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The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31
UP AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
Uncle Sam Compels Weekly Newspapers to
Pay Extra Postage on Subscriptions nore
Than One Year in Arrears.

There is no way out of it or around it. The post
Office department is out with order compelling week
y newspapers discontinue going to suoscrio-
ers who are more than year in arrears or pay the
additional postage of cent for each four ounces or
fraction thereof The order first made to take eff
feet January l. 1905 but afterwards changed to April
ls in order that publishers could have an opportunity
to collect and get their lists in proper condition The
order of the postmaster general is in part as follows
"Ofice of the Postmaster General,
Washington d. c.. Order No. 901.
Order that the postal laws and regulations be
amended, effective January l. 1905 as indicated below
Amended section 1876 postal laws and regulations
to read as follows:
A reasonable time will be allowed publishers to
cure renewals of subscriptions but unless subscriptions
are expressly renewed after the term for which they are
paid. within the following periods:
Daiies within three months,
Tri-weeklies within six months,
WEEKLIEs YEAR,
Semi-weekes within six months
Monthlies within year,
B-monthlies within six months,
Quarterles within six months,
they shall be counted in the Legitimate list of sub
scrbers and copies mailed account thereof shall not
be accepted mailing the second class postal rate
of pound, but may be mailed at the transient
postal of cent for each four ounces
or fraction thereof WITH STAMPS AFFXED The
right of a publisher to extend credit for the sub
scriptions his publication denied questioned
but his compliance or pance with this regula-
ton will be taken in consideration in determining
whether the publication is entitled to transmission at
the secondclass postage rate"
1t will be apparent to all of our readers from the
above order that there is but thing for to do
namely, collect up and get subscriptions in such
shape that they be continued after the lst of April
when this order goes into effect No publisher can
afford to put cent stamp papers and there Will
be but alternative when the first of April arrives
and that will be discontinue the subscriptions and
he hands of attorneys for cOllec-
tions
1t is certainly not desire to resort to this meth
cd of getting what is owing We believe that prac
ticay every reader of The Chronicle is honest and in
tends pay and have been in the past-and would
be in the future if the postal laws would permit
liberal in extending credit to subscribers, but the
matter has now been taken of our hands and
do nothing but abide by the ruling of the post
office department Please examine the date upon your
Chronicle and arrange to pay up the back subscrip-
ton soon possible.
Do to-day, don't wait until tomorrow
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

Quite number of our young
society 'bugs'-and some old
ones-who fondly anticipated a
dearth of proposals before the
close of January are doubtless con-
vinced by this time that some
thing is amiss with their looks.
The girls are just as particular as
the men.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31
A TEMPERANCE LESSON.

One of the great western rail
roads has just given practical
temperance lesson. 1t is actuated
by business reasons only in SO do
ing, which goes to show the i'm
portance that ard-headed, pract-
ical business men attach to the So
briefly of employees on whom the
safety of lives and property de-
pend.
An announcement has been
given out by the officials of this
road that if any men are laid off,
the tipplers will go first, the oc-
casional drinkers next and the to-
tai abstainers last. 1t has result
ed in over 1000 pledges being
handed in to the president, who
will have them bound in volume.
The men at the head of this
railroad are not fanatics. cranks,
reformers nor anything else but
men who wish the greatest effici-
ency in their employees. They
apparently believe the non-drink-
ers to be more efficient than the
Others and so they will give them
the preference.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

One of the oldest of the cranks
that have started to go around the
earth for wager set out the other
day from Trafalgar square, Lon
don, wearing an iron mask and
pushing baby carriage. He is to
take both with him, and is to be
the Man in the Iron Mask through
out his journey, revealing his
identity to no one. In every town
he is to buy a postage stamp and
get a signed document from some
responsible official and as detaiD
he is to find a wife on the road.
He has ten years for his task, and
the prize is 100000.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

The marriage of Miss Money, of
Montana and Mr.. Spender of New
York, is "A recent announcement.
If there's anything in names this
pair ought to go through flying
Spender- Money is surely warm
com bination.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

