50
cents. For some time many have
thought that the bond holders
would get the property and unless
some radical new financing is done
the stockholders interests will
amount to nothing.
Development on the West Hecla
continues steadily. The showing
now on the Galena. just to the east
of the West Hecla, is said to be
exceptionally fine. This latter
property is controlled by D. Holz-
man of this city and the McCunes
of Salt Lake
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

II it had not been for John and
Edward De Rezkesy lsic) I'd have
had fine time being even recog-
nized as a respectable manager.
We'll, Boosie, love you. Think
Of me as often as l do of you.
Study Italian as much as you can.
Don't waste time on little songs,
but get right at the repertoire Of
operas where dramatic soprano is
required. l heard 20 scholars at
Jean De Reszke's. Oh, how inter
esting. It will take me all day to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
WILL OSCAR PAY 500. OOO?7

special Correspondence 10 The Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.---Are the
disappointments OF Miss Frances
Lee. opera singer. one-time friend
Of Oscar Hammerstein, worth, in
round numbers, the sum of $780,
900?
Will this mere money recon-
pense her for her loss of her title,
1.-THE Texas Patti" with which she
will claim Mr.. Hammerstein once
heralded her.
New York is all expectant over
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
U. 8. Government Bonds.
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Short sell
ers of wheat are acting very eau
tious because of the big Patten
holding. Bulls very considerable of
their position. believing that win
ter crop is scarce and a very
strong commercial situation in the
northwest will justify higher prices
later in the season. Buyers a lit
tie cautious also because of the
continued large receipts from the
northwest and bearish talk from
Argentine. Scalping market.
Wheat close: December, $1.O05st
May, $l,05Ss; July, 975sc; SeptemF
ber 94Ac.
Corn close: December 56Acs
May, 6O1sc; July, 601ac: Septen
Der. 60hc. 4
Oats close: December, 49AcE
May, 51Bc; July. 461sc; Septem
Der, 40isc.
Visible supply: Wheat, increase
100000; corn. increase 92S, 000l
oats, increase 100000.
Liverpool close - Wheat y
down; corn Is to y lower. Decenf
Der wheat 7-109s. March 1874
May 7-5; January corn 5-1A
March 5-1M. Y
Optimism Is a good asset II 1t
isn't overdone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

A career of wickedness extend
ing over an even 40 years!
Think of 1t! And she man? No,
not a burglar, nor a safecracker,
nor manufacturer of adulterated
sausages. He is Joseph Pulitzer,
editor and publisher of the New
York World.
Joe, who. as newspaper man,
according to President Roosevelt,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
JEFFERSON FORETOLD
Her SUCCESS

1t was through the encourage
ment of Joseph jefferson that Miss
That's Lawton, leading woman for
Henry Miller in New York, adopted
the stage as profession. When
she was yet a slip of girl she
met the venerable actor who, after
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21
HOLIDAY ON MARKET

The opening had holiday flavor
and stocks remained around Sa-
turday's closing prices with the
exception Of Lucky Calumet, which
stiffened somewhat. Snowstorm
was not offered down below 1920,
but buyers laid back, hoping to get
something cheaper. There has been
a great deal of Wonder picked up
since September 1 and the same
interests seem to be acquiring
Reindeer.
Dominion Copper has been very
much neglected lately, and while
very little attention is paid to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

Is a falsifier, villifier. libeler and
wrongdoer of the basest and foul
est kind, became newspaper man
In 1868, when he became reporter
on the st. Louis Westliche Post.
He was born In Buda Pest, Hun
gary. In ls47, and came to the
United States In 1864. serving till
the end Of the civil war In a cav
airy regiment.
Doubtless because OF his being a
very wicked man. he became In a
few years damaging editor and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

seeing her act, prophesied that she
would end as the greatest actress
In America.
Miss Lawton at the time was en-
gagged to a young professional man
of Louisville, KY, her home. She
asked to be released that she might
take up her work seriously. The
romance ended in the young man
marrying another.
She Is an excellent horsewoman
and 1t is her one delight to gallop
over hills on high spirited ami
NAL. But Miss Lawton, true to her
ideals, has kept on with her pro-
fession.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

Ii woman would reform her
husband she would begin by select.
ing his tailor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-21

You can generally tell hard
drinker by his mug.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
TOBACCO TRUST HEARING.
Relations Between It and Mean
dreWs & Forbes Co.

