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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
No Chicken Herself.

Miss Sweetner-Isn't 1t laughable to
Bee the youthful airs Fan Billiwink
gives herself? She must be at least
ten years older than l am. Miss Cap
sicum-Fully. And you wouldn't tear
under the wing, you know, either
Chicago Record Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03

A lazy man is soon done for if he
has no one to do for him.
Women know a lot about raising
children if they haven't any.
And it's never too often to kiss a
girl who is pretty.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
DEATHS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. D, Sewal Pratt,
aged "A years.
acknowledgements Der 29, John Uoyey Glib
son, aged "a years.
West Plttsfleld-November y, Loren Whit
ten, aged II wears.
Madison-November %, Jesse Reed, aged
about 20 years.
acknowledgements D. Fannie Danforth
Gould, aged - years.
Wayne-November 30, j. NJ Moulton, aged
about 10 years.
Skowhegan-N November %, lIoratio H. Dill
bingham, aged ~ years.
North Anson-Novembe 26, Mrs. kinsley
Foss, aged IS years
Observation-Disclosures :, Mrs. susan
Spauding Dinsmore, aged 81 years.
Skowhegan-Decemb Der /, Mrs. Hattie
smith Webb, aged about 30 years.
New acknowledgements %, William
Richardson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
Consistent.

why do you wear n yachting cap.
heah boy? It's your brother that owns
the yacht"
every true old chap. This is me
brothers cap."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03

Knowledge and timber shouldn't be
much used till they are seasoned
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
II The News of Somerset's Busy Towns Il

social evening at Ryerson Hall
Friday, Dec. 4. Refreshments will be
served. Admission ten cents. The
public Is co rdially invited to attend.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
Why Did Gov, Cobb?


$50 you have decided to call in an
other doctor?"
81 have" was the reply. The alb
surdity Of the man prescribing inseed
tea and mustard plasters for people of
our positionr'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03

Beauty Is part OF the finished Ian.
guage which goodness speaks. Elliot.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
A Nohla Parent.

A Noble Parent.
In writing a sketch Of Washington
a pupil ended her essay by saying
"Washlngton married famous belle,
Martha Custis, and In due time be
rame the Father of His Country
Delineator
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-03
Wheels and
Farm Wagons

Get your prices elsewhere. Then
come to us and we will sell you so
much cheaper you will think we are
making you present. We buy our
Wheels in carload lots and can make
profit at figures that drive our com
petitors to despair.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

| "This well.considered, orderly and
sensible procedure is, strange to say,
In its entirety without sanction of
law" the report admits. Neither the
datto, with whom the settlers negotiat-
ed, nor any of his followers had proved
nor could prove title under existing
laws. Neither the individual settlers
nor the town could acquire title
through the datto. But the datto and
all his followers believed that the land
belonged to him under Moro law or
customs and that he could dispose of
it as he did. If the settlers had not
recognized these believed rights of his,
If they had camped upon the site as
being waste, unoccupied, uncultivated
public land and should have proceeded
to acquire title under the provisions
of the land law whenever the latter
should be made to apply, without com.
pensation to the Moros, they would
have brought on war. There can
be no doubt that their recognition Of
the fact that the Moro was there with
his gun and his spear, and that his
gun and spear Gin the absence of a
greater number Of opposing guns)
gave him a valid title fer which they
had to negotiate, was the only sen.
stble, civilized and just thing for them
to do. No doubt the rights they have
thus acquired will in due time be
confirmed"
A narrow-minded stickler for equity
might in this instance, as probably in
many others, have brought on hos
tilities which the tact of an army af-
f1cer was able to avoid. A novel fea.
ture in this case is that the mass of
the settlers are not Anglo-Saxon with
long inheritance of the principles of
Independent and self-governing village
life, but are Chinese, japanese, Fill.
pinos and Moros who, without hesita.
ton, submitted themselves to the dom.
ination and guidance of few Ameri
cans. ut is an illustration of what
would happen could a sufficient mum.
Der of American settlers of the old
sturdy stock-just such as those who
are already here-be induced to set,
tie in the province"
In the country occupied by the Ii.
rurayes south of Cotabato Gen. Bliss
finds territory especially inviting
to the investor. The people are teach.
able, and with kind and just treatment,
would become reliable laborers. No
white man, however, should invest
either his own labor or his CAPITAL
without assurance Of this native labor.
The people are kindly disposed toward
the white men, which cannot be said
of the Moros, who, paradoxically,
like the white mans government,
which is just and firm, but have no
liking for the white man himself"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
NEW TOWN MODEL
FILIPINO VILLAGE is RUN IN
YANKEE FASHION,.
General Bliss Report Of Conditions in
Dependencies Tells of Efforts to
Give Natives a Clean Mu.
nicipaIity.