The most remarkable paradox of
recent date is furnished by the
San Francisco graft muddle. For
instance Abe Ruef has confessed
that he is guilty and the court of
appeals has said that he is not
guilty.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

Such glorious weather leads one
to believe that the weather man
and all his assistants are taking
their summer vacations.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

According to a New York hot
air writer, after year and a half
in the Tombs, Harry Thaw has
begun to grow soul" Now
wouldn't that make whiskers grow
on billiard ball?
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

Senator Simon Guggenheim is
certainly keeping his weather eye
open for Colorado's interests and
his activity in behalf of the San
Luis valley is most gratifying to
our people. The senator's efforts
are solely responsible for the re-
tention of the U. S. land office at
Del Norte and he is doing every
thing in his power to bring about
the removal of the Objectionable
ruling of the interior department
in regard to reservoir construction
on the watershed of the Rio Grande
river, and he is the possessor of
the happy faculty of usually get
ting what he goes after More
success to him.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

An example of western lon
gevity is shown at the death of
Mrs. Juanita Gonzales, at Toas,
last week. She was lis years old
at the time of her demise.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

The Denver papers are after the
laundry trust. but the price of "A
clean collar remains stationery in
our midst.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

What's the matter with the San
Luis valley and especially Conejos
county preparing to bring in "A
number of special trains from Den
yer at the time of the national dem
ocratic convention next summer =?
No better opportunity to advertise
our country will ever be presented
to us and the matter could be cas-
lily arranged. Let's go after them.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

1t is announced that Gladys
Vanderbilt's wedding present to
her titled 'hunky" is s5,OO0,OOO
and that his present to her are
1.-The family jewels" The latter,
presumably, are not worth more
than five cents. She is the second
Vanderbilt girl to buy a title; the
other isn't living with hers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-01-31

Try The Chronicle for CONNER.
cial printing.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Narrow Escape From
Drowning Accident.

In the dusk of Saturday night two
canoes collided on Embden pond, and
the four occupants fought for life in
water, Two making a desperate and
successful effort to rescue the other
two, who could not swim.
In one canoe was VIM. Young of
Lexington and j. Ambrose Worrell of
Leeds; in the other Joseph Young,
also of Lexington and Edmond L.
Smiley of Woburn, Mass. The
Youngs are father and son, we'll
known guides.
Each managed to reach his compan-
ion and the two couples held on to
each other across their overturned
craft while they cried for help.
The cries were heard from the shore
and Jonah Williams and Henry Stuart
put out to them in a canoe. They
took Worrell and Smiley into their
canoe and towed the other two
ashore, the other men holding on to
the overturned craft. Both of the
Youngs were completely exhausted
when they reached the shore. Had
it not been for the timely assistance
it is highly probable that part of the
party would have been drowned.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Juaon.nt Was Confirmed.

A certain old time justice Of the
peace, wishing to bring suit against
sitizen, consulted the statutes and
,ound that suits of such a character
night be brought before any justice
If the peace.
We'll, then" thought he, "lll just
try the case myself
Straightway he made out a writ
against his adversary and signed ii.
on the day set for trial the defendant
ippeared with counsel. Both gentle
men not unnaturally objected TO the
constitution of the court.
why" demanded the justice do
Eou deny that l am a justice of the
peace?"
The lawyer would not contest this
point, but argued that such a construc-
ton Of the law was against all sense
and reason.
A vigorous alteration ensued, and
then the judge remarked that not for
the world would he have two gentle
men suppose him governed by any per-
sonal considerations. II will there
fore" he added gracefully, render
Judgment against myself and then
appeal to the supreme court
But the mischief of 1t was" said
the justice. relating the story after
ward. that when my judgment got to
the supreme court it was unanimously
reaffirmed."
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Circus Day At Waterville