NEW YORE. January THE pre-
liminary hearing for the taking of tes-
timony in the governments suit against
the American Tobacco Company was re-
sumed yesterday before United States
Commissioner Shields as special examiner.
Karl Jungbluth. president of the Nc
Andrews e. Forbes Licorice Company, tes-
titled that he had been in the 1icorice bust
ness since 1872; that he was the agent of
the old McAndrews company in Louis
vile, KY, from 1874 to 1902. and that in
1902. when the present McAndrews &
Forbes company was organized. he became
it's president The American Tobacco Com
pany. he said, owns $IS5,OO0 of the Nc
Andrews & Forbes company's capital
stock and 20 per cent. of the common
stock: that the indebtedness of the licorice
company to the American company varies
from $4OO,O0O to 81, 100000. and that con-
tracts to run until 1915 existed between
it and the American company and the
latters subsidiary concerns. The wit
ness said also that some of the trust S
officials gave advice and directions to the
officials of the McAndrews & Forbes COM
pany, and that where opinions could not
be reconciled those of the trust were
usually followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
W., B. and A. Railway Directors
Hold Their Annual Meeting.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 7-Presi-
dent George r. Bishop and the directors
of the Washington. Baltimore and An
napOlis Electric Railway Company held
the annual meeting of the company in
Annapolis yesterday and reelected of
iicers for the year as follows: Presi-
dent, George 7. Bishop; vice president,
John Sherwin; second vice president,
]. n. Shannahan; secretary, w. Il. Kap-
pier; treasurer. Charles +. Gladfelter;
directors. Messrs. +. II. CHM, G. A.
Craig and John G. Masterton.
The meeting was held at the local Of
fee of the company at the West street
station, and a number of important
matters were taken up for considera-
ton. Among these was the question of
the rate of fare to be adopted between
Baltimore and Washington, Washing
ton and Annapolis and Baltimore and
Annapolis. This was not announced.
1t has been stated by an official of
the company that cars between Wash
ington and Annapolis will be running
between the 10th and 18th Of this
month. but as there is much work to
be completed on the Baltimore branch
of the line cars to and from Baltimore
will not be in operation for some time
vet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
THOS. ]. OWEN 4 son, AUCTIONEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. BEING \ TWO-APART-
MENT DWELLING HOUSE. NO. 3416 X
STREET NV. GEORGETOWN.
BY virtue Of certain deed of trust duly re-.
corded In Liber No isis, folio 494 ct sea-. OF
the land records of the District of Columbia
and at the request of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will SELL at public auc-
tion. in front of the premises. on THURSDAY,
THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY. AID.
1905 At HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises sltu-
ate in the city OF Washington. District of Co
lumba and designated and being lot num-
bercd 224 in Anna l.. Lewis subdivision Of part
of square No. 1894. said subdivision is re
corded in the surveyors office OF the District OF
Columbia in Book 30. page 136, together with
the improvements consisting of brick building
containing ono fve-room and one si1-room fiat
Terms of sale: One third of the purchase
money TO he paid in cash. balance in two equal
installments. payable in one and two years. with
interest at five per centum per annum, payable
semi-nnnualy. from day of sale. secured by deed
Of trust upon the property sold or all cash. at
the option OF the purchaser. A deposit Of $500
ing recording.i ETC. ut cost Of purchaser. Terms
of sale to be complied with within 10 days from
day of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost
of defaulting purchaser. after five days adver
tisenent of such resale in some newspaper pub
llshed in Washington, d. c.
WATSON J. NEWTON,
1916 St,
BRICE ]. MOSES.
1886 I st. NV,
ja4 -d&ds. cSu Trustees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07

THOs. j. OWE & son. AUCTIONEERs.

TEuSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE. FRONTING $40. &c
FEET ON NICHOLS AVENUE AND NORTH
PITAL GROUNDS.
BY virtue of deed of trust. dated November
10. 1926. and recorded in Liher 3o45. page 's6 OF
the land records OF the District OF Columbia
and at the request OF the party secured thereby.
auction. in front Of the premises. on WEb%ES
DAY. JANUARY EIGHTH. 1905. AT HALF
PAST THREE O'CLOCK PM the follow
Washington. District of Columbia and known
and distinguished and being part of lot
and all Of lot r in section in Barry Farm as
per plat recorded in Book Levy Court No. .
folio /. in the surveyors office Of the District of
said lot r and running thence with the southern
line thereof south 81 degrees 1s minutes 40
Seconds east ,S S feet to an original boundary
pita for the Insane. thence continuing said south
line of lot south 81 degrees % minutes east
1892 feet to the west line OF Nichols avenue
thence with the west line thereof north de-
rrces So minutes 10 seconds east 330.36 feet
thence leaving Nichols avenue north 81 de-
crees 6 minutes 30 seconds west o37 So feet.
thence north II degrees IS minutes 20 seconds
west 5000 feet to the west line IT LOT B.
thence with portion thereof south 81 degrees
beginning containing 12l .2475 feet
Terms OF sale 0ne-third cash. one-thrd In
year and one third in two years all cash
at the purchasers option deferred payments IL
real estate sold and to be represented ty promis,,
sorry notes of the purchaser dated on the day
Of sale and bearing interest payable semi
Conveyancng. examination of title aud record
ing at purchasers cost. Terms to lie complied
deposit OF $500 Will be required at the time Of
sale. In Of default in compliance by the
purchaser with the terms OF sale: trustees re-
serve the right to resell at the risk and cost of
the defauting purchaser, after five Jays ad-
vertisement in The Evening Star.
JOHN RIDoUT.
Trustees. 344 NV.