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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-17
Seeing Santa Claus
BY LAURA FROST ARMITAGE.

copyright. 1908, by American Press Asso-
ciation]
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ARL Ito Ruth)-Oh. l just wish
- we could see him.
Fred-See whom?
Ruth - Why, Santa Claus
Eqrl and l have just been talking
about him, and we were wishing we
could get peep at him once.
Gladys-Oh, | wouldn't like toi
Dorothy-Harry and I tried 1t last
year. We came down and hid in the
front hall, but papa found US and sent
US to bed.
Fred after thinking awhile)-T've
thought of something. Santa Claus
wouldn't come in If he should spy us
but if he thought we were not real
children he might. Couldn't we foo
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Second National Bank of Skowhegan

tn annual NEE, ting Of the stocs holders
If the Second Natl nal Bank Of SkowhcEai
will be held at its o'ice in the town Of
,kowh' gan, State Of Maine, on Tuesday the
18th. day. Of Janu1ry 1909 at O'Clock T. NJ
for the election OF Directors for the ensuin-
y, ar and for the transaction Of such business
as may properly come before the meeting
Skowhegan. Me-. Dec. 10th, 1908.
rw,o lanes FELLOWS. Cashier.
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IRISH POINT OF VIEW.

It is a merry Christmas
When there is lots of snow,
For then through my good shovel
Some golden coin know.
And It's a merry Christmas
When not fake is seen,
For Christmas to the Irish
Is merry when it's green.
R. K. MUNKITTRICK.
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Golden For Him.

Bunker-I see by the papers that
Ardupp has just celebrated his golden
wedding! Why he was only married
yesterday. Hunks-Yes; but he mar
ried an heiress.
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The best Gasoline En-.
CINE in the Market

have the agency for the gasoline Engines
made by the International Harvester Co OF
Chicago and | have found them absolutely
satisfactory wherever sold. Drop me post
a and will call and tell you all about them.
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and mamma go upstairs I'll call you,
and We'll come down very softly.
(EXeunt)
children come tiptoeing in In Co.'S
tune. stockings in handy
Fred--Now, We'll hang our stockings
first. (All hang them.) Then We'll get
into place. Bopeep, you stand here.
Hold your crook so. Miss Muffet, you
must sit on this footstool, and you
must be eating. Put your spoon to
your lips, SO. Jack Horner get into
that corner and hold up your thumb
with the plum on 1t. Jack and jill,
stand over here and take the pail be-
tween you. l will stand here and hold
my horn to my mouth, so. Now, we
mustn't move our eyes. It's getting
late. Now, all ready! (All pose)
Ruth after awhile)-Oh, dear! This
pail is so heavy even If 1t is empty.
All-Sh!
Gladys latter awhile)-How my arm
aches,
All-Shl
Carl yawns aloud.)
All-Sh!
Harry-My thumb is tired Of stand
ing up.
Dorothy-Tm-so-s (yawning).
All-Sh!
Jack Horner's hand drops, then his
head. Bopeep drops crook and leans
against wall. Jill let's go Of pail and
slides to floor Jack soon does the
same. Miss Muffet's head drops for
ward. Boy Blues eyes close and horn
falls. This rouses him for a moment,
but his eyes soon close again, and he
leans against the wall.)
Enter Santa Claus. (All fast asleep.)
Santa Claus-Ah! Well, well, well
Some of the children of my old friend,
Mother Goose. But what are they do
ing here? (Walks about and looks at
them closely) Aha! | know these
children. They're not Mother Goose's
family. Aha, | see what they are up to.
They're waiting to see me, and they
don't want me to know them. But
they can't fool this old fellow. Just
as If he didn't know every child In the
world. I've found children waiting
for me many time, but they always
fall asleep and miss me. I'll fill the
stockings. and won't they be surprised
when they wake up and find they've
missed me after all. (Fils stockings
then puts toy or candy into Miss Muf-
fets bowl and into Jack and Jill's
pail) Now | must be off. But be-
lieve I'll try that horn of Boy Blues
once Blows and runs off. dropping
horn near door Children rouse up a
little Mt sound. then fall back into for
mer positionD
Morning.-Fred (rousingl oh. l say,
Wake up! What are you all asleep for?
Harry Who's been asleep?
Dorothy rubbing eyeSl-Not |.
s-nlmost asleep.
Earl wningl-Did -he-come?
Ruth almost cryngl-I was 90
sleepy. Did you all see him?
OtherS-Oh no, no,
Fred-Well I'm afraid we were all
asleep. But heard him. He blew on
q big horn.
Harry and Dorothy heard him.
Gladys-And there's your horn. Fred,
over by the door. He blew on that.
Ruth-See what's In our pail! Hold
ing it up)
Gladys-And In my bowl,
Maryland see the stockings!
All-Oh, oh, oh! (All run to get the
stockings)
Dorothy-Oh. why couldn't we have
KEPT awake?
Fred-Welf, we've missed him this
time sure. But next year well try 1t
again. and We'll all keep awake.
Ail-Yes. indeed. we will
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HEADAC
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REIlEF
FOR INDIGESTION