When "Jumbo" toured this country
he was unquestionably the largest
pachyderm that had ever been pub
licly exhibited in any part of the
world. He was just what was claimed
for him, the largest elephant in cap
tivity, and this honor was his until
last fall, when Martin j. Downs,
proprietor Lof Cole Brothers World
Toured Shows, discovered "Mighty
Mary" and were "Jumbo" alive to-
day he would acknowledge the supre-
macy. mighty Mary" is not only
the largest beast in captivity, but
ivory hunters admit she is the largest
they have ever seen.
mighty Mary" stands eleven and
one half feet in height and to trans
port her through the country spe-
cial car had to be constructed. AS all
show cars are of a standard height in
order to pass safely under bridges, it
was necessary to lower the floor of
the one occupied by this gigantic
animal and to place extra heavy truss
rods beneath it that her tremendous
weight would not break through.
This Goliath of the elephant world
was found in the huge herd of hunt
ing elephants at the palace of Prince
Menelek, in India, over which she
Ipresid e d with a royal air. That
"Mighty Mary" is aware of her mas
sive proportions is evident in the
satisfied, queenly manner she
moves her towering form among the
herd in Cole Brothers Show. 1t is
difficult to describe an elephant of
such great bulk and were it possible
the true facts would be regarded as
exaggeration. This moving noun
tain of flesh, bone and ivory is part of
the Cole Brothers menagerie and no
extra charge is mad to see all earth Is
largest living lesson in natural his
tory. mighty Mary" will be seen
with the shows when they exhibit in
Waterville, Tuesday, August 4th.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Vaudeville at Boston Theatre.

For the last week of one of the
most successful seasons played by a
single act in vaudeville, the Romany
Opera Company, at the Boston
Theatre, will present programme of
exceptional merit, one made up of
the best numbers of we'll known
operas and arranged under most
advantageous circumstances. All
the members of this large COM
pany will have an opportunity to ap-
pear at their best, in selections in
which they have been particularly
successful. These five and quarter
hour vaudeville shows continue to at
tract widespread attention, not only
in Boston, but all over the country,
and the bills continue to be of the
greatest magnitude. That for this
week will include the Exposition
-Four, those remarkable musicians,
Alexander Brothers and Brady; the
Three Renards, acrobats who made
their first appearance in this country
few months ago; Mcconnell and
Simpson in a new musical comedetta
which was presented for the first time
in New York last week and made a
tremendous hit.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30

A prominent citizen was on trial
charged with harboring vicious dog.
The attorney for the defense had
been consulting a dog expert and had
learned that if dog holds his tail up
over his back when he barks he is not
angry, while II he holds il straight out
behind him he is in a beligereut, blood
thirsty frame of mind. Anxious 10 air
his newly acquired information, the
lawyer began cross questioning the
prosecuting witness thus;
Now. did you notice the position IN
which this dogs tail was held when he
came at youf'
~ did not" said the witness, FOR
that was not the end from which l
anticipated injury. had another end
In view. Now, II the dog had been a
hornet
mo levity, sir" Numbered the attor-
ney. Answer the question. In what
position was the dogs tail when be
came at youT'
"I believe, sir" faltered the terrified
witness, that it was behind him
Chicago News
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
The Stake Races,