Within earshot of the bugles of Un.
Gle Sam and on the opposite side of
the Agus river from the military post
of Camp Keithley, District of Lanao.
Moro Province, P. L., has sprung up
the town of Dansalan, which Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss, U. S. A., in his annual
report says Is probably "the first and
only instance in the Philippine islands
Of the establishment of an orderly and
well-regulated community after the
manner followed by the Anglo-Saxon
settlers of the United States" His
description Of it's beginning throws an
instructive sidelight upon the strange
land laws of the country. and shows
how things often have to be done there
outside the pale of the law to obtain
results that are demanded by the
needs of the people.
The new town grew out of the ne
cessity Of removing the settlement
Of squatters at Marahui on the mill
tary reservation of Camp Keithley. AT.
ter much deliberatton they decided to
transfer themselves from the northern
to the eastern shore Of Lake Lanao
They then raised by voluntary sub
scription the sum of 5000 pesos, which
they placed in the hands Of commit.
tee Of three Americans of their mum.
Der, who negotiated with the Moros
for an eligible site near enough to the
military reservation to be assured of
some protection, and purchased it. The
site was then carefully laid out, and in
accordance with a previous agreement
lots were sold at public auction to an
amount sufficient to reimburse the sub.
scribers of the original purchase price
Of the site. The remaining lots were
then decided to the town to be sold
to new settlers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
sensitiveness Of Earth.

The invention of the seismograph
for the study OF earthquakes has led
to the discovery of the surprising sen.
sitiveness of the crust of the globe to
forces that might have been thought
too insignificant to cause distortion.
Among these forces is the alteration
in the pressure Of the atmosphere dur
ing the passage Of storms. causing
perceptible fitting Of large areas of
ground. Prof. Amori of Japan declares
that storm which passed over the
sea east of Tokyo recently caused the
bordering land to tilt downward, not.
withstanding the fact that the sea
rises with release of atmospheric pres.
sure, and the accumulation of water
more than sufficed to oounterbalance
the decrease in weight of the air.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
4 Unanimous Vote.

A German-American who had recent.
ly arrived at the estate of riches at.
tended his first banquet. The wine
was particularly vile, and SO several
gentlemen who were seated near the
German were quite satisfied to have
him empty the bottles that had been
set apart for their common use. Meth.
er the quality nor the quantity of the
wine in the least disturbed the leu
ton, and, after draining the last glass,
he looked around jovially and said:
"Shentlemen, hat now drunken all
your wine, and safed you the trouble
Of Thinking vat you did not like. l
tink you ought to vote me a public
tank" They did.-Lippincott's.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

like striking rock, only the shot.
was less pronounced at first, but in
creased in violence during the 80
seconds it lasted. The sea heaved
In oily swells with strange hoarse
murmur, and 1t continued to be agi.
tated after the ,tremors ceased.
Half an hour later fish by the thou.
sands began to rise to the surface, I'M.
til it was covered with them. Forty.
seven whales were counted. many
cowfish, fully eight feet across, sharks
without number and seals by the hun
dreds. They were evidently stunned
with the force of some terrific marine
upheaval, and when struck with a
pole by one of the sailors showed only
faint signs of life. In 20 minutes
after the first fish arose to the sur
face they began to drop out Of sight
like pieces Of lead. Whether they
were stunned, and. on recovering, i'm.
inediately dove beneath the waves in
a panic, seeking safety in the depths,
or whether they died from the shock,
and, instead of floating as dead fish
do, were drawn under by some sub.
marine whirlpool, were scientific ques.
tons too deep for the skipper, but
half dozen of the smaller fish hauled
aboard by the cook for dinner were
quite dead when examined. The calm
continued "a hours longer before the
ocean resumed its usual aspect and a
wind from the southeast permitted the
ship to continue its course.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Huge Masonry Arch.