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ters in my family for years and fine
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Yours truly, L. A. Colson.
If the stomach is allowed to get on
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To enjoy life the stomach must BE-
tenderly cared for. and there is ne
remedy that acts so benefcially a.
81. f." Atwood's Bitters They quickly
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all druggists, 35c.
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Deceitfui.

Deceitful.
81 admire patience an self control"
said Uncle Eben. but when I see a
man dat kin keep on smiliu' after he
done bruise his thumb with hammer
| cant help bein' s'plcious of his ca
pacity fob deceit " Washington Star.
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Be sure that the wisest persons are
the least severe.-Montague.
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Avarsce lie The vice OF declining years
Bancroft.
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DIR. R. B. Freeman went to Lyford's
Corner, Dexter, Thursday of last
week, and killed four COWS belonging
in the herd of j. W. Chambers.
These cattle were found to be suf-
fering from tuberculosis. The four
cows were examined Wednesday by
Hon. j. w. Deering of Saco, member
of the State Board of Cattle Commits
sioners. They were all valuable Hol-
stems and were recently purchased
by Mr.. Chambers of G. F. Davis of
Newport,
If man is financially weak he's
unable to stand loan.
The things that would make a
woman happy look foolish to a man.
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JAMES GOODRIDGE
R. F. D. No. 6 Skowhesan

R.F. D. No. 6 Skowbessn
Farmers Telephone 1910 rs
Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcement,
calling cards, etc, taken at the Re-
PORTER Office.
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these are among the mechanical toys
Of Sonneberg.
In short, Santa Claus in these times
can lind the means of gratifying the
wishes OF his most fastidious petit
TONER. HENRY SNYDER.
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DR.. HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS.

Dirce,ioas with each viaIin Five Languages.
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
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Ninol is sold in SkowheGau by
+. ". buchanan. Druggist, Skow hogan. Me.
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copyright. 1908, by American Press Asso
Ciation.l
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-12-17

and mamma go upstairs I'll call you
and We'll come down very softly.
(EXeunt.)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Summary of Weather Conditions in
Texas for Week Ending May %.

Following is a summary OF the
weather conditions in Texas for the
week ending May 26, as reported by
Section Director Bunnemeyer of Gal
weston
The past week was marked by I'M
usually heavy precipitation and gen
orally deficient sunshine. Over by far
the greater portion of the state the
precipitation was much greater than
the normal. 1t was less than the nor
NAL in extreme western, lower coast
and eastern boundary counties. Dur
ing the forepart of the week showers
fell at scattered places, and several
destructive hailstorms occurred in
west-central counties. During the
latter part of the week showers were
general over nearly the entire state.
They were exceptionally heavy in
central and northern counties, where
the amounts ranged from four to
over six inches, causing sudden and
damaging floods of the upper and
middle BraZos and of the upper
Trinity rivers.
The mean temperature was about
four degrees below the normal in
western and northwestern counties,
and about four degrees above the
normal in southwestern and lower
coast counties Elsewhere it was
either normal or slightly above the
normal. In a number of southwestern
counties the daily maximum temper
ature exceeded 100 degrees on sew
eral days The lowest temperature
reported ranged from so degrees at
Amarillo to rs degrees at Corpus
Christi.
During the corresponding week of
the previous year there was much
less precipitation, although numer-
Gus heavy showers occurred over the
eastern half of the state. The mean
temperature was nearly the same,
but the nights were much cooler.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
DAMPHOOLES IN THE CONVEN-
TION.