i
j The following list of entries, that
have been made for the stake races
to occur next September, in connec-
tion with the annual fair of the Som
erset Central Agricultural Society,
assures entire success in the race
department Of that three days meet
ing.
7.2o STAKE. TROT AND PACE. PURSE
5000.
DR.. Keene, bs, by =, l. ". Poitle, Port.
land
The Lover, chs. by Young King, George
Bonnaille, Lewiston.
Topeka, chg. by =, Pine Tree Stables,
Lewiston.
El Gallo, bg. by Pine Tree Stables,
Lewiston,
Princess Pugb, bm. by Tom Pugb, Ira
Woodbury.. Portland.
DR.. jeff, BIS, by Baby Wilkes, X. ". Burrill,
Bangor.
Omera, BIN. by Browmal r.. W. Burrill,
Bangor.
Carl c. bg, by Albrino, W. c, Reynolds,
Watervile
Doris, BIN, by Rupee W. c. Reynolds,
Waterville
Stanley c, blkg. by Stirling, 5. c. Chal-
mers, Skowhegan.
2.a6 STAKE. TROT AND PACE. PURSE
$500.
Pilot Nelson, chs, by Nelson, Parker and
Robinson, Skowhegan.
Lady Stirling, bm, by Stirling, P. A.
Woodard, Skowhegan.
Little Johnny, bg. by Johnny Wilkes,
George Bonnaille, Lewiston.
Charlie Herr, Jr., Big, by Charlie Herr,
George Bonnaile, Lewiston.
The Actress, chm, by Treubor, w G. Rey.
nolds, Waterville.
Maquon, bs, by Athertelle, r. W. Burrill,
Bangor.
Elsie Belle, bm, by Alcymont, Pine Tree
Stables, Lewiston.
Elmont, brg, by =, Pine Tree Stables,
Lewiston.
Trinity Bells, bs, by Curfue, 0. B. McKet-
chine, Burnham.
Smithfeld Girl, olkm, by Baby Wilkes, 1,
w. Pottle, Portland
2,4o STAKE. TROT AND PACE. PURSE
5000.
Winnie Wilkes, bm, by Wilkes, F. E.
Southard, Norridgewock.
Wingfoot, chg, by Alvin Wilkes, F. E.
Southard, Norridgewock.
Prince Grath, bg, =, c. w. Day, Show
hegan.
Goliath, bg. by Goliath. Pine Tree Stables.
Lewiston.
El Captain, bg, by Alyalo, Pine Tree Sta
Bile, Lewiston.
Dimple X, bm. by Kenton, R. W. Burrill,
Bangor.
Dan Wilkes, bg, by =, William Hanson,
Stratton.
The Actess, chm, by Treubor, W. G. Rey-
nolds. Waterville.
Altissama, gm. by Catlin, Il. A. Jewell,
Fairfield.
Dorothy billiard, bm, by -, 1. W. Pot
tie, Portland.
i Charlie Herr, Jr., bg, by Charlie Herr,
George Bonnaille, Lewiston.
Little Johnny, bg, by Johnny Wilkes, Geo.
Bonnaile, Lewiston.
Nelsie S, chm, by Nelsonee, B. Gaylord,
Skowhegan.
Ramrod, blkg, by Stirling, James Nutting,
Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Grange Field Meetings,

G. S. Stetson, Master of the Maine
State Grange, has arranged for a
series of Field Meetings to be held in
the various counties of the state
during the month of August. The
meetings run from the 10th to the 9th
of the month. The ones in which the
readers of the REPORTER would be
most likely to be interested are those
of Kennebec County, to be held at
Togus on August ii, Franklin County
to be held at Wilson Lake, Wilton, on
the 22nd, and Somerset county which
occurs at Lakewood, on Friday,
August 21st. Among the speake RS
who are expected to be at the Lake
wood, meeting are the National Master
Hon. N. j. Bachelor and Hon. E. B.
Norris. past master of New York
State Grange. The other speak kers
who are to address these field meet
ings, some of whom will be at Lake
wood with Mr.. Bachelor and Mr.
Norris, are w. j. Thompson, state
lecturer, Hon. NJ. L. Merrill, of St.
Albans, and Leon p. Merrill of Solon,
state dairy instructor.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Tbs kiro's Cock Grower

In the good old time there was an
English court official known as the
kings cock Grower II seems strange
office. Why did the king require a cock
Grower. and why could not the common
barn door variety serve his majesty :
purpose? The reason. as you shall see.
was that the barn door variety cannot
be depended upon for times and hours.
and he has never been persuaded 10 oh
serve Lent. Now. this was q pious Gus.
tom and a religious duty. All through
Lent the kings cock grower erowed
instead OF calling the hours Of the night
in the palace. He began On Ash
Wednesday. when be entered the hall
In which the kings supper was served.
and then crowed the hour in the pres
ence OF the royal party. The meaning
of the custom is obvious. 1t was only
one Of the many ways in which the
history OF the Christian religion was
brought home TO the minds OF people
before the reading of the gospel in the
vernacular The office was continued
down to the year 1S22.-London Queen
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Mr. Hatch.