The second largest masonry arch in
the world has, according to Engineer.
ing News, recently been built on a
new railway in Austria. This arch
is the largest span of bridge over
the Isonzo river, and is 278.9 feet, hav.
ing rise of IS feet. The arch is of
cut stone founded on REINFORCED con-
crete footings, backing into solid rock.
1t is &C. feet thick at the crown. The
largest masonry arch in the world is
at Plauen, Germany, having span of
295 feet, and the hitherto second
largest, at Gutenberg, with 277.6
feet span.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
HE IS A GREAT FlNANcIER.
Doubtless There Are Plenty Of Others
Just Like Him.

II had a conversation the other
day." said well-to-do citizen to the
St. Louis Globe Democrat, with a
man who undertook the discussion Of
the currency question and had pet
theory on the best management Of the
government finances, in order to pre-
vent recurrence of the recent panic"
.My friend is unfortunately of very
limited resources, has a large family,
small salary, and, as I happen to
know, often has difficulty in adjusting
means to ends. This fact, however,
does not prevent his theorizing on the
country's financial condition, and he
can tell anybody who will listen ex.
actly what the government ought to do
and what the banks ought to do, and
how the two ought to cooperate, in
order to provide an elastic system of
currency which would make our finan.
ces as strong as Gibraltar.
"The conversation reminded me Of
an incident which occurred a few
years ago in London, concerning a
man who occupied little back room
in poor quarter Of the east end. He
was evicted for non-payment of rent.
He had nothing but valise and a few
clothes, and while they we're throwing
him and his belongings out of the
house bulky manuscript fell out Of
his pocket. Nobody noticed it at the
time, but after he had gathered his
clothes and taken his departure, one
of the bystanders saw the big roll of
paper, picked it up, and on opening
1t, was surprised and amused to find
it contained an elaborate scheme for
refunding the national debt of the
British empire"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

10. He has secured for his ward
generous appropriations for ward i'm
provements.
II. Has more than doubled gas lamps
and increased electric lights 40 per
cent in his ward.
~. Was active in establishing the
park where was for many years the
Maple Hill cemetery.
10. Through his efforts Long Johns
pond location will soon be beautiful
play ground for children, ind with lit
tie expense. -
IA. He fought and carried through
the City Council ordinance ordering
the street railway company to put in
additional car lines for the East and
North Sides.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

4. Has headed off many fraudulent
and excessive bills and claims as Il
member of the Council Committee on
Claims.
5. Was active in securing big re-
duction in the matter of street light
ing.
6. Vigorously opposed the forage
graft in ward affairs and stopped it.
L., Favored the Mueller act giving
the people the right to vote on matter
Of taking over the gas plant and other
utilities by the city.
8. Has earned much money for the
city by compelling the street company
to report promptly to the city comp
troller the average number of cars
operated daily. and on which license
is paid.
9. He has voted for lower car fares
for laboring men and school children.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
c. S. HUBERT.

~ Republican Candidate for City Treas
..s.,i-e urer for 9TH Term.
3.sso c. S. Hubert has record If twelve
ssyears official service in the city treas
II ilrer's office; with no discrepancies.
III He has received and disbursed over
.ss1sixty millions of dollars of the taxpay-
EARS money.
,ses " Under his management the interest
lis earned on daily cash balances. which
~ Until the past two years were entirely
ns under his control. amounts to $4,000,
q direct increment to the public funds.
..s:s- / He seeks reelection solely on his
&, secord, than which there is no greater
VI test Of enaciency and faithfulness.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
The Pope az Newspaper Reader.

The Pope az Newspaper Reader.
Pope Plus is firm believer in
newspaper reading. Ills favorites are
two provincial sheets, Venice Difesa
and Vicenza Verico. The latter pa.
per he has read nearly all his life.
When he became patriarch of Venice
he happened to make the acquaintance
of the editor of Difesa, then a strug-
Cling daily. The EDITORS views pleased
his eminence, and hearing Of the edit.
ors high character, he offered him his
aid. The patriarch's liberality and
active support soon gave the Difesa a
very wide circulation, and it is now
SO profitable that it is regarded as one
Of the most solid institutions of the
great city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
A searehIieht Problem,

Mrs. Bertha Ayrton has succeeded
in ascerta;ning the cause Of the re-
fraCtory behavior Of the searchlight in
certain respects and is devising 4
remedy. The British admiralty called
on Prof. Ayrton to investigate the
trouble some time ago. After making
many investigations he turned the
problem over to his wife, who is the
only woman member Of the Institute
of Electrical Engineers and who "a.
ceivet the only medal ever awarded to
woman by the Royal Society a
London for original unaided work.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
AID. CASHIERS RECORD.