True democrats who are in at
tendance on the state convention
now in session at Fort Worth are
earnestly working in the interest of
party harmony, but few damphool-
es, fostering sores on the party poll
tic, disgraces to honorable citi-
zenship and grafters of the highest
or lowest-order, have combined
to prevent peace. The unfortunate
ness of this is appreciated by demo-
Gratis, regardless of how they have
been divided over questions recent
ly before the people, but these party
Scavengers, these seekers for SpOilS,
having no greater ambition than to
assert their power and insult those
who may have been opposed to
them, care less than nothing for the
province of possibilities for these
hot heads to precipitate a division
of democracy in Texas, and even the
prospect of such condition result
auS llOLn SuCu d souiSe ID SuOuSH "
make a good democrat sick. There
are no iSsues--or should be none
before the state convention. Dele
gates in attendance upon that august
body are all democrats, and one del
egate is entitled to just as much
recognition and honor as another
Past differences have no place in the
convention now being held, and those
who insist on drawing the line
against any delegate or set of dele
gates because of how he or they
may have voted in the recent demo-
cratic primary should be driven in
disgrace from this conference of the
party. The needless injection of is
sues that have been settled, so far
as the present is concerned by the
ballot Of democrats, is something to
be deplored The desertion of time
honored customs in order to give adj
ditional ofenSe TO a minority in the
convention is but the sowing of
seeds of discord that will bring forth
a mighty harvest of democratic
apathy, If nothing more serious |
Much has been done in this so-called |
convention OF democracy that viii !
be regretted, but these regrets will |
not heal the sores made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

Chapel Hill, May 25.-The recent
rains were climaxed Saturday night
and Sunday with a veritable flood
which caused considerable damage
to crops.
Those who have alfalfa fields are
now ready to harvest the second
crop. 1t promises heavy yield and
good quality of hay.
This part of king cotton's domain
is about ready to throw off its allie
glance to the old tyranical rule and
place the crown above monarch,
whose yoke is easy, from whose cof-
fers the family is clothed and fed,
from whose bin the hog, the COW and
the horse is fed and from whose
store rooms our soil enriched; a
ruler from whose service our women
and children are exempted. ruler
who promises to free us from the
beast that terrorizes our fair wom-
en-, a ruler who promises peace, pien-
ty and prosperity-his name is al
llfa.
c. NJ Owens, who was hurt so
badly, continues to improve.
The infant of E. l.. Tate and wife
was quite sick Sunday but is now
better
Mr.. w. A. Owen of Sterrett has
been with his son. who was injured
several days ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
SEAL ADOPTS SWIMMER.
Lonely Little Animal Was Glad to
Find Kind Protector