! There is gentleman about whom
the Democrats will have little to say
in the present campaign. His name
is Charles P. Hatch. He is the State
auditor. He was appointed by Re-
publican Governor to straighten the
kinks in the States book keeping
He is an expert accountant and after
he has made good as national bank
examiner the great international
Paper Co. sought him out and made
him its auditor, with headquarters at
New York and the duty of supervising
accounts running far into the millions
for a business reaching over many
states.
He had again made good when Gov.
Cobb rendered him the appointment
as State auditor. 1t didn't offer as
much money as he was~ getting from
the paper company but it did offer
him chance to do good work in his
native State, and having a Maine
mans fondness for the Pine Tree
State, he came back here and went to
work. He entered upon his duties in
the Office of State auditor exactly as
he had previously entered upon other
duties. When he was made national
| bank examiner, he knew that he was
on Uncle Samuel's payroll and he
worked for Uncle Samuel all the
time. Later, when he changed en-
ployers, he gave the International
the same service that he had given
the federal government. And when
he took the oath to be loyal to the
State Of Maine, he began working for
the people with the same old loyalty.
AS a matter of fact, it is the only kind
there is in the Hatch makeup. He is
one of the type of public servants
who regard their obligation to the
people in the same light that they
would their obligation to a private
employer.
In the office of the State auditor he
has brought the several departments
i toward a uniform system of book
keeping and has audited all State bills
with the same care that he watched
! the accounts of the International or
/ the money of the people in the ma
/ tional banks. He has shown neither
friend nor foe, but only figures.
1 Cui III = OhO Soi1S hoJo Vi JIlS
bency of the office the Democratic
press gleefully applauded his energy
in bringing up to date antiquated
methods of accounting, but as the
campaign approached and Democracy
remembered that it would be con-
trary to precedent to give a Repub
lican credit for what he had accomp-
lished, the applause died down. The
words of praise were no more uttered
and when it held its State convention
the Democracy proceeded to name
another candidate for State auditor.
1t might have set good example in
taking the coffee out of politics" by
endorsing the Republican nominee
the man it had credited with making
good.
But it didn't. 1t went ahead and
named man of it's own and showed
/ how much sincerity there was back of
its talk about introducing business
methods at Augusta.
The Republicans put a trained busi-
ness accountant on the job, but the
Democracy, after commencing the
wisdom of the appointment, refuses
to put business ahead of politics.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inAamed condition of the mucous lin.
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
is infamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely clos.
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the in
hammation can he taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarth) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
F. J. CHENEY x CO, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
For Better Roads.

Wide tires are what Maine roads
need. A. E. Irving of Presque Isle,
who will be central Aroostook's s next
senator, will try hard to get through
some legislation for road improve
ment at the next session of the legis-
lature, and with little doubt the best
move to make is one for wide tires.
A carefully drawn State law upon this
subject would be the greatest single
step towards good roads that Maine
ever took. OF course such reforms at
the best usually come slowly, meet
ing much ill-judged opposition; but if
all the newspapers of Maine would
take up this great question with as
much persisteney as its Importance
demands, and be ably led or assisted
in the campaign by Highway Com
missioner Sargent, rapid progress
should be made. Success to Commits
sioner Sargent, Senator Irving, the
newspapers and any other forces that
fight the great fight for better roads
Fort Fairfield Review.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-07-30
Will II MateraliZe?

Negotiations are in progress look
ing to the development of Ledge Falls
in the East Branch of the Kennebec
river, five miles below Moosehead
Lake dam. The fall is Sc feet in 400
feet. A. j. Concannon and H. r. La
venseller of New York city are the
representatives of the New York cap
talists interested. 1t is the intention
of investors to erect a mammoth
ground wood pulp mill.
The estimated expense of develop
ing the power and construction of the
proposed mill is $1,000,00O. The site
Is in the chart of the Forest county,
close to the line of the Somerset di-
vision of the Maine Central railroad
and easily assessible by the Canadian
Pacific railway for shipments of pulp
wood or pulp stock from Canada.
The lake which will become the stor-
age basin has an area of 100 square
miles.