Reasons Advanced Why Ninth Ward
Voters Should Renominate Him.
1. He inaugurated the merit system
for appointments and promotions in all
city departments.
2. Initiated legislation doing away
with necessity for refunds for excess
sive taxes, making it impossible to
impose these taxes for sewers and
water mains.
8. Moved promptly against Judge
or more street car tickets for 25c
Judge Lochren favored the company
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
TERRIBLE MARINE EARTHQUAKE.
Cape Horn Phenomenon Kills Thou.
sands Of Big Fish.

A sailing ship rounding Cape Horn
was caught in dead calm, something
almost unprecedented in that stormy
latitude. The sky was filmed with a
light haze and the sea fiat and lead
colored. About ten o'clock on the
morning of the second day the ship
began to shake violently, the masts
whipped and bent like f1shpoles. and
everything movable above and below
came down With q clatter. It was
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

Mayor James c. Haynes is rounding
out his second term as mayor of Min.
neapolis and is candidate for re.
nomination at the hands of the Demo-
cratic party al the primaries to BIZ
held Sept. ID. His administration. il
is admitted by all. has run smoothly
has been we'll governed. Below are
some of the strong points brought out
by the Mayors friends in favor Of
another term for him:
1. He has been fair 10 all classes
2. There has been no charge Of
graft during his administration.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Good Enouqh for Him.

A country lad was invited by town
friend to attend concert with him,
AS they were on their way to the con.
cert hall the boy from the country
suddenly stopped and asked the price
of admission.
WELL" replied his friend, "the
front seats are so cents each; the back
seats rs cents each and the program
ten cents each"
"I'll sit in program" said the
country lad.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

church towers of Mexico were brought
from Spain in the early days of Span
ish rule. Some of thm contain large
amounts Of precious metals, which
give them a clear, rich tone. The
bell ringers take great pride in their
bells, and much care and attention are
given to keeping them we'll Furnished
and their parts oiled and always in q
state of good repair.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Money Wasted.

He-The astrologer described you
exactly, and said that should marry
you. .
She-Don't you think it was waste
Of money to consult him?
He-Why?
She-I could have told you the same
thing myself II you had asked me.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Burdened with Wealth.

6UrueHeu WITT wealth.
did you try counting sheep for your
insomania?"
Eyes, doc, but 1 made mess of it.
I counted 10000 sheep, put EN- on
cars and shipped 'em to market. The
wad Of money got for 'em made me
afraid to go to sleep. kansas City
Journal
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Extend Siberian Road.

A great extension of the Siberian
railroad is proposed along the River
Amur. and as 1t has met with hearty
approval on the part of the present
ministry, it is likely to be constructed.
1t will open up 100000 acres of corn
land. .
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

Transient New Workers.
The transient hotel population Of
New York is figured at 100000 people
q day. The hotel properties are val
ued at over $4,000, 900.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Harry ]. Goodwin.

Harry ]. Goodwin.
Harry ]. Goodwin of South St. Paul.
candidate for Democratic nomination
for Representative. 30th District, con-
sisting of Dakota County, is one of the
leading attorneys of the state. Mr.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

8. He has given business admin
istration.
1. Has protected taxpayers by veto
bridge requested by Dan Patch Troll
ley line.
>. Vetoed electric light ordinances
giving General Electric Co. 80 years
monopoly of Minneapolis streets with
out competition.
6. Has given sound. honest business
administration both terms which has
teen heartily approved by the thou
sands Of independent Republican vot-
ers of the city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
Time Wasted.

Time Wasted.
Lady Ito caller)-You won't mind
my going on with my work while you
are here, will you? Then shan't feel
I'm wasting time.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05
CHARLES M. START.
Brief Sketch of Minnesota's Able Chief
Justice.

Charles NJ. Start. chief justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court. is native
Of Vermont He was born at Bakers
field, in that state, in 1889. ard came
to Minnesota in 1868, taking up the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

practice of law at Rochester, where
he was prominent for many years in
his chosen professions; was attorney
general of Minnesota, and judge of the
Third judicial district before his cleo
ton as chief justice in 1894 which of :
flee he has continued to hold by virtue
of reelection in 1900 and 1906 by large
majorities
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-05

Goodwin is we'll qualified for the office
of representative and is young man
of high character and can be depend
ed upon to carefully guard the inter
ests of the 3Oth district, if elected. He
respectfully solicits your support.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-03
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