With a live young fur seal tucked
comfortably under his arm, sydney
Cavill, the long-distance swimmer,
paraded Market street yesterday. He
discovered the animal off Bakers
Beach while he was taking a prac-
tice swim yesterday. How the ami
NAL happened to be in those waters
is a puzzle to scientists. 1t might
have been brought in on some ship
from the far north or it might have
come with its mother from the ice
foes of the Arctic.
Cavill who is in the water every
day training for his swim across the
bay was floating peacefully off Ba-
ker's Beach when small head bob
bed up alongside him. He did not
know what it was, and his first i'm
pulse was to head for the shore. Ca
viii is a fast and strong swimmed,
but when he looked behind the head
was still close to him and the thing
whined mournfully With his swift
test strokes Cavill pressed for the
dry land, and reached the beach ex-
hausted and painting. Close behind
him was the strange animal. 1t
crawled out on the sand and follow
ed Cavill, whining plaintively.
Then Cayill saw that the thing
was harmless, and, walking over to
the animal he stroked it on the
head. The little seal seemed as
pleased as tame animal. Cavill
rushed into the surf and the baby
seal followed him, swimming close
behind him. Apparently the little
waif of the Arctic had adopted him.
When Cavill was tired of swim
ming for the day he tucked the little
seal under his arm and the animal
whined comfortably. 1t seemed to
realize that it had found protector
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
BIRDS ARE GREAT HELP.
Texas Man Tells of Benefits to the
People from Saving the Birds.


In recent letter to Senator Nc
Lauren, NJ. b. Davis, secretary of
the Texas Audubon society, COM
mending the course of the senator in
urging legislation to eliminate the
boil weevil, the writer said:
The crossbow and the miniature
catapult were succeeded by the air.
gun and the nigger-shooter, and the
children, educated in the kindergar-
ten of lust for the blood of the birds,
developed into manhood and made
for themselves snares and nets and
machine guns and went forth to de-
stroy so that as the birds disappear
ed the crawling and creeping insects
and the insects that fly multiplied
exceedingly to the vexation and in
injury of the husbandman and to
the destruction of the fruit of his
labor.
THE agricultural department of
the United States has ascertained
that the destruction of crops by in
sects runs up into the millions of
dollars annually, and while the in
sects continue to multiply the vol
ume of bird life continues to dimin-
ish so that 1t has already become
luCil lndl uiicSS q thCSh 10 oP
piled the insects will get it all.
Gas far as the birds that eat the
cotton boil weevil are concerned. it
was ascertained by actual observa-
ton and stomach analysis that forty
three species, native in the cotton
states, feed on boil weevils during
their season and destroy them by
millions The only trouble is that
there are not enough birds; there
fore, man having eliminated natures
remedy, must tax his own ingenuity
for substitute.
Quoting from observations of Ar
thur H. Howell made in 1907, TWEEN
ty-three of the boil weevil eating
species feed on the weevil in sum-
mer, and twenty species during the
winter. Mr.. Howell, who is an ex-
pert ornithologist, and was sent to
Texas by the bureau of biological
survey, says the greatest destruction
of the weevil in summer is wrought
by swallows and orioles and in win
ter by blackbirds and meadow larks.
Down below Waco is sheet of
water called Jackson's Lake, shall
low and full of lilies and chaparral
1t is favorite resort and roost of
blackbirds, and until they were driv-
en- away by the gunners-shooting
them Just to see them fa1l-the
country for five miles around the
margin of Jackson's lake was i'm
mune from boil weevil, and one
planter close to the lake raised two
bales of cotton to the acre, while
the same quality of land adjacent,
but outside of the range of the black
birds, was reduced to half bale an
acre by the cotton boil weevil
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Chairman County Executive Commit
Elks and Adelphians.

The Elks' base ball team has ac-
cepted challenge by the Adelphian
club to play a game on Thursday af-
ternoon at o'clock on the Park
Public school campus. Following is
the lineup of the Adelphians:
Pickett, catcher; Lamberth, pitch
er; Waltman, first base; Singleton,
second base; Kent, third base; An
drews. shortstop; Carlisle, center
field; J. Hood, right field, Hardin,
Middleton and W. Hood, left field.
The feature of the game will be
Buss Middleton's long run after a
fly.
No admission fee will be charged
Special invitation extended to the
ladies' Robert Carlisle is manager
of the Adelphian club team.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Club Women in Boston.

Boston, May 27.-Dr. Hale's
church in Boston is today the scene
of one of the most representative
gatherings of women ever held in
New England, the occasion being the
annual meeting of the Massachusetts
State Federation of Womens clubs.
The New England Women's club is
the hostess and the convention
marks that clubs fortieth birthday
and the fifteenth anniversary of the
organization of the federation. The
session will last through tomorrow
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
MEDICAL GATHERING.
American Medical Association Meets
in Chicago.

