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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
Resolutions of Respect.

Resolved: By the members OF
Canaan Grange No. 239, that while we
submit to the inevitable, We do not
the less mourn the loss of our Brother
Laforest Barnes.
Resolved: That in the death of our
brother, this laments the loss of a
good citizen whose upright life was a
standard of emulation to his fellows.
Resolved: That these resolutions
be spread on the records of the
Grange, also sent to the SOMERSET
REPORTER for publication and copy
be transmitted to the family Of the
deceased.
Committee on Resolutions:
IL. G. Cover,
Jennie Cover,
Eva Shean.
Canaan, April 26, 1909.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Benjamin ar
rived home from Melrose, Florida
Thursday night, where they have beer
staying during the winter. Mr.. Ben
iamin comes back very much improv
ed in health.
M. L. French went to Boston, Mon
day.
J.H. Stevens was at Oakland, Mon
day.
Sunday was bitter cold day fol
the season and quite a snow storm
came in the afternoon which contin
ued during the night.
Rev. G. E. Brooks, Methodist. was
appointed at the late conference to
preach at North Arson and Embder
the coming year.
Stowell Crosby, who has been book
keeper for the North Arson Lumber
Co. for long time, has finished his
work with the Company, and com
menced work in the grocery store OF
Nj. p. Moore, Monday.
The first load of logs for the North
Arson Lumber Co. came down over
the Somerset road, Monday, the train
consisting of 81 cars of logs.
The anniversary sermon before the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be
given by Rev. T. B. HIATT in the Con-
gregational church, Sunday forenoon.
Earl Fenlason went to Concord,
Saturday and remained until Tuesday
when he went to his sporting camps
at Austin Ponds.
Addison Burns of Madison died Sat-
urday night, after a weeks illness,
aged about go years. Mrs. Burns died
only short time ago. Mr.. Burns in
his earlier years was well known in
this village.
Robert Keef, who had been here
visiting for few weeks, returned to
his home in Strong, Sunday.
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OVER A CENTURY OLD
Aunt 1etsey, the Oldest Living Indian Woman Hale and Hearty
Today. To What She Owes her Wonderful Age

We find around us everywhere men
who are young in years, but who in
body are actually old and decrepit.
This premature old age is becoming
more common every year. Thousands
are continually dying who are scarce
ly 80 years of age from a complete
wornout state of their systems, just as
literally of old age as though they had
lived to be 100, and the cause of this
is due to a general demoralized con-
dition of the great vital organs of the
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STATE OF f oalo; covsq OF TOLEDO is.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior part
OF the firm Of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City OF Toledo County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every OF catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J CHENEY
Sworn to before and subscribed in my presence,
this 9th day OF December, A. ID. 1886.
(SEAL) A. W. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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ISLAND Avenue CONGREGATIONAL.
BENJAMIN b. MERRILL Pastor,
| Residence no Nj ain Street.
Morning worship at 1915 with sermon by
the pastor. Sunday school at IL. Christian
Endeavor meeting at 8.
Communion Service with reception of can
didates at q.
The O'Clock meeting will be omitted.
The Good Will Club will meet with Mrs.
Frank Steward on Coburn avenue, on Tues
day afternoon at o clock.
FIRST BAPTIST.
ROBERT MORRIS,
Residence u Main ST.,
Morning Service at AS. Sunday School
at IL O'Clock. Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor meeting at 6 and Sunday praise
and prayer service at p. m.
Philathea Bible Class in the vestry at IL
a. IN. All young ladies cordially invited to
attend the meetings of this class
Regular midweek prayer meeting at 7.3o
Thursday evening.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
GEORGE MERRIAM, Pastor.
Residence. 30 Madison Avenue.
| Telephone, 1888
Sunday services, Io45 a. M, sermon by
the pastor; IL o clock Sunday Schools 3
o'clock, Y. P. 5. {. Z. O'Clock, evening
worship.
Prayer meeting this Thursday evening at
7.3o O'Clock.
DR.. w. L. Withee of Boston will speak
next Sunday morning and evening. DR..
Withee is the New England Secretary OF the
American Baptist Missionary Union. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to i'm
prove the opportunity of hearing DIT.
| Withee's address.
| Monthly Conference this evening.
Conservation meeting of e. E. Society at
6 P. M, Mrs. Kate Holbrook will lead.
| Last Sunday evening at six and seven
clock were held two missionary services.
AT the seven o'clock service Mr.. John Tay-
Tor, who spent last winter in Raleigh, N c.,
gave an excellent address on the work at
Shaw University and his experience in the
Southland.
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rev. Fred A. Leitch, Phi. D. Minister.
Residence. IS Island Avenue
Carrabasset Lodge, l. o. o. F., Parmena
Encampment, Canton Somerset, Priscilla Re-
b.kah Lodge, will worship in the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church Sabbath morn
ing at 10 AS. Subject: "A Message From
| God"
| Bible Study IL O'Clock. Layman's Bibie
League meets in auditorium at Il o'clock
DeForest Perkins, Teacher, Leslie 4. Jacobs,
President. Epworth League at e O'Clock,
Emmons Head, President. Peoples Social
Service O'Clock. The pastor will bring
notes of greeting from the Conference and
inspiration from the Bishops address.
Class meeting Tuesday 7.3o.
Prayer Service Thursday 7.3o.
| The Social Circle will meet with Mrs. c. A.
Priest, Water street, next Monday afternoon,
at o'clock.
"Tht Happy Harvesters" met last Friday
evening at the home Of their president, Miss
Elmira Emerson, to conduct their regular
monthly business meeting. After which a
social evening with refreshments was enjoyed.
This club consists Of Mrs J. n. Smiths Sun
day School class at the NJ. Z. Church.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
The Christian Science Society, Madison
avenue, corner Russell St. Services Sunday
a. IN. at 10 :4s and Wednesday evenings at
1890. Subject May 2, 1909, Everlasting
Punishment" The public is cordially in
vited.
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MAYFiELD.

Mrs. Rosie Brown who has been
very sick with pneumonia is slowly
recovering, her daughters Laura and
Rena are at home caring for her. DR..
Brown attends her.
Mrs. Lucinda Gerald is quite sick
with grippe.
Merton Millett has moved on to his
farm In town formerly owned by his
parents.
G. e. Flanders was at Skowhegan
last week on business.
Clifton Flanders was at Wellington
Sunday to visit his grandmother.
Frank Bryant is working on the
river.
Perley Brown Is at Brighton to
work.
Mrs. Cook is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Hilton.
Ernest Russell Is In town.
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EN- BDEN.

Earl G. Eames, who has been Ill for
several weeks, is stopping with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
DurreIl.
George Jackson thinks of going to 8.
Dakota this week to visit his sister
who Is Ill.
lothian Stevens began to run his
large Ferryboat the 22nd.
8. A. Fox and wife are visiting
friends in Cornville his old home town
and adjoining towns.
But little seeding has been done.
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b o d y-th e
stomach, the
liver, the kid
neys and the
blood; let any
of these be-
come impaired
and the blood
i n u t Q a d of
flowing t h r u
the body and
C a r r Y i n g
nouris h m g mt
to all its parts,
becomes filed
with poison
Gus secretions
which gener-
ate and multi
ply continual
ly, ceasing to
build up new
flesh tissue, so
that a gradual
wasting and
decay takes
place until the
d ay co m @ 8
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Dead Heat.

A schoolmaster who is in the habit
of selecting extracts from his morning
newspaper for dictation exercise read
the other day passage In which &C.
Cured the term dead hplt
Jones'" said he. addr' ssing an in
attentive pupil. "N'hal 40 you mean
by dead heatT"
"Please. sir" the youngster replied.
''it's the heat of the place bad people
go 20 when they're dead. london
Schoolmaster.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
ALL THE LATEST NEWS
From the Somerset Towns.
CARATUNk.

Mrs. Frank Miller returned to her
home in Salisbury, N. B. last week.
Mr.. Miller will stay in this vicinity
while he has the agency of a Life In
surance Company.
Merle Bridges went to Madison
Friday word was received that he
would not return here again.
Frank Washburn has moved his
family into the hall over the black
smiths shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Spaulding
went to Bingham Sunday to visit Mrs.
Spaulding's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Foss.
David Baker returned from Mt.
Vernon for his summer vacation last
week.
DIR. Green of Scion was called to see
Mrs. Henry Carbins Friday who was
and is very Ill but is more comforta-
BILE at this writing, Mrs. Bridget Dur
gin Of the Forks Is caring for her.
Mrs. Carbino's mother, Mrs. Nesbit Of
Sidney Is with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Williams are
boarding at Albert Williams.
Arlie Pooler and Arlie Dinsmore
W0uL w Ilcdfdnu IOh0 0duuANoJ
they returned to Bingam Sunday.
Sadie Foss is visiting her aunt Mrs.
Sherman In Randolph.
Mrs. Lizzie Foss has been quite sick
with the grippe the past week.
"Humpty Dumpty,o left town Tues
day morning for the Forks and jack
man where they presented their ia
NOUS show In first class style. (Quer-
ry Is that lie?)
The Messrs Armstrong have all they
eau do in the mill, they have a large
amount of lumber to saw.
Sherman Beane took a trip to Jack
man recently on business.
Mrs. Olive Carter has gone to
Skowhegan to spend the summer with
her niece Mrs. Albert Dyer.
Harold Stirling, travelling salesman
for A. F. Donigan of Bingham, was in
town last week.
Harry Williams is working for G.
8. Witham and son in the shop.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
SCOT s.
EMULSION

Half a teaspoonful three or
four times a day in its bottle
will have the desired effect. 1t
seems to nave a magical effect
upon babies and children. A
ffty-cent bottle will prove the
truth of our statements.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
MOORE's MlLLs-CANAAN.

Mrs. A. B. Bowman from Fairfield
passed several days last week with
her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Williams made
brief calls on relatives at Moore's
Mills, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. j. 8. Goodrich was guest
Sunday at his fathers, Ansel Good
rich's, Sunday, for the first time since
the advent Of their little son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bowman were
guests at G A.. Williams, Sunday
from Fairfield.
G. E. Farnham was in North Arson
one day last week ON business. His
motor boat attracts large amount of
attention and numerous visitors pro-
nounce it beauty we'll worth the
price he asks.
Miss Mae Whittredge is very ortiz
cally i'll at her boarding place, Daniel
Fosters.
There is quite a demand in this
vicinity for seed oats.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
DOCTOR
ADVISED
OPERATION
Cured byLy E.Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

bly, from female ills,
including inham-
nation and conges-
ton, for several
years. My doctor
said there was no
hope for me but an
operation. / began
taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
| can now say l am
a we'll woman"
EMMA DRAPER.
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For Sale, One Lot of
Land 100 Acres

more or less covered with small. secoha
growth wood; II miles from No. New fotF
land Village. VIII be sold for $50 as inc
owner is going away. 3Wo'
Address, Box %,
Shirley, Maine
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A Communication.

A communication.
Editor Somerset Reporter,
Dear sir
BY giving the enclosed place
in the columns of your next issue,
you will greatly oblige.
Yours very truly,
Gates S. Austin.
North Cornville,
April 26, 1909.
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Farm For Sale

On the Athens road 40 miles from Skow
hogan. Telephone line and n. F. ID. Route
l50 acres land wood, timber, pasturage and
tillage. For further information inquire of
ALONZO SMITH. Skowhegan, Me. tits
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Send this advertisement, together with name
of paper In which 1t appears. your address and
four cents to cover postage. and we VIII SEND
YOU Complete Handy Atlas Of the World
c~nr~r & BOVINE. 400 Pearl St. New York
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SMIIhEIELD.


Mr.. Wallace Morrow and family
left here last week for California
where they intend to make a perma-
nent home.
North Pond was cleared of ice April
oath.
Schools in town commenced Mon
day. The committee voted to unite
four of the schools making two. And
the following teachers have been en-
gagged. Lila Morrow for the village,
Winnifred Keasted for Oak Hill,
Edith Sawtelle for the Gould, and
Mrs. Lottie Brown at the city.
William Treworgy of Winthrop has
purchased the home farm of his bro
ther Charles and will move his fami-
ly at once.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilgare were in
Belfast last week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
Church Notes.

Copy for notices under this heading
must arrive ut our office not later than
Tuesday morning
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
What! An Electrician

Having supply of stock on hand, Wi1n a, NJ
inform the people of Skowhegan thai ! an w.
| prepared to do any Find of electric wiring ~ To-
Guiding telephones. bells, annunciators' u'
| namos and motors. or
Leave orders ~ Madison Ave-, over t y,
& Barnard shoe Store. w %
! RALPH J. CLEVELAND, 16 Mechanic ."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
HAIR MONY

The weather remains cold and
cloudy, no farming has been done yet.
Judson Irish of Kittery was in town
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29

From dogs view point one ounce
of freedom is better than the pound.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29
Does the
BabyThrive

If not, something must be
wrong with its food. If the
mothers milk doesn't nourish
it, she needs Scott S Emulsion.
1t supplies the elements of fat
required for the baby. If baby
is not nourished by its artificial
food, then it requires
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-29

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
The Christian Science Society, Madison
avenue, corner Russell St. Services Sunday
a. IN. at 10 :4s, and Wednesday evenings at
1890. Subject, May 2, 1909, Everlasting
Punishment" The public is cordially in
vted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31
ENeLANp's HOUSE OF LORDS.
Riaht to Existence Now Undergoing
Critical Test.

Is the British house Of lords about
to be abolished or radically shorn OF
its power? That Is the larger ques-
ton looming up behind the fight over
the budget in England. The warning
Of Lord Roseberry that the very exis-
tence Of the upper chamber Is In jeop-
ardy was not an idle threat. 1t was
given all the more force by the fact
that Roseberry himself Is opposed to
the budget. He would like to see 1t
defeated, but questions either the right
or the policy Of the lords to bring
about that defeat. He regards the
stake as too great. In destroying the
budget they destroy themselves. He
was ably seconded by Lord Balfour OF
Burleigh, who In plain English told
the peers that If they won in their
fight against the budget their victory
would be but temporary. while II they
lost the defeat would be permanent.
They would not only fail In killing the
budget, but would end their own pow
er
In adopting Lord Lansdowne's mo-
ton to reject the budget pending an
appeal to the nation 1t is contended
that the peers are guilty Of twofold
usurpation of power-one against the
commons and the other against the
king. Since 1858 the exclusive con-
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To be Continued.
PATHS GIFT.
Hidden In a Basket of Flowers She
Found q Tiny Dog.

Hidden In q Basket OF Flowers She
Found a Tiny Dog.
During one of the most admirable
performances that Donizettis opera
ever received in this country an Incl
dent occurred that lent momentous in
terest to PATHS appearance.
Mime. Diaz, wife Of the president of
Mexico, had heard Of the death Of Pat
It's pet dog Ricci and had sent her
another, which was presented to the
diva in a novel way. The tiny animal
was buried in a basket of roses, but
an usher discovered 1t, and the man.
ager refused permission.
At the next act, however, Mr.. Alb
hey relented and allowed the usher to
convey the gift. The basket In which
the dog was hidden was triumph of
floral art. and Nine. Patti, attracted
by the beauty Of it's design and the
gorgeous bloom of it's roses, chose to
carry 1t personally off the stage.
AS she lifted the basket and kissed
it's flowers the little dog, which was
badly frightened by the experience II
had had, gave a feeble cry. The diva
started. looked curiously into the mass
of flowers, gave purely feminine
scream of delight and, running down
to the footlights, whispered sleefully
to the audience, Il declare II 1t isn't
lovely little dog"
No one who has not been at Patti
performance can realize the enthusi-
astic volume Of applause that greeted
this announcement. Men jumped up
on the chairs and women waved their
fans and handkerchiefs and cried hys-
terically. Suddenly Patti dived her
curly head into the basket and kissed
the dog, whereat fresh storm OF
cheers rang through the house. Then
she tried to extract the little animal
from the flowers. so that she could
show him to the audience, but he was
tied In securely with ribbons.
Whereupon she said in dumb but
eloquent pantOmime, II can't get him
out" Finally. as the applause showed
no signs Of abatement. she ran off the
stage. gave the dog to an attendant
came tripping back and whispered
Home, Sweet Home" to Signor Ardi-
ii, and the ballad was sung as only
Patti could sing It.
There were tears in her eyes as she
finished. and many a man in the au-
ditorium choked down sob and many
a woman wept silently az the pathetic
strains Of the old song floated In
'mournful cadence through the audi
torium.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31
Orioin of New Ad. Style.

When the New York Ledger was
wavering on the brink Of failure Rob-
ert Bonner, the proprietor, sent tc
the New York Herald a brief ad-
vertisement to be set up in a single
line. So Greeleyesque was Mr.. Bon
ner's handwriting that the ADVERTISE
ing manager interpreted the directions
as ordering that the copy be run In
full page, which instructions he obey
ed, though marveling greatly.
The Herald came out the next
morning with one whole page devoted
to the crisp adjuration to read the
Ledger's new story. The effect upon
Mr.. Bonner was almost fatal, frs'
from chagrin at the thought Of the
possible bill, then from amazement as
subscriptions began to pour In, and
finally from satisfaction, as they con-
tinued to flood the office until the
fortune Of the publication was made.
The novel, though accidental, de-
vice had struck the public fancy
Mr.. Bonner was hailed as the pioneer
of a new and daring theory Of ex-
ploitation, and the advertisement
gained tenfold currency by being COM
mented upon as a feature Of the news
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sPEcULATINe ON MARGIN.
American and English Ways Of Doing
II Are Very Different.

American and English Ways Of Doing
II Are Very Different.
In America a spectators capital
with an exception to be noted be-
low) is necessarily at least the size
of his margin in his brokers' hands
though 1t is to be feared that In
only too many instances 1t is just
this and nothing more.
On the London stock exchange
another method prevails which, says
Moody's Magazine, 1t is probable has
done more In the long ago past to
give stock speculation its bad name
than all the episodes Of an unsavory
nature which have ever occurred on
American exchanges. In London al
ter the inevitable introduction to q
broker, the new customer gives his
order, but makes no deposit at all.
The broker Is supposed to learn
something Of his new clients means
and how far he should be allowed
to commit himself Twice a month
the English have what they call
their settlement days. A customer
long Of a stock whose commitment
has gone somewhat against him is
then required to pay the differences,
as they are called, between his pur-
chase price and, the current quotS-
ton.
He must also pay a charge called
contango for holding the settle
ment over into the next fortnightly
period If he does not wish to close
the commitment. AS a consequence
of the way Of doing business a specu-
lator may be trading on a few points
margin in reality, or in fact on no
margin at all-he may be utterly
penniless without his broker knowing
1t.
That this method works out with
fewer losses in England than 1t would
do here Is due to the fact that
the social and ecanomic strata to which
an Englishman belongs are much cas-
Ter to determine that the cores
ponding facts among us, and also
that an introduction means more
there than here, as the introduce
er is regarded as to certain
extent responsible morally for the bus
mess department Of his friend.
1t Is worth while observing (and
this Is the exception referred to
above) that In certain instances the
methods pursued in American stock
exchange houses are the same as
those obtaining in London. Little as
the fact is known, it is not an un-
FREQUENT custom for very wealthy
speculators to have no fixed margin
or even no margin at all with their
brokers.
If a man of this sort loses on a
commitment he sends his broker a
check for the loss; II he wins his
brokers remit to him for his gains.
The broker dislikes to offend very
powerful client by troubling him for
funds and hence takes risks with his
account which he would not dream
of taking with the account Of smaller
men. Instances of this sort sometimes
become public in cases where the
broker Is forced into bankruptcy,
whether owing to this cause or not.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31

In 195o.-"She belongs to one Of our
best families"
Did her ancestors come over in the
Mayflower?"
"Oh, no. She's much more exclusive
than that Shes Daughter Of Dis
coverers Of the North Pole Life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31

III There are seven million cats in the
United Kingdom.