Chicago, May 27.-Chicago ply
sicians are preparing to entertain
thousands of their professional
brethren from all over the United
States during the coming week, when
the American Medical Association
will be in session here. There is
every indication that the convention
will be the biggest and most impor-
tant of its kind ever held by the
devotees of the healing art. Special
lists of international reputation will
read papers before the convention
and all of the latest discoveries in
comb batting disease will be fully ex-
planned Several distinguished Euro
pean physicians and savants are ex-
pected to be present.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Baptist Historian.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 27.-
A meeting of the American Baptist
Historical society was held today,
as one of the final features of Bap-
fist anniversary week, which has at
tracted to the city members Of the
denomination from all over the
world.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Amateur Editors.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 27.-It is
announced today that the National
Amateur Press association, compos-
ed of editors and journalists connect
ed with college and other amateur
journals, will hold it's annual con-
veDtion in Milwaukee, beginning
July g.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Cotton REPORTS.

Washington, May 27.-Reports on
estimated acreage and condition of
cotton crop are coming in to the
agricultural department from all
over the south and a resume of the
data collected will be made public
week from tomorrow
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

High waters may have prevented
great many democrats from being
in attendance on the convention in
Fort Worth but it is an evident fact
little things like missing bridges and
bad railroad service could not pre-
vent the applicants for places at the
states pie counter from being on
hand in full force and effect
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

Los Angeles, Cal, May 27.-An
ocean yatch race to Honolulu, to be
participated in by all the leading
clubs of the coast, is being pro-
jected. The start will probably be
made on July 4.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

Last night it slept comfortably at
the foot of Cavill's bed after be had
given it some milk from bottle
with fatherly solicitude.
Cavill has decided to- adopt the
seal permanently and the animal will
accompany him on all of his swims.
1t is hard to tell which is the more
at home in the salt water, the man
or his 2et.-San Francisco Call.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Zionist to Meet.

Washington, May 27.-Plans for
a practical application of the Zion
ist movement, it was announced to-
day. will be made at the coming
national convention in Atlantic City
next July.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
SchuetZen Fest.

Augusta, Ga, May 27.-Germans
from many Georgia and South Caro-
lima cities are taking part in the two
days annual fest commenced today
by the Deutcher Schuetzen club.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Opium Conference.

Washington, May 27.-1t was an
nounced today that this government
will be represented at the Interna-
tional conference on the suppression
tional conference on the suppression
China, early in 1909.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
New State Bank ers.

Sulphur, Okla, May 27.-Finan-
cial magnates of the new state are
assembled here today in large num-
bers in attendance at the annual
convention of the Oklahoma Bank
ers' Association
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Veterans Celebrate.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 27.-McPher-
son Post, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, will celebrate its fortieth ami
versary tomorrow. Among the speak
ers will be men Of national reputa-
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

Dear Clarence is rapidly adyanc-
ing in the school of democracy. He
is chairman of the platform commit
tee at the convention in Fort Worth.
mineral water and be happy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

Floods and short crops are going
to put a great many of the farmers
in fine humor for the payment of
taxes according to full rendition this
fall There are several things that
we had rather be than the present
governor of Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
London Church Congress.

Washington, May 27.-America'
delegation to the Pan-Angelican
Church Congress, to be held in Lon
don in June, will sail next week.
Nearly all American bishops have
accepted invitations.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Arizona for Bryan.

Tucson, Ariz., May 27.-Six dele
gates who will probably be pledged
Bryan, will be chooses here tomorrow
to represent Arizona at the Denver
convention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27

Another strike is on at A. & M
college Evidently things are not go
ing to be adjusted down there until
dad takes a hand
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Universal Peace.

Washington, May 27.-Mrs. Belva
A. Lockwood announces that this
country will be well represented at
the universal peace conference con-
gress in London, opening